RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most white-collar workforce, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2000

01Villa Hills, KYKY7,79764.2%–

02Union, KYKY7,93763.0%–

03Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57562.4%–

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86859.5%–

05Pikeville, KYKY7,27057.6%–

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50356.7%–

07Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%–

08Bellevue, KYKY5,84753.0%–

09Alexandria, KYKY10,99452.9%–

10Crestwood, KYKY6,58250.7%–

11Middletown, KYKY9,94450.2%–

12Fort Wright, KYKY6,24049.7%–

13Francisville, KYKY10,56549.1%–

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64049.1%–

15Newport, KYKY13,99848.6%–

16Lyndon, KYKY11,30148.5%–

17Walton, KYKY5,86847.8%–

18Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14447.7%–

19Lexington, KYKY329,75147.4%–

20Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.0%–

21Erlanger, KYKY20,15846.9%–

22Wilmore, KYKY6,38046.7%–

23Reidland, KYKY5,27745.2%–

24Fort Knox, KYKY8,83644.5%–

25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19343.9%–

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65742.7%–

27La Grange, KYKY10,66942.5%–

28Independence, KYKY30,19842.4%–

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,34141.3%–

30Mount Washington, KYKY18,98940.9%–

31Corbin, KYKY7,91140.4%–

32Paducah, KYKY26,73040.2%–

33Covington, KYKY41,84739.9%–

34Madisonville, KYKY19,42839.5%–

35London, KYKY7,63739.0%–

36Louisville, KYKY641,96238.9%–

37Versailles, KYKY10,73438.9%–

38Burlington, KYKY18,00838.6%–

39Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44838.5%–

40Georgetown, KYKY40,88338.4%–

41Berea, KYKY16,66237.7%–

42Dayton, KYKY5,97437.6%–

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,01837.5%–

44Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.4%–

45Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32937.0%–

46Danville, KYKY17,73636.9%–

47Winchester, KYKY19,51436.1%–

48Hebron, KYKY6,40735.6%–

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85735.4%–

50Ashland, KYKY20,99635.2%–

51Morehead, KYKY6,77634.6%–

52Flatwoods, KYKY7,43933.9%–

53Somerset, KYKY12,69533.8%–

54Richmond, KYKY40,66333.2%–

55Owensboro, KYKY60,89232.7%–

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,77632.5%–

57Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57632.3%–

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,78332.2%–

59Bowling Green, KYKY78,50532.0%–

60Glasgow, KYKY15,30231.2%–

61Mayfield, KYKY9,85131.1%–

62Bardstown, KYKY14,16131.0%–

63Shelbyville, KYKY18,45330.8%–

64Hillview, KYKY9,02030.6%–

65Radcliff, KYKY22,57630.1%–

66Florence, KYKY34,01830.1%–

67Paris, KYKY10,13029.7%–

68Murray, KYKY18,96429.3%–

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93129.2%–

70Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41129.0%–

71Shively, KYKY15,89529.0%–

72Elsmere, KYKY9,52128.8%–

73Maysville, KYKY8,68828.7%–

74Central City, KYKY5,79328.2%–

75Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58627.7%–

76Franklin, KYKY10,75927.5%–

77Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.1%–

78Princeton, KYKY6,16826.6%–

79Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35626.4%–

80Monticello, KYKY5,72125.9%–

81Henderson, KYKY27,82225.9%–

82Leitchfield, KYKY7,01525.6%–

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37125.5%–

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,83025.5%–

85Cynthiana, KYKY6,57622.6%–

86Russellville, KYKY7,45419.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES