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 (2024 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 2010

01Villa Hills, KYKY7,79764.2%+21.6 pts

02Union, KYKY7,93763.0%+13.8 pts

03Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57562.4%+19.5 pts

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86859.5%+11.7 pts

05Pikeville, KYKY7,27057.6%+9.6 pts

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50356.7%+7.5 pts

07Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%+7.1 pts

08Bellevue, KYKY5,84753.0%+22.9 pts

09Alexandria, KYKY10,99452.9%+20.5 pts

10Crestwood, KYKY6,58250.7%+8.9 pts

11Middletown, KYKY9,94450.2%+6.2 pts

12Fort Wright, KYKY6,24049.7%+0.7 pts

13Francisville, KYKY10,56549.1%+2.8 pts

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64049.1%−0.1 pts

15Newport, KYKY13,99848.6%+17.4 pts

16Lyndon, KYKY11,30148.5%+8.9 pts

17Walton, KYKY5,86847.8%+24.3 pts

18Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14447.7%+4.4 pts

19Lexington, KYKY329,75147.4%+6.1 pts

20Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.0%+5.5 pts

21Erlanger, KYKY20,15846.9%+13.1 pts

22Wilmore, KYKY6,38046.7%−3.5 pts

23Reidland, KYKY5,27745.2%+9.5 pts

24Fort Knox, KYKY8,83644.5%+13.6 pts

25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19343.9%+7.7 pts

26Frankfort, KYKY28,65742.7%+12.2 pts

27La Grange, KYKY10,66942.5%+13.3 pts

28Independence, KYKY30,19842.4%+6.2 pts

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,34141.3%+8.0 pts

30Mount Washington, KYKY18,98940.9%+17.5 pts

31Corbin, KYKY7,91140.4%+16.8 pts

32Paducah, KYKY26,73040.2%+11.5 pts

33Covington, KYKY41,84739.9%+11.1 pts

34Madisonville, KYKY19,42839.5%+11.8 pts

35London, KYKY7,63739.0%+11.1 pts

36Louisville, KYKY641,96238.9%+6.0 pts

37Versailles, KYKY10,73438.9%+6.2 pts

38Burlington, KYKY18,00838.6%+6.8 pts

39Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44838.5%+2.7 pts

40Georgetown, KYKY40,88338.4%+6.1 pts

41Berea, KYKY16,66237.7%+7.9 pts

42Dayton, KYKY5,97437.6%+14.8 pts

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,01837.5%+3.4 pts

44Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.4%−3.3 pts

45Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32937.0%+9.8 pts

46Danville, KYKY17,73636.9%+4.1 pts

47Winchester, KYKY19,51436.1%+8.2 pts

48Hebron, KYKY6,40735.6%+3.2 pts

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85735.4%+10.8 pts

50Ashland, KYKY20,99635.2%+2.9 pts

51Morehead, KYKY6,77634.6%−4.0 pts

52Flatwoods, KYKY7,43933.9%−2.2 pts

53Somerset, KYKY12,69533.8%+4.5 pts

54Richmond, KYKY40,66333.2%+2.5 pts

55Owensboro, KYKY60,89232.7%+5.7 pts

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,77632.5%+1.9 pts

57Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57632.3%+9.7 pts

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,78332.2%+7.8 pts

59Bowling Green, KYKY78,50532.0%+0.2 pts

60Glasgow, KYKY15,30231.2%+2.6 pts

61Mayfield, KYKY9,85131.1%+6.8 pts

62Bardstown, KYKY14,16131.0%+3.0 pts

63Shelbyville, KYKY18,45330.8%+4.7 pts

64Hillview, KYKY9,02030.6%+11.8 pts

65Radcliff, KYKY22,57630.1%+0.8 pts

66Florence, KYKY34,01830.1%−1.8 pts

67Paris, KYKY10,13029.7%+10.9 pts

68Murray, KYKY18,96429.3%−3.4 pts

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93129.2%+3.0 pts

70Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41129.0%+2.6 pts

71Shively, KYKY15,89529.0%+6.9 pts

72Elsmere, KYKY9,52128.8%+10.1 pts

73Maysville, KYKY8,68828.7%−0.2 pts

74Central City, KYKY5,79328.2%−5.2 pts

75Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58627.7%−3.7 pts

76Franklin, KYKY10,75927.5%+9.5 pts

77Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.1%−2.0 pts

78Princeton, KYKY6,16826.6%−0.6 pts

79Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35626.4%+13.6 pts

80Monticello, KYKY5,72125.9%+1.2 pts

81Henderson, KYKY27,82225.9%−3.1 pts

82Leitchfield, KYKY7,01525.6%+5.8 pts

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37125.5%−8.0 pts

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,83025.5%+13.2 pts

85Cynthiana, KYKY6,57622.6%−6.1 pts

86Russellville, KYKY7,45419.4%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES