RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most white-collar workforce, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

01Pikeville, KYKY7,27057.0%–

02Edgewood, KYKY8,50356.5%–

03St. Matthews, KYKY17,86854.9%–

04Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14251.8%–

05Bellevue, KYKY5,84751.7%–

06Francisville, KYKY10,56551.1%–

07Middletown, KYKY9,94451.0%–

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,79750.7%–

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,24050.3%–

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75149.1%–

11Lyndon, KYKY11,30148.3%–

12Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.2%–

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19347.2%–

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64046.5%–

15Union, KYKY7,93746.3%–

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57546.1%–

17Alexandria, KYKY10,99445.8%–

18Newport, KYKY13,99845.2%–

19Lexington, KYKY329,75144.8%–

20Erlanger, KYKY20,15844.5%–

21Reidland, KYKY5,27744.1%–

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14443.7%–

23Corbin, KYKY7,91142.9%–

24Ashland, KYKY20,99641.1%–

25Madisonville, KYKY19,42838.2%–

26Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%–

27Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44837.8%–

28Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.4%–

29Independence, KYKY30,19837.4%–

30Covington, KYKY41,84737.1%–

31Paducah, KYKY26,73037.1%–

32Dayton, KYKY5,97437.1%–

33Frankfort, KYKY28,65736.9%–

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,83636.9%–

35Wilmore, KYKY6,38036.3%–

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43936.2%–

37Louisville, KYKY641,96236.0%–

38Murray, KYKY18,96435.7%–

39Berea, KYKY16,66234.5%–

40Maysville, KYKY8,68834.4%–

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,45334.2%–

42La Grange, KYKY10,66934.0%–

43Georgetown, KYKY40,88333.7%–

44London, KYKY7,63733.5%–

45Somerset, KYKY12,69533.2%–

46Richmond, KYKY40,66333.0%–

47Versailles, KYKY10,73432.9%–

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,78332.8%–

49Highland Heights, KYKY6,34132.8%–

50Danville, KYKY17,73632.6%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,00832.5%–

52Winchester, KYKY19,51432.1%–

53Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32931.7%–

54Florence, KYKY34,01831.6%–

55Glasgow, KYKY15,30231.1%–

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89231.1%–

57Bowling Green, KYKY78,50530.8%–

58Hebron, KYKY6,40730.6%–

59Princeton, KYKY6,16830.4%–

60Vine Grove, KYKY7,01830.2%–

61Paris, KYKY10,13030.2%–

62Radcliff, KYKY22,57630.1%–

63Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41130.1%–

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93130.0%–

65Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57630.0%–

66Mount Washington, KYKY18,98930.0%–

67Walton, KYKY5,86829.8%–

68Central City, KYKY5,79328.7%–

69Russellville, KYKY7,45428.1%–

70Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.9%–

71Nicholasville, KYKY33,85727.7%–

72Henderson, KYKY27,82227.0%–

73Middlesborough, KYKY8,77626.7%–

74Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35626.1%–

75Hillview, KYKY9,02025.8%–

76Williamsburg, KYKY5,37124.6%–

77Cynthiana, KYKY6,57624.2%–

78Monticello, KYKY5,72123.6%–

79Leitchfield, KYKY7,01523.6%–

80Shively, KYKY15,89523.4%–

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.4%–

82Bardstown, KYKY14,16123.3%–

83Lebanon, KYKY6,69922.7%–

84Elsmere, KYKY9,52122.6%–

85Franklin, KYKY10,75921.9%–

86Oak Grove, KYKY7,83017.5%–

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