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 (2020 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

01Pikeville, KYKY7,27057.0%+9.0 pts

02Edgewood, KYKY8,50356.5%+7.4 pts

03St. Matthews, KYKY17,86854.9%+7.1 pts

04Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14251.8%+3.6 pts

05Bellevue, KYKY5,84751.7%+21.5 pts

06Francisville, KYKY10,56551.1%+4.7 pts

07Middletown, KYKY9,94451.0%+7.0 pts

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,79750.7%+8.1 pts

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,24050.3%+1.3 pts

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75149.1%+7.5 pts

11Lyndon, KYKY11,30148.3%+8.7 pts

12Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.2%+5.5 pts

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19347.2%+11.0 pts

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64046.5%−2.7 pts

15Union, KYKY7,93746.3%−2.9 pts

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57546.1%+3.2 pts

17Alexandria, KYKY10,99445.8%+13.5 pts

18Newport, KYKY13,99845.2%+14.1 pts

19Lexington, KYKY329,75144.8%+3.4 pts

20Erlanger, KYKY20,15844.5%+10.6 pts

21Reidland, KYKY5,27744.1%+8.4 pts

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14443.7%+0.4 pts

23Corbin, KYKY7,91142.9%+19.3 pts

24Ashland, KYKY20,99641.1%+8.8 pts

25Madisonville, KYKY19,42838.2%+10.6 pts

26Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%−0.6 pts

27Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44837.8%+2.0 pts

28Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.4%−3.3 pts

29Independence, KYKY30,19837.4%+1.2 pts

30Covington, KYKY41,84737.1%+8.3 pts

31Paducah, KYKY26,73037.1%+8.4 pts

32Dayton, KYKY5,97437.1%+14.2 pts

33Frankfort, KYKY28,65736.9%+6.4 pts

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,83636.9%+6.0 pts

35Wilmore, KYKY6,38036.3%−13.8 pts

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43936.2%+0.1 pts

37Louisville, KYKY641,96236.0%+3.0 pts

38Murray, KYKY18,96435.7%+2.9 pts

39Berea, KYKY16,66234.5%+4.7 pts

40Maysville, KYKY8,68834.4%+5.5 pts

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,45334.2%+8.2 pts

42La Grange, KYKY10,66934.0%+4.8 pts

43Georgetown, KYKY40,88333.7%+1.4 pts

44London, KYKY7,63733.5%+5.6 pts

45Somerset, KYKY12,69533.2%+3.9 pts

46Richmond, KYKY40,66333.0%+2.3 pts

47Versailles, KYKY10,73432.9%+0.2 pts

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,78332.8%+8.5 pts

49Highland Heights, KYKY6,34132.8%−0.4 pts

50Danville, KYKY17,73632.6%−0.2 pts

51Burlington, KYKY18,00832.5%+0.7 pts

52Winchester, KYKY19,51432.1%+4.1 pts

53Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32931.7%+4.5 pts

54Florence, KYKY34,01831.6%−0.3 pts

55Glasgow, KYKY15,30231.1%+2.4 pts

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89231.1%+4.0 pts

57Bowling Green, KYKY78,50530.8%−1.0 pts

58Hebron, KYKY6,40730.6%−1.7 pts

59Princeton, KYKY6,16830.4%+3.2 pts

60Vine Grove, KYKY7,01830.2%−3.9 pts

61Paris, KYKY10,13030.2%+11.4 pts

62Radcliff, KYKY22,57630.1%+0.8 pts

63Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41130.1%+3.7 pts

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93130.0%+3.8 pts

65Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57630.0%+7.4 pts

66Mount Washington, KYKY18,98930.0%+6.6 pts

67Walton, KYKY5,86829.8%+6.3 pts

68Central City, KYKY5,79328.7%−4.8 pts

69Russellville, KYKY7,45428.1%+7.5 pts

70Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.9%+3.5 pts

71Nicholasville, KYKY33,85727.7%+3.1 pts

72Henderson, KYKY27,82227.0%−2.1 pts

73Middlesborough, KYKY8,77626.7%−3.9 pts

74Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35626.1%+13.3 pts

75Hillview, KYKY9,02025.8%+7.0 pts

76Williamsburg, KYKY5,37124.6%−8.9 pts

77Cynthiana, KYKY6,57624.2%−4.5 pts

78Monticello, KYKY5,72123.6%−1.2 pts

79Leitchfield, KYKY7,01523.6%+3.8 pts

80Shively, KYKY15,89523.4%+1.3 pts

81Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.4%−8.1 pts

82Bardstown, KYKY14,16123.3%−4.7 pts

83Lebanon, KYKY6,69922.7%−6.5 pts

84Elsmere, KYKY9,52122.6%+3.9 pts

85Franklin, KYKY10,75921.9%+4.0 pts

86Oak Grove, KYKY7,83017.5%+5.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS