Most Educated Cities in Kentucky

Cities ranked by percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Most Educated Cities 50

1 Lexington
48.3%
2 Lexington-Fayette
48.3%
3 Fort Thomas
39.7%
4 Newport
39.7%
5 Covington
37.4%
6 Independence
37.4%
7 Erlanger
37.4%
8 Louisville
37%
9 Jeffersontown
37%
10 Pleasure Ridge Park
37%
11 Valley Station
37%
12 Newburg
37%
13 Fern Creek
37%
14 Saint Matthews
37%
15 Okolona
37%
16 Shively
37%
17 Highview
37%
18 Lyndon
37%
19 Florence
35.7%
20 Burlington
35.7%
21 Georgetown
34.7%
22 Richmond
34.4%
23 Berea
34.4%
24 Nicholasville
33.5%
25 Shelbyville
32.8%
26 Bowling Green
32.3%
27 Frankfort
31.9%
28 Murray
31.2%
29 Paducah
29%
30 Owensboro
26.2%
31 Danville
26.2%
32 Lawrenceburg
26.2%
33 Elizabethtown
24.8%
34 Radcliff
24.8%
35 Fort Knox
24.8%
36 Bardstown
23.8%
37 Campbellsville
23%
38 Winchester
22.9%
39 Henderson
20.1%
40 Meads
20%
41 Ashland
20%
42 Hopkinsville
19.6%
43 Fort Campbell North
19.6%
44 Mount Washington
19.5%
45 Shepherdsville
19.5%
46 Mayfield
18.4%
47 Glasgow
18.3%
48 Somerset
18.1%
49 Madisonville
16.9%
50 Middlesboro
15.8%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).