Most Educated in Kentucky

Top 86 cities ranked by most educated

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Most Educated — Kentucky

1 Union 59.4%

2 Edgewood 56.9%

3 St. Matthews 56.4%

4 Fort Thomas 55.6%

5 Villa Hills 53.8%

6 Douglass Hills 51.7%

7 Francisville 51.0%

8 Middletown 50.5%

9 Fort Mitchell 49.5%

10 Crestwood 48.1%

11 Lexington-Fayette urban county 47.3%

12 Wilmore 45.3%

13 Fort Wright 44.6%

14 Lyndon 44.5%

15 Bellevue 43.0%

16 Fort Knox 42.1%

17 Pikeville 41.2%

18 Cold Spring 40.6%

19 Highland Heights 40.2%

20 La Grange 38.9%

21 Jeffersontown 38.9%

22 Independence 37.3%

23 Murray 37.0%

24 Alexandria 36.5%

25 Taylor Mill 36.4%

26 Versailles 36.2%

27 Oakbrook 36.2%

28 Newport 35.8%

29 Richmond 34.3%

30 Louisville/Jefferson County 33.4%

31 Georgetown 32.5%

32 Erlanger 32.3%

33 Bowling Green 32.0%

34 Walton 32.0%

35 Covington 32.0%

36 Morehead 31.2%

37 Burlington 31.2%

38 Vine Grove 28.9%

39 Paducah 28.4%

40 Elizabethtown 28.3%

41 Frankfort 27.9%

42 Corbin 27.2%

43 Nicholasville 27.0%

44 Berea 27.0%

45 Campbellsville 26.8%

46 Danville 26.5%

47 Florence 26.3%

48 Hebron 26.2%

49 Owensboro 25.4%

50 Hazard 25.4%

51 Shelbyville 25.3%

52 Mount Washington 25.0%

53 Bardstown 24.7%

54 Ashland 24.6%

55 Dayton 24.4%

56 Elsmere 24.2%

57 Glasgow 23.0%

58 Mount Sterling 22.7%

59 Madisonville 22.3%

60 Hopkinsville 22.2%

61 Mayfield 22.0%

62 Paris 21.9%

63 Maysville 21.7%

64 Winchester 21.0%

65 Williamsburg 20.4%

66 Princeton 19.3%

67 Hillview 18.7%

68 Harrodsburg 18.6%

69 Lawrenceburg 18.4%

70 Henderson 18.2%

71 Shepherdsville 17.2%

72 Fort Campbell North 17.0%

73 Somerset 16.9%

74 London 16.8%

75 Radcliff 16.6%

76 Flatwoods 15.9%

77 Middlesborough 15.0%

78 Oak Grove 15.0%

79 Cynthiana 13.7%

80 Franklin 13.4%

81 Russellville 13.2%

82 Shively 12.7%

83 Monticello 11.7%

84 Leitchfield 10.9%

85 Central City 9.6%

86 Lebanon 8.3%

The most educated cities in Kentucky have the highest percentages of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher. Union leads with 59.4% of residents holding a bachelor's degree.

High education levels typically correlate with higher incomes, lower unemployment, better health outcomes, and more civic engagement. These cities often host or are adjacent to major universities and research institutions that drive both education and economic development.

Highly educated communities tend to attract knowledge-based industries and employers in technology, healthcare, finance, and professional services, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of educational attainment and economic opportunity.

Did You Know?

1. In Union, 59.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree — more than double the national average of about 33%.
2. Cities near major research universities consistently rank among the most educated in the country.
3. Higher education rates correlate with higher incomes, lower crime, and better health outcomes across communities.

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