Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kentucky Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 25.96%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, St. Matthews city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (57.56%), followed by Fort Thomas city (55.34%), and Francisville CDP (51.18%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Related Topics: Kentucky ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

St. Matthews city

Fort Thomas city

Francisville CDP

Lexington-Fayette urban county

Lyndon city

Murray city

Newport city

Jeffersontown city

Versailles city

Bowling Green city

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	St. Matthews city	57.56
2	Fort Thomas city	55.34
3	Francisville CDP	51.18
4	Lexington-Fayette urban county	50.20
5	Lyndon city	43.51
6	Murray city	37.37
7	Newport city	36.48
8	Jeffersontown city	36.37
9	Versailles city	35.89
10	Bowling Green city	35.69
11	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	35.50
12	Richmond city	34.89
13	Erlanger city	34.31
14	Independence city	34.11
15	Shelbyville city	33.71
16	Covington city	32.25
17	Alexandria city	31.02
18	Georgetown city	29.63
19	Paducah city	29.61
20	Burlington CDP	29.28
21	Campbellsville city	29.27
22	Danville city	27.74
23	Frankfort city	26.83
24	Berea city	26.63
25	Owensboro city	25.77
26	Elizabethtown city	25.47
27	Florence city	25.33
28	Ashland city	25.15
29	Glasgow city	24.38
30	Paris city	23.65
31	Nicholasville city	23.49
32	Bardstown city	22.62
33	Madisonville city	21.88
34	Mayfield city	21.29
35	Mount Washington city	20.79
36	Winchester city	20.55
37	Hopkinsville city	20.27
38	Lawrenceburg city	19.89
39	Henderson city	18.38
40	Shepherdsville city	16.63
41	Somerset city	16.59
42	Radcliff city	14.38
43	Fort Campbell North CDP	14.19
44	Shively city	12.77