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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Kentucky (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 25.71%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, St. Matthews city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (56.33%), followed by Fort Thomas city (54.26%), and Francisville CDP (51.83%).

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+).

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of 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
Jeffersontown city
Newport city
Murray city
Independence city
Richmond city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 56.33
2 Fort Thomas city 54.26
3 Francisville CDP 51.83
4 Lexington-Fayette urban county 45.61
5 Lyndon city 41.89
6 Jeffersontown city 37.68
7 Newport city 35.63
8 Murray city 35.55
9 Independence city 34.94
10 Richmond city 34.25
11 Versailles city 33.45
12 Erlanger city 33.30
13 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 31.61
14 Alexandria city 31.09
15 Bowling Green city 30.42
16 Burlington CDP 30.04
17 Georgetown city 29.07
18 Covington city 28.44
19 Shelbyville city 28.05
20 Frankfort city 27.99
21 Campbellsville city 27.55
22 Paducah city 27.36
23 Berea city 27.28
24 Elizabethtown city 26.89
25 Florence city 25.68
26 Owensboro city 25.28
27 Danville city 24.62
28 Ashland city 24.55
29 Glasgow city 22.90
30 Nicholasville city 22.42
31 Bardstown city 22.28
32 Madisonville city 21.59
33 Paris city 21.40
34 Mayfield city 21.02
35 Mount Washington city 20.73
36 Lawrenceburg city 19.80
37 Winchester city 19.04
38 Hopkinsville city 18.90
39 Fort Campbell North CDP 17.97
40 Henderson city 17.25
41 Somerset city 17.17
42 Shepherdsville city 16.19
43 Radcliff city 15.08
44 Shively city 13.04