What is the #1 most educated cities in kentucky?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Indian Hills	2,870	65.0%
2	Windy Hills	2,188	58.6%
3	Prospect	4,518	54.8%
4	Northfield	1,104	51.3%
5	Anchorage	2,421	49.8%
6	Beechwood Village	1,305	47.7%
7	Hurstbourne	4,669	46.2%
8	Wilder	3,148	46.1%
9	Audubon Park	1,717	44.7%
10	Barbourmeade	1,208	44.7%
11	Hurstbourne Acres	1,984	43.9%
12	Graymoor-Devondale	2,838	43.7%
13	St. Matthews	17,491	43.4%
14	Edgewood	8,429	41.4%
15	Park Hills	3,155	39.5%
16	Douglass Hills	5,437	39.2%
17	Union	7,494	38.4%
18	Villa Hills	7,378	38.1%
19	Pewee Valley	1,417	38.0%
20	Buckner	3,786	37.7%
21	Fort Thomas	17,242	37.4%
22	Middletown	9,622	36.5%
23	St. Regis Park	1,841	36.3%
24	Bellefonte	1,251	34.5%
25	Lyndon	10,956	34.1%
26	Francisville	10,313	34.0%
27	Lakeside Park	2,827	33.7%
28	Bellevue	5,598	32.9%
29	Goshen	1,004	32.9%
30	Rolling Hills	1,024	32.8%
31	Fort Mitchell	8,676	32.3%
32	Crestwood	6,275	31.9%
33	Cold Spring	6,298	31.8%
34	Verona	1,196	31.8%
35	Coldstream	1,269	31.6%
36	Fort Wright	5,882	31.2%
37	Crestview Hills	3,226	31.1%
38	Lexington-Fayette urban county	321,122	30.9%
39	Orchard Grass Hills	2,008	30.1%
40	Crescent Springs	4,402	29.7%
41	Midway	1,748	28.9%
42	Philpot	1,098	28.8%
43	Newport	14,039	28.7%
44	Pikeville	7,560	27.9%
45	Jeffersontown	28,988	27.5%
46	Oakbrook	9,459	27.2%
47	Simpsonville	3,006	26.9%
48	Wilmore	6,031	26.7%
49	Elk Creek	2,344	26.3%
50	Doe Valley	1,719	26.3%
51	Russell	3,696	25.8%
52	Taylor Mill	6,880	25.4%
53	Alexandria	10,430	24.6%
54	La Grange	10,188	24.5%
55	Independence	29,024	24.3%
56	Versailles	10,382	23.9%
57	Reidland	4,887	23.6%
58	Ludlow	4,378	23.1%
59	Covington	40,902	23.1%
60	Massac	4,937	23.0%
61	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	627,210	22.9%
62	Highland Heights	6,531	22.7%
63	Hendron	4,840	22.5%
64	West Buechel	1,624	22.5%
65	Erlanger	19,677	21.7%
66	Claryville	3,306	21.7%
67	Worthington Hills	1,872	21.3%
68	Sorgho	2,928	21.2%
69	Southgate	3,680	21.1%
70	Burlington	18,090	20.6%
71	Fort Knox	8,715	20.6%
72	Paducah	26,894	20.4%
73	Georgetown	38,206	20.2%
74	Stearns	1,509	20.2%
75	Heritage Creek	1,090	19.5%
76	Elizabethtown	31,870	19.5%
77	Richmond	35,498	19.5%
78	Plano	1,293	19.3%
79	Walton	5,513	19.3%
80	Hazard	5,105	19.0%
81	Murray	17,888	18.9%
82	Florence	32,334	18.8%
83	Vine Grove	6,721	18.6%
84	Frankfort	28,452	18.5%
85	Greenville	4,435	18.4%
86	Pioneer Village	2,690	18.3%
87	Russell Springs	2,755	18.2%
88	Corbin	8,430	18.2%
89	Nicholasville	31,625	18.1%
90	Harlan	2,304	18.0%
91	Bowling Green	73,638	17.6%
92	Bloomfield	1,053	17.5%
93	Ashland	21,405	17.2%
94	Campbellsville	11,523	17.2%
95	Bardstown	13,673	17.1%
96	Berea	15,557	17.0%
97	Danville	17,235	16.9%
98	Owensboro	60,112	16.9%
99	Dayton	5,703	16.8%
100	Mount Washington	18,228	16.5%
101	Shelbyville	17,436	16.4%
102	Masonville	2,634	16.3%
103	Raceland	2,173	16.0%
104	Whitesburg	1,998	15.9%
105	Hebron	6,637	15.8%
106	Glasgow	15,141	15.8%
107	Maysville	8,778	15.7%
108	Mount Sterling	7,549	15.5%
109	Calvert City	2,522	15.4%
110	Barbourville	3,181	15.3%
111	Elsmere	9,151	15.3%
112	Madisonville	19,442	15.1%
113	Coal Run Village	1,888	15.0%
114	Olive Hill	1,488	15.0%
115	Livermore	1,046	14.8%
116	Paris	10,107	14.8%
117	West Van Lear	1,224	14.8%
118	Winchester	19,133	14.6%
119	Mayfield	9,905	14.6%
120	Jackson	2,128	14.5%
121	Benton	4,774	14.4%
122	Hopkinsville	31,011	14.3%
123	Burgin	1,046	14.1%
124	Louisa	2,645	13.8%
125	Hillview	8,735	13.2%
126	West Liberty	3,280	13.1%
127	Albany	1,972	13.1%
128	Augusta	1,514	12.9%
129	Pineville	1,906	12.8%
130	Manchester	2,041	12.7%
131	Henderson	27,994	12.7%
132	Jeffersonville	1,937	12.7%
133	West Point	1,131	12.6%
134	Hodgenville	3,262	12.6%
135	Harrodsburg	9,126	12.6%
136	Springfield	2,871	12.6%
137	Princeton	6,242	12.5%
138	Flemingsburg	2,967	12.5%
139	Hawesville	1,221	12.4%
140	Hartford	2,653	12.3%
141	Hardinsburg	2,404	12.2%
142	Hebron Estates	1,262	12.2%
143	Morganfield	3,208	12.2%
144	Providence	2,861	12.1%
145	Dry Ridge	2,250	12.0%
146	Cadiz	2,649	12.0%
147	Lawrenceburg	11,838	11.9%
148	Jenkins	1,569	11.8%
149	Somerset	12,108	11.7%
150	Fulton	2,345	11.6%
151	Morehead	6,924	11.6%
152	London	7,576	11.6%
153	Stanford	3,662	11.5%
154	Irvine	2,811	11.5%
155	Williamstown	3,929	11.3%
156	Brodhead	1,339	11.3%
157	Brandenburg	2,907	11.3%
158	Cannonsburg	1,426	11.2%
159	Beaver Dam	3,526	11.2%
160	Paintsville	4,256	11.2%
161	Shepherdsville	14,351	11.2%
162	Flatwoods	7,281	11.1%
163	Eddyville	2,945	11.1%
164	Prestonsburg	3,823	11.1%
165	Radcliff	22,967	10.9%
166	North Corbin	2,092	10.9%
167	Columbia	4,842	10.8%
168	Lewisport	2,053	10.7%
169	Clay	1,112	10.7%
170	Elkton	2,158	10.7%
171	Salyersville	1,891	10.6%
172	Hickman	2,033	10.6%
173	Middlesborough	9,258	10.5%
174	Williamsburg	5,226	10.4%
175	Rineyville	2,869	10.3%
176	Pine Knot	1,358	10.3%
177	Junction City	2,441	10.2%
178	Wurtland	1,257	10.1%
179	Worthington	1,813	10.0%
180	Auburn	1,715	10.0%
181	Grayson	3,820	9.9%
182	Owingsville	1,977	9.8%
183	Warsaw	1,868	9.5%
184	Silver Grove	1,104	9.5%
185	Russellville	7,244	9.3%
186	Liberty	1,828	9.3%
187	Thruston	2,675	9.2%
188	Shively	15,556	9.1%
189	Sturgis	1,827	9.1%
190	Cynthiana	6,412	8.9%
191	Mount Vernon	2,259	8.7%
192	Owenton	1,600	8.6%
193	Monticello	5,741	8.6%
194	Greensburg	2,218	8.4%
195	Franklin	10,254	8.4%
196	Tompkinsville	2,672	8.4%
197	Lancaster	3,960	8.4%
198	Farley	4,402	8.1%
199	Scottsville	4,391	8.1%
200	Leitchfield	6,434	8.1%
201	Campbellsburg	1,034	7.9%
202	Oak Grove	7,945	7.8%
203	Clarkson	1,133	7.8%
204	Stanton	3,211	7.5%
205	Westwood	4,480	7.5%
206	White Plains	1,007	7.5%
207	Horse Cave	2,348	7.2%
208	Marion	2,908	7.1%
209	Jamestown	2,021	6.7%
210	Eminence	2,710	6.6%
211	Taylorsville	1,566	6.6%
212	Carlisle	2,356	6.6%
213	Munfordville	1,792	6.5%
214	Lebanon Junction	2,201	6.5%
215	Edmonton	2,168	6.4%
216	Burkesville	1,407	6.4%
217	Falmouth	2,577	6.4%
218	Vanceburg	1,443	6.4%
219	Central City	5,736	6.3%
220	Clinton	1,246	6.0%
221	Fort Campbell North	11,483	6.0%
222	Earlington	1,113	5.8%
223	Cumberland	2,234	5.8%
224	Annville	1,175	5.6%
225	Lebanon	6,364	5.5%
226	Guthrie	1,377	5.3%
227	Ledbetter	1,630	5.3%
228	Crittenden	4,058	5.3%
229	Lewisburg	1,093	5.2%
230	South Shore	1,561	5.0%
231	Dixon	1,034	4.6%
232	Morgantown	2,729	4.6%
233	Brownsville	1,066	4.5%
234	Irvington	1,129	4.3%
235	Cave City	2,545	4.0%
236	Sebree	2,071	4.0%
237	Dawson Springs	1,973	3.5%
238	Beattyville	1,948	3.5%
239	Catlettsburg	1,672	3.3%
240	Cloverport	1,264	3.2%
241	Brooks	2,246	2.9%
242	Clay City	1,352	2.9%
243	Pleasureville	1,286	2.7%
244	Muldraugh	1,164	2.7%
245	Breckinridge Center	1,592	2.4%
246	Carrollton	3,894	1.3%

Methodology

Cities in Kentucky are ranked by bachelor's+. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most educated cities in kentucky?: Indian Hills ranks #1 with 65.0% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in kentucky?: 1. Indian Hills (65.0%), 2. Windy Hills (58.6%), 3. Prospect (54.8%), 4. Northfield (51.3%), 5. Anchorage (49.8%)
How many cities in Kentucky are ranked?: This ranking includes 246 cities in Kentucky with available data.

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