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Cities in Kentucky by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Fort Thomas, KY had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 42 cities in 2022, at 97.3%. Somerset, KY had the lowest, at 79%. The median was 89.8% and the figure for Kentucky was 88.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.3Fort Thomas, KY
Lowest79Somerset, KY
Median89.842 cities
Kentucky88.2History

All cities, 2022

Fort Thomas, KY: 97.3 %Fort Thomas, KY97.3St. Matthews, KY: 96.9 %St. Matthews, KY96.9Jeffersontown, KY: 96.1 %Jeffersontown, KY96.1Independence, KY: 94.6 %Independence, KY94.6Georgetown, KY: 94.5 %Georgetown, KY94.5Alexandria, KY: 93.8 %Alexandria, KY93.8Lyndon, KY: 93.4 %Lyndon, KY93.4Mount Washington, KY: 92.9 %Mount Washington, KY92.9Erlanger, KY: 92.8 %Erlanger, KY92.8Elizabethtown, KY: 92.8 %Elizabethtown, KY92.8Florence, KY: 92.4 %Florence, KY92.4Lexington, KY: 92.2 %Lexington, KY92.2La Grange, KY: 91.1 %La Grange, KY91.1Frankfort, KY: 90.7 %Frankfort, KY90.7Paducah, KY: 90.6 %Paducah, KY90.6Murray, KY: 90.4 %Murray, KY90.4Louisville, KY: 90.3 %Louisville, KY90.3Owensboro, KY: 90.1 %Owensboro, KY90.1Danville, KY: 90.1 %Danville, KY90.1Madisonville, KY: 89.8 %Madisonville, KY89.8Radcliff, KY: 89.8 %Radcliff, KY89.8Lawrenceburg, KY: 89.8 %Lawrenceburg, KY89.8Richmond, KY: 89.7 %Richmond, KY89.7Ashland, KY: 89.7 %Ashland, KY89.7Henderson, KY: 88.6 %Henderson, KY88.6Bardstown, KY: 87.8 %Bardstown, KY87.8Shepherdsville, KY: 87.7 %Shepherdsville, KY87.7Franklin, KY: 87.5 %Franklin, KY87.5Versailles, KY: 87.5 %Versailles, KY87.5Nicholasville, KY: 87.3 %Nicholasville, KY87.3Shively, KY: 87.3 %Shively, KY87.3Berea, KY: 87.1 %Berea, KY87.1Winchester, KY: 87 %Winchester, KY87Covington, KY: 85.7 %Covington, KY85.7Hopkinsville, KY: 85.6 %Hopkinsville, KY85.6Glasgow, KY: 85.4 %Glasgow, KY85.4Bowling Green, KY: 85.2 %Bowling Green, KY85.2Newport, KY: 85.1 %Newport, KY85.1Paris, KY: 83.6 %Paris, KY83.6Campbellsville, KY: 83.4 %Campbellsville, KY83.4Shelbyville, KY: 83 %Shelbyville, KY83Somerset, KY: 79 %Somerset, KY79Fort Thomas, KY: 97.3 %Fort Thomas, KY97.3St. Matthews, KY: 96.9 %St. Matthews, KY96.9Jeffersontown, KY: 96.1 %Jeffersontown, KY96.1Independence, KY: 94.6 %Independence, KY94.6Georgetown, KY: 94.5 %Georgetown, KY94.5Alexandria, KY: 93.8 %Alexandria, KY93.8Lyndon, KY: 93.4 %Lyndon, KY93.4Mount Washington, KY: 92.9 %Mount Washington, KY92.9Erlanger, KY: 92.8 %Erlanger, KY92.8Elizabethtown, KY: 92.8 %Elizabethtown, KY92.8Florence, KY: 92.4 %Florence, KY92.4Lexington, KY: 92.2 %Lexington, KY92.2La Grange, KY: 91.1 %La Grange, KY91.1Frankfort, KY: 90.7 %Frankfort, KY90.7Paducah, KY: 90.6 %Paducah, KY90.6Murray, KY: 90.4 %Murray, KY90.4Louisville, KY: 90.3 %Louisville, KY90.3Owensboro, KY: 90.1 %Owensboro, KY90.1Danville, KY: 90.1 %Danville, KY90.1Madisonville, KY: 89.8 %Madisonville, KY89.8Radcliff, KY: 89.8 %Radcliff, KY89.8Lawrenceburg, KY: 89.8 %Lawrenceburg, KY89.8Richmond, KY: 89.7 %Richmond, KY89.7Ashland, KY: 89.7 %Ashland, KY89.7Henderson, KY: 88.6 %Henderson, KY88.6Bardstown, KY: 87.8 %Bardstown, KY87.8Shepherdsville, KY: 87.7 %Shepherdsville, KY87.7Franklin, KY: 87.5 %Franklin, KY87.5Versailles, KY: 87.5 %Versailles, KY87.5Nicholasville, KY: 87.3 %Nicholasville, KY87.3Shively, KY: 87.3 %Shively, KY87.3Berea, KY: 87.1 %Berea, KY87.1Winchester, KY: 87 %Winchester, KY87Covington, KY: 85.7 %Covington, KY85.7Hopkinsville, KY: 85.6 %Hopkinsville, KY85.6Glasgow, KY: 85.4 %Glasgow, KY85.4Bowling Green, KY: 85.2 %Bowling Green, KY85.2Newport, KY: 85.1 %Newport, KY85.1Paris, KY: 83.6 %Paris, KY83.6Campbellsville, KY: 83.4 %Campbellsville, KY83.4Shelbyville, KY: 83 %Shelbyville, KY83Somerset, KY: 79 %Somerset, KY79
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fort Thomas, KY97.3+1.1 pts
2St. Matthews, KY96.9-0.2 pts
3Jeffersontown, KY96.1+0.5 pts
4Independence, KY94.6-0.4 pts
5Georgetown, KY94.5+0.6 pts
6Alexandria, KY93.8+0.5 pts
7Lyndon, KY93.4+0.6 pts
8Mount Washington, KY92.9-0 pts
9Erlanger, KY92.8+0.4 pts
10Elizabethtown, KY92.8-0.2 pts
11Florence, KY92.4+0.8 pts
12Lexington, KY92.2-0.2 pts
13La Grange, KY91.1+0.9 pts
14Frankfort, KY90.7+1.3 pts
15Paducah, KY90.6-0.4 pts
16Murray, KY90.4-0.8 pts
17Louisville, KY90.30 pts
18Owensboro, KY90.1-0.3 pts
19Danville, KY90.1-0 pts
20Madisonville, KY89.8+0.3 pts
20Radcliff, KY89.8+0.3 pts
22Lawrenceburg, KY89.8+0.6 pts
23Richmond, KY89.7+1.1 pts
24Ashland, KY89.7+1.4 pts
25Henderson, KY88.6+1.7 pts
26Bardstown, KY87.8-1.4 pts
27Shepherdsville, KY87.7+0.1 pts
28Franklin, KY87.5-1 pts
29Versailles, KY87.5-1.8 pts
30Nicholasville, KY87.3+0.3 pts
31Shively, KY87.30 pts
32Berea, KY87.1+1.5 pts
33Winchester, KY87+0.4 pts
34Covington, KY85.7+0.7 pts
35Hopkinsville, KY85.6+1.3 pts
36Glasgow, KY85.4-0.4 pts
37Bowling Green, KY85.2+0.4 pts
38Newport, KY85.1+1.1 pts
39Paris, KY83.6-3.2 pts
40Campbellsville, KY83.4-0.3 pts
41Shelbyville, KY83+1.5 pts
42Somerset, KY79+0.5 pts

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People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kentucky-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Kentucky by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Fort Thomas, KY, with 97.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Somerset, KY, with 79% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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