Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 12.35%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Somerset city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (21.56%), followed by Shelbyville city (18.45%), and Campbellsville city (16.26%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Somerset city
Shelbyville city
Campbellsville city
Newport city
Hopkinsville city
Bowling Green city
Covington city
Berea city
Glasgow city
Winchester city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Somerset city 21.56
2 Shelbyville city 18.45
3 Campbellsville city 16.26
4 Newport city 16.04
5 Hopkinsville city 15.73
6 Bowling Green city 15.18
7 Covington city 14.97
8 Berea city 14.38
9 Glasgow city 14.17
10 Winchester city 13.37
11 Paris city 13.23
12 Mayfield city 13.19
13 Henderson city 13.05
14 Nicholasville city 13.02
15 Shively city 12.73
16 Shepherdsville city 12.37
17 Ashland city 11.67
18 Richmond city 11.37
19 Lawrenceburg city 10.78
20 Bardstown city 10.77
21 Versailles city 10.72
22 Frankfort city 10.58
23 Madisonville city 10.47
24 Radcliff city 10.42
25 Danville city 9.87
26 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 9.77
27 Owensboro city 9.62
28 Paducah city 9.09
29 Murray city 8.75
30 Florence city 8.44
31 Lexington-Fayette urban county 7.64
32 Erlanger city 7.57
33 Lyndon city 7.13
34 Mount Washington city 7.04
35 Elizabethtown city 6.97
36 Alexandria city 6.77
37 Georgetown city 6.10
38 Burlington CDP 5.13
39 Independence city 5.08
40 Fort Campbell North CDP 4.60
41 Jeffersontown city 4.44
42 Fort Thomas city 3.76
43 St. Matthews city 2.88
44 Francisville CDP 2.27