RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−55%

02Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−13%

03Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−34%

04McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−5%

05Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+3%

06Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+26%

07Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+5%

08Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+74%

09Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−3%

10Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+91%

11Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+22%

12Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+70%

13Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+32%

14Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+10%

15Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+39%

16Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+22%

17Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−6%

18Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+5%

19Webster County, KYKY12,9295.2%+82%

20Logan County, KYKY28,6695.2%+26%

21Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.2%+112%

22Owen County, KYKY11,6015.3%+36%

23Bath County, KYKY13,1765.3%+25%

24Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.3%+92%

25Henry County, KYKY16,4475.5%+30%

26Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.5%+62%

27Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%+72%

28Casey County, KYKY16,2055.6%+79%

29Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+102%

30Robertson County, KYKY2,3255.7%+86%

31Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.8%+113%

32Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%+84%

33Grant County, KYKY26,1816.0%+61%

34Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.0%+26%

35Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.1%+78%

36Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%+111%

37Bell County, KYKY22,8296.2%+40%

38Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.4%+106%

39Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.4%+58%

40Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.5%+123%

41Todd County, KYKY12,9726.5%+100%

42Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.6%+16%

43Barren County, KYKY45,6416.6%+41%

44Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%+40%

45Menifee County, KYKY6,4306.7%+53%

46Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.7%+47%

47Livingston County, KYKY8,8636.8%+104%

48Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%+25%

49Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.9%+57%

50Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.9%+107%

51Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.9%+45%

52Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.9%+36%

53Knox County, KYKY29,5326.9%+68%

54Meade County, KYKY30,6996.9%+65%

55Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%+71%

56Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.1%+131%

57McLean County, KYKY9,0647.2%+70%

58Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.2%+83%

59Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.3%+74%

60Lewis County, KYKY12,9017.5%+144%

61Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.5%+58%

62Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%+92%

63Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.5%+65%

64Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.6%+89%

65Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%+82%

66Russell County, KYKY18,6087.6%+45%

67Breathitt County, KYKY12,5587.6%+68%

68Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.7%+97%

69Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.7%+107%

70Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.7%+79%

71Marion County, KYKY20,1157.8%+96%

72Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.9%+127%

73Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.9%+68%

74Garrard County, KYKY18,2078.0%+120%

75Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%+74%

76Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.1%+64%

77Graves County, KYKY37,0508.1%+59%

78Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%+45%

79Montgomery County, KYKY28,8228.4%+97%

80Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.5%+47%

81Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.6%+100%

82Perry County, KYKY26,5558.6%+90%

83Clay County, KYKY19,4658.6%+94%

84Green County, KYKY11,6448.7%+106%

85Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.8%+134%

86Mason County, KYKY16,9368.8%+50%

87Clark County, KYKY37,8888.8%+41%

88Greenup County, KYKY35,2138.9%+78%

89Monroe County, KYKY11,1919.0%+113%

90Morgan County, KYKY14,4159.0%+145%

91Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.0%+50%

92Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.1%+63%

93Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.1%+126%

94Mercer County, KYKY23,7339.2%+88%

95Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.5%+55%

96Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.7%+126%

97Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.8%+52%

98Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+53%

99Trigg County, KYKY14,51210.6%+88%

100Knott County, KYKY13,32110.6%+107%

101Adair County, KYKY19,42310.8%+95%

102Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.8%+77%

103McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.4%+68%

104Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.6%+37%

105Bourbon County, KYKY20,24312.1%+129%

106Warren County, KYKY149,37512.6%+26%

107Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.6%+69%

108Scott County, KYKY62,26212.7%+63%

109Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%+51%

110Kenton County, KYKY175,77913.2%+66%

111Boone County, KYKY145,31613.3%+89%

112Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%+22%

113Madison County, KYKY101,69614.1%+61%

114Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.5%+65%

115Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+28%

116Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.3%+113%

117Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+61%

118Woodford County, KYKY27,88317.0%+72%

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+77%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+45%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES