RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 3.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401.7%–

02Allen County, KYKY22,5361.7%–

03Powell County, KYKY12,8122.0%–

04Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.0%–

05Bath County, KYKY13,1762.1%–

06Nicholas County, KYKY7,9492.2%–

07Livingston County, KYKY8,8632.2%–

08Martin County, KYKY10,6972.2%–

09Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%–

10Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.3%–

11Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.3%–

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102.3%–

13Lee County, KYKY7,2972.4%–

14Grant County, KYKY26,1812.5%–

15Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.6%–

16Bracken County, KYKY8,5112.6%–

17Menifee County, KYKY6,4302.7%–

18Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.7%–

19Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%–

20Garrard County, KYKY18,2072.8%–

21Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.8%–

22Adair County, KYKY19,4232.8%–

23Russell County, KYKY18,6082.8%–

24Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532.8%–

25McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.8%–

26Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.8%–

27Letcher County, KYKY19,9522.8%–

28McLean County, KYKY9,0642.8%–

29Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%–

30Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.9%–

31Hart County, KYKY20,1172.9%–

32Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%–

33Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.9%–

34Floyd County, KYKY34,4013.0%–

35Owen County, KYKY11,6013.0%–

36Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6343.0%–

37Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.1%–

38Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.1%–

39Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.1%–

40Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.1%–

41Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%–

42Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%–

43Graves County, KYKY37,0503.1%–

44Mercer County, KYKY23,7333.1%–

45Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%–

46Harlan County, KYKY24,7253.1%–

47Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653.2%–

48Perry County, KYKY26,5553.2%–

49Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.2%–

50Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033.3%–

51Green County, KYKY11,6443.3%–

52Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.3%–

53Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.3%–

54Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.3%–

55Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.3%–

56Logan County, KYKY28,6693.3%–

57Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.3%–

58Pike County, KYKY54,7213.4%–

59Marion County, KYKY20,1153.4%–

60Todd County, KYKY12,9723.4%–

61Meade County, KYKY30,6993.5%–

62Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.5%–

63Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.5%–

64Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%–

65Union County, KYKY12,8393.6%–

66Henry County, KYKY16,4473.6%–

67Carter County, KYKY26,1493.6%–

68Knott County, KYKY13,3213.7%–

69Barren County, KYKY45,6413.7%–

70Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.7%–

71Washington County, KYKY12,3683.7%–

72Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%–

73Clay County, KYKY19,4653.8%–

74Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.9%–

75Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273.9%–

76Clark County, KYKY37,8883.9%–

77Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.9%–

78Christian County, KYKY70,1154.0%–

79Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.0%–

80Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%–

81Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.1%–

82Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.2%–

83Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%–

84Nelson County, KYKY49,0364.3%–

85Clinton County, KYKY9,1394.3%–

86Bell County, KYKY22,8294.3%–

87Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.4%–

88Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%–

89Mason County, KYKY16,9364.4%–

90Larue County, KYKY15,1844.4%–

91Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.4%–

92Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.5%–

93Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.5%–

94Fleming County, KYKY15,7874.5%–

95Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.5%–

96Boyd County, KYKY47,7514.7%–

97Greenup County, KYKY35,2134.7%–

98Henderson County, KYKY44,2554.9%–

99Shelby County, KYKY51,2435.0%–

100Owsley County, KYKY3,9325.1%–

101Campbell County, KYKY95,4415.3%–

102Hardin County, KYKY113,4825.4%–

103Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.5%–

104Kenton County, KYKY175,7795.6%–

105McCracken County, KYKY67,5535.6%–

106Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%–

107Daviess County, KYKY104,8985.6%–

108Carroll County, KYKY11,1415.7%–

109Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%–

110Scott County, KYKY62,2626.2%–

111Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.0%–

112Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227.5%–

113Oldham County, KYKY70,9867.6%–

114Jessamine County, KYKY57,1477.8%–

115Warren County, KYKY149,3758.0%–

116Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.4%–

117Madison County, KYKY101,6968.6%–

118Rowan County, KYKY24,4769.3%–

119Calloway County, KYKY39,4219.6%–

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS