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 (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

01Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401.7%−39%

02Allen County, KYKY22,5361.7%−57%

03Powell County, KYKY12,8122.0%−29%

04Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.0%−45%

05Bath County, KYKY13,1762.1%−51%

06Nicholas County, KYKY7,9492.2%−38%

07Livingston County, KYKY8,8632.2%−32%

08Martin County, KYKY10,6972.2%−44%

09Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%−0%

10Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.3%−26%

11Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.3%−42%

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102.3%−33%

13Lee County, KYKY7,2972.4%−22%

14Grant County, KYKY26,1812.5%−31%

15Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.6%−37%

16Bracken County, KYKY8,5112.6%−35%

17Menifee County, KYKY6,4302.7%−39%

18Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.7%−16%

19Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%+1%

20Garrard County, KYKY18,2072.8%−24%

21Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.8%+1%

22Adair County, KYKY19,4232.8%−50%

23Russell County, KYKY18,6082.8%−47%

24Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532.8%−16%

25McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.8%−24%

26Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.8%−45%

27Letcher County, KYKY19,9522.8%−17%

28McLean County, KYKY9,0642.8%−33%

29Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%−0%

30Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.9%+17%

31Hart County, KYKY20,1172.9%−14%

32Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%−44%

33Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.9%−15%

34Floyd County, KYKY34,4013.0%−37%

35Owen County, KYKY11,6013.0%−22%

36Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6343.0%−31%

37Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.1%−18%

38Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.1%−23%

39Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.1%−16%

40Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.1%−3%

41Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%−0%

42Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%−0%

43Graves County, KYKY37,0503.1%−39%

44Mercer County, KYKY23,7333.1%−37%

45Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%+2%

46Harlan County, KYKY24,7253.1%−31%

47Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653.2%+9%

48Perry County, KYKY26,5553.2%−30%

49Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.2%−14%

50Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033.3%−23%

51Green County, KYKY11,6443.3%−22%

52Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.3%−11%

53Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.3%−13%

54Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.3%−15%

55Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.3%−23%

56Logan County, KYKY28,6693.3%−19%

57Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.3%−22%

58Pike County, KYKY54,7213.4%−26%

59Marion County, KYKY20,1153.4%−14%

60Todd County, KYKY12,9723.4%+6%

61Meade County, KYKY30,6993.5%−17%

62Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.5%−18%

63Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.5%+15%

64Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%−17%

65Union County, KYKY12,8393.6%−19%

66Henry County, KYKY16,4473.6%−14%

67Carter County, KYKY26,1493.6%−12%

68Knott County, KYKY13,3213.7%−29%

69Barren County, KYKY45,6413.7%−22%

70Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.7%−21%

71Washington County, KYKY12,3683.7%−32%

72Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%+1%

73Clay County, KYKY19,4653.8%−14%

74Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.9%−18%

75Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273.9%−17%

76Clark County, KYKY37,8883.9%−37%

77Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.9%−13%

78Christian County, KYKY70,1154.0%−15%

79Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.0%−18%

80Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%−1%

81Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.1%−15%

82Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.2%−2%

83Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%+1%

84Nelson County, KYKY49,0364.3%−30%

85Clinton County, KYKY9,1394.3%+47%

86Bell County, KYKY22,8294.3%−3%

87Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.4%−22%

88Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%−13%

89Mason County, KYKY16,9364.4%−25%

90Larue County, KYKY15,1844.4%−21%

91Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.4%−23%

92Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.5%−2%

93Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.5%−15%

94Fleming County, KYKY15,7874.5%+15%

95Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.5%−19%

96Boyd County, KYKY47,7514.7%−23%

97Greenup County, KYKY35,2134.7%−6%

98Henderson County, KYKY44,2554.9%−14%

99Shelby County, KYKY51,2435.0%−33%

100Owsley County, KYKY3,9325.1%+8%

101Campbell County, KYKY95,4415.3%−26%

102Hardin County, KYKY113,4825.4%−16%

103Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.5%−16%

104Kenton County, KYKY175,7795.6%−29%

105McCracken County, KYKY67,5535.6%−18%

106Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%−20%

107Daviess County, KYKY104,8985.6%−7%

108Carroll County, KYKY11,1415.7%+142%

109Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%−32%

110Scott County, KYKY62,2626.2%−21%

111Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.0%−29%

112Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227.5%−22%

113Oldham County, KYKY70,9867.6%−33%

114Jessamine County, KYKY57,1477.8%−11%

115Warren County, KYKY149,3758.0%−20%

116Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.4%−2%

117Madison County, KYKY101,6968.6%−2%

118Rowan County, KYKY24,4769.3%−18%

119Calloway County, KYKY39,4219.6%−14%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.0%−17%

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