RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2000

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

01Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%+0%

02Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.4%+0%

03Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.5%+0%

04Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%+0%

05Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.7%+0%

06Powell County, KYKY12,8122.8%+0%

07Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.8%+0%

08Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%+0%

09Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.9%+0%

10Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652.9%+0%

11Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.1%+0%

12Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%+0%

13Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.1%+0%

14Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%+0%

15Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0%

16Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%+0%

17Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.2%+0%

18Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.2%+0%

19Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%+0%

20Livingston County, KYKY8,8633.3%+0%

21Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533.3%+0%

22Hart County, KYKY20,1173.4%+0%

23Letcher County, KYKY19,9523.4%+0%

24Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.4%+0%

25Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103.5%+0%

26Nicholas County, KYKY7,9493.5%+0%

27Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.6%+0%

28Garrard County, KYKY18,2073.6%+0%

29Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.7%+0%

30Grant County, KYKY26,1813.7%+0%

31McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.7%+0%

32Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.7%+0%

33Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.7%+0%

34Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.7%+0%

35Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.7%+0%

36Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.8%+0%

37Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0%

38Fleming County, KYKY15,7873.9%+0%

39Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.9%+0%

40Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.0%+0%

41Martin County, KYKY10,6974.0%+0%

42Marion County, KYKY20,1154.0%+0%

43Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.0%+0%

44Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.0%+0%

45Allen County, KYKY22,5364.1%+0%

46Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.1%+0%

47Logan County, KYKY28,6694.1%+0%

48Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%+0%

49Carter County, KYKY26,1494.2%+0%

50Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%+0%

51Meade County, KYKY30,6994.2%+0%

52Green County, KYKY11,6444.2%+0%

53Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.2%+0%

54Bath County, KYKY13,1764.2%+0%

55McLean County, KYKY9,0644.2%+0%

56Henry County, KYKY16,4474.2%+0%

57Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.2%+0%

58Harrison County, KYKY19,6274.3%+0%

59Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.3%+0%

60Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.3%+0%

61Laurel County, KYKY63,7464.3%+0%

62Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.4%+0%

63Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.4%+0%

64Bell County, KYKY22,8294.4%+0%

65Union County, KYKY12,8394.4%+0%

66Clay County, KYKY19,4654.4%+0%

67Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.5%+0%

68Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584.5%+0%

69Perry County, KYKY26,5554.5%+0%

70Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.6%+0%

71Pike County, KYKY54,7214.6%+0%

72Barren County, KYKY45,6414.7%+0%

73Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.7%+0%

74Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.7%+0%

75Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.7%+0%

76Hopkins County, KYKY45,1274.7%+0%

77Christian County, KYKY70,1154.8%+0%

78Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.8%+0%

79Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.8%+0%

80Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.9%+0%

81Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.9%+0%

82Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.0%+0%

83Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.1%+0%

84Caldwell County, KYKY12,6095.1%+0%

85Graves County, KYKY37,0505.1%+0%

86Knott County, KYKY13,3215.1%+0%

87Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.2%+0%

88Russell County, KYKY18,6085.2%+0%

89Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.3%+0%

90Washington County, KYKY12,3685.4%+0%

91Adair County, KYKY19,4235.5%+0%

92Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.6%+0%

93Larue County, KYKY15,1845.6%+0%

94Trigg County, KYKY14,5125.7%+0%

95Henderson County, KYKY44,2555.7%+0%

96Marshall County, KYKY31,6595.8%+0%

97Mason County, KYKY16,9365.9%+0%

98Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.0%+0%

99Daviess County, KYKY104,8986.1%+0%

100Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.1%+0%

101Clark County, KYKY37,8886.3%+0%

102Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.5%+0%

103Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.5%+0%

104McCracken County, KYKY67,5536.8%+0%

105Boone County, KYKY145,3167.0%+0%

106Campbell County, KYKY95,4417.2%+0%

107Shelby County, KYKY51,2437.5%+0%

108Scott County, KYKY62,2627.8%+0%

109Kenton County, KYKY175,7797.9%+0%

110Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.4%+0%

111Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.6%+0%

112Madison County, KYKY101,6968.8%+0%

113Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478.8%+0%

114Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.6%+0%

115Woodford County, KYKY27,8839.9%+0%

116Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%+0%

117Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.1%+0%

118Oldham County, KYKY70,98611.4%+0%

119Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.4%+0%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.5%+0%

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