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 (2000 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 1990

01Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%+0.0 pts

02Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.4%−3.4 pts

03Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.5%−0.4 pts

04Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%−0.0 pts

05Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.7%−0.0 pts

06Powell County, KYKY12,8122.8%+0.8 pts

07Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.8%+1.1 pts

08Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%+0.0 pts

09Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.9%−1.4 pts

10Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652.9%−0.3 pts

11Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.1%−0.4 pts

12Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%−0.1 pts

13Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.1%+0.8 pts

14Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%+0.0 pts

15Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0.7 pts

16Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%+0.0 pts

17Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.2%+0.1 pts

18Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.2%+0.5 pts

19Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%−0.2 pts

20Livingston County, KYKY8,8633.3%+1.1 pts

21Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533.3%+0.5 pts

22Hart County, KYKY20,1173.4%+0.5 pts

23Letcher County, KYKY19,9523.4%+0.6 pts

24Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.4%+0.5 pts

25Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103.5%+1.1 pts

26Nicholas County, KYKY7,9493.5%+1.3 pts

27Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.6%+0.6 pts

28Garrard County, KYKY18,2073.6%+0.9 pts

29Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.7%+0.4 pts

30Grant County, KYKY26,1813.7%+1.2 pts

31McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.7%+0.9 pts

32Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.7%+1.7 pts

33Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.7%+0.7 pts

34Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.7%+0.5 pts

35Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.7%−0.0 pts

36Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.8%+0.5 pts

37Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0.8 pts

38Fleming County, KYKY15,7873.9%−0.6 pts

39Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.9%+0.6 pts

40Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.0%+1.7 pts

41Martin County, KYKY10,6974.0%+1.7 pts

42Marion County, KYKY20,1154.0%+0.6 pts

43Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.0%+0.9 pts

44Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.0%+1.4 pts

45Allen County, KYKY22,5364.1%+2.3 pts

46Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.1%+1.5 pts

47Logan County, KYKY28,6694.1%+0.8 pts

48Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%+0.1 pts

49Carter County, KYKY26,1494.2%+0.5 pts

50Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%−0.0 pts

51Meade County, KYKY30,6994.2%+0.7 pts

52Green County, KYKY11,6444.2%+0.9 pts

53Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.2%+0.7 pts

54Bath County, KYKY13,1764.2%+2.1 pts

55McLean County, KYKY9,0644.2%+1.4 pts

56Henry County, KYKY16,4474.2%+0.6 pts

57Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.2%+1.0 pts

58Harrison County, KYKY19,6274.3%+0.9 pts

59Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.3%+0.1 pts

60Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.3%+0.8 pts

61Laurel County, KYKY63,7464.3%+1.0 pts

62Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.4%+1.3 pts

63Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.4%+1.7 pts

64Bell County, KYKY22,8294.4%+0.1 pts

65Union County, KYKY12,8394.4%+0.8 pts

66Clay County, KYKY19,4654.4%+0.6 pts

67Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.5%+1.4 pts

68Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584.5%+0.6 pts

69Perry County, KYKY26,5554.5%+1.3 pts

70Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.6%+0.1 pts

71Pike County, KYKY54,7214.6%+1.2 pts

72Barren County, KYKY45,6414.7%+1.0 pts

73Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.7%+1.0 pts

74Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.7%−0.4 pts

75Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.7%+0.8 pts

76Hopkins County, KYKY45,1274.7%+0.8 pts

77Christian County, KYKY70,1154.8%+0.7 pts

78Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.8%+1.7 pts

79Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.8%+0.7 pts

80Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.9%+1.8 pts

81Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.9%+0.9 pts

82Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.0%+0.3 pts

83Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.1%+2.3 pts

84Caldwell County, KYKY12,6095.1%+0.7 pts

85Graves County, KYKY37,0505.1%+2.0 pts

86Knott County, KYKY13,3215.1%+1.5 pts

87Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.2%+2.3 pts

88Russell County, KYKY18,6085.2%+2.4 pts

89Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.3%+0.8 pts

90Washington County, KYKY12,3685.4%+1.7 pts

91Adair County, KYKY19,4235.5%+2.7 pts

92Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.6%+1.1 pts

93Larue County, KYKY15,1845.6%+1.2 pts

94Trigg County, KYKY14,5125.7%+1.3 pts

95Henderson County, KYKY44,2555.7%+0.8 pts

96Marshall County, KYKY31,6595.8%+1.4 pts

97Mason County, KYKY16,9365.9%+1.5 pts

98Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.0%+1.4 pts

99Daviess County, KYKY104,8986.1%+0.4 pts

100Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.1%+1.9 pts

101Clark County, KYKY37,8886.3%+2.3 pts

102Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.5%+1.0 pts

103Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.5%+1.1 pts

104McCracken County, KYKY67,5536.8%+1.2 pts

105Boone County, KYKY145,3167.0%+1.4 pts

106Campbell County, KYKY95,4417.2%+1.8 pts

107Shelby County, KYKY51,2437.5%+2.5 pts

108Scott County, KYKY62,2627.8%+1.6 pts

109Kenton County, KYKY175,7797.9%+2.3 pts

110Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.4%+2.7 pts

111Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.6%+0.2 pts

112Madison County, KYKY101,6968.8%+0.2 pts

113Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478.8%+1.0 pts

114Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.6%+2.1 pts

115Woodford County, KYKY27,8839.9%+2.9 pts

116Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%+2.0 pts

117Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.1%+1.5 pts

118Oldham County, KYKY70,98611.4%+3.8 pts

119Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.4%+2.0 pts

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.5%+2.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS