RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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

01Clinton County, KYKY9,1391.7%−1.2 pts

02Robertson County, KYKY2,3251.8%−1.2 pts

03Elliott County, KYKY7,2652.1%−1.7 pts

04Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.8%−0.7 pts

05Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032.8%−1.5 pts

06Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.8%−1.3 pts

07Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.8%+0.5 pts

08Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%−2.4 pts

09Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.9%−1.8 pts

10Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.9%−0.8 pts

11Edmonson County, KYKY12,7493.0%+0.5 pts

12Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.0%−2.0 pts

13Gallatin County, KYKY8,8403.1%+0.3 pts

14Estill County, KYKY13,9623.1%+0.8 pts

15Butler County, KYKY12,5203.3%+0.6 pts

16Lyon County, KYKY9,1233.3%−1.3 pts

17Webster County, KYKY12,9293.4%+0.6 pts

18Logan County, KYKY28,6693.5%−0.6 pts

19Bracken County, KYKY8,5113.5%−0.6 pts

20Lee County, KYKY7,2973.5%+0.4 pts

21Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.6%−0.6 pts

22Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.7%−0.3 pts

23Union County, KYKY12,8393.7%−0.8 pts

24Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.8%−0.3 pts

25Grant County, KYKY26,1813.8%+0.1 pts

26Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.8%+0.6 pts

27Meade County, KYKY30,6993.8%−0.4 pts

28Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.9%+0.8 pts

29Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.9%+0.8 pts

30Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534.0%+0.7 pts

31Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.1%−0.3 pts

32Crittenden County, KYKY8,8074.1%+1.0 pts

33Clay County, KYKY19,4654.1%−0.4 pts

34Garrard County, KYKY18,2074.2%+0.5 pts

35Martin County, KYKY10,6974.2%+0.2 pts

36Wayne County, KYKY19,5974.2%+1.0 pts

37Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.3%+1.4 pts

38Allen County, KYKY22,5364.4%+0.4 pts

39Todd County, KYKY12,9724.4%+1.2 pts

40Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.5%+0.8 pts

41Hart County, KYKY20,1174.5%+1.1 pts

42Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.5%+1.0 pts

43Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.5%−0.2 pts

44Leslie County, KYKY9,6274.6%+0.8 pts

45Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.6%+0.4 pts

46Livingston County, KYKY8,8634.6%+1.3 pts

47Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.7%+0.3 pts

48Graves County, KYKY37,0504.7%−0.4 pts

49Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.7%−0.2 pts

50Perry County, KYKY26,5554.7%+0.2 pts

51Carter County, KYKY26,1494.8%+0.7 pts

52Hancock County, KYKY9,0504.9%+2.1 pts

53Larue County, KYKY15,1844.9%−0.7 pts

54Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484.9%+1.2 pts

55Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.9%+1.0 pts

56Powell County, KYKY12,8125.0%+2.2 pts

57Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.1%+1.6 pts

58Christian County, KYKY70,1155.1%+0.3 pts

59Washington County, KYKY12,3685.2%−0.3 pts

60Laurel County, KYKY63,7465.2%+0.9 pts

61Casey County, KYKY16,2055.3%+2.1 pts

62McLean County, KYKY9,0645.3%+1.1 pts

63Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.4%+0.8 pts

64Bath County, KYKY13,1765.4%+1.2 pts

65Knox County, KYKY29,5325.5%+1.3 pts

66Morgan County, KYKY14,4155.6%+1.9 pts

67Green County, KYKY11,6445.7%+1.5 pts

68Pike County, KYKY54,7215.7%+1.1 pts

69Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275.7%+1.0 pts

70McCreary County, KYKY17,1245.8%+2.0 pts

71Mason County, KYKY16,9365.8%−0.1 pts

72Harrison County, KYKY19,6275.8%+1.5 pts

73Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.8%+2.4 pts

74Knott County, KYKY13,3215.8%+0.7 pts

75Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.9%−0.7 pts

76Marion County, KYKY20,1155.9%+1.9 pts

77Breathitt County, KYKY12,5586.0%+1.4 pts

78Henry County, KYKY16,4476.0%+1.8 pts

79Spencer County, KYKY20,9986.1%+1.8 pts

80Barren County, KYKY45,6416.1%+1.4 pts

81Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.2%+2.2 pts

82Clark County, KYKY37,8886.2%−0.1 pts

83Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.3%+1.5 pts

84Montgomery County, KYKY28,8226.3%+2.0 pts

85Bourbon County, KYKY20,2436.3%+1.0 pts

86Russell County, KYKY18,6086.3%+1.1 pts

87Bell County, KYKY22,8296.4%+1.9 pts

88Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.4%+0.3 pts

89Hickman County, KYKY4,3726.5%+1.8 pts

90Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.5%+0.8 pts

91Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846.6%+1.9 pts

92Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.6%+0.6 pts

93Marshall County, KYKY31,6596.9%+1.2 pts

94Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.0%+3.2 pts

95Mercer County, KYKY23,7337.0%+2.1 pts

96Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.1%+2.1 pts

97Taylor County, KYKY26,7637.1%+1.5 pts

98Daviess County, KYKY104,8987.3%+1.2 pts

99Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.5%+1.9 pts

100Hardin County, KYKY113,4827.7%+1.3 pts

101Adair County, KYKY19,4237.8%+2.3 pts

102Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.0%+2.9 pts

103Owen County, KYKY11,6018.0%+4.2 pts

104McCracken County, KYKY67,5538.3%+1.5 pts

105Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.1%+1.1 pts

106Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.2%+1.7 pts

107Boone County, KYKY145,3169.3%+2.3 pts

108Franklin County, KYKY52,6499.7%+1.0 pts

109Campbell County, KYKY95,44110.3%+3.1 pts

110Boyle County, KYKY31,63210.4%+2.0 pts

111Scott County, KYKY62,26210.7%+2.9 pts

112Warren County, KYKY149,37510.8%+0.8 pts

113Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.9%+2.1 pts

114Jefferson County, KYKY795,22211.3%+1.7 pts

115Madison County, KYKY101,69611.9%+3.1 pts

116Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.8%+2.9 pts

117Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.1%+2.0 pts

118Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.6%+2.3 pts

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.4%+3.0 pts

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75116.4%+1.9 pts

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