RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2020

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, KYKY8,8402.1%−24%

02Robertson County, KYKY2,3252.5%−18%

03Leslie County, KYKY9,6272.6%−31%

04Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+1%

05Martin County, KYKY10,6973.2%−21%

06Carroll County, KYKY11,1413.2%+36%

07McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.3%−12%

08Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.3%−12%

09Menifee County, KYKY6,4303.4%−23%

10Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.4%+12%

11Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.4%−32%

12Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.5%−5%

13Webster County, KYKY12,9293.6%+26%

14Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983.8%−27%

15Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+1%

16Estill County, KYKY13,9623.9%+73%

17Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.1%+39%

18Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.2%−15%

19Casey County, KYKY16,2054.6%+48%

20Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.6%+16%

21Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.7%+90%

22Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.8%+9%

23Hart County, KYKY20,1174.8%+42%

24Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%+31%

25Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.9%+3%

26Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.9%+41%

27Bell County, KYKY22,8295.0%+14%

28Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.1%+60%

29Henry County, KYKY16,4475.1%+20%

30Clay County, KYKY19,4655.1%+16%

31Union County, KYKY12,8395.2%+17%

32Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.3%+71%

33Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.3%+52%

34Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.3%+10%

35Cumberland County, KYKY5,9925.5%+39%

36Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.5%+88%

37McLean County, KYKY9,0645.5%+29%

38Trimble County, KYKY8,7015.5%+39%

39Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.6%+23%

40Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+101%

41Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.6%+62%

42Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.6%+70%

43Barren County, KYKY45,6415.6%+21%

44Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.6%+70%

45Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.7%+52%

46Green County, KYKY11,6445.8%+37%

47Hickman County, KYKY4,3725.8%+24%

48Todd County, KYKY12,9725.8%+79%

49Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.9%+72%

50Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.0%+53%

51Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.0%+93%

52Allen County, KYKY22,5366.1%+51%

53Bath County, KYKY13,1766.1%+45%

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.2%+45%

55Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.3%+95%

56Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.3%+55%

57Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.3%+56%

58Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.4%+76%

59Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.4%+135%

60Carter County, KYKY26,1496.5%+58%

61Butler County, KYKY12,5206.6%+142%

62Owsley County, KYKY3,9326.8%+44%

63Pike County, KYKY54,7216.8%+47%

64Logan County, KYKY28,6696.9%+68%

65Christian County, KYKY70,1156.9%+45%

66Russell County, KYKY18,6087.0%+33%

67Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.0%+62%

68Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227.1%+65%

69Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.1%+57%

70Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.2%+73%

71Graves County, KYKY37,0507.2%+43%

72Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.2%+28%

73Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.3%+55%

74Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.3%+44%

75Knox County, KYKY29,5327.3%+78%

76Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.3%+54%

77Marion County, KYKY20,1157.4%+86%

78Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.6%+52%

79Monroe County, KYKY11,1917.6%+81%

80Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.6%+108%

81Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.6%+25%

82Meade County, KYKY30,6997.7%+83%

83Henderson County, KYKY44,2557.8%+38%

84Clark County, KYKY37,8887.8%+25%

85Knott County, KYKY13,3218.3%+62%

86Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.3%+94%

87Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.4%+122%

88Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.4%+72%

89Perry County, KYKY26,5558.5%+88%

90Larue County, KYKY15,1848.8%+57%

91Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.0%+111%

92Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.1%+57%

93Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.2%+53%

94Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.2%+65%

95Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.3%+43%

96Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.4%+107%

97Mason County, KYKY16,9369.4%+60%

98McCracken County, KYKY67,5539.5%+39%

99Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.5%+79%

100Daviess County, KYKY104,8989.6%+58%

101Washington County, KYKY12,3689.7%+78%

102Adair County, KYKY19,4239.8%+77%

103Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+53%

104Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.2%+179%

105Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.1%+49%

106Boone County, KYKY145,31611.5%+64%

107Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+34%

108Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+42%

109Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+55%

110Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+55%

111Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+44%

112Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+49%

113Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+31%

114Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+84%

115Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+41%

116Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+43%

117Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+28%

118Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+32%

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+55%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+36%

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