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Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.1%−0.7 pts
02Robertson County, KYKY2,3252.5%−0.6 pts
03Leslie County, KYKY9,6272.6%−1.2 pts
04Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0.0 pts
05Martin County, KYKY10,6973.2%−0.8 pts
06Carroll County, KYKY11,1413.2%+0.9 pts
07McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.3%−0.5 pts
08Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.3%−0.4 pts
09Menifee County, KYKY6,4303.4%−1.0 pts
10Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.4%+0.4 pts
11Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.4%−1.6 pts
12Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.5%−0.2 pts
13Webster County, KYKY12,9293.6%+0.7 pts
14Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983.8%−1.4 pts
15Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0.0 pts
16Estill County, KYKY13,9623.9%+1.6 pts
17Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.1%+1.1 pts
18Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.2%−0.7 pts
19Casey County, KYKY16,2054.6%+1.5 pts
20Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.6%+0.6 pts
21Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.7%+2.2 pts
22Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.8%+0.4 pts
23Hart County, KYKY20,1174.8%+1.4 pts
24Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%+1.2 pts
25Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.9%+0.1 pts
26Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.9%+1.4 pts
27Bell County, KYKY22,8295.0%+0.6 pts
28Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.1%+1.9 pts
29Henry County, KYKY16,4475.1%+0.8 pts
30Clay County, KYKY19,4655.1%+0.7 pts
31Union County, KYKY12,8395.2%+0.8 pts
32Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.3%+2.2 pts
33Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.3%+1.8 pts
34Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.3%+0.5 pts
35Cumberland County, KYKY5,9925.5%+1.5 pts
36Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.5%+2.6 pts
37McLean County, KYKY9,0645.5%+1.2 pts
38Trimble County, KYKY8,7015.5%+1.5 pts
39Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.6%+1.0 pts
40Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+2.8 pts
41Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.6%+2.1 pts
42Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.6%+2.3 pts
43Barren County, KYKY45,6415.6%+1.0 pts
44Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.6%+2.3 pts
45Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.7%+1.9 pts
46Green County, KYKY11,6445.8%+1.6 pts
47Hickman County, KYKY4,3725.8%+1.1 pts
48Todd County, KYKY12,9725.8%+2.6 pts
49Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.9%+2.5 pts
50Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.0%+2.1 pts
51Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.0%+2.9 pts
52Allen County, KYKY22,5366.1%+2.1 pts
53Bath County, KYKY13,1766.1%+1.9 pts
54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.2%+1.9 pts
55Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.3%+3.0 pts
56Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.3%+2.2 pts
57Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.3%+2.3 pts
58Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.4%+2.7 pts
59Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.4%+3.7 pts
60Carter County, KYKY26,1496.5%+2.4 pts
61Butler County, KYKY12,5206.6%+3.8 pts
62Owsley County, KYKY3,9326.8%+2.1 pts
63Pike County, KYKY54,7216.8%+2.2 pts
64Logan County, KYKY28,6696.9%+2.8 pts
65Christian County, KYKY70,1156.9%+2.2 pts
66Russell County, KYKY18,6087.0%+1.7 pts
67Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.0%+2.7 pts
68Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227.1%+2.8 pts
69Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.1%+2.6 pts
70Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.2%+3.0 pts
71Graves County, KYKY37,0507.2%+2.2 pts
72Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.2%+1.6 pts
73Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.3%+2.6 pts
74Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.3%+2.2 pts
75Knox County, KYKY29,5327.3%+3.2 pts
76Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.3%+2.6 pts
77Marion County, KYKY20,1157.4%+3.4 pts
78Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.6%+2.6 pts
79Monroe County, KYKY11,1917.6%+3.4 pts
80Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.6%+4.0 pts
81Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.6%+1.5 pts
82Meade County, KYKY30,6997.7%+3.5 pts
83Henderson County, KYKY44,2557.8%+2.1 pts
84Clark County, KYKY37,8887.8%+1.6 pts
85Knott County, KYKY13,3218.3%+3.2 pts
86Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.3%+4.0 pts
87Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.4%+4.6 pts
88Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.4%+3.5 pts
89Perry County, KYKY26,5558.5%+4.0 pts
90Larue County, KYKY15,1848.8%+3.2 pts
91Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.0%+4.8 pts
92Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.1%+3.3 pts
93Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.2%+3.2 pts
94Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.2%+3.6 pts
95Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.3%+2.8 pts
96Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.4%+4.9 pts
97Mason County, KYKY16,9369.4%+3.5 pts
98McCracken County, KYKY67,5539.5%+2.7 pts
99Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.5%+4.2 pts
100Daviess County, KYKY104,8989.6%+3.5 pts
101Washington County, KYKY12,3689.7%+4.2 pts
102Adair County, KYKY19,4239.8%+4.2 pts
103Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+3.4 pts
104Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.2%+6.5 pts
105Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.1%+3.7 pts
106Boone County, KYKY145,31611.5%+4.5 pts
107Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+2.9 pts
108Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+3.5 pts
109Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+4.3 pts
110Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+4.4 pts
111Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+3.8 pts
112Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+4.3 pts
113Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+3.1 pts
114Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+6.1 pts
115Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+4.0 pts
116Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+4.2 pts
117Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts
118Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+3.6 pts
119Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+6.2 pts
120Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS