RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Least educated, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104.6%−27%

02McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.6%−31%

03Allen County, KYKY22,5364.6%−49%

04Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.9%−42%

05Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.9%−27%

06Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.0%−27%

07Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.0%−24%

08Butler County, KYKY12,5205.1%−21%

09Crittenden County, KYKY8,8075.1%−30%

10Hart County, KYKY20,1175.2%−25%

11Powell County, KYKY12,8125.3%−19%

12Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.4%−36%

13Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.4%+10%

14Estill County, KYKY13,9625.4%−22%

15Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.5%−24%

16Elliott County, KYKY7,2655.6%−28%

17Lee County, KYKY7,2975.8%−8%

18Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.9%−29%

19Webster County, KYKY12,9296.0%−16%

20Martin County, KYKY10,6976.0%−34%

21Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496.0%−20%

22Grayson County, KYKY27,4066.1%−20%

23Cumberland County, KYKY5,9926.1%−14%

24Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.2%−27%

25Russell County, KYKY18,6086.2%−36%

26Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.2%−24%

27Bath County, KYKY13,1766.2%−38%

28Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.2%−17%

29Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%−6%

30Bullitt County, KYKY86,4546.3%−31%

31Garrard County, KYKY18,2076.3%−40%

32Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.3%−15%

33Marion County, KYKY20,1156.4%−30%

34Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.4%−28%

35Casey County, KYKY16,2056.5%−12%

36Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.5%−32%

37Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.6%−38%

38Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.6%+4%

39Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.6%−17%

40McLean County, KYKY9,0646.6%−23%

41Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.7%−14%

42Letcher County, KYKY19,9526.7%−12%

43Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.7%+4%

44Perry County, KYKY26,5556.7%−24%

45Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.8%−30%

46Green County, KYKY11,6446.8%−25%

47Monroe County, KYKY11,1916.9%−18%

48Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.9%−15%

49Todd County, KYKY12,9727.1%−23%

50Grant County, KYKY26,1817.2%−23%

51Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.3%−4%

52Owen County, KYKY11,6017.4%−19%

53Adair County, KYKY19,4237.4%−32%

54Floyd County, KYKY34,4017.4%−23%

55Clay County, KYKY19,4657.4%−7%

56Washington County, KYKY12,3687.5%−43%

57Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%−15%

58Hickman County, KYKY4,3727.6%−13%

59Wolfe County, KYKY6,2987.7%−28%

60Pike County, KYKY54,7217.7%−22%

61Robertson County, KYKY2,3257.7%−11%

62Knox County, KYKY29,5328.0%−8%

63Logan County, KYKY28,6698.1%−16%

64Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%−25%

65Knott County, KYKY13,3218.2%−20%

66Henry County, KYKY16,4478.2%−16%

67Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.2%−18%

68Laurel County, KYKY63,7468.2%−23%

69Barren County, KYKY45,6418.3%−25%

70Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.6%−14%

71Harrison County, KYKY19,6278.6%−19%

72Ballard County, KYKY7,5948.7%−18%

73Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.7%−1%

74Graves County, KYKY37,0508.8%−30%

75Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.8%−27%

76Union County, KYKY12,8398.9%−18%

77Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.9%−34%

78Lyon County, KYKY9,1239.1%−10%

79Montgomery County, KYKY28,8229.2%−32%

80Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.2%−13%

81Bell County, KYKY22,8299.3%+3%

82Johnson County, KYKY22,0519.3%+1%

83Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.3%−30%

84Hopkins County, KYKY45,1279.6%−10%

85Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.6%−30%

86Owsley County, KYKY3,9329.8%+27%

87Anderson County, KYKY25,2259.9%−18%

88Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.9%−11%

89Taylor County, KYKY26,76310.1%−17%

90Mason County, KYKY16,93610.2%−29%

91Fulton County, KYKY6,21810.3%−11%

92Christian County, KYKY70,11510.4%−17%

93Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.7%+29%

94Meade County, KYKY30,69911.0%−3%

95Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.1%−3%

96Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.1%−19%

97Whitley County, KYKY37,29711.3%−16%

98Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.4%−5%

99Bourbon County, KYKY20,24311.8%−13%

100Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.9%−16%

101Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.9%−31%

102Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.9%−16%

103Clark County, KYKY37,88813.0%−17%

104Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.1%−17%

105McCracken County, KYKY67,55314.3%−21%

106Boyle County, KYKY31,63214.4%−25%

107Campbell County, KYKY95,44114.9%−27%

108Scott County, KYKY62,26215.2%−25%

109Boone County, KYKY145,31615.3%−33%

110Kenton County, KYKY175,77917.0%−26%

111Rowan County, KYKY24,47617.3%−21%

112Jessamine County, KYKY57,14719.1%−11%

113Madison County, KYKY101,69619.1%−12%

114Warren County, KYKY149,37519.2%−22%

115Jefferson County, KYKY795,22219.3%−22%

116Calloway County, KYKY39,42119.4%−19%

117Woodford County, KYKY27,88319.5%−25%

118Franklin County, KYKY52,64921.3%−11%

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98622.9%−25%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75130.6%−14%

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