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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 7.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104.6%–

02McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.6%–

03Allen County, KYKY22,5364.6%–

04Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.9%–

05Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.9%–

06Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.0%–

07Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.0%–

08Butler County, KYKY12,5205.1%–

09Crittenden County, KYKY8,8075.1%–

10Hart County, KYKY20,1175.2%–

11Powell County, KYKY12,8125.3%–

12Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.4%–

13Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.4%–

14Estill County, KYKY13,9625.4%–

15Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.5%–

16Elliott County, KYKY7,2655.6%–

17Lee County, KYKY7,2975.8%–

18Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.9%–

19Webster County, KYKY12,9296.0%–

20Martin County, KYKY10,6976.0%–

21Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496.0%–

22Grayson County, KYKY27,4066.1%–

23Cumberland County, KYKY5,9926.1%–

24Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.2%–

25Russell County, KYKY18,6086.2%–

26Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.2%–

27Bath County, KYKY13,1766.2%–

28Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.2%–

29Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%–

30Bullitt County, KYKY86,4546.3%–

31Garrard County, KYKY18,2076.3%–

32Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.3%–

33Marion County, KYKY20,1156.4%–

34Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.4%–

35Casey County, KYKY16,2056.5%–

36Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.5%–

37Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.6%–

38Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.6%–

39Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.6%–

40McLean County, KYKY9,0646.6%–

41Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.7%–

42Letcher County, KYKY19,9526.7%–

43Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.7%–

44Perry County, KYKY26,5556.7%–

45Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.8%–

46Green County, KYKY11,6446.8%–

47Monroe County, KYKY11,1916.9%–

48Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.9%–

49Todd County, KYKY12,9727.1%–

50Grant County, KYKY26,1817.2%–

51Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.3%–

52Owen County, KYKY11,6017.4%–

53Adair County, KYKY19,4237.4%–

54Floyd County, KYKY34,4017.4%–

55Clay County, KYKY19,4657.4%–

56Washington County, KYKY12,3687.5%–

57Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%–

58Hickman County, KYKY4,3727.6%–

59Wolfe County, KYKY6,2987.7%–

60Pike County, KYKY54,7217.7%–

61Robertson County, KYKY2,3257.7%–

62Knox County, KYKY29,5328.0%–

63Logan County, KYKY28,6698.1%–

64Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%–

65Knott County, KYKY13,3218.2%–

66Henry County, KYKY16,4478.2%–

67Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.2%–

68Laurel County, KYKY63,7468.2%–

69Barren County, KYKY45,6418.3%–

70Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.6%–

71Harrison County, KYKY19,6278.6%–

72Ballard County, KYKY7,5948.7%–

73Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.7%–

74Graves County, KYKY37,0508.8%–

75Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.8%–

76Union County, KYKY12,8398.9%–

77Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.9%–

78Lyon County, KYKY9,1239.1%–

79Montgomery County, KYKY28,8229.2%–

80Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.2%–

81Bell County, KYKY22,8299.3%–

82Johnson County, KYKY22,0519.3%–

83Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.3%–

84Hopkins County, KYKY45,1279.6%–

85Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.6%–

86Owsley County, KYKY3,9329.8%–

87Anderson County, KYKY25,2259.9%–

88Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.9%–

89Taylor County, KYKY26,76310.1%–

90Mason County, KYKY16,93610.2%–

91Fulton County, KYKY6,21810.3%–

92Christian County, KYKY70,11510.4%–

93Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.7%–

94Meade County, KYKY30,69911.0%–

95Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.1%–

96Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.1%–

97Whitley County, KYKY37,29711.3%–

98Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.4%–

99Bourbon County, KYKY20,24311.8%–

100Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.9%–

101Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.9%–

102Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.9%–

103Clark County, KYKY37,88813.0%–

104Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.1%–

105McCracken County, KYKY67,55314.3%–

106Boyle County, KYKY31,63214.4%–

107Campbell County, KYKY95,44114.9%–

108Scott County, KYKY62,26215.2%–

109Boone County, KYKY145,31615.3%–

110Kenton County, KYKY175,77917.0%–

111Rowan County, KYKY24,47617.3%–

112Jessamine County, KYKY57,14719.1%–

113Madison County, KYKY101,69619.1%–

114Warren County, KYKY149,37519.2%–

115Jefferson County, KYKY795,22219.3%–

116Calloway County, KYKY39,42119.4%–

117Woodford County, KYKY27,88319.5%–

118Franklin County, KYKY52,64921.3%–

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98622.9%–

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75130.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS