RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Least educated, Kentucky counties · 2000

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

01Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.9%+0%

02Lee County, KYKY7,2976.3%+0%

03Magoffin County, KYKY11,1106.3%+0%

04Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.3%+0%

05Butler County, KYKY12,5206.4%+0%

06Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.4%+0%

07Powell County, KYKY12,8126.5%+0%

08Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.6%+0%

09Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.6%+0%

10McCreary County, KYKY17,1246.7%+0%

11Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.8%+0%

12Gallatin County, KYKY8,8406.9%+0%

13Estill County, KYKY13,9626.9%+0%

14Hart County, KYKY20,1177.0%+0%

15Webster County, KYKY12,9297.1%+0%

16Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.1%+0%

17Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.2%+0%

18Crittenden County, KYKY8,8077.3%+0%

19Casey County, KYKY16,2057.4%+0%

20Ohio County, KYKY23,9347.4%+0%

21Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5037.4%+0%

22Nicholas County, KYKY7,9497.5%+0%

23Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.6%+0%

24Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.7%+0%

25Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.7%+0%

26Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.7%+0%

27Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.7%+0%

28Elliott County, KYKY7,2657.8%+0%

29Clinton County, KYKY9,1398.0%+0%

30Clay County, KYKY19,4658.0%+0%

31Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6348.1%+0%

32Hancock County, KYKY9,0508.1%+0%

33Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1488.3%+0%

34Carroll County, KYKY11,1418.3%+0%

35Monroe County, KYKY11,1918.4%+0%

36Livingston County, KYKY8,8638.4%+0%

37Menifee County, KYKY6,4308.4%+0%

38Lincoln County, KYKY25,3538.4%+0%

39McLean County, KYKY9,0648.7%+0%

40Robertson County, KYKY2,3258.7%+0%

41Hickman County, KYKY4,3728.8%+0%

42Knox County, KYKY29,5328.8%+0%

43Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.8%+0%

44Harlan County, KYKY24,7258.9%+0%

45Perry County, KYKY26,5558.9%+0%

46Carter County, KYKY26,1498.9%+0%

47Bell County, KYKY22,8299.0%+0%

48Martin County, KYKY10,6979.0%+0%

49Marion County, KYKY20,1159.1%+0%

50Green County, KYKY11,6449.1%+0%

51Allen County, KYKY22,5369.1%+0%

52Owen County, KYKY11,6019.1%+0%

53Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.2%+0%

54Todd County, KYKY12,9729.2%+0%

55Johnson County, KYKY22,0519.3%+0%

56Grant County, KYKY26,1819.4%+0%

57Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.5%+0%

58Logan County, KYKY28,6699.6%+0%

59Russell County, KYKY18,6089.6%+0%

60Pendleton County, KYKY14,8009.7%+0%

61Floyd County, KYKY34,4019.7%+0%

62Henry County, KYKY16,4479.8%+0%

63Pike County, KYKY54,7219.9%+0%

64Breathitt County, KYKY12,55810.0%+0%

65Caldwell County, KYKY12,60910.0%+0%

66Bath County, KYKY13,17610.1%+0%

67Lyon County, KYKY9,12310.1%+0%

68Knott County, KYKY13,32110.2%+0%

69Pulaski County, KYKY67,38410.5%+0%

70Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.5%+0%

71Carlisle County, KYKY4,74710.6%+0%

72Wolfe County, KYKY6,29810.6%+0%

73Hopkins County, KYKY45,12710.6%+0%

74Harrison County, KYKY19,62710.6%+0%

75Laurel County, KYKY63,74610.6%+0%

76Ballard County, KYKY7,59410.6%+0%

77Union County, KYKY12,83910.9%+0%

78Larue County, KYKY15,18410.9%+0%

79Adair County, KYKY19,42310.9%+0%

80Spencer County, KYKY20,99811.1%+0%

81Barren County, KYKY45,64111.1%+0%

82Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%+0%

83Fulton County, KYKY6,21811.5%+0%

84Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.5%+0%

85Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.9%+0%

86Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.0%+0%

87Anderson County, KYKY25,22512.0%+0%

88Taylor County, KYKY26,76312.2%+0%

89Christian County, KYKY70,11512.5%+0%

90Graves County, KYKY37,05012.6%+0%

91Washington County, KYKY12,36813.3%+0%

92Whitley County, KYKY37,29713.4%+0%

93Nelson County, KYKY49,03613.4%+0%

94Montgomery County, KYKY28,82213.4%+0%

95Bourbon County, KYKY20,24313.5%+0%

96Mercer County, KYKY23,73313.5%+0%

97Marshall County, KYKY31,65913.7%+0%

98Henderson County, KYKY44,25513.8%+0%

99Boyd County, KYKY47,75114.1%+0%

100Mason County, KYKY16,93614.4%+0%

101Hardin County, KYKY113,48215.4%+0%

102Clark County, KYKY37,88815.6%+0%

103Daviess County, KYKY104,89817.0%+0%

104McCracken County, KYKY67,55318.1%+0%

105Shelby County, KYKY51,24318.7%+0%

106Boyle County, KYKY31,63219.3%+0%

107Scott County, KYKY62,26220.3%+0%

108Campbell County, KYKY95,44120.5%+0%

109Jessamine County, KYKY57,14721.5%+0%

110Madison County, KYKY101,69621.8%+0%

111Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.9%+0%

112Boone County, KYKY145,31622.8%+0%

113Kenton County, KYKY175,77922.9%+0%

114Franklin County, KYKY52,64923.8%+0%

115Calloway County, KYKY39,42124.0%+0%

116Warren County, KYKY149,37524.7%+0%

117Jefferson County, KYKY795,22224.8%+0%

118Woodford County, KYKY27,88325.9%+0%

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98630.6%+0%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.6%+0%

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