RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Least educated, Kentucky counties · 2020

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

01Wolfe County, KYKY6,2986.6%−38%

02Carroll County, KYKY11,1417.4%−10%

03Lee County, KYKY7,2977.5%+20%

04McCreary County, KYKY17,1248.5%+26%

05Lewis County, KYKY12,9018.7%+35%

06Nicholas County, KYKY7,9498.9%+19%

07Lawrence County, KYKY15,7659.2%+39%

08Elliott County, KYKY7,2659.3%+19%

09Leslie County, KYKY9,6279.4%+48%

10Clay County, KYKY19,4659.5%+18%

11Bell County, KYKY22,8299.5%+6%

12Gallatin County, KYKY8,8409.6%+39%

13Jackson County, KYKY13,32510.2%+50%

14Harlan County, KYKY24,72510.4%+18%

15Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910.4%+112%

16Webster County, KYKY12,92910.4%+47%

17Magoffin County, KYKY11,11010.5%+65%

18Martin County, KYKY10,69710.7%+19%

19Letcher County, KYKY19,95210.8%+41%

20Grayson County, KYKY27,40610.9%+41%

21Union County, KYKY12,83911.1%+2%

22Casey County, KYKY16,20511.2%+52%

23Hart County, KYKY20,11711.4%+63%

24Estill County, KYKY13,96211.5%+66%

25Green County, KYKY11,64411.6%+27%

26Menifee County, KYKY6,43011.9%+41%

27Floyd County, KYKY34,40111.9%+23%

28Simpson County, KYKY20,78812.0%+1%

29Clinton County, KYKY9,13912.3%+55%

30Bracken County, KYKY8,51112.5%+31%

31Lincoln County, KYKY25,35312.6%+49%

32Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14812.9%+56%

33Henry County, KYKY16,44712.9%+32%

34Ohio County, KYKY23,93413.0%+75%

35Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63413.1%+61%

36Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58313.1%+97%

37Wayne County, KYKY19,59713.3%+85%

38Fulton County, KYKY6,21813.4%+16%

39Monroe County, KYKY11,19113.4%+60%

40Crittenden County, KYKY8,80713.6%+86%

41Grant County, KYKY26,18113.8%+47%

42Carter County, KYKY26,14913.8%+55%

43Robertson County, KYKY2,32513.8%+59%

44Pike County, KYKY54,72113.9%+40%

45Butler County, KYKY12,52014.0%+118%

46Pendleton County, KYKY14,80014.2%+47%

47Hancock County, KYKY9,05014.2%+75%

48Carlisle County, KYKY4,74714.3%+35%

49Marion County, KYKY20,11514.3%+58%

50Perry County, KYKY26,55514.3%+62%

51Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50314.4%+94%

52Owsley County, KYKY3,93214.5%+88%

53Todd County, KYKY12,97214.5%+57%

54Livingston County, KYKY8,86314.5%+72%

55McLean County, KYKY9,06414.6%+68%

56Cumberland County, KYKY5,99214.9%+110%

57Morgan County, KYKY14,41515.0%+93%

58Knox County, KYKY29,53215.1%+72%

59Trimble County, KYKY8,70115.1%+98%

60Larue County, KYKY15,18415.3%+40%

61Fleming County, KYKY15,78715.3%+74%

62Bath County, KYKY13,17615.5%+54%

63Russell County, KYKY18,60815.5%+61%

64Johnson County, KYKY22,05115.5%+68%

65Lyon County, KYKY9,12315.5%+53%

66Montgomery County, KYKY28,82215.6%+17%

67Bullitt County, KYKY86,45415.7%+70%

68Knott County, KYKY13,32115.7%+53%

69Ballard County, KYKY7,59415.7%+48%

70Laurel County, KYKY63,74616.1%+51%

71Breathitt County, KYKY12,55816.1%+61%

72Hopkins County, KYKY45,12716.1%+52%

73Barren County, KYKY45,64116.2%+46%

74Owen County, KYKY11,60116.3%+79%

75Greenup County, KYKY35,21316.4%+43%

76Graves County, KYKY37,05016.5%+31%

77Harrison County, KYKY19,62716.6%+57%

78Pulaski County, KYKY67,38416.8%+60%

79Caldwell County, KYKY12,60916.8%+68%

80Logan County, KYKY28,66917.2%+79%

81Allen County, KYKY22,53617.3%+90%

82Powell County, KYKY12,81217.6%+171%

83Henderson County, KYKY44,25518.2%+32%

84Meade County, KYKY30,69918.4%+63%

85Adair County, KYKY19,42318.4%+68%

86Mercer County, KYKY23,73318.7%+38%

87Christian County, KYKY70,11518.7%+50%

88Trigg County, KYKY14,51219.1%+60%

89Nelson County, KYKY49,03619.3%+44%

90Whitley County, KYKY37,29720.0%+49%

91Garrard County, KYKY18,20720.1%+91%

92Clark County, KYKY37,88820.1%+29%

93Boyd County, KYKY47,75120.2%+43%

94Washington County, KYKY12,36820.3%+52%

95Marshall County, KYKY31,65920.8%+52%

96Mason County, KYKY16,93621.4%+48%

97Spencer County, KYKY20,99821.4%+94%

98Hardin County, KYKY113,48222.0%+43%

99Anderson County, KYKY25,22522.7%+89%

100Hickman County, KYKY4,37222.7%+160%

101Bourbon County, KYKY20,24323.0%+71%

102Taylor County, KYKY26,76323.5%+93%

103Daviess County, KYKY104,89824.4%+43%

104McCracken County, KYKY67,55325.6%+41%

105Boyle County, KYKY31,63225.8%+34%

106Rowan County, KYKY24,47625.8%+18%

107Shelby County, KYKY51,24328.0%+50%

108Jessamine County, KYKY57,14729.2%+36%

109Scott County, KYKY62,26230.4%+50%

110Franklin County, KYKY52,64930.7%+29%

111Calloway County, KYKY39,42132.0%+33%

112Madison County, KYKY101,69632.1%+47%

113Boone County, KYKY145,31632.2%+41%

114Warren County, KYKY149,37532.2%+31%

115Kenton County, KYKY175,77933.8%+48%

116Jefferson County, KYKY795,22233.9%+37%

117Woodford County, KYKY27,88336.8%+42%

118Campbell County, KYKY95,44137.5%+82%

119Oldham County, KYKY70,98643.0%+41%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,75145.0%+26%

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