RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most college graduates, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222201,080+11%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,751102,165+8%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77943,988+15%

04Boone County, KYKY145,31632,990+18%

05Warren County, KYKY149,37527,996+9%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,44126,286+9%

07Oldham County, KYKY70,98621,520+14%

08Madison County, KYKY101,69620,700+14%

09Hardin County, KYKY113,48218,609+16%

10Daviess County, KYKY104,89818,266+10%

11McCracken County, KYKY67,55313,882+18%

12Scott County, KYKY62,26213,678+23%

13Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712,297+19%

14Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411,696+32%

15Franklin County, KYKY52,64911,615+6%

16Shelby County, KYKY51,24311,244+22%

17Pulaski County, KYKY67,3848,434+10%

18Christian County, KYKY70,1158,128+7%

19Nelson County, KYKY49,0367,846+30%

20Woodford County, KYKY27,8837,763+15%

21Laurel County, KYKY63,7467,665+14%

22Calloway County, KYKY39,4217,371−6%

23Pike County, KYKY54,7217,245+25%

24Boyd County, KYKY47,7516,861+0%

25Henderson County, KYKY44,2556,242+8%

26Clark County, KYKY37,8885,989+16%

27Barren County, KYKY45,6415,693+17%

28Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,483+6%

29Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275,308+5%

30Marshall County, KYKY31,6594,905+3%

31Whitley County, KYKY37,2974,840+5%

32Greenup County, KYKY35,2134,799+16%

33Graves County, KYKY37,0504,586+11%

34Anderson County, KYKY25,2254,444+26%

35Meade County, KYKY30,6994,237+18%

36Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,064+36%

37Mercer County, KYKY23,7334,001+42%

38Taylor County, KYKY26,7633,990+1%

39Floyd County, KYKY34,4013,821+27%

40Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,736+2%

41Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,635+14%

42Spencer County, KYKY20,9983,341+18%

43Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6343,210+13%

44Logan County, KYKY28,6693,103−3%

45Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,992+37%

46Grayson County, KYKY27,4062,966+52%

47Carter County, KYKY26,1492,902+14%

48Perry County, KYKY26,5552,840+7%

49Adair County, KYKY19,4232,790+16%

50Knox County, KYKY29,5322,765−13%

51Allen County, KYKY22,5362,728+9%

52Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532,673+25%

53Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,636+7%

54Bell County, KYKY22,8292,621+48%

55Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,563+73%

56Grant County, KYKY26,1812,523+13%

57Mason County, KYKY16,9362,387−6%

58Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,344−7%

59Harlan County, KYKY24,7252,343+21%

60Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,248+6%

61Clay County, KYKY19,4652,239+64%

62Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,221+12%

63Marion County, KYKY20,1152,050+10%

64Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,048+1%

65Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,984+31%

66Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,973+1%

67Russell County, KYKY18,6081,936−0%

68Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,934+31%

69Knott County, KYKY13,3211,888+15%

70Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,861+9%

71Henry County, KYKY16,4471,699+19%

72Washington County, KYKY12,3681,678+0%

73Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651,644+65%

74Larue County, KYKY15,1841,641+6%

75Hart County, KYKY20,1171,629+12%

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,582+3%

77Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,566+10%

78Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,513+0%

79Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,463+0%

80Owen County, KYKY11,6011,444+17%

81Casey County, KYKY16,2051,438+15%

82Green County, KYKY11,6441,433+55%

83Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,395+71%

84Todd County, KYKY12,9721,345+14%

85Union County, KYKY12,8391,241+18%

86Estill County, KYKY13,9621,237+5%

87Monroe County, KYKY11,1911,236+24%

88Powell County, KYKY12,8121,214−17%

89Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,186+34%

90Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,173+15%

91Webster County, KYKY12,9291,115+20%

92Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,069+27%

93McLean County, KYKY9,0641,067+14%

94Bath County, KYKY13,1761,051−18%

95Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,050+46%

96Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,048+16%

97Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,027+14%

98Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,021+15%

99McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,010−3%

100Edmonson County, KYKY12,749998+8%

101Crittenden County, KYKY8,807958+11%

102Livingston County, KYKY8,863937−2%

103Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583935+2%

104Gallatin County, KYKY8,840900+59%

105Butler County, KYKY12,520858−31%

106Leslie County, KYKY9,627829+22%

107Martin County, KYKY10,697827−8%

108Cumberland County, KYKY5,992821+13%

109Carroll County, KYKY11,141817+54%

110Jackson County, KYKY13,325802−16%

111Fulton County, KYKY6,218720+23%

112Menifee County, KYKY6,430658+19%

113Nicholas County, KYKY7,949509+16%

114Lee County, KYKY7,297508+32%

115Hickman County, KYKY4,372506−30%

116Carlisle County, KYKY4,747490+4%

117Elliott County, KYKY7,265476−7%

118Wolfe County, KYKY6,298392+16%

119Robertson County, KYKY2,325217+3%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,932211−54%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES