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. The median across all 120 is 2,248. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lewis County, KY, up 22 places to #83.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

09▲1Hardin County, KYKY113,48218,609+16%

10▼1Daviess County, KYKY104,89818,266+10%

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

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

13▲1Jessamine County, KYKY57,14712,297+19%

14▲2Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411,696+32%

15▼2Franklin County, KYKY52,64911,615+6%

16▼1Shelby County, KYKY51,24311,244+22%

17▲1Pulaski County, KYKY67,3848,434+10%

18▲1Christian County, KYKY70,1158,128+7%

19▲4Nelson County, KYKY49,0367,846+30%

20▲1Woodford County, KYKY27,8837,763+15%

21▲1Laurel County, KYKY63,7467,665+14%

22▼5Calloway County, KYKY39,4217,371−6%

23▲1Pike County, KYKY54,7217,245+25%

24▼4Boyd County, KYKY47,7516,8610%

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

26▲1Clark County, KYKY37,8885,989+16%

27▲2Barren County, KYKY45,6415,693+17%

28▼2Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,483+6%

29▼1Hopkins 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%

34▲3Anderson County, KYKY25,2254,444+26%

35▲1Meade County, KYKY30,6994,237+18%

36▲6Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224,064+36%

37▲8Mercer County, KYKY23,7334,001+42%

38▼4Taylor County, KYKY26,7633,990+1%

39▲2Floyd County, KYKY34,4013,821+27%

40▼5Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,736+2%

41▼2Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,635+14%

42▲2Spencer County, KYKY20,9983,341+18%

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

44▼6Logan County, KYKY28,6693,103−3%

45▲9Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,992+37%

46▲14Grayson County, KYKY27,4062,966+52%

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

48▼2Perry County, KYKY26,5552,840+7%

49▲3Adair County, KYKY19,4232,790+16%

50▼10Knox County, KYKY29,5322,765−13%

51▼1Allen County, KYKY22,5362,728+9%

52▲3Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532,673+25%

53▼2Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,636+7%

54▲10Bell County, KYKY22,8292,621+48%

55▲17Simpson County, KYKY20,7882,563+73%

56▼3Grant County, KYKY26,1812,523+13%

57▼8Mason County, KYKY16,9362,387−6%

58▼10Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,344−7%

59▲3Harlan County, KYKY24,7252,343+21%

60▼4Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,248+6%

61▲18Clay County, KYKY19,4652,239+64%

62▼4Trigg County, KYKY14,5122,221+12%

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

64▼7Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,048+1%

65▲5Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,984+31%

66▼7Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,973+1%

67▼6Russell County, KYKY18,6081,9360%

68▲5Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,934+31%

69▼2Knott County, KYKY13,3211,888+15%

70▼5Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,861+9%

71▲7Henry County, KYKY16,4471,699+19%

72▼6Washington County, KYKY12,3681,6780%

73▲17Lawrence County, KYKY15,7651,644+65%

74▼6Larue County, KYKY15,1841,641+6%

75▲1Hart County, KYKY20,1171,629+12%

76▼7Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,582+3%

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

78▼7Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,5130%

79▼5Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,4630%

80▲3Owen County, KYKY11,6011,444+17%

81▲1Casey County, KYKY16,2051,438+15%

82▲14Green County, KYKY11,6441,433+55%

83▲22Lewis County, KYKY12,9011,395+71%

84▲1Todd County, KYKY12,9721,345+14%

85▲1Union County, KYKY12,8391,241+18%

86▼2Estill County, KYKY13,9621,237+5%

87▲2Monroe County, KYKY11,1911,236+24%

88▼13Powell County, KYKY12,8121,214−17%

89▲12Clinton County, KYKY9,1391,186+34%

90▼2Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,173+15%

91▲3Webster County, KYKY12,9291,115+20%

92▲12Hancock County, KYKY9,0501,069+27%

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

94▼14Bath County, KYKY13,1761,051−18%

95▲13Bracken County, KYKY8,5111,050+46%

96▲2Trimble County, KYKY8,7011,048+16%

97▲2Magoffin County, KYKY11,1101,027+14%

98▲4Ballard County, KYKY7,5941,021+15%

99▼12McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,010−3%

100▼5Edmonson County, KYKY12,749998+8%

101▲2Crittenden County, KYKY8,807958+11%

102▼10Livingston County, KYKY8,863937−2%

103▼6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583935+2%

104▲7Gallatin County, KYKY8,840900+59%

105▼24Butler County, KYKY12,520858−31%

106▲3Leslie County, KYKY9,627829+22%

107▼7Martin County, KYKY10,697827−8%

108▼2Cumberland County, KYKY5,992821+13%

109▲4Carroll County, KYKY11,141817+54%

110▼19Jackson County, KYKY13,325802−16%

111▼1Fulton County, KYKY6,218720+23%

112Menifee County, KYKY6,430658+19%

113▲4Nicholas County, KYKY7,949509+16%

114▲4Lee County, KYKY7,297508+32%

115▼8Hickman County, KYKY4,372506−30%

116▼1Carlisle County, KYKY4,747490+4%

117▼3Elliott County, KYKY7,265476−7%

118▲1Wolfe County, KYKY6,298392+16%

119▲1Robertson County, KYKY2,325217+3%

120▼4Owsley County, KYKY3,932211−54%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES