RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most college graduates, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 1,947.

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01Jefferson County, KYKY795,222180,570–

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75194,488–

03Kenton County, KYKY175,77938,375–

04Boone County, KYKY145,31628,004–

05Warren County, KYKY149,37525,693–

06Campbell County, KYKY95,44124,124–

07Oldham County, KYKY70,98618,929–

08Madison County, KYKY101,69618,157–

09Daviess County, KYKY104,89816,567–

10Hardin County, KYKY113,48216,031–

11McCracken County, KYKY67,55311,787–

12Scott County, KYKY62,26211,131–

13Franklin County, KYKY52,64910,975–

14Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710,336–

15Shelby County, KYKY51,2439,243–

16Bullitt County, KYKY86,4548,884–

17Calloway County, KYKY39,4217,823–

18Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847,681–

19Christian County, KYKY70,1157,604–

20Boyd County, KYKY47,7516,849–

21Woodford County, KYKY27,8836,751–

22Laurel County, KYKY63,7466,744–

23Nelson County, KYKY49,0366,057–

24Pike County, KYKY54,7215,801–

25Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,799–

26Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,196–

27Clark County, KYKY37,8885,152–

28Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275,061–

29Barren County, KYKY45,6414,877–

30Marshall County, KYKY31,6594,745–

31Whitley County, KYKY37,2974,613–

32Greenup County, KYKY35,2134,146–

33Graves County, KYKY37,0504,131–

34Taylor County, KYKY26,7633,939–

35Rowan County, KYKY24,4763,661–

36Meade County, KYKY30,6993,589–

37Anderson County, KYKY25,2253,526–

38Logan County, KYKY28,6693,189–

39Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433,177–

40Knox County, KYKY29,5323,168–

41Floyd County, KYKY34,4013,004–

42Montgomery County, KYKY28,8222,988–

43Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6342,843–

44Spencer County, KYKY20,9982,832–

45Mercer County, KYKY23,7332,817–

46Perry County, KYKY26,5552,647–

47Carter County, KYKY26,1492,541–

48Garrard County, KYKY18,2072,532–

49Mason County, KYKY16,9362,531–

50Allen County, KYKY22,5362,499–

51Johnson County, KYKY22,0512,455–

52Adair County, KYKY19,4232,405–

53Grant County, KYKY26,1812,229–

54Harrison County, KYKY19,6272,180–

55Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532,136–

56Ohio County, KYKY23,9342,128–

57Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032,031–

58Trigg County, KYKY14,5121,976–

59Wayne County, KYKY19,5971,953–

60Grayson County, KYKY27,4061,947–

61Russell County, KYKY18,6081,941–

62Harlan County, KYKY24,7251,930–

63Marion County, KYKY20,1151,864–

64Bell County, KYKY22,8291,774–

65Letcher County, KYKY19,9521,701–

66Washington County, KYKY12,3681,678–

67Knott County, KYKY13,3211,640–

68Larue County, KYKY15,1841,545–

69Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1481,530–

70Fleming County, KYKY15,7871,517–

71Caldwell County, KYKY12,6091,506–

72Simpson County, KYKY20,7881,480–

73Morgan County, KYKY14,4151,475–

74Breathitt County, KYKY12,5581,462–

75Powell County, KYKY12,8121,462–

76Hart County, KYKY20,1171,452–

77Pendleton County, KYKY14,8001,430–

78Henry County, KYKY16,4471,424–

79Clay County, KYKY19,4651,364–

80Bath County, KYKY13,1761,282–

81Butler County, KYKY12,5201,250–

82Casey County, KYKY16,2051,248–

83Owen County, KYKY11,6011,229–

84Estill County, KYKY13,9621,183–

85Todd County, KYKY12,9721,179–

86Union County, KYKY12,8391,050–

87McCreary County, KYKY17,1241,038–

88Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,018–

89Monroe County, KYKY11,191999–

90Lawrence County, KYKY15,765997–

91Jackson County, KYKY13,325959–

92Livingston County, KYKY8,863958–

93McLean County, KYKY9,064934–

94Webster County, KYKY12,929933–

95Edmonson County, KYKY12,749924–

96Green County, KYKY11,644924–

97Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583917–

98Trimble County, KYKY8,701904–

99Magoffin County, KYKY11,110903–

100Martin County, KYKY10,697895–

101Clinton County, KYKY9,139888–

102Ballard County, KYKY7,594884–

103Crittenden County, KYKY8,807863–

104Hancock County, KYKY9,050839–

105Lewis County, KYKY12,901816–

106Cumberland County, KYKY5,992728–

107Hickman County, KYKY4,372722–

108Bracken County, KYKY8,511718–

109Leslie County, KYKY9,627680–

110Fulton County, KYKY6,218585–

111Gallatin County, KYKY8,840566–

112Menifee County, KYKY6,430555–

113Carroll County, KYKY11,141530–

114Elliott County, KYKY7,265511–

115Carlisle County, KYKY4,747471–

116Owsley County, KYKY3,932459–

117Nicholas County, KYKY7,949438–

118Lee County, KYKY7,297386–

119Wolfe County, KYKY6,298337–

120Robertson County, KYKY2,325210–

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