RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most educated, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 7.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75130.6%–

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98622.9%–

03Franklin County, KYKY52,64921.3%–

04Woodford County, KYKY27,88319.5%–

05Calloway County, KYKY39,42119.4%–

06Jefferson County, KYKY795,22219.3%–

07Warren County, KYKY149,37519.2%–

08Madison County, KYKY101,69619.1%–

09Jessamine County, KYKY57,14719.1%–

10Rowan County, KYKY24,47617.3%–

11Kenton County, KYKY175,77917.0%–

12Boone County, KYKY145,31615.3%–

13Scott County, KYKY62,26215.2%–

14Campbell County, KYKY95,44114.9%–

15Boyle County, KYKY31,63214.4%–

16McCracken County, KYKY67,55314.3%–

17Daviess County, KYKY104,89814.1%–

18Clark County, KYKY37,88813.0%–

19Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.9%–

20Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.9%–

21Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.9%–

22Bourbon County, KYKY20,24311.8%–

23Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.4%–

24Whitley County, KYKY37,29711.3%–

25Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.1%–

26Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.1%–

27Meade County, KYKY30,69911.0%–

28Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.7%–

29Christian County, KYKY70,11510.4%–

30Fulton County, KYKY6,21810.3%–

31Mason County, KYKY16,93610.2%–

32Taylor County, KYKY26,76310.1%–

33Spencer County, KYKY20,9989.9%–

34Anderson County, KYKY25,2259.9%–

35Owsley County, KYKY3,9329.8%–

36Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.6%–

37Hopkins County, KYKY45,1279.6%–

38Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.3%–

39Johnson County, KYKY22,0519.3%–

40Bell County, KYKY22,8299.3%–

41Pulaski County, KYKY67,3849.2%–

42Montgomery County, KYKY28,8229.2%–

43Lyon County, KYKY9,1239.1%–

44Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.9%–

45Union County, KYKY12,8398.9%–

46Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.8%–

47Graves County, KYKY37,0508.8%–

48Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.7%–

49Ballard County, KYKY7,5948.7%–

50Harrison County, KYKY19,6278.6%–

51Breathitt County, KYKY12,5588.6%–

52Barren County, KYKY45,6418.3%–

53Laurel County, KYKY63,7468.2%–

54Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.2%–

55Henry County, KYKY16,4478.2%–

56Knott County, KYKY13,3218.2%–

57Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%–

58Logan County, KYKY28,6698.1%–

59Knox County, KYKY29,5328.0%–

60Robertson County, KYKY2,3257.7%–

61Pike County, KYKY54,7217.7%–

62Wolfe County, KYKY6,2987.7%–

63Hickman County, KYKY4,3727.6%–

64Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%–

65Washington County, KYKY12,3687.5%–

66Clay County, KYKY19,4657.4%–

67Floyd County, KYKY34,4017.4%–

68Adair County, KYKY19,4237.4%–

69Owen County, KYKY11,6017.4%–

70Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.3%–

71Grant County, KYKY26,1817.2%–

72Todd County, KYKY12,9727.1%–

73Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.9%–

74Monroe County, KYKY11,1916.9%–

75Green County, KYKY11,6446.8%–

76Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.8%–

77Perry County, KYKY26,5556.7%–

78Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.7%–

79Letcher County, KYKY19,9526.7%–

80Morgan County, KYKY14,4156.7%–

81McLean County, KYKY9,0646.6%–

82Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.6%–

83Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.6%–

84Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.6%–

85Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.5%–

86Casey County, KYKY16,2056.5%–

87Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.4%–

88Marion County, KYKY20,1156.4%–

89Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.3%–

90Garrard County, KYKY18,2076.3%–

91Bullitt County, KYKY86,4546.3%–

92Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%–

93Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.2%–

94Bath County, KYKY13,1766.2%–

95Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.2%–

96Russell County, KYKY18,6086.2%–

97Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.2%–

98Cumberland County, KYKY5,9926.1%–

99Grayson County, KYKY27,4066.1%–

100Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496.0%–

101Martin County, KYKY10,6976.0%–

102Webster County, KYKY12,9296.0%–

103Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.9%–

104Lee County, KYKY7,2975.8%–

105Elliott County, KYKY7,2655.6%–

106Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.5%–

107Estill County, KYKY13,9625.4%–

108Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.4%–

109Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.4%–

110Powell County, KYKY12,8125.3%–

111Hart County, KYKY20,1175.2%–

112Crittenden County, KYKY8,8075.1%–

113Butler County, KYKY12,5205.1%–

114Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.0%–

115Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.0%–

116Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.9%–

117Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.9%–

118Allen County, KYKY22,5364.6%–

119McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.6%–

120Magoffin County, KYKY11,1104.6%–

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