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Most educated, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.6%+5.1 pts
02Oldham County, KYKY70,98630.6%+7.7 pts
03Woodford County, KYKY27,88325.9%+6.4 pts
04Jefferson County, KYKY795,22224.8%+5.5 pts
05Warren County, KYKY149,37524.7%+5.5 pts
06Calloway County, KYKY39,42124.0%+4.7 pts
07Franklin County, KYKY52,64923.8%+2.5 pts
08Kenton County, KYKY175,77922.9%+5.9 pts
09Boone County, KYKY145,31622.8%+7.5 pts
10Rowan County, KYKY24,47621.9%+4.6 pts
11Madison County, KYKY101,69621.8%+2.7 pts
12Jessamine County, KYKY57,14721.5%+2.5 pts
13Campbell County, KYKY95,44120.5%+5.6 pts
14Scott County, KYKY62,26220.3%+5.1 pts
15Boyle County, KYKY31,63219.3%+4.9 pts
16Shelby County, KYKY51,24318.7%+5.7 pts
17McCracken County, KYKY67,55318.1%+3.8 pts
18Daviess County, KYKY104,89817.0%+2.9 pts
19Clark County, KYKY37,88815.6%+2.6 pts
20Hardin County, KYKY113,48215.4%+2.4 pts
21Mason County, KYKY16,93614.4%+4.2 pts
22Boyd County, KYKY47,75114.1%+2.2 pts
23Henderson County, KYKY44,25513.8%+2.6 pts
24Marshall County, KYKY31,65913.7%+4.1 pts
25Mercer County, KYKY23,73313.5%+4.6 pts
26Bourbon County, KYKY20,24313.5%+1.7 pts
27Montgomery County, KYKY28,82213.4%+4.2 pts
28Nelson County, KYKY49,03613.4%+4.0 pts
29Whitley County, KYKY37,29713.4%+2.1 pts
30Washington County, KYKY12,36813.3%+5.8 pts
31Graves County, KYKY37,05012.6%+3.8 pts
32Christian County, KYKY70,11512.5%+2.1 pts
33Taylor County, KYKY26,76312.2%+2.1 pts
34Anderson County, KYKY25,22512.0%+2.1 pts
35Trigg County, KYKY14,51212.0%+0.5 pts
36Simpson County, KYKY20,78811.9%+3.2 pts
37Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.5%+0.4 pts
38Fulton County, KYKY6,21811.5%+1.2 pts
39Meade County, KYKY30,69911.3%+0.3 pts
40Barren County, KYKY45,64111.1%+2.8 pts
41Spencer County, KYKY20,99811.1%+1.2 pts
42Adair County, KYKY19,42310.9%+3.5 pts
43Larue County, KYKY15,18410.9%+2.8 pts
44Union County, KYKY12,83910.9%+2.0 pts
45Ballard County, KYKY7,59410.6%+1.9 pts
46Laurel County, KYKY63,74610.6%+2.4 pts
47Harrison County, KYKY19,62710.6%+2.0 pts
48Hopkins County, KYKY45,12710.6%+1.0 pts
49Wolfe County, KYKY6,29810.6%+2.9 pts
50Carlisle County, KYKY4,74710.6%+4.0 pts
51Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.5%+4.2 pts
52Pulaski County, KYKY67,38410.5%+1.3 pts
53Knott County, KYKY13,32110.2%+2.1 pts
54Lyon County, KYKY9,12310.1%+1.1 pts
55Bath County, KYKY13,17610.1%+3.9 pts
56Caldwell County, KYKY12,60910.0%+1.8 pts
57Breathitt County, KYKY12,55810.0%+1.4 pts
58Pike County, KYKY54,7219.9%+2.2 pts
59Henry County, KYKY16,4479.8%+1.6 pts
60Floyd County, KYKY34,4019.7%+2.3 pts
61Pendleton County, KYKY14,8009.7%+2.9 pts
62Russell County, KYKY18,6089.6%+3.4 pts
63Logan County, KYKY28,6699.6%+1.5 pts
64Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.5%+3.0 pts
65Grant County, KYKY26,1819.4%+2.2 pts
66Johnson County, KYKY22,0519.3%−0.1 pts
67Todd County, KYKY12,9729.2%+2.1 pts
68Bullitt County, KYKY86,4549.2%+2.9 pts
69Owen County, KYKY11,6019.1%+1.8 pts
70Allen County, KYKY22,5369.1%+4.5 pts
71Green County, KYKY11,6449.1%+2.3 pts
72Marion County, KYKY20,1159.1%+2.7 pts
73Martin County, KYKY10,6979.0%+3.0 pts
74Bell County, KYKY22,8299.0%−0.3 pts
75Carter County, KYKY26,1498.9%+1.3 pts
76Perry County, KYKY26,5558.9%+2.1 pts
77Harlan County, KYKY24,7258.9%+2.5 pts
78Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.8%+0.1 pts
79Knox County, KYKY29,5328.8%+0.7 pts
80Hickman County, KYKY4,3728.8%+1.1 pts
81Robertson County, KYKY2,3258.7%+0.9 pts
82McLean County, KYKY9,0648.7%+2.0 pts
83Lincoln County, KYKY25,3538.4%+2.2 pts
84Menifee County, KYKY6,4308.4%+3.5 pts
85Livingston County, KYKY8,8638.4%+3.1 pts
86Monroe County, KYKY11,1918.4%+1.5 pts
87Carroll County, KYKY11,1418.3%−2.4 pts
88Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1488.3%+2.4 pts
89Hancock County, KYKY9,0508.1%+1.2 pts
90Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6348.1%+1.9 pts
91Clay County, KYKY19,4658.0%+0.6 pts
92Clinton County, KYKY9,1398.0%+1.4 pts
93Elliott County, KYKY7,2657.8%+2.2 pts
94Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.7%+1.1 pts
95Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.7%−2.1 pts
96Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.7%+1.6 pts
97Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.7%+1.0 pts
98Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.6%+0.3 pts
99Nicholas County, KYKY7,9497.5%+1.5 pts
100Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5037.4%+1.1 pts
101Ohio County, KYKY23,9347.4%+1.2 pts
102Casey County, KYKY16,2057.4%+0.9 pts
103Crittenden County, KYKY8,8077.3%+2.2 pts
104Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.2%+1.7 pts
105Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.1%+1.0 pts
106Webster County, KYKY12,9297.1%+1.1 pts
107Hart County, KYKY20,1177.0%+1.8 pts
108Estill County, KYKY13,9626.9%+1.5 pts
109Gallatin County, KYKY8,8406.9%+1.9 pts
110Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.8%+1.8 pts
111McCreary County, KYKY17,1246.7%+2.1 pts
112Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.6%+1.6 pts
113Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.6%+0.4 pts
114Powell County, KYKY12,8126.5%+1.2 pts
115Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.4%−0.3 pts
116Butler County, KYKY12,5206.4%+1.3 pts
117Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.3%−0.2 pts
118Magoffin County, KYKY11,1106.3%+1.7 pts
119Lee County, KYKY7,2976.3%+0.5 pts
120Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.9%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS