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Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 7.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Simpson County, KY, up 58 places to #45.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+8.7 pts

03▲2Woodford County, KYKY27,88317.0%+7.1 pts

04▲2Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+5.9 pts

05▲2Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.3%+8.1 pts

06▼2Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts

07▲7Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.5%+5.7 pts

08▲1Madison County, KYKY101,69614.1%+5.3 pts

09▼6Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%+2.4 pts

10▲5Boone County, KYKY145,31613.3%+6.3 pts

11Kenton County, KYKY175,77913.2%+5.2 pts

12▼2Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%+4.4 pts

13▼1Scott County, KYKY62,26212.7%+4.9 pts

14▲2Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.6%+5.1 pts

15▼7Warren County, KYKY149,37512.6%+2.6 pts

16▲6Bourbon County, KYKY20,24312.1%+6.8 pts

17▼4Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.6%+3.1 pts

18▲5McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.4%+4.6 pts

19▲2Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.8%+4.7 pts

20▼1Adair County, KYKY19,42310.8%+5.2 pts

21▲15Knott County, KYKY13,32110.6%+5.5 pts

22▲27Trigg County, KYKY14,51210.6%+5.0 pts

23▼5Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+3.4 pts

24▲2Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.8%+3.3 pts

25▲5Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.7%+5.4 pts

26▲14Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.5%+3.4 pts

27▲6Mercer County, KYKY23,7339.2%+4.3 pts

28▲36Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.1%+5.1 pts

29▼2Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.1%+3.5 pts

30▼2Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.0%+3.0 pts

31▲10Morgan County, KYKY14,4159.0%+5.3 pts

32▲10Monroe County, KYKY11,1919.0%+4.8 pts

33▲10Greenup County, KYKY35,2138.9%+3.9 pts

34▲3Clark County, KYKY37,8888.8%+2.6 pts

35▼11Mason County, KYKY16,9368.8%+3.0 pts

36▼2Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.8%+5.1 pts

37▲38Green County, KYKY11,6448.7%+4.5 pts

38▲53Clay County, KYKY19,4658.6%+4.2 pts

39▼7Perry County, KYKY26,5558.6%+4.1 pts

40▼5Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.6%+4.3 pts

41▼12Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.5%+2.7 pts

42▲11Montgomery County, KYKY28,8228.4%+4.2 pts

43▼12Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%+2.5 pts

44▲6Graves County, KYKY37,0508.1%+3.0 pts

45▲58Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.1%+3.1 pts

46▲12Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%+3.4 pts

47▼30Garrard County, KYKY18,2078.0%+4.4 pts

48Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.9%+3.2 pts

49▲39Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.9%+4.4 pts

50▼6Marion County, KYKY20,1157.8%+3.9 pts

51▲3Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.7%+3.4 pts

52▲24Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.7%+4.0 pts

53▲33Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.7%+3.8 pts

54▼29Breathitt County, KYKY12,5587.6%+3.1 pts

55Russell County, KYKY18,6087.6%+2.4 pts

56▲5Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%+3.4 pts

57▲44Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.6%+3.6 pts

58▼6Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.5%+3.0 pts

59▲12Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%+3.6 pts

60▼15Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.5%+2.7 pts

61▲50Lewis County, KYKY12,9017.5%+4.4 pts

62▼11Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.3%+3.1 pts

63▲20Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.2%+3.3 pts

64▲20McLean County, KYKY9,0647.2%+3.0 pts

65▲24Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.1%+4.1 pts

66▲3Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%+2.9 pts

67▼28Meade County, KYKY30,6996.9%+2.7 pts

68▼22Knox County, KYKY29,5326.9%+2.8 pts

69▼22Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.9%+1.8 pts

70▲26Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.9%+2.1 pts

71▲6Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.9%+3.5 pts

72▲27Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.9%+2.5 pts

73▼53Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%+1.3 pts

74▲5Livingston County, KYKY8,8636.8%+3.5 pts

75▲7Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.7%+2.1 pts

76▲36Menifee County, KYKY6,4306.7%+2.3 pts

77▼21Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%+1.9 pts

78Barren County, KYKY45,6416.6%+1.9 pts

79▼41Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.6%+0.9 pts

80▼7Todd County, KYKY12,9726.5%+3.2 pts

81▲4Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.5%+3.6 pts

82▼17Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.4%+2.3 pts

83▼13Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.4%+3.3 pts

84▲10Bell County, KYKY22,8296.2%+1.8 pts

85▲19Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%+3.2 pts

86▼6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.1%+2.7 pts

87Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.0%+1.2 pts

88▲9Grant County, KYKY26,1816.0%+2.2 pts

89▲4Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%+2.7 pts

90▼28Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.8%+3.1 pts

91▲28Robertson County, KYKY2,3255.7%+2.6 pts

92▼11Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+2.8 pts

93▲9Casey County, KYKY16,2055.6%+2.5 pts

94▼28Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%+2.3 pts

95▼23Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.5%+2.1 pts

96▼4Henry County, KYKY16,4475.5%+1.3 pts

97▲23Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.3%+2.6 pts

98▼30Bath County, KYKY13,1765.3%+1.0 pts

99▲7Owen County, KYKY11,6015.3%+1.4 pts

100Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.2%+2.8 pts

101▼44Logan County, KYKY28,6695.2%+1.1 pts

102▲6Webster County, KYKY12,9295.2%+2.3 pts

103▼29Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+0.2 pts

104▲3Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−0.3 pts

105▲11Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+0.9 pts

106▼8Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+1.3 pts

107▼40Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+0.4 pts

108▼13Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+1.1 pts

109▼49Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+1.9 pts

110▼47Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+0.8 pts

111▼6Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+2.1 pts

112▼22Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−0.1 pts

113▲2Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+1.8 pts

114▲4Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+0.2 pts

115▲2Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+0.8 pts

116▼3Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+0.1 pts

117▼3McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−0.2 pts

118▼8Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−1.7 pts

119▼10Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−0.5 pts

120▼61Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−2.6 pts

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