RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+45%

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+77%

03Woodford County, KYKY27,88317.0%+72%

04Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+61%

05Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.3%+113%

06Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+28%

07Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.5%+65%

08Madison County, KYKY101,69614.1%+61%

09Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%+22%

10Boone County, KYKY145,31613.3%+89%

11Kenton County, KYKY175,77913.2%+66%

12Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%+51%

13Scott County, KYKY62,26212.7%+63%

14Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.6%+69%

15Warren County, KYKY149,37512.6%+26%

16Bourbon County, KYKY20,24312.1%+129%

17Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.6%+37%

18McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.4%+68%

19Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.8%+77%

20Adair County, KYKY19,42310.8%+95%

21Knott County, KYKY13,32110.6%+107%

22Trigg County, KYKY14,51210.6%+88%

23Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+53%

24Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.8%+52%

25Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.7%+126%

26Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.5%+55%

27Mercer County, KYKY23,7339.2%+88%

28Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.1%+126%

29Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.1%+63%

30Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.0%+50%

31Morgan County, KYKY14,4159.0%+145%

32Monroe County, KYKY11,1919.0%+113%

33Greenup County, KYKY35,2138.9%+78%

34Clark County, KYKY37,8888.8%+41%

35Mason County, KYKY16,9368.8%+50%

36Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.8%+134%

37Green County, KYKY11,6448.7%+106%

38Clay County, KYKY19,4658.6%+94%

39Perry County, KYKY26,5558.6%+90%

40Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.6%+100%

41Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.5%+47%

42Montgomery County, KYKY28,8228.4%+97%

43Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%+45%

44Graves County, KYKY37,0508.1%+59%

45Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.1%+64%

46Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%+74%

47Garrard County, KYKY18,2078.0%+120%

48Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.9%+68%

49Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.9%+127%

50Marion County, KYKY20,1157.8%+96%

51Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.7%+79%

52Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.7%+107%

53Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.7%+97%

54Breathitt County, KYKY12,5587.6%+68%

55Russell County, KYKY18,6087.6%+45%

56Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%+82%

57Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.6%+89%

58Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.5%+65%

59Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%+92%

60Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.5%+58%

61Lewis County, KYKY12,9017.5%+144%

62Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.3%+74%

63Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.2%+83%

64McLean County, KYKY9,0647.2%+70%

65Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.1%+131%

66Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%+71%

67Meade County, KYKY30,6996.9%+65%

68Knox County, KYKY29,5326.9%+68%

69Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.9%+36%

70Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.9%+45%

71Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.9%+107%

72Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.9%+57%

73Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%+25%

74Livingston County, KYKY8,8636.8%+104%

75Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.7%+47%

76Menifee County, KYKY6,4306.7%+53%

77Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%+40%

78Barren County, KYKY45,6416.6%+41%

79Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.6%+16%

80Todd County, KYKY12,9726.5%+100%

81Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.5%+123%

82Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.4%+58%

83Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.4%+106%

84Bell County, KYKY22,8296.2%+40%

85Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%+111%

86Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.1%+78%

87Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.0%+26%

88Grant County, KYKY26,1816.0%+61%

89Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%+84%

90Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.8%+113%

91Robertson County, KYKY2,3255.7%+86%

92Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+102%

93Casey County, KYKY16,2055.6%+79%

94Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%+72%

95Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.5%+62%

96Henry County, KYKY16,4475.5%+30%

97Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.3%+92%

98Bath County, KYKY13,1765.3%+25%

99Owen County, KYKY11,6015.3%+36%

100Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.2%+112%

101Logan County, KYKY28,6695.2%+26%

102Webster County, KYKY12,9295.2%+82%

103Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+5%

104Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−6%

105Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+22%

106Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+39%

107Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+10%

108Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+32%

109Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+70%

110Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+22%

111Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+91%

112Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−3%

113Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+74%

114Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+5%

115Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+26%

116Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+3%

117McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−5%

118Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−34%

119Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−13%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−55%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES