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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts
02Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+8.7 pts
03Woodford County, KYKY27,88317.0%+7.1 pts
04Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+5.9 pts
05Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.3%+8.1 pts
06Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts
07Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.5%+5.7 pts
08Madison County, KYKY101,69614.1%+5.3 pts
09Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%+2.4 pts
10Boone County, KYKY145,31613.3%+6.3 pts
11Kenton County, KYKY175,77913.2%+5.2 pts
12Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%+4.4 pts
13Scott County, KYKY62,26212.7%+4.9 pts
14Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.6%+5.1 pts
15Warren County, KYKY149,37512.6%+2.6 pts
16Bourbon County, KYKY20,24312.1%+6.8 pts
17Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.6%+3.1 pts
18McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.4%+4.6 pts
19Daviess County, KYKY104,89810.8%+4.7 pts
20Adair County, KYKY19,42310.8%+5.2 pts
21Knott County, KYKY13,32110.6%+5.5 pts
22Trigg County, KYKY14,51210.6%+5.0 pts
23Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+3.4 pts
24Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.8%+3.3 pts
25Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.7%+5.4 pts
26Nelson County, KYKY49,0369.5%+3.4 pts
27Mercer County, KYKY23,7339.2%+4.3 pts
28Bracken County, KYKY8,5119.1%+5.1 pts
29Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.1%+3.5 pts
30Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.0%+3.0 pts
31Morgan County, KYKY14,4159.0%+5.3 pts
32Monroe County, KYKY11,1919.0%+4.8 pts
33Greenup County, KYKY35,2138.9%+3.9 pts
34Clark County, KYKY37,8888.8%+2.6 pts
35Mason County, KYKY16,9368.8%+3.0 pts
36Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.8%+5.1 pts
37Green County, KYKY11,6448.7%+4.5 pts
38Clay County, KYKY19,4658.6%+4.2 pts
39Perry County, KYKY26,5558.6%+4.1 pts
40Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.6%+4.3 pts
41Marshall County, KYKY31,6598.5%+2.7 pts
42Montgomery County, KYKY28,8228.4%+4.2 pts
43Larue County, KYKY15,1848.1%+2.5 pts
44Graves County, KYKY37,0508.1%+3.0 pts
45Simpson County, KYKY20,7888.1%+3.1 pts
46Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%+3.4 pts
47Garrard County, KYKY18,2078.0%+4.4 pts
48Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.9%+3.2 pts
49Magoffin County, KYKY11,1107.9%+4.4 pts
50Marion County, KYKY20,1157.8%+3.9 pts
51Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.7%+3.4 pts
52Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1487.7%+4.0 pts
53Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.7%+3.8 pts
54Breathitt County, KYKY12,5587.6%+3.1 pts
55Russell County, KYKY18,6087.6%+2.4 pts
56Carter County, KYKY26,1497.6%+3.4 pts
57Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.6%+3.6 pts
58Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.5%+3.0 pts
59Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%+3.6 pts
60Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.5%+2.7 pts
61Lewis County, KYKY12,9017.5%+4.4 pts
62Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.3%+3.1 pts
63Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.2%+3.3 pts
64McLean County, KYKY9,0647.2%+3.0 pts
65Bullitt County, KYKY86,4547.1%+4.1 pts
66Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%+2.9 pts
67Meade County, KYKY30,6996.9%+2.7 pts
68Knox County, KYKY29,5326.9%+2.8 pts
69Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.9%+1.8 pts
70Floyd County, KYKY34,4016.9%+2.1 pts
71Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.9%+3.5 pts
72Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6346.9%+2.5 pts
73Washington County, KYKY12,3686.8%+1.3 pts
74Livingston County, KYKY8,8636.8%+3.5 pts
75Harlan County, KYKY24,7256.7%+2.1 pts
76Menifee County, KYKY6,4306.7%+2.3 pts
77Christian County, KYKY70,1156.7%+1.9 pts
78Barren County, KYKY45,6416.6%+1.9 pts
79Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.6%+0.9 pts
80Todd County, KYKY12,9726.5%+3.2 pts
81Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.5%+3.6 pts
82Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.4%+2.3 pts
83Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.4%+3.3 pts
84Bell County, KYKY22,8296.2%+1.8 pts
85Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.2%+3.2 pts
86Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.1%+2.7 pts
87Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.0%+1.2 pts
88Grant County, KYKY26,1816.0%+2.2 pts
89Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%+2.7 pts
90Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.8%+3.1 pts
91Robertson County, KYKY2,3255.7%+2.6 pts
92Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+2.8 pts
93Casey County, KYKY16,2055.6%+2.5 pts
94Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%+2.3 pts
95Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.5%+2.1 pts
96Henry County, KYKY16,4475.5%+1.3 pts
97Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.3%+2.6 pts
98Bath County, KYKY13,1765.3%+1.0 pts
99Owen County, KYKY11,6015.3%+1.4 pts
100Edmonson County, KYKY12,7495.2%+2.8 pts
101Logan County, KYKY28,6695.2%+1.1 pts
102Webster County, KYKY12,9295.2%+2.3 pts
103Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+0.2 pts
104Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−0.3 pts
105Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+0.9 pts
106Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+1.3 pts
107Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+0.4 pts
108Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+1.1 pts
109Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+1.9 pts
110Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+0.8 pts
111Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+2.1 pts
112Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−0.1 pts
113Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+1.8 pts
114Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+0.2 pts
115Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+0.8 pts
116Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+0.1 pts
117McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−0.2 pts
118Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−1.7 pts
119Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−0.5 pts
120Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−2.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES