RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 3.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75112.0%–

02Calloway County, KYKY39,4219.6%–

03Rowan County, KYKY24,4769.3%–

04Madison County, KYKY101,6968.6%–

05Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.4%–

06Warren County, KYKY149,3758.0%–

07Jessamine County, KYKY57,1477.8%–

08Oldham County, KYKY70,9867.6%–

09Jefferson County, KYKY795,2227.5%–

10Woodford County, KYKY27,8837.0%–

11Scott County, KYKY62,2626.2%–

12Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%–

13Carroll County, KYKY11,1415.7%–

14Daviess County, KYKY104,8985.6%–

15Boone County, KYKY145,3165.6%–

16McCracken County, KYKY67,5535.6%–

17Kenton County, KYKY175,7795.6%–

18Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.5%–

19Hardin County, KYKY113,4825.4%–

20Campbell County, KYKY95,4415.3%–

21Owsley County, KYKY3,9325.1%–

22Shelby County, KYKY51,2435.0%–

23Henderson County, KYKY44,2554.9%–

24Greenup County, KYKY35,2134.7%–

25Boyd County, KYKY47,7514.7%–

26Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.5%–

27Fleming County, KYKY15,7874.5%–

28Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.5%–

29Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.5%–

30Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.4%–

31Larue County, KYKY15,1844.4%–

32Mason County, KYKY16,9364.4%–

33Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%–

34Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.4%–

35Bell County, KYKY22,8294.3%–

36Clinton County, KYKY9,1394.3%–

37Nelson County, KYKY49,0364.3%–

38Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%–

39Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.2%–

40Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.1%–

41Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%–

42Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.0%–

43Christian County, KYKY70,1154.0%–

44Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.9%–

45Clark County, KYKY37,8883.9%–

46Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273.9%–

47Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.9%–

48Clay County, KYKY19,4653.8%–

49Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%–

50Washington County, KYKY12,3683.7%–

51Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.7%–

52Barren County, KYKY45,6413.7%–

53Knott County, KYKY13,3213.7%–

54Carter County, KYKY26,1493.6%–

55Henry County, KYKY16,4473.6%–

56Union County, KYKY12,8393.6%–

57Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%–

58Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.5%–

59Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.5%–

60Meade County, KYKY30,6993.5%–

61Todd County, KYKY12,9723.4%–

62Marion County, KYKY20,1153.4%–

63Pike County, KYKY54,7213.4%–

64Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.3%–

65Logan County, KYKY28,6693.3%–

66Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.3%–

67Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.3%–

68Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.3%–

69Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.3%–

70Green County, KYKY11,6443.3%–

71Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033.3%–

72Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.2%–

73Perry County, KYKY26,5553.2%–

74Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653.2%–

75Harlan County, KYKY24,7253.1%–

76Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%–

77Mercer County, KYKY23,7333.1%–

78Graves County, KYKY37,0503.1%–

79Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%–

80Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%–

81Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.1%–

82Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.1%–

83Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.1%–

84Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.1%–

85Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6343.0%–

86Owen County, KYKY11,6013.0%–

87Floyd County, KYKY34,4013.0%–

88Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.9%–

89Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%–

90Hart County, KYKY20,1172.9%–

91Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.9%–

92Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%–

93McLean County, KYKY9,0642.8%–

94Letcher County, KYKY19,9522.8%–

95Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.8%–

96McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.8%–

97Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532.8%–

98Russell County, KYKY18,6082.8%–

99Adair County, KYKY19,4232.8%–

100Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.8%–

101Garrard County, KYKY18,2072.8%–

102Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%–

103Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.7%–

104Menifee County, KYKY6,4302.7%–

105Bracken County, KYKY8,5112.6%–

106Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.6%–

107Grant County, KYKY26,1812.5%–

108Lee County, KYKY7,2972.4%–

109Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102.3%–

110Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.3%–

111Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.3%–

112Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%–

113Martin County, KYKY10,6972.2%–

114Livingston County, KYKY8,8632.2%–

115Nicholas County, KYKY7,9492.2%–

116Bath County, KYKY13,1762.1%–

117Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.0%–

118Powell County, KYKY12,8122.0%–

119Allen County, KYKY22,5361.7%–

120Gallatin County, KYKY8,8401.7%–

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