RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2000

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.5%+2.5 pts

02Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.4%+2.0 pts

03Oldham County, KYKY70,98611.4%+3.8 pts

04Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.1%+1.5 pts

05Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%+2.0 pts

06Woodford County, KYKY27,8839.9%+2.9 pts

07Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.6%+2.1 pts

08Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478.8%+1.0 pts

09Madison County, KYKY101,6968.8%+0.2 pts

10Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.6%+0.2 pts

11Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.4%+2.7 pts

12Kenton County, KYKY175,7797.9%+2.3 pts

13Scott County, KYKY62,2627.8%+1.6 pts

14Shelby County, KYKY51,2437.5%+2.5 pts

15Campbell County, KYKY95,4417.2%+1.8 pts

16Boone County, KYKY145,3167.0%+1.4 pts

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5536.8%+1.2 pts

18Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.5%+1.1 pts

19Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.5%+1.0 pts

20Clark County, KYKY37,8886.3%+2.3 pts

21Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.1%+1.9 pts

22Daviess County, KYKY104,8986.1%+0.4 pts

23Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.0%+1.4 pts

24Mason County, KYKY16,9365.9%+1.5 pts

25Marshall County, KYKY31,6595.8%+1.4 pts

26Henderson County, KYKY44,2555.7%+0.8 pts

27Trigg County, KYKY14,5125.7%+1.3 pts

28Larue County, KYKY15,1845.6%+1.2 pts

29Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.6%+1.1 pts

30Adair County, KYKY19,4235.5%+2.7 pts

31Washington County, KYKY12,3685.4%+1.7 pts

32Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.3%+0.8 pts

33Russell County, KYKY18,6085.2%+2.4 pts

34Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.2%+2.3 pts

35Knott County, KYKY13,3215.1%+1.5 pts

36Graves County, KYKY37,0505.1%+2.0 pts

37Caldwell County, KYKY12,6095.1%+0.7 pts

38Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.1%+2.3 pts

39Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.0%+0.3 pts

40Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.9%+0.9 pts

41Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.9%+1.8 pts

42Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.8%+0.7 pts

43Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.8%+1.7 pts

44Christian County, KYKY70,1154.8%+0.7 pts

45Hopkins County, KYKY45,1274.7%+0.8 pts

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.7%+0.8 pts

47Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.7%−0.4 pts

48Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.7%+1.0 pts

49Barren County, KYKY45,6414.7%+1.0 pts

50Pike County, KYKY54,7214.6%+1.2 pts

51Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.6%+0.1 pts

52Perry County, KYKY26,5554.5%+1.3 pts

53Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584.5%+0.6 pts

54Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.5%+1.4 pts

55Clay County, KYKY19,4654.4%+0.6 pts

56Union County, KYKY12,8394.4%+0.8 pts

57Bell County, KYKY22,8294.4%+0.1 pts

58Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.4%+1.7 pts

59Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.4%+1.3 pts

60Laurel County, KYKY63,7464.3%+1.0 pts

61Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.3%+0.8 pts

62Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.3%+0.1 pts

63Harrison County, KYKY19,6274.3%+0.9 pts

64Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.2%+1.0 pts

65Henry County, KYKY16,4474.2%+0.6 pts

66McLean County, KYKY9,0644.2%+1.4 pts

67Bath County, KYKY13,1764.2%+2.1 pts

68Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.2%+0.7 pts

69Green County, KYKY11,6444.2%+0.9 pts

70Meade County, KYKY30,6994.2%+0.7 pts

71Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%−0.0 pts

72Carter County, KYKY26,1494.2%+0.5 pts

73Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%+0.1 pts

74Logan County, KYKY28,6694.1%+0.8 pts

75Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.1%+1.5 pts

76Allen County, KYKY22,5364.1%+2.3 pts

77Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.0%+1.4 pts

78Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.0%+0.9 pts

79Marion County, KYKY20,1154.0%+0.6 pts

80Martin County, KYKY10,6974.0%+1.7 pts

81Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.0%+1.7 pts

82Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.9%+0.6 pts

83Fleming County, KYKY15,7873.9%−0.6 pts

84Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0.8 pts

85Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.8%+0.5 pts

86Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.7%−0.0 pts

87Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.7%+0.5 pts

88Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.7%+0.7 pts

89Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.7%+1.7 pts

90McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.7%+0.9 pts

91Grant County, KYKY26,1813.7%+1.2 pts

92Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.7%+0.4 pts

93Garrard County, KYKY18,2073.6%+0.9 pts

94Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.6%+0.6 pts

95Nicholas County, KYKY7,9493.5%+1.3 pts

96Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103.5%+1.1 pts

97Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.4%+0.5 pts

98Letcher County, KYKY19,9523.4%+0.6 pts

99Hart County, KYKY20,1173.4%+0.5 pts

100Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533.3%+0.5 pts

101Livingston County, KYKY8,8633.3%+1.1 pts

102Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%−0.2 pts

103Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.2%+0.5 pts

104Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.2%+0.1 pts

105Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%+0.0 pts

106Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0.7 pts

107Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%+0.0 pts

108Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.1%+0.8 pts

109Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%−0.1 pts

110Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.1%−0.4 pts

111Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652.9%−0.3 pts

112Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.9%−1.4 pts

113Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%+0.0 pts

114Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.8%+1.1 pts

115Powell County, KYKY12,8122.8%+0.8 pts

116Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.7%−0.0 pts

117Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%−0.0 pts

118Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.5%−0.4 pts

119Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.4%−3.4 pts

120Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS