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 (2023 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, KYKY329,75114.5%+0%

02Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.4%+0%

03Oldham County, KYKY70,98611.4%+0%

04Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.1%+0%

05Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%+0%

06Woodford County, KYKY27,8839.9%+0%

07Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.6%+0%

08Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478.8%+0%

09Madison County, KYKY101,6968.8%+0%

10Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.6%+0%

11Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.4%+0%

12Kenton County, KYKY175,7797.9%+0%

13Scott County, KYKY62,2627.8%+0%

14Shelby County, KYKY51,2437.5%+0%

15Campbell County, KYKY95,4417.2%+0%

16Boone County, KYKY145,3167.0%+0%

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5536.8%+0%

18Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.5%+0%

19Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.5%+0%

20Clark County, KYKY37,8886.3%+0%

21Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.1%+0%

22Daviess County, KYKY104,8986.1%+0%

23Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.0%+0%

24Mason County, KYKY16,9365.9%+0%

25Marshall County, KYKY31,6595.8%+0%

26Henderson County, KYKY44,2555.7%+0%

27Trigg County, KYKY14,5125.7%+0%

28Larue County, KYKY15,1845.6%+0%

29Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.6%+0%

30Adair County, KYKY19,4235.5%+0%

31Washington County, KYKY12,3685.4%+0%

32Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.3%+0%

33Russell County, KYKY18,6085.2%+0%

34Wolfe County, KYKY6,2985.2%+0%

35Knott County, KYKY13,3215.1%+0%

36Graves County, KYKY37,0505.1%+0%

37Caldwell County, KYKY12,6095.1%+0%

38Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.1%+0%

39Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.0%+0%

40Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.9%+0%

41Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.9%+0%

42Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.8%+0%

43Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.8%+0%

44Christian County, KYKY70,1154.8%+0%

45Hopkins County, KYKY45,1274.7%+0%

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.7%+0%

47Owsley County, KYKY3,9324.7%+0%

48Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.7%+0%

49Barren County, KYKY45,6414.7%+0%

50Pike County, KYKY54,7214.6%+0%

51Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.6%+0%

52Perry County, KYKY26,5554.5%+0%

53Breathitt County, KYKY12,5584.5%+0%

54Harlan County, KYKY24,7254.5%+0%

55Clay County, KYKY19,4654.4%+0%

56Union County, KYKY12,8394.4%+0%

57Bell County, KYKY22,8294.4%+0%

58Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.4%+0%

59Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.4%+0%

60Laurel County, KYKY63,7464.3%+0%

61Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.3%+0%

62Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.3%+0%

63Harrison County, KYKY19,6274.3%+0%

64Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.2%+0%

65Henry County, KYKY16,4474.2%+0%

66McLean County, KYKY9,0644.2%+0%

67Bath County, KYKY13,1764.2%+0%

68Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.2%+0%

69Green County, KYKY11,6444.2%+0%

70Meade County, KYKY30,6994.2%+0%

71Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%+0%

72Carter County, KYKY26,1494.2%+0%

73Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%+0%

74Logan County, KYKY28,6694.1%+0%

75Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.1%+0%

76Allen County, KYKY22,5364.1%+0%

77Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.0%+0%

78Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.0%+0%

79Marion County, KYKY20,1154.0%+0%

80Martin County, KYKY10,6974.0%+0%

81Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.0%+0%

82Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.9%+0%

83Fleming County, KYKY15,7873.9%+0%

84Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0%

85Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.8%+0%

86Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.7%+0%

87Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.7%+0%

88Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.7%+0%

89Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.7%+0%

90McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.7%+0%

91Grant County, KYKY26,1813.7%+0%

92Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.7%+0%

93Garrard County, KYKY18,2073.6%+0%

94Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.6%+0%

95Nicholas County, KYKY7,9493.5%+0%

96Magoffin County, KYKY11,1103.5%+0%

97Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.4%+0%

98Letcher County, KYKY19,9523.4%+0%

99Hart County, KYKY20,1173.4%+0%

100Lincoln County, KYKY25,3533.3%+0%

101Livingston County, KYKY8,8633.3%+0%

102Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%+0%

103Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.2%+0%

104Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.2%+0%

105Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%+0%

106Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0%

107Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%+0%

108Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.1%+0%

109Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%+0%

110Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.1%+0%

111Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652.9%+0%

112Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.9%+0%

113Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%+0%

114Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.8%+0%

115Powell County, KYKY12,8122.8%+0%

116Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.7%+0%

117Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%+0%

118Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.5%+0%

119Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.4%+0%

120Estill County, KYKY13,9622.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES