RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Fewest graduate degrees, US counties →

KentuckyAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Fayette County, KYKY329,75116.4%+1.9 pts

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.4%+3.0 pts

03Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.6%+2.3 pts

04Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.1%+2.0 pts

05Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.8%+2.9 pts

06Madison County, KYKY101,69611.9%+3.1 pts

07Jefferson County, KYKY795,22211.3%+1.7 pts

08Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.9%+2.1 pts

09Warren County, KYKY149,37510.8%+0.8 pts

10Scott County, KYKY62,26210.7%+2.9 pts

11Boyle County, KYKY31,63210.4%+2.0 pts

12Campbell County, KYKY95,44110.3%+3.1 pts

13Franklin County, KYKY52,6499.7%+1.0 pts

14Boone County, KYKY145,3169.3%+2.3 pts

15Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.2%+1.7 pts

16Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.1%+1.1 pts

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5538.3%+1.5 pts

18Owen County, KYKY11,6018.0%+4.2 pts

19Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.0%+2.9 pts

20Adair County, KYKY19,4237.8%+2.3 pts

21Hardin County, KYKY113,4827.7%+1.3 pts

22Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.5%+1.9 pts

23Daviess County, KYKY104,8987.3%+1.2 pts

24Taylor County, KYKY26,7637.1%+1.5 pts

25Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.1%+2.1 pts

26Mercer County, KYKY23,7337.0%+2.1 pts

27Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.0%+3.2 pts

28Marshall County, KYKY31,6596.9%+1.2 pts

29Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.6%+0.6 pts

30Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846.6%+1.9 pts

31Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.5%+0.8 pts

32Hickman County, KYKY4,3726.5%+1.8 pts

33Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.4%+0.3 pts

34Bell County, KYKY22,8296.4%+1.9 pts

35Russell County, KYKY18,6086.3%+1.1 pts

36Bourbon County, KYKY20,2436.3%+1.0 pts

37Montgomery County, KYKY28,8226.3%+2.0 pts

38Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.3%+1.5 pts

39Clark County, KYKY37,8886.2%−0.1 pts

40Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.2%+2.2 pts

41Barren County, KYKY45,6416.1%+1.4 pts

42Spencer County, KYKY20,9986.1%+1.8 pts

43Henry County, KYKY16,4476.0%+1.8 pts

44Breathitt County, KYKY12,5586.0%+1.4 pts

45Marion County, KYKY20,1155.9%+1.9 pts

46Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.9%−0.7 pts

47Knott County, KYKY13,3215.8%+0.7 pts

48Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.8%+2.4 pts

49Harrison County, KYKY19,6275.8%+1.5 pts

50Mason County, KYKY16,9365.8%−0.1 pts

51McCreary County, KYKY17,1245.8%+2.0 pts

52Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275.7%+1.0 pts

53Pike County, KYKY54,7215.7%+1.1 pts

54Green County, KYKY11,6445.7%+1.5 pts

55Morgan County, KYKY14,4155.6%+1.9 pts

56Knox County, KYKY29,5325.5%+1.3 pts

57Bath County, KYKY13,1765.4%+1.2 pts

58Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.4%+0.8 pts

59McLean County, KYKY9,0645.3%+1.1 pts

60Casey County, KYKY16,2055.3%+2.1 pts

61Laurel County, KYKY63,7465.2%+0.9 pts

62Washington County, KYKY12,3685.2%−0.3 pts

63Christian County, KYKY70,1155.1%+0.3 pts

64Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.1%+1.6 pts

65Powell County, KYKY12,8125.0%+2.2 pts

66Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.9%+1.0 pts

67Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484.9%+1.2 pts

68Larue County, KYKY15,1844.9%−0.7 pts

69Hancock County, KYKY9,0504.9%+2.1 pts

70Carter County, KYKY26,1494.8%+0.7 pts

71Perry County, KYKY26,5554.7%+0.2 pts

72Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.7%−0.2 pts

73Graves County, KYKY37,0504.7%−0.4 pts

74Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.7%+0.3 pts

75Livingston County, KYKY8,8634.6%+1.3 pts

76Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.6%+0.4 pts

77Leslie County, KYKY9,6274.6%+0.8 pts

78Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.5%−0.2 pts

79Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.5%+1.0 pts

80Hart County, KYKY20,1174.5%+1.1 pts

81Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.5%+0.8 pts

82Todd County, KYKY12,9724.4%+1.2 pts

83Allen County, KYKY22,5364.4%+0.4 pts

84Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.3%+1.4 pts

85Wayne County, KYKY19,5974.2%+1.0 pts

86Martin County, KYKY10,6974.2%+0.2 pts

87Garrard County, KYKY18,2074.2%+0.5 pts

88Clay County, KYKY19,4654.1%−0.4 pts

89Crittenden County, KYKY8,8074.1%+1.0 pts

90Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.1%−0.3 pts

91Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534.0%+0.7 pts

92Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.9%+0.8 pts

93Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.9%+0.8 pts

94Meade County, KYKY30,6993.8%−0.4 pts

95Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.8%+0.6 pts

96Grant County, KYKY26,1813.8%+0.1 pts

97Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.8%−0.3 pts

98Union County, KYKY12,8393.7%−0.8 pts

99Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.7%−0.3 pts

100Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.6%−0.6 pts

101Lee County, KYKY7,2973.5%+0.4 pts

102Bracken County, KYKY8,5113.5%−0.6 pts

103Logan County, KYKY28,6693.5%−0.6 pts

104Webster County, KYKY12,9293.4%+0.6 pts

105Lyon County, KYKY9,1233.3%−1.3 pts

106Butler County, KYKY12,5203.3%+0.6 pts

107Estill County, KYKY13,9623.1%+0.8 pts

108Gallatin County, KYKY8,8403.1%+0.3 pts

109Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.0%−2.0 pts

110Edmonson County, KYKY12,7493.0%+0.5 pts

111Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.9%−0.8 pts

112Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.9%−1.8 pts

113Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%−2.4 pts

114Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.8%+0.5 pts

115Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.8%−1.3 pts

116Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032.8%−1.5 pts

117Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.8%−0.7 pts

118Elliott County, KYKY7,2652.1%−1.7 pts

119Robertson County, KYKY2,3251.8%−1.2 pts

120Clinton County, KYKY9,1391.7%−1.2 pts

SHOWING 1–120 OF 120

Download CSV (full list, 120 rows)

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