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 (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, KYKY329,75116.4%+13%

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.4%+26%

03Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.6%+20%

04Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.1%+18%

05Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.8%+30%

06Madison County, KYKY101,69611.9%+36%

07Jefferson County, KYKY795,22211.3%+18%

08Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.9%+24%

09Warren County, KYKY149,37510.8%+8%

10Scott County, KYKY62,26210.7%+37%

11Boyle County, KYKY31,63210.4%+24%

12Campbell County, KYKY95,44110.3%+43%

13Franklin County, KYKY52,6499.7%+12%

14Boone County, KYKY145,3169.3%+33%

15Shelby County, KYKY51,2439.2%+23%

16Kenton County, KYKY175,7799.1%+14%

17McCracken County, KYKY67,5538.3%+22%

18Owen County, KYKY11,6018.0%+108%

19Caldwell County, KYKY12,6098.0%+58%

20Adair County, KYKY19,4237.8%+42%

21Hardin County, KYKY113,4827.7%+20%

22Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.5%+33%

23Daviess County, KYKY104,8987.3%+20%

24Taylor County, KYKY26,7637.1%+27%

25Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.1%+42%

26Mercer County, KYKY23,7337.0%+43%

27Anderson County, KYKY25,2257.0%+84%

28Marshall County, KYKY31,6596.9%+20%

29Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.6%+9%

30Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846.6%+40%

31Henderson County, KYKY44,2556.5%+14%

32Hickman County, KYKY4,3726.5%+38%

33Nelson County, KYKY49,0366.4%+4%

34Bell County, KYKY22,8296.4%+44%

35Russell County, KYKY18,6086.3%+21%

36Bourbon County, KYKY20,2436.3%+19%

37Montgomery County, KYKY28,8226.3%+47%

38Ballard County, KYKY7,5946.3%+30%

39Clark County, KYKY37,8886.2%−1%

40Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.2%+57%

41Barren County, KYKY45,6416.1%+31%

42Spencer County, KYKY20,9986.1%+42%

43Henry County, KYKY16,4476.0%+42%

44Breathitt County, KYKY12,5586.0%+31%

45Marion County, KYKY20,1155.9%+47%

46Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.9%−10%

47Knott County, KYKY13,3215.8%+14%

48Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.8%+70%

49Harrison County, KYKY19,6275.8%+35%

50Mason County, KYKY16,9365.8%−2%

51McCreary County, KYKY17,1245.8%+55%

52Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275.7%+20%

53Pike County, KYKY54,7215.7%+23%

54Green County, KYKY11,6445.7%+34%

55Morgan County, KYKY14,4155.6%+52%

56Knox County, KYKY29,5325.5%+33%

57Bath County, KYKY13,1765.4%+29%

58Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.4%+18%

59McLean County, KYKY9,0645.3%+26%

60Casey County, KYKY16,2055.3%+69%

61Laurel County, KYKY63,7465.2%+21%

62Washington County, KYKY12,3685.2%−5%

63Christian County, KYKY70,1155.1%+7%

64Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.1%+46%

65Powell County, KYKY12,8125.0%+80%

66Trimble County, KYKY8,7014.9%+24%

67Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484.9%+32%

68Larue County, KYKY15,1844.9%−13%

69Hancock County, KYKY9,0504.9%+78%

70Carter County, KYKY26,1494.8%+16%

71Perry County, KYKY26,5554.7%+4%

72Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.7%−4%

73Graves County, KYKY37,0504.7%−8%

74Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.7%+7%

75Livingston County, KYKY8,8634.6%+39%

76Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.6%+10%

77Leslie County, KYKY9,6274.6%+22%

78Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.5%−5%

79Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.5%+28%

80Hart County, KYKY20,1174.5%+33%

81Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.5%+23%

82Todd County, KYKY12,9724.4%+37%

83Allen County, KYKY22,5364.4%+9%

84Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.3%+48%

85Wayne County, KYKY19,5974.2%+33%

86Martin County, KYKY10,6974.2%+5%

87Garrard County, KYKY18,2074.2%+14%

88Clay County, KYKY19,4654.1%−8%

89Crittenden County, KYKY8,8074.1%+32%

90Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.1%−7%

91Lincoln County, KYKY25,3534.0%+21%

92Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.9%+27%

93Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.9%+25%

94Meade County, KYKY30,6993.8%−10%

95Ohio County, KYKY23,9343.8%+18%

96Grant County, KYKY26,1813.8%+1%

97Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.8%−6%

98Union County, KYKY12,8393.7%−18%

99Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.7%−7%

100Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.6%−14%

101Lee County, KYKY7,2973.5%+13%

102Bracken County, KYKY8,5113.5%−14%

103Logan County, KYKY28,6693.5%−16%

104Webster County, KYKY12,9293.4%+21%

105Lyon County, KYKY9,1233.3%−27%

106Butler County, KYKY12,5203.3%+21%

107Estill County, KYKY13,9623.1%+36%

108Gallatin County, KYKY8,8403.1%+10%

109Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.0%−40%

110Edmonson County, KYKY12,7493.0%+21%

111Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.9%−21%

112Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.9%−39%

113Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%−45%

114Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.8%+19%

115Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.8%−31%

116Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032.8%−35%

117Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.8%−20%

118Elliott County, KYKY7,2652.1%−44%

119Robertson County, KYKY2,3251.8%−41%

120Clinton County, KYKY9,1391.7%−41%

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