RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2020

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, KYKY329,75119.6%+36%

02Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+55%

03Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+32%

04Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+28%

05Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+43%

06Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+41%

07Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+84%

08Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+31%

09Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+49%

10Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+44%

11Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+55%

12Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+55%

13Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+42%

14Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+34%

15Boone County, KYKY145,31611.5%+64%

16Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.1%+49%

17Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.2%+179%

18Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+53%

19Adair County, KYKY19,4239.8%+77%

20Washington County, KYKY12,3689.7%+78%

21Daviess County, KYKY104,8989.6%+58%

22Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.5%+79%

23McCracken County, KYKY67,5539.5%+39%

24Mason County, KYKY16,9369.4%+60%

25Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.4%+107%

26Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.3%+43%

27Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.2%+65%

28Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.2%+53%

29Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.1%+57%

30Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.0%+111%

31Larue County, KYKY15,1848.8%+57%

32Perry County, KYKY26,5558.5%+88%

33Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.4%+72%

34Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.4%+122%

35Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.3%+94%

36Knott County, KYKY13,3218.3%+62%

37Clark County, KYKY37,8887.8%+25%

38Henderson County, KYKY44,2557.8%+38%

39Meade County, KYKY30,6997.7%+83%

40Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.6%+25%

41Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.6%+108%

42Monroe County, KYKY11,1917.6%+81%

43Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.6%+52%

44Marion County, KYKY20,1157.4%+86%

45Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.3%+54%

46Knox County, KYKY29,5327.3%+78%

47Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.3%+44%

48Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.3%+55%

49Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.2%+28%

50Graves County, KYKY37,0507.2%+43%

51Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.2%+73%

52Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.1%+57%

53Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227.1%+65%

54Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.0%+62%

55Russell County, KYKY18,6087.0%+33%

56Christian County, KYKY70,1156.9%+45%

57Logan County, KYKY28,6696.9%+68%

58Pike County, KYKY54,7216.8%+47%

59Owsley County, KYKY3,9326.8%+44%

60Butler County, KYKY12,5206.6%+142%

61Carter County, KYKY26,1496.5%+58%

62Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.4%+135%

63Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.4%+76%

64Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.3%+56%

65Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.3%+55%

66Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.3%+95%

67Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.2%+45%

68Bath County, KYKY13,1766.1%+45%

69Allen County, KYKY22,5366.1%+51%

70Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.0%+93%

71Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.0%+53%

72Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.9%+72%

73Todd County, KYKY12,9725.8%+79%

74Hickman County, KYKY4,3725.8%+24%

75Green County, KYKY11,6445.8%+37%

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.7%+52%

77Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.6%+70%

78Barren County, KYKY45,6415.6%+21%

79Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.6%+70%

80Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.6%+62%

81Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+101%

82Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.6%+23%

83Trimble County, KYKY8,7015.5%+39%

84McLean County, KYKY9,0645.5%+29%

85Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.5%+88%

86Cumberland County, KYKY5,9925.5%+39%

87Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.3%+10%

88Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.3%+52%

89Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.3%+71%

90Union County, KYKY12,8395.2%+17%

91Clay County, KYKY19,4655.1%+16%

92Henry County, KYKY16,4475.1%+20%

93Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.1%+60%

94Bell County, KYKY22,8295.0%+14%

95Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.9%+41%

96Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.9%+3%

97Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%+31%

98Hart County, KYKY20,1174.8%+42%

99Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.8%+9%

100Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.7%+90%

101Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.6%+16%

102Casey County, KYKY16,2054.6%+48%

103Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.2%−15%

104Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.1%+39%

105Estill County, KYKY13,9623.9%+73%

106Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+1%

107Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983.8%−27%

108Webster County, KYKY12,9293.6%+26%

109Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.5%−5%

110Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.4%−32%

111Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.4%+12%

112Menifee County, KYKY6,4303.4%−23%

113Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.3%−12%

114McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.3%−12%

115Carroll County, KYKY11,1413.2%+36%

116Martin County, KYKY10,6973.2%−21%

117Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+1%

118Leslie County, KYKY9,6272.6%−31%

119Robertson County, KYKY2,3252.5%−18%

120Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.1%−24%

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