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Most graduate degrees, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts
02Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+6.2 pts
03Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+3.6 pts
04Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts
05Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+4.2 pts
06Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+4.0 pts
07Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+6.1 pts
08Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+3.1 pts
09Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+4.3 pts
10Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+3.8 pts
11Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+4.4 pts
12Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+4.3 pts
13Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+3.5 pts
14Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+2.9 pts
15Boone County, KYKY145,31611.5%+4.5 pts
16Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.1%+3.7 pts
17Garrard County, KYKY18,20710.2%+6.5 pts
18Whitley County, KYKY37,29710.0%+3.4 pts
19Adair County, KYKY19,4239.8%+4.2 pts
20Washington County, KYKY12,3689.7%+4.2 pts
21Daviess County, KYKY104,8989.6%+3.5 pts
22Bourbon County, KYKY20,2439.5%+4.2 pts
23McCracken County, KYKY67,5539.5%+2.7 pts
24Mason County, KYKY16,9369.4%+3.5 pts
25Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.4%+4.9 pts
26Hardin County, KYKY113,4829.3%+2.8 pts
27Taylor County, KYKY26,7639.2%+3.6 pts
28Boyd County, KYKY47,7519.2%+3.2 pts
29Marshall County, KYKY31,6599.1%+3.3 pts
30Harrison County, KYKY19,6279.0%+4.8 pts
31Larue County, KYKY15,1848.8%+3.2 pts
32Perry County, KYKY26,5558.5%+4.0 pts
33Mercer County, KYKY23,7338.4%+3.5 pts
34Anderson County, KYKY25,2258.4%+4.6 pts
35Spencer County, KYKY20,9988.3%+4.0 pts
36Knott County, KYKY13,3218.3%+3.2 pts
37Clark County, KYKY37,8887.8%+1.6 pts
38Henderson County, KYKY44,2557.8%+2.1 pts
39Meade County, KYKY30,6997.7%+3.5 pts
40Nelson County, KYKY49,0367.6%+1.5 pts
41Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.6%+4.0 pts
42Monroe County, KYKY11,1917.6%+3.4 pts
43Greenup County, KYKY35,2137.6%+2.6 pts
44Marion County, KYKY20,1157.4%+3.4 pts
45Hopkins County, KYKY45,1277.3%+2.6 pts
46Knox County, KYKY29,5327.3%+3.2 pts
47Caldwell County, KYKY12,6097.3%+2.2 pts
48Pulaski County, KYKY67,3847.3%+2.6 pts
49Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.2%+1.6 pts
50Graves County, KYKY37,0507.2%+2.2 pts
51Johnson County, KYKY22,0517.2%+3.0 pts
52Lyon County, KYKY9,1237.1%+2.6 pts
53Montgomery County, KYKY28,8227.1%+2.8 pts
54Laurel County, KYKY63,7467.0%+2.7 pts
55Russell County, KYKY18,6087.0%+1.7 pts
56Christian County, KYKY70,1156.9%+2.2 pts
57Logan County, KYKY28,6696.9%+2.8 pts
58Pike County, KYKY54,7216.8%+2.2 pts
59Owsley County, KYKY3,9326.8%+2.1 pts
60Butler County, KYKY12,5206.6%+3.8 pts
61Carter County, KYKY26,1496.5%+2.4 pts
62Hancock County, KYKY9,0506.4%+3.7 pts
63Pendleton County, KYKY14,8006.4%+2.7 pts
64Bracken County, KYKY8,5116.3%+2.3 pts
65Carlisle County, KYKY4,7476.3%+2.2 pts
66Ohio County, KYKY23,9346.3%+3.0 pts
67Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5036.2%+1.9 pts
68Bath County, KYKY13,1766.1%+1.9 pts
69Allen County, KYKY22,5366.1%+2.1 pts
70Crittenden County, KYKY8,8076.0%+2.9 pts
71Fleming County, KYKY15,7876.0%+2.1 pts
72Letcher County, KYKY19,9525.9%+2.5 pts
73Todd County, KYKY12,9725.8%+2.6 pts
74Hickman County, KYKY4,3725.8%+1.1 pts
75Green County, KYKY11,6445.8%+1.6 pts
76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1485.7%+1.9 pts
77Lincoln County, KYKY25,3535.6%+2.3 pts
78Barren County, KYKY45,6415.6%+1.0 pts
79Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.6%+2.3 pts
80Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5835.6%+2.1 pts
81Powell County, KYKY12,8125.6%+2.8 pts
82Harlan County, KYKY24,7255.6%+1.0 pts
83Trimble County, KYKY8,7015.5%+1.5 pts
84McLean County, KYKY9,0645.5%+1.2 pts
85Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.5%+2.6 pts
86Cumberland County, KYKY5,9925.5%+1.5 pts
87Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.3%+0.5 pts
88Magoffin County, KYKY11,1105.3%+1.8 pts
89Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.3%+2.2 pts
90Union County, KYKY12,8395.2%+0.8 pts
91Clay County, KYKY19,4655.1%+0.7 pts
92Henry County, KYKY16,4475.1%+0.8 pts
93Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.1%+1.9 pts
94Bell County, KYKY22,8295.0%+0.6 pts
95Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.9%+1.4 pts
96Floyd County, KYKY34,4014.9%+0.1 pts
97Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%+1.2 pts
98Hart County, KYKY20,1174.8%+1.4 pts
99Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6344.8%+0.4 pts
100Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.7%+2.2 pts
101Grayson County, KYKY27,4064.6%+0.6 pts
102Casey County, KYKY16,2054.6%+1.5 pts
103Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.2%−0.7 pts
104Lawrence County, KYKY15,7654.1%+1.1 pts
105Estill County, KYKY13,9623.9%+1.6 pts
106Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%+0.0 pts
107Wolfe County, KYKY6,2983.8%−1.4 pts
108Webster County, KYKY12,9293.6%+0.7 pts
109Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.5%−0.2 pts
110Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.4%−1.6 pts
111Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.4%+0.4 pts
112Menifee County, KYKY6,4303.4%−1.0 pts
113Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.3%−0.4 pts
114McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.3%−0.5 pts
115Carroll County, KYKY11,1413.2%+0.9 pts
116Martin County, KYKY10,6973.2%−0.8 pts
117Lee County, KYKY7,2973.1%+0.0 pts
118Leslie County, KYKY9,6272.6%−1.2 pts
119Robertson County, KYKY2,3252.5%−0.6 pts
120Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.1%−0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS