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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Kentucky, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Fayette County at 48.3% and the lowest is Owsley County at 7.1%.

Kentucky: 27.6% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Kentucky: 16.9%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Fayette County48.3%
2Oldham County46.4%
3Woodford County40.7%
4Campbell County39.7%
5Kenton County37.4%
6Jefferson County37.0%
7Boone County35.7%
8Scott County34.7%
9Madison County34.4%
10Jessamine County33.5%
11Shelby County32.8%
12Warren County32.3%
13Franklin County31.9%
14Calloway County31.2%
15McCracken County29.0%
16Bourbon County26.3%
17Anderson County26.2%
18Boyle County26.2%
19Daviess County26.2%
20Rowan County25.9%
21Mercer County24.9%
22Hardin County24.8%
23Nelson County23.8%
24Spencer County23.6%
25Taylor County23.0%
26Clark County22.9%
27Harrison County22.5%
28Adair County21.8%
29Trigg County21.7%
30Marshall County21.2%
31Montgomery County20.9%
32Whitley County20.9%
33Henderson County20.1%
34Boyd County20.0%
35Mason County20.0%
36Meade County20.0%
37Christian County19.6%
38Washington County19.6%
39Bullitt County19.5%
40Knott County19.5%
41Cumberland County19.1%
42Fleming County18.9%
43Greenup County18.8%
44Simpson County18.8%
45Garrard County18.7%
46Morgan County18.7%
47Allen County18.4%
48Ballard County18.4%
49Graves County18.4%
50Barren County18.3%
51Owen County18.3%
52Pulaski County18.1%
53Clinton County18.0%
54Bracken County17.8%
55Pike County17.8%
56Laurel County17.5%
57Green County17.4%
58Hancock County17.3%
59Caldwell County17.1%
60Trimble County17.1%
61Hopkins County16.9%
62Johnson County16.8%
63McLean County16.8%
64Lyon County16.5%
65Todd County16.5%
66Fulton County16.1%
67Grayson County16.1%
68Logan County16.1%
69Monroe County16.0%
70Carter County15.9%
71Lincoln County15.9%
72Bell County15.8%
73Clay County15.5%
74Henry County15.5%
75Larue County15.5%
76Pendleton County15.4%
77Russell County15.4%
78Breathitt County15.3%
79Crittenden County15.3%
80Floyd County15.3%
81Grant County15.3%
82Lewis County15.3%
83Hickman County15.1%
84Marion County15.1%
85Gallatin County15.0%
86Carlisle County14.9%
87Menifee County14.9%
88Perry County14.8%
89Livingston County14.7%
90Muhlenberg County14.7%
91Lawrence County14.6%
92Breckinridge County14.2%
93Ohio County13.9%
94Wayne County13.9%
95Powell County13.8%
96Robertson County13.8%
97Rockcastle County13.7%
98Knox County13.6%
99Union County13.1%
100Harlan County13.0%
101Metcalfe County13.0%
102Casey County12.9%
103Magoffin County12.8%
104Webster County12.8%
105Letcher County12.5%
106Bath County12.3%
107Estill County12.2%
108Hart County12.2%
109Leslie County11.5%
110Carroll County11.4%
111Edmonson County10.7%
112Martin County10.2%
113Butler County9.9%
114Nicholas County9.8%
115Lee County9.2%
116Jackson County8.8%
117Elliott County8.7%
118Wolfe County8.7%
119McCreary County8.5%
120Owsley County7.1%

Small populations produce wide margins: Owsley County is 7.1% with a margin of error of ±3.5%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Kentucky ranks 48th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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