# Counties in Kentucky by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

All 120 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/kentucky-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/kentucky-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fayette County | 48.3 |
| 2 | Oldham County | 46.4 |
| 3 | Woodford County | 40.7 |
| 4 | Campbell County | 39.7 |
| 5 | Kenton County | 37.4 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 37 |
| 7 | Boone County | 35.7 |
| 8 | Scott County | 34.7 |
| 9 | Madison County | 34.4 |
| 10 | Jessamine County | 33.5 |
| 11 | Shelby County | 32.8 |
| 12 | Warren County | 32.3 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 31.9 |
| 14 | Calloway County | 31.2 |
| 15 | McCracken County | 29 |
| 16 | Bourbon County | 26.3 |
| 17 | Daviess County | 26.2 |
| 18 | Boyle County | 26.2 |
| 19 | Anderson County | 26.2 |
| 20 | Rowan County | 25.9 |
| 21 | Mercer County | 24.9 |
| 22 | Hardin County | 24.9 |
| 23 | Nelson County | 23.8 |
| 24 | Spencer County | 23.6 |
| 25 | Taylor County | 23 |
| 26 | Clark County | 22.9 |
| 27 | Harrison County | 22.5 |
| 28 | Adair County | 21.8 |
| 29 | Trigg County | 21.7 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 21.2 |
| 31 | Montgomery County | 20.9 |
| 32 | Whitley County | 20.9 |
| 33 | Henderson County | 20.2 |
| 34 | Boyd County | 20 |
| 35 | Meade County | 20 |
| 36 | Mason County | 20 |
| 37 | Christian County | 19.6 |
| 38 | Washington County | 19.6 |
| 39 | Knott County | 19.5 |
| 40 | Bullitt County | 19.5 |
| 41 | Cumberland County | 19.1 |
| 42 | Fleming County | 18.9 |
| 43 | Greenup County | 18.8 |
| 44 | Simpson County | 18.8 |
| 45 | Morgan County | 18.7 |
| 46 | Garrard County | 18.7 |
| 47 | Allen County | 18.4 |
| 47 | Ballard County | 18.4 |
| 49 | Graves County | 18.4 |
| 50 | Barren County | 18.3 |
| 51 | Owen County | 18.3 |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 18.1 |
| 53 | Clinton County | 18 |
| 54 | Bracken County | 17.9 |
| 55 | Pike County | 17.8 |
| 56 | Laurel County | 17.5 |
| 57 | Green County | 17.4 |
| 58 | Hancock County | 17.3 |
| 59 | Caldwell County | 17.1 |
| 59 | Trimble County | 17.1 |
| 61 | Hopkins County | 16.9 |
| 62 | McLean County | 16.8 |
| 63 | Johnson County | 16.8 |
| 64 | Lyon County | 16.6 |
| 65 | Todd County | 16.5 |
| 66 | Grayson County | 16.1 |
| 67 | Fulton County | 16.1 |
| 68 | Logan County | 16.1 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 16 |
| 70 | Carter County | 16 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | 15.9 |
| 72 | Bell County | 15.8 |
| 73 | Henry County | 15.5 |
| 74 | Clay County | 15.5 |
| 74 | Larue County | 15.5 |
| 76 | Russell County | 15.4 |
| 77 | Pendleton County | 15.4 |
| 78 | Floyd County | 15.3 |
| 79 | Breathitt County | 15.3 |
| 79 | Grant County | 15.3 |
| 81 | Lewis County | 15.3 |
| 82 | Crittenden County | 15.3 |
| 83 | Hickman County | 15.1 |
| 84 | Marion County | 15.1 |
| 85 | Gallatin County | 15 |
| 86 | Carlisle County | 14.9 |
| 87 | Menifee County | 14.9 |
| 88 | Perry County | 14.8 |
| 89 | Livingston County | 14.7 |
| 90 | Muhlenberg County | 14.7 |
| 91 | Lawrence County | 14.7 |
| 92 | Breckinridge County | 14.2 |
| 93 | Wayne County | 13.9 |
| 94 | Ohio County | 13.9 |
| 95 | Powell County | 13.8 |
| 95 | Robertson County | 13.8 |
| 97 | Rockcastle County | 13.8 |
| 98 | Knox County | 13.6 |
| 99 | Union County | 13.1 |
| 100 | Harlan County | 13.1 |
| 101 | Metcalfe County | 13 |
| 102 | Casey County | 12.9 |
| 103 | Magoffin County | 12.8 |
| 104 | Webster County | 12.8 |
| 105 | Letcher County | 12.5 |
| 106 | Bath County | 12.3 |
| 107 | Hart County | 12.2 |
| 108 | Estill County | 12.2 |
| 109 | Leslie County | 11.5 |
| 110 | Carroll County | 11.4 |
| 111 | Edmonson County | 10.7 |
| 112 | Martin County | 10.2 |
| 113 | Butler County | 9.9 |
| 114 | Nicholas County | 9.8 |
| 115 | Lee County | 9.3 |
| 116 | Jackson County | 8.8 |
| 117 | Wolfe County | 8.7 |
| 118 | Elliott County | 8.7 |
| 119 | McCreary County | 8.5 |
| 120 | Owsley County | 7.1 |