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

Fayette County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 120 counties in 2021, at 45.6%. Wolfe County had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Kentucky was 25.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest45.6Fayette County
Lowest6.6Wolfe County
Median15.8120 counties
Kentucky25.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Fayette CountyFayette County: 45.6 %45.6Oldham CountyOldham County: 44.4 %44.4Woodford CountyWoodford County: 39.7 %39.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 38.7 %38.7Kenton CountyKenton County: 35.5 %35.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 35 %35Boone CountyBoone County: 34 %34Madison CountyMadison County: 33.4 %33.4Warren CountyWarren County: 32.3 %32.3Calloway CountyCalloway County: 31.6 %31.6Scott CountyScott County: 29.7 %29.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 29.7 %29.7Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 29.6 %29.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 28.8 %28.8Boyle CountyBoyle County: 26.7 %26.7McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 26.7 %26.7Rowan CountyRowan County: 25.8 %25.8Anderson CountyAnderson County: 25.3 %25.3Daviess CountyDaviess County: 25 %25Hickman CountyHickman County: 24.4 %24.4Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 23.1 %23.1Hardin CountyHardin County: 22.6 %22.6Spencer CountySpencer County: 22.4 %22.4Mason CountyMason County: 22.2 %22.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 21.8 %21.8Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.4 %21.4Trigg CountyTrigg County: 21.1 %21.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 20.8 %20.8Washington CountyWashington County: 20.8 %20.8Boyd CountyBoyd County: 20.6 %20.6Garrard CountyGarrard County: 20.5 %20.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 20.1 %20.1Clark CountyClark County: 20.1 %20.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 19.7 %19.7Adair CountyAdair County: 18.9 %18.9Christian CountyChristian County: 18.3 %18.3Owen CountyOwen County: 18.1 %18.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 18 %18Graves CountyGraves County: 18 %18Harrison CountyHarrison County: 17.5 %17.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Fayette County45.6
2Oldham County44.4
3Woodford County39.7
4Campbell County38.7
5Kenton County35.5
6Jefferson County35
7Boone County34
8Madison County33.4
9Warren County32.3
10Calloway County31.6
11Scott County29.7
12Franklin County29.7
13Jessamine County29.6
14Shelby County28.8
15Boyle County26.7
15McCracken County26.7
17Rowan County25.8
18Anderson County25.3
19Daviess County25
20Hickman County24.4
21Bourbon County23.1
22Hardin County22.6
23Spencer County22.4
24Mason County22.2
25Taylor County21.8
26Marshall County21.4
27Trigg County21.1
28Nelson County20.8
29Washington County20.8
30Boyd County20.6
31Garrard County20.5
32Mercer County20.1
33Clark County20.1
34Whitley County19.7
35Adair County18.9
36Christian County18.3
37Owen County18.1
38Henderson County18
39Graves County18
40Harrison County17.5
41Allen County17.4
42McLean County17.4
43Meade County17.4
44Barren County17.2
45Pulaski County17.2
46Caldwell County17.1
47Larue County16.9
47Logan County16.9
49Breathitt County16.9
50Greenup County16.8
51Montgomery County16.7
52Powell County16.5
53Hopkins County16.5
54Russell County16.2
55Johnson County16.1
56Ballard County16.1
56Bullitt County16.1
58Knott County16
59Pendleton County16
60Wayne County15.9
61Pike County15.7
62Fleming County15.7
63Laurel County15.4
64Morgan County15.3
65Hancock County15.3
66Knox County15.3
67Grant County15
68Bath County14.9
69Monroe County14.8
70Todd County14.7
70Trimble County14.7
72Ohio County14.6
73Livingston County14.6
74Lyon County14.3
75Breckinridge County14.2
76Marion County14.1
77Perry County14
78Green County13.9
79Clinton County13.9
80Henry County13.8
81Butler County13.8
82Simpson County13.8
83Metcalfe County13.8
84Robertson County13.7
85Fulton County13.7
85Lincoln County13.7
87Cumberland County13.5
88Bracken County13
89Crittenden County13
90Carter County12.9
91Floyd County12.6
92Carlisle County12.5
93Lawrence County12.2
94Rockcastle County12.1
95Muhlenberg County12
96Martin County11.8
97Casey County11.6
98Owsley County11.5
99Clay County11.5
100Grayson County11.4
101Menifee County11.1
102Magoffin County11
103Estill County10.6
104Hart County10.6
105Gallatin County10.4
106Letcher County10.3
107Edmonson County10.2
108Union County10.1
109Webster County10
110Bell County9.9
111Harlan County9.5
112Nicholas County9.2
113Leslie County9.2
114Jackson County9.1
115Elliott County8.9
116Lewis County8.8
117Lee County7.9
118McCreary County7
119Carroll County6.6
120Wolfe County6.6

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About this ranking

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.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Fayette County, with 45.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Wolfe County, with 6.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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