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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 2022, at 46.6%. Carroll County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Kentucky was 26.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.6Fayette County
Lowest5.8Carroll County
Median16.4120 counties
Kentucky26.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Fayette CountyFayette County: 46.6 %46.6Oldham CountyOldham County: 45.4 %45.4Woodford CountyWoodford County: 40.7 %40.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 39.3 %39.3Kenton CountyKenton County: 36.5 %36.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 36.1 %36.1Boone CountyBoone County: 34.6 %34.6Madison CountyMadison County: 33.3 %33.3Warren CountyWarren County: 32.9 %32.9Scott CountyScott County: 31.9 %31.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 31.6 %31.6Calloway CountyCalloway County: 31.5 %31.5Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 30.3 %30.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 30.2 %30.2McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 28.2 %28.2Rowan CountyRowan County: 27.1 %27.1Boyle CountyBoyle County: 26.8 %26.8Daviess CountyDaviess County: 25.4 %25.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 25.3 %25.3Hardin CountyHardin County: 23.9 %23.9Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 23.2 %23.2Taylor CountyTaylor County: 23 %23Mason CountyMason County: 22.6 %22.6Nelson CountyNelson County: 22.5 %22.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 22.4 %22.4Hickman CountyHickman County: 22.2 %22.2Spencer CountySpencer County: 22.1 %22.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 21.7 %21.7Boyd CountyBoyd County: 20.9 %20.9Trigg CountyTrigg County: 20.5 %20.5Clark CountyClark County: 20 %20Garrard CountyGarrard County: 19.9 %19.9Washington CountyWashington County: 19.8 %19.8Christian CountyChristian County: 19.1 %19.1Owen CountyOwen County: 18.9 %18.9Henderson CountyHenderson County: 18.9 %18.9Whitley CountyWhitley County: 18.7 %18.7Graves CountyGraves County: 18.6 %18.6Adair CountyAdair County: 18.6 %18.6Allen CountyAllen County: 18.3 %18.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fayette County46.6+0.9 pts
2Oldham County45.4+0.9 pts
3Woodford County40.7+1 pts
4Campbell County39.3+0.6 pts
5Kenton County36.5+0.9 pts
6Jefferson County36.1+1.1 pts
7Boone County34.6+0.7 pts
8Madison County33.3-0 pts
9Warren County32.9+0.6 pts
10Scott County31.9+2.2 pts
11Franklin County31.6+1.9 pts
12Calloway County31.5-0.1 pts
13Jessamine County30.3+0.7 pts
14Shelby County30.2+1.5 pts
15McCracken County28.2+1.5 pts
16Rowan County27.1+1.3 pts
17Boyle County26.8+0.1 pts
18Daviess County25.4+0.4 pts
19Anderson County25.30 pts
20Hardin County23.9+1.3 pts
21Bourbon County23.2+0.2 pts
22Taylor County23+1.2 pts
23Mason County22.6+0.4 pts
24Nelson County22.5+1.7 pts
25Marshall County22.4+1 pts
26Hickman County22.2-2.1 pts
27Spencer County22.1-0.3 pts
28Mercer County21.7+1.6 pts
29Boyd County20.9+0.2 pts
30Trigg County20.5-0.6 pts
31Clark County20-0.1 pts
32Garrard County19.9-0.5 pts
33Washington County19.8-1 pts
34Christian County19.1+0.8 pts
35Owen County18.9+0.8 pts
36Henderson County18.9+0.8 pts
37Whitley County18.7-1 pts
38Graves County18.6+0.7 pts
39Adair County18.6-0.3 pts
40Allen County18.3+0.9 pts
41Montgomery County18.2+1.5 pts
42Harrison County18.1+0.6 pts
43McLean County18+0.6 pts
44Meade County17.8+0.5 pts
45Pulaski County17.8+0.6 pts
46Morgan County17.8+2.4 pts
47Greenup County17.6+0.8 pts
48Bracken County17.6+4.6 pts
49Bullitt County17.6+1.4 pts
50Barren County17.5+0.3 pts
51Hancock County17.4+2.1 pts
52Ballard County17.3+1.2 pts
53Cumberland County17.1+3.7 pts
54Logan County17.1+0.2 pts
55Breathitt County17+0.2 pts
56Knox County16.7+1.4 pts
57Laurel County16.6+1.2 pts
58Pendleton County16.6+0.6 pts
59Todd County16.5+1.7 pts
60Russell County16.4+0.3 pts
61Knott County16.3+0.3 pts
62Caldwell County16.1-1 pts
63Monroe County16+1.2 pts
64Pike County15.9+0.1 pts
65Fleming County15.8+0.1 pts
66Grant County15.8+0.7 pts
67Hopkins County15.5-1 pts
68Lincoln County15.4+1.7 pts
69Larue County15.2-1.7 pts
70Powell County15.1-1.5 pts
71Henry County14.8+0.9 pts
72Johnson County14.6-1.6 pts
73Simpson County14.6+0.8 pts
74Lyon County14.5+0.2 pts
75Carter County14.5+1.6 pts
76Ohio County14.4-0.2 pts
77Bath County14.4-0.5 pts
78Breckinridge County14.3+0.2 pts
79Clay County14.3+2.8 pts
80Metcalfe County14.1+0.3 pts
81Fulton County14+0.3 pts
82Clinton County14+0.2 pts
83Wayne County13.8-2.1 pts
84Trimble County13.7-1.1 pts
85Green County13.6-0.4 pts
86Carlisle County13.3+0.8 pts
87Muhlenberg County13.3+1.4 pts
88Grayson County13.3+1.8 pts
89Perry County13.2-0.8 pts
90Livingston County13.2-1.4 pts
91Letcher County13.1+2.8 pts
92Floyd County13.1+0.4 pts
93Gallatin County13+2.6 pts
94Marion County12.8-1.3 pts
95Crittenden County12.5-0.5 pts
96Casey County12.2+0.7 pts
97Robertson County12.2-1.5 pts
98Rockcastle County12-0.1 pts
99Bell County11.7+1.7 pts
100Leslie County11.6+2.4 pts
101Webster County11.5+1.4 pts
102Edmonson County11.4+1.3 pts
103Butler County11.3-2.5 pts
104Jackson County11.2+2.1 pts
105Estill County11.1+0.5 pts
106Owsley County11.1-0.4 pts
107Magoffin County10.9-0.1 pts
108Lawrence County10.9-1.3 pts
109Martin County10.8-1 pts
110Menifee County10.8-0.3 pts
111Harlan County10.5+1 pts
112Hart County10.5-0.1 pts
113Union County10.2+0.1 pts
114Lewis County10.2+1.3 pts
115Elliott County10.2+1.2 pts
116Lee County7.3-0.5 pts
117Nicholas County7.1-2.1 pts
118Wolfe County7.1+0.5 pts
119McCreary County6.8-0.2 pts
120Carroll County5.8-0.9 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 46.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carroll County, with 5.8% in 2022.

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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