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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 2023, at 47.3%. Elliott County had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for Kentucky was 27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.3Fayette County
Lowest6.2Elliott County
Median16.6120 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2023

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Fayette CountyFayette County: 47.3 %47.3Oldham CountyOldham County: 45.6 %45.6Woodford CountyWoodford County: 41.7 %41.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 39.5 %39.5Kenton CountyKenton County: 37.6 %37.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 36.6 %36.6Boone CountyBoone County: 35.4 %35.4Madison CountyMadison County: 34.2 %34.2Warren CountyWarren County: 33.4 %33.4Scott CountyScott County: 33.3 %33.3Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 32.4 %32.4Calloway CountyCalloway County: 32.3 %32.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 31.8 %31.8Shelby CountyShelby County: 31 %31McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 27.9 %27.9Boyle CountyBoyle County: 27.4 %27.4Rowan CountyRowan County: 27 %27Anderson CountyAnderson County: 25.7 %25.7Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 25.5 %25.5Daviess CountyDaviess County: 25.2 %25.2Hardin CountyHardin County: 24.4 %24.4Nelson CountyNelson County: 22.8 %22.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.5 %22.5Clark CountyClark County: 22.2 %22.2Spencer CountySpencer County: 22.1 %22.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22 %22Mason CountyMason County: 21.1 %21.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 21.1 %21.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.8 %20.8Trigg CountyTrigg County: 20.3 %20.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 20.1 %20.1Christian CountyChristian County: 20 %20Whitley CountyWhitley County: 19.8 %19.8Boyd CountyBoyd County: 19.4 %19.4Garrard CountyGarrard County: 19.1 %19.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 19 %19Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 18.9 %18.9Washington CountyWashington County: 18.9 %18.9Adair CountyAdair County: 18.8 %18.8Ballard CountyBallard County: 18.7 %18.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Fayette County47.3+0.8 pts
2Oldham County45.6+0.3 pts
3Woodford County41.7+1.1 pts
4Campbell County39.5+0.2 pts
5Kenton County37.6+1.1 pts
6Jefferson County36.6+0.5 pts
7Boone County35.4+0.7 pts
8Madison County34.2+0.8 pts
9Warren County33.4+0.4 pts
10Scott County33.3+1.4 pts
11Jessamine County32.4+2.1 pts
12Calloway County32.3+0.8 pts
13Franklin County31.8+0.3 pts
14Shelby County31+0.8 pts
15McCracken County27.9-0.3 pts
16Boyle County27.4+0.6 pts
17Rowan County27-0.1 pts
18Anderson County25.7+0.4 pts
19Bourbon County25.5+2.2 pts
20Daviess County25.2-0.2 pts
21Hardin County24.4+0.5 pts
22Nelson County22.8+0.3 pts
23Mercer County22.5+0.8 pts
24Clark County22.2+2.3 pts
25Spencer County22.10 pts
26Taylor County22-1 pts
27Mason County21.1-1.5 pts
28Marshall County21.1-1.4 pts
29Montgomery County20.8+2.6 pts
30Trigg County20.3-0.2 pts
31Harrison County20.1+2.1 pts
32Christian County20+0.9 pts
33Whitley County19.8+1.1 pts
34Boyd County19.4-1.5 pts
35Garrard County19.1-0.9 pts
36Henderson County19+0.2 pts
37Bullitt County18.9+1.4 pts
38Washington County18.9-0.9 pts
39Adair County18.8+0.1 pts
40Ballard County18.7+1.3 pts
41McLean County18.4+0.4 pts
41Meade County18.4+0.6 pts
43Greenup County18.3+0.7 pts
44Caldwell County18.1+1.9 pts
45Pulaski County17.9+0.1 pts
46Knott County17.9+1.6 pts
47Barren County17.8+0.4 pts
48Morgan County17.6-0.2 pts
49Cumberland County17.5+0.3 pts
50Graves County17.4-1.2 pts
51Allen County17.4-0.9 pts
52Powell County17.3+2.3 pts
53Owen County17.3-1.6 pts
54Fulton County17.3+3.2 pts
55Bracken County17-0.6 pts
56Hancock County16.8-0.6 pts
57Simpson County16.8+2.2 pts
58Hopkins County16.6+1.2 pts
59Green County16.6+3.1 pts
60Johnson County16.6+2 pts
61Clay County16.6+2.3 pts
62Logan County16.6-0.5 pts
63Pendleton County16.60 pts
64Breathitt County16.5-0.5 pts
64Laurel County16.5-0.1 pts
66Clinton County16.5+2.5 pts
67Fleming County16.4+0.6 pts
68Lyon County16.3+1.8 pts
69Pike County16+0.2 pts
70Todd County15.9-0.5 pts
71Russell County15.8-0.6 pts
72Larue County15.6+0.4 pts
73Carter County15.4+0.9 pts
74Lincoln County15.2-0.1 pts
75Grant County15.1-0.6 pts
76Floyd County15.1+2 pts
77Breckinridge County14.9+0.6 pts
78Monroe County14.9-1.1 pts
79Henry County14.8+0.1 pts
80Trimble County14.7+1 pts
81Grayson County14.6+1.4 pts
82Carlisle County14.6+1.3 pts
83Bath County14.40 pts
84Hickman County14.4-7.9 pts
85Perry County14.2+1 pts
86Lawrence County14.2+3.3 pts
87Ohio County14.2-0.2 pts
88Bell County13.9+2.3 pts
89Livingston County13.9+0.7 pts
90Wayne County13.7-0.1 pts
91Rockcastle County13.7+1.7 pts
92Letcher County13.7+0.6 pts
93Knox County13.6-3.2 pts
94Robertson County13.5+1.3 pts
95Gallatin County13.2+0.2 pts
95Magoffin County13.2+2.3 pts
97Metcalfe County13.1-1 pts
98Muhlenberg County13-0.3 pts
99Marion County12.7-0.1 pts
100Harlan County12.7+2.2 pts
101Webster County12.6+1.2 pts
102Crittenden County12.6+0.1 pts
103Casey County11.8-0.4 pts
104Union County11.8+1.6 pts
105Owsley County11.4+0.3 pts
106Lewis County11.3+1.1 pts
107Menifee County10.9+0.1 pts
108Martin County10.7-0.1 pts
109Hart County10.7+0.2 pts
110Leslie County10.4-1.1 pts
111Jackson County10.3-0.8 pts
112Edmonson County10.3-1.1 pts
113Estill County9.9-1.3 pts
114Butler County9.5-1.8 pts
115Nicholas County9.5+2.4 pts
116McCreary County9.1+2.3 pts
117Carroll County8.9+3.1 pts
118Lee County7.5+0.2 pts
119Wolfe County7.4+0.3 pts
120Elliott County6.2-3.9 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 47.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Elliott County, with 6.2% in 2023.

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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