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Counties in Kentucky by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Fayette County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 120 counties in 2024, at 21%. Owsley County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 7.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 11.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21Fayette County
Lowest2.1Owsley County
Median7.5120 counties
Kentucky11.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 10.8 %Allen County: 6.9 %Anderson County: 8.8 %Ballard County: 6 %Barren County: 6.6 %Bath County: 5.3 %Bell County: 6.2 %Boone County: 13.3 %Bourbon County: 12.1 %Boyd County: 9 %Boyle County: 11.6 %Bracken County: 9.1 %Breathitt County: 7.6 %Breckinridge County: 4.7 %Bullitt County: 7.2 %Butler County: 4.6 %Caldwell County: 6.9 %Calloway County: 13.5 %Campbell County: 15.3 %Carlisle County: 6.4 %Carroll County: 4.1 %Carter County: 7.6 %Casey County: 5.6 %Christian County: 6.7 %Clark County: 8.8 %Clay County: 8.6 %Clinton County: 6.5 %Crittenden County: 6.4 %Cumberland County: 7.7 %Daviess County: 10.8 %Edmonson County: 5.2 %Elliott County: 3.8 %Estill County: 4.3 %Fayette County: 21 %Fleming County: 7.5 %Floyd County: 6.9 %Franklin County: 13.1 %Fulton County: 3.3 %Gallatin County: 5.3 %Garrard County: 8 %Grant County: 6 %Graves County: 8.1 %Grayson County: 7.6 %Green County: 8.7 %Greenup County: 8.9 %Hancock County: 5.8 %Hardin County: 9.8 %Harlan County: 6.7 %Harrison County: 9.7 %Hart County: 4.7 %Henderson County: 6.6 %Henry County: 5.5 %Hickman County: 4.9 %Hopkins County: 7.5 %Jackson County: 3.2 %Jefferson County: 15.5 %Jessamine County: 14.5 %Johnson County: 7.3 %Kenton County: 13.2 %Knott County: 10.7 %Knox County: 6.9 %Larue County: 8.1 %Laurel County: 7.8 %Lawrence County: 6.2 %Lee County: 3.9 %Leslie County: 3.9 %Letcher County: 5.5 %Lewis County: 7.5 %Lincoln County: 6.9 %Livingston County: 6.8 %Logan County: 5.2 %Lyon County: 7.5 %McCracken County: 11.4 %McCreary County: 3.5 %McLean County: 7.2 %Madison County: 14.1 %Magoffin County: 7.9 %Marion County: 7.8 %Marshall County: 8.5 %Martin County: 4.9 %Mason County: 8.8 %Meade County: 6.9 %Menifee County: 6.7 %Mercer County: 9.3 %Metcalfe County: 6.1 %Monroe County: 9 %Montgomery County: 8.4 %Morgan County: 9 %Muhlenberg County: 6.9 %Nelson County: 9.5 %Nicholas County: 4.7 %Ohio County: 5.5 %Oldham County: 20 %Owen County: 5.3 %Owsley County: 2.1 %Pendleton County: 4.4 %Perry County: 8.6 %Pike County: 8 %Powell County: 5.6 %Pulaski County: 7.9 %Robertson County: 5.7 %Rockcastle County: 7.7 %Rowan County: 14.5 %Russell County: 7.6 %Scott County: 12.7 %Shelby County: 12.6 %Simpson County: 8.1 %Spencer County: 8.6 %Taylor County: 9.1 %Todd County: 6.5 %Trigg County: 10.6 %Trimble County: 7.2 %Union County: 4.3 %Warren County: 12.6 %Washington County: 6.8 %Wayne County: 5.8 %Webster County: 5.2 %Whitley County: 10 %Wolfe County: 4.9 %Woodford County: 17 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Oldham County: 20 %Oldham County20Woodford County: 17 %Woodford County17Jefferson County: 15.5 %Jefferson County15.5Campbell County: 15.3 %Campbell County15.3Rowan County: 14.5 %Rowan County14.5Jessamine County: 14.5 %Jessamine County14.5Madison County: 14.1 %Madison County14.1Calloway County: 13.5 %Calloway County13.5Boone County: 13.3 %Boone County13.3Kenton County: 13.2 %Kenton County13.2Franklin County: 13.1 %Franklin County13.1Scott County: 12.7 %Scott County12.7Shelby County: 12.6 %Shelby County12.6Warren County: 12.6 %Warren County12.6Bourbon County: 12.1 %Bourbon County12.1Boyle County: 11.6 %Boyle County11.6McCracken County: 11.4 %McCracken County11.4Daviess County: 10.8 %Daviess County10.8Adair County: 10.8 %Adair County10.8Knott County: 10.7 %Knott County10.7Trigg County: 10.6 %Trigg County10.6Whitley County: 10 %Whitley County10Hardin County: 9.8 %Hardin County9.8Harrison County: 9.7 %Harrison County9.7Nelson County: 9.5 %Nelson County9.5Mercer County: 9.3 %Mercer County9.3Bracken County: 9.1 %Bracken County9.1Taylor County: 9.1 %Taylor County9.1Boyd County: 9 %Boyd County9Morgan County: 9 %Morgan County9Monroe County: 9 %Monroe County9Greenup County: 8.9 %Greenup County8.9Clark County: 8.8 %Clark County8.8Mason County: 8.8 %Mason County8.8Anderson County: 8.8 %Anderson County8.8Green County: 8.7 %Green County8.7Clay County: 8.6 %Clay County8.6Perry County: 8.6 %Perry County8.6Spencer County: 8.6 %Spencer County8.6Fayette County: 21 %Fayette County21Oldham County: 20 %Oldham County20Woodford County: 17 %Woodford County17Jefferson County: 15.5 %Jefferson County15.5Campbell County: 15.3 %Campbell County15.3Rowan County: 14.5 %Rowan County14.5Jessamine County: 14.5 %Jessamine County14.5Madison County: 14.1 %Madison County14.1Calloway County: 13.5 %Calloway County13.5Boone County: 13.3 %Boone County13.3Kenton County: 13.2 %Kenton County13.2Franklin County: 13.1 %Franklin County13.1Scott County: 12.7 %Scott County12.7Shelby County: 12.6 %Shelby County12.6Warren County: 12.6 %Warren County12.6Bourbon County: 12.1 %Bourbon County12.1Boyle County: 11.6 %Boyle County11.6McCracken County: 11.4 %McCracken County11.4Daviess County: 10.8 %Daviess County10.8Adair County: 10.8 %Adair County10.8Knott County: 10.7 %Knott County10.7Trigg County: 10.6 %Trigg County10.6Whitley County: 10 %Whitley County10Hardin County: 9.8 %Hardin County9.8Harrison County: 9.7 %Harrison County9.7Nelson County: 9.5 %Nelson County9.5Mercer County: 9.3 %Mercer County9.3Bracken County: 9.1 %Bracken County9.1Taylor County: 9.1 %Taylor County9.1Boyd County: 9 %Boyd County9Morgan County: 9 %Morgan County9Monroe County: 9 %Monroe County9Greenup County: 8.9 %Greenup County8.9Clark County: 8.8 %Clark County8.8Mason County: 8.8 %Mason County8.8Anderson County: 8.8 %Anderson County8.8Green County: 8.7 %Green County8.7Clay County: 8.6 %Clay County8.6Perry County: 8.6 %Perry County8.6Spencer County: 8.6 %Spencer County8.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fayette County21+0.1 pts
2Oldham County20+0.6 pts
3Woodford County17-1.1 pts
4Jefferson County15.5+0.4 pts
5Campbell County15.3+0.2 pts
6Rowan County14.5-0 pts
7Jessamine County14.5-0.5 pts
8Madison County14.1+0.2 pts
9Calloway County13.5-1.1 pts
10Boone County13.3+0.4 pts
11Kenton County13.2-0.4 pts
12Franklin County13.1-0.3 pts
13Scott County12.7+0.6 pts
14Shelby County12.6+1.2 pts
15Warren County12.6-0.2 pts
16Bourbon County12.1+1.6 pts
17Boyle County11.6-0.2 pts
18McCracken County11.4+0.3 pts
19Daviess County10.8+0.6 pts
20Adair County10.8+1.8 pts
21Knott County10.7+1.1 pts
22Trigg County10.6+1.6 pts
23Whitley County10-0.4 pts
24Hardin County9.8+0.4 pts
25Harrison County9.7+1.6 pts
26Nelson County9.5+0.9 pts
27Mercer County9.3+0.4 pts
28Bracken County9.1+1.4 pts
29Taylor County9.1+1 pts
30Boyd County90 pts
31Morgan County9+0.3 pts
32Monroe County9-0.1 pts
33Greenup County8.9+0.5 pts
34Clark County8.8+0.6 pts
34Mason County8.8-0.8 pts
36Anderson County8.8+0.5 pts
37Green County8.7+0.6 pts
38Clay County8.6-0.5 pts
39Perry County8.6+0.6 pts
40Spencer County8.6+0.2 pts
41Marshall County8.5-0 pts
42Montgomery County8.4-0.7 pts
43Larue County8.10 pts
44Graves County8.1+0.6 pts
44Simpson County8.1+1.8 pts
46Pike County8+0.8 pts
47Garrard County8-1.1 pts
48Pulaski County7.9-0.3 pts
49Magoffin County7.9-0.8 pts
50Marion County7.8+1.6 pts
51Laurel County7.8+0.3 pts
52Rockcastle County7.7-0.1 pts
53Cumberland County7.7-0.4 pts
54Breathitt County7.6-0.6 pts
55Russell County7.60 pts
56Carter County7.6+0.8 pts
56Grayson County7.6+0.4 pts
58Lyon County7.5+0.4 pts
59Fleming County7.5+1.1 pts
60Hopkins County7.5-0 pts
61Lewis County7.5+2.5 pts
62Johnson County7.3-0.2 pts
63Trimble County7.2+1.3 pts
64McLean County7.2-0.6 pts
65Bullitt County7.2+0.6 pts
66Allen County6.9-0.2 pts
67Knox County6.9+0.3 pts
67Meade County6.9+0.3 pts
69Caldwell County6.9-0.5 pts
70Floyd County6.9+0.4 pts
71Lincoln County6.9+1 pts
71Muhlenberg County6.9+1 pts
73Livingston County6.8+0.6 pts
73Washington County6.8-0.6 pts
75Harlan County6.7+0.2 pts
76Menifee County6.7+3.1 pts
77Christian County6.7+0.4 pts
78Barren County6.6-0.1 pts
79Henderson County6.6+0.1 pts
80Todd County6.5+0.2 pts
81Clinton County6.5-1.1 pts
82Carlisle County6.4+0.4 pts
83Crittenden County6.4+0.7 pts
84Bell County6.2+1.1 pts
85Lawrence County6.2+0.3 pts
86Metcalfe County6.1+0.1 pts
87Ballard County6+0.3 pts
88Grant County6+0.3 pts
89Wayne County5.8-0.1 pts
90Hancock County5.8-0.1 pts
91Robertson County5.7+1.7 pts
92Powell County5.6-1.3 pts
93Casey County5.6+0.5 pts
94Ohio County5.5-0.9 pts
95Letcher County5.5-1.3 pts
96Henry County5.5+0.7 pts
97Gallatin County5.3+1.1 pts
98Bath County5.3-0.5 pts
99Owen County5.3+0.8 pts
100Edmonson County5.2+0.5 pts
101Logan County5.2-1.1 pts
102Webster County5.2+0.7 pts
103Hickman County4.9-0.5 pts
104Wolfe County4.9+0.5 pts
105Martin County4.9+0.8 pts
106Hart County4.70 pts
107Breckinridge County4.7-0.7 pts
108Nicholas County4.7+0.8 pts
109Butler County4.6+0.2 pts
110Pendleton County4.4-1.1 pts
111Estill County4.3+1 pts
112Union County4.3+0.3 pts
113Carroll County4.1+0.9 pts
114Leslie County3.9+0.1 pts
115Lee County3.9+2.2 pts
116Elliott County3.8+1.1 pts
117McCreary County3.5-0.3 pts
118Fulton County3.3-0 pts
119Jackson County3.2-0.5 pts
120Owsley County2.1-2.5 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Kentucky by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Kentucky by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Kentucky by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kentucky-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Kentucky by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kentucky-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Fayette County, with 21% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Owsley County, with 2.1% in 2024.

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