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

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

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fayette County | 21 |
| 2 | Oldham County | 20 |
| 3 | Woodford County | 17 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 15.5 |
| 5 | Campbell County | 15.3 |
| 6 | Rowan County | 14.5 |
| 7 | Jessamine County | 14.5 |
| 8 | Madison County | 14.1 |
| 9 | Calloway County | 13.5 |
| 10 | Boone County | 13.3 |
| 11 | Kenton County | 13.2 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 13.1 |
| 13 | Scott County | 12.7 |
| 14 | Shelby County | 12.6 |
| 15 | Warren County | 12.6 |
| 16 | Bourbon County | 12.1 |
| 17 | Boyle County | 11.6 |
| 18 | McCracken County | 11.4 |
| 19 | Daviess County | 10.8 |
| 20 | Adair County | 10.8 |
| 21 | Knott County | 10.7 |
| 22 | Trigg County | 10.6 |
| 23 | Whitley County | 10 |
| 24 | Hardin County | 9.8 |
| 25 | Harrison County | 9.7 |
| 26 | Nelson County | 9.5 |
| 27 | Mercer County | 9.3 |
| 28 | Bracken County | 9.1 |
| 29 | Taylor County | 9.1 |
| 30 | Boyd County | 9 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 9 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 9 |
| 33 | Greenup County | 8.9 |
| 34 | Clark County | 8.8 |
| 34 | Mason County | 8.8 |
| 36 | Anderson County | 8.8 |
| 37 | Green County | 8.7 |
| 38 | Clay County | 8.6 |
| 39 | Perry County | 8.6 |
| 40 | Spencer County | 8.6 |
| 41 | Marshall County | 8.5 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 8.4 |
| 43 | Larue County | 8.1 |
| 44 | Graves County | 8.1 |
| 44 | Simpson County | 8.1 |
| 46 | Pike County | 8 |
| 47 | Garrard County | 8 |
| 48 | Pulaski County | 7.9 |
| 49 | Magoffin County | 7.9 |
| 50 | Marion County | 7.8 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 7.8 |
| 52 | Rockcastle County | 7.7 |
| 53 | Cumberland County | 7.7 |
| 54 | Breathitt County | 7.6 |
| 55 | Russell County | 7.6 |
| 56 | Carter County | 7.6 |
| 56 | Grayson County | 7.6 |
| 58 | Lyon County | 7.5 |
| 59 | Fleming County | 7.5 |
| 60 | Hopkins County | 7.5 |
| 61 | Lewis County | 7.5 |
| 62 | Johnson County | 7.3 |
| 63 | Trimble County | 7.2 |
| 64 | McLean County | 7.2 |
| 65 | Bullitt County | 7.2 |
| 66 | Allen County | 6.9 |
| 67 | Knox County | 6.9 |
| 67 | Meade County | 6.9 |
| 69 | Caldwell County | 6.9 |
| 70 | Floyd County | 6.9 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | 6.9 |
| 71 | Muhlenberg County | 6.9 |
| 73 | Livingston County | 6.8 |
| 73 | Washington County | 6.8 |
| 75 | Harlan County | 6.7 |
| 76 | Menifee County | 6.7 |
| 77 | Christian County | 6.7 |
| 78 | Barren County | 6.6 |
| 79 | Henderson County | 6.6 |
| 80 | Todd County | 6.5 |
| 81 | Clinton County | 6.5 |
| 82 | Carlisle County | 6.4 |
| 83 | Crittenden County | 6.4 |
| 84 | Bell County | 6.2 |
| 85 | Lawrence County | 6.2 |
| 86 | Metcalfe County | 6.1 |
| 87 | Ballard County | 6 |
| 88 | Grant County | 6 |
| 89 | Wayne County | 5.8 |
| 90 | Hancock County | 5.8 |
| 91 | Robertson County | 5.7 |
| 92 | Powell County | 5.6 |
| 93 | Casey County | 5.6 |
| 94 | Ohio County | 5.5 |
| 95 | Letcher County | 5.5 |
| 96 | Henry County | 5.5 |
| 97 | Gallatin County | 5.3 |
| 98 | Bath County | 5.3 |
| 99 | Owen County | 5.3 |
| 100 | Edmonson County | 5.2 |
| 101 | Logan County | 5.2 |
| 102 | Webster County | 5.2 |
| 103 | Hickman County | 4.9 |
| 104 | Wolfe County | 4.9 |
| 105 | Martin County | 4.9 |
| 106 | Hart County | 4.7 |
| 107 | Breckinridge County | 4.7 |
| 108 | Nicholas County | 4.7 |
| 109 | Butler County | 4.6 |
| 110 | Pendleton County | 4.4 |
| 111 | Estill County | 4.3 |
| 112 | Union County | 4.3 |
| 113 | Carroll County | 4.1 |
| 114 | Leslie County | 3.9 |
| 115 | Lee County | 3.9 |
| 116 | Elliott County | 3.8 |
| 117 | McCreary County | 3.5 |
| 118 | Fulton County | 3.3 |
| 119 | Jackson County | 3.2 |
| 120 | Owsley County | 2.1 |