Kentucky Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 120 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	Magoffin County, Kentucky	84.2%
2	Bullitt County, Kentucky	81.8%
3	Leslie County, Kentucky	71.7%
4	Hardin County, Kentucky	67.9%
5	Floyd County, Kentucky	67.5%
6	Wayne County, Kentucky	65.9%
7	Gallatin County, Kentucky	65.0%
8	Carter County, Kentucky	64.3%
9	Jefferson County, Kentucky	64.0%
10	Meade County, Kentucky	61.3%
11	Shelby County, Kentucky	60.8%
12	Scott County, Kentucky	60.4%
13	Cumberland County, Kentucky	58.0%
14	Fulton County, Kentucky	57.7%
15	Casey County, Kentucky	57.4%
16	Calloway County, Kentucky	55.6%
17	Bell County, Kentucky	55.5%
18	Christian County, Kentucky	53.1%
19	Boone County, Kentucky	52.2%
20	Anderson County, Kentucky	52.2%
21	Jessamine County, Kentucky	51.4%
22	Marion County, Kentucky	48.7%
23	Kenton County, Kentucky	47.8%
24	Fayette County, Kentucky	47.3%
25	Robertson County, Kentucky	46.5%
26	Campbell County, Kentucky	46.2%
27	Green County, Kentucky	45.9%
28	Oldham County, Kentucky	45.6%
29	Clinton County, Kentucky	42.5%
30	Barren County, Kentucky	39.7%
31	Bourbon County, Kentucky	38.8%
32	Hickman County, Kentucky	38.7%
33	Marshall County, Kentucky	37.2%
34	Mason County, Kentucky	35.2%
35	Letcher County, Kentucky	34.6%
36	Madison County, Kentucky	34.2%
37	Woodford County, Kentucky	33.0%
38	Franklin County, Kentucky	31.8%
39	Grayson County, Kentucky	31.0%
40	Russell County, Kentucky	30.8%
41	Adair County, Kentucky	28.0%
42	McCracken County, Kentucky	27.9%
43	Bracken County, Kentucky	27.8%
44	Boyle County, Kentucky	27.4%
45	Warren County, Kentucky	26.9%
46	Wolfe County, Kentucky	26.7%
47	Edmonson County, Kentucky	26.4%
48	Todd County, Kentucky	26.4%
49	Daviess County, Kentucky	25.2%
50	Spencer County, Kentucky	25.1%
51	Nelson County, Kentucky	22.8%
52	Mercer County, Kentucky	22.5%
53	Taylor County, Kentucky	22.3%
54	Clark County, Kentucky	22.2%
55	Washington County, Kentucky	22.2%
56	Montgomery County, Kentucky	20.8%
57	Harrison County, Kentucky	20.1%
58	Whitley County, Kentucky	19.8%
59	Trigg County, Kentucky	19.8%
60	Boyd County, Kentucky	19.4%
61	Garrard County, Kentucky	19.1%
62	Henderson County, Kentucky	19.0%
63	Ballard County, Kentucky	18.7%
64	McLean County, Kentucky	18.4%
65	Greenup County, Kentucky	18.3%
66	Caldwell County, Kentucky	18.1%
67	Pulaski County, Kentucky	17.9%
68	Knott County, Kentucky	17.8%
69	Morgan County, Kentucky	17.6%
70	Graves County, Kentucky	17.4%
71	Allen County, Kentucky	17.4%
72	Owen County, Kentucky	17.3%
73	Powell County, Kentucky	17.3%
74	Hancock County, Kentucky	16.8%
75	Simpson County, Kentucky	16.7%
76	Hopkins County, Kentucky	16.6%
77	Pendleton County, Kentucky	16.6%
78	Logan County, Kentucky	16.6%
79	Johnson County, Kentucky	16.6%
80	Breathitt County, Kentucky	16.5%
81	Laurel County, Kentucky	16.5%
82	Fleming County, Kentucky	16.4%
83	Lyon County, Kentucky	16.3%
84	Rowan County, Kentucky	16.3%
85	Pike County, Kentucky	16.0%
86	Larue County, Kentucky	15.6%
87	Lincoln County, Kentucky	15.2%
88	Grant County, Kentucky	15.1%
89	Breckinridge County, Kentucky	14.9%
90	Monroe County, Kentucky	14.9%
91	Henry County, Kentucky	14.8%
92	Carlisle County, Kentucky	14.6%
93	Bath County, Kentucky	14.4%
94	Perry County, Kentucky	14.2%
95	Ohio County, Kentucky	14.2%
96	Lawrence County, Kentucky	14.2%
97	Livingston County, Kentucky	13.9%
98	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	13.7%
99	Union County, Kentucky	13.7%
100	Knox County, Kentucky	13.5%