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Levels of education for Kentucky residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Kentucky

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Kentucky education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Kentucky PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	27.3%	154,445	566,012	19,176	70,519	190,126	131,746	36,740	86,185	31,520
Fayette	49.7%	22,107	44,455	1,175	3,106	7,690	10,377	3,261	13,238	5,608
Oldham	38.7%	2,235	5,778	123	539	1,422	1,459	500	1,324	411
Jefferson	37.2%	36,449	97,972	1,642	10,227	23,750	25,904	6,344	21,970	8,135
Campbell	35.7%	4,440	12,423	204	1,170	3,748	2,861	718	2,785	937
Calloway	35.7%	1,454	4,077	35	275	1,110	1,203	199	887	368
Boone	35.5%	4,706	13,261	182	1,009	4,038	3,326	831	3,092	783
Warren	33.9%	4,386	12,937	309	1,297	3,742	3,203	693	2,687	1,006
Kenton	33.9%	7,820	23,096	408	1,988	7,054	5,826	1,387	4,965	1,468
Woodford	33.8%	1,022	3,021	84	262	858	795	191	557	274
Madison	32.2%	3,480	10,805	278	1,268	3,122	2,657	661	2,149	670
Jessamine	32.2%	1,889	5,870	240	596	1,722	1,423	418	1,061	410
Rowan	32.1%	918	2,861	97	244	968	634	185	527	206
Scott	31.3%	1,664	5,323	128	538	1,595	1,398	432	937	295
McCracken	31.1%	2,484	7,987	148	785	2,474	2,096	759	1,305	420
Shelby	30.5%	1,474	4,839	177	575	1,400	1,213	436	777	261
Larue	28.1%	452	1,608	45	160	651	300	164	179	109
Daviess	27.7%	3,186	11,514	213	1,007	4,172	2,936	1,048	1,750	388
Franklin	27.5%	1,874	6,814	204	950	2,120	1,666	287	1,250	337
Boyle	25.2%	991	3,934	113	675	1,386	769	234	506	251
Taylor	25.0%	667	2,666	152	271	1,150	426	212	300	155
Simpson	24.7%	554	2,246	67	313	900	412	203	242	109
Hardin	24.6%	3,304	13,424	214	1,088	4,477	4,341	1,103	1,593	608
Boyd	24.6%	1,578	6,416	117	577	2,199	1,945	607	701	270
Henderson	24.6%	1,459	5,938	130	792	2,096	1,461	565	688	206
Marshall	24.1%	833	3,463	38	341	1,304	947	256	435	142
Washington	23.8%	304	1,277	52	227	513	181	108	137	59
Bracken	23.7%	262	1,106	37	123	471	213	97	127	38
Anderson	23.6%	680	2,878	64	278	1,138	718	272	311	97
Spencer	23.6%	417	1,766	17	203	717	412	173	188	56
Trigg	23.2%	359	1,549	5	182	612	391	157	149	53
Russell	23.0%	478	2,081	93	313	841	356	183	118	177
Clark	22.7%	1,041	4,577	148	568	1,725	1,095	312	594	135
Meade	22.7%	923	4,063	51	392	1,599	1,098	285	490	148
Carlisle	22.7%	142	626	12	67	251	154	41	74	27
Mason	22.7%	493	2,175	57	328	791	506	176	207	110
Union	22.6%	395	1,748	15	180	721	437	195	151	49
Mercer	22.6%	608	2,691	103	257	1,178	545	167	346	95
Greenup	22.6%	1,046	4,636	86	467	1,746	1,291	451	439	156
Graves	22.3%	1,004	4,495	195	532	1,773	991	246	556	202
Ballard	22.3%	240	1,077	24	131	393	289	118	95	27
Montgomery	22.0%	730	3,322	95	460	1,492	545	154	469	107
Adair	21.6%	471	2,177	172	294	845	395	133	210	128
Robertson	21.2%	57	269	9	31	125	47	25	30	2
Bourbon	21.1%	533	2,529	118	417	959	502	124	345	64
Bullitt	20.9%	1,933	9,260	142	1,245	3,497	2,443	790	927	216
Hancock	20.8%	233	1,122	26	95	512	256	80	123	30
Nelson	20.7%	1,031	4,979	64	457	2,285	1,142	361	532	138
Crittenden	20.6%	219	1,061	111	114	408	209	117	69	33
Garrard	19.9%	401	2,013	85	363	713	451	147	206	48
Johnson	19.8%	623	3,140	160	557	1,184	616	239	204	180
Bath	19.8%	291	1,470	43	232	685	219	60	140	91
Fleming	19.6%	382	1,953	149	154	816	452	209	105	68
Marion	19.4%	489	2,519	156	296	1,167	411	209	230	50
McLean	19.1%	251	1,316	23	179	470	393	125	88	38
Knott	18.8%	430	2,287	279	391	713	474	123	230	77
Ohio	18.7%	545	2,917	87	365	1,390	530	171	289	85
Cumberland	18.5%	160	865	24	174	409	98	50	86	24
Christian	18.4%	2,328	12,667	370	1,257	4,415	4,297	1,033	1,035	260
Whitley	18.4%	859	4,678	294	1,020	1,746	759	245	378	236
Pulaski	18.2%	1,347	7,386	313	1,377	2,854	1,495	441	624	282
Barren	18.2%	922	5,061	188	594	2,351	1,006	229	473	220
Henry	18.2%	358	1,968	50	347	874	339	125	163	70
Owsley	18.1%	108	596	82	127	211	68	15	48	45
Livingston	17.4%	216	1,240	5	165	578	276	97	109	10
Carter	17.0%	623	3,658	142	531	1,634	728	198	323	102
Lincoln	16.9%	560	3,308	127	461	1,696	464	153	299	108
Harlan	16.9%	690	4,077	335	898	1,598	556	308	235	147
Muhlenberg	16.9%	661	3,912	127	746	1,602	776	260	264	137
Lyon	16.8%	198	1,179	4	236	563	178	57	103	38
Hickman	16.6%	98	592	16	100	291	87	36	50	12
Pike	16.5%	1,586	9,595	664	1,570	3,773	2,002	500	787	299
Green	16.4%	221	1,346	43	230	618	234	91	86	44
Estill	16.3%	355	2,173	136	386	847	449	84	225	46
Todd	16.3%	262	1,608	150	250	674	272	79	129	54
Trimble	16.3%	195	1,198	24	191	557	231	118	31	46
Breathitt	16.3%	341	2,096	145	357	899	354	105	169	67
Monroe	16.3%	233	1,433	81	297	532	290	126	69	38
Perry	16.1%	680	4,216	317	799	1,448	972	282	265	133
Elliott	15.9%	136	856	46	145	411	118	36	61	39
Hopkins	15.9%	927	5,838	237	825	2,406	1,443	410	392	125
Floyd	15.9%	957	6,036	535	1,069	2,022	1,453	356	420	181
Carroll	15.7%	227	1,445	112	226	619	261	93	117	17
Letcher	15.6%	494	3,158	152	511	1,383	618	218	229	47
Grant	15.6%	542	3,473	97	459	1,685	690	134	330	78
Laurel	15.4%	1,166	7,586	331	1,486	2,961	1,642	240	670	256
Clinton	15.3%	186	1,214	86	199	554	189	53	92	41
Harrison	15.2%	382	2,508	40	267	1,257	562	128	209	45
Allen	15.2%	363	2,384	116	338	1,113	454	109	207	47
Hart	14.9%	327	2,196	238	413	919	299	111	111	105
Webster	14.8%	263	1,776	60	278	744	431	120	113	30
Logan	14.7%	503	3,412	179	501	1,617	612	195	217	91
Nicholas	14.6%	131	900	32	167	414	156	37	62	32
Breckinridge	14.2%	308	2,162	30	297	1,145	382	136	88	84
Martin	14.2%	238	1,681	100	447	611	285	49	148	41
Wolfe	14.1%	122	866	65	202	337	140	35	76	11
Caldwell	13.8%	216	1,569	18	228	682	425	79	105	32
Menifee	13.7%	110	802	70	195	326	101	18	70	22
Casey	13.4%	268	1,993	146	428	858	293	88	115	65
Rockcastle	13.0%	319	2,446	182	443	1,181	321	57	186	76
Butler	13.0%	226	1,738	92	291	956	173	72	115	39
Bell	12.9%	531	4,103	352	754	1,783	683	240	193	98
Leslie	12.8%	220	1,724	105	320	753	326	118	64	38
Pendleton	12.2%	243	1,992	72	233	1,115	329	78	129	36
Lawrence	11.3%	240	2,119	151	448	827	453	56	145	39
Powell	11.3%	213	1,889	171	487	748	270	75	119	19
Knox	11.2%	489	4,379	482	1,019	1,749	640	70	297	122
Lewis	11.1%	219	1,967	79	376	918	375	127	75	17
Wayne	10.8%	288	2,665	250	455	1,254	418	107	114	67
Magoffin	10.8%	204	1,893	192	460	619	418	69	97	38
Morgan	10.7%	229	2,133	182	495	861	366	66	106	57
Grayson	10.6%	327	3,076	163	537	1,432	617	98	138	91
McCreary	10.5%	246	2,342	152	523	988	433	93	104	49
Owen	10.1%	132	1,301	77	222	646	224	72	40	20
Jackson	10.1%	190	1,873	139	437	818	289	42	75	73
Metcalfe	9.9%	132	1,332	65	295	654	186	55	48	29
Fulton	9.7%	86	891	44	192	425	144	12	49	25
Edmonson	9.1%	138	1,511	38	241	750	344	65	54	19
Gallatin	8.6%	98	1,136	24	188	605	221	53	30	15
Lee	7.5%	83	1,114	60	364	482	125	41	15	27
Clay	7.4%	288	3,874	576	994	1,450	566	55	125	108

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