Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kentucky White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 25.93%. Among all Kentucky counties, Fayette County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (49.67%), followed by Oldham County (45.45%), and Woodford County (40.15%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Fayette County
Oldham County
Woodford County
Campbell County
Jefferson County
Kenton County
Warren County
Boone County
Madison County
Calloway County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Fayette County 49.67
2 Oldham County 45.45
3 Woodford County 40.15
4 Campbell County 38.72
5 Jefferson County 38.64
6 Kenton County 36.54
7 Warren County 35.05
8 Boone County 33.92
9 Madison County 33.09
10 Calloway County 32.31
11 Shelby County 30.71
12 Jessamine County 30.38
13 Scott County 29.96
14 Franklin County 28.77
15 Boyle County 28.39
16 McCracken County 27.55
17 Hickman County 26.30
18 Rowan County 25.91
19 Anderson County 25.59
20 Daviess County 25.44
21 Bourbon County 24.61
22 Spencer County 22.57
23 Trigg County 22.35
24 Taylor County 22.32
25 Hardin County 21.90
26 Marshall County 21.59
27 Washington County 21.51
28 Boyd County 21.44
29 Nelson County 20.64
30 Clark County 20.54
31 Mason County 20.15
32 Mercer County 20.03
33 Garrard County 20.01
34 Whitley County 19.56
35 Christian County 18.74
36 Henderson County 18.45
37 Adair County 18.40
38 Owen County 18.26
39 Logan County 17.74
40 Harrison County 17.66
41 Graves County 17.59
42 Barren County 17.48
43 Allen County 17.27
44 Caldwell County 17.25
45 McLean County 17.23
46 Montgomery County 16.92
47 Pulaski County 16.90
48 Meade County 16.86
49 Ballard County 16.73
50 Greenup County 16.64
51 Larue County 16.49
52 Breathitt County 16.38
53 Russell County 16.26
53 Wayne County 16.26
54 Bullitt County 16.19
55 Hopkins County 16.09
56 Powell County 16.01
57 Pendleton County 15.78
58 Knott County 15.65
59 Laurel County 15.60
60 Morgan County 15.58
61 Fleming County 15.52
62 Knox County 15.50
63 Todd County 15.48
64 Johnson County 15.46
65 Bath County 15.33
66 Pike County 15.28
67 Grant County 15.27
68 Lyon County 15.21
69 Ohio County 14.99
70 Monroe County 14.81
71 Livingston County 14.71
72 Hancock County 14.66
73 Marion County 14.39
74 Metcalfe County 14.30
75 Cumberland County 14.24
76 Breckinridge County 14.16
77 Simpson County 14.12
78 Fulton County 14.10
79 Green County 13.94
80 Trimble County 13.91
81 Henry County 13.89
82 Lincoln County 13.86
83 Clinton County 13.84
84 Robertson County 13.83
85 Butler County 13.76
86 Perry County 13.68
87 Carter County 12.95
88 Martin County 12.90
89 Carlisle County 12.70
90 Bracken County 12.59
91 Floyd County 12.52
92 Clay County 12.33
93 Crittenden County 12.30
94 Muhlenberg County 12.16
95 Rockcastle County 12.14
96 Casey County 11.95
97 Grayson County 11.58
98 Menifee County 11.09
99 Hart County 10.83
100 Magoffin County 10.77
101 Union County 10.58
102 Lawrence County 10.45
103 Owsley County 10.43
104 Estill County 10.30
105 Webster County 10.25
106 Letcher County 10.15
107 Bell County 9.90
108 Nicholas County 9.63
109 Gallatin County 9.45
110 Elliott County 9.32
111 Jackson County 9.27
112 Harlan County 9.17
113 Edmonson County 9.15
114 Leslie County 8.97
115 Lewis County 8.57
116 Lee County 8.00
117 McCreary County 7.36
118 Carroll County 6.81
119 Wolfe County 6.48