Projected Degree Gap: 20.8%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Kentucky
AGES 25-64- 109,090 | 4.7%Less than ninth grade
- 228,626 | 9.9%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 794,723 | 34.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 503,070 | 21.8%Some college, no degree
- 179,954 | 7.8%Associate degree
- 300,895 | 13.0%Bachelor’s degree
- 193,121 | 8.4%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Kentucky
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 29.5%White
- 22.4%Black
- 19.4%Hispanic
- 62.4%Asian
- 22.1%Native American
Percentage of Kentucky adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Anderson | 23.1 | Grayson | 12.7 | Mercer | 23.8 |
| Barren | 22.9 | Greenup | 24.6 | Montgomery | 20.6 |
| Bell | 19.1 | Hardin | 30.7 | Muhlenberg | 17.4 |
| Boone | 39.1 | Harlan | 19.8 | Nelson | 24.4 |
| Boyd | 27.1 | Henderson | 29.4 | Ohio | 20.5 |
| Boyle | 31.1 | Hopkins | 24.9 | Oldham | 45.0 |
| Bullitt | 23.7 | Jefferson | 37.7 | Perry | 19.5 |
| Calloway | 35.4 | Jessamine | 35.8 | Pike | 21.5 |
| Campbell | 36.5 | Johnson | 14.4 | Pulaski | 22.9 |
| Carter | 17.1 | Kenton | 38.3 | Rowan | 32.9 |
| Christian | 23.5 | Knox | 10.8 | Scott | 33.9 |
| Clark | 27.3 | Laurel | 22.6 | Shelby | 30.3 |
| Clay | 9.6 | Letcher | 18.4 | Taylor | 20.6 |
| Daviess | 29.4 | Lincoln | 17.7 | Warren | 35.4 |
| Fayette | 49.4 | Logan | 16.6 | Wayne | 17.3 |
| Floyd | 18.1 | Madison | 37.5 | Whitley | 19.3 |
| Franklin | 33.5 | Marshall | 23.4 | Woodford | 45.7 |
| Grant | 15.1 | McCracken | 33.9 | Other counties | 18.6* |
| Graves | 23.3 | Meade | 22.8 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
