| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2011-2015 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2011-2015 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2011-2015 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011-2015 |
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| United States | 211,462,522 | 183,233,428 | 62,952,272 | 86.7% | 29.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,406,203 | 14,880,953 | 3,933,571 | 85.5% | 22.6% | 98.7% | 75.9% |
| Kentucky | 2,955,216 | 2,487,506 | 658,944 | 84.2% | 22.3% | 97.1% | 74.9% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 805,733 | 616,891 | 113,117 | 76.6% | 14.0% | 88.4% | 47.2% |
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| County |
| Adair | 12,634 | 9,470 | 2,006 | 75.0% | 15.9% | 86.5% | 53.3% |
| Bath | 8,037 | 6,078 | 981 | 75.6% | 12.2% | 87.3% | 41.0% |
| Bell | 19,492 | 12,907 | 1,913 | 66.2% | 9.8% | 76.4% | 33.0% |
| Boyd | 34,832 | 30,813 | 6,153 | 88.5% | 17.7% | 102.1% | 59.3% |
| Breathitt | 9,452 | 6,511 | 1,062 | 68.9% | 11.2% | 79.5% | 37.7% |
| Carter | 18,393 | 14,679 | 2,358 | 79.8% | 12.8% | 92.1% | 43.1% |
| Casey | 11,050 | 8,029 | 1,238 | 72.7% | 11.2% | 83.9% | 37.6% |
| Clark | 24,835 | 20,862 | 5,137 | 84.0% | 20.7% | 96.9% | 69.5% |
| Clay | 14,919 | 9,503 | 1,428 | 63.7% | 9.6% | 73.5% | 32.2% |
| Clinton | 6,967 | 4,849 | 669 | 69.6% | 9.6% | 80.3% | 32.3% |
| Cumberland | 4,782 | 3,685 | 641 | 77.1% | 13.4% | 88.9% | 45.0% |
| Edmonson | 8,526 | 6,721 | 1,130 | 78.8% | 13.3% | 91.0% | 44.5% |
| Elliott | 5,655 | 4,231 | 423 | 74.8% | 7.5% | 86.3% | 25.1% |
| Estill | 10,210 | 7,582 | 798 | 74.3% | 7.8% | 85.7% | 26.3% |
| Fleming | 9,818 | 7,694 | 1,255 | 78.4% | 12.8% | 90.4% | 42.9% |
| Floyd | 26,910 | 20,203 | 3,444 | 75.1% | 12.8% | 86.6% | 43.0% |
| Garrard | 11,950 | 9,514 | 1,806 | 79.6% | 15.1% | 91.9% | 50.8% |
| Green | 7,915 | 6,206 | 810 | 78.4% | 10.2% | 90.5% | 34.4% |
| Greenup | 25,779 | 22,122 | 4,367 | 85.8% | 16.9% | 99.0% | 56.9% |
| Harlan | 19,523 | 13,996 | 2,288 | 71.7% | 11.7% | 82.7% | 39.4% |
| Hart | 12,444 | 9,054 | 1,286 | 72.8% | 10.3% | 84.0% | 34.7% |
| Jackson | 9,241 | 6,666 | 896 | 72.1% | 9.7% | 83.2% | 32.6% |
| Johnson | 16,189 | 12,476 | 1,744 | 77.1% | 10.8% | 88.9% | 36.2% |
| Knott | 10,934 | 7,713 | 1,344 | 70.5% | 12.3% | 81.4% | 41.3% |
| Knox | 21,295 | 14,967 | 2,337 | 70.3% | 11.0% | 81.1% | 36.9% |
| Laurel | 40,652 | 30,951 | 4,987 | 76.1% | 12.3% | 87.9% | 41.2% |
| Lawrence | 10,897 | 8,437 | 1,295 | 77.4% | 11.9% | 89.4% | 39.9% |
| Lee | 5,136 | 3,669 | 407 | 71.4% | 7.9% | 82.4% | 26.6% |
| Leslie | 7,724 | 5,026 | 663 | 65.1% | 8.6% | 75.1% | 28.8% |
| Letcher | 16,744 | 12,307 | 1,974 | 73.5% | 11.8% | 84.8% | 39.6% |
| Lewis | 9,505 | 7,000 | 1,038 | 73.6% | 10.9% | 85.0% | 36.7% |
| Lincoln | 16,790 | 13,099 | 1,783 | 78.0% | 10.6% | 90.0% | 35.7% |
| Madison | 52,635 | 45,214 | 15,064 | 85.9% | 28.6% | 99.1% | 96.1% |
| Magoffin | 8,912 | 6,147 | 758 | 69.0% | 8.5% | 79.6% | 28.6% |
| Martin | 8,765 | 6,298 | 571 | 71.9% | 6.5% | 82.9% | 21.9% |
| McCreary | 12,275 | 8,892 | 864 | 72.4% | 7.0% | 83.6% | 23.6% |
| Menifee | 4,504 | 3,328 | 480 | 73.9% | 10.7% | 85.3% | 35.8% |
| Metcalfe | 6,954 | 5,268 | 806 | 75.8% | 11.6% | 87.4% | 38.9% |
| Monroe | 7,487 | 5,598 | 1,057 | 74.8% | 14.1% | 86.3% | 47.4% |
| Montgomery | 18,436 | 15,193 | 3,151 | 82.4% | 17.1% | 95.1% | 57.4% |
| Morgan | 9,810 | 7,129 | 1,157 | 72.7% | 11.8% | 83.9% | 39.6% |
| Nicholas | 4,886 | 3,870 | 546 | 79.2% | 11.2% | 91.4% | 37.5% |
| Owsley | 3,268 | 2,221 | 542 | 68.0% | 16.6% | 78.4% | 55.7% |
| Perry | 19,537 | 14,278 | 2,737 | 73.1% | 14.0% | 84.3% | 47.1% |
| Pike | 44,383 | 32,607 | 5,909 | 73.5% | 13.3% | 84.8% | 44.7% |
| Powell | 8,390 | 6,219 | 1,091 | 74.1% | 13.0% | 85.5% | 43.7% |
| Pulaski | 44,353 | 35,908 | 6,397 | 81.0% | 14.4% | 93.4% | 48.4% |
| Robertson | 1,572 | 1,173 | 252 | 74.6% | 16.0% | 86.1% | 53.8% |
| Rockcastle | 11,820 | 8,972 | 1,157 | 75.9% | 9.8% | 87.6% | 32.9% |
| Rowan | 13,617 | 11,170 | 3,664 | 82.0% | 26.9% | 94.7% | 90.4% |
| Russell | 12,374 | 9,256 | 1,533 | 74.8% | 12.4% | 86.3% | 41.6% |
| Wayne | 14,539 | 10,343 | 1,461 | 71.1% | 10.0% | 82.1% | 33.8% |
| Whitley | 22,954 | 17,394 | 3,658 | 75.8% | 15.9% | 87.5% | 53.5% |
| Wolfe | 5,032 | 3,393 | 601 | 67.4% | 11.9% | 77.8% | 40.1% |
