| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2013-2017 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2013-2017 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2013-2017 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013-2017 |
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| United States | 216,271,644 | 188,834,530 | 66,887,603 | 87.3% | 30.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,573,934 | 15,184,793 | 4,173,468 | 86.4% | 23.7% | 99.0% | 76.8% |
| Kentucky | 2,986,199 | 2,544,540 | 692,568 | 85.2% | 23.2% | 97.6% | 75.0% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 804,021 | 625,692 | 118,473 | 77.8% | 14.7% | 89.1% | 47.6% |
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| County |
| Adair | 12,861 | 9,895 | 2,032 | 76.9% | 15.8% | 88.1% | 51.1% |
| Bath | 8,116 | 6,169 | 948 | 76.0% | 11.7% | 87.1% | 37.8% |
| Bell | 19,355 | 13,010 | 1,801 | 67.2% | 9.3% | 77.0% | 30.1% |
| Boyd | 34,571 | 30,709 | 6,698 | 88.8% | 19.4% | 101.7% | 62.6% |
| Breathitt | 9,298 | 6,769 | 1,173 | 72.8% | 12.6% | 83.4% | 40.8% |
| Carter | 18,647 | 14,713 | 2,604 | 78.9% | 14.0% | 90.4% | 45.2% |
| Casey | 11,001 | 8,179 | 1,359 | 74.3% | 12.4% | 85.2% | 39.9% |
| Clark | 24,963 | 21,439 | 5,408 | 85.9% | 21.7% | 98.4% | 70.0% |
| Clay | 14,739 | 9,283 | 1,402 | 63.0% | 9.5% | 72.1% | 30.8% |
| Clinton | 7,129 | 5,110 | 717 | 71.7% | 10.1% | 82.1% | 32.5% |
| Cumberland | 4,742 | 3,864 | 625 | 81.5% | 13.2% | 93.3% | 42.6% |
| Edmonson | 8,612 | 6,818 | 959 | 79.2% | 11.1% | 90.7% | 36.0% |
| Elliott | 5,538 | 4,238 | 413 | 76.5% | 7.5% | 87.6% | 24.1% |
| Estill | 10,241 | 7,785 | 1,015 | 76.0% | 9.9% | 87.1% | 32.0% |
| Fleming | 9,848 | 7,620 | 1,316 | 77.4% | 13.4% | 88.6% | 43.2% |
| Floyd | 26,169 | 19,612 | 3,293 | 74.9% | 12.6% | 85.8% | 40.7% |
| Garrard | 12,191 | 9,787 | 1,916 | 80.3% | 15.7% | 91.9% | 50.8% |
| Green | 7,931 | 6,004 | 871 | 75.7% | 11.0% | 86.7% | 35.5% |
| Greenup | 25,554 | 22,208 | 4,390 | 86.9% | 17.2% | 99.5% | 55.5% |
| Harlan | 19,089 | 13,634 | 2,169 | 71.4% | 11.4% | 81.8% | 36.7% |
| Hart | 12,494 | 9,354 | 1,570 | 74.9% | 12.6% | 85.7% | 40.6% |
| Jackson | 9,173 | 6,818 | 964 | 74.3% | 10.5% | 85.1% | 34.0% |
| Johnson | 16,083 | 12,814 | 2,427 | 79.7% | 15.1% | 91.3% | 48.8% |
| Knott | 10,785 | 7,918 | 1,386 | 73.4% | 12.9% | 84.1% | 41.6% |
| Knox | 21,046 | 14,303 | 2,097 | 68.0% | 10.0% | 77.8% | 32.2% |
| Laurel | 40,974 | 32,318 | 5,329 | 78.9% | 13.0% | 90.3% | 42.1% |
| Lawrence | 10,958 | 8,404 | 1,270 | 76.7% | 11.6% | 87.8% | 37.5% |
| Lee | 4,943 | 3,476 | 442 | 70.3% | 8.9% | 80.5% | 28.9% |
| Leslie | 7,534 | 5,137 | 674 | 68.2% | 8.9% | 78.1% | 28.9% |
| Letcher | 16,385 | 12,284 | 1,909 | 75.0% | 11.7% | 85.9% | 37.7% |
| Lewis | 9,518 | 7,048 | 1,155 | 74.0% | 12.1% | 84.8% | 39.2% |
| Lincoln | 16,843 | 13,250 | 1,815 | 78.7% | 10.8% | 90.1% | 34.8% |
| Madison | 53,820 | 46,731 | 16,320 | 86.8% | 30.3% | 99.4% | 98.0% |
| Magoffin | 8,805 | 6,213 | 893 | 70.6% | 10.1% | 80.8% | 32.8% |
| Martin | 8,547 | 6,208 | 700 | 72.6% | 8.2% | 83.2% | 26.5% |
| McCreary | 12,234 | 8,975 | 935 | 73.4% | 7.6% | 84.0% | 24.7% |
| Menifee | 4,668 | 3,637 | 530 | 77.9% | 11.4% | 89.2% | 36.7% |
| Metcalfe | 6,925 | 5,347 | 839 | 77.2% | 12.1% | 88.4% | 39.2% |
| Monroe | 7,414 | 5,680 | 1,094 | 76.6% | 14.8% | 87.7% | 47.7% |
| Montgomery | 18,653 | 15,599 | 3,165 | 83.6% | 17.0% | 95.8% | 54.9% |
| Morgan | 9,834 | 7,356 | 1,198 | 74.8% | 12.2% | 85.7% | 39.4% |
| Nicholas | 4,810 | 3,819 | 502 | 79.4% | 10.4% | 90.9% | 33.7% |
| Owsley | 3,095 | 2,171 | 486 | 70.1% | 15.7% | 80.3% | 50.8% |
| Perry | 19,143 | 14,659 | 2,409 | 76.6% | 12.6% | 87.7% | 40.7% |
| Pike | 43,282 | 32,742 | 5,623 | 75.6% | 13.0% | 86.6% | 42.0% |
| Powell | 8,358 | 6,594 | 1,121 | 78.9% | 13.4% | 90.4% | 43.4% |
| Pulaski | 44,738 | 36,414 | 6,810 | 81.4% | 15.2% | 93.2% | 49.2% |
| Robertson | 1,543 | 1,153 | 266 | 74.7% | 17.2% | 85.6% | 55.7% |
| Rockcastle | 11,794 | 9,160 | 1,398 | 77.7% | 11.9% | 89.0% | 38.3% |
| Rowan | 13,920 | 11,450 | 3,720 | 82.3% | 26.7% | 94.2% | 86.4% |
| Russell | 12,466 | 9,468 | 1,675 | 76.0% | 13.4% | 87.0% | 43.4% |
| Wayne | 14,446 | 10,545 | 1,645 | 73.0% | 11.4% | 83.6% | 36.8% |
| Whitley | 23,150 | 18,305 | 4,606 | 79.1% | 19.9% | 90.6% | 64.3% |
| Wolfe | 5,045 | 3,496 | 391 | 69.3% | 7.8% | 79.4% | 25.1% |
