| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2014-2018 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2014-2018 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2014-2018 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2014-2018 |
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| United States | 218,446,071 | 191,498,014 | 68,867,051 | 87.7% | 31.5% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,669,524 | 15,341,063 | 4,277,673 | 86.8% | 24.2% | 99.0% | 76.8% |
| Kentucky | 3,004,004 | 2,574,431 | 709,603 | 85.7% | 23.6% | 97.8% | 74.9% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 804,517 | 629,747 | 119,237 | 78.3% | 14.8% | 89.3% | 47.0% |
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| County |
| Adair | 13,076 | 10,263 | 2,125 | 78.5% | 16.3% | 89.5% | 51.5% |
| Bath | 8,211 | 6,333 | 1,015 | 77.1% | 12.4% | 88.0% | 39.2% |
| Bell | 19,141 | 13,309 | 1,713 | 69.5% | 8.9% | 79.3% | 28.4% |
| Boyd | 34,296 | 30,363 | 6,928 | 88.5% | 20.2% | 101.0% | 64.1% |
| Breathitt | 9,244 | 6,835 | 1,323 | 73.9% | 14.3% | 84.3% | 45.4% |
| Carter | 18,604 | 14,533 | 2,540 | 78.1% | 13.7% | 89.1% | 43.3% |
| Casey | 10,987 | 8,242 | 1,466 | 75.0% | 13.3% | 85.6% | 42.3% |
| Clark | 25,116 | 21,458 | 5,037 | 85.4% | 20.1% | 97.5% | 63.6% |
| Clay | 14,660 | 9,422 | 1,398 | 64.3% | 9.5% | 73.3% | 30.2% |
| Clinton | 7,078 | 5,171 | 718 | 73.1% | 10.1% | 83.3% | 32.2% |
| Cumberland | 4,725 | 3,832 | 618 | 81.1% | 13.1% | 92.5% | 41.5% |
| Edmonson | 8,715 | 6,885 | 938 | 79.0% | 10.8% | 90.1% | 34.1% |
| Elliott | 5,538 | 4,322 | 462 | 78.0% | 8.3% | 89.0% | 26.5% |
| Estill | 10,227 | 7,641 | 1,015 | 74.7% | 9.9% | 85.2% | 31.5% |
| Fleming | 9,821 | 7,709 | 1,243 | 78.5% | 12.7% | 89.5% | 40.1% |
| Floyd | 25,958 | 19,152 | 2,908 | 73.8% | 11.2% | 84.2% | 35.5% |
| Garrard | 12,297 | 9,826 | 2,065 | 79.9% | 16.8% | 91.2% | 53.3% |
| Green | 7,952 | 6,030 | 951 | 75.8% | 12.0% | 86.5% | 37.9% |
| Greenup | 25,415 | 22,458 | 4,373 | 88.4% | 17.2% | 100.8% | 54.6% |
| Harlan | 18,885 | 13,522 | 2,036 | 71.6% | 10.8% | 81.7% | 34.2% |
| Hart | 12,550 | 9,493 | 1,477 | 75.6% | 11.8% | 86.3% | 37.3% |
| Jackson | 9,317 | 6,927 | 1,136 | 74.3% | 12.2% | 84.8% | 38.7% |
| Johnson | 16,060 | 12,921 | 2,399 | 80.5% | 14.9% | 91.8% | 47.4% |
| Knott | 10,683 | 7,814 | 1,382 | 73.1% | 12.9% | 83.4% | 41.0% |
| Knox | 21,103 | 15,267 | 2,772 | 72.3% | 13.1% | 82.5% | 41.7% |
| Laurel | 41,302 | 33,515 | 5,539 | 81.1% | 13.4% | 92.6% | 42.5% |
| Lawrence | 10,893 | 8,176 | 1,087 | 75.1% | 10.0% | 85.6% | 31.7% |
| Lee | 4,873 | 3,430 | 504 | 70.4% | 10.3% | 80.3% | 32.8% |
| Leslie | 7,412 | 5,204 | 718 | 70.2% | 9.7% | 80.1% | 30.7% |
| Letcher | 16,170 | 12,165 | 1,893 | 75.2% | 11.7% | 85.8% | 37.1% |
| Lewis | 9,506 | 7,009 | 1,048 | 73.7% | 11.0% | 84.1% | 35.0% |
| Lincoln | 16,885 | 13,212 | 1,874 | 78.2% | 11.1% | 89.3% | 35.2% |
| Madison | 54,820 | 47,705 | 16,727 | 87.0% | 30.5% | 99.3% | 96.8% |
| Magoffin | 8,826 | 6,103 | 857 | 69.1% | 9.7% | 78.9% | 30.8% |
| Martin | 8,438 | 6,146 | 714 | 72.8% | 8.5% | 83.1% | 26.8% |
| McCreary | 12,366 | 9,220 | 851 | 74.6% | 6.9% | 85.1% | 21.8% |
| Menifee | 4,663 | 3,560 | 527 | 76.3% | 11.3% | 87.1% | 35.8% |
| Metcalfe | 6,991 | 5,376 | 918 | 76.9% | 13.1% | 87.7% | 41.7% |
| Monroe | 7,452 | 5,552 | 961 | 74.5% | 12.9% | 85.0% | 40.9% |
| Montgomery | 18,867 | 15,968 | 3,079 | 84.6% | 16.3% | 96.5% | 51.8% |
| Morgan | 9,841 | 7,219 | 1,340 | 73.4% | 13.6% | 83.7% | 43.2% |
| Nicholas | 4,828 | 3,736 | 492 | 77.4% | 10.2% | 88.3% | 32.3% |
| Owsley | 3,115 | 2,154 | 504 | 69.1% | 16.2% | 78.9% | 51.3% |
| Perry | 18,891 | 14,506 | 2,333 | 76.8% | 12.3% | 87.6% | 39.2% |
| Pike | 42,717 | 32,519 | 5,574 | 76.1% | 13.0% | 86.8% | 41.4% |
| Powell | 8,391 | 6,752 | 1,232 | 80.5% | 14.7% | 91.8% | 46.6% |
| Pulaski | 44,945 | 36,802 | 6,896 | 81.9% | 15.3% | 93.4% | 48.7% |
| Robertson | 1,532 | 1,195 | 245 | 78.0% | 16.0% | 89.0% | 50.7% |
| Rockcastle | 11,872 | 9,217 | 1,262 | 77.6% | 10.6% | 88.6% | 33.7% |
| Rowan | 14,011 | 11,708 | 3,731 | 83.6% | 26.6% | 95.3% | 84.5% |
| Russell | 12,477 | 9,418 | 1,604 | 75.5% | 12.9% | 86.1% | 40.8% |
| Wayne | 14,655 | 10,540 | 1,879 | 71.9% | 12.8% | 82.0% | 40.7% |
| Whitley | 23,070 | 18,384 | 4,424 | 79.7% | 19.2% | 90.9% | 60.8% |
| Wolfe | 5,049 | 3,528 | 386 | 69.9% | 7.6% | 79.7% | 24.3% |
