| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2015-2019 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2015-2019 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2015-2019 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2015-2019 |
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| United States | 220,622,076 | 194,149,815 | 70,920,162 | 88.0% | 32.1% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 17,769,645 | 15,498,054 | 4,395,961 | 87.2% | 24.7% | 99.1% | 77.0% |
| Kentucky | 3,019,093 | 2,604,309 | 731,082 | 86.3% | 24.2% | 98.0% | 75.3% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 804,571 | 635,883 | 122,281 | 79.0% | 15.2% | 89.8% | 47.3% |
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| County |
| Adair | 13,199 | 10,502 | 2,069 | 79.6% | 15.7% | 90.4% | 48.8% |
| Bath | 8,210 | 6,311 | 1,188 | 76.9% | 14.5% | 87.4% | 45.0% |
| Bell | 18,922 | 13,176 | 1,733 | 69.6% | 9.2% | 79.1% | 28.5% |
| Boyd | 34,109 | 30,088 | 6,613 | 88.2% | 19.4% | 100.2% | 60.3% |
| Breathitt | 9,207 | 6,959 | 1,399 | 75.6% | 15.2% | 85.9% | 47.3% |
| Carter | 18,616 | 14,740 | 2,340 | 79.2% | 12.6% | 90.0% | 39.1% |
| Casey | 11,006 | 8,369 | 1,406 | 76.0% | 12.8% | 86.4% | 39.7% |
| Clark | 25,282 | 21,793 | 5,090 | 86.2% | 20.1% | 98.0% | 62.6% |
| Clay | 14,540 | 9,408 | 1,430 | 64.7% | 9.8% | 73.5% | 30.6% |
| Clinton | 7,129 | 5,221 | 731 | 73.2% | 10.3% | 83.2% | 31.9% |
| Cumberland | 4,875 | 3,986 | 649 | 81.8% | 13.3% | 92.9% | 41.4% |
| Edmonson | 8,797 | 6,872 | 903 | 78.1% | 10.3% | 88.8% | 31.9% |
| Elliott | 5,531 | 4,151 | 539 | 75.0% | 9.7% | 85.3% | 30.3% |
| Estill | 10,112 | 7,645 | 997 | 75.6% | 9.9% | 85.9% | 30.7% |
| Fleming | 9,862 | 7,851 | 1,268 | 79.6% | 12.9% | 90.5% | 40.0% |
| Floyd | 25,653 | 19,300 | 2,909 | 75.2% | 11.3% | 85.5% | 35.3% |
| Garrard | 12,390 | 10,039 | 2,180 | 81.0% | 17.6% | 92.1% | 54.7% |
| Green | 7,940 | 5,994 | 1,045 | 75.5% | 13.2% | 85.8% | 40.9% |
| Greenup | 25,337 | 22,548 | 4,342 | 89.0% | 17.1% | 101.1% | 53.3% |
| Harlan | 18,697 | 13,604 | 2,025 | 72.8% | 10.8% | 82.7% | 33.7% |
| Hart | 12,601 | 9,601 | 1,440 | 76.2% | 11.4% | 86.6% | 35.5% |
| Jackson | 9,379 | 7,001 | 1,296 | 74.6% | 13.8% | 84.8% | 43.0% |
| Johnson | 15,883 | 12,805 | 2,589 | 80.6% | 16.3% | 91.6% | 50.7% |
| Knott | 10,563 | 7,930 | 1,570 | 75.1% | 14.9% | 85.3% | 46.2% |
| Knox | 21,016 | 15,444 | 2,984 | 73.5% | 14.2% | 83.5% | 44.2% |
| Laurel | 41,644 | 33,753 | 6,017 | 81.1% | 14.4% | 92.1% | 44.9% |
| Lawrence | 10,818 | 8,126 | 1,056 | 75.1% | 9.8% | 85.4% | 30.4% |
| Lee | 4,962 | 3,380 | 410 | 68.1% | 8.3% | 77.4% | 25.7% |
| Leslie | 7,345 | 5,240 | 638 | 71.3% | 8.7% | 81.1% | 27.0% |
| Letcher | 15,928 | 12,055 | 1,934 | 75.7% | 12.1% | 86.0% | 37.8% |
| Lewis | 9,442 | 7,160 | 855 | 75.8% | 9.1% | 86.2% | 28.2% |
| Lincoln | 16,950 | 13,539 | 2,203 | 79.9% | 13.0% | 90.8% | 40.4% |
| Madison | 55,635 | 48,675 | 17,121 | 87.5% | 30.8% | 99.4% | 95.7% |
| Magoffin | 8,736 | 6,092 | 830 | 69.7% | 9.5% | 79.2% | 29.6% |
| Martin | 8,470 | 6,298 | 991 | 74.4% | 11.7% | 84.5% | 36.4% |
| McCreary | 12,115 | 9,275 | 871 | 76.6% | 7.2% | 87.0% | 22.4% |
| Menifee | 4,699 | 3,637 | 525 | 77.4% | 11.2% | 88.0% | 34.8% |
| Metcalfe | 7,032 | 5,313 | 913 | 75.6% | 13.0% | 85.9% | 40.4% |
| Monroe | 7,416 | 5,549 | 1,066 | 74.8% | 14.4% | 85.0% | 44.7% |
| Montgomery | 19,038 | 16,143 | 2,980 | 84.8% | 15.7% | 96.4% | 48.7% |
| Morgan | 9,845 | 7,508 | 1,234 | 76.3% | 12.5% | 86.7% | 39.0% |
| Nicholas | 4,859 | 3,684 | 432 | 75.8% | 8.9% | 86.2% | 27.7% |
| Owsley | 3,089 | 2,124 | 499 | 68.8% | 16.2% | 78.1% | 50.3% |
| Perry | 18,747 | 14,418 | 2,699 | 76.9% | 14.4% | 87.4% | 44.8% |
| Pike | 42,254 | 32,525 | 5,514 | 77.0% | 13.0% | 87.5% | 40.6% |
| Powell | 8,379 | 6,728 | 1,333 | 80.3% | 15.9% | 91.2% | 49.5% |
| Pulaski | 45,156 | 37,400 | 7,440 | 82.8% | 16.5% | 94.1% | 51.3% |
| Robertson | 1,507 | 1,277 | 246 | 84.7% | 16.3% | 96.3% | 50.8% |
| Rockcastle | 11,876 | 9,315 | 1,349 | 78.4% | 11.4% | 89.1% | 35.3% |
| Rowan | 14,255 | 11,998 | 3,572 | 84.2% | 25.1% | 95.6% | 78.0% |
| Russell | 12,565 | 9,861 | 1,843 | 78.5% | 14.7% | 89.2% | 45.6% |
| Wayne | 14,703 | 10,965 | 1,813 | 74.6% | 12.3% | 84.7% | 38.4% |
| Whitley | 23,076 | 18,793 | 4,714 | 81.4% | 20.4% | 92.5% | 63.5% |
| Wolfe | 5,174 | 3,714 | 448 | 71.8% | 8.7% | 81.6% | 26.9% |
