| | Total Population Ages 25 and Over, 2017-2021 | Persons with High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Persons with Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed High School Diploma or More, 2017-2021 | Percent Completed Bachelor's Degree or More, 2017-2021 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2017-2021 |
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| United States | 225,152,317 | 200,101,961 | 75,808,834 | 88.9% | 33.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 18,199,149 | 16,068,410 | 4,740,162 | 88.3% | 26.0% | 99.3% | 77.4% |
| Kentucky | 3,053,564 | 2,676,601 | 785,070 | 87.7% | 25.7% | 98.6% | 76.4% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 804,634 | 651,288 | 129,328 | 80.9% | 16.1% | 91.1% | 47.7% |
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| County |
| Adair | 12,596 | 10,730 | 2,386 | 85.2% | 18.9% | 95.9% | 56.3% |
| Bath | 8,408 | 6,896 | 1,250 | 82.0% | 14.9% | 92.3% | 44.2% |
| Bell | 17,278 | 13,014 | 1,717 | 75.3% | 9.9% | 84.8% | 29.5% |
| Boyd | 34,594 | 30,530 | 7,129 | 88.3% | 20.6% | 99.3% | 61.2% |
| Breathitt | 9,774 | 7,571 | 1,648 | 77.5% | 16.9% | 87.2% | 50.1% |
| Carter | 18,305 | 14,553 | 2,361 | 79.5% | 12.9% | 89.5% | 38.3% |
| Casey | 11,010 | 8,197 | 1,272 | 74.5% | 11.6% | 83.8% | 34.3% |
| Clark | 25,876 | 23,089 | 5,189 | 89.2% | 20.1% | 100.4% | 59.6% |
| Clay | 14,715 | 10,057 | 1,691 | 68.3% | 11.5% | 76.9% | 34.1% |
| Clinton | 6,695 | 5,229 | 927 | 78.1% | 13.8% | 87.9% | 41.1% |
| Cumberland | 4,351 | 3,465 | 585 | 79.6% | 13.4% | 89.6% | 39.9% |
| Edmonson | 8,832 | 7,145 | 897 | 80.9% | 10.2% | 91.0% | 30.2% |
| Elliott | 5,502 | 4,133 | 492 | 75.1% | 8.9% | 84.5% | 26.6% |
| Estill | 10,092 | 7,495 | 1,071 | 74.3% | 10.6% | 83.6% | 31.5% |
| Fleming | 10,146 | 8,250 | 1,591 | 81.3% | 15.7% | 91.5% | 46.6% |
| Floyd | 25,341 | 19,547 | 3,197 | 77.1% | 12.6% | 86.8% | 37.5% |
| Garrard | 12,240 | 10,461 | 2,504 | 85.5% | 20.5% | 96.2% | 60.8% |
| Green | 8,000 | 6,465 | 1,113 | 80.8% | 13.9% | 90.9% | 41.3% |
| Greenup | 25,623 | 23,107 | 4,303 | 90.2% | 16.8% | 101.5% | 49.9% |
| Harlan | 18,841 | 14,103 | 1,793 | 74.9% | 9.5% | 84.2% | 28.3% |
| Hart | 12,846 | 10,017 | 1,357 | 78.0% | 10.6% | 87.7% | 31.4% |
| Jackson | 9,171 | 6,543 | 834 | 71.3% | 9.1% | 80.3% | 27.0% |
| Johnson | 16,033 | 13,317 | 2,585 | 83.1% | 16.1% | 93.5% | 47.9% |
| Knott | 10,076 | 7,095 | 1,616 | 70.4% | 16.0% | 79.2% | 47.6% |
| Knox | 20,385 | 15,498 | 3,117 | 76.0% | 15.3% | 85.5% | 45.4% |
| Laurel | 42,839 | 35,338 | 6,613 | 82.5% | 15.4% | 92.8% | 45.8% |
| Lawrence | 11,336 | 8,663 | 1,378 | 76.4% | 12.2% | 86.0% | 36.1% |
| Lee | 5,322 | 3,881 | 419 | 72.9% | 7.9% | 82.1% | 23.4% |
| Leslie | 7,406 | 6,187 | 679 | 83.5% | 9.2% | 94.0% | 27.2% |
| Letcher | 15,566 | 11,979 | 1,600 | 77.0% | 10.3% | 86.6% | 30.5% |
| Lewis | 9,157 | 7,066 | 808 | 77.2% | 8.8% | 86.8% | 26.2% |
| Lincoln | 16,785 | 13,823 | 2,304 | 82.4% | 13.7% | 92.7% | 40.8% |
| Madison | 56,802 | 50,931 | 18,965 | 89.7% | 33.4% | 100.9% | 99.2% |
| Magoffin | 8,295 | 5,982 | 908 | 72.1% | 10.9% | 81.1% | 32.5% |
| Martin | 8,329 | 6,140 | 984 | 73.7% | 11.8% | 82.9% | 35.1% |
| McCreary | 11,811 | 9,209 | 828 | 78.0% | 7.0% | 87.7% | 20.8% |
| Menifee | 4,324 | 3,313 | 478 | 76.6% | 11.1% | 86.2% | 32.8% |
| Metcalfe | 7,127 | 5,811 | 981 | 81.5% | 13.8% | 91.7% | 40.9% |
| Monroe | 7,796 | 6,294 | 1,153 | 80.7% | 14.8% | 90.8% | 43.9% |
| Montgomery | 19,109 | 16,321 | 3,195 | 85.4% | 16.7% | 96.1% | 49.7% |
| Morgan | 10,181 | 7,830 | 1,560 | 76.9% | 15.3% | 86.5% | 45.5% |
| Nicholas | 5,176 | 4,197 | 477 | 81.1% | 9.2% | 91.2% | 27.4% |
| Owsley | 2,985 | 2,046 | 344 | 68.5% | 11.5% | 77.1% | 34.2% |
| Perry | 19,798 | 15,410 | 2,772 | 77.8% | 14.0% | 87.6% | 41.6% |
| Pike | 41,918 | 33,066 | 6,592 | 78.9% | 15.7% | 88.8% | 46.7% |
| Powell | 8,887 | 7,288 | 1,467 | 82.0% | 16.5% | 92.3% | 49.0% |
| Pulaski | 45,475 | 37,935 | 7,805 | 83.4% | 17.2% | 93.9% | 51.0% |
| Robertson | 1,543 | 1,307 | 212 | 84.7% | 13.7% | 95.3% | 40.8% |
| Rockcastle | 11,500 | 9,250 | 1,396 | 80.4% | 12.1% | 90.5% | 36.1% |
| Rowan | 14,348 | 12,468 | 3,706 | 86.9% | 25.8% | 97.8% | 76.7% |
| Russell | 12,342 | 10,105 | 1,994 | 81.9% | 16.2% | 92.1% | 48.0% |
| Wayne | 14,048 | 10,844 | 2,233 | 77.2% | 15.9% | 86.9% | 47.2% |
| Whitley | 23,155 | 19,102 | 4,554 | 82.5% | 19.7% | 92.8% | 58.4% |
| Wolfe | 4,544 | 2,995 | 298 | 65.9% | 6.6% | 74.2% | 19.5% |
