Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kentucky White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 33.22%. Among all Kentucky counties, Gallatin County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (50.27%), followed by Carlisle County (48.22%), and Webster County (47.92%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Gallatin County
Carlisle County
Webster County
Cumberland County
Bracken County
Trimble County
Edmonson County
Butler County
Elliott County
Union County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Gallatin County 50.27
2 Carlisle County 48.22
3 Webster County 47.92
4 Cumberland County 47.63
5 Bracken County 47.08
6 Trimble County 46.70
7 Edmonson County 46.46
8 Butler County 46.35
9 Elliott County 46.33
10 Union County 46.20
11 Nicholas County 46.06
12 Grayson County 45.76
13 Lyon County 45.38
14 Simpson County 45.30
15 Crittenden County 45.15
16 Leslie County 45.09
17 Breckinridge County 45.01
18 Grant County 44.92
19 Jackson County 44.67
20 Bath County 44.65
21 Powell County 44.37
22 Marion County 44.24
23 Carroll County 44.14
24 Rockcastle County 44.01
25 Lewis County 43.66
26 Estill County 43.41
27 Menifee County 43.28
28 Pendleton County 43.26
29 Lawrence County 43.17
30 Lincoln County 43.04
31 Barren County 42.99
32 Hancock County 42.93
33 Henry County 42.58
34 Logan County 42.51
35 Hart County 42.36
36 Livingston County 42.34
37 Bell County 42.27
37 Metcalfe County 42.27
38 Montgomery County 41.98
39 Allen County 41.97
40 Owsley County 41.81
41 Muhlenberg County 41.61
42 Green County 41.37
43 Lee County 41.34
44 Bullitt County 41.18
45 Owen County 41.06
46 Casey County 41.01
47 Graves County 40.96
48 Monroe County 40.83
49 McCreary County 40.74
50 Caldwell County 40.71
51 Washington County 40.68
52 Fleming County 40.66
53 Ohio County 40.56
54 Robertson County 40.50
55 Meade County 40.47
56 Fulton County 40.41
57 Adair County 40.32
58 Johnson County 40.03
59 Hopkins County 39.94
60 Morgan County 39.88
61 Knox County 39.86
62 Pike County 39.82
63 Carter County 39.80
64 Harrison County 39.74
65 McLean County 39.30
66 Clinton County 39.26
67 Whitley County 39.24
68 Floyd County 39.19
69 Breathitt County 39.14
69 Hickman County 39.14
70 Wayne County 39.13
71 Laurel County 39.08
72 Spencer County 39.07
73 Todd County 38.67
74 Garrard County 38.46
75 Ballard County 38.27
76 Henderson County 37.86
77 Russell County 37.73
78 Magoffin County 37.61
79 Greenup County 37.03
80 Taylor County 37.02
81 Nelson County 36.99
82 Clay County 36.80
83 Marshall County 36.02
84 Letcher County 35.84
85 Harlan County 35.65
86 Clark County 35.63
87 Rowan County 35.19
88 Pulaski County 34.92
89 Larue County 34.90
90 Mercer County 34.65
91 Anderson County 34.46
91 Boyle County 34.46
92 Bourbon County 33.95
93 Wolfe County 33.84
94 Martin County 33.75
95 Daviess County 33.73
96 Perry County 33.63
97 Boyd County 32.31
98 McCracken County 32.12
99 Jessamine County 32.08
100 Franklin County 31.90
101 Hardin County 31.86
102 Christian County 31.75
103 Trigg County 31.24
104 Scott County 31.02
105 Mason County 30.92
106 Calloway County 30.90
107 Boone County 29.59
108 Shelby County 29.36
109 Knott County 29.31
110 Kenton County 27.24
111 Madison County 27.04
112 Campbell County 26.82
113 Warren County 26.70
114 Woodford County 26.19
115 Jefferson County 25.37
116 Oldham County 19.61
117 Fayette County 17.29