Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,803,193 | N/A |
| Kentucky | N/A | 4.3 | 133,806 | 38 of 52 |
| Owsley County | Rural | 20.7 | 614 | 3,134 |
| Clay County | Rural | 14.3 | 2,069 | 3,090 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 14.0 | 1,120 | 3,087 |
| Casey County | Rural | 13.8 | 1,542 | 3,082 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 13.8 | 621 | 3,082 |
| Knott County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,214 | 3,063 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.1 | 1,102 | 3,059 |
| Lee County | Rural | 12.0 | 658 | 3,056 |
| Knox County | Rural | 11.4 | 2,309 | 3,041 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 10.5 | 963 | 3,016 |
| Estill County | Rural | 10.3 | 1,044 | 3,012 |
| Todd County | Rural | 10.2 | 831 | 3,008 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 10.2 | 1,454 | 3,008 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 9.7 | 636 | 2,989 |
| Butler County | Urban | 9.4 | 814 | 2,976 |
| Bath County | Rural | 9.2 | 792 | 2,971 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 9.2 | 503 | 2,971 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 9.2 | 1,100 | 2,971 |
| Martin County | Rural | 8.7 | 708 | 2,934 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 8.7 | 893 | 2,934 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 8.6 | 904 | 2,926 |
| Bell County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,398 | 2,911 |
| Perry County | Rural | 8.2 | 1,572 | 2,896 |
| Adair County | Rural | 7.9 | 1,007 | 2,878 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 7.9 | 338 | 2,878 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 7.9 | 266 | 2,878 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 7.8 | 1,397 | 2,869 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 7.7 | 482 | 2,854 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 7.7 | 882 | 2,854 |
| Green County | Rural | 7.6 | 628 | 2,844 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 7.5 | 844 | 2,833 |
| Hart County | Rural | 7.4 | 988 | 2,827 |
| Powell County | Rural | 7.3 | 641 | 2,815 |
| Pike County | Rural | 7.2 | 2,934 | 2,810 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 7.1 | 313 | 2,796 |
| Larue County | Urban | 7.0 | 736 | 2,788 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 7.0 | 1,138 | 2,788 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 6.9 | 1,030 | 2,772 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 6.9 | 530 | 2,772 |
| Russell County | Rural | 6.9 | 870 | 2,772 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 6.8 | 632 | 2,758 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 6.7 | 301 | 2,741 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 6.6 | 631 | 2,718 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 6.6 | 473 | 2,718 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 6.6 | 1,524 | 2,718 |
| Carter County | Urban | 6.5 | 1,176 | 2,706 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 6.4 | 459 | 2,682 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 6.2 | 1,539 | 2,637 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,022 | 2,615 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 6.0 | 436 | 2,585 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 6.0 | 2,813 | 2,585 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 6.0 | 864 | 2,585 |
| Warren County | Urban | 6.0 | 5,203 | 2,585 |
| Mason County | Rural | 5.9 | 707 | 2,571 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,074 | 2,544 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 5.8 | 1,118 | 2,544 |
| Webster County | Rural | 5.8 | 504 | 2,544 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 5.7 | 898 | 2,519 |
| Barren County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,753 | 2,493 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 5.5 | 2,411 | 2,467 |
| Allen County | Urban | 5.4 | 797 | 2,450 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 5.3 | 275 | 2,423 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 5.3 | 545 | 2,423 |
| Christian County | Urban | 5.2 | 2,148 | 2,383 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 5.2 | 82 | 2,383 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.1 | 701 | 2,347 |
| Washington County | Rural | 5.1 | 439 | 2,347 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 4.9 | 684 | 2,274 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 4.9 | 618 | 2,274 |
| Logan County | Rural | 4.9 | 942 | 2,274 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,054 | 2,249 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 4.8 | 487 | 2,249 |
| Owen County | Rural | 4.6 | 367 | 2,170 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 4.4 | 1,373 | 2,099 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 4.3 | 618 | 2,057 |
| Graves County | Rural | 4.2 | 1,050 | 2,010 |
| Clark County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,044 | 1,921 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,027 | 1,921 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 4.0 | 280 | 1,921 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,365 | 1,921 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 3.9 | 239 | 1,874 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 3.8 | 642 | 1,821 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 3.8 | 226 | 1,821 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,404 | 1,821 |
| Henry County | Urban | 3.7 | 407 | 1,776 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 3.7 | 700 | 1,776 |
| Madison County | Rural | 3.6 | 2,171 | 1,701 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 3.6 | 618 | 1,701 |
| McLean County | Urban | 3.5 | 220 | 1,648 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 3.4 | 1,059 | 1,593 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 3.3 | 6,945 | 1,534 |
| Union County | Rural | 3.3 | 313 | 1,534 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 3.2 | 1,168 | 1,475 |
| Grant County | Urban | 3.2 | 520 | 1,475 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 3.2 | 747 | 1,475 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 2.9 | 15,578 | 1,273 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 2.9 | 471 | 1,273 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 2.9 | 181 | 1,273 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 2.8 | 1,948 | 1,194 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 2.7 | 362 | 1,124 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 2.6 | 1,591 | 1,042 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 2.6 | 619 | 1,042 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 2.5 | 145 | 975 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 2.5 | 1,842 | 975 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 2.5 | 2,939 | 975 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 2.5 | 161 | 975 |
| Meade County | Urban | 2.5 | 533 | 975 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 2.5 | 831 | 975 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 2.4 | 507 | 889 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 2.2 | 769 | 751 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 2.2 | 1,442 | 751 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 2.2 | 71 | 751 |
| Boone County | Urban | 2.1 | 1,963 | 681 |
| Scott County | Urban | 2.1 | 829 | 681 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 2.1 | 290 | 681 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 2.1 | 302 | 681 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 1.9 | 108 | 548 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 1.8 | 157 | 485 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 1.6 | 776 | 364 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 1.5 | 693 | 309 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 12:43 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.