Educational Attainment

This page is updated annually in the Spring.

The following data present information on the highest level of education attained by Kentuckians.

• GRAPH: Percentage of Population with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher (17K PDF)
• GRAPH: Percentage of Population with a High School Diploma or Higher (Including GED) (16K PDF)
• Educational Attainment in Kentucky and the United States (18K PDF)
• Median Earnings by Educational Attainment Level and Gender (16K PDF)
• Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment Level and Gender (16K PDF)
• US Census Bureau Report "Kentucky-Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Older: 1940-2000" (40K PDF)
• Kentuckians with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by County (48K PDF)

•  MAP: Kentuckians with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by County   (324K PDF)

• Baccalaureate
  A four-year degree that is also commonly called a bachelor's degree.
• General Education Development (GED)
  Exam series that, upon completion, is considered to be equivalent to a high school diploma.
• Median
  The median is the middle value of all the values listed in order.
• Poverty Rate
  The percentage of the population whose family income falls below federally-determined poverty thresholds.