| | Population 25 Years and Over, 2000 | Persons with High School Diploma or Higher, 2000 | Persons with College Degree or Higher, 2000 | Percent Completed High School, 2000 | Percent Completed College, 2000 | High School Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 | College Completion, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000 |
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| United States | 182,211,639 | 146,496,014 | 44,462,605 | 80.4% | 24.4% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 15,802,239 | 12,140,835 | 2,783,320 | 76.8% | 17.6% | 95.6% | 72.2% |
| Kentucky | 2,646,397 | 1,961,397 | 453,469 | 74.1% | 17.1% | 92.2% | 70.2% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 764,131 | 477,407 | 79,693 | 62.5% | 10.4% | 77.7% | 42.7% |
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| County |
| Adair | 11,270 | 6,768 | 1,233 | 60.1% | 10.9% | 74.7% | 44.8% |
| Bath | 7,451 | 4,398 | 749 | 59.0% | 10.1% | 73.4% | 41.2% |
| Bell | 20,042 | 11,353 | 1,800 | 56.6% | 9.0% | 70.5% | 36.8% |
| Boyd | 34,697 | 27,056 | 4,890 | 78.0% | 14.1% | 97.0% | 57.8% |
| Breathitt | 10,393 | 5,979 | 1,038 | 57.5% | 10.0% | 71.6% | 40.9% |
| Carter | 17,394 | 11,196 | 1,550 | 64.4% | 8.9% | 80.1% | 36.5% |
| Casey | 10,423 | 5,988 | 769 | 57.4% | 7.4% | 71.5% | 30.2% |
| Clark | 22,187 | 16,651 | 3,465 | 75.0% | 15.6% | 93.3% | 64.0% |
| Clay | 16,083 | 7,952 | 1,288 | 49.4% | 8.0% | 61.5% | 32.8% |
| Clinton | 6,594 | 3,528 | 525 | 53.5% | 8.0% | 66.5% | 32.6% |
| Cumberland | 4,972 | 2,783 | 354 | 56.0% | 7.1% | 69.6% | 29.2% |
| Edmonson | 7,865 | 4,851 | 387 | 61.7% | 4.9% | 76.7% | 20.2% |
| Elliott | 4,422 | 2,324 | 345 | 52.6% | 7.8% | 65.4% | 32.0% |
| Estill | 10,189 | 5,961 | 707 | 58.5% | 6.9% | 72.8% | 28.4% |
| Fleming | 9,154 | 6,085 | 806 | 66.5% | 8.8% | 82.7% | 36.1% |
| Floyd | 28,370 | 17,397 | 2,747 | 61.3% | 9.7% | 76.3% | 39.7% |
| Garrard | 9,951 | 6,903 | 1,045 | 69.4% | 10.5% | 86.3% | 43.0% |
| Green | 7,983 | 4,904 | 726 | 61.4% | 9.1% | 76.4% | 37.3% |
| Greenup | 25,323 | 19,023 | 2,914 | 75.1% | 11.5% | 93.4% | 47.2% |
| Harlan | 22,041 | 12,941 | 1,952 | 58.7% | 8.9% | 73.0% | 36.3% |
| Hart | 11,474 | 6,675 | 803 | 58.2% | 7.0% | 72.4% | 28.7% |
| Jackson | 8,611 | 4,556 | 583 | 52.9% | 6.8% | 65.8% | 27.7% |
| Johnson | 15,735 | 10,033 | 1,456 | 63.8% | 9.3% | 79.3% | 37.9% |
| Knott | 11,427 | 6,708 | 1,171 | 58.7% | 10.2% | 73.0% | 42.0% |
| Knox | 20,401 | 11,035 | 1,792 | 54.1% | 8.8% | 67.3% | 36.0% |
| Laurel | 34,431 | 21,986 | 3,666 | 63.9% | 10.6% | 79.4% | 43.6% |
| Lawrence | 10,256 | 5,966 | 680 | 58.2% | 6.6% | 72.4% | 27.2% |
| Lee | 5,381 | 2,741 | 337 | 50.9% | 6.3% | 63.4% | 25.7% |
| Leslie | 8,214 | 4,310 | 520 | 52.5% | 6.3% | 65.3% | 25.9% |
| Letcher | 16,930 | 9,901 | 1,297 | 58.5% | 7.7% | 72.7% | 31.4% |
| Lewis | 9,256 | 5,316 | 596 | 57.4% | 6.4% | 71.4% | 26.4% |
| Lincoln | 15,440 | 9,977 | 1,302 | 64.6% | 8.4% | 80.4% | 34.6% |
| Madison | 42,125 | 31,697 | 9,196 | 75.2% | 21.8% | 93.6% | 89.5% |
| Magoffin | 8,410 | 4,212 | 532 | 50.1% | 6.3% | 62.3% | 25.9% |
| Martin | 7,835 | 4,234 | 709 | 54.0% | 9.0% | 67.2% | 37.1% |
| McCreary | 10,668 | 5,615 | 717 | 52.6% | 6.7% | 65.5% | 27.5% |
| Menifee | 4,213 | 2,425 | 355 | 57.6% | 8.4% | 71.6% | 34.5% |
| Metcalfe | 6,729 | 3,901 | 447 | 58.0% | 6.6% | 72.1% | 27.2% |
| Monroe | 7,896 | 4,564 | 664 | 57.8% | 8.4% | 71.9% | 34.5% |
| Montgomery | 15,033 | 10,600 | 2,014 | 70.5% | 13.4% | 87.7% | 54.9% |
| Morgan | 9,321 | 5,253 | 721 | 56.4% | 7.7% | 70.1% | 31.7% |
| Nicholas | 4,636 | 2,915 | 347 | 62.9% | 7.5% | 78.2% | 30.7% |
| Owsley | 3,242 | 1,596 | 250 | 49.2% | 7.7% | 61.2% | 31.6% |
| Perry | 19,596 | 11,434 | 1,737 | 58.3% | 8.9% | 72.6% | 36.3% |
| Pike | 46,153 | 28,506 | 4,579 | 61.8% | 9.9% | 76.8% | 40.7% |
| Powell | 8,485 | 4,764 | 550 | 56.1% | 6.5% | 69.8% | 26.6% |
| Pulaski | 38,430 | 25,205 | 4,033 | 65.6% | 10.5% | 81.6% | 43.0% |
| Robertson | 1,566 | 953 | 136 | 60.9% | 8.7% | 75.7% | 35.6% |
| Rockcastle | 11,109 | 6,408 | 917 | 57.7% | 8.3% | 71.7% | 33.8% |
| Rowan | 12,455 | 8,830 | 2,728 | 70.9% | 21.9% | 88.2% | 89.8% |
| Russell | 11,437 | 7,070 | 1,100 | 61.8% | 9.6% | 76.9% | 39.4% |
| Wayne | 13,153 | 7,597 | 950 | 57.8% | 7.2% | 71.8% | 29.6% |
| Whitley | 22,708 | 13,931 | 3,034 | 61.3% | 13.4% | 76.3% | 54.8% |
| Wolfe | 4,571 | 2,452 | 484 | 53.6% | 10.6% | 66.7% | 43.4% |
