RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Fewest graduate degrees, US counties

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). Loving County, Texas leads at 0.0%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Texas carries 10 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,144 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hyde County, SD, up 2,293 places to #13.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–

01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts

02▲567McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts

03▲964Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts

04Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–

05▲27Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts

06▲81Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−2.9 pts

07▲8Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts

08▼6Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts

09▲15Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts

10▲1,209Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts

11▲652Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−1.6 pts

12▲835Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−0.4 pts

13▲2,293Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.8%−1.8 pts

14▼1Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.0%+0.8 pts

15▲4Lee County, ARAR8,0292.0%−0.2 pts

16▼10Sheridan County, NDND1,2962.1%+1.1 pts

17▲92Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts

18▲1,580Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−2.6 pts

19▲89East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−3.0 pts

20▲85Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts

21▲60Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.2%−1.4 pts

22▲232Clark County, SDSD4,0312.3%+0.2 pts

23▲17McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%−0.1 pts

24▲102Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.3%−0.7 pts

25▲307Logan County, NDND1,8592.3%−0.6 pts

26▲261Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts

27▲1,183Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.4%−1.1 pts

28▲25Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.4%−0.5 pts

29▼11Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts

30▼16Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+0.3 pts

31▲562Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts

32▲158Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+0.1 pts

33▲414Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts

34▲1,221Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%0.0 pts

35▲121Switzerland County, ININ10,0372.5%−0.7 pts

36▲134Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts

37▲113Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%0.0 pts

38▲47Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts

39▲1,566Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts

40▲243Scott County, ARAR9,9652.7%−0.3 pts

41▲442Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts

42▲74Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts

43▲143Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%−1.6 pts

44▲1,965Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts

45▲148Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts

46▲82Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%+0.1 pts

47▲669Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts

48▲11Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%0.0 pts

49▲364Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−0.6 pts

50▲398Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.8%−0.8 pts

51▲98Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts

52▲290Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.9%+0.4 pts

53▼2Morrow County, OROR12,6022.9%+0.4 pts

54▲48Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−0.8 pts

55▲60Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts

56▲363Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−1.7 pts

57▲82Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.9%−0.1 pts

58▲3Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts

59▲310Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts

60▲18Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts

61▲157Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts

62▼39Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+0.2 pts

63▲1,087Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts

64▲5Greene County, NCNC20,7003.0%−0.1 pts

65▲380Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+1.3 pts

66▲342Benton County, ININ8,8833.0%−1.2 pts

67▲310Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts

68▲406Cavalier County, NDND3,4973.0%+0.5 pts

69▲43Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0%+0.1 pts

70▲422Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0.1 pts

71▲104Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts

72▲1,247Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.0%−0.3 pts

73▲1,695Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts

74▲298Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%−0.4 pts

75▲140Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%0.0 pts

76▲727Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−0.3 pts

77▲16Cimarron County, OKOK2,0593.1%−1.0 pts

78▲1,892Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts

79▲214Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts

80▼18Towner County, NDND2,0403.1%+0.6 pts

81▲194Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.1%+0.1 pts

82▲450Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts

83▲630Sevier County, ARAR15,7583.1%+0.3 pts

84▼7Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts

85▲107Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts

86▲252Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts

87▲107Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts

88▲13Steele County, NDND1,7973.2%+1.0 pts

89▲874Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts

90▲236Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts

91▲114Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−0.5 pts

92▲19Burke County, NDND2,1323.2%+1.7 pts

93▲7Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts

94▲1,646St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−1.6 pts

95▲82White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.5 pts

96▲241DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.3%+0.1 pts

97▲176Jefferson County, OKOK5,4313.3%−0.1 pts

98▲222Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−0.7 pts

99▲190Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−0.3 pts

100▲62Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−0.9 pts

101▲154McHenry County, NDND5,1303.3%+0.4 pts

102▲4Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%−0.6 pts

103▲908Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+0.1 pts

104▼46Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.3%+0.4 pts

105▼45Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+1.3 pts

106▲79Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−1.7 pts

107▲118Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.3%+0.3 pts

108▲2,274Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+1.9 pts

109▲196Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts

110▲1,071Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+0.4 pts

111▲341Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3383.4%–

112▲252Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%+0.1 pts

113▼70Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−0.2 pts

114▲200Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts

115▼103Greer County, OKOK5,3733.4%−0.3 pts

116▲238Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts

117▲323Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts

118▲489Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−1.3 pts

119▲648McIntosh County, NDND2,4513.4%+0.7 pts

120▲56Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+0.9 pts

121▲490Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.2 pts

122▲39Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+0.3 pts

123▲741Beckham County, OKOK22,1593.5%−2.5 pts

124▲119Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts

125▲921Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts

126▲40Holmes County, OHOH44,9703.5%+1.1 pts

127▲141Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts

128▼3McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+1.5 pts

129▲12Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.5%+1.4 pts

130▲122Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−0.8 pts

131▲12McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−0.2 pts

132▼85Holmes County, FLFL20,1193.5%+0.4 pts

133▲75La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113.6%+0.3 pts

134▼127Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.6%+0.1 pts

135▲174Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts

136▲131Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts

137▲313Renville County, NDND2,3313.6%+0.9 pts

138▲177Lake County, MIMI13,1823.6%+1.3 pts

139▲2,326Dolores County, COCO2,4663.6%+0.1 pts

140▲20Forest County, PAPA6,6143.6%+0.2 pts

141▲703Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%0.0 pts

142▼100Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts

143▲131Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+0.5 pts

144▲104Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+1.0 pts

145▲623Audubon County, IAIA5,5093.6%−0.4 pts

146▲418Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+1.4 pts

147▲67Morgan County, OHOH13,6263.7%−0.3 pts

148▲181Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts

149▲117Harding County, SDSD1,3313.7%+2.7 pts

150▲9Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+0.4 pts

151▲172Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+0.4 pts

152▲27Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.7%+0.4 pts

153▲722Latimer County, OKOK9,6453.7%−1.0 pts

154▲523Lafayette County, FLFL8,7923.7%+1.0 pts

155▲998Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+1.1 pts

156▲764Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.7%+0.6 pts

157▲442Grant County, NDND2,2063.7%+1.5 pts

158▲1,364Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.7%+1.4 pts

159▲514Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.7%+0.2 pts

160▼130Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803.7%+1.6 pts

161▲42Wayne County, UTUT2,5873.7%−1.3 pts

162▲72Union County, FLFL16,2503.7%+1.0 pts

163▲102Clark County, WIWI35,0523.7%+0.8 pts

164▼148Logan County, NENE6693.7%+2.0 pts

165▲458Meigs County, OHOH21,5873.7%+1.3 pts

166▲762Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts

167▼133Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.8%+0.2 pts

168▼103Love County, OKOK10,7803.8%−0.3 pts

169▼96Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+1.1 pts

170▲629Jerome County, IDID26,3623.8%−0.4 pts

171▲189Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+0.2 pts

172▲299Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+0.2 pts

173▼107Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.8%+1.6 pts

174▲696Gem County, IDID21,7733.8%+1.0 pts

175▲124Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.8%+1.4 pts

176▲854Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%−4.4 pts

177▼87Corson County, SDSD3,7813.8%+2.3 pts

178▼23Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+0.1 pts

179▲28Starke County, ININ23,4253.8%0.0 pts

180▲475Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.8%−0.1 pts

181▲616Aurora County, SDSD2,8013.8%+1.1 pts

182▲136LaGrange County, ININ41,3053.8%+0.3 pts

183▲34Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+0.8 pts

184▲311Rawlins County, KSKS2,4313.8%+0.8 pts

185▼89Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403.8%+1.1 pts

186▼97Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+1.3 pts

187▲1,022McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.9%+0.7 pts

188▲128Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.2 pts

189▲121Martin County, ININ9,8563.9%−0.4 pts

190▲2,122Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+0.7 pts

191▲115Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+0.9 pts

192▲738Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+0.1 pts

193▼138Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%+0.8 pts

194▲76Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+0.2 pts

195▲50Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.9%−0.4 pts

196▼73Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−0.5 pts

197▲336Howard County, IAIA9,4153.9%+0.5 pts

198▲544Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.9%+1.4 pts

199▼80Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+0.8 pts

200▲255Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.9%+0.5 pts

201▼145Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+0.2 pts

202▲256Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+0.8 pts

203▼58Washington County, ININ28,3833.9%+0.6 pts

204▲916Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+0.1 pts

205▼37Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.9%+0.3 pts

206▲142Crawford County, ININ10,5094.0%−0.2 pts

207▲595Boone County, WVWV20,2514.0%+1.7 pts

208▼205Wheeler County, GAGA7,5704.0%+1.2 pts

209▲498Nye County, NVNV57,3364.0%+0.8 pts

210▲226Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.0%+0.9 pts

211▲42Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−0.6 pts

212▲589Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+1.1 pts

213▲392Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.0%−0.1 pts

214▲454Blaine County, OKOK8,5154.0%−1.1 pts

215▼101Ashley County, ARAR17,8314.0%+1.0 pts

216▲95Sibley County, MNMN15,3564.0%+1.2 pts

217▲29Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+1.6 pts

218▲1,332Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.0%+1.5 pts

219▲304Forest County, WIWI9,5744.0%+1.2 pts

220▲137Marquette County, WIWI15,9274.0%+1.0 pts

221▲290Burke County, GAGA24,4084.1%+1.0 pts

222▼193Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114.1%+1.2 pts

223▲207Appanoose County, IAIA12,0774.1%+1.0 pts

224▲267Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts

225▲281Union Parish, LALA20,5614.1%+0.3 pts

226▲350Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.1%+0.8 pts

227▼17Lincoln County, IDID5,6034.1%+0.6 pts

228▼160Lincoln County, ARAR12,7644.1%+2.1 pts

229▲1,122Power County, IDID8,2464.1%+0.5 pts

230▲340Richland County, MTMT11,3774.1%+1.0 pts

231▲386Sullivan County, ININ20,8314.1%0.0 pts

232▲114Taylor County, FLFL21,2104.1%+0.6 pts

233▼52Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+0.6 pts

234▲763Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.1%−1.0 pts

235▲623Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.1%+1.9 pts

236▼115St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524.1%+1.6 pts

237▼13Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.1%−0.4 pts

238▲967Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−1.1 pts

239▲65Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+1.2 pts

240▲126Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3434.1%−1.3 pts

241▼10Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts

242▼162Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+1.3 pts

243▼46Sharp County, ARAR18,1224.1%+1.0 pts

244▼107Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+1.8 pts

245▲547Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+1.3 pts

246▼45Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts

247▲542Slope County, NDND6284.2%+1.2 pts

248▲1,181Jewell County, KSKS2,8304.2%+0.5 pts

249▲227Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.2%+0.4 pts

250▲1,335Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.2%−0.5 pts

251▲461Craig County, OKOK14,5184.2%+0.9 pts

252▲1,309Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+1.2 pts

253▲4Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4514.2%+0.9 pts

254▼122Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.2%−0.7 pts

255▲451Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.2%+2.1 pts

256▲738Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.2%0.0 pts

257▲164Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.2%+1.0 pts

258▲43Caddo County, OKOK26,1304.2%−0.4 pts

259▲548Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.2%+2.3 pts

260▼184Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+1.0 pts

261▲430Ellis County, OKOK3,6134.2%−0.9 pts

262▼42Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+1.1 pts

263▼175Owyhee County, IDID12,6614.2%+1.6 pts

264▲389Choctaw County, OKOK14,0594.2%+0.7 pts

265▼69Crowley County, COCO5,6774.2%−1.9 pts

266▲20Shoshone County, IDID14,1304.2%+1.1 pts

267▲76Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.2%+1.1 pts

268▲195Fayette County, ININ23,5334.2%+1.2 pts

269▼129Miner County, SDSD2,2814.2%+1.8 pts

270▲417Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts

271▲128Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+1.3 pts

272▲47Worth County, GAGA20,0594.2%+1.3 pts

273▲158Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+1.4 pts

274▲29Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts

275▲109Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.2%+1.2 pts

276▲337Harrison County, OHOH14,0704.2%+1.2 pts

277▲70Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−0.1 pts

278▲149Daviess County, ININ34,2094.2%−0.2 pts

279▼68Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+1.2 pts

280▼181Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.2%+1.3 pts

281▲448Scott County, ILIL4,8664.2%+1.6 pts

282▲537Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.3%+1.4 pts

283▲291Watonwan County, MNMN11,4594.3%+1.5 pts

284▲159McCurtain County, OKOK30,7444.3%+0.6 pts

285▲78Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+1.2 pts

286▲404Gates County, NCNC10,2344.3%+2.1 pts

287▲269Putnam County, FLFL77,7344.3%+0.6 pts

288▼49Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts

289▲751Clay County, ILIL12,7934.3%+0.9 pts

290▲508Millard County, UTUT14,0574.3%+1.1 pts

291▲738Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts

292▼146Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts

293▲101Pulaski County, ININ12,4634.3%+1.0 pts

294▲246Yell County, ARAR19,9564.3%+0.6 pts

295▲800Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts

296▲467Kings County, CACA154,3274.3%+1.6 pts

297▲24Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.3%+1.0 pts

298▲120Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.3%+0.2 pts

299▲579Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−0.1 pts

300▲629McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+0.9 pts

301▲90Gray County, KSKS5,6524.3%+0.2 pts

302▲370Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.3%+1.2 pts

303▲2,441Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.3%+0.8 pts

304▲3Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+2.1 pts

305▲137Adams County, WIWI21,7524.3%+0.9 pts

306▼271Calhoun County, FLFL13,2894.3%+1.3 pts

307▼144Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+1.7 pts

308▼48Hamilton County, KSKS2,5004.4%−0.7 pts

309▼136Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%+1.6 pts

310▼123St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.4%+1.5 pts

311▲1,240Potter County, SDSD2,3774.4%+1.1 pts

312▲61Dawson County, NENE24,4524.4%+0.2 pts

313▼210Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.4%+2.0 pts

314▲842Pope County, ILIL3,6724.4%−0.2 pts

315▲186Oscoda County, MIMI8,7234.4%+2.0 pts

316▲1Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.4%+1.3 pts

317▲48Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8424.4%+0.1 pts

318▼254Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+1.8 pts

319▲944Golden Valley County, NDND1,8084.4%+2.3 pts

320▲271Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+0.4 pts

321▼224Searcy County, ARAR7,8484.4%+1.3 pts

322▲65Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.4%+0.3 pts

323▲218Hocking County, OHOH27,5124.4%+0.7 pts

324▲98Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+0.2 pts

325▼69Mayes County, OKOK40,4164.4%+0.5 pts

326▲370Crook County, WYWY7,8524.4%−1.1 pts

327▲137Uintah County, UTUT38,2784.4%+0.9 pts

328▲166Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214.4%+0.7 pts

329▲812McPherson County, SDSD2,3474.4%+1.9 pts

330▲759Martin County, NCNC21,6014.4%+1.1 pts

331▲305Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.4%+1.0 pts

332▲1,117Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+0.8 pts

333▲1,327Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts

334▼239Comanche County, KSKS1,6734.5%−0.5 pts

335▲137Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.5%+1.4 pts

336▲1,468Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+0.8 pts

337▲495Rusk County, WIWI14,1464.5%+1.5 pts

338▼316Dallas County, ARAR6,0114.5%+2.7 pts

339▲437St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+0.8 pts

340▲34Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.5%+1.0 pts

341▲477Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.5%+0.6 pts

342▲33Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.5%+2.2 pts

343▼199LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.5%+0.7 pts

344▲748Clay County, WVWV7,5384.5%+1.5 pts

345▼261Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.5%+1.5 pts

346▼102Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+0.9 pts

347▲36Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts

348▲120Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+2.0 pts

349▲311Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+2.2 pts

350▲1,287King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts

351▲517Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts

352▼218Perry County, ILIL20,1604.5%+1.7 pts

353▼328Cameron County, PAPA4,2114.5%+0.8 pts

354▼119Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+2.8 pts

355▲882Blackford County, ININ11,7304.5%+0.9 pts

356▼123Hettinger County, NDND2,4924.5%+2.6 pts

357▲1,837Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%+0.5 pts

358▲1,297Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994.5%+0.7 pts

359▲122Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5%+0.8 pts

360▼319Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts

361▲536Williams County, OHOH36,5494.5%+1.0 pts

362▲754Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.5%+1.6 pts

363▲342Malheur County, OROR32,2614.5%+0.9 pts

364▲1,048Talbot County, GAGA5,7094.5%+1.2 pts

365▲745Lee County, SCSC15,7304.5%+1.9 pts

366▼321Hardee County, FLFL25,9324.5%+1.7 pts

367▲1,024Long County, GAGA21,5574.5%+2.3 pts

368▲1,162Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594.5%+0.9 pts

369▼252Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+1.3 pts

370▼20Gilliam County, OROR1,9714.5%+0.6 pts

371▲710St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.5%+1.0 pts

372▲1,359Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+0.5 pts

373▼88Massac County, ILIL13,5024.6%+1.3 pts

374▼38Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.6%+1.0 pts

375▲304Pondera County, MTMT6,0724.6%−1.1 pts

376▲216Clark County, IDID7834.6%+1.5 pts

377▼314Alexander County, ILIL4,5704.6%+2.0 pts

378▲212Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts

379▼179Taylor County, IAIA5,8354.6%+0.9 pts

380▲364Wilson County, KSKS8,2994.6%+1.2 pts

381▼84Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.6%+0.8 pts

382▼225Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+1.9 pts

383▲202Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts

384▲1,136Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+1.9 pts

385▲1,225Carroll County, ILIL15,4194.6%+0.9 pts

386▼311Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+1.4 pts

387▲33Ness County, KSKS2,6174.6%−0.3 pts

388▲296Madison County, ARAR18,4104.6%+1.5 pts

389▲305Perry County, ARAR10,3094.6%+1.1 pts

390▲1,527Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−0.8 pts

391▼12Washington County, FLFL26,6954.6%+1.1 pts

392▲279Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044.6%+1.3 pts

393▲360Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+1.1 pts

394▼205Todd County, MNMN26,0604.7%+2.0 pts

395▲102Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.7%+1.6 pts

396▲255Graham County, AZAZ40,1574.7%−0.8 pts

397▲791Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−0.1 pts

398▲77Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+2.0 pts

399▲836Daniels County, MTMT1,6124.7%+2.6 pts

400▲53Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.7%+1.4 pts

401▲522Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.7%+0.6 pts

402▲757Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+1.4 pts

403▼320Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+2.2 pts

404▼325Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+2.7 pts

405▲660Worth County, IAIA7,3384.7%+1.7 pts

406▲705Wallace County, KSKS1,4414.7%+0.8 pts

407▲120Chicot County, ARAR9,1074.7%+1.8 pts

408▲939Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+0.4 pts

409▼381Wells County, NDND3,7294.7%+2.0 pts

410▲735Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+2.4 pts

411▼130Nowata County, OKOK9,5224.7%+2.5 pts

412▲575Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+1.2 pts

413▲548Tillman County, OKOK6,7804.7%+1.1 pts

414▼261Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts

415▼26Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+1.9 pts

416▼210Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+1.5 pts

417▲625Ottawa County, OKOK30,4384.7%+0.6 pts

418▼196Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+2.9 pts

419▼247Jones County, NCNC9,5754.7%+2.1 pts

420▼249Vinton County, OHOH12,6454.7%+2.6 pts

421▼142Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.7%+1.9 pts

422▲219Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts

423▼195Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+1.0 pts

424▲163Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+0.5 pts

425▲397Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+1.8 pts

426▲356Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.7%+0.5 pts

427▲108Merced County, CACA297,2604.7%+1.3 pts

428▲5Haskell County, OKOK11,7874.7%+1.7 pts

429▲257Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+1.3 pts

430▲486Scott County, ININ25,0534.7%+0.3 pts

431▲657Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.7%+0.6 pts

432▼97Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+1.8 pts

433▲381Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.7%+2.7 pts

434▲339Washington County, GAGA19,4534.7%+1.3 pts

435▼302Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.7%+1.9 pts

436▲307Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.7%+1.9 pts

437▲623Perry County, ININ19,3894.7%+0.3 pts

438▼320Telfair County, GAGA11,1954.8%+1.8 pts

439▲286Monroe County, OHOH12,9944.8%+2.2 pts

440▲419Churchill County, NVNV25,8514.8%−0.4 pts

441▲787Humboldt County, NVNV17,2674.8%+1.0 pts

442▼315Fayette County, ALAL15,8724.8%+1.3 pts

443▲183Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734.8%+0.8 pts

444▲469Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.8%+0.7 pts

445▲548Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+1.6 pts

446▼420Washington County, NCNC10,6384.8%+1.1 pts

447▼409Newton County, ININ14,1884.8%+1.1 pts

448▲377Fayette County, OHOH28,5524.8%+1.8 pts

449▼363Kidder County, NDND2,3934.8%+2.6 pts

450▲383Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+1.2 pts

451▲799Vance County, NCNC42,6384.8%+1.6 pts

452▼27Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+1.1 pts

453▲49Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+1.4 pts

454▲394Floyd County, IAIA14,9014.8%+1.0 pts

455▲382Pike County, ININ12,0034.8%+1.0 pts

456▲29Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.8%+1.7 pts

457▲490Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+3.1 pts

458▲1,081De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.8%−0.2 pts

459▲434Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+0.9 pts

460▼369McCone County, MTMT1,7204.8%+1.7 pts

461▲603Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364.9%+1.1 pts

462▼39Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.9%+1.5 pts

463▲298Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+1.0 pts

464▼342Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+0.9 pts

465▲210Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts

466▲306Randolph County, ARAR18,8764.9%+0.6 pts

467▼231Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%0.0 pts

468▲52De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.9%+1.6 pts

469▼145Logan County, ARAR21,6334.9%+2.1 pts

470▲702Harper County, OKOK3,1724.9%−1.6 pts

471▼414Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%+1.4 pts

472▲284O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204.9%+1.5 pts

473▲184Le Flore County, OKOK50,1964.9%+1.0 pts

474▼72Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+1.6 pts

475▲712Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+1.9 pts

476▼264Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+0.6 pts

477▲555Polk County, ARAR19,4864.9%+0.5 pts

478▲172Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+2.7 pts

479▲619Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%0.0 pts

480▲99Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+0.6 pts

481▼189Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−0.3 pts

482▲228DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.6 pts

483▲483Todd County, SDSD8,8634.9%+0.4 pts

484▲14Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+2.0 pts

485▲842Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+1.4 pts

486▲148Seminole County, OKOK23,4414.9%+0.1 pts

487▲167Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts

488▲11George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+1.3 pts

489▲73Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+1.3 pts

490▲321Ohio County, ININ5,9944.9%+0.4 pts

491▲19Branch County, MIMI45,9934.9%+1.3 pts

492▲52Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.9%0.0 pts

493▲690Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+0.2 pts

494▼268Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.9%+2.1 pts

495▼173Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.9%+1.7 pts

496▼8Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts

497▲1,301Grant County, OROR7,0754.9%+0.1 pts

498▲297Pike County, ILIL14,2314.9%+2.0 pts

499▼363Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+1.7 pts

500▲317Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.9%+0.8 pts

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Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest graduate degree?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by graduate degree?

Loving County, Texas, McMullen County, Texas, Zavala County, Texas, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, Winkler County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).