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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
02McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts
03Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts
04Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–
05Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts
06Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−2.9 pts
07Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts
08Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts
09Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts
10Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts
11Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−1.6 pts
12Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−0.4 pts
13Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.8%−1.8 pts
14Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.0%+0.8 pts
15Lee County, ARAR8,0292.0%−0.2 pts
16Sheridan County, NDND1,2962.1%+1.1 pts
17Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts
18Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−2.6 pts
19East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−3.0 pts
20Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts
21Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.2%−1.4 pts
22Clark County, SDSD4,0312.3%+0.2 pts
23McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%−0.1 pts
24Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.3%−0.7 pts
25Logan County, NDND1,8592.3%−0.6 pts
26Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts
27Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.4%−1.1 pts
28Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.4%−0.5 pts
29Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts
30Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+0.3 pts
31Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts
32Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+0.1 pts
33Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts
34Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+0.0 pts
35Switzerland County, ININ10,0372.5%−0.7 pts
36Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts
37Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%+0.0 pts
38Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts
39Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts
40Scott County, ARAR9,9652.7%−0.3 pts
41Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts
42Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts
43Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%−1.6 pts
44Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts
45Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts
46Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%+0.1 pts
47Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts
48Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%+0.0 pts
49Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−0.6 pts
50Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.8%−0.8 pts
51Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts
52Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.9%+0.4 pts
53Morrow County, OROR12,6022.9%+0.4 pts
54Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−0.8 pts
55Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts
56Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−1.7 pts
57Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.9%−0.1 pts
58Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts
59Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts
60Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts
61Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts
62Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+0.2 pts
63Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts
64Greene County, NCNC20,7003.0%−0.1 pts
65Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+1.3 pts
66Benton County, ININ8,8833.0%−1.2 pts
67Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts
68Cavalier County, NDND3,4973.0%+0.5 pts
69Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0%+0.1 pts
70Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0.1 pts
71Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts
72Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.0%−0.3 pts
73Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts
74Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%−0.4 pts
75Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%+0.0 pts
76Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−0.3 pts
77Cimarron County, OKOK2,0593.1%−1.0 pts
78Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts
79Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts
80Towner County, NDND2,0403.1%+0.6 pts
81Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.1%+0.1 pts
82Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts
83Sevier County, ARAR15,7583.1%+0.3 pts
84Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts
85Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts
86Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts
87Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts
88Steele County, NDND1,7973.2%+1.0 pts
89Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts
90Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts
91Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−0.5 pts
92Burke County, NDND2,1323.2%+1.7 pts
93Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts
94St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−1.6 pts
95White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.5 pts
96DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.3%+0.1 pts
97Jefferson County, OKOK5,4313.3%−0.1 pts
98Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−0.7 pts
99Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−0.3 pts
100Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−0.9 pts
101McHenry County, NDND5,1303.3%+0.4 pts
102Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%−0.6 pts
103Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+0.1 pts
104Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.3%+0.4 pts
105Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+1.3 pts
106Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−1.7 pts
107Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.3%+0.3 pts
108Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+1.9 pts
109Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts
110Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+0.4 pts
111Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3383.4%–
112Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%+0.1 pts
113Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−0.2 pts
114Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts
115Greer County, OKOK5,3733.4%−0.3 pts
116Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts
117Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts
118Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−1.3 pts
119McIntosh County, NDND2,4513.4%+0.7 pts
120Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+0.9 pts
121Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.2 pts
122Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+0.3 pts
123Beckham County, OKOK22,1593.5%−2.5 pts
124Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts
125Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts
126Holmes County, OHOH44,9703.5%+1.1 pts
127Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts
128McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+1.5 pts
129Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.5%+1.4 pts
130Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−0.8 pts
131McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−0.2 pts
132Holmes County, FLFL20,1193.5%+0.4 pts
133La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113.6%+0.3 pts
134Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.6%+0.1 pts
135Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts
136Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts
137Renville County, NDND2,3313.6%+0.9 pts
138Lake County, MIMI13,1823.6%+1.3 pts
139Dolores County, COCO2,4663.6%+0.1 pts
140Forest County, PAPA6,6143.6%+0.2 pts
141Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%−0.0 pts
142Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts
143Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+0.5 pts
144Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+1.0 pts
145Audubon County, IAIA5,5093.6%−0.4 pts
146Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+1.4 pts
147Morgan County, OHOH13,6263.7%−0.3 pts
148Greensville County, VAVA11,1813.7%−0.9 pts
149Harding County, SDSD1,3313.7%+2.7 pts
150Hardeman County, TNTN25,2743.7%+0.4 pts
151Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+0.4 pts
152Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.7%+0.4 pts
153Latimer County, OKOK9,6453.7%−1.0 pts
154Lafayette County, FLFL8,7923.7%+1.0 pts
155Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+1.1 pts
156Geneva County, ALAL27,5543.7%+0.6 pts
157Grant County, NDND2,2063.7%+1.5 pts
158Atkinson County, GAGA8,4543.7%+1.4 pts
159Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.7%+0.2 pts
160Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803.7%+1.6 pts
161Wayne County, UTUT2,5873.7%−1.3 pts
162Union County, FLFL16,2503.7%+1.0 pts
163Clark County, WIWI35,0523.7%+0.8 pts
164Logan County, NENE6693.7%+2.0 pts
165Meigs County, OHOH21,5873.7%+1.3 pts
166Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.8%+1.4 pts
167Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.8%+0.2 pts
168Love County, OKOK10,7803.8%−0.3 pts
169Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+1.1 pts
170Jerome County, IDID26,3623.8%−0.4 pts
171Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+0.2 pts
172Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+0.2 pts
173Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.8%+1.6 pts
174Gem County, IDID21,7733.8%+1.0 pts
175Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.8%+1.4 pts
176Bristol Bay, AKAK8473.8%−4.4 pts
177Corson County, SDSD3,7813.8%+2.3 pts
178Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.8%+0.1 pts
179Starke County, ININ23,4253.8%−0.0 pts
180Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.8%−0.1 pts
181Aurora County, SDSD2,8013.8%+1.1 pts
182LaGrange County, ININ41,3053.8%+0.3 pts
183Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6173.8%+0.8 pts
184Rawlins County, KSKS2,4313.8%+0.8 pts
185Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403.8%+1.1 pts
186Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+1.3 pts
187McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.9%+0.7 pts
188Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.2 pts
189Martin County, ININ9,8563.9%−0.4 pts
190Lawrence County, MSMS11,8193.9%+0.7 pts
191Macon County, GAGA11,7563.9%+0.9 pts
192Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+0.1 pts
193Hyde County, NCNC4,5543.9%+0.8 pts
194Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+0.2 pts
195Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.9%−0.4 pts
196Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−0.5 pts
197Howard County, IAIA9,4153.9%+0.5 pts
198Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.9%+1.4 pts
199Lee County, KYKY7,2973.9%+0.8 pts
200Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.9%+0.5 pts
201Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.9%+0.2 pts
202Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+0.8 pts
203Washington County, ININ28,3833.9%+0.6 pts
204Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+0.1 pts
205Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.9%+0.3 pts
206Crawford County, ININ10,5094.0%−0.2 pts
207Boone County, WVWV20,2514.0%+1.7 pts
208Wheeler County, GAGA7,5704.0%+1.2 pts
209Nye County, NVNV57,3364.0%+0.8 pts
210Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.0%+0.9 pts
211Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−0.6 pts
212Houston County, TNTN8,4794.0%+1.1 pts
213Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.0%−0.1 pts
214Blaine County, OKOK8,5154.0%−1.1 pts
215Ashley County, ARAR17,8314.0%+1.0 pts
216Sibley County, MNMN15,3564.0%+1.2 pts
217Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+1.6 pts
218Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.0%+1.5 pts
219Forest County, WIWI9,5744.0%+1.2 pts
220Marquette County, WIWI15,9274.0%+1.0 pts
221Burke County, GAGA24,4084.1%+1.0 pts
222Jefferson County, GAGA15,0114.1%+1.2 pts
223Appanoose County, IAIA12,0774.1%+1.0 pts
224Cocke County, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts
225Union Parish, LALA20,5614.1%+0.3 pts
226Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.1%+0.8 pts
227Lincoln County, IDID5,6034.1%+0.6 pts
228Lincoln County, ARAR12,7644.1%+2.1 pts
229Power County, IDID8,2464.1%+0.5 pts
230Richland County, MTMT11,3774.1%+1.0 pts
231Sullivan County, ININ20,8314.1%−0.0 pts
232Taylor County, FLFL21,2104.1%+0.6 pts
233Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+0.6 pts
234Barbour County, WVWV15,4144.1%−1.0 pts
235Doddridge County, WVWV7,6344.1%+1.9 pts
236St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524.1%+1.6 pts
237Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.1%−0.4 pts
238Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−1.1 pts
239Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+1.2 pts
240Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3434.1%−1.3 pts
241Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts
242Jackson County, TNTN12,4664.1%+1.3 pts
243Sharp County, ARAR18,1224.1%+1.0 pts
244Carroll County, KYKY11,1414.1%+1.8 pts
245Calhoun County, MSMS12,6434.2%+1.3 pts
246Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.2%+1.4 pts
247Slope County, NDND6284.2%+1.2 pts
248Jewell County, KSKS2,8304.2%+0.5 pts
249Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.2%+0.4 pts
250Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.2%−0.5 pts
251Craig County, OKOK14,5184.2%+0.9 pts
252Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+1.2 pts
253Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4514.2%+0.9 pts
254Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.2%−0.7 pts
255Quitman County, GAGA2,2544.2%+2.1 pts
256Stewart County, GAGA4,6314.2%+0.0 pts
257Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.2%+1.0 pts
258Caddo County, OKOK26,1304.2%−0.4 pts
259Twiggs County, GAGA7,5974.2%+2.3 pts
260Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+1.0 pts
261Ellis County, OKOK3,6134.2%−0.9 pts
262Perry County, TNTN9,1264.2%+1.1 pts
263Owyhee County, IDID12,6614.2%+1.6 pts
264Choctaw County, OKOK14,0594.2%+0.7 pts
265Crowley County, COCO5,6774.2%−1.9 pts
266Shoshone County, IDID14,1304.2%+1.1 pts
267Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.2%+1.1 pts
268Fayette County, ININ23,5334.2%+1.2 pts
269Miner County, SDSD2,2814.2%+1.8 pts
270Covington, VAVA5,6804.2%+2.9 pts
271Wirt County, WVWV4,8794.2%+1.3 pts
272Worth County, GAGA20,0594.2%+1.3 pts
273Clay County, ALAL14,2074.2%+1.4 pts
274Hopewell, VAVA23,2614.2%+0.6 pts
275Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.2%+1.2 pts
276Harrison County, OHOH14,0704.2%+1.2 pts
277Haywood County, TNTN17,0424.2%−0.1 pts
278Daviess County, ININ34,2094.2%−0.2 pts
279Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+1.2 pts
280Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.2%+1.3 pts
281Scott County, ILIL4,8664.2%+1.6 pts
282Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.3%+1.4 pts
283Watonwan County, MNMN11,4594.3%+1.5 pts
284McCurtain County, OKOK30,7444.3%+0.6 pts
285Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+1.2 pts
286Gates County, NCNC10,2344.3%+2.1 pts
287Putnam County, FLFL77,7344.3%+0.6 pts
288Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts
289Clay County, ILIL12,7934.3%+0.9 pts
290Millard County, UTUT14,0574.3%+1.1 pts
291Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.3%+0.4 pts
292Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%+1.1 pts
293Pulaski County, ININ12,4634.3%+1.0 pts
294Yell County, ARAR19,9564.3%+0.6 pts
295Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.3%+1.5 pts
296Kings County, CACA154,3274.3%+1.6 pts
297Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.3%+1.0 pts
298Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.3%+0.2 pts
299Union County, KYKY12,8394.3%−0.1 pts
300McNairy County, TNTN26,2364.3%+0.9 pts
301Gray County, KSKS5,6524.3%+0.2 pts
302Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.3%+1.2 pts
303Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3574.3%+0.8 pts
304Estill County, KYKY13,9624.3%+2.1 pts
305Adams County, WIWI21,7524.3%+0.9 pts
306Calhoun County, FLFL13,2894.3%+1.3 pts
307Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+1.7 pts
308Hamilton County, KSKS2,5004.4%−0.7 pts
309Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%+1.6 pts
310St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.4%+1.5 pts
311Potter County, SDSD2,3774.4%+1.1 pts
312Dawson County, NENE24,4524.4%+0.2 pts
313Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.4%+2.0 pts
314Pope County, ILIL3,6724.4%−0.2 pts
315Oscoda County, MIMI8,7234.4%+2.0 pts
316Bibb County, ALAL22,2624.4%+1.3 pts
317Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8424.4%+0.1 pts
318Chickasaw County, MSMS16,7304.4%+1.8 pts
319Golden Valley County, NDND1,8084.4%+2.3 pts
320Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+0.4 pts
321Searcy County, ARAR7,8484.4%+1.3 pts
322Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.4%+0.3 pts
323Hocking County, OHOH27,5124.4%+0.7 pts
324Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,8774.4%+0.2 pts
325Mayes County, OKOK40,4164.4%+0.5 pts
326Crook County, WYWY7,8524.4%−1.1 pts
327Uintah County, UTUT38,2784.4%+0.9 pts
328Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214.4%+0.7 pts
329McPherson County, SDSD2,3474.4%+1.9 pts
330Martin County, NCNC21,6014.4%+1.1 pts
331Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.4%+1.0 pts
332Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.4%+0.8 pts
333Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%+1.1 pts
334Comanche County, KSKS1,6734.5%−0.5 pts
335Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6504.5%+1.4 pts
336Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9414.5%+0.8 pts
337Rusk County, WIWI14,1464.5%+1.5 pts
338Dallas County, ARAR6,0114.5%+2.7 pts
339St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+0.8 pts
340Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.5%+1.0 pts
341Shelby County, ILIL20,5764.5%+0.6 pts
342Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.5%+2.2 pts
343LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.5%+0.7 pts
344Clay County, WVWV7,5384.5%+1.5 pts
345Johnson County, GAGA9,3104.5%+1.5 pts
346Yazoo County, MSMS22,9474.5%+0.9 pts
347Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts
348Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+2.0 pts
349Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+2.2 pts
350King and Queen County, VAVA6,7434.5%+1.5 pts
351Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts
352Perry County, ILIL20,1604.5%+1.7 pts
353Cameron County, PAPA4,2114.5%+0.8 pts
354Lake County, TNTN6,2494.5%+2.8 pts
355Blackford County, ININ11,7304.5%+0.9 pts
356Hettinger County, NDND2,4924.5%+2.6 pts
357Keya Paha County, NENE7924.5%+0.5 pts
358Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994.5%+0.7 pts
359Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5%+0.8 pts
360Lee County, VAVA21,6424.5%+0.5 pts
361Williams County, OHOH36,5494.5%+1.0 pts
362Monroe County, WVWV12,4914.5%+1.6 pts
363Malheur County, OROR32,2614.5%+0.9 pts
364Talbot County, GAGA5,7094.5%+1.2 pts
365Lee County, SCSC15,7304.5%+1.9 pts
366Hardee County, FLFL25,9324.5%+1.7 pts
367Long County, GAGA21,5574.5%+2.3 pts
368Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594.5%+0.9 pts
369Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+1.3 pts
370Gilliam County, OROR1,9714.5%+0.6 pts
371St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.5%+1.0 pts
372Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+0.5 pts
373Massac County, ILIL13,5024.6%+1.3 pts
374Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.6%+1.0 pts
375Pondera County, MTMT6,0724.6%−1.1 pts
376Clark County, IDID7834.6%+1.5 pts
377Alexander County, ILIL4,5704.6%+2.0 pts
378Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts
379Taylor County, IAIA5,8354.6%+0.9 pts
380Wilson County, KSKS8,2994.6%+1.2 pts
381Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.6%+0.8 pts
382Greene County, MSMS13,7074.6%+1.9 pts
383Overton County, TNTN23,7874.6%+2.2 pts
384Butler County, KYKY12,5204.6%+1.9 pts
385Carroll County, ILIL15,4194.6%+0.9 pts
386Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+1.4 pts
387Ness County, KSKS2,6174.6%−0.3 pts
388Madison County, ARAR18,4104.6%+1.5 pts
389Perry County, ARAR10,3094.6%+1.1 pts
390Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−0.8 pts
391Washington County, FLFL26,6954.6%+1.1 pts
392Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044.6%+1.3 pts
393Nicholas County, KYKY7,9494.6%+1.1 pts
394Todd County, MNMN26,0604.7%+2.0 pts
395Henderson County, ILIL5,9844.7%+1.6 pts
396Graham County, AZAZ40,1574.7%−0.8 pts
397Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−0.1 pts
398Van Buren County, TNTN6,8744.7%+2.0 pts
399Daniels County, MTMT1,6124.7%+2.6 pts
400Sampson County, NCNC61,5044.7%+1.4 pts
401Hitchcock County, NENE2,4674.7%+0.6 pts
402Humphreys County, TNTN19,6464.7%+1.4 pts
403Hickman County, TNTN26,2194.7%+2.2 pts
404Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+2.7 pts
405Worth County, IAIA7,3384.7%+1.7 pts
406Wallace County, KSKS1,4414.7%+0.8 pts
407Chicot County, ARAR9,1074.7%+1.8 pts
408Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.7%+0.4 pts
409Wells County, NDND3,7294.7%+2.0 pts
410Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+2.4 pts
411Nowata County, OKOK9,5224.7%+2.5 pts
412Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+1.2 pts
413Tillman County, OKOK6,7804.7%+1.1 pts
414Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts
415Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+1.9 pts
416Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+1.5 pts
417Ottawa County, OKOK30,4384.7%+0.6 pts
418Meigs County, TNTN14,1864.7%+2.9 pts
419Jones County, NCNC9,5754.7%+2.1 pts
420Vinton County, OHOH12,6454.7%+2.6 pts
421Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.7%+1.9 pts
422Pearl River County, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts
423Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+1.0 pts
424Perkins County, NENE2,8494.7%+0.5 pts
425Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+1.8 pts
426Wilkes County, GAGA9,5404.7%+0.5 pts
427Merced County, CACA297,2604.7%+1.3 pts
428Haskell County, OKOK11,7874.7%+1.7 pts
429Hart County, KYKY20,1174.7%+1.3 pts
430Scott County, ININ25,0534.7%+0.3 pts
431Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.7%+0.6 pts
432Quitman County, MSMS5,3644.7%+1.8 pts
433Pulaski County, ILIL4,8204.7%+2.7 pts
434Washington County, GAGA19,4534.7%+1.3 pts
435Hampton County, SCSC18,1744.7%+1.9 pts
436Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.7%+1.9 pts
437Perry County, ININ19,3894.7%+0.3 pts
438Telfair County, GAGA11,1954.8%+1.8 pts
439Monroe County, OHOH12,9944.8%+2.2 pts
440Churchill County, NVNV25,8514.8%−0.4 pts
441Humboldt County, NVNV17,2674.8%+1.0 pts
442Fayette County, ALAL15,8724.8%+1.3 pts
443Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734.8%+0.8 pts
444Edgar County, ILIL16,3234.8%+0.7 pts
445Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+1.6 pts
446Washington County, NCNC10,6384.8%+1.1 pts
447Newton County, ININ14,1884.8%+1.1 pts
448Fayette County, OHOH28,5524.8%+1.8 pts
449Kidder County, NDND2,3934.8%+2.6 pts
450Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+1.2 pts
451Vance County, NCNC42,6384.8%+1.6 pts
452Wayne County, TNTN16,4164.8%+1.1 pts
453Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+1.4 pts
454Floyd County, IAIA14,9014.8%+1.0 pts
455Pike County, ININ12,0034.8%+1.0 pts
456Duplin County, NCNC51,5714.8%+1.7 pts
457Benton County, MSMS7,5024.8%+3.1 pts
458De Baca County, NMNM1,6474.8%−0.2 pts
459Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+0.9 pts
460McCone County, MTMT1,7204.8%+1.7 pts
461Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364.9%+1.1 pts
462Columbus County, NCNC50,4874.9%+1.5 pts
463Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+1.0 pts
464Martin County, KYKY10,6974.9%+0.9 pts
465Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.9%+1.6 pts
466Randolph County, ARAR18,8764.9%+0.6 pts
467Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%−0.0 pts
468De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.9%+1.6 pts
469Logan County, ARAR21,6334.9%+2.1 pts
470Harper County, OKOK3,1724.9%−1.6 pts
471Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%+1.4 pts
472O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204.9%+1.5 pts
473Le Flore County, OKOK50,1964.9%+1.0 pts
474Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+1.6 pts
475Monroe County, MSMS33,3184.9%+1.9 pts
476Holmes County, MSMS15,4654.9%+0.6 pts
477Polk County, ARAR19,4864.9%+0.5 pts
478Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+2.7 pts
479Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,3914.9%+0.0 pts
480Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+0.6 pts
481Wolfe County, KYKY6,2984.9%−0.3 pts
482DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.6 pts
483Todd County, SDSD8,8634.9%+0.4 pts
484Scott County, MSMS28,0734.9%+2.0 pts
485Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+1.4 pts
486Seminole County, OKOK23,4414.9%+0.1 pts
487Warren County, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts
488George County, MSMS26,3314.9%+1.3 pts
489Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+1.3 pts
490Ohio County, ININ5,9944.9%+0.4 pts
491Branch County, MIMI45,9934.9%+1.3 pts
492Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.9%+0.0 pts
493Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.9%+0.2 pts
494Coosa County, ALAL10,1614.9%+2.1 pts
495Chambers County, ALAL34,2534.9%+1.7 pts
496Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.9%+2.4 pts
497Grant County, OROR7,0754.9%+0.1 pts
498Pike County, ILIL14,2314.9%+2.0 pts
499Noxubee County, MSMS9,7984.9%+1.7 pts
500Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.9%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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).