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Fewest graduate degrees, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cross County, AR, up 30 places to #28.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Lee County, ARAR8,0292.0%−0.2 pts

02▲5Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.3%−0.7 pts

03▲12Scott County, ARAR9,9652.7%−0.3 pts

04▲4Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.9%−0.1 pts

05▲12Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%−0.4 pts

06▲25Sevier County, ARAR15,7583.1%+0.3 pts

07▲2Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.5%+1.4 pts

08▼2Ashley County, ARAR17,8314.0%+1.0 pts

09▼5Lincoln County, ARAR12,7644.1%+2.1 pts

10▲1Sharp County, ARAR18,1224.1%+1.0 pts

11▲12Yell County, ARAR19,9564.3%+0.6 pts

12▼7Searcy County, ARAR7,8484.4%+1.3 pts

13▼11Dallas County, ARAR6,0114.5%+2.7 pts

14▲15Madison County, ARAR18,4104.6%+1.5 pts

15▲15Perry County, ARAR10,3094.6%+1.1 pts

16▲6Chicot County, ARAR9,1074.7%+1.8 pts

17▲11Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734.8%+0.8 pts

18▲25Arkansas County, ARAR15,8364.9%+1.1 pts

19▲14Randolph County, ARAR18,8764.9%+0.6 pts

20▼4Logan County, ARAR21,6334.9%+2.1 pts

21▼18Franklin County, ARAR17,7254.9%+1.4 pts

22▲19Polk County, ARAR19,4864.9%+0.5 pts

23▲17Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.1%+1.5 pts

24▲27Grant County, ARAR18,7565.2%+1.4 pts

25▼4Jackson County, ARAR16,7415.2%+1.8 pts

26▼8Prairie County, ARAR7,9235.2%+2.5 pts

27▼13Bradley County, ARAR9,8285.2%+1.0 pts

28▲30Cross County, ARAR16,1865.3%+1.7 pts

29▲19Johnson County, ARAR26,2255.3%+0.8 pts

30▲29Van Buren County, ARAR16,2385.3%+1.9 pts

31▲18Baxter County, ARAR42,9825.4%+1.2 pts

32▼19Desha County, ARAR9,9845.4%+2.8 pts

33▲12Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105.4%+1.7 pts

34Newton County, ARAR7,0265.5%+1.7 pts

35▼23Howard County, ARAR12,3065.5%+2.0 pts

36▲6Mississippi County, ARAR37,8285.5%+1.9 pts

37▲18Clay County, ARAR14,0525.5%+3.2 pts

38▼6Phillips County, ARAR14,2555.5%+1.6 pts

39▲18Boone County, ARAR38,6285.7%+1.7 pts

40▲10Jefferson County, ARAR62,9875.8%+0.9 pts

41▼14Ouachita County, ARAR21,7315.8%+1.9 pts

42▼22Conway County, ARAR21,3935.9%+1.3 pts

43▼17Cleveland County, ARAR7,2245.9%+3.6 pts

44▼20St. Francis County, ARAR21,8006.0%+2.6 pts

45▼9Crawford County, ARAR62,6576.0%+2.7 pts

46▼36Stone County, ARAR12,7036.1%+2.4 pts

47Independence County, ARAR38,7856.1%+1.0 pts

48▼2Hempstead County, ARAR19,0806.2%+2.4 pts

49▼24Izard County, ARAR14,4056.2%+2.1 pts

50▼6Greene County, ARAR47,4116.2%+2.7 pts

51▼32Little River County, ARAR11,7636.3%+3.9 pts

52▼13Fulton County, ARAR12,4926.4%+2.2 pts

53▼15Marion County, ARAR17,5936.5%+3.3 pts

54▼2Woodruff County, ARAR5,7106.6%+4.7 pts

55▲5Miller County, ARAR42,3576.6%+2.5 pts

56▼19Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4516.7%+3.4 pts

57▼3Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.7%+1.8 pts

58▲3Union County, ARAR36,9266.8%+2.6 pts

59▲3Carroll County, ARAR29,2636.9%+2.3 pts

60▼4Pike County, ARAR9,9647.2%+3.5 pts

61▼26Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327.3%+4.8 pts

62▲1Columbia County, ARAR21,8947.4%+2.5 pts

63▼10Lonoke County, ARAR76,6647.5%+2.9 pts

64▲2Pope County, ARAR64,9767.6%+1.4 pts

65▲3White County, ARAR80,0858.5%+3.1 pts

66▼2Garland County, ARAR99,6959.1%+2.9 pts

67▲3Saline County, ARAR133,2889.2%+4.2 pts

68▲1Clark County, ARAR20,9389.2%+0.7 pts

69▼2Sebastian County, ARAR130,6419.3%+3.5 pts

70▼5Drew County, ARAR17,0549.4%+4.6 pts

71Craighead County, ARAR116,95711.8%+4.2 pts

72Benton County, ARAR332,55413.0%+7.2 pts

73Faulkner County, ARAR133,97913.9%+5.4 pts

74Washington County, ARAR271,21314.8%+5.0 pts

75Pulaski County, ARAR404,61115.4%+5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES