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Fewest graduate degrees, Iowa counties

Iowa counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts
02Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts
03Audubon County, IAIA5,5093.6%−0.4 pts
04Howard County, IAIA9,4153.9%+0.5 pts
05Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.9%+0.5 pts
06Appanoose County, IAIA12,0774.1%+1.0 pts
07Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.1%+0.8 pts
08Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.1%−0.4 pts
09Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.2%+1.0 pts
10Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.2%+1.3 pts
11Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.4%+1.0 pts
12Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994.5%+0.7 pts
13Taylor County, IAIA5,8354.6%+0.9 pts
14Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.6%+0.8 pts
15Worth County, IAIA7,3384.7%+1.7 pts
16Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.7%+1.9 pts
17Floyd County, IAIA14,9014.8%+1.0 pts
18O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204.9%+1.5 pts
19Plymouth County, IAIA25,6975.0%+0.6 pts
20Franklin County, IAIA9,8685.0%+1.7 pts
21Wayne County, IAIA6,7385.0%+1.5 pts
22Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.0%+1.1 pts
23Ida County, IAIA6,7775.1%+2.2 pts
24Cass County, IAIA12,9605.1%+0.5 pts
25Davis County, IAIA9,2305.1%+1.8 pts
26Sac County, IAIA9,5255.1%+1.8 pts
27Butler County, IAIA14,0495.1%+1.8 pts
28Adair County, IAIA7,4035.2%+2.9 pts
29Montgomery County, IAIA10,0025.3%+2.0 pts
30Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.3%+2.4 pts
31Hancock County, IAIA10,5285.4%+1.6 pts
32Greene County, IAIA8,6585.4%+2.0 pts
33Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6635.5%+2.3 pts
34Ringgold County, IAIA4,6425.7%+1.1 pts
35Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.8%+2.2 pts
36Kossuth County, IAIA14,3225.8%+2.5 pts
37Page County, IAIA14,8565.8%+1.0 pts
38Buchanan County, IAIA20,8835.8%+2.7 pts
39Clarke County, IAIA9,5745.8%+2.7 pts
40Van Buren County, IAIA7,1315.8%+2.2 pts
41Harrison County, IAIA14,6235.8%+2.7 pts
42Adams County, IAIA3,6175.8%+2.9 pts
43Webster County, IAIA36,8385.8%+0.7 pts
44Hardin County, IAIA16,4555.9%+1.4 pts
45Tama County, IAIA16,7965.9%+3.1 pts
46Fayette County, IAIA19,0476.0%+2.2 pts
47Mahaska County, IAIA21,8806.0%+1.7 pts
48Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.1%+2.6 pts
49Monona County, IAIA8,5396.1%+3.1 pts
50Union County, IAIA11,8296.3%+2.7 pts
51Calhoun County, IAIA9,5626.4%+2.4 pts
52Jones County, IAIA21,2536.5%+3.2 pts
53Madison County, IAIA17,2706.5%+3.1 pts
54Delaware County, IAIA17,6746.5%+3.4 pts
55Wright County, IAIA12,8016.5%+2.7 pts
56Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%+2.1 pts
57Lee County, IAIA32,3066.5%+3.2 pts
58Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.7%+2.1 pts
59Allamakee County, IAIA14,2386.7%+2.9 pts
60Iowa County, IAIA16,5046.9%+2.7 pts
61Clay County, IAIA16,2027.0%+4.1 pts
62Clinton County, IAIA46,0027.0%+3.0 pts
63Winnebago County, IAIA10,2517.1%+2.8 pts
64Muscatine County, IAIA41,8537.2%+2.4 pts
65Henry County, IAIA19,3497.2%+2.4 pts
66Marshall County, IAIA39,8907.4%+2.9 pts
67Monroe County, IAIA7,4067.4%+4.3 pts
68Grundy County, IAIA12,3617.4%+3.0 pts
69Des Moines County, IAIA38,0777.5%+2.3 pts
70Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.5%+2.9 pts
71Mitchell County, IAIA10,6507.5%+4.7 pts
72Wapello County, IAIA35,2107.6%+2.7 pts
73Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9967.9%+3.3 pts
74Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727.9%+1.8 pts
75Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%+4.5 pts
76Benton County, IAIA26,0048.2%+4.5 pts
77Sioux County, IAIA36,7748.3%+1.9 pts
78Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.3%+4.2 pts
79Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.3%+4.2 pts
80Woodbury County, IAIA106,6498.4%+2.4 pts
81Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.6%+3.2 pts
82Washington County, IAIA22,6678.9%+4.1 pts
83Boone County, IAIA26,7999.5%+4.6 pts
84Mills County, IAIA14,7939.6%+5.2 pts
85Marion County, IAIA34,1929.7%+4.3 pts
86Warren County, IAIA57,3319.7%+3.7 pts
87Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73310.3%+4.1 pts
88Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53211.0%+2.4 pts
89Decatur County, IAIA7,65511.2%+5.9 pts
90Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36811.2%+4.4 pts
91Linn County, IAIA232,02811.4%+4.2 pts
92Dubuque County, IAIA99,38111.6%+4.8 pts
93Bremer County, IAIA25,29612.1%+5.8 pts
94Polk County, IAIA516,54613.1%+4.4 pts
95Scott County, IAIA175,25914.0%+5.8 pts
96Dallas County, IAIA118,45717.7%+11.3 pts
97Jefferson County, IAIA15,29118.8%+6.9 pts
98Story County, IAIA101,29123.5%+3.9 pts
99Johnson County, IAIA160,04424.1%+2.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES