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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. The median across all 99 is 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Palo Alto County, IA, up 59 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲9Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts
02▲15Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts
03▲32Audubon County, IAIA5,5093.6%−0.4 pts
04▲18Howard County, IAIA9,4153.9%+0.5 pts
05▲14Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.9%+0.5 pts
06▲10Appanoose County, IAIA12,0774.1%+1.0 pts
07▲17Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.1%+0.8 pts
08▼4Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.1%−0.4 pts
09▲5Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.2%+1.0 pts
10▼9Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.2%+1.3 pts
11▲15Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.4%+1.0 pts
12▲59Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994.5%+0.7 pts
13▼10Taylor County, IAIA5,8354.6%+0.9 pts
14▼5Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.6%+0.8 pts
15▲33Worth County, IAIA7,3384.7%+1.7 pts
16▲16Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.7%+1.9 pts
17▲19Floyd County, IAIA14,9014.8%+1.0 pts
18▲16O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204.9%+1.5 pts
19▲24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6975.0%+0.6 pts
20▼18Franklin County, IAIA9,8685.0%+1.7 pts
21Wayne County, IAIA6,7385.0%+1.5 pts
22▲33Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.0%+1.1 pts
23▼16Ida County, IAIA6,7775.1%+2.2 pts
24▲46Cass County, IAIA12,9605.1%+0.5 pts
25▼2Davis County, IAIA9,2305.1%+1.8 pts
26▲3Sac County, IAIA9,5255.1%+1.8 pts
27▼15Butler County, IAIA14,0495.1%+1.8 pts
28▲2Adair County, IAIA7,4035.2%+2.9 pts
29▼4Montgomery County, IAIA10,0025.3%+2.0 pts
30▼19Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.3%+2.4 pts
31▼18Hancock County, IAIA10,5285.4%+1.6 pts
32▲5Greene County, IAIA8,6585.4%+2.0 pts
33▲7Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6635.5%+2.3 pts
34▲28Ringgold County, IAIA4,6425.7%+1.1 pts
35▲9Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.8%+2.2 pts
36▼16Kossuth County, IAIA14,3225.8%+2.5 pts
37▲9Page County, IAIA14,8565.8%+1.0 pts
38▲26Buchanan County, IAIA20,8835.8%+2.7 pts
39▼21Clarke County, IAIA9,5745.8%+2.7 pts
40▲7Van Buren County, IAIA7,1315.8%+2.2 pts
41▲13Harrison County, IAIA14,6235.8%+2.7 pts
42▼34Adams County, IAIA3,6175.8%+2.9 pts
43▲13Webster County, IAIA36,8385.8%+0.7 pts
44▲23Hardin County, IAIA16,4555.9%+1.4 pts
45▼30Tama County, IAIA16,7965.9%+3.1 pts
46▼5Fayette County, IAIA19,0476.0%+2.2 pts
47▲10Mahaska County, IAIA21,8806.0%+1.7 pts
48▼10Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.1%+2.6 pts
49▼21Monona County, IAIA8,5396.1%+3.1 pts
50▲25Union County, IAIA11,8296.3%+2.7 pts
51▲18Calhoun County, IAIA9,5626.4%+2.4 pts
52Jones County, IAIA21,2536.5%+3.2 pts
53▲29Madison County, IAIA17,2706.5%+3.1 pts
54▼15Delaware County, IAIA17,6746.5%+3.4 pts
55▼49Wright County, IAIA12,8016.5%+2.7 pts
56▼7Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%+2.1 pts
57▼26Lee County, IAIA32,3066.5%+3.2 pts
58▼7Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.7%+2.1 pts
59▼26Allamakee County, IAIA14,2386.7%+2.9 pts
60▼7Iowa County, IAIA16,5046.9%+2.7 pts
61▲15Clay County, IAIA16,2027.0%+4.1 pts
62▼20Clinton County, IAIA46,0027.0%+3.0 pts
63▼36Winnebago County, IAIA10,2517.1%+2.8 pts
64▲10Muscatine County, IAIA41,8537.2%+2.4 pts
65▼5Henry County, IAIA19,3497.2%+2.4 pts
66▼5Marshall County, IAIA39,8907.4%+2.9 pts
67▼62Monroe County, IAIA7,4067.4%+4.3 pts
68▼3Grundy County, IAIA12,3617.4%+3.0 pts
69▼1Des Moines County, IAIA38,0777.5%+2.3 pts
70▼7Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.5%+2.9 pts
71▼21Mitchell County, IAIA10,6507.5%+4.7 pts
72▲5Wapello County, IAIA35,2107.6%+2.7 pts
73Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9967.9%+3.3 pts
74▲5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727.9%+1.8 pts
75▼9Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%+4.5 pts
76▼17Benton County, IAIA26,0048.2%+4.5 pts
77▲7Sioux County, IAIA36,7748.3%+1.9 pts
78▲3Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.3%+4.2 pts
79▼34Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.3%+4.2 pts
80Woodbury County, IAIA106,6498.4%+2.4 pts
81▲2Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.6%+3.2 pts
82▼24Washington County, IAIA22,6678.9%+4.1 pts
83▼5Boone County, IAIA26,7999.5%+4.6 pts
84▼12Mills County, IAIA14,7939.6%+5.2 pts
85▲2Marion County, IAIA34,1929.7%+4.3 pts
86▼1Warren County, IAIA57,3319.7%+3.7 pts
87▲4Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73310.3%+4.1 pts
88▼2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53211.0%+2.4 pts
89▲4Decatur County, IAIA7,65511.2%+5.9 pts
90▲5Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36811.2%+4.4 pts
91▼2Linn County, IAIA232,02811.4%+4.2 pts
92▼2Dubuque County, IAIA99,38111.6%+4.8 pts
93▼5Bremer County, IAIA25,29612.1%+5.8 pts
94▼2Polk County, IAIA516,54613.1%+4.4 pts
95▼1Scott County, IAIA175,25914.0%+5.8 pts
96▲1Dallas County, IAIA118,45717.7%+11.3 pts
97▼1Jefferson 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES