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Fewest graduate degrees, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Adair County, IAIA7,4032.3%+0.2 pts
02Keokuk County, IAIA9,7972.8%+0.4 pts
03Tama County, IAIA16,7962.9%−0.0 pts
04Clay County, IAIA16,2022.9%+0.4 pts
05Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.9%+0.5 pts
06Ida County, IAIA6,7772.9%+1.2 pts
07Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8192.9%−0.2 pts
08Lucas County, IAIA8,8472.9%+1.0 pts
09Adams County, IAIA3,6172.9%−0.4 pts
10Worth County, IAIA7,3383.0%+0.5 pts
11Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.0%+0.4 pts
12Monona County, IAIA8,5393.1%+0.7 pts
13Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.1%+0.1 pts
14Buchanan County, IAIA20,8833.1%+0.2 pts
15Harrison County, IAIA14,6233.1%+0.7 pts
16Delaware County, IAIA17,6743.1%+0.3 pts
17Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%+0.1 pts
18Clarke County, IAIA9,5743.2%+0.9 pts
19Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6633.2%+0.6 pts
20Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.2%+0.6 pts
21Jones County, IAIA21,2533.3%+0.5 pts
22Kossuth County, IAIA14,3223.3%+0.4 pts
23Lyon County, IAIA12,3543.3%+1.0 pts
24Montgomery County, IAIA10,0023.3%+0.5 pts
25Butler County, IAIA14,0493.3%+0.8 pts
26Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.3%−0.0 pts
27Davis County, IAIA9,2303.3%+0.5 pts
28Sac County, IAIA9,5253.3%+0.5 pts
29O'Brien County, IAIA14,2203.4%−0.3 pts
30Lee County, IAIA32,3063.4%−0.1 pts
31Howard County, IAIA9,4153.4%+1.3 pts
32Greene County, IAIA8,6583.4%−0.1 pts
33Madison County, IAIA17,2703.4%−0.1 pts
34Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.4%+0.9 pts
35Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.4%+1.0 pts
36Carroll County, IAIA20,3033.5%+0.5 pts
37Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.5%+1.0 pts
38Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.5%+0.6 pts
39Wayne County, IAIA6,7383.6%+0.8 pts
40Union County, IAIA11,8293.6%−0.3 pts
41Van Buren County, IAIA7,1313.6%+1.1 pts
42Cedar County, IAIA18,3593.6%+0.2 pts
43Taylor County, IAIA5,8353.7%+0.9 pts
44Benton County, IAIA26,0043.7%+1.3 pts
45Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.7%+0.3 pts
46Hancock County, IAIA10,5283.8%+1.0 pts
47Allamakee County, IAIA14,2383.8%+0.8 pts
48Humboldt County, IAIA9,4093.8%+0.7 pts
49Wright County, IAIA12,8013.8%+1.0 pts
50Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8993.8%+1.1 pts
51Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.8%+0.1 pts
52Clinton County, IAIA46,0024.0%+0.5 pts
53Jackson County, IAIA19,2884.0%+1.0 pts
54Audubon County, IAIA5,5094.0%+1.3 pts
55Cherokee County, IAIA11,3694.0%+1.4 pts
56Calhoun County, IAIA9,5624.1%+1.0 pts
57Shelby County, IAIA11,6894.1%+1.0 pts
58Iowa County, IAIA16,5044.3%+1.1 pts
59Winnebago County, IAIA10,2514.3%+1.7 pts
60Mahaska County, IAIA21,8804.3%+0.4 pts
61Mills County, IAIA14,7934.4%+1.4 pts
62Jasper County, IAIA38,1534.4%+1.3 pts
63Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.4%+1.2 pts
64Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.5%+0.3 pts
65Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.5%+1.6 pts
66Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.5%−0.1 pts
67Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.5%+0.7 pts
68Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.5%+1.6 pts
69Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964.6%+1.3 pts
70Ringgold County, IAIA4,6424.6%+1.0 pts
71Cass County, IAIA12,9604.6%+1.1 pts
72Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4494.7%+1.1 pts
73Henry County, IAIA19,3494.8%+0.9 pts
74Muscatine County, IAIA41,8534.8%+1.3 pts
75Page County, IAIA14,8564.8%+0.9 pts
76Washington County, IAIA22,6674.8%+1.9 pts
77Boone County, IAIA26,7994.9%+1.5 pts
78Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.9%+1.4 pts
79Webster County, IAIA36,8385.1%+1.2 pts
80Des Moines County, IAIA38,0775.2%+1.3 pts
81Decatur County, IAIA7,6555.4%+0.4 pts
82Marion County, IAIA34,1925.4%+2.0 pts
83Dickinson County, IAIA18,0775.4%+0.5 pts
84Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.0%+1.2 pts
85Warren County, IAIA57,3316.1%+1.6 pts
86Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3726.2%+1.5 pts
87Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7336.2%+1.1 pts
88Bremer County, IAIA25,2966.3%+1.9 pts
89Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+1.4 pts
90Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.4%+2.4 pts
91Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816.8%+1.7 pts
92Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3686.8%+0.5 pts
93Linn County, IAIA232,0287.2%+1.5 pts
94Scott County, IAIA175,2598.2%+1.8 pts
95Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5328.7%+3.0 pts
96Polk County, IAIA516,5468.7%+1.4 pts
97Jefferson County, IAIA15,29111.9%+0.7 pts
98Story County, IAIA101,29119.6%+2.3 pts
99Johnson County, IAIA160,04421.4%+1.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS