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Fewest graduate degrees, Kansas counties

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 7.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Stafford County, KS, up 65 places to #13.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲3Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−0.9 pts

02▲14Rawlins County, KSKS2,4313.8%+0.8 pts

03▲39Jewell County, KSKS2,8304.2%+0.5 pts

04▲8Gray County, KSKS5,6524.3%+0.2 pts

05▲2Hamilton County, KSKS2,5004.4%−0.7 pts

06▲9Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214.4%+0.7 pts

07▼4Comanche County, KSKS1,6734.5%−0.5 pts

08▲13Wilson County, KSKS8,2994.6%+1.2 pts

09▲5Ness County, KSKS2,6174.6%−0.3 pts

10▲19Wallace County, KSKS1,4414.7%+0.8 pts

11▲15Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6045.1%+1.9 pts

12▲44Coffey County, KSKS8,4675.2%−0.9 pts

13▲65Stafford County, KSKS4,0055.3%+0.9 pts

14▲5Wichita County, KSKS2,0315.4%+1.6 pts

15▲32Rooks County, KSKS4,6465.4%+1.7 pts

16▼3Morton County, KSKS2,4705.4%+0.5 pts

17▼12Norton County, KSKS5,2885.6%+1.8 pts

18▲13Woodson County, KSKS3,1185.6%+2.7 pts

19▲33Harper County, KSKS5,3705.7%+0.5 pts

20▲33Barber County, KSKS4,0835.7%+0.2 pts

21▲53Anderson County, KSKS8,0185.8%+2.1 pts

22▼13Logan County, KSKS2,6615.8%+1.1 pts

23▼17Stevens County, KSKS4,9845.8%+1.4 pts

24▼22Sherman County, KSKS5,7635.8%+1.9 pts

25▲52Elk County, KSKS2,4585.9%+2.1 pts

26▼18Pawnee County, KSKS5,9915.9%−0.5 pts

27▼9Brown County, KSKS9,1046.0%+0.1 pts

28▲13Finney County, KSKS37,5056.0%+1.3 pts

29▲22Cherokee County, KSKS19,1056.0%+2.4 pts

30▲19Barton County, KSKS24,7906.1%+0.3 pts

31▲26Kearny County, KSKS3,8886.2%+0.5 pts

32▼12Gove County, KSKS2,6316.4%+1.6 pts

33▼16Rush County, KSKS2,8456.4%+1.9 pts

34▲16Marshall County, KSKS9,8526.5%+1.9 pts

35▲32Labette County, KSKS19,6856.5%+1.1 pts

36▼35Decatur County, KSKS2,7166.6%+2.0 pts

37▼2Ottawa County, KSKS5,7446.6%+2.6 pts

38▼27Osborne County, KSKS3,2856.7%+2.7 pts

39▲25Osage County, KSKS15,6936.8%+2.3 pts

40▼30Edwards County, KSKS2,6406.8%+3.5 pts

41▼17Smith County, KSKS3,5666.8%+2.3 pts

42▲6Reno County, KSKS61,5396.8%+1.0 pts

43▲26Russell County, KSKS6,5816.9%+0.8 pts

44▼19Greenwood County, KSKS5,8267.0%+2.6 pts

45▲46Lane County, KSKS1,5087.0%+2.7 pts

46▼18Linn County, KSKS9,9507.0%+2.4 pts

47▲39Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6197.1%+2.9 pts

48▼3Ford County, KSKS33,9937.1%+1.5 pts

49▼5Bourbon County, KSKS14,3197.2%−0.4 pts

50▼13Haskell County, KSKS3,5997.2%+2.8 pts

51▲3Chase County, KSKS2,5727.3%+2.2 pts

52▲37Cloud County, KSKS8,8337.3%−0.2 pts

53▲20Clark County, KSKS1,9007.3%+1.8 pts

54▼8Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2577.4%+2.2 pts

55▼17Kingman County, KSKS7,0297.4%+2.4 pts

56▼34Stanton County, KSKS1,9867.4%+2.6 pts

57▲26Clay County, KSKS7,9907.6%+1.8 pts

58▼19Dickinson County, KSKS18,6377.6%+3.3 pts

59▼25Washington County, KSKS5,5337.7%+3.3 pts

60Phillips County, KSKS4,7287.7%+4.4 pts

61▲10Neosho County, KSKS15,6377.7%+2.7 pts

62▲28Republic County, KSKS4,6407.8%+3.6 pts

63▼31Sumner County, KSKS22,3127.8%+3.1 pts

64▼37Allen County, KSKS12,3027.9%+1.7 pts

65▼25Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5977.9%+3.6 pts

66▼1Kiowa County, KSKS2,4327.9%+2.9 pts

67▼6Jackson County, KSKS13,4388.2%+3.7 pts

68▲7Geary County, KSKS36,3388.2%+2.1 pts

69▼46Sheridan County, KSKS2,4278.3%+3.4 pts

70Morris County, KSKS5,3488.3%+2.0 pts

71▲10Cowley County, KSKS34,3828.4%+2.7 pts

72▼39Montgomery County, KSKS30,1778.4%+3.1 pts

73▲7Atchison County, KSKS16,1728.4%+1.1 pts

74▲14Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0188.4%+3.1 pts

75▲9Thomas County, KSKS7,7258.7%−0.1 pts

76▼10Meade County, KSKS3,8528.8%+2.6 pts

77▲2Nemaha County, KSKS10,0548.8%+4.8 pts

78▼16Franklin County, KSKS26,2998.9%+4.1 pts

79▼20Trego County, KSKS2,7409.0%+4.3 pts

80▼22Mitchell County, KSKS5,5909.1%+4.3 pts

81▼9Jefferson County, KSKS18,2969.1%+3.1 pts

82▼14Rice County, KSKS9,2669.1%+3.9 pts

83▼1Pratt County, KSKS9,1179.2%+3.0 pts

84▼54Graham County, KSKS2,3719.3%+5.0 pts

85▼49Grant County, KSKS7,0289.5%+6.2 pts

86▼1Saline County, KSKS53,3779.7%+3.6 pts

87Marion County, KSKS11,6349.7%+3.6 pts

88▲7Lincoln County, KSKS2,86110.1%+5.0 pts

89▼46Doniphan County, KSKS7,59410.3%+6.3 pts

90▼27Greeley County, KSKS1,18210.4%+5.8 pts

91▲5Harvey County, KSKS33,58010.6%+2.8 pts

92▲6Miami County, KSKS36,24010.7%+4.7 pts

93▼38Scott County, KSKS4,81510.8%+2.5 pts

94▼2Lyon County, KSKS32,26610.9%+2.1 pts

95▼1Butler County, KSKS69,48411.2%+5.1 pts

96▼3Crawford County, KSKS39,00811.5%+2.2 pts

97▲2Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43311.7%+3.7 pts

98▼22McPherson County, KSKS30,06411.9%+6.1 pts

99▼2Shawnee County, KSKS178,60712.4%+3.6 pts

100Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18613.9%+6.6 pts

101Ellis County, KSKS29,07514.4%+3.7 pts

102Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59015.2%+5.3 pts

103▲1Riley County, KSKS72,59822.2%+3.3 pts

104▼1Johnson County, KSKS636,90622.9%+6.9 pts

105Douglas County, KSKS120,92024.5%+6.3 pts

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