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Fewest graduate degrees, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Decatur County, KSKS2,7162.5%−45%

02Sherman County, KSKS5,7632.7%−31%

03Comanche County, KSKS1,6733.0%−40%

04Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−20%

05Norton County, KSKS5,2883.5%−9%

06Stevens County, KSKS4,9843.7%−17%

07Hamilton County, KSKS2,5003.7%−26%

08Pawnee County, KSKS5,9914.1%−36%

09Logan County, KSKS2,6614.1%−13%

10Edwards County, KSKS2,6404.1%+23%

11Osborne County, KSKS3,2854.1%+4%

12Gray County, KSKS5,6524.2%+1%

13Morton County, KSKS2,4704.2%−15%

14Ness County, KSKS2,6174.2%−14%

15Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214.4%+19%

16Rawlins County, KSKS2,4314.4%+43%

17Rush County, KSKS2,8454.6%+2%

18Brown County, KSKS9,1044.7%−20%

19Wichita County, KSKS2,0314.7%+24%

20Gove County, KSKS2,6314.8%+0%

21Wilson County, KSKS8,2994.9%+46%

22Stanton County, KSKS1,9865.1%+6%

23Sheridan County, KSKS2,4275.2%+6%

24Smith County, KSKS3,5665.4%+19%

25Greenwood County, KSKS5,8265.4%+24%

26Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6045.5%+74%

27Allen County, KSKS12,3025.5%−11%

28Linn County, KSKS9,9505.5%+21%

29Wallace County, KSKS1,4415.7%+46%

30Graham County, KSKS2,3715.8%+37%

31Woodson County, KSKS3,1185.8%+104%

32Sumner County, KSKS22,3125.9%+25%

33Montgomery County, KSKS30,1776.0%+14%

34Washington County, KSKS5,5336.0%+36%

35Ottawa County, KSKS5,7446.0%+51%

36Grant County, KSKS7,0286.1%+83%

37Haskell County, KSKS3,5996.1%+37%

38Kingman County, KSKS7,0296.1%+21%

39Dickinson County, KSKS18,6376.1%+40%

40Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5976.3%+44%

41Finney County, KSKS37,5056.3%+34%

42Jewell County, KSKS2,8306.4%+74%

43Doniphan County, KSKS7,5946.4%+60%

44Bourbon County, KSKS14,3196.4%−15%

45Ford County, KSKS33,9936.5%+15%

46Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2576.5%+25%

47Rooks County, KSKS4,6466.5%+78%

48Reno County, KSKS61,5396.6%+12%

49Barton County, KSKS24,7906.6%+15%

50Marshall County, KSKS9,8526.6%+45%

51Cherokee County, KSKS19,1056.6%+81%

52Harper County, KSKS5,3706.6%+28%

53Barber County, KSKS4,0836.8%+25%

54Chase County, KSKS2,5726.9%+36%

55Scott County, KSKS4,8156.9%−18%

56Coffey County, KSKS8,4676.9%+13%

57Kearny County, KSKS3,8886.9%+21%

58Mitchell County, KSKS5,5906.9%+43%

59Trego County, KSKS2,7406.9%+46%

60Phillips County, KSKS4,7286.9%+111%

61Jackson County, KSKS13,4387.1%+61%

62Franklin County, KSKS26,2997.2%+50%

63Greeley County, KSKS1,1827.4%+61%

64Osage County, KSKS15,6937.4%+63%

65Kiowa County, KSKS2,4327.4%+45%

66Meade County, KSKS3,8527.4%+20%

67Labette County, KSKS19,6857.5%+41%

68Rice County, KSKS9,2667.6%+45%

69Russell County, KSKS6,5817.7%+26%

70Morris County, KSKS5,3487.8%+23%

71Neosho County, KSKS15,6377.8%+54%

72Jefferson County, KSKS18,2967.8%+30%

73Clark County, KSKS1,9007.9%+42%

74Anderson County, KSKS8,0188.2%+120%

75Geary County, KSKS36,3388.2%+35%

76McPherson County, KSKS30,0648.3%+43%

77Elk County, KSKS2,4588.4%+122%

78Stafford County, KSKS4,0058.5%+94%

79Nemaha County, KSKS10,0548.6%+111%

80Atchison County, KSKS16,1728.6%+19%

81Cowley County, KSKS34,3828.7%+55%

82Pratt County, KSKS9,1179.0%+46%

83Clay County, KSKS7,9909.3%+61%

84Thomas County, KSKS7,7259.3%+5%

85Saline County, KSKS53,3779.3%+51%

86Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6199.3%+120%

87Marion County, KSKS11,6349.5%+54%

88Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189.6%+79%

89Cloud County, KSKS8,8339.9%+32%

90Republic County, KSKS4,6409.9%+139%

91Lane County, KSKS1,50810.0%+133%

92Lyon County, KSKS32,26610.2%+16%

93Crawford County, KSKS39,00810.4%+12%

94Butler County, KSKS69,48410.5%+73%

95Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.0%+118%

96Harvey County, KSKS33,58011.1%+42%

97Shawnee County, KSKS178,60711.1%+27%

98Miami County, KSKS36,24011.2%+86%

99Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43311.2%+40%

100Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18612.0%+64%

101Ellis County, KSKS29,07513.4%+26%

102Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59013.8%+39%

103Johnson County, KSKS636,90621.5%+34%

104Riley County, KSKS72,59821.6%+14%

105Douglas County, KSKS120,92023.4%+28%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES