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Fewest graduate degrees, Missouri counties

Missouri counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+4%

02McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+77%

03Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+40%

04Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+3%

05Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+68%

06Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+31%

07Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+41%

08Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+65%

09St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+21%

10Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+82%

11Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+96%

12Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+39%

13Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+142%

14Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+104%

15Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+46%

16Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+63%

17Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+34%

18Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+22%

19Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+25%

20Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+47%

21Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+128%

22DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+48%

23Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+39%

24Barry County, MOMO36,2005.0%+42%

25Dade County, MOMO7,8045.0%+55%

26Douglas County, MOMO12,3425.0%+49%

27Lincoln County, MOMO66,6765.2%+65%

28Gasconade County, MOMO14,7845.2%+52%

29Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.3%+39%

30Mercer County, MOMO3,4045.4%+69%

31Bates County, MOMO16,5125.5%+57%

32Scotland County, MOMO4,7965.5%+48%

33Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%+32%

34Butler County, MOMO41,9045.5%+5%

35Pike County, MOMO17,9555.6%+53%

36Morgan County, MOMO22,4185.6%+72%

37Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.7%+26%

38Warren County, MOMO39,0165.7%+64%

39Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015.7%+39%

40Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.8%+63%

41Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.8%+72%

42Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.9%+74%

43Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.9%+166%

44Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6895.9%+126%

45Harrison County, MOMO8,2816.0%+89%

46Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+87%

47Webster County, MOMO43,0546.0%+65%

48Vernon County, MOMO19,9466.0%+32%

49Wright County, MOMO19,6716.1%+67%

50Macon County, MOMO15,1906.1%+68%

51Perry County, MOMO19,0936.2%+85%

52Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556.2%+115%

53New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.2%+83%

54St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096.2%+64%

55Dent County, MOMO14,5846.3%+102%

56Sullivan County, MOMO5,7386.3%+122%

57Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+66%

58Ralls County, MOMO10,4446.3%+67%

59Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+59%

60Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.4%+142%

61Audrain County, MOMO24,5286.5%+56%

62Atchison County, MOMO5,1756.7%+31%

63Miller County, MOMO25,8176.7%+104%

64Putnam County, MOMO4,5466.8%+106%

65Caldwell County, MOMO9,0127.0%+126%

66Cedar County, MOMO14,8887.0%+112%

67Daviess County, MOMO8,5587.0%+127%

68Howell County, MOMO40,7987.0%+71%

69Benton County, MOMO20,5367.1%+141%

70Iron County, MOMO9,3187.2%+122%

71Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.3%+32%

72Scott County, MOMO37,9757.3%+115%

73Carroll County, MOMO8,4177.4%+65%

74Dallas County, MOMO18,0257.5%+144%

75Linn County, MOMO11,8157.5%+165%

76Osage County, MOMO13,6117.6%+127%

77Buchanan County, MOMO83,5407.7%+42%

78Newton County, MOMO62,2637.8%+36%

79Texas County, MOMO25,9947.8%+109%

80Clinton County, MOMO21,6617.8%+84%

81Chariton County, MOMO7,3777.9%+107%

82Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.9%+81%

83Stone County, MOMO32,5038.0%+74%

84Jefferson County, MOMO233,1328.0%+117%

85Worth County, MOMO1,9148.1%+202%

86Jasper County, MOMO127,4288.1%+55%

87Saline County, MOMO23,2658.1%+29%

88Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.2%+51%

89Gentry County, MOMO6,3848.2%+74%

90Cooper County, MOMO17,1368.4%+82%

91Pulaski County, MOMO54,4428.5%+42%

92Taney County, MOMO57,0018.5%+80%

93Polk County, MOMO33,6049.0%+89%

94Maries County, MOMO8,3979.0%+207%

95Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.2%+89%

96Camden County, MOMO44,0479.3%+63%

97Marion County, MOMO28,52510.0%+140%

98Howard County, MOMO10,18010.1%+62%

99Cass County, MOMO115,85910.6%+88%

100Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.8%+90%

101Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.2%+10%

102Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.8%+9%

103Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.0%+54%

104Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%+122%

105Jackson County, MOMO732,99412.7%+60%

106Clay County, MOMO265,03212.8%+72%

107Greene County, MOMO309,28612.9%+56%

108Cole County, MOMO77,90814.1%+54%

109Phelps County, MOMO45,24715.3%+67%

110St. Charles County, MOMO426,49915.8%+102%

111Platte County, MOMO114,40018.0%+65%

112St. Louis, MOMO278,14418.6%+144%

113Adair County, MOMO25,68419.1%+60%

114St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+52%

115Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+24%

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