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Fewest graduate degrees, Missouri counties

Missouri counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+0.1 pts
02McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+1.5 pts
03Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+1.0 pts
04Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+0.1 pts
05Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+1.6 pts
06Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+1.0 pts
07Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+1.2 pts
08Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+1.7 pts
09St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+0.8 pts
10Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+2.0 pts
11Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+2.2 pts
12Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+1.3 pts
13Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+2.7 pts
14Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+2.4 pts
15Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+1.5 pts
16Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+1.8 pts
17Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+1.2 pts
18Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+0.9 pts
19Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+1.0 pts
20Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+1.6 pts
21Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+2.7 pts
22DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.6 pts
23Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+1.4 pts
24Barry County, MOMO36,2005.0%+1.5 pts
25Dade County, MOMO7,8045.0%+1.8 pts
26Douglas County, MOMO12,3425.0%+1.6 pts
27Lincoln County, MOMO66,6765.2%+2.0 pts
28Gasconade County, MOMO14,7845.2%+1.8 pts
29Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.3%+1.5 pts
30Mercer County, MOMO3,4045.4%+2.2 pts
31Bates County, MOMO16,5125.5%+2.0 pts
32Scotland County, MOMO4,7965.5%+1.8 pts
33Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%+1.3 pts
34Butler County, MOMO41,9045.5%+0.2 pts
35Pike County, MOMO17,9555.6%+1.9 pts
36Morgan County, MOMO22,4185.6%+2.4 pts
37Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.7%+1.2 pts
38Warren County, MOMO39,0165.7%+2.2 pts
39Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015.7%+1.6 pts
40Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.8%+2.2 pts
41Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.8%+2.4 pts
42Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.9%+2.5 pts
43Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.9%+3.7 pts
44Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6895.9%+3.3 pts
45Harrison County, MOMO8,2816.0%+2.8 pts
46Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+2.8 pts
47Webster County, MOMO43,0546.0%+2.4 pts
48Vernon County, MOMO19,9466.0%+1.5 pts
49Wright County, MOMO19,6716.1%+2.4 pts
50Macon County, MOMO15,1906.1%+2.5 pts
51Perry County, MOMO19,0936.2%+2.8 pts
52Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556.2%+3.3 pts
53New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.2%+2.8 pts
54St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096.2%+2.4 pts
55Dent County, MOMO14,5846.3%+3.2 pts
56Sullivan County, MOMO5,7386.3%+3.4 pts
57Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+2.5 pts
58Ralls County, MOMO10,4446.3%+2.5 pts
59Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+2.4 pts
60Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.4%+3.8 pts
61Audrain County, MOMO24,5286.5%+2.3 pts
62Atchison County, MOMO5,1756.7%+1.6 pts
63Miller County, MOMO25,8176.7%+3.4 pts
64Putnam County, MOMO4,5466.8%+3.5 pts
65Caldwell County, MOMO9,0127.0%+3.9 pts
66Cedar County, MOMO14,8887.0%+3.7 pts
67Daviess County, MOMO8,5587.0%+3.9 pts
68Howell County, MOMO40,7987.0%+2.9 pts
69Benton County, MOMO20,5367.1%+4.2 pts
70Iron County, MOMO9,3187.2%+4.0 pts
71Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.3%+1.8 pts
72Scott County, MOMO37,9757.3%+3.9 pts
73Carroll County, MOMO8,4177.4%+2.9 pts
74Dallas County, MOMO18,0257.5%+4.4 pts
75Linn County, MOMO11,8157.5%+4.7 pts
76Osage County, MOMO13,6117.6%+4.3 pts
77Buchanan County, MOMO83,5407.7%+2.3 pts
78Newton County, MOMO62,2637.8%+2.1 pts
79Texas County, MOMO25,9947.8%+4.1 pts
80Clinton County, MOMO21,6617.8%+3.6 pts
81Chariton County, MOMO7,3777.9%+4.1 pts
82Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.9%+3.6 pts
83Stone County, MOMO32,5038.0%+3.4 pts
84Jefferson County, MOMO233,1328.0%+4.3 pts
85Worth County, MOMO1,9148.1%+5.4 pts
86Jasper County, MOMO127,4288.1%+2.9 pts
87Saline County, MOMO23,2658.1%+1.9 pts
88Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.2%+2.8 pts
89Gentry County, MOMO6,3848.2%+3.5 pts
90Cooper County, MOMO17,1368.4%+3.8 pts
91Pulaski County, MOMO54,4428.5%+2.5 pts
92Taney County, MOMO57,0018.5%+3.8 pts
93Polk County, MOMO33,6049.0%+4.2 pts
94Maries County, MOMO8,3979.0%+6.0 pts
95Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.2%+4.3 pts
96Camden County, MOMO44,0479.3%+3.6 pts
97Marion County, MOMO28,52510.0%+5.8 pts
98Howard County, MOMO10,18010.1%+3.9 pts
99Cass County, MOMO115,85910.6%+5.0 pts
100Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.8%+5.1 pts
101Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.2%+1.0 pts
102Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.8%+1.0 pts
103Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.0%+4.2 pts
104Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%+6.9 pts
105Jackson County, MOMO732,99412.7%+4.7 pts
106Clay County, MOMO265,03212.8%+5.4 pts
107Greene County, MOMO309,28612.9%+4.6 pts
108Cole County, MOMO77,90814.1%+5.0 pts
109Phelps County, MOMO45,24715.3%+6.1 pts
110St. Charles County, MOMO426,49915.8%+8.0 pts
111Platte County, MOMO114,40018.0%+7.1 pts
112St. Louis, MOMO278,14418.6%+11.0 pts
113Adair County, MOMO25,68419.1%+7.1 pts
114St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+7.0 pts
115Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+4.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES