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Fewest graduate degrees, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Dade County, MOMO7,8042.4%−0.9 pts
02Hickory County, MOMO9,0442.8%−0.4 pts
03Wayne County, MOMO10,7822.8%+0.9 pts
04Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.1%−0.1 pts
05McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.2%+1.2 pts
06Wright County, MOMO19,6713.3%−0.3 pts
07Monroe County, MOMO8,9593.3%+0.7 pts
08Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.5%+0.3 pts
09Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.5%+0.5 pts
10Iron County, MOMO9,3183.6%+0.4 pts
11Washington County, MOMO23,8103.7%+1.3 pts
12Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.7%+1.1 pts
13Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.7%+0.2 pts
14Douglas County, MOMO12,3424.0%+0.6 pts
15Bollinger County, MOMO10,6464.1%+1.9 pts
16Ray County, MOMO23,3984.2%+0.9 pts
17Laclede County, MOMO36,9434.2%+0.8 pts
18Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.3%+1.8 pts
19Lincoln County, MOMO66,6764.4%+1.3 pts
20Caldwell County, MOMO9,0124.5%+1.4 pts
21Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.5%+0.3 pts
22Morgan County, MOMO22,4184.5%+1.2 pts
23Pike County, MOMO17,9554.6%+0.9 pts
24Bates County, MOMO16,5124.7%+1.2 pts
25Clark County, MOMO6,4754.8%+2.6 pts
26Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.8%+2.5 pts
27Barry County, MOMO36,2004.8%+1.3 pts
28New Madrid County, MOMO15,0864.8%+1.4 pts
29Ozark County, MOMO9,1724.9%+1.5 pts
30DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.5 pts
31Audrain County, MOMO24,5285.0%+0.8 pts
32Moniteau County, MOMO15,4285.0%+1.1 pts
33St. Clair County, MOMO9,9765.0%+1.3 pts
34Butler County, MOMO41,9045.0%−0.3 pts
35Madison County, MOMO12,8585.1%+2.2 pts
36Montgomery County, MOMO11,5905.1%+1.5 pts
37Osage County, MOMO13,6115.2%+1.8 pts
38Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.2%+1.3 pts
39Dallas County, MOMO18,0255.4%+2.3 pts
40Cedar County, MOMO14,8885.4%+2.1 pts
41Carter County, MOMO5,4185.5%+2.3 pts
42Sullivan County, MOMO5,7385.5%+2.7 pts
43Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.5%+1.7 pts
44Harrison County, MOMO8,2815.6%+2.4 pts
45Perry County, MOMO19,0935.7%+2.3 pts
46Macon County, MOMO15,1905.7%+2.0 pts
47Texas County, MOMO25,9945.7%+2.0 pts
48Barton County, MOMO11,7955.7%+1.8 pts
49Shannon County, MOMO7,2855.7%+3.5 pts
50Atchison County, MOMO5,1755.8%+0.6 pts
51Dunklin County, MOMO26,8555.8%+2.9 pts
52Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.8%+1.2 pts
53Ralls County, MOMO10,4445.8%+2.0 pts
54Maries County, MOMO8,3975.8%+2.9 pts
55Gentry County, MOMO6,3845.8%+1.1 pts
56St. Francois County, MOMO67,8095.9%+2.1 pts
57Carroll County, MOMO8,4176.0%+1.5 pts
58Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+2.8 pts
59Henry County, MOMO22,6716.1%+1.9 pts
60Dent County, MOMO14,5846.1%+3.0 pts
61Chariton County, MOMO7,3776.1%+2.3 pts
62Shelby County, MOMO5,8706.1%+2.6 pts
63Worth County, MOMO1,9146.1%+3.4 pts
64Scotland County, MOMO4,7966.1%+2.4 pts
65Stone County, MOMO32,5036.2%+1.6 pts
66Miller County, MOMO25,8176.2%+2.9 pts
67Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+2.5 pts
68Jasper County, MOMO127,4286.3%+1.1 pts
69Webster County, MOMO43,0546.4%+2.7 pts
70Polk County, MOMO33,6046.4%+1.6 pts
71Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+2.4 pts
72Linn County, MOMO11,8156.5%+3.7 pts
73Warren County, MOMO39,0166.5%+3.0 pts
74Mercer County, MOMO3,4046.6%+3.4 pts
75Taney County, MOMO57,0016.6%+1.9 pts
76Jefferson County, MOMO233,1326.7%+3.1 pts
77Buchanan County, MOMO83,5406.8%+1.3 pts
78Clinton County, MOMO21,6616.8%+2.5 pts
79Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.8%+4.1 pts
80Daviess County, MOMO8,5586.8%+3.7 pts
81Newton County, MOMO62,2636.8%+1.1 pts
82Saline County, MOMO23,2656.8%+0.6 pts
83Camden County, MOMO44,0477.0%+1.3 pts
84Vernon County, MOMO19,9467.0%+2.4 pts
85Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.1%+1.6 pts
86Benton County, MOMO20,5367.2%+4.2 pts
87Howell County, MOMO40,7987.2%+3.1 pts
88Cooper County, MOMO17,1367.3%+2.7 pts
89Gasconade County, MOMO14,7847.6%+4.1 pts
90Scott County, MOMO37,9757.6%+4.2 pts
91Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.7%+3.3 pts
92Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6897.8%+5.2 pts
93Callaway County, MOMO45,7657.8%+2.4 pts
94Lafayette County, MOMO33,5318.2%+3.3 pts
95Putnam County, MOMO4,5468.3%+5.0 pts
96Cass County, MOMO115,8599.0%+3.4 pts
97Marion County, MOMO28,5259.1%+4.9 pts
98Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.1%+4.4 pts
99Pulaski County, MOMO54,44210.9%+4.9 pts
100Clay County, MOMO265,03210.9%+3.4 pts
101Christian County, MOMO96,72511.5%+5.9 pts
102Greene County, MOMO309,28611.5%+3.2 pts
103Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.7%+1.0 pts
104Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.8%+3.9 pts
105Johnson County, MOMO56,67012.3%+2.1 pts
106Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.5%+4.7 pts
107Cole County, MOMO77,90812.8%+3.6 pts
108Howard County, MOMO10,18013.2%+6.9 pts
109Phelps County, MOMO45,24713.4%+4.3 pts
110St. Charles County, MOMO426,49914.9%+7.0 pts
111Platte County, MOMO114,40016.2%+5.3 pts
112St. Louis, MOMO278,14416.8%+9.1 pts
113Adair County, MOMO25,68416.8%+4.9 pts
114St. Louis County, MOMO990,91119.3%+5.9 pts
115Boone County, MOMO191,74620.7%+2.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS