RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fewest graduate degrees, Texas counties

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

02McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−72%

03Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−74%

04Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−51%

05Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−60%

06Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−52%

07Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−64%

08Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−66%

09Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−20%

10Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−33%

11Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−29%

12Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+34%

13Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−44%

14Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−33%

15Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+12%

16Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−29%

17Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+11%

18Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+4%

19Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−9%

20Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−18%

21Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−5%

22Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−28%

23Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+22%

24Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+12%

25Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−6%

26Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−6%

27Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−8%

28Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+21%

29Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−42%

30Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+29%

31Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−12%

32Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+51%

33Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−44%

34Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−19%

35Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−11%

36Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+66%

37Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−16%

38Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+16%

39Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+8%

40Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−20%

41Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+23%

42Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+7%

43Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−7%

44Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%−1%

45Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−19%

46Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+61%

47Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+12%

48Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+41%

49Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+39%

50Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+6%

51Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+6%

52Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+53%

53Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+7%

54Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+3%

55Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+6%

56Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−12%

57Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+25%

58Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−13%

59Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+18%

60Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−20%

61Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+41%

62Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−13%

63Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+41%

64Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+40%

65Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+27%

66Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+9%

67Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+10%

68Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−7%

69Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+13%

70Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−2%

71Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+43%

72Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−15%

73Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−2%

74Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+35%

75Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+47%

76Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+70%

77Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+27%

78Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+52%

79Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+43%

80Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+14%

81Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+35%

82Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.0%+3%

83Howard County, TXTX30,5045.0%+50%

84King County, TXTX1925.0%+43%

85Karnes County, TXTX15,0185.0%+59%

86Zapata County, TXTX13,7535.1%+69%

87Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.1%+10%

88Dickens County, TXTX1,6925.1%+208%

89Morris County, TXTX12,1335.1%+42%

90Orange County, TXTX86,2665.1%+84%

91Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.1%+31%

92Concho County, TXTX3,6075.1%+64%

93Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.1%+42%

94San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.3%−2%

95Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.3%+60%

96Polk County, TXTX53,4345.4%+58%

97Nolan County, TXTX14,1175.4%+47%

98Ector County, TXTX173,8015.5%+61%

99Chambers County, TXTX57,5945.5%+47%

100Red River County, TXTX11,8165.5%+50%

101Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.5%+68%

102Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.5%+37%

103Hale County, TXTX31,8195.5%+20%

104Hall County, TXTX2,7375.5%+97%

105Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.6%+23%

106La Salle County, TXTX6,5175.7%+482%

107Clay County, TXTX10,7645.7%+101%

108Brown County, TXTX38,7115.7%+25%

109Montague County, TXTX21,9665.7%+87%

110San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.8%+50%

111Potter County, TXTX114,4535.8%+20%

112Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.8%+33%

113Baylor County, TXTX3,4725.8%+72%

114DeWitt County, TXTX20,3095.8%+54%

115Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.8%+79%

116Donley County, TXTX3,2135.9%+19%

117Cottle County, TXTX1,2245.9%+54%

118Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+12%

119Falls County, TXTX17,8695.9%+75%

120Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.9%+17%

121Panola County, TXTX23,0185.9%+28%

122Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.9%+25%

123Cass County, TXTX28,6516.0%+63%

124Runnels County, TXTX9,6936.0%+79%

125Stephens County, TXTX9,3806.0%+13%

126Glasscock County, TXTX1,1286.0%+79%

127Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.0%+24%

128Camp County, TXTX13,3806.1%+64%

129Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2846.1%+91%

130Hill County, TXTX39,5036.1%+57%

131Uvalde County, TXTX24,9636.2%+51%

132Irion County, TXTX1,4636.2%+40%

133Grimes County, TXTX34,2526.3%+104%

134Webb County, TXTX281,2246.3%+18%

135Motley County, TXTX1,0436.3%+56%

136Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.3%+60%

137Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+31%

138Live Oak County, TXTX11,9296.4%+42%

139Coke County, TXTX3,4126.4%+67%

140Leon County, TXTX16,8946.4%+74%

141Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.5%+49%

142Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.5%+73%

143San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.5%+102%

144Callahan County, TXTX14,4916.5%+92%

145Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.6%+47%

146Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.6%+6%

147Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5496.6%+45%

148Milam County, TXTX26,2586.6%+128%

149Lavaca County, TXTX20,6516.6%+86%

150Austin County, TXTX33,6256.7%+40%

151Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%+44%

152Goliad County, TXTX7,2086.7%+72%

153Wise County, TXTX83,7786.7%+78%

154Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.8%+37%

155Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.9%+74%

156Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.9%+50%

157Bosque County, TXTX18,9187.0%+51%

158Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.0%+62%

159Cameron County, TXTX433,9467.0%+42%

160Walker County, TXTX83,8427.0%+7%

161Comanche County, TXTX14,4327.0%+73%

162Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1307.1%+76%

163Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.1%+48%

164Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.1%+186%

165Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%+36%

166Colorado County, TXTX21,4397.2%+63%

167Young County, TXTX18,1547.3%+77%

168Menard County, TXTX1,9567.3%+28%

169Lamar County, TXTX51,5037.3%+47%

170Fayette County, TXTX25,4597.4%+100%

171Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%+83%

172Waller County, TXTX69,8587.5%+30%

173Archer County, TXTX9,1297.5%+84%

174Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.5%+25%

175Burleson County, TXTX20,5497.5%+102%

176Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.6%+89%

177Gregg County, TXTX126,0957.6%+21%

178Terrell County, TXTX7027.6%+100%

179Hopkins County, TXTX39,0637.6%+54%

180Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.6%+107%

181Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357.7%+124%

182Grayson County, TXTX153,6137.8%+30%

183Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.9%+40%

184Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.9%+50%

185San Saba County, TXTX5,7877.9%+50%

186Wilson County, TXTX56,1397.9%+168%

187Wood County, TXTX49,6888.0%+49%

188Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.0%+171%

189Hamilton County, TXTX8,6808.1%+29%

190Cooke County, TXTX44,4618.1%+53%

191Nueces County, TXTX352,9928.2%+20%

192Medina County, TXTX56,8818.4%+108%

193Wichita County, TXTX129,5558.4%+49%

194Kleberg County, TXTX30,3158.5%+11%

195El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.5%+54%

196Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.6%+59%

197Kimble County, TXTX4,4388.6%+44%

198McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728.6%+100%

199Kent County, TXTX6748.8%+76%

200Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.8%+64%

201Bowie County, TXTX92,6968.8%+47%

202Kenedy County, TXTX3198.9%+1%

203Bastrop County, TXTX118,9089.0%+93%

204Mills County, TXTX4,5809.0%+25%

205Bell County, TXTX402,2489.0%+40%

206Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+68%

207Washington County, TXTX38,2889.6%+80%

208Midland County, TXTX187,8559.6%+51%

209Blanco County, TXTX13,5819.6%+40%

210Carson County, TXTX5,8059.7%+125%

211Val Verde County, TXTX47,8359.7%+83%

212Sterling County, TXTX1,3499.7%+97%

213Borden County, TXTX5679.7%+139%

214Smith County, TXTX252,5499.8%+35%

215Franklin County, TXTX10,9949.8%+84%

216Llano County, TXTX23,35310.0%+39%

217Ellis County, TXTX240,86710.2%+118%

218Hood County, TXTX70,50110.2%+61%

219Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.2%+120%

220Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.3%+208%

221Lynn County, TXTX6,01710.4%+153%

222Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.5%+81%

223Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+73%

224Taylor County, TXTX150,07710.6%+40%

225Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110.8%+80%

226Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03510.9%+19%

227Haskell County, TXTX5,49910.9%+116%

228Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.1%+171%

229McLennan County, TXTX272,02011.4%+57%

230Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.6%+45%

231Randall County, TXTX152,35111.8%+26%

232Erath County, TXTX43,91111.8%+34%

233Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46612.2%+56%

234Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.2%+48%

235Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08812.3%+48%

236Brazoria County, TXTX419,08012.7%+117%

237Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+46%

238Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+58%

239Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+80%

240Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+53%

241Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+79%

242Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+9%

243Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+204%

244Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+72%

245Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+41%

246Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+52%

247Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+57%

248Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+67%

249Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+73%

250Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+94%

251Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+11%

252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+74%

253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+49%

254Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+51%

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