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Fewest graduate degrees, Texas counties

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
02McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts
03Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts
04Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts
05Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts
06Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts
07Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts
08Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts
09Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts
10Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts
11Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts
12Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts
13Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts
14Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts
15Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts
16Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts
17Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts
18Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts
19Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts
20Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts
21Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts
22Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts
23Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts
24Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts
25Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts
26Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts
27Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts
28Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts
29Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts
30Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts
31Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts
32Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts
33Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts
34Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts
35Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts
36Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts
37Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts
38Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts
39Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts
40Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts
41Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts
42Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts
43Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts
44Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%−0.0 pts
45Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts
46Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+1.4 pts
47Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+0.4 pts
48Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+1.1 pts
49Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+1.1 pts
50Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+0.2 pts
51Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+0.2 pts
52Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+1.3 pts
53Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.2 pts
54Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+0.1 pts
55Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+0.2 pts
56Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−0.5 pts
57Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+0.8 pts
58Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−0.6 pts
59Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+0.6 pts
60Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−1.1 pts
61Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+1.2 pts
62Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts
63Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+1.2 pts
64Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+1.2 pts
65Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts
66Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+0.4 pts
67Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts
68Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts
69Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+0.5 pts
70Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts
71Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+1.4 pts
72Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−0.8 pts
73Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−0.1 pts
74Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+1.2 pts
75Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts
76Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+1.9 pts
77Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+1.0 pts
78Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+1.6 pts
79Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+1.4 pts
80Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+0.6 pts
81Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+1.3 pts
82Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.0%+0.1 pts
83Howard County, TXTX30,5045.0%+1.7 pts
84King County, TXTX1925.0%+1.5 pts
85Karnes County, TXTX15,0185.0%+1.9 pts
86Zapata County, TXTX13,7535.1%+2.1 pts
87Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.1%+0.5 pts
88Dickens County, TXTX1,6925.1%+3.4 pts
89Morris County, TXTX12,1335.1%+1.5 pts
90Orange County, TXTX86,2665.1%+2.3 pts
91Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.1%+1.2 pts
92Concho County, TXTX3,6075.1%+2.0 pts
93Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.1%+1.5 pts
94San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.3%−0.1 pts
95Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.3%+2.0 pts
96Polk County, TXTX53,4345.4%+2.0 pts
97Nolan County, TXTX14,1175.4%+1.7 pts
98Ector County, TXTX173,8015.5%+2.1 pts
99Chambers County, TXTX57,5945.5%+1.8 pts
100Red River County, TXTX11,8165.5%+1.8 pts
101Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.5%+2.2 pts
102Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.5%+1.5 pts
103Hale County, TXTX31,8195.5%+0.9 pts
104Hall County, TXTX2,7375.5%+2.7 pts
105Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.6%+1.1 pts
106La Salle County, TXTX6,5175.7%+4.7 pts
107Clay County, TXTX10,7645.7%+2.8 pts
108Brown County, TXTX38,7115.7%+1.1 pts
109Montague County, TXTX21,9665.7%+2.6 pts
110San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.8%+1.9 pts
111Potter County, TXTX114,4535.8%+1.0 pts
112Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.8%+1.4 pts
113Baylor County, TXTX3,4725.8%+2.4 pts
114DeWitt County, TXTX20,3095.8%+2.0 pts
115Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.8%+2.6 pts
116Donley County, TXTX3,2135.9%+0.9 pts
117Cottle County, TXTX1,2245.9%+2.1 pts
118Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+0.6 pts
119Falls County, TXTX17,8695.9%+2.5 pts
120Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.9%+0.8 pts
121Panola County, TXTX23,0185.9%+1.3 pts
122Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.9%+1.2 pts
123Cass County, TXTX28,6516.0%+2.3 pts
124Runnels County, TXTX9,6936.0%+2.6 pts
125Stephens County, TXTX9,3806.0%+0.7 pts
126Glasscock County, TXTX1,1286.0%+2.7 pts
127Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.0%+1.2 pts
128Camp County, TXTX13,3806.1%+2.4 pts
129Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2846.1%+2.9 pts
130Hill County, TXTX39,5036.1%+2.2 pts
131Uvalde County, TXTX24,9636.2%+2.1 pts
132Irion County, TXTX1,4636.2%+1.8 pts
133Grimes County, TXTX34,2526.3%+3.2 pts
134Webb County, TXTX281,2246.3%+1.0 pts
135Motley County, TXTX1,0436.3%+2.3 pts
136Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.3%+2.4 pts
137Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+1.5 pts
138Live Oak County, TXTX11,9296.4%+1.9 pts
139Coke County, TXTX3,4126.4%+2.6 pts
140Leon County, TXTX16,8946.4%+2.7 pts
141Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.5%+2.1 pts
142Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.5%+2.7 pts
143San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.5%+3.3 pts
144Callahan County, TXTX14,4916.5%+3.1 pts
145Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.6%+2.1 pts
146Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.6%+0.4 pts
147Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5496.6%+2.0 pts
148Milam County, TXTX26,2586.6%+3.7 pts
149Lavaca County, TXTX20,6516.6%+3.1 pts
150Austin County, TXTX33,6256.7%+1.9 pts
151Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%+2.0 pts
152Goliad County, TXTX7,2086.7%+2.8 pts
153Wise County, TXTX83,7786.7%+2.9 pts
154Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.8%+1.8 pts
155Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.9%+2.9 pts
156Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.9%+2.3 pts
157Bosque County, TXTX18,9187.0%+2.4 pts
158Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.0%+2.7 pts
159Cameron County, TXTX433,9467.0%+2.1 pts
160Walker County, TXTX83,8427.0%+0.4 pts
161Comanche County, TXTX14,4327.0%+3.0 pts
162Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1307.1%+3.0 pts
163Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.1%+2.3 pts
164Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.1%+4.6 pts
165Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%+1.9 pts
166Colorado County, TXTX21,4397.2%+2.8 pts
167Young County, TXTX18,1547.3%+3.2 pts
168Menard County, TXTX1,9567.3%+1.6 pts
169Lamar County, TXTX51,5037.3%+2.3 pts
170Fayette County, TXTX25,4597.4%+3.7 pts
171Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%+3.4 pts
172Waller County, TXTX69,8587.5%+1.7 pts
173Archer County, TXTX9,1297.5%+3.4 pts
174Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.5%+1.5 pts
175Burleson County, TXTX20,5497.5%+3.8 pts
176Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.6%+3.6 pts
177Gregg County, TXTX126,0957.6%+1.3 pts
178Terrell County, TXTX7027.6%+3.8 pts
179Hopkins County, TXTX39,0637.6%+2.7 pts
180Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.6%+3.9 pts
181Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357.7%+4.3 pts
182Grayson County, TXTX153,6137.8%+1.8 pts
183Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.9%+2.2 pts
184Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.9%+2.6 pts
185San Saba County, TXTX5,7877.9%+2.6 pts
186Wilson County, TXTX56,1397.9%+5.0 pts
187Wood County, TXTX49,6888.0%+2.6 pts
188Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.0%+5.1 pts
189Hamilton County, TXTX8,6808.1%+1.8 pts
190Cooke County, TXTX44,4618.1%+2.8 pts
191Nueces County, TXTX352,9928.2%+1.4 pts
192Medina County, TXTX56,8818.4%+4.4 pts
193Wichita County, TXTX129,5558.4%+2.8 pts
194Kleberg County, TXTX30,3158.5%+0.8 pts
195El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.5%+3.0 pts
196Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.6%+3.2 pts
197Kimble County, TXTX4,4388.6%+2.7 pts
198McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728.6%+4.3 pts
199Kent County, TXTX6748.8%+3.8 pts
200Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.8%+3.4 pts
201Bowie County, TXTX92,6968.8%+2.8 pts
202Kenedy County, TXTX3198.9%+0.1 pts
203Bastrop County, TXTX118,9089.0%+4.3 pts
204Mills County, TXTX4,5809.0%+1.8 pts
205Bell County, TXTX402,2489.0%+2.6 pts
206Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+3.9 pts
207Washington County, TXTX38,2889.6%+4.3 pts
208Midland County, TXTX187,8559.6%+3.2 pts
209Blanco County, TXTX13,5819.6%+2.7 pts
210Carson County, TXTX5,8059.7%+5.4 pts
211Val Verde County, TXTX47,8359.7%+4.4 pts
212Sterling County, TXTX1,3499.7%+4.8 pts
213Borden County, TXTX5679.7%+5.7 pts
214Smith County, TXTX252,5499.8%+2.5 pts
215Franklin County, TXTX10,9949.8%+4.5 pts
216Llano County, TXTX23,35310.0%+2.8 pts
217Ellis County, TXTX240,86710.2%+5.5 pts
218Hood County, TXTX70,50110.2%+3.8 pts
219Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.2%+5.6 pts
220Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.3%+7.0 pts
221Lynn County, TXTX6,01710.4%+6.3 pts
222Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.5%+4.7 pts
223Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+4.5 pts
224Taylor County, TXTX150,07710.6%+3.0 pts
225Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110.8%+4.8 pts
226Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03510.9%+1.8 pts
227Haskell County, TXTX5,49910.9%+5.9 pts
228Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.1%+7.0 pts
229McLennan County, TXTX272,02011.4%+4.1 pts
230Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.6%+3.6 pts
231Randall County, TXTX152,35111.8%+2.4 pts
232Erath County, TXTX43,91111.8%+3.0 pts
233Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46612.2%+4.4 pts
234Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.2%+4.0 pts
235Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08812.3%+4.0 pts
236Brazoria County, TXTX419,08012.7%+6.9 pts
237Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+4.1 pts
238Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+4.9 pts
239Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+6.1 pts
240Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+4.7 pts
241Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+6.1 pts
242Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+1.3 pts
243Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+10.0 pts
244Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+6.3 pts
245Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+4.5 pts
246Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+5.3 pts
247Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+6.2 pts
248Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+6.9 pts
249Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+7.3 pts
250Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+8.6 pts
251Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+1.9 pts
252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+8.7 pts
253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+7.1 pts
254Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+7.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES