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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 (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 6.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Martin County, TX, up 188 places to #18.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
02▲91McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts
03▲119Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts
04▲6Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts
05▲1Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts
06▼4Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts
07▲2Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts
08▲137Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts
09▲16Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts
10▲13Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts
11▲43Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts
12▼5Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts
13▲86Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts
14▲67Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts
15▲156Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts
16▲71Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts
17▲11Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts
18▲188Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts
19▲20Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts
20▲85Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts
21▲9Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts
22▲5Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts
23▼10Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts
24▼7Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts
25▲17Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts
26▲47Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts
27▲6Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts
28▲157Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts
29▲174Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts
30▲25Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts
31▲59Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts
32▼16Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts
33▲5Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts
34▲33Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts
35▲5Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts
36▲29Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts
37▼16Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts
38▲21Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts
39▲23Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts
40▲88Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts
41▲10Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts
42▲18Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts
43▲7Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts
44▲70Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%0.0 pts
45▼34Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts
46▲46Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+1.4 pts
47▲17Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+0.4 pts
48▲91Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+1.1 pts
49▼35Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+1.1 pts
50▲20Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+0.2 pts
51▲34Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+0.2 pts
52▼33Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+1.3 pts
53▲10Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.2 pts
54▲66Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+0.1 pts
55▼3Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+0.2 pts
56▼27Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−0.5 pts
57▲26Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+0.8 pts
58▼10Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−0.6 pts
59▼24Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+0.6 pts
60▲84Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−1.1 pts
61▼3Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+1.2 pts
62▼17Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts
63▲105Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+1.2 pts
64▲7Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+1.2 pts
65▼18Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts
66▲32Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+0.4 pts
67▲7Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts
68▲49Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts
69▲112Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+0.5 pts
70▲27Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts
71▼56Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+1.4 pts
72▲123Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−0.8 pts
73▲70Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−0.1 pts
74▲50Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+1.2 pts
75▼44Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts
76Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+1.9 pts
77▼34Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+1.0 pts
78▲47Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+1.6 pts
79▲9Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+1.4 pts
80▲15Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+0.6 pts
81▲10Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+1.3 pts
82▼60Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.0%+0.1 pts
83▼3Howard County, TXTX30,5045.0%+1.7 pts
84▼40King County, TXTX1925.0%+1.5 pts
85▲11Karnes County, TXTX15,0185.0%+1.9 pts
86▼82Zapata County, TXTX13,7535.1%+2.1 pts
87▲67Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.1%+0.5 pts
88▲99Dickens County, TXTX1,6925.1%+3.4 pts
89▼28Morris County, TXTX12,1335.1%+1.5 pts
90▼49Orange County, TXTX86,2665.1%+2.3 pts
91▲50Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.1%+1.2 pts
92▼80Concho County, TXTX3,6075.1%+2.0 pts
93▲39Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.1%+1.5 pts
94▲13San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.3%−0.1 pts
95▼16Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.3%+2.0 pts
96▼40Polk County, TXTX53,4345.4%+2.0 pts
97▼11Nolan County, TXTX14,1175.4%+1.7 pts
98▲8Ector County, TXTX173,8015.5%+2.1 pts
99▲94Chambers County, TXTX57,5945.5%+1.8 pts
100▼18Red River County, TXTX11,8165.5%+1.8 pts
101▼24Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.5%+2.2 pts
102▲55Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.5%+1.5 pts
103▲50Hale County, TXTX31,8195.5%+0.9 pts
104▲8Hall County, TXTX2,7375.5%+2.7 pts
105▲5Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.6%+1.1 pts
106▼103La Salle County, TXTX6,5175.7%+4.7 pts
107▲57Clay County, TXTX10,7645.7%+2.8 pts
108▲7Brown County, TXTX38,7115.7%+1.1 pts
109▲9Montague County, TXTX21,9665.7%+2.6 pts
110▲3San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.8%+1.9 pts
111▼10Potter County, TXTX114,4535.8%+1.0 pts
112▲40Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.8%+1.4 pts
113▼56Baylor County, TXTX3,4725.8%+2.4 pts
114▼90DeWitt County, TXTX20,3095.8%+2.0 pts
115▼107Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.8%+2.6 pts
116▲3Donley County, TXTX3,2135.9%+0.9 pts
117▲62Cottle County, TXTX1,2245.9%+2.1 pts
118▲29Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+0.6 pts
119▼83Falls County, TXTX17,8695.9%+2.5 pts
120▼45Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.9%+0.8 pts
121▼55Panola County, TXTX23,0185.9%+1.3 pts
122▲7Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.9%+1.2 pts
123▲8Cass County, TXTX28,6516.0%+2.3 pts
124▼90Runnels County, TXTX9,6936.0%+2.6 pts
125▼79Stephens County, TXTX9,3806.0%+0.7 pts
126▲62Glasscock County, TXTX1,1286.0%+2.7 pts
127▼24Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.0%+1.2 pts
128▲63Camp County, TXTX13,3806.1%+2.4 pts
129▼40Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2846.1%+2.9 pts
130▼7Hill County, TXTX39,5036.1%+2.2 pts
131▼22Uvalde County, TXTX24,9636.2%+2.1 pts
132▼48Irion County, TXTX1,4636.2%+1.8 pts
133▲45Grimes County, TXTX34,2526.3%+3.2 pts
134▼13Webb County, TXTX281,2246.3%+1.0 pts
135▼115Motley County, TXTX1,0436.3%+2.3 pts
136▲12Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.3%+2.4 pts
137▲24Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+1.5 pts
138▼69Live Oak County, TXTX11,9296.4%+1.9 pts
139▲72Coke County, TXTX3,4126.4%+2.6 pts
140▼91Leon County, TXTX16,8946.4%+2.7 pts
141▲77Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.5%+2.1 pts
142▼8Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.5%+2.7 pts
143▼27San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.5%+3.3 pts
144▼18Callahan County, TXTX14,4916.5%+3.1 pts
145▼8Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.6%+2.1 pts
146▲56Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.6%+0.4 pts
147▲3Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5496.6%+2.0 pts
148▼48Milam County, TXTX26,2586.6%+3.7 pts
149▼55Lavaca County, TXTX20,6516.6%+3.1 pts
150▲23Austin County, TXTX33,6256.7%+1.9 pts
151▼16Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%+2.0 pts
152▼74Goliad County, TXTX7,2086.7%+2.8 pts
153▼51Wise County, TXTX83,7786.7%+2.9 pts
154▼50Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.8%+1.8 pts
155▲14Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.9%+2.9 pts
156▲6Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.9%+2.3 pts
157▼30Bosque County, TXTX18,9187.0%+2.4 pts
158▲40Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.0%+2.7 pts
159▼29Cameron County, TXTX433,9467.0%+2.1 pts
160▼14Walker County, TXTX83,8427.0%+0.4 pts
161▼19Comanche County, TXTX14,4327.0%+3.0 pts
162▼94Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1307.1%+3.0 pts
163▼30Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.1%+2.3 pts
164▼132Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.1%+4.6 pts
165▼7Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%+1.9 pts
166▼55Colorado County, TXTX21,4397.2%+2.8 pts
167▲15Young County, TXTX18,1547.3%+3.2 pts
168▲70Menard County, TXTX1,9567.3%+1.6 pts
169▼20Lamar County, TXTX51,5037.3%+2.3 pts
170▼15Fayette County, TXTX25,4597.4%+3.7 pts
171▼15Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%+3.4 pts
172▲25Waller County, TXTX69,8587.5%+1.7 pts
173▲32Archer County, TXTX9,1297.5%+3.4 pts
174▲1Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.5%+1.5 pts
175▼35Burleson County, TXTX20,5497.5%+3.8 pts
176▼13Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.6%+3.6 pts
177▼17Gregg County, TXTX126,0957.6%+1.3 pts
178▼141Terrell County, TXTX7027.6%+3.8 pts
179▼20Hopkins County, TXTX39,0637.6%+2.7 pts
180▲6Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.6%+3.9 pts
181▼30Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357.7%+4.3 pts
182▼17Grayson County, TXTX153,6137.8%+1.8 pts
183▲7Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.9%+2.2 pts
184▼112Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.9%+2.6 pts
185▼159San Saba County, TXTX5,7877.9%+2.6 pts
186▼12Wilson County, TXTX56,1397.9%+5.0 pts
187▼10Wood County, TXTX49,6888.0%+2.6 pts
188▼21Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.0%+5.1 pts
189▼81Hamilton County, TXTX8,6808.1%+1.8 pts
190▼10Cooke County, TXTX44,4618.1%+2.8 pts
191▲10Nueces County, TXTX352,9928.2%+1.4 pts
192▲7Medina County, TXTX56,8818.4%+4.4 pts
193▲7Wichita County, TXTX129,5558.4%+2.8 pts
194▼10Kleberg County, TXTX30,3158.5%+0.8 pts
195▲12El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.5%+3.0 pts
196▲13Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.6%+3.2 pts
197▲25Kimble County, TXTX4,4388.6%+2.7 pts
198▼32McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728.6%+4.3 pts
199▲47Kent County, TXTX6748.8%+3.8 pts
200▲21Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.8%+3.4 pts
201▼5Bowie County, TXTX92,6968.8%+2.8 pts
202▼197Kenedy County, TXTX3198.9%+0.1 pts
203▼27Bastrop County, TXTX118,9089.0%+4.3 pts
204▼68Mills County, TXTX4,5809.0%+1.8 pts
205▲7Bell County, TXTX402,2489.0%+2.6 pts
206▲17Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+3.9 pts
207▲19Washington County, TXTX38,2889.6%+4.3 pts
208▼14Midland County, TXTX187,8559.6%+3.2 pts
209▲6Blanco County, TXTX13,5819.6%+2.7 pts
210▲3Carson County, TXTX5,8059.7%+5.4 pts
211▼41Val Verde County, TXTX47,8359.7%+4.4 pts
212▼20Sterling County, TXTX1,3499.7%+4.8 pts
213▲3Borden County, TXTX5679.7%+5.7 pts
214Smith County, TXTX252,5499.8%+2.5 pts
215▼11Franklin County, TXTX10,9949.8%+4.5 pts
216▼27Llano County, TXTX23,35310.0%+2.8 pts
217▼9Ellis County, TXTX240,86710.2%+5.5 pts
218▲6Hood County, TXTX70,50110.2%+3.8 pts
219▼9Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.2%+5.6 pts
220▼167Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.3%+7.0 pts
221▼83Lynn County, TXTX6,01710.4%+6.3 pts
222▼39Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.5%+4.7 pts
223▼3Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+4.5 pts
224▲1Taylor County, TXTX150,07710.6%+3.0 pts
225▲3Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110.8%+4.8 pts
226▼7Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03510.9%+1.8 pts
227▼55Haskell County, TXTX5,49910.9%+5.9 pts
228▼210Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.1%+7.0 pts
229▼12McLennan County, TXTX272,02011.4%+4.1 pts
230▲4Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.6%+3.6 pts
231▼4Randall County, TXTX152,35111.8%+2.4 pts
232Erath County, TXTX43,91111.8%+3.0 pts
233▲2Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46612.2%+4.4 pts
234▼5Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.2%+4.0 pts
235▼4Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08812.3%+4.0 pts
236Brazoria County, TXTX419,08012.7%+6.9 pts
237▲2Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+4.1 pts
238▲2Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+4.9 pts
239▼2Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+6.1 pts
240▲1Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+4.7 pts
241▼11Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+6.1 pts
242▲6Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+1.3 pts
243▼10Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+10.0 pts
244▼2Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+6.3 pts
245▼1Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+4.5 pts
246▲3Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+5.3 pts
247▲3Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+6.2 pts
248▼5Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+6.9 pts
249▼2Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+7.3 pts
250▼5Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+8.6 pts
251▲1Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+1.9 pts
252▼1Fort 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES