RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Fewest graduate degrees, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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%

02Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.4%−89%

03La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.8%−18%

04Zapata County, TXTX13,7531.0%−66%

05Kenedy County, TXTX3191.1%−87%

06Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.6%−57%

07Newton County, TXTX11,9541.7%−6%

08Yoakum County, TXTX7,4381.8%−43%

09Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.0%−56%

10Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.3%−19%

11Ward County, TXTX11,1252.4%−46%

12Concho County, TXTX3,6072.5%−19%

13Jones County, TXTX20,8612.6%+10%

14Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.8%+2%

15Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.8%−14%

16Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.8%+35%

17Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.8%+8%

18Hansford County, TXTX4,9442.8%−31%

19Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.9%+17%

20Motley County, TXTX1,0433.0%−26%

21Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.0%−22%

22Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4813.0%−37%

23Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.0%−3%

24DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.1%−19%

25Gaines County, TXTX23,9563.1%+17%

26San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%−42%

27Refugio County, TXTX6,6573.1%−23%

28Terry County, TXTX11,7203.1%+29%

29Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.2%−29%

30Foard County, TXTX1,0443.3%+11%

31Starr County, TXTX66,3193.3%+3%

32Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.3%+33%

33Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.4%+3%

34Runnels County, TXTX9,6933.4%+3%

35Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.4%−2%

36Falls County, TXTX17,8693.4%+2%

37Terrell County, TXTX7023.5%−9%

38Crane County, TXTX4,5543.5%−39%

39Marion County, TXTX9,8963.5%+16%

40Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%−3%

41Orange County, TXTX86,2663.5%+28%

42Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.6%+14%

43Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.6%−3%

44King County, TXTX1923.6%+3%

45Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%−25%

46Stephens County, TXTX9,3803.6%−32%

47Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.6%+7%

48Shelby County, TXTX24,2863.7%−19%

49Leon County, TXTX16,8943.7%+2%

50Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.7%−3%

51Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.7%+31%

52Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%+2%

53Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.8%+13%

54Duval County, TXTX9,4023.8%+15%

55Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.8%+61%

56Polk County, TXTX53,4343.9%+14%

57Baylor County, TXTX3,4723.9%+15%

58Trinity County, TXTX14,3843.9%+34%

59Childress County, TXTX6,6433.9%+35%

60Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.9%+18%

61Morris County, TXTX12,1333.9%+10%

62Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.9%+26%

63Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+9%

64Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.0%+21%

65Frio County, TXTX18,8234.0%+105%

66Panola County, TXTX23,0184.0%−14%

67Andrews County, TXTX18,9144.0%+3%

68Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%+0%

69Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.1%−9%

70Castro County, TXTX7,2954.1%+15%

71Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.1%+34%

72Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874.1%−23%

73Garza County, TXTX4,5104.1%+28%

74Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.1%+1%

75Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.1%−19%

76Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.1%+50%

77Caldwell County, TXTX55,1504.2%+27%

78Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.2%+7%

79Hardin County, TXTX58,7234.2%+25%

80Howard County, TXTX30,5044.2%+27%

81Upton County, TXTX3,1314.3%+12%

82Red River County, TXTX11,8164.3%+16%

83Madison County, TXTX14,2264.3%+36%

84Irion County, TXTX1,4634.3%−3%

85Briscoe County, TXTX1,4744.3%+22%

86Nolan County, TXTX14,1174.3%+18%

87Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.4%+17%

88Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.4%+30%

89Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2844.4%+39%

90Gray County, TXTX20,9194.5%+26%

91Lee County, TXTX18,7294.5%+24%

92Floyd County, TXTX4,8814.5%+101%

93McMullen County, TXTX5444.6%+65%

94Lavaca County, TXTX20,6514.6%+28%

95Houston County, TXTX22,3164.6%+6%

96Karnes County, TXTX15,0184.6%+47%

97Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−2%

98Rains County, TXTX13,5424.6%+15%

99Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.6%+3%

100Milam County, TXTX26,2584.7%+62%

101Potter County, TXTX114,4534.7%−1%

102Wise County, TXTX83,7784.8%+27%

103Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%−1%

104Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.8%−2%

105Moore County, TXTX21,8914.9%+44%

106Ector County, TXTX173,8014.9%+44%

107San Augustine County, TXTX7,7224.9%−9%

108Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804.9%−21%

109Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.9%+21%

110Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.0%+9%

111Colorado County, TXTX21,4395.0%+12%

112Hall County, TXTX2,7375.0%+80%

113San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.1%+33%

114Coleman County, TXTX7,9155.1%+41%

115Brown County, TXTX38,7115.1%+13%

116San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4885.2%+61%

117Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%+7%

118Montague County, TXTX21,9665.2%+71%

119Donley County, TXTX3,2135.3%+7%

120Jack County, TXTX9,5635.3%+41%

121Webb County, TXTX281,2245.4%+1%

122Zavala County, TXTX9,0375.4%+50%

123Hill County, TXTX39,5035.4%+39%

124Jasper County, TXTX33,0755.4%+57%

125Fisher County, TXTX3,6925.5%+72%

126Callahan County, TXTX14,4915.5%+63%

127Bosque County, TXTX18,9185.5%+20%

128Real County, TXTX2,7455.6%+27%

129Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.6%+17%

130Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.6%+13%

131Cass County, TXTX28,6515.6%+53%

132Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.6%+55%

133Robertson County, TXTX17,8395.6%+18%

134Coryell County, TXTX85,5925.7%+52%

135Angelina County, TXTX88,1545.7%+23%

136Mills County, TXTX4,5805.7%−21%

137Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.7%+28%

138Lynn County, TXTX6,0175.7%+40%

139Bailey County, TXTX6,9635.8%+119%

140Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.8%+55%

141Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.8%+47%

142Comanche County, TXTX14,4325.8%+42%

143Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925.8%+22%

144Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.8%+13%

145Kinney County, TXTX3,1285.9%+21%

146Walker County, TXTX83,8425.9%−11%

147Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+11%

148Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.9%+50%

149Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.9%+19%

150Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5495.9%+31%

151Kaufman County, TXTX209,2356.0%+74%

152Navarro County, TXTX57,1816.0%+38%

153Hale County, TXTX31,8196.0%+30%

154Wharton County, TXTX42,0606.0%+31%

155Fayette County, TXTX25,4596.0%+64%

156Johnson County, TXTX218,0486.1%+48%

157Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%+50%

158Lampasas County, TXTX23,6576.1%+16%

159Hopkins County, TXTX39,0636.3%+26%

160Gregg County, TXTX126,0956.3%+1%

161Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+31%

162Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.4%+37%

163Calhoun County, TXTX19,5996.4%+59%

164Clay County, TXTX10,7646.4%+128%

165Grayson County, TXTX153,6136.5%+9%

166McCulloch County, TXTX7,4726.5%+51%

167Matagorda County, TXTX36,4636.6%+123%

168Sutton County, TXTX3,2036.6%+124%

169Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.7%+69%

170Val Verde County, TXTX47,8356.7%+27%

171Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246.8%+193%

172Haskell County, TXTX5,4996.9%+37%

173Austin County, TXTX33,6256.9%+45%

174Wilson County, TXTX56,1396.9%+134%

175Hunt County, TXTX123,3366.9%+15%

176Bastrop County, TXTX118,9086.9%+49%

177Wood County, TXTX49,6887.0%+31%

178Grimes County, TXTX34,2527.0%+129%

179Cottle County, TXTX1,2247.0%+85%

180Cooke County, TXTX44,4617.0%+33%

181Sabine County, TXTX10,0127.1%+76%

182Young County, TXTX18,1547.1%+72%

183Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.1%+22%

184Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.2%−6%

185Knox County, TXTX3,1927.2%+185%

186Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.2%+95%

187Dickens County, TXTX1,6927.2%+337%

188Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.4%+120%

189Llano County, TXTX23,3537.4%+3%

190Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.4%+32%

191Camp County, TXTX13,3807.5%+102%

192Sterling County, TXTX1,3497.5%+52%

193Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.6%+104%

194Midland County, TXTX187,8557.6%+19%

195Delta County, TXTX5,5497.6%+41%

196Bowie County, TXTX92,6967.7%+28%

197Waller County, TXTX69,8587.7%+33%

198Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.7%+78%

199Medina County, TXTX56,8817.7%+90%

200Wichita County, TXTX129,5557.7%+36%

201Nueces County, TXTX352,9927.7%+13%

202Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.8%+26%

203Roberts County, TXTX8677.8%+47%

204Franklin County, TXTX10,9947.8%+47%

205Archer County, TXTX9,1297.9%+93%

206Martin County, TXTX5,2847.9%+202%

207El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.0%+43%

208Ellis County, TXTX240,8678.1%+72%

209Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.3%+53%

210Armstrong County, TXTX1,8438.4%+79%

211Coke County, TXTX3,4128.4%+120%

212Bell County, TXTX402,2488.7%+34%

213Carson County, TXTX5,8058.7%+102%

214Smith County, TXTX252,5498.8%+21%

215Blanco County, TXTX13,5818.8%+28%

216Borden County, TXTX5679.0%+120%

217McLennan County, TXTX272,0209.2%+26%

218Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.2%+113%

219Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.2%+1%

220Parker County, TXTX184,7679.4%+55%

221Shackelford County, TXTX3,1979.4%+76%

222Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.5%+58%

223Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+67%

224Hood County, TXTX70,5019.6%+50%

225Taylor County, TXTX150,0779.6%+27%

226Washington County, TXTX38,2889.9%+86%

227Randall County, TXTX152,3519.9%+6%

228Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.9%+65%

229Kerr County, TXTX54,03710.0%+21%

230Gillespie County, TXTX28,52710.3%+32%

231Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08810.5%+26%

232Erath County, TXTX43,91110.7%+22%

233Mason County, TXTX3,99010.8%+120%

234Galveston County, TXTX372,20710.9%+36%

235Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.0%+40%

236Brazoria County, TXTX419,08011.2%+91%

237Montgomery County, TXTX781,19411.5%+51%

238Menard County, TXTX1,95611.6%+102%

239Harris County, TXTX5,045,02611.8%+31%

240Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612.0%+43%

241Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712.0%+34%

242Comal County, TXTX209,16613.3%+52%

243Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+32%

244Hays County, TXTX304,39013.7%+25%

245Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.2%+55%

246Kent County, TXTX67414.4%+190%

247Denton County, TXTX1,069,34615.0%+50%

248Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.7%+15%

249Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.9%+55%

250Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.6%+54%

251Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+59%

252Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+10%

253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+31%

254Collin County, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS