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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Fewest graduate degrees, US counties · 1990

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS).

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501Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872.6%
502Minidoka County, IDID22,9112.6%
503Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.6%
504Rich County, UTUT2,6872.6%
505Tuscola County, MIMI52,6802.6%
506Marion County, TNTN29,8042.6%
507Brooks County, TXTX6,5792.6%
508Starr County, TXTX66,3192.6%
509Phillips County, KSKS4,7282.6%
510Sharkey County, MSMS3,0972.6%
511McCone County, MTMT1,7202.6%
512Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.6%
513Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3212.6%
514Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6632.6%
515Tehama County, CACA64,6652.6%
516Marion County, TXTX9,8962.6%
517Carlisle County, KYKY4,7472.6%
518Adams County, NDND2,2752.6%
519Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.6%
520Marshall County, ILIL11,4732.6%
521Guernsey County, OHOH38,3792.6%
522Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.6%
523Davidson County, NCNC180,1822.6%
524Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6%
525Boone County, WVWV20,2512.6%
526Benton County, MOMO20,5362.6%
527Marquette County, WIWI15,9272.6%
528Searcy County, ARAR7,8482.6%
529Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.6%
530Kent County, TXTX6742.6%
531Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.6%
532DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.6%
533Forest County, PAPA6,6142.6%
534Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.6%
535Arenac County, MIMI15,0682.6%
536Wadena County, MNMN14,3882.6%
537Bradford County, FLFL28,3072.6%
538Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.6%
539Platte County, WYWY8,6342.6%
540McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.6%
541Winnebago County, IAIA10,2512.6%
542Cavalier County, NDND3,4972.6%
543Perkins County, NENE2,8492.6%
544Cheyenne County, COCO1,7132.6%
545Monroe County, OHOH12,9942.6%
546Frio County, TXTX18,8232.6%
547Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782.6%
548Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.6%
549Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.6%
550Fremont County, IDID14,2082.6%
551Cherokee County, IAIA11,3692.6%
552Hamilton County, ILIL7,8592.6%
553Dolores County, COCO2,4662.6%
554Carter County, MTMT1,3832.6%
555Meriwether County, GAGA21,5162.6%
556Swift County, MNMN9,7632.6%
557Waushara County, WIWI25,2232.6%
558Benton County, MSMS7,5022.6%
559Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.6%
560Osage County, KSKS15,6932.6%
561Turner County, SDSD9,3142.6%
562Bowman County, NDND2,7622.6%
563Fremont County, IAIA6,5222.6%
564Ray County, MOMO23,3982.6%
565Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.6%
566Bracken County, KYKY8,5112.6%
567Scott County, TNTN22,6712.6%
568Dixie County, FLFL18,0382.6%
569Suwannee County, FLFL48,1492.6%
570Atascosa County, TXTX53,5902.6%
571Obion County, TNTN30,0672.6%
572Osceola County, MIMI23,5162.6%
573Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6042.6%
574Crawford County, IAIA16,2372.6%
575Warren County, TNTN43,7172.6%
576Accomack County, VAVA33,8592.7%
577Menominee County, MIMI22,9412.7%
578Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562.7%
579Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.7%
580Henry County, OHOH27,5982.7%
581Menifee County, KYKY6,4302.7%
582Seminole County, GAGA9,1622.7%
583Pawnee County, NENE2,5102.7%
584Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8232.7%
585Harding County, SDSD1,3312.7%
586West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342.7%
587Liberty County, MTMT1,9572.7%
588Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.7%
589Audubon County, IAIA5,5092.7%
590Stewart County, TNTN14,4392.7%
591Cook County, GAGA18,2322.7%
592Madison County, OHOH46,9852.7%
593Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%
594Ralls County, MOMO10,4442.7%
595Iron County, WIWI6,1272.7%
596Garden County, NENE1,8042.7%
597Zavala County, TXTX9,0372.7%
598Effingham County, GAGA74,3972.7%
599Taylor County, WVWV16,2872.7%
600Frontier County, NENE2,6552.7%
601Grant County, OROR7,0752.7%
602Mercer County, MOMO3,4042.7%
603Crowley County, COCO5,6772.7%
604Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062.7%
605Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.7%
606Grady County, GAGA26,5902.7%
607Red River County, TXTX11,8162.7%
608Oscoda County, MIMI8,7232.7%
609Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.7%
610Sumter County, FLFL157,7722.7%
611Pickens County, GAGA37,1672.7%
612Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082.7%
613Hyde County, NCNC4,5542.7%
614Rockingham County, NCNC94,1952.7%
615Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.7%
616Gallatin County, ILIL4,6162.7%
617Texas County, MOMO25,9942.7%
618St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.7%
619Knox County, MOMO3,7282.7%
620Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.7%
621Amite County, MSMS12,4872.7%
622Stoddard County, MOMO28,2842.7%
623New Madrid County, MOMO15,0862.7%
624Greene County, NCNC20,7002.7%
625White County, TNTN29,6122.7%
626Williams County, OHOH36,5492.7%
627Jack County, TXTX9,5632.7%
628Carter County, MOMO5,4182.7%
629Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.7%
630Greene County, ILIL11,3132.7%
631Hocking County, OHOH27,5122.7%
632Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532.7%
633Scott County, MSMS28,0732.7%
634Lee County, VAVA21,6422.7%
635Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.7%
636Choctaw County, OKOK14,0592.7%
637Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.7%
638Lawrence County, MSMS11,8192.7%
639Oregon County, MOMO8,7092.7%
640Barry County, MOMO36,2002.7%
641Perry County, TNTN9,1262.7%
642Butler County, KYKY12,5202.7%
643Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802.7%
644Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%
645Daviess County, MOMO8,5582.7%
646Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.7%
647McIntosh County, GAGA11,9892.7%
648Custer County, MTMT12,0342.7%
649Douglas County, SDSD2,8882.7%
650Valley County, MTMT7,3852.7%
651Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1212.7%
652Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.7%
653Wayne County, IAIA6,7382.7%
654Menard County, TXTX1,9562.7%
655Major County, OKOK7,5362.7%
656Republic County, KSKS4,6402.7%
657Bottineau County, NDND6,2842.7%
658Gilmer County, GAGA33,8942.8%
659Taylor County, IAIA5,8352.8%
660Schuyler County, ILIL6,6572.8%
661Hancock County, IAIA10,5282.8%
662Bartow County, GAGA120,8002.8%
663Morrill County, NENE4,4042.8%
664Montmorency County, MIMI9,8422.8%
665Wayne County, ILIL15,8822.8%
666Owyhee County, IDID12,6612.8%
667Wyoming County, WVWV19,8012.8%
668Castro County, TXTX7,2952.8%
669Richardson County, NENE7,5302.8%
670Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8992.8%
671Howard County, NENE6,5382.8%
672Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.8%
673Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1872.8%
674Garrard County, KYKY18,2072.8%
675Jasper County, ILIL9,0322.8%
676Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432.8%
677Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.8%
678Jackson County, TNTN12,4662.8%
679Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.8%
680Clare County, MIMI31,5432.8%
681Hand County, SDSD3,1212.8%
682Valley County, NENE4,0942.8%
683Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.8%
684Montgomery County, MSMS9,3542.8%
685Lincoln County, GAGA8,1122.8%
686Faribault County, MNMN13,8882.8%
687Clark County, ILIL15,1142.8%
688Elk County, PAPA29,9262.8%
689Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%
690Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.8%
691Dodge County, GAGA19,6632.8%
692Wirt County, WVWV4,8792.8%
693Florence County, WIWI4,7482.8%
694Colusa County, CACA21,8362.8%
695Mackinac County, MIMI11,2362.8%
696Stone County, ARAR12,7032.8%
697Chouteau County, MTMT5,8652.8%
698Adair County, KYKY19,4232.8%
699Duval County, TXTX9,4022.8%
700Terrell County, GAGA8,6562.8%
701Rosebud County, MTMT8,2532.8%
702San Augustine County, TXTX7,7222.8%
703Russell County, KYKY18,6082.8%
704Caldwell County, NCNC81,1052.8%
705Martin County, MNMN19,4402.8%
706Allendale County, SCSC7,3552.8%
707Clay County, ILIL12,7932.8%
708Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2412.8%
709Scott County, MOMO37,9752.8%
710Chippewa County, WIWI67,6142.8%
711Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532.8%
712Wright County, IAIA12,8012.8%
713Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.8%
714Rooks County, KSKS4,6462.8%
715Pierce County, NENE7,3782.8%
716Lee County, ARAR8,0292.8%
717Sac County, IAIA9,5252.8%
718Kinney County, TXTX3,1282.8%
719Lincoln County, NCNC98,6542.8%
720DeSoto County, MSMS197,9182.8%
721Millard County, UTUT14,0572.8%
722Humboldt County, NVNV17,2672.8%
723Overton County, TNTN23,7872.8%
724Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.8%
725Clarke County, MSMS15,1022.8%
726Marion County, ALAL29,0972.8%
728Putnam County, OHOH34,3802.8%
729Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%
730Polk County, GAGA45,5142.8%
731McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.8%
732Corson County, SDSD3,7812.8%
733Madison County, MOMO12,8582.8%
734Fayette County, TNTN45,0712.8%
735Jones County, IAIA21,2532.8%
736Marion County, SCSC28,2422.8%
737Elbert County, GAGA20,0722.8%
738Telfair County, GAGA11,1952.8%
739Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.8%
740Roscommon County, MIMI23,9142.8%
741Price County, WIWI13,9882.8%
742Burke County, GAGA24,4082.8%
743Simpson County, MSMS25,4982.8%
744St. Clair County, MOMO9,9762.8%
745Lyman County, SDSD3,6942.8%
746Macon County, GAGA11,7562.8%
747Pepin County, WIWI7,5132.8%
748Jefferson County, OHOH63,5972.8%
749Montgomery County, IAIA10,0022.8%
750Lincoln County, MOMO66,6762.8%
751Madison County, ARAR18,4102.8%
752Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2842.8%
753Payette County, IDID27,8242.8%
754Roane County, WVWV13,3172.8%
755Perry County, PAPA46,8062.8%
756Nuckolls County, NENE4,1002.8%
757Dodge County, WIWI89,0972.8%
758Letcher County, KYKY19,9522.8%
759Clay County, NENE6,1702.8%
760Paulding County, OHOH18,7272.8%
761Piute County, UTUT1,5092.8%
762Davis County, IAIA9,2302.8%
763Wilkes County, NCNC66,2332.8%
764Caldwell County, MOMO9,0122.8%
765McLean County, KYKY9,0642.8%
766Clearwater County, MNMN8,6472.8%
767Pacific County, WAWA24,3572.8%
768Pocahontas County, WVWV7,6022.8%
769Greeley County, NENE2,1542.8%
770Screven County, GAGA14,4082.8%
771Pine County, MNMN30,4722.8%
772Webster County, KYKY12,9292.8%
773Broadwater County, MTMT8,4932.8%
774Lemhi County, IDID8,4742.8%
775Orange County, ININ19,8342.8%
776Lonoke County, ARAR76,6642.8%
777Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8612.8%
778Lawrence County, TNTN46,9142.8%
779Monroe County, WIWI46,5722.8%
780Hardy County, WVWV14,3372.8%
781Nye County, NVNV57,3362.8%
782Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6262.8%
783Granville County, NCNC61,4212.9%
784Delaware County, IAIA17,6742.9%
785Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362.9%
786Phillips County, ARAR14,2552.9%
787Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.9%
788Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.9%
789Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%
790Holmes County, FLFL20,1192.9%
791Roberts County, SDSD10,2552.9%
792Terrell County, TXTX7022.9%
793Tama County, IAIA16,7962.9%
794Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222.9%
795Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.9%
796Thurston County, NENE6,7522.9%
797Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.9%
798Montgomery County, NCNC26,4032.9%
800Alexander County, ILIL4,5702.9%
801Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1712.9%
802Newton County, GAGA125,5832.9%
803Clinton County, ILIL37,1282.9%
804Copiah County, MSMS27,4972.9%
805Cherokee County, SCSC58,2752.9%
806Montgomery County, ARAR8,5792.9%
807Cherokee County, ALAL26,4132.9%
808Henry County, ALAL18,3942.9%
809Columbiana County, OHOH99,3772.9%
810Atkinson County, GAGA8,4542.9%
811Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442.9%
812Perry County, MSMS11,5772.9%
813Washington County, ININ28,3832.9%
814Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102.9%
815Colfax County, NENE10,9342.9%
816Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7132.9%
817Buchanan County, IAIA20,8832.9%
818Marshall County, KSKS9,8522.9%
819Alcorn County, MSMS34,5692.9%
820Haskell County, OKOK11,7872.9%
821Hart County, GAGA28,6392.9%
822Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7102.9%
823McDowell County, NCNC45,1982.9%
824Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.9%
825Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9412.9%
826Butts County, GAGA27,2182.9%
827Walker County, GAGA70,2502.9%
828Richland County, NDND16,7312.9%
829Desha County, ARAR9,9842.9%
830Spink County, SDSD6,1552.9%
831Potter County, PAPA15,8972.9%
832Parmer County, TXTX9,6782.9%
833Tippah County, MSMS21,3892.9%
834Bacon County, GAGA11,0702.9%
835Champaign County, OHOH38,8202.9%
836Yoakum County, TXTX7,4382.9%
837Mason County, ILIL12,4112.9%
838Langlade County, WIWI19,5342.9%
839Grimes County, TXTX34,2522.9%
840Hawkins County, TNTN59,5592.9%
841Barber County, KSKS4,0832.9%
842Jefferson County, MOMO233,1322.9%
843Gaston County, NCNC246,5582.9%
844Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.9%
845Juab County, UTUT13,5672.9%
846Robertson County, TNTN80,1752.9%
847Hart County, KYKY20,1172.9%
848Perry County, ININ19,3892.9%
849Crane County, TXTX4,5542.9%
850Guthrie County, IAIA10,7822.9%
851Cherokee County, NCNC30,8302.9%
852Childress County, TXTX6,6432.9%
853Ashley County, ARAR17,8312.9%
854Grundy County, IAIA12,3612.9%
855Perquimans County, NCNC13,4902.9%
856West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%
857Crawford County, WIWI15,9102.9%
858Blaine County, MTMT6,8602.9%
859Lake County, CACA67,7722.9%
860Jasper County, GAGA17,6322.9%
861Cheatham County, TNTN42,7782.9%
862Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.9%
863Massac County, ILIL13,5022.9%
864Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.9%
865Greene County, ARAR47,4112.9%
866Linn County, KSKS9,9502.9%
867Surry County, NCNC72,2872.9%
868Greer County, OKOK5,3732.9%
869Pickaway County, OHOH62,9782.9%
870Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.9%
871Montcalm County, MIMI69,4062.9%
872Yuma County, COCO9,8962.9%
873Crawford County, ININ10,5092.9%
874Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2672.9%
875Columbus County, NCNC50,4872.9%
876Turner County, GAGA8,9832.9%
877Swisher County, TXTX6,7032.9%
878Fayette County, WVWV38,1652.9%
879Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.9%
880Loudon County, TNTN63,7642.9%
881Freestone County, TXTX20,8112.9%
882Dewey County, SDSD5,4192.9%
883Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.9%
884Haywood County, TNTN17,0422.9%
885Livingston County, ILIL35,0572.9%
886Archer County, TXTX9,1293.0%
887Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.0%
888Mills County, IAIA14,7933.0%
889Franklin County, IDID15,8893.0%
890Jackson County, OHOH32,8173.0%
891Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.0%
892Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%
893Monroe County, WVWV12,4913.0%
894Huron County, OHOH58,2503.0%
895Kingman County, KSKS7,0293.0%
896Fillmore County, NENE5,4583.0%
897Randolph County, ILIL29,9213.0%
898Camas County, IDID1,3163.0%
899Harper County, KSKS5,3703.0%
900Washington County, IAIA22,6673.0%
901Lake County, OROR8,1873.0%
902Franklin County, ARAR17,7253.0%
903Lewis County, IDID3,7043.0%
904Franklin County, MOMO108,0903.0%
905Crawford County, OHOH41,8963.0%
906Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.0%
907Logan County, NENE6693.0%
908Panola County, MSMS32,6913.0%
909Walsh County, NDND10,1793.0%
910Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.0%
911Uintah County, UTUT38,2783.0%
912Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.0%
913Churchill County, NVNV25,8513.0%
914Stark County, ILIL5,3193.0%
915Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.0%
916Johnston County, NCNC256,4483.0%
917Bates County, MOMO16,5123.0%
918Carroll County, IAIA20,3033.0%
919Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.0%
920Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.0%
921Fayette County, ILIL20,7903.0%
922Madison County, FLFL18,7593.0%
923Saline County, ARAR133,2883.0%
924Richland County, MTMT11,3773.0%
925Cassia County, IDID26,3973.0%
926Ness County, KSKS2,6173.0%
927Putnam County, FLFL77,7343.0%
928Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.0%
929Moultrie County, ILIL14,3713.0%
930Stewart County, GAGA4,6313.0%
931Burnett County, WIWI17,2233.0%
932Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.0%
933Fulton County, ILIL32,9013.0%
934Benton County, TNTN16,1833.0%
935Ross County, OHOH76,4293.0%
936Jackson County, IAIA19,2883.0%
937DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853.0%
938Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.0%
939Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.0%
940Taylor County, WIWI20,1183.0%
941Starke County, ININ23,4253.0%
942Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.0%
943Coryell County, TXTX85,5923.0%
944Yancey County, NCNC19,0843.0%
945Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7933.0%
946Pasco County, FLFL674,5163.0%
947Graham County, KSKS2,3713.0%
948Calumet County, WIWI53,9823.0%
949Mingo County, WVWV21,4553.0%
950Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4813.0%
951Webster Parish, LALA34,9483.0%
952Floyd County, KYKY34,4013.0%
953Rusk County, WIWI14,1463.0%
954Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3733.0%
955Duchesne County, UTUT20,8563.0%
956Isanti County, MNMN44,3863.0%
957Boone County, ARAR38,6283.0%
958Owen County, KYKY11,6013.0%
959Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6343.0%
960Jackson County, GAGA99,2653.0%
961Wright County, MNMN157,5593.0%
962Haralson County, GAGA33,0663.0%
963Seneca County, OHOH54,5223.0%
964Laclede County, MOMO36,9433.0%
965Coke County, TXTX3,4123.0%
966Motley County, TXTX1,0433.0%
967Warren County, ININ8,4743.0%
968McCook County, SDSD5,9643.0%
969Chambers County, ALAL34,2533.0%
970Allamakee County, IAIA14,2383.0%
971Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0993.0%
972East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0%
973Shoshone County, IDID14,1303.0%
974Pawnee County, OKOK16,0293.0%
975Becker County, MNMN35,4973.0%
976Upshur County, TXTX44,4103.0%
977Marion County, OHOH65,1153.0%
978Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%
979Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%
980Eddy County, NDND2,3293.0%
981Powder River County, MTMT1,7813.0%
982Wise County, VAVA34,8243.0%
983Hardee County, FLFL25,9323.1%
984Tooele County, UTUT87,4613.1%
985Carroll County, ILIL15,4193.1%
986East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1%
987Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.1%
988Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.1%
989Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293.1%
990Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1483.1%
991McCurtain County, OKOK30,7443.1%
992Lamb County, TXTX12,5793.1%
993Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.1%
994Covington County, ALAL37,9473.1%
995Taylor County, FLFL21,2103.1%
996Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.1%
997Pinal County, AZAZ539,3803.1%
998Pendleton County, KYKY14,8003.1%
999Monroe County, MOMO8,9593.1%
1000Lowndes County, ALAL9,3593.1%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS