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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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1001Butler County, ALAL18,1003.1%
1002Walker County, ALAL65,1403.1%
1003St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.1%
1004Carroll County, OHOH26,4753.1%
1005Jackson County, WVWV27,4503.1%
1006Howell County, MOMO40,7983.1%
1007Ashe County, NCNC27,5143.1%
1008Humboldt County, IAIA9,4093.1%
1009Little River County, ARAR11,7633.1%
1010Teton County, IDID13,2543.1%
1011Trinity County, CACA15,7203.1%
1012Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.1%
1013Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893.1%
1014Randolph County, ARAR18,8763.1%
1015Calhoun County, IAIA9,5623.1%
1016Lincoln County, TNTN36,8533.1%
1017Huron County, MIMI30,5303.1%
1018Cedar County, NENE8,3733.1%
1019Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.1%
1020Christian County, ILIL33,4433.1%
1021Pendleton County, WVWV5,8263.1%
1022Brunswick County, NCNC174,7023.1%
1023Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.1%
1024Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1%
1025Edwards County, KSKS2,6403.1%
1026Shelby County, IAIA11,6893.1%
1027Mississippi County, ARAR37,8283.1%
1028Anderson County, KSKS8,0183.1%
1029Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.1%
1030Casey County, KYKY16,2053.1%
1031Lenoir County, NCNC55,8373.1%
1032Graves County, KYKY37,0503.1%
1033St. Clair County, ALAL98,2063.1%
1034Logan County, WVWV30,3753.1%
1035Potter County, SDSD2,3773.1%
1036Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723.1%
1037Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.1%
1038Sanilac County, MIMI40,0833.1%
1039Mercer County, ILIL15,2293.1%
1040Hopewell, VAVA23,2613.1%
1042Kimble County, TXTX4,4383.1%
1043Mercer County, KYKY23,7333.1%
1044Iowa County, IAIA16,5043.1%
1045Sabine County, TXTX10,0123.1%
1046Cottle County, TXTX1,2243.1%
1047Douglas County, MOMO12,3423.1%
1048Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.1%
1049Marshall County, MSMS34,6543.1%
1050Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8193.1%
1051Monroe County, ALAL18,9653.1%
1052Jasper County, IAIA38,1533.1%
1053Rutherford County, NCNC65,7453.1%
1054Tyler County, WVWV7,8813.1%
1055Grenada County, MSMS20,8683.1%
1056Harlan County, NENE3,0003.1%
1057Emmons County, NDND3,2153.1%
1058Jersey County, ILIL21,1603.1%
1059Day County, SDSD5,4843.1%
1060Washington County, KSKS5,5333.1%
1061Waupaca County, WIWI51,4613.1%
1062Chester County, SCSC33,0013.1%
1063Buffalo County, WIWI13,3183.1%
1064Lincoln County, OKOK35,2783.1%
1065Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1483.1%
1066Jewell County, KSKS2,8303.1%
1067De Baca County, NMNM1,6473.1%
1068Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.1%
1069Beaufort County, NCNC44,6703.1%
1070Barrow County, GAGA99,7733.1%
1071Harlan County, KYKY24,7253.1%
1073Lawrence County, OHOH55,7103.1%
1074Richland County, WIWI17,0363.1%
1075Clearwater County, IDID9,1183.1%
1076Polk County, MNMN30,5453.1%
1077Coffey County, KSKS8,4673.1%
1078Lander County, NVNV5,8723.1%
1079Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.2%
1080Butler County, MOMO41,9043.2%
1081Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%
1082Early County, GAGA10,4553.2%
1083Somerset County, MEME51,6203.2%
1084Nash County, NCNC99,3653.2%
1085Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.2%
1086Franklin County, GAGA25,9483.2%
1087Polk County, NENE5,2703.2%
1088Trousdale County, TNTN12,6233.2%
1089Garfield County, WAWA2,4163.2%
1090Randolph County, MOMO24,5133.2%
1091Hughes County, OKOK13,4553.2%
1092Crook County, WYWY7,8523.2%
1093Jackson County, KSKS13,4383.2%
1094Phillips County, MTMT4,2033.2%
1095Lawrence County, KYKY15,7653.2%
1096Big Horn County, MTMT12,7523.2%
1097Switzerland County, ININ10,0373.2%
1098Worth County, MOMO1,9143.2%
1099Wilkes County, GAGA9,5403.2%
1100Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%
1101Brown County, OHOH44,3973.2%
1102Scioto County, OHOH71,3653.2%
1103Webster County, MOMO43,0543.2%
1104Fisher County, TXTX3,6923.2%
1105Lewis County, MOMO9,8793.2%
1106Grant County, WAWA105,7273.2%
1107Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.2%
1108Comanche County, TXTX14,4323.2%
1109Hendry County, FLFL48,2763.2%
1110Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.2%
1111Sevier County, TNTN101,3423.2%
1112Cleburne County, ALAL15,9703.2%
1113Newton County, ININ14,1883.2%
1114Clay County, ALAL14,2073.2%
1115Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.2%
1116Harnett County, NCNC150,1373.2%
1117Lincoln County, COCO5,6453.2%
1118Custer County, NENE10,5003.2%
1119Van Wert County, OHOH29,0133.2%
1120Sevier County, UTUT22,8273.2%
1121Polk County, TXTX53,4343.2%
1122Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.2%
1123Doniphan County, KSKS7,5943.2%
1124Clay County, TXTX10,7643.2%
1125Ozark County, MOMO9,1723.2%
1126Camden County, GAGA60,1433.2%
1127Haskell County, TXTX5,4993.2%
1128Perry County, KYKY26,5553.2%
1129La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113.2%
1130Moniteau County, MOMO15,4283.2%
1131Cass County, ILIL12,4633.2%
1132De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%
1133Upson County, GAGA28,5003.2%
1134Gilliam County, OROR1,9713.2%
1135Calhoun County, ILIL4,3003.2%
1136Bedford County, TNTN55,2733.2%
1137Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.2%
1138McMullen County, TXTX5443.2%
1139Dooly County, GAGA11,1563.2%
1140Creek County, OKOK74,9673.2%
1141Darke County, OHOH51,5203.2%
1142Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1303.2%
1143Elliott County, KYKY7,2653.2%
1144Elk County, KSKS2,4583.2%
1145Cibola County, NMNM26,8073.2%
1146Scurry County, TXTX16,1623.2%
1147Golden Valley County, NDND1,8083.2%
1148Trinity County, TXTX14,3843.2%
1149Iroquois County, ILIL26,1503.2%
1150Belmont County, OHOH64,4343.2%
1151Henry County, TNTN32,8963.2%
1152Carroll County, MOMO8,4173.2%
1153Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1443.2%
1154Mineral County, MTMT5,1853.2%
1155Richmond County, VAVA9,2943.2%
1156Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.2%
1157DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.2%
1158Pike County, OHOH27,0613.2%
1159Camden County, NCNC11,3153.2%
1160Alcona County, MIMI10,5563.2%
1161Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.2%
1162Barron County, WIWI46,4843.2%
1163Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093.2%
1164White County, ILIL13,2503.2%
1165Greene County, GAGA21,3673.2%
1166Sharp County, ARAR18,1223.3%
1167Gove County, KSKS2,6313.3%
1168Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.3%
1169Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.3%
1170Cass County, TXTX28,6513.3%
1171St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3%
1172Macoupin County, ILIL43,7483.3%
1173Butte County, IDID2,7833.3%
1174Owen County, ININ21,8863.3%
1175Lapeer County, MIMI89,5163.3%
1176Modoc County, CACA8,4263.3%
1177Lincoln County, WYWY21,1803.3%
1178Real County, TXTX2,7453.3%
1179Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5033.3%
1180Ouachita County, ARAR21,7313.3%
1181Young County, TXTX18,1543.3%
1182Holt County, NENE10,0673.3%
1183Live Oak County, TXTX11,9293.3%
1184Hitchcock County, NENE2,4673.3%
1185Barton County, MOMO11,7953.3%
1186Mellette County, SDSD2,1373.3%
1187Union County, FLFL16,2503.3%
1188Dawson County, NENE24,4523.3%
1189Hancock County, WVWV27,7293.3%
1190Grant County, ARAR18,7563.3%
1191Green County, KYKY11,6443.3%
1192Irwin County, GAGA9,0203.3%
1193Bosque County, TXTX18,9183.3%
1194Hardin County, IAIA16,4553.3%
1195Scott County, MNMN159,0173.3%
1196Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1283.3%
1197Mitchell County, NCNC15,0623.3%
1198Nicholas County, WVWV23,8483.3%
1199Calhoun County, TXTX19,5993.3%
1200Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.3%
1201Bureau County, ILIL32,5103.3%
1202Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.3%
1203Milam County, TXTX26,2583.3%
1204Scott County, ININ25,0533.3%
1205Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.3%
1206Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.3%
1207Henry County, GAGA264,9223.3%
1208Covington County, MSMS17,8983.3%
1209Iron County, MIMI11,7573.3%
1210Conejos County, COCO7,5293.3%
1211Jefferson County, PAPA43,2553.3%
1212Furnas County, NENE4,5243.3%
1213Power County, IDID8,2463.3%
1214Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.3%
1215Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.3%
1216Fountain County, ININ17,0133.3%
1217Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.3%
1218Columbia County, OROR54,0913.3%
1219Carter County, TNTN57,3613.3%
1220Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9963.3%
1221Brown County, MNMN25,5173.3%
1222White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%
1223Laurens County, SCSC71,8483.3%
1224Chilton County, ALAL47,7083.3%
1225Sierra County, NMNM11,3953.3%
1226Swain County, NCNC14,0243.3%
1227Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.3%
1228Choctaw County, ALAL11,9043.3%
1229Zapata County, TXTX13,7533.3%
1230Robeson County, NCNC119,9413.3%
1231De Witt County, ILIL15,1183.3%
1232Madison County, NENE36,1063.3%
1233Marion County, ILIL36,3823.3%
1234Wilcox County, GAGA8,7973.3%
1235Adams County, WAWA21,4883.3%
1236Foard County, TXTX1,0443.3%
1237Greenwood County, KSKS5,8263.3%
1238Holt County, MOMO4,2003.3%
1239Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.3%
1240Baxter County, ARAR42,9823.3%
1241Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.3%
1242Monroe County, ILIL34,8403.3%
1243Otoe County, NENE16,5313.3%
1244Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.3%
1245Haskell County, KSKS3,5993.3%
1246Baker County, GAGA2,7253.3%
1247Salem County, NJNJ66,2803.3%
1248Mercer County, OHOH42,7373.3%
1249Butte County, SDSD10,8563.3%
1250Fulton County, OHOH41,8533.3%
1251Logan County, KYKY28,6693.3%
1252Jerome County, IDID26,3623.3%
1253Lampasas County, TXTX23,6573.3%
1254Harper County, OKOK3,1723.3%
1255Luce County, MIMI6,3393.3%
1256Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053.3%
1257Cherry County, NENE5,5613.3%
1258San Patricio County, TXTX72,0533.3%
1259Lincoln County, IDID5,6033.3%
1260Crawford County, ILIL18,6483.3%
1261Shelby County, TXTX24,2863.3%
1262Calhoun County, SCSC14,1883.3%
1263Logan County, OHOH46,3023.3%
1264Washington County, GAGA19,4533.3%
1265Cass County, MNMN31,4303.3%
1266Moody County, SDSD6,6323.3%
1267Marion County, MSMS24,0013.3%
1268Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.3%
1269Dickey County, NDND4,8953.3%
1270Douglas County, MNMN40,1203.3%
1271Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513.3%
1272Dickson County, TNTN58,6623.3%
1273Green County, WIWI37,2273.3%
1274Val Verde County, TXTX47,8353.3%
1275Wilcox County, ALAL9,6663.3%
1276Adams County, IAIA3,6173.3%
1277Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.3%
1278Grand County, UTUT9,7903.3%
1279Miller County, ARAR42,3573.3%
1280Catawba County, NCNC170,1723.3%
1281Rogers County, OKOK102,1973.3%
1282Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8073.4%
1283George County, MSMS26,3313.4%
1284Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.4%
1285Gogebic County, MIMI14,2853.4%
1286Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.4%
1287Daviess County, ININ34,2093.4%
1288Izard County, ARAR14,4053.4%
1289Clinton County, MOMO21,6613.4%
1290Iredell County, NCNC211,7983.4%
1291Cuming County, NENE8,8233.4%
1292Montague County, TXTX21,9663.4%
1293Ector County, TXTX173,8013.4%
1294Hernando County, FLFL221,7013.4%
1295Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.4%
1296Brown County, ILIL6,4013.4%
1297Baraga County, MIMI8,1693.4%
1298Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2423.4%
1299Osceola County, FLFL481,7183.4%
1300Ottawa County, KSKS5,7443.4%
1301Quitman County, GAGA2,2543.4%
1302Summers County, WVWV11,5323.4%
1303Grant County, WVWV11,0413.4%
1304Prentiss County, MSMS25,2843.4%
1305Cochran County, TXTX2,5463.4%
1306Cedar County, IAIA18,3593.4%
1307Orange County, TXTX86,2663.4%
1308Sabine Parish, LALA21,8343.4%
1309Jones County, TXTX20,8613.4%
1310Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533.4%
1311Martin County, ININ9,8563.4%
1312Dillon County, SCSC27,4583.4%
1313Greene County, TNTN73,8313.4%
1314Jackson County, ALAL54,2813.4%
1315Union Parish, LALA20,5613.4%
1316Rawlins County, KSKS2,4313.4%
1317Jennings County, ININ27,6223.4%
1318Cumberland County, TNTN66,3003.4%
1319Manistee County, MIMI25,6563.4%
1320Polk County, WIWI45,8033.4%
1321Pike County, KYKY54,7213.4%
1322Doddridge County, WVWV7,6343.4%
1323Gray County, TXTX20,9193.4%
1324Ionia County, MIMI66,5573.4%
1325Sandusky County, OHOH58,6553.4%
1326Preston County, WVWV34,0043.4%
1327Canyon County, IDID275,1233.4%
1328Dawson County, MTMT8,6923.4%
1329Lee County, IAIA32,3063.4%
1330Twin Falls County, IDID97,5393.4%
1331Walthall County, MSMS13,9283.4%
1332Lancaster County, SCSC114,2963.4%
1333Marion County, KYKY20,1153.4%
1334Boone County, IAIA26,7993.4%
1335Mayes County, OKOK40,4163.4%
1336Rowan County, NCNC155,0963.4%
1337Houston County, TXTX22,3163.4%
1338West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.4%
1339Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8423.4%
1340Lewis County, WVWV16,3943.4%
1341Richland County, OHOH124,8933.4%
1342Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.4%
1343Wagoner County, OKOK93,2633.4%
1344Stevens County, KSKS4,9843.4%
1345Quay County, NMNM8,4543.4%
1346Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8853.4%
1347Cass County, MIMI51,6773.4%
1348Robertson County, TXTX17,8393.4%
1349Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5943.4%
1350Goliad County, TXTX7,2083.4%
1351Linn County, OROR132,8433.4%
1352Tillman County, OKOK6,7803.4%
1353Musselshell County, MTMT5,5823.4%
1354Johnson County, ILIL13,3633.4%
1355Franklin County, WAWA102,6123.4%
1356Gage County, NENE21,7113.4%
1357Putnam County, ILIL5,6193.4%
1358Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.4%
1359LaSalle County, ILIL107,7733.4%
1360Hale County, ALAL15,1943.4%
1361Washington County, IDID11,5833.4%
1362Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.4%
1363Winston County, MSMS17,4733.4%
1364Todd County, KYKY12,9723.4%
1365Warren County, MOMO39,0163.4%
1366Defiance County, OHOH38,2923.4%
1367Lincoln County, WIWI28,4033.4%
1368Idaho County, IDID17,8743.4%
1369Greene County, IAIA8,6583.4%
1370Muskegon County, MIMI177,9013.4%
1371Morgan County, COCO30,3063.5%
1372Cleveland County, NCNC103,3253.5%
1373Box Butte County, NENE10,4943.5%
1374Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373.5%
1375Marion County, IAIA34,1923.5%
1376LaGrange County, ININ41,3053.5%
1377Jefferson County, IDID35,2973.5%
1378Lincoln County, MTMT22,3283.5%
1379Union County, GAGA27,8593.5%
1380Lewis County, WAWA88,0623.5%
1381Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.5%
1382Gentry County, MOMO6,3843.5%
1383Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6813.5%
1384Hamblen County, TNTN68,8433.5%
1385Ogle County, ILIL51,3993.5%
1386Clinton County, IAIA46,0023.5%
1387Macon County, MOMO15,1903.5%
1388Pleasants County, WVWV7,3383.5%
1389Warren County, PAPA37,0383.5%
1390Hardeman County, TXTX3,2923.5%
1391Lawrence County, MOMO39,4013.5%
1392Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.5%
1393Allen County, OHOH100,8813.5%
1394Meade County, KYKY30,6993.5%
1395Appling County, GAGA19,1003.5%
1396Hertford County, NCNC19,0153.5%
1397Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2443.5%
1398Elko County, NVNV54,8153.5%
1399Highland County, VAVA2,3183.5%
1400Moore County, TNTN6,9203.5%
1401Polk County, ARAR19,4863.5%
1402Piscataquis County, MEME17,4093.5%
1403Neshoba County, MSMS28,7323.5%
1404DeKalb County, TNTN21,8733.5%
1405Lee County, TXTX18,7293.5%
1406Conway County, ARAR21,3933.5%
1407Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.5%
1408Steele County, MNMN37,4643.5%
1409Scotland County, NCNC33,3223.5%
1410Garfield County, NENE1,7103.5%
1411Lewis County, KYKY12,9013.5%
1412Gibson County, ININ33,0913.5%
1413Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%
1414Benton County, MNMN41,7443.5%
1415Boundary County, IDID13,9973.5%
1416Pulaski County, ININ12,4633.5%
1417Branch County, MIMI45,9933.5%
1418Union County, ARAR36,9263.5%
1419Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.5%
1420Saline County, MOMO23,2653.5%
1421Menard County, ILIL11,8633.5%
1422Schley County, GAGA4,5933.5%
1423Okanogan County, WAWA45,2303.5%
1424Noble County, OKOK10,8993.5%
1425Union County, MSMS28,4593.5%
1426Muscatine County, IAIA41,8533.5%
1427Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.5%
1428Pamlico County, NCNC12,7583.5%
1429Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873.5%
1430Delta County, MIMI36,5823.5%
1431Holmes County, MSMS15,4653.5%
1432Vermillion County, ININ15,4883.5%
1433Carlton County, MNMN36,7113.5%
1434Delaware County, OKOK41,9103.5%
1435Tulare County, CACA485,1463.5%
1436Webb County, TXTX281,2243.5%
1437Cass County, IAIA12,9603.5%
1438Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.5%
1439Madison County, IAIA17,2703.5%
1440Woodward County, OKOK19,8273.5%
1441Wood County, TXTX49,6883.5%
1442Bingham County, IDID51,1533.5%
1443Saunders County, NENE23,7023.5%
1444Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3573.5%
1445Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.5%
1446Whiteside County, ILIL54,1213.5%
1447Independence County, ARAR38,7853.5%
1448Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.5%
1449Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.5%
1450Columbia County, WIWI58,1323.5%
1451Franklin County, ININ23,2863.5%
1452Carroll County, MSMS9,2263.5%
1453Grant County, NENE5613.6%
1454Davie County, NCNC45,8553.6%
1455Pender County, NCNC72,1113.6%
1456Wapello County, IAIA35,2103.6%
1457Montgomery County, GAGA8,6353.6%
1458Winkler County, TXTX7,5403.6%
1459Baker County, OROR16,6583.6%
1460Burke County, NCNC88,6553.6%
1461Noble County, ININ47,9373.6%
1462Aroostook County, MEME66,6093.6%
1463Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.6%
1464Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413.6%
1465Saguache County, COCO6,7323.6%
1466Jones County, SDSD9133.6%
1467Evans County, GAGA11,0283.6%
1468Muskingum County, OHOH87,0143.6%
1469Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1863.6%
1470Anderson County, TXTX59,8053.6%
1471Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4493.6%
1472Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533.6%
1473Cass County, NENE27,6573.6%
1474Douglas County, WAWA46,4733.6%
1475Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.6%
1476Fergus County, MTMT11,8253.6%
1477Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.6%
1478Jasper County, TXTX33,0753.6%
1479Logan County, KSKS2,6613.6%
1480Giles County, TNTN31,4333.6%
1481Citrus County, FLFL171,6663.6%
1482Imperial County, CACA181,4113.6%
1483Wythe County, VAVA27,9833.6%
1484Fannin County, GAGA26,1113.6%
1485Craig County, OKOK14,5183.6%
1486Colorado County, TXTX21,4393.6%
1487Wexford County, MIMI34,4453.6%
1488Webster County, NENE3,3363.6%
1489Onslow County, NCNC217,1753.6%
1490Lincoln County, WAWA11,9823.6%
1491Chester County, TNTN17,9943.6%
1492Suffolk, VAVA104,6993.6%
1493Newberry County, SCSC39,5613.6%
1494Union County, KYKY12,8393.6%
1495York County, NENE14,5643.6%
1496Pike County, GAGA20,9323.6%
1497Newton County, MSMS20,9603.6%
1498Garvin County, OKOK26,3773.6%
1499Washington County, NENE21,3023.6%
1500Stanley County, SDSD3,0183.6%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS