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Fewest graduate degrees, US counties

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
3001Ouray County, COCO5,26519.2%+5.9 pts
3002La Plata County, COCO56,89819.2%+7.1 pts
3003Jefferson County, COCO580,45119.3%+7.2 pts
3004Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+6.5 pts
3005Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03519.3%+8.3 pts
3006Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts
3007St. Johns County, FLFL346,32819.3%+8.1 pts
3008Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts
3009San Juan County, COCO81319.4%+3.2 pts
3010Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33519.4%+6.9 pts
3011Washington County, VTVT59,65219.6%+7.3 pts
3012Multnomah County, OROR795,39119.6%+9.0 pts
3013Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.6%+9.1 pts
3014Bennington County, VTVT36,63019.7%+9.5 pts
3015Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+9.0 pts
3016Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts
3017Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+8.8 pts
3018Cook County, MNMN5,52220.0%+10.8 pts
3019Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03520.0%+7.2 pts
3020Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+8.7 pts
3021Greene County, OHOH174,32220.1%+6.2 pts
3022Lake County, ILIL719,33920.1%+5.6 pts
3023Clay County, SDSD15,03120.2%+2.7 pts
3024Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts
3025Gallatin County, MTMT128,74020.3%+7.4 pts
3026Hudson County, NJNJ735,03320.3%+11.4 pts
3027South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74120.3%–
3028Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78420.3%+8.2 pts
3029Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts
3030St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+7.0 pts
3031Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts
3032Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+8.7 pts
3033Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts
3034Frederick County, MDMD302,88320.5%+9.4 pts
3035Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38020.6%+9.1 pts
3036Routt County, COCO25,32920.7%+9.2 pts
3037Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31120.7%–
3038Montour County, PAPA17,86820.8%+9.8 pts
3039Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts
3040Boone County, ININ80,68921.0%+11.0 pts
3041Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+8.9 pts
3042DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+7.5 pts
3043Summit County, COCO31,51721.1%+9.2 pts
3044DuPage County, ILIL934,29821.1%+6.3 pts
3045Mercer County, NJNJ399,28921.2%+5.7 pts
3046Leon County, FLFL299,04821.2%+3.5 pts
3047Windham County, VTVT45,20421.3%+8.9 pts
3048Cumberland County, MEME317,22221.4%+8.9 pts
3049Leelanau County, MIMI22,98221.5%+9.8 pts
3050Olmsted County, MNMN166,73121.5%+8.0 pts
3051Larimer County, COCO377,29221.5%+7.1 pts
3052Bergen County, NJNJ977,02621.5%+7.3 pts
3053Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+7.1 pts
3054Yolo County, CACA224,41021.7%+5.7 pts
3055Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.7%+7.3 pts
3056Nantucket County, MAMA14,75821.9%+10.6 pts
3057Teton County, WYWY23,33322.1%+8.4 pts
3058Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+7.5 pts
3059Dane County, WIWI590,37522.2%+6.3 pts
3060Riley County, KSKS72,59822.2%+3.3 pts
3061Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33722.2%+7.2 pts
3062Denver County, COCO740,61322.3%+9.9 pts
3063Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+13.7 pts
3064Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.4%+2.5 pts
3065Barnstable County, MAMA233,53922.4%+9.4 pts
3066Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts
3067Douglas County, COCO399,39622.5%+7.2 pts
3068Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+5.8 pts
3069Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.7%+7.6 pts
3070Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts
3071Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts
3072Summit County, UTUT43,14122.8%+8.0 pts
3073Johnson County, KSKS636,90622.9%+6.9 pts
3074Newport County, RIRI83,05122.9%+7.9 pts
3075Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+4.5 pts
3076Mora County, NMNM4,05123.1%+14.4 pts
3077Chatham County, NCNC85,11123.2%+11.6 pts
3078Washington County, RIRI129,79523.2%+9.4 pts
3079York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts
3080Wake County, NCNC1,257,23523.4%+9.1 pts
3081Alameda County, CACA1,636,63023.4%+9.8 pts
3082San Juan County, WAWA18,57723.4%+8.2 pts
3083Story County, IAIA101,29123.5%+3.9 pts
3084Hamilton County, ININ387,03623.5%+7.9 pts
3085Suffolk County, MAMA791,89123.5%+9.8 pts
3086Montgomery County, PAPA877,64323.5%+7.9 pts
3087Centre County, PAPA157,39323.6%+6.1 pts
3088Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78123.7%+7.4 pts
3089Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.9%+7.3 pts
3090Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+9.7 pts
3091Delaware County, OHOH242,03224.0%+11.1 pts
3092Morris County, NJNJ524,25124.1%+7.0 pts
3093San Mateo County, CACA743,56824.1%+9.5 pts
3094Johnson County, IAIA160,04424.1%+2.7 pts
3095King County, WAWA2,344,93924.2%+10.8 pts
3096Chester County, PAPA557,11624.3%+8.4 pts
3097Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+5.4 pts
3098Dukes County, MAMA21,21924.4%+11.5 pts
3099Douglas County, KSKS120,92024.5%+6.3 pts
3100Grafton County, NHNH93,22524.5%+10.3 pts
3101Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+9.9 pts
3102Broomfield County, COCO79,17424.7%–
3103Bristol County, RIRI50,00124.7%+10.7 pts
3104Chittenden County, VTVT169,11524.8%+8.9 pts
3105James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts
3106Champaign County, ILIL209,97225.3%+5.9 pts
3107San Francisco County, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts
3108Pitkin County, COCO16,62525.4%+8.3 pts
3109Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48225.4%–
3110Alachua County, FLFL290,02825.5%+6.5 pts
3111Monroe County, ININ143,34525.6%+6.0 pts
3112Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts
3113Benton County, OROR97,72826.2%+4.9 pts
3114Durham County, NCNC347,24026.3%+8.9 pts
3115Clear Creek County, COCO8,99426.4%+12.2 pts
3116Somerset County, NJNJ356,48626.6%+7.5 pts
3117Gilpin County, COCO6,07326.7%+16.5 pts
3118Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts
3119Monongalia County, WVWV107,99126.7%+9.4 pts
3120Marin County, CACA253,69427.6%+7.1 pts
3121Hampshire County, MAMA164,06527.6%+9.0 pts
3122Albany County, WYWY38,55827.7%+9.1 pts
3123Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.3%+11.2 pts
3124Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39128.3%+11.9 pts
3125Norfolk County, MAMA739,74928.4%+10.5 pts
3126Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts
3127Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts
3128Boulder County, COCO328,56030.0%+8.8 pts
3129Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts
3130Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97930.5%+10.5 pts
3131New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts
3132Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts
3133Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21431.5%+7.7 pts
3134Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts
3135Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58233.4%+5.9 pts
3136Howard County, MDMD339,18334.1%+10.7 pts
3137Orange County, NCNC152,49834.6%+7.4 pts
3138Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts
3139Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts
3140Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts
3141District of Columbia, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts
3142Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+11.2 pts
3143Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40744.2%+8.1 pts
3144Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES