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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
3001▲22Ouray County, COCO5,26519.2%+5.9 pts
3002▼49La Plata County, COCO56,89819.2%+7.1 pts
3003▼30Jefferson County, COCO580,45119.3%+7.2 pts
3004▼44Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+6.5 pts
3005▼3Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03519.3%+8.3 pts
3006▼23Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts
3007▼31St. Johns County, FLFL346,32819.3%+8.1 pts
3008▼18Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts
3009▼397San Juan County, COCO81319.4%+3.2 pts
3010▼4Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33519.4%+6.9 pts
3011▲1Washington County, VTVT59,65219.6%+7.3 pts
3012▼1Multnomah County, OROR795,39119.6%+9.0 pts
3013▲20Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.6%+9.1 pts
3014▼90Bennington County, VTVT36,63019.7%+9.5 pts
3015▼36Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+9.0 pts
3016▲35Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts
3017▼48Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+8.8 pts
3018▼122Cook County, MNMN5,52220.0%+10.8 pts
3019▼2Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03520.0%+7.2 pts
3020▼27Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+8.7 pts
3021▲3Greene County, OHOH174,32220.1%+6.2 pts
3022▲9Lake County, ILIL719,33920.1%+5.6 pts
3023▲65Clay County, SDSD15,03120.2%+2.7 pts
3024▼75Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts
3025▼12Gallatin County, MTMT128,74020.3%+7.4 pts
3026▼31Hudson County, NJNJ735,03320.3%+11.4 pts
3027South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74120.3%–
3028▼9Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78420.3%+8.2 pts
3029▼2Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts
3030▲2St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+7.0 pts
3031▼28Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts
3032▼12Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+8.7 pts
3033▼11Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts
3034▼19Frederick County, MDMD302,88320.5%+9.4 pts
3035▼26Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38020.6%+9.1 pts
3036▼44Routt County, COCO25,32920.7%+9.2 pts
3037Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31120.7%–
3038▼68Montour County, PAPA17,86820.8%+9.8 pts
3039▲1Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts
3040▲8Boone County, ININ80,68921.0%+11.0 pts
3041▲24Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+8.9 pts
3042▲2DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+7.5 pts
3043▼114Summit County, COCO31,51721.1%+9.2 pts
3044▲1DuPage County, ILIL934,29821.1%+6.3 pts
3045▲12Mercer County, NJNJ399,28921.2%+5.7 pts
3046▲4Leon County, FLFL299,04821.2%+3.5 pts
3047▼60Windham County, VTVT45,20421.3%+8.9 pts
3048▼23Cumberland County, MEME317,22221.4%+8.9 pts
3049▼2Leelanau County, MIMI22,98221.5%+9.8 pts
3050▼1Olmsted County, MNMN166,73121.5%+8.0 pts
3051▼12Larimer County, COCO377,29221.5%+7.1 pts
3052▼11Bergen County, NJNJ977,02621.5%+7.3 pts
3053▼24Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+7.1 pts
3054▲10Yolo County, CACA224,41021.7%+5.7 pts
3055▼18Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.7%+7.3 pts
3056▼58Nantucket County, MAMA14,75821.9%+10.6 pts
3057▼53Teton County, WYWY23,33322.1%+8.4 pts
3058▼20Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+7.5 pts
3059▲9Dane County, WIWI590,37522.2%+6.3 pts
3060▲16Riley County, KSKS72,59822.2%+3.3 pts
3061▼1Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33722.2%+7.2 pts
3062▼27Denver County, COCO740,61322.3%+9.9 pts
3063▼27Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+13.7 pts
3064▲35Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.4%+2.5 pts
3065▼13Barnstable County, MAMA233,53922.4%+9.4 pts
3066▲43Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts
3067▼6Douglas County, COCO399,39622.5%+7.2 pts
3068▲14Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+5.8 pts
3069▲21Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.7%+7.6 pts
3070▲2Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts
3071▼4Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts
3072▼6Summit County, UTUT43,14122.8%+8.0 pts
3073▲1Johnson County, KSKS636,90622.9%+6.9 pts
3074▼28Newport County, RIRI83,05122.9%+7.9 pts
3075▼13Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+4.5 pts
3076▼486Mora County, NMNM4,05123.1%+14.4 pts
3077▼23Chatham County, NCNC85,11123.2%+11.6 pts
3078▼25Washington County, RIRI129,79523.2%+9.4 pts
3079▲15York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts
3080▼22Wake County, NCNC1,257,23523.4%+9.1 pts
3081▼22Alameda County, CACA1,636,63023.4%+9.8 pts
3082▼3San Juan County, WAWA18,57723.4%+8.2 pts
3083▼2Story County, IAIA101,29123.5%+3.9 pts
3084▲11Hamilton County, ININ387,03623.5%+7.9 pts
3085▼14Suffolk County, MAMA791,89123.5%+9.8 pts
3086▼13Montgomery County, PAPA877,64323.5%+7.9 pts
3087▼2Centre County, PAPA157,39323.6%+6.1 pts
3088▼5Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78123.7%+7.4 pts
3089▼34Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.9%+7.3 pts
3090▼3Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+9.7 pts
3091▼14Delaware County, OHOH242,03224.0%+11.1 pts
3092▲4Morris County, NJNJ524,25124.1%+7.0 pts
3093▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,56824.1%+9.5 pts
3094▲17Johnson County, IAIA160,04424.1%+2.7 pts
3095▼17King County, WAWA2,344,93924.2%+10.8 pts
3096▼10Chester County, PAPA557,11624.3%+8.4 pts
3097Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+5.4 pts
3098▼55Dukes County, MAMA21,21924.4%+11.5 pts
3099▲1Douglas County, KSKS120,92024.5%+6.3 pts
3100▼37Grafton County, NHNH93,22524.5%+10.3 pts
3101▼12Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+9.9 pts
3102▼33Broomfield County, COCO79,17424.7%–
3103▼5Bristol County, RIRI50,00124.7%+10.7 pts
3104▼29Chittenden County, VTVT169,11524.8%+8.9 pts
3105▲1James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts
3106▼3Champaign County, ILIL209,97225.3%+5.9 pts
3107▼5San Francisco County, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts
3108▼100Pitkin County, COCO16,62525.4%+8.3 pts
3109Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48225.4%–
3110▼40Alachua County, FLFL290,02825.5%+6.5 pts
3111▼31Monroe County, ININ143,34525.6%+6.0 pts
3112▼5Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts
3113▼9Benton County, OROR97,72826.2%+4.9 pts
3114▼13Durham County, NCNC347,24026.3%+8.9 pts
3115▼24Clear Creek County, COCO8,99426.4%+12.2 pts
3116▼4Somerset County, NJNJ356,48626.6%+7.5 pts
3117▼75Gilpin County, COCO6,07326.7%+16.5 pts
3118▼8Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts
3119▼26Monongalia County, WVWV107,99126.7%+9.4 pts
3120▼5Marin County, CACA253,69427.6%+7.1 pts
3121▼13Hampshire County, MAMA164,06527.6%+9.0 pts
3122▼9Albany County, WYWY38,55827.7%+9.1 pts
3123▼5Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.3%+11.2 pts
3124▼10Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39128.3%+11.9 pts
3125▼9Norfolk County, MAMA739,74928.4%+10.5 pts
3126▼9Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts
3127Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts
3128▼8Boulder County, COCO328,56030.0%+8.8 pts
3129▼24Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts
3130▼8Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97930.5%+10.5 pts
3131▼6New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts
3132▼13Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts
3133▼9Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21431.5%+7.7 pts
3134▼8Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts
3135▼7Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58233.4%+5.9 pts
3136▼7Howard County, MDMD339,18334.1%+10.7 pts
3137▼5Orange County, NCNC152,49834.6%+7.4 pts
3138▼8Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts
3139▼16Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts
3140▼19Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts
3141▼10District of Columbia, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts
3142▼9Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+11.2 pts
3143▼9Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40744.2%+8.1 pts
3144▼9Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,144 OF 3,144

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES