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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 3,131

Fewest graduate degrees, US counties · 2010

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
3001La Plata County, COCO56,89814.7%+2.6 pts
3002Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.7%+3.5 pts
3003Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+2.4 pts
3004Baltimore County, MDMD847,65014.8%+2.3 pts
3005Cumberland County, MEME317,22214.8%+2.3 pts
3006Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38014.8%+3.3 pts
3007Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03514.9%+2.1 pts
3008Windham County, VTVT45,20414.9%+2.5 pts
3009Poquoson, VAVA13,29214.9%+1.0 pts
3010Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.0%+3.4 pts
3011Athens County, OHOH63,19715.1%+1.9 pts
3012DeKalb County, GAGA774,39415.1%+1.5 pts
3013Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+2.4 pts
3014Ingham County, MIMI289,70915.1%+0.7 pts
3015Broomfield County, COCO79,17415.2%–
3016Leelanau County, MIMI22,98215.2%+3.5 pts
3017Summit County, COCO31,51715.2%+3.3 pts
3018Nantucket County, MAMA14,75815.2%+3.9 pts
3019Ramsey County, MNMN541,62315.3%+2.7 pts
3020Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+3.2 pts
3021Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33515.3%+2.8 pts
3022Jefferson County, WAWA33,97015.4%+4.9 pts
3023Fayette County, GAGA125,15615.4%+3.2 pts
3024Olmsted County, MNMN166,73115.5%+2.0 pts
3025Talbot County, MDMD38,23815.6%+4.8 pts
3026St. Louis County, MOMO990,91115.6%+2.2 pts
3027Washington County, VTVT59,65215.6%+3.3 pts
3028Grafton County, NHNH93,22515.7%+1.4 pts
3029Boone County, ININ80,68915.7%+5.7 pts
3030Clay County, SDSD15,03115.7%−1.7 pts
3031Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34615.7%+2.7 pts
3032Denver County, COCO740,61315.8%+3.5 pts
3033Travis County, TXTX1,389,67015.9%+1.4 pts
3034Collin County, TXTX1,297,17916.0%+1.4 pts
3035Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+1.9 pts
3036Greene County, OHOH174,32216.0%+2.1 pts
3037Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0%+1.7 pts
3038Gallatin County, MTMT128,74016.1%+3.3 pts
3039Barnstable County, MAMA233,53916.1%+3.1 pts
3040Alameda County, CACA1,636,63016.3%+2.6 pts
3041Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+1.8 pts
3042Teton County, WYWY23,33316.4%+2.8 pts
3043Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45616.4%+1.3 pts
3044Fayette County, KYKY329,75116.4%+1.9 pts
3045King County, WAWA2,344,93916.4%+3.1 pts
3046Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+1.9 pts
3047Larimer County, COCO377,29216.6%+2.2 pts
3048Bergen County, NJNJ977,02616.7%+2.5 pts
3049Bristol County, RIRI50,00116.7%+2.6 pts
3050Brazos County, TXTX249,08816.9%−0.3 pts
3051Delaware County, OHOH242,03217.0%+4.2 pts
3052San Mateo County, CACA743,56817.0%+2.5 pts
3053Williamson County, TNTN272,06117.1%+2.8 pts
3054Suffolk County, MAMA791,89117.1%+3.4 pts
3055Chittenden County, VTVT169,11517.1%+1.2 pts
3056Washington County, RIRI129,79517.1%+3.4 pts
3057Douglas County, COCO399,39617.2%+1.9 pts
3058DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+2.5 pts
3059Leon County, FLFL299,04817.3%−0.4 pts
3060Yolo County, CACA224,41017.4%+1.4 pts
3061Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.5%+0.4 pts
3062Kalawao County, HIHI8217.6%+17.6 pts
3063Mercer County, NJNJ399,28917.6%+2.1 pts
3064Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33717.6%+2.6 pts
3065Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79117.7%+3.0 pts
3066Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+2.7 pts
3067Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+2.1 pts
3068Johnson County, KSKS636,90617.9%+1.9 pts
3069Hamilton County, ININ387,03617.9%+2.4 pts
3070Dane County, WIWI590,37518.0%+2.2 pts
3071Newport County, RIRI83,05118.0%+3.1 pts
3072York County, VAVA71,37418.1%+1.6 pts
3073Dukes County, MAMA21,21918.1%+5.2 pts
3074Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+2.6 pts
3075Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+3.4 pts
3076Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+1.9 pts
3077Chester County, PAPA557,11618.3%+2.4 pts
3078Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.3%+1.0 pts
3079San Juan County, WAWA18,57718.3%+3.1 pts
3080Montgomery County, PAPA877,64318.5%+2.8 pts
3081Riley County, KSKS72,59818.8%−0.1 pts
3082Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90719.0%+2.4 pts
3083Morris County, NJNJ524,25119.0%+2.0 pts
3084Latah County, IDID41,84219.0%+0.8 pts
3085Summit County, UTUT43,14119.1%+4.2 pts
3086Centre County, PAPA157,39319.2%+1.7 pts
3087Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.3%+0.4 pts
3088Story County, IAIA101,29119.3%−0.2 pts
3089Durham County, NCNC347,24019.4%+2.0 pts
3090Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78119.5%+3.2 pts
3091Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39119.6%+3.1 pts
3092Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.6%−1.7 pts
3093Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89619.7%+2.9 pts
3094San Francisco County, CACA826,07919.7%+3.3 pts
3095Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.0%+1.0 pts
3096Albany County, WYWY38,55820.1%+1.6 pts
3097Boone County, MOMO191,74620.2%+1.6 pts
3098James City County, VAVA83,32620.4%+3.7 pts
3099Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%+1.9 pts
3100Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+1.4 pts
3101Hampshire County, MAMA164,06520.8%+2.2 pts
3102Norfolk County, MAMA739,74920.9%+3.0 pts
3103Monroe County, ININ143,34521.0%+1.4 pts
3104Douglas County, KSKS120,92021.1%+2.8 pts
3105Whitman County, WAWA48,51221.6%+1.8 pts
3106Loudoun County, VAVA449,74921.6%+6.4 pts
3107Somerset County, NJNJ356,48621.8%+2.7 pts
3108Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+2.3 pts
3109Benton County, OROR97,72822.5%+1.3 pts
3110Marin County, CACA253,69422.7%+2.1 pts
3111Oconee County, GAGA44,89323.0%+5.9 pts
3112Johnson County, IAIA160,04423.1%+1.7 pts
3113Lexington, VAVA7,76923.7%+2.2 pts
3114Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97923.7%+3.7 pts
3115Fairfax, VAVA26,77223.8%+3.0 pts
3116Boulder County, COCO328,56025.0%+3.7 pts
3117Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.0%+3.7 pts
3118Albemarle County, VAVA118,35625.7%+2.6 pts
3119Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21426.2%+2.4 pts
3120Hinsdale County, COCO75327.0%+17.4 pts
3121New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+3.8 pts
3122District of Columbia, DCDC693,64527.2%+6.2 pts
3123Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327.4%+3.0 pts
3124Howard County, MDMD339,18327.6%+4.2 pts
3125Tompkins County, NYNY104,04728.5%+1.8 pts
3126Alexandria, VAVA160,66229.1%+4.3 pts
3127Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1%+2.0 pts
3128Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58229.8%+2.3 pts
3129Arlington County, VAVA243,93136.7%+6.1 pts
3130Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.8%+0.8 pts
3131Falls Church, VAVA15,15940.6%+6.8 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,131 OF 3,131

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS