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Fewest graduate degrees, US counties · 2020

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
3001Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51117.8%+8.0 pts
3002Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03517.8%+6.8 pts
3003Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.8%+3.7 pts
3004Teton County, WYWY23,33317.8%+4.2 pts
3005Franklin County, MAMA70,69817.9%+5.0 pts
3006Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33517.9%+5.4 pts
3007Mineral County, COCO91018.1%+7.8 pts
3008Pitkin County, COCO16,62518.2%+1.1 pts
3009Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38018.3%+6.7 pts
3010Ingham County, MIMI289,70918.3%+3.8 pts
3011Multnomah County, OROR795,39118.4%+7.8 pts
3012Washington County, VTVT59,65218.4%+6.1 pts
3013Gallatin County, MTMT128,74018.4%+5.5 pts
3014Talbot County, MDMD38,23818.5%+7.7 pts
3015Frederick County, MDMD302,88318.5%+7.3 pts
3016Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.5%+6.3 pts
3017Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518.6%+5.8 pts
3018Alpine County, CACA1,04318.6%+10.2 pts
3019Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78418.6%+6.5 pts
3020Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+7.0 pts
3021Latah County, IDID41,84218.7%+0.5 pts
3022Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318.8%+6.4 pts
3023Ouray County, COCO5,26518.9%+5.6 pts
3024Greene County, OHOH174,32219.0%+5.1 pts
3025Cumberland County, MEME317,22219.0%+6.5 pts
3026Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.0%+2.7 pts
3027Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+6.4 pts
3028Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+1.8 pts
3029Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+4.5 pts
3030Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34619.1%+6.1 pts
3031Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+4.6 pts
3032St. Louis County, MOMO990,91119.3%+5.9 pts
3033Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.3%+8.8 pts
3034Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+4.5 pts
3035Denver County, COCO740,61319.3%+6.9 pts
3036Forsyth County, GAGA282,80519.3%+10.8 pts
3037Watauga County, NCNC54,78619.4%+4.9 pts
3038Collin County, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+4.9 pts
3039Larimer County, COCO377,29219.6%+5.2 pts
3040Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts
3041Bergen County, NJNJ977,02619.7%+5.5 pts
3042Gilpin County, COCO6,07319.7%+9.5 pts
3043Dukes County, MAMA21,21919.7%+6.7 pts
3044DeKalb County, GAGA774,39419.7%+6.1 pts
3045DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+4.9 pts
3046Newport County, RIRI83,05119.8%+4.8 pts
3047Leelanau County, MIMI22,98219.9%+8.3 pts
3048Boone County, ININ80,68919.9%+9.9 pts
3049Olmsted County, MNMN166,73120.0%+6.5 pts
3050Leon County, FLFL299,04820.1%+2.3 pts
3051Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+8.5 pts
3052Barnstable County, MAMA233,53920.1%+7.1 pts
3053Washington County, RIRI129,79520.1%+6.4 pts
3054Chatham County, NCNC85,11120.1%+8.5 pts
3055Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720.1%+3.5 pts
3056Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+6.4 pts
3057Mercer County, NJNJ399,28920.4%+4.9 pts
3058Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.5%+6.2 pts
3059Alameda County, CACA1,636,63020.6%+6.9 pts
3060Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33720.7%+5.7 pts
3061Douglas County, COCO399,39620.7%+5.4 pts
3062Boone County, MOMO191,74620.7%+2.2 pts
3063Grafton County, NHNH93,22520.8%+6.5 pts
3064Yolo County, CACA224,41020.8%+4.8 pts
3065Madison County, MSMS116,29820.8%+8.8 pts
3066Summit County, UTUT43,14120.9%+6.0 pts
3067Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93921.1%+5.5 pts
3068Dane County, WIWI590,37521.1%+5.3 pts
3069Broomfield County, COCO79,17421.2%–
3070Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.3%+2.3 pts
3071Suffolk County, MAMA791,89121.4%+7.7 pts
3072Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4%+5.7 pts
3073Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321.5%+5.8 pts
3074Johnson County, KSKS636,90621.5%+5.5 pts
3075Chittenden County, VTVT169,11521.5%+5.6 pts
3076Riley County, KSKS72,59821.6%+2.7 pts
3077Delaware County, OHOH242,03221.7%+8.8 pts
3078King County, WAWA2,344,93921.7%+8.4 pts
3079San Juan County, WAWA18,57721.8%+6.6 pts
3080Monroe County, ININ143,34521.9%+2.3 pts
3081Story County, IAIA101,29122.0%+2.4 pts
3082Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.0%+5.2 pts
3083Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78122.1%+5.8 pts
3084Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+6.7 pts
3085Centre County, PAPA157,39322.2%+4.7 pts
3086Chester County, PAPA557,11622.3%+6.5 pts
3087Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+8.1 pts
3088Clay County, SDSD15,03122.4%+5.0 pts
3089Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79122.4%+7.7 pts
3090Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.5%+7.4 pts
3091Clear Creek County, COCO8,99422.5%+8.3 pts
3092San Mateo County, CACA743,56822.6%+8.0 pts
3093Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.7%+5.4 pts
3094York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+6.3 pts
3095Hamilton County, ININ387,03622.8%+7.2 pts
3096Morris County, NJNJ524,25122.8%+5.8 pts
3097Clarke County, GAGA129,92123.0%+4.1 pts
3098Bristol County, RIRI50,00123.2%+9.1 pts
3099Whitman County, WAWA48,51223.3%+3.5 pts
3100Douglas County, KSKS120,92023.4%+5.2 pts
3101Durham County, NCNC347,24023.7%+6.3 pts
3102San Francisco County, CACA826,07923.7%+7.3 pts
3103Champaign County, ILIL209,97223.9%+4.6 pts
3104Benton County, OROR97,72824.0%+2.8 pts
3105Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+2.6 pts
3106James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+7.5 pts
3107Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+5.9 pts
3108Hampshire County, MAMA164,06524.6%+5.9 pts
3109Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+3.6 pts
3110Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74325.2%+5.4 pts
3111Johnson County, IAIA160,04425.2%+3.8 pts
3112Somerset County, NJNJ356,48625.3%+6.2 pts
3113Albany County, WYWY38,55825.5%+7.0 pts
3114Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39125.6%+9.1 pts
3115Marin County, CACA253,69425.8%+5.3 pts
3116Norfolk County, MAMA739,74925.8%+7.9 pts
3117Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+11.2 pts
3118Oconee County, GAGA44,89326.6%+9.5 pts
3119Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+5.2 pts
3120Boulder County, COCO328,56028.4%+7.2 pts
3121Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+7.3 pts
3122Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97928.9%+8.9 pts
3123Tompkins County, NYNY104,04729.6%+3.0 pts
3124Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21430.0%+6.2 pts
3125New York County, NYNY1,664,86230.5%+7.1 pts
3126Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+6.8 pts
3127Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+10.4 pts
3128Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58232.0%+4.5 pts
3129Howard County, MDMD339,18332.3%+8.9 pts
3130Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+9.1 pts
3131District of Columbia, DCDC693,64534.5%+13.5 pts
3132Orange County, NCNC152,49834.8%+7.7 pts
3133Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+10.0 pts
3134Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40742.4%+6.3 pts
3135Falls Church, VAVA15,15947.6%+13.9 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,135 OF 3,135

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