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Least educated, Colorado counties

Colorado counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 33.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rio Blanco County, CO, up 13 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Crowley County, COCO5,67712.4%+0.6 pts
02▲1Bent County, COCO5,71615.7%+4.2 pts
03▲1Morgan County, COCO30,30617.8%+4.4 pts
04▲5Otero County, COCO17,68318.2%+2.8 pts
05▲2Prowers County, COCO11,88419.3%+7.4 pts
06▲2Las Animas County, COCO14,39119.3%+3.1 pts
07▲8Moffat County, COCO13,12219.4%+6.9 pts
08▲3Logan County, COCO20,65420.1%+5.5 pts
09▲5Kiowa County, COCO1,41220.1%+4.0 pts
10▼5Kit Carson County, COCO7,06920.4%+5.1 pts
11▼5Fremont County, COCO50,03922.0%+8.5 pts
12▲13Rio Blanco County, COCO6,68324.7%+5.2 pts
13▲4Baca County, COCO3,34724.7%+10.7 pts
14▲8Costilla County, COCO3,67924.9%+12.1 pts
15▼2Washington County, COCO4,73224.9%+10.6 pts
16▼4Yuma County, COCO9,89625.3%+9.8 pts
17▲2Pueblo County, COCO169,27725.6%+7.3 pts
18▲10Conejos County, COCO7,52925.7%+11.3 pts
19▼17Lincoln County, COCO5,64526.1%+12.8 pts
20Cheyenne County, COCO1,71326.1%+11.9 pts
21Huerfano County, COCO7,01126.4%+10.2 pts
22▼6Delta County, COCO32,17826.6%+9.1 pts
23▼13Sedgwick County, COCO2,24727.2%+13.8 pts
24▲6Dolores County, COCO2,46628.1%+14.6 pts
25▼1Montrose County, COCO44,59128.7%+10.1 pts
26Adams County, COCO554,66829.0%+11.6 pts
27▲7Jackson County, COCO1,21131.3%+11.4 pts
28▼10Saguache County, COCO6,73231.3%+11.7 pts
29▲4Montezuma County, COCO26,67831.3%+10.4 pts
30▼3Phillips County, COCO4,42031.5%+11.6 pts
31Mesa County, COCO162,84532.3%+10.4 pts
32▼9Alamosa County, COCO16,68832.4%+5.5 pts
33▼1Weld County, COCO378,42633.2%+11.5 pts
34▲1Garfield County, COCO63,47433.6%+9.8 pts
35▼6Rio Grande County, COCO11,08734.5%+15.6 pts
36▲3Elbert County, COCO30,53436.1%+9.5 pts
37▲3Teller County, COCO24,75637.9%+6.2 pts
38▲5Archuleta County, COCO14,30640.9%+11.9 pts
39▼3Park County, COCO18,31441.6%+11.3 pts
40▲2El Paso County, COCO757,04041.9%+10.1 pts
41▲3Grand County, COCO16,49642.7%+8.1 pts
42▼4Custer County, COCO5,59043.7%+17.0 pts
43▲3Arapahoe County, COCO673,82046.5%+9.5 pts
44▼3Chaffee County, COCO20,83147.0%+22.7 pts
45▲2Hinsdale County, COCO75347.7%+12.8 pts
46▲2La Plata County, COCO56,89849.3%+12.9 pts
47▼2Lake County, COCO7,55249.5%+30.0 pts
48▲7Eagle County, COCO54,29150.9%+8.3 pts
49▲9Mineral County, COCO91051.7%+20.5 pts
50Jefferson County, COCO580,45152.0%+15.4 pts
51▼14San Juan County, COCO81352.1%+8.4 pts
52▼3Gilpin County, COCO6,07352.8%+21.6 pts
53▼2Larimer County, COCO377,29253.0%+13.4 pts
54▼1Routt County, COCO25,32954.2%+11.7 pts
55▲2Summit County, COCO31,51755.0%+6.7 pts
56▼4Ouray County, COCO5,26556.5%+19.6 pts
57▼3Denver County, COCO740,61356.5%+22.1 pts
58▼2Clear Creek County, COCO8,99457.5%+18.7 pts
59Broomfield County, COCO79,17460.3%–
60▲2Douglas County, COCO399,39662.0%+10.2 pts
61▲2Pitkin County, COCO16,62562.8%+5.7 pts
62▲2Boulder County, COCO328,56064.2%+11.8 pts
63▼2Gunnison County, COCO17,43964.7%+21.1 pts
64▼4San Miguel County, COCO7,75364.9%+16.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES