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Least educated, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Lucas County, IAIA8,84711.1%+1.6 pts
02Adair County, IAIA7,40311.2%+1.4 pts
03Davis County, IAIA9,23011.4%+1.0 pts
04Keokuk County, IAIA9,79711.6%+2.2 pts
05Van Buren County, IAIA7,13111.8%+2.2 pts
06Taylor County, IAIA5,83512.0%+3.3 pts
07Adams County, IAIA3,61712.0%+2.6 pts
08Clarke County, IAIA9,57412.1%+3.2 pts
09Jackson County, IAIA19,28812.1%+2.0 pts
10Wayne County, IAIA6,73812.1%+3.8 pts
11Appanoose County, IAIA12,07712.2%+0.7 pts
12Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66312.2%+2.4 pts
13Audubon County, IAIA5,50912.3%+2.5 pts
14Crawford County, IAIA16,23712.4%+2.5 pts
15Butler County, IAIA14,04912.4%+3.0 pts
16Lee County, IAIA32,30612.5%+1.8 pts
17Monroe County, IAIA7,40612.6%+4.6 pts
18Howard County, IAIA9,41512.6%+4.4 pts
19Harrison County, IAIA14,62312.7%+3.5 pts
20Buchanan County, IAIA20,88312.7%+1.5 pts
21Worth County, IAIA7,33812.7%+1.7 pts
22Jones County, IAIA21,25312.7%+2.1 pts
23Louisa County, IAIA10,41612.7%+3.5 pts
24Clayton County, IAIA16,84512.8%+3.8 pts
25Mitchell County, IAIA10,65012.8%+1.8 pts
26Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.9%+0.1 pts
27Tama County, IAIA16,79612.9%+1.7 pts
28Delaware County, IAIA17,67413.0%+2.0 pts
29Emmet County, IAIA9,10713.0%+2.0 pts
30Osceola County, IAIA5,98013.4%+3.5 pts
31Ringgold County, IAIA4,64213.4%+3.2 pts
32Monona County, IAIA8,53913.4%+3.1 pts
33Wright County, IAIA12,80113.5%+2.2 pts
34Kossuth County, IAIA14,32213.6%+1.7 pts
35Sac County, IAIA9,52513.6%+0.9 pts
36Ida County, IAIA6,77713.6%+2.6 pts
37Fayette County, IAIA19,04713.8%+2.0 pts
38Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89913.9%+1.0 pts
39Benton County, IAIA26,00413.9%+4.3 pts
40Fremont County, IAIA6,52214.0%+2.7 pts
41Lyon County, IAIA12,35414.2%+4.0 pts
42Clinton County, IAIA46,00214.4%+1.5 pts
43Madison County, IAIA17,27014.4%+2.4 pts
44Allamakee County, IAIA14,23814.4%+5.5 pts
45Franklin County, IAIA9,86814.5%+2.2 pts
46Wapello County, IAIA35,21014.6%+3.6 pts
47Greene County, IAIA8,65814.6%+1.0 pts
48O'Brien County, IAIA14,22014.7%+2.1 pts
49Union County, IAIA11,82914.7%+2.0 pts
50Floyd County, IAIA14,90114.8%+2.6 pts
51Guthrie County, IAIA10,78214.9%+5.0 pts
52Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81915.0%+2.2 pts
53Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99615.0%+4.0 pts
54Decatur County, IAIA7,65515.1%+2.9 pts
55Cherokee County, IAIA11,36915.2%+4.4 pts
56Shelby County, IAIA11,68915.3%+2.6 pts
57Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.4%+3.8 pts
58Calhoun County, IAIA9,56215.4%+3.8 pts
59Hancock County, IAIA10,52815.4%+5.1 pts
60Iowa County, IAIA16,50415.8%+4.6 pts
61Jasper County, IAIA38,15315.9%+3.2 pts
62Des Moines County, IAIA38,07716.0%+3.2 pts
63Carroll County, IAIA20,30316.0%+4.7 pts
64Henry County, IAIA19,34916.2%+1.7 pts
65Cedar County, IAIA18,35916.3%+3.5 pts
66Clay County, IAIA16,20216.3%+1.8 pts
67Mills County, IAIA14,79316.3%+3.7 pts
68Washington County, IAIA22,66716.4%+4.7 pts
69Winnebago County, IAIA10,25116.5%+2.4 pts
70Mahaska County, IAIA21,88016.5%+3.4 pts
71Page County, IAIA14,85616.6%+3.0 pts
72Cass County, IAIA12,96016.6%+4.1 pts
73Webster County, IAIA36,83816.9%+3.1 pts
74Marshall County, IAIA39,89017.0%+1.3 pts
75Hardin County, IAIA16,45517.1%+4.7 pts
76Muscatine County, IAIA41,85317.2%+4.2 pts
77Grundy County, IAIA12,36117.2%+4.9 pts
78Hamilton County, IAIA14,94417.5%+4.8 pts
79Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36818.5%+2.3 pts
80Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44918.7%+3.5 pts
81Boone County, IAIA26,79918.8%+5.1 pts
82Marion County, IAIA34,19218.9%+6.0 pts
83Woodbury County, IAIA106,64918.9%+2.2 pts
84Plymouth County, IAIA25,69719.3%+4.3 pts
85Sioux County, IAIA36,77419.8%+5.3 pts
86Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37220.3%+4.8 pts
87Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73320.5%+3.4 pts
88Warren County, IAIA57,33121.2%+5.1 pts
89Dubuque County, IAIA99,38121.3%+4.6 pts
90Dickinson County, IAIA18,07721.3%+3.8 pts
91Bremer County, IAIA25,29621.5%+6.4 pts
92Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53223.0%+5.7 pts
93Scott County, IAIA175,25924.9%+3.0 pts
94Dallas County, IAIA118,45726.8%+10.5 pts
95Linn County, IAIA232,02827.7%+6.2 pts
96Polk County, IAIA516,54629.7%+5.8 pts
97Jefferson County, IAIA15,29131.2%+4.8 pts
98Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+6.1 pts
99Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.6%+3.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS