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Least educated, Iowa counties · 2010

Iowa counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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 2000
01Lucas County, IAIA8,84710.5%−0.6 pts
02Wayne County, IAIA6,73810.8%−1.3 pts
03Howard County, IAIA9,41511.5%−1.2 pts
04Taylor County, IAIA5,83512.3%+0.4 pts
05Clarke County, IAIA9,57412.9%+0.9 pts
06Louisa County, IAIA10,41613.1%+0.4 pts
07Allamakee County, IAIA14,23813.5%−1.0 pts
08Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66313.5%+1.3 pts
09Van Buren County, IAIA7,13113.5%+1.7 pts
10Adair County, IAIA7,40313.6%+2.3 pts
11Keokuk County, IAIA9,79713.8%+2.2 pts
12Franklin County, IAIA9,86814.4%−0.1 pts
13Cass County, IAIA12,96014.5%−2.1 pts
14Delaware County, IAIA17,67414.6%+1.6 pts
15Monona County, IAIA8,53914.7%+1.2 pts
16Lee County, IAIA32,30614.8%+2.3 pts
17Butler County, IAIA14,04914.9%+2.5 pts
18Wapello County, IAIA35,21014.9%+0.3 pts
19Clayton County, IAIA16,84514.9%+2.1 pts
20Floyd County, IAIA14,90114.9%+0.2 pts
21Crawford County, IAIA16,23715.0%+2.6 pts
22Jackson County, IAIA19,28815.0%+2.9 pts
23Audubon County, IAIA5,50915.0%+2.7 pts
24Monroe County, IAIA7,40615.1%+2.5 pts
25Hancock County, IAIA10,52815.4%+0.0 pts
26Harrison County, IAIA14,62315.5%+2.8 pts
27Union County, IAIA11,82915.6%+0.8 pts
28Adams County, IAIA3,61715.6%+3.6 pts
29Wright County, IAIA12,80115.7%+2.2 pts
30Humboldt County, IAIA9,40915.9%+0.5 pts
31Lyon County, IAIA12,35415.9%+1.6 pts
32Jones County, IAIA21,25315.9%+3.2 pts
33Worth County, IAIA7,33816.0%+3.4 pts
34Shelby County, IAIA11,68916.1%+0.7 pts
35Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89916.1%+2.3 pts
36Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.3%+2.9 pts
37Hamilton County, IAIA14,94416.4%−1.1 pts
38Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81916.4%+1.4 pts
39Fayette County, IAIA19,04716.5%+2.7 pts
40Tama County, IAIA16,79616.5%+3.6 pts
41Jasper County, IAIA38,15316.6%+0.7 pts
42Appanoose County, IAIA12,07716.6%+4.4 pts
43Mitchell County, IAIA10,65016.6%+3.8 pts
44Kossuth County, IAIA14,32216.7%+3.1 pts
45Page County, IAIA14,85616.7%+0.1 pts
46Clinton County, IAIA46,00217.0%+2.6 pts
47Davis County, IAIA9,23017.0%+5.6 pts
48Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99617.3%+2.2 pts
49Fremont County, IAIA6,52217.4%+3.4 pts
50Greene County, IAIA8,65817.5%+2.9 pts
51Des Moines County, IAIA38,07717.6%+1.6 pts
52Montgomery County, IAIA10,00217.6%+4.7 pts
53Decatur County, IAIA7,65517.8%+2.7 pts
54Benton County, IAIA26,00417.8%+3.9 pts
55Mahaska County, IAIA21,88017.9%+1.3 pts
56Calhoun County, IAIA9,56218.0%+2.6 pts
57Webster County, IAIA36,83818.0%+1.1 pts
58Emmet County, IAIA9,10718.1%+5.1 pts
59Sac County, IAIA9,52518.2%+4.6 pts
60Madison County, IAIA17,27018.2%+3.8 pts
61Ida County, IAIA6,77718.3%+4.7 pts
62Clay County, IAIA16,20218.5%+2.2 pts
63Buchanan County, IAIA20,88318.5%+5.9 pts
64Cedar County, IAIA18,35918.6%+2.4 pts
65Marshall County, IAIA39,89018.7%+1.6 pts
66Guthrie County, IAIA10,78218.9%+4.0 pts
67Iowa County, IAIA16,50419.2%+3.5 pts
68Cherokee County, IAIA11,36919.2%+4.1 pts
69O'Brien County, IAIA14,22019.3%+4.6 pts
70Winnebago County, IAIA10,25119.3%+2.9 pts
71Washington County, IAIA22,66719.4%+3.1 pts
72Boone County, IAIA26,79919.6%+0.8 pts
73Plymouth County, IAIA25,69719.8%+0.5 pts
74Muscatine County, IAIA41,85319.8%+2.7 pts
75Henry County, IAIA19,34919.9%+3.7 pts
76Carroll County, IAIA20,30320.0%+4.1 pts
77Hardin County, IAIA16,45520.2%+3.1 pts
78Ringgold County, IAIA4,64220.8%+7.3 pts
79Woodbury County, IAIA106,64920.8%+1.9 pts
80Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37221.2%+0.9 pts
81Grundy County, IAIA12,36121.6%+4.4 pts
82Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36821.7%+3.3 pts
83Sioux County, IAIA36,77422.4%+2.6 pts
84Mills County, IAIA14,79322.6%+6.3 pts
85Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44922.6%+3.9 pts
86Marion County, IAIA34,19224.0%+5.1 pts
87Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53224.6%+1.7 pts
88Dubuque County, IAIA99,38125.3%+4.0 pts
89Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73326.3%+5.9 pts
90Bremer County, IAIA25,29626.5%+5.0 pts
91Warren County, IAIA57,33126.7%+5.5 pts
92Dickinson County, IAIA18,07727.2%+5.8 pts
93Linn County, IAIA232,02829.6%+1.9 pts
94Scott County, IAIA175,25929.7%+4.9 pts
95Jefferson County, IAIA15,29130.1%−1.1 pts
96Polk County, IAIA516,54632.8%+3.1 pts
97Dallas County, IAIA118,45740.2%+13.4 pts
98Story County, IAIA101,29147.2%+2.7 pts
99Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.8%+3.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS