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Least educated, Indiana counties

Indiana counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 20.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union County, IN, up 22 places to #34.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Switzerland County, ININ10,0378.9%+1.2 pts

02Crawford County, ININ10,50911.4%+3.0 pts

03LaGrange County, ININ41,30511.5%+2.7 pts

04Starke County, ININ23,42512.5%+4.1 pts

05▲11Scott County, ININ25,05312.7%+3.9 pts

06▲3Martin County, ININ9,85613.3%+4.5 pts

07▲1Jay County, ININ20,11813.3%+3.4 pts

08▲5Pulaski County, ININ12,46314.1%+3.9 pts

09▼3Washington County, ININ28,38314.5%+4.2 pts

10▲7Blackford County, ININ11,73014.5%+4.3 pts

11▼1Sullivan County, ININ20,83114.6%+5.2 pts

12▲7Fountain County, ININ17,01314.7%+4.6 pts

13▼2Jennings County, ININ27,62214.8%+6.4 pts

14▲21Randolph County, ININ24,43815.1%+5.1 pts

15▼10Newton County, ININ14,18815.3%+5.7 pts

16▼9Parke County, ININ16,64215.4%+3.8 pts

17▲14Pike County, ININ12,00316.0%+7.6 pts

18▲6Fayette County, ININ23,53316.0%+8.2 pts

19▼1Miami County, ININ34,48716.1%+5.7 pts

20▼6Orange County, ININ19,83416.1%+5.9 pts

21▲4Greene County, ININ31,16516.1%+5.7 pts

22▲4Adams County, ININ36,65016.2%+5.5 pts

23▼11Daviess County, ININ34,20916.5%+6.8 pts

24▼9Cass County, ININ37,83616.5%+4.5 pts

25▼3Clinton County, ININ33,32216.5%+6.4 pts

26▲7Perry County, ININ19,38916.6%+7.0 pts

27▼4Owen County, ININ21,88616.8%+7.6 pts

28▼7Fulton County, ININ20,09116.9%+6.6 pts

29Carroll County, ININ20,65517.2%+4.3 pts

30▲4Henry County, ININ49,13717.5%+5.8 pts

31▲17Warren County, ININ8,47417.5%+3.5 pts

32Vermillion County, ININ15,48817.6%+6.4 pts

33▼13Ohio County, ININ5,99417.8%+6.1 pts

34▲22Union County, ININ6,86318.4%+7.3 pts

35▲14Gibson County, ININ33,09118.5%+6.1 pts

36▼8Rush County, ININ16,76718.6%+8.3 pts

37▼7Noble County, ININ47,93718.8%+7.7 pts

38▼2Knox County, ININ35,65219.1%+4.7 pts

39▼12Jasper County, ININ33,89419.2%+6.2 pts

40▼2White County, ININ25,16419.2%+8.7 pts

41▲21Franklin County, ININ23,28619.5%+6.9 pts

42▼2Jefferson County, ININ33,27919.8%+3.4 pts

43▲3Benton County, ININ8,88319.8%+6.8 pts

44▲7Wells County, ININ28,88319.9%+5.7 pts

45▲12Decatur County, ININ26,57620.0%+8.5 pts

46▲12Elkhart County, ININ208,77420.1%+4.6 pts

47▼4DeKalb County, ININ44,53520.2%+7.8 pts

48▼9Putnam County, ININ37,87620.2%+7.1 pts

49▼7Jackson County, ININ47,37020.3%+8.8 pts

50▼5Grant County, ININ66,52420.3%+6.3 pts

51▼14Clay County, ININ26,41020.3%+7.6 pts

52Lawrence County, ININ45,56820.4%+9.7 pts

53▲11Montgomery County, ININ38,95420.4%+5.7 pts

54▲7Wayne County, ININ66,16920.5%+6.7 pts

55▼11Madison County, ININ135,08820.5%+6.1 pts

56▲3Ripley County, ININ29,43420.7%+9.2 pts

57▲9Howard County, ININ83,90420.8%+2.7 pts

58▲2Marshall County, ININ46,59920.9%+6.0 pts

59▼9Morgan County, ININ74,96721.1%+8.5 pts

60▲5Huntington County, ININ37,22421.3%+7.0 pts

61▼14Harrison County, ININ40,43721.7%+8.7 pts

62▼8Shelby County, ININ45,88221.9%+9.2 pts

63▼22Spencer County, ININ20,06122.0%+9.0 pts

64▼9LaPorte County, ININ111,29422.7%+8.7 pts

65▼12Wabash County, ININ30,71323.1%+9.4 pts

66▲10Tipton County, ININ15,31923.5%+11.1 pts

67Whitley County, ININ35,04623.6%+10.4 pts

68▲3Kosciusko County, ININ80,89225.1%+10.2 pts

69Posey County, ININ24,98825.2%+10.5 pts

70▲5Dearborn County, ININ51,60925.3%+9.8 pts

71▼3Steuben County, ININ34,79925.6%+10.1 pts

72▲2Dubois County, ININ44,01625.7%+11.2 pts

73▼3Lake County, ININ504,61225.8%+9.6 pts

74▼2Delaware County, ININ113,10626.2%+5.8 pts

75▼2Vigo County, ININ106,51226.3%+4.9 pts

76▲4Brown County, ININ15,77726.4%+8.0 pts

77▼14Clark County, ININ130,45127.7%+13.4 pts

78▼1Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99527.8%+8.5 pts

79▼1Porter County, ININ176,04931.1%+8.5 pts

80▼1Allen County, ININ402,32931.6%+8.9 pts

81Floyd County, ININ82,15332.9%+12.6 pts

82St. Joseph County, ININ272,86133.5%+9.9 pts

83▲4Bartholomew County, ININ85,72934.1%+12.1 pts

84▲1Johnson County, ININ174,26234.7%+11.6 pts

85▼1Marion County, ININ992,19634.8%+9.4 pts

86▼3Hancock County, ININ90,96934.9%+12.7 pts

87▼1Warrick County, ININ66,80335.2%+13.4 pts

88Hendricks County, ININ193,51039.5%+16.4 pts

89Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45640.5%+7.4 pts

90Monroe County, ININ143,34549.5%+9.8 pts

91Boone County, ININ80,68951.7%+24.1 pts

92Hamilton County, ININ387,03661.9%+13.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES