RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 92 SHOWN OF 92

Least educated, Indiana counties · 1990

Indiana counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 92 is 10.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Switzerland County, ININ10,0375.6%–

02Crawford County, ININ10,5095.7%–

03Starke County, ININ23,4256.0%–

04Ohio County, ININ5,9946.0%–

05Orange County, ININ19,8346.0%–

06Jennings County, ININ27,6226.5%–

07Scott County, ININ25,0536.6%–

08Perry County, ININ19,3896.8%–

09Washington County, ININ28,3836.8%–

10Owen County, ININ21,8867.1%–

11LaGrange County, ININ41,3057.3%–

12Fountain County, ININ17,0137.6%–

13Daviess County, ININ34,2097.6%–

14Vermillion County, ININ15,4887.8%–

15Noble County, ININ47,9378.0%–

16Fayette County, ININ23,5338.1%–

17Newton County, ININ14,1888.1%–

18Jay County, ININ20,1188.2%–

19Franklin County, ININ23,2868.2%–

20Harrison County, ININ40,4378.4%–

21Union County, ININ6,8638.4%–

22Pike County, ININ12,0038.5%–

23Randolph County, ININ24,4388.6%–

24Martin County, ININ9,8568.6%–

25Rush County, ININ16,7678.7%–

26Jackson County, ININ47,3708.7%–

27Whitley County, ININ35,0468.8%–

28Pulaski County, ININ12,4638.9%–

29Blackford County, ININ11,7308.9%–

30Cass County, ININ37,8369.0%–

31Gibson County, ININ33,0919.1%–

32Benton County, ININ8,8839.2%–

33Henry County, ININ49,1379.2%–

34Spencer County, ININ20,0619.2%–

35Warren County, ININ8,4749.4%–

36Lawrence County, ININ45,5689.4%–

37Fulton County, ININ20,0919.4%–

38Decatur County, ININ26,5769.7%–

39Miami County, ININ34,4879.7%–

40Ripley County, ININ29,4349.8%–

41Tipton County, ININ15,3199.8%–

42Clay County, ININ26,4109.8%–

43Greene County, ININ31,1659.9%–

44DeKalb County, ININ44,5359.9%–

45Shelby County, ININ45,8829.9%–

46Morgan County, ININ74,96710.0%–

47Sullivan County, ININ20,83110.0%–

48Carroll County, ININ20,65510.0%–

49Parke County, ININ16,64210.1%–

50Adams County, ININ36,65010.7%–

51White County, ININ25,16410.7%–

52Dearborn County, ININ51,60910.7%–

53Jasper County, ININ33,89410.8%–

54Dubois County, ININ44,01610.9%–

55Clinton County, ININ33,32211.0%–

56Posey County, ININ24,98811.0%–

57Knox County, ININ35,65211.1%–

58Grant County, ININ66,52411.2%–

59Clark County, ININ130,45111.2%–

60Putnam County, ININ37,87611.3%–

61Wayne County, ININ66,16911.3%–

62Wabash County, ININ30,71311.7%–

63Madison County, ININ135,08811.7%–

64LaPorte County, ININ111,29411.7%–

65Huntington County, ININ37,22411.8%–

66Wells County, ININ28,88312.1%–

67Marshall County, ININ46,59912.3%–

68Steuben County, ININ34,79912.5%–

69Montgomery County, ININ38,95412.8%–

70Lake County, ININ504,61212.8%–

71Jefferson County, ININ33,27913.3%–

72Elkhart County, ININ208,77414.2%–

73Howard County, ININ83,90414.3%–

74Kosciusko County, ININ80,89214.4%–

75Hancock County, ININ90,96914.9%–

76Floyd County, ININ82,15315.1%–

77Brown County, ININ15,77715.2%–

78Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99516.0%–

79Warrick County, ININ66,80316.2%–

80Delaware County, ININ113,10616.5%–

81Johnson County, ININ174,26216.7%–

82Bartholomew County, ININ85,72916.9%–

83Vigo County, ININ106,51218.1%–

84Hendricks County, ININ193,51018.2%–

85Porter County, ININ176,04918.5%–

86Allen County, ININ402,32919.0%–

87St. Joseph County, ININ272,86119.2%–

88Marion County, ININ992,19621.4%–

89Boone County, ININ80,68922.2%–

90Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45630.7%–

91Monroe County, ININ143,34532.9%–

92Hamilton County, ININ387,03636.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS