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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 92 counties in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Switzerland County, ININ10,0375.6%−26%

02Crawford County, ININ10,5095.7%−32%

03Starke County, ININ23,4256.0%−29%

04Ohio County, ININ5,9946.0%−48%

05Orange County, ININ19,8346.0%−41%

06Jennings County, ININ27,6226.5%−22%

07Scott County, ININ25,0536.6%−25%

08Perry County, ININ19,3896.8%−30%

09Washington County, ININ28,3836.8%−33%

10Owen County, ININ21,8867.1%−22%

11LaGrange County, ININ41,3057.3%−17%

12Fountain County, ININ17,0137.6%−25%

13Daviess County, ININ34,2097.6%−21%

14Vermillion County, ININ15,4887.8%−31%

15Noble County, ININ47,9378.0%−27%

16Fayette County, ININ23,5338.1%+3%

17Newton County, ININ14,1888.1%−15%

18Jay County, ININ20,1188.2%−17%

19Franklin County, ININ23,2868.2%−34%

20Harrison County, ININ40,4378.4%−36%

21Union County, ININ6,8638.4%−24%

22Pike County, ININ12,0038.5%+0%

23Randolph County, ININ24,4388.6%−13%

24Martin County, ININ9,8568.6%−3%

25Rush County, ININ16,7678.7%−16%

26Jackson County, ININ47,3708.7%−24%

27Whitley County, ININ35,0468.8%−34%

28Pulaski County, ININ12,4638.9%−13%

29Blackford County, ININ11,7308.9%−13%

30Cass County, ININ37,8369.0%−25%

31Gibson County, ININ33,0919.1%−26%

32Benton County, ININ8,8839.2%−30%

33Henry County, ININ49,1379.2%−22%

34Spencer County, ININ20,0619.2%−29%

35Warren County, ININ8,4749.4%−33%

36Lawrence County, ININ45,5689.4%−12%

37Fulton County, ININ20,0919.4%−9%

38Decatur County, ININ26,5769.7%−16%

39Miami County, ININ34,4879.7%−6%

40Ripley County, ININ29,4349.8%−15%

41Tipton County, ININ15,3199.8%−21%

42Clay County, ININ26,4109.8%−23%

43Greene County, ININ31,1659.9%−6%

44DeKalb County, ININ44,5359.9%−20%

45Shelby County, ININ45,8829.9%−22%

46Morgan County, ININ74,96710.0%−21%

47Sullivan County, ININ20,83110.0%+6%

48Carroll County, ININ20,65510.0%−23%

49Parke County, ININ16,64210.1%−13%

50Adams County, ININ36,65010.7%+0%

51White County, ININ25,16410.7%+3%

52Dearborn County, ININ51,60910.7%−30%

53Jasper County, ININ33,89410.8%−17%

54Dubois County, ININ44,01610.9%−25%

55Clinton County, ININ33,32211.0%+9%

56Posey County, ININ24,98811.0%−25%

57Knox County, ININ35,65211.1%−23%

58Grant County, ININ66,52411.2%−21%

59Clark County, ININ130,45111.2%−22%

60Putnam County, ININ37,87611.3%−14%

61Wayne County, ININ66,16911.3%−17%

62Wabash County, ININ30,71311.7%−15%

63Madison County, ININ135,08811.7%−19%

64LaPorte County, ININ111,29411.7%−16%

65Huntington County, ININ37,22411.8%−17%

66Wells County, ININ28,88312.1%−15%

67Marshall County, ININ46,59912.3%−18%

68Steuben County, ININ34,79912.5%−20%

69Montgomery County, ININ38,95412.8%−13%

70Lake County, ININ504,61212.8%−21%

71Jefferson County, ININ33,27913.3%−19%

72Elkhart County, ININ208,77414.2%−8%

73Howard County, ININ83,90414.3%−21%

74Kosciusko County, ININ80,89214.4%−3%

75Hancock County, ININ90,96914.9%−33%

76Floyd County, ININ82,15315.1%−26%

77Brown County, ININ15,77715.2%−18%

78Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99516.0%−17%

79Warrick County, ININ66,80316.2%−26%

80Delaware County, ININ113,10616.5%−19%

81Johnson County, ININ174,26216.7%−28%

82Bartholomew County, ININ85,72916.9%−23%

83Vigo County, ININ106,51218.1%−16%

84Hendricks County, ININ193,51018.2%−21%

85Porter County, ININ176,04918.5%−18%

86Allen County, ININ402,32919.0%−16%

87St. Joseph County, ININ272,86119.2%−19%

88Marion County, ININ992,19621.4%−16%

89Boone County, ININ80,68922.2%−20%

90Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45630.7%−7%

91Monroe County, ININ143,34532.9%−17%

92Hamilton County, ININ387,03636.2%−26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES