RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Least educated, Kansas counties · 1990

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 13.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Anderson County, KSKS8,0188.1%–

02Woodson County, KSKS3,1188.4%–

03Osage County, KSKS15,6939.3%–

04Doniphan County, KSKS7,5949.7%–

05Smith County, KSKS3,56610.0%–

06Marshall County, KSKS9,85210.2%–

07Republic County, KSKS4,64010.3%–

08Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59710.3%–

09Cherokee County, KSKS19,10510.3%–

10Linn County, KSKS9,95010.4%–

11Greenwood County, KSKS5,82610.4%–

12Jackson County, KSKS13,43810.4%–

13Elk County, KSKS2,45810.5%–

14Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32110.6%–

15Harper County, KSKS5,37010.9%–

16Phillips County, KSKS4,72810.9%–

17Osborne County, KSKS3,28511.0%–

18Rooks County, KSKS4,64611.0%–

19Washington County, KSKS5,53311.2%–

20Sumner County, KSKS22,31211.3%–

21Wilson County, KSKS8,29911.4%–

22Rush County, KSKS2,84511.5%–

23Neosho County, KSKS15,63711.5%–

24Seward County, KSKS21,07311.6%–

25Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.6%–

26Jewell County, KSKS2,83011.7%–

27Dickinson County, KSKS18,63711.9%–

28Kingman County, KSKS7,02911.9%–

29Trego County, KSKS2,74012.1%–

30Labette County, KSKS19,68512.1%–

31Nemaha County, KSKS10,05412.3%–

32Ness County, KSKS2,61712.3%–

33Allen County, KSKS12,30212.4%–

34Wallace County, KSKS1,44112.5%–

35Sherman County, KSKS5,76312.5%–

36Brown County, KSKS9,10412.5%–

37Morris County, KSKS5,34812.5%–

38Kearny County, KSKS3,88812.5%–

39Wichita County, KSKS2,03112.5%–

40Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01812.6%–

41Gray County, KSKS5,65212.6%–

42Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25712.8%–

43Norton County, KSKS5,28812.8%–

44Hamilton County, KSKS2,50012.9%–

45Franklin County, KSKS26,29912.9%–

46Barber County, KSKS4,08312.9%–

47Edwards County, KSKS2,64013.1%–

48Miami County, KSKS36,24013.2%–

49Clay County, KSKS7,99013.3%–

50Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60413.3%–

51Sheridan County, KSKS2,42713.3%–

52Atchison County, KSKS16,17213.3%–

53Haskell County, KSKS3,59913.4%–

54Coffey County, KSKS8,46713.5%–

55Jefferson County, KSKS18,29613.5%–

56Montgomery County, KSKS30,17713.6%–

57Barton County, KSKS24,79013.6%–

58Chase County, KSKS2,57213.6%–

59Grant County, KSKS7,02813.6%–

60Gove County, KSKS2,63113.6%–

61Decatur County, KSKS2,71613.6%–

62Scott County, KSKS4,81513.8%–

63Cloud County, KSKS8,83313.8%–

64Ottawa County, KSKS5,74414.0%–

65Bourbon County, KSKS14,31914.0%–

66Russell County, KSKS6,58114.1%–

67Stevens County, KSKS4,98414.1%–

68Graham County, KSKS2,37114.2%–

69Finney County, KSKS37,50514.4%–

70Rawlins County, KSKS2,43114.4%–

71Kiowa County, KSKS2,43214.6%–

72Geary County, KSKS36,33814.6%–

73Marion County, KSKS11,63414.9%–

74Comanche County, KSKS1,67314.9%–

75Reno County, KSKS61,53914.9%–

76Cowley County, KSKS34,38214.9%–

77Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18615.6%–

78Thomas County, KSKS7,72515.7%–

79Mitchell County, KSKS5,59015.8%–

80Logan County, KSKS2,66115.9%–

81Morton County, KSKS2,47016.2%–

82Stafford County, KSKS4,00516.5%–

83Pawnee County, KSKS5,99116.7%–

84Greeley County, KSKS1,18216.8%–

85Stanton County, KSKS1,98616.9%–

86Butler County, KSKS69,48417.0%–

87Meade County, KSKS3,85217.1%–

88Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61917.3%–

89McPherson County, KSKS30,06417.4%–

90Clark County, KSKS1,90017.5%–

91Saline County, KSKS53,37717.7%–

92Lane County, KSKS1,50817.8%–

93Ford County, KSKS33,99318.1%–

94Crawford County, KSKS39,00818.7%–

95Rice County, KSKS9,26618.7%–

96Pratt County, KSKS9,11719.5%–

97Harvey County, KSKS33,58020.3%–

98Lyon County, KSKS32,26621.4%–

99Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43322.2%–

100Shawnee County, KSKS178,60722.3%–

101Ellis County, KSKS29,07523.4%–

102Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59023.9%–

103Riley County, KSKS72,59834.3%–

104Douglas County, KSKS120,92038.4%–

105Johnson County, KSKS636,90640.5%–

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