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Least educated, Kansas counties · 2000

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Elk County, KSKS2,45810.6%+0%

02Wilson County, KSKS8,29910.9%+0%

03Cherokee County, KSKS19,10511.3%+0%

04Woodson County, KSKS3,11811.4%+0%

05Anderson County, KSKS8,01811.7%+0%

06Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59712.0%+0%

07Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32112.3%+0%

08Linn County, KSKS9,95012.7%+0%

09Marshall County, KSKS9,85213.2%+0%

10Seward County, KSKS21,07313.6%+0%

11Jewell County, KSKS2,83013.8%+0%

12Harper County, KSKS5,37014.0%+0%

13Trego County, KSKS2,74014.0%+0%

14Finney County, KSKS37,50514.3%+0%

15Osage County, KSKS15,69314.3%+0%

16Greenwood County, KSKS5,82614.5%+0%

17Nemaha County, KSKS10,05414.6%+0%

18Doniphan County, KSKS7,59414.8%+0%

19Republic County, KSKS4,64014.9%+0%

20Sherman County, KSKS5,76315.0%+0%

21Kearny County, KSKS3,88815.0%+0%

22Neosho County, KSKS15,63715.0%+0%

23Comanche County, KSKS1,67315.1%+0%

24Washington County, KSKS5,53315.2%+0%

25Dickinson County, KSKS18,63715.2%+0%

26Allen County, KSKS12,30215.2%+0%

27Grant County, KSKS7,02815.2%+0%

28Rooks County, KSKS4,64615.4%+0%

29Norton County, KSKS5,28815.4%+0%

30Decatur County, KSKS2,71615.4%+0%

31Jackson County, KSKS13,43815.4%+0%

32Wichita County, KSKS2,03115.5%+0%

33Osborne County, KSKS3,28515.5%+0%

34Sumner County, KSKS22,31215.7%+0%

35Labette County, KSKS19,68515.9%+0%

36Sheridan County, KSKS2,42715.9%+0%

37Rawlins County, KSKS2,43115.9%+0%

38Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60416.0%+0%

39Montgomery County, KSKS30,17716.0%+0%

40Morris County, KSKS5,34816.0%+0%

41Phillips County, KSKS4,72816.1%+0%

42Edwards County, KSKS2,64016.3%+0%

43Gray County, KSKS5,65216.3%+0%

44Ottawa County, KSKS5,74416.3%+0%

45Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25716.4%+0%

46Rush County, KSKS2,84516.4%+0%

47Ford County, KSKS33,99316.4%+0%

48Clay County, KSKS7,99016.5%+0%

49Franklin County, KSKS26,29916.5%+0%

50Barton County, KSKS24,79016.6%+0%

51Russell County, KSKS6,58116.7%+0%

52Smith County, KSKS3,56616.7%+0%

53Mitchell County, KSKS5,59016.9%+0%

54Stanton County, KSKS1,98616.9%+0%

55Geary County, KSKS36,33817.1%+0%

56Wallace County, KSKS1,44117.2%+0%

57Reno County, KSKS61,53917.3%+0%

58Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01817.3%+0%

59Hamilton County, KSKS2,50017.4%+0%

60Greeley County, KSKS1,18217.4%+0%

61Graham County, KSKS2,37117.4%+0%

62Lincoln County, KSKS2,86117.4%+0%

63Stevens County, KSKS4,98417.5%+0%

64Haskell County, KSKS3,59917.5%+0%

65Logan County, KSKS2,66117.5%+0%

66Rice County, KSKS9,26617.5%+0%

67Morton County, KSKS2,47017.6%+0%

68Bourbon County, KSKS14,31917.8%+0%

69Kingman County, KSKS7,02917.8%+0%

70Ness County, KSKS2,61717.9%+0%

71Marion County, KSKS11,63417.9%+0%

72Jefferson County, KSKS18,29617.9%+0%

73Atchison County, KSKS16,17218.0%+0%

74Cloud County, KSKS8,83318.0%+0%

75Cowley County, KSKS34,38218.3%+0%

76Stafford County, KSKS4,00518.4%+0%

77Gove County, KSKS2,63118.4%+0%

78Lane County, KSKS1,50818.5%+0%

79Kiowa County, KSKS2,43218.9%+0%

80Brown County, KSKS9,10419.0%+0%

81Miami County, KSKS36,24019.4%+0%

82Chase County, KSKS2,57219.6%+0%

83Meade County, KSKS3,85219.6%+0%

84Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61919.7%+0%

85Coffey County, KSKS8,46720.1%+0%

86Saline County, KSKS53,37720.4%+0%

87Butler County, KSKS69,48420.4%+0%

88Barber County, KSKS4,08321.0%+0%

89Pratt County, KSKS9,11721.0%+0%

90Pawnee County, KSKS5,99121.8%+0%

91Clark County, KSKS1,90022.1%+0%

92McPherson County, KSKS30,06422.2%+0%

93Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18622.7%+0%

94Harvey County, KSKS33,58023.0%+0%

95Lyon County, KSKS32,26623.0%+0%

96Scott County, KSKS4,81523.0%+0%

97Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59023.1%+0%

98Crawford County, KSKS39,00823.9%+0%

99Thomas County, KSKS7,72525.0%+0%

100Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43325.4%+0%

101Shawnee County, KSKS178,60726.0%+0%

102Ellis County, KSKS29,07529.2%+0%

103Riley County, KSKS72,59840.5%+0%

104Douglas County, KSKS120,92042.7%+0%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,90647.7%+0%

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