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Least educated, Kansas counties · 2010

Kansas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 18.9%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Wilson County, KSKS8,29910.7%−0.3 pts

02Kearny County, KSKS3,88812.3%−2.7 pts

03Marshall County, KSKS9,85212.7%−0.6 pts

04Woodson County, KSKS3,11812.8%+1.4 pts

05Seward County, KSKS21,07313.5%−0.1 pts

06Linn County, KSKS9,95013.5%+0.9 pts

07Stevens County, KSKS4,98413.9%−3.7 pts

08Stanton County, KSKS1,98614.2%−2.7 pts

09Cherokee County, KSKS19,10514.5%+3.2 pts

10Greenwood County, KSKS5,82614.6%+0.1 pts

11Haskell County, KSKS3,59914.8%−2.7 pts

12Hamilton County, KSKS2,50014.9%−2.5 pts

13Smith County, KSKS3,56614.9%−1.8 pts

14Cloud County, KSKS8,83315.2%−2.9 pts

15Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59715.2%+3.1 pts

16Wichita County, KSKS2,03115.9%+0.4 pts

17Grant County, KSKS7,02815.9%+0.7 pts

18Anderson County, KSKS8,01815.9%+4.3 pts

19Rush County, KSKS2,84516.2%−0.2 pts

20Neosho County, KSKS15,63716.2%+1.2 pts

21Brown County, KSKS9,10416.3%−2.8 pts

22Doniphan County, KSKS7,59416.3%+1.5 pts

23Harper County, KSKS5,37016.3%+2.4 pts

24Comanche County, KSKS1,67316.4%+1.2 pts

25Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60416.4%+0.5 pts

26Morris County, KSKS5,34816.6%+0.6 pts

27Pawnee County, KSKS5,99116.9%−4.9 pts

28Gove County, KSKS2,63116.9%−1.5 pts

29Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32117.0%+4.7 pts

30Lincoln County, KSKS2,86117.1%−0.4 pts

31Phillips County, KSKS4,72817.1%+1.0 pts

32Nemaha County, KSKS10,05417.1%+2.5 pts

33Elk County, KSKS2,45817.1%+6.5 pts

34Ford County, KSKS33,99317.2%+0.8 pts

35Finney County, KSKS37,50517.3%+3.0 pts

36Norton County, KSKS5,28817.3%+2.0 pts

37Decatur County, KSKS2,71617.6%+2.2 pts

38Allen County, KSKS12,30217.7%+2.5 pts

39Jackson County, KSKS13,43817.7%+2.3 pts

40Labette County, KSKS19,68517.8%+1.9 pts

41Osborne County, KSKS3,28518.0%+2.4 pts

42Logan County, KSKS2,66118.0%+0.5 pts

43Washington County, KSKS5,53318.2%+3.1 pts

44Franklin County, KSKS26,29918.5%+2.0 pts

45Republic County, KSKS4,64018.6%+3.7 pts

46Montgomery County, KSKS30,17718.6%+2.7 pts

47Sumner County, KSKS22,31218.7%+3.0 pts

48Barber County, KSKS4,08318.7%−2.3 pts

49Reno County, KSKS61,53918.8%+1.4 pts

50Chase County, KSKS2,57218.8%−0.8 pts

51Ness County, KSKS2,61718.9%+1.0 pts

52Jewell County, KSKS2,83018.9%+5.1 pts

53Clay County, KSKS7,99018.9%+2.5 pts

54Morton County, KSKS2,47019.1%+1.5 pts

55Sherman County, KSKS5,76319.1%+4.1 pts

56Osage County, KSKS15,69319.4%+5.0 pts

57Geary County, KSKS36,33819.4%+2.2 pts

58Cowley County, KSKS34,38219.5%+1.2 pts

59Marion County, KSKS11,63419.5%+1.6 pts

60Ottawa County, KSKS5,74419.6%+3.3 pts

61Clark County, KSKS1,90019.7%−2.4 pts

62Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25719.8%+3.4 pts

63Gray County, KSKS5,65219.8%+3.5 pts

64Rawlins County, KSKS2,43119.8%+3.9 pts

65Dickinson County, KSKS18,63719.9%+4.8 pts

66Coffey County, KSKS8,46720.0%−0.1 pts

67Kingman County, KSKS7,02920.2%+2.4 pts

68Scott County, KSKS4,81520.3%−2.7 pts

69Russell County, KSKS6,58120.4%+3.7 pts

70Rooks County, KSKS4,64620.4%+5.0 pts

71Bourbon County, KSKS14,31920.4%+2.6 pts

72Barton County, KSKS24,79020.5%+3.9 pts

73Greeley County, KSKS1,18220.7%+3.3 pts

74Stafford County, KSKS4,00520.7%+2.3 pts

75Mitchell County, KSKS5,59020.8%+3.9 pts

76Meade County, KSKS3,85220.9%+1.3 pts

77Rice County, KSKS9,26620.9%+3.4 pts

78Kiowa County, KSKS2,43220.9%+2.1 pts

79Edwards County, KSKS2,64021.1%+4.8 pts

80Sheridan County, KSKS2,42721.8%+5.9 pts

81Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01821.8%+4.5 pts

82Lane County, KSKS1,50822.2%+3.6 pts

83Trego County, KSKS2,74022.2%+8.2 pts

84Jefferson County, KSKS18,29622.2%+4.3 pts

85Atchison County, KSKS16,17222.3%+4.3 pts

86Pratt County, KSKS9,11722.7%+1.7 pts

87Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61922.9%+3.2 pts

88Miami County, KSKS36,24023.0%+3.7 pts

89Thomas County, KSKS7,72523.4%−1.6 pts

90Wallace County, KSKS1,44123.4%+6.2 pts

91Lyon County, KSKS32,26623.5%+0.5 pts

92Saline County, KSKS53,37723.6%+3.2 pts

93Graham County, KSKS2,37124.2%+6.8 pts

94Butler County, KSKS69,48424.8%+4.4 pts

95McPherson County, KSKS30,06425.1%+2.9 pts

96Harvey County, KSKS33,58025.5%+2.5 pts

97Crawford County, KSKS39,00826.3%+2.5 pts

98Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43327.5%+2.1 pts

99Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18628.4%+5.7 pts

100Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59028.8%+5.7 pts

101Shawnee County, KSKS178,60728.9%+2.9 pts

102Ellis County, KSKS29,07533.6%+4.3 pts

103Riley County, KSKS72,59842.3%+1.8 pts

104Douglas County, KSKS120,92048.3%+5.6 pts

105Johnson County, KSKS636,90651.1%+3.4 pts

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