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Least educated, Kansas counties · 2020

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

01Seward County, KSKS21,07311.2%−17%

02Stevens County, KSKS4,98412.4%−29%

03Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32114.5%+18%

04Morton County, KSKS2,47016.3%−8%

05Harper County, KSKS5,37016.4%+17%

06Kearny County, KSKS3,88816.7%+11%

07Ford County, KSKS33,99317.0%+4%

08Comanche County, KSKS1,67317.3%+14%

09Linn County, KSKS9,95017.4%+37%

10Elk County, KSKS2,45817.5%+66%

11Haskell County, KSKS3,59917.5%−0%

12Finney County, KSKS37,50517.7%+24%

13Stanton County, KSKS1,98617.9%+6%

14Allen County, KSKS12,30218.2%+20%

15Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59718.3%+52%

16Logan County, KSKS2,66118.4%+5%

17Hamilton County, KSKS2,50018.6%+7%

18Anderson County, KSKS8,01818.6%+60%

19Pawnee County, KSKS5,99119.0%−13%

20Brown County, KSKS9,10419.1%+1%

21Marshall County, KSKS9,85219.2%+45%

22Wilson County, KSKS8,29919.4%+77%

23Osage County, KSKS15,69319.4%+36%

24Norton County, KSKS5,28819.5%+27%

25Jewell County, KSKS2,83019.9%+44%

26Gove County, KSKS2,63119.9%+8%

27Cherokee County, KSKS19,10519.9%+77%

28Reno County, KSKS61,53920.0%+15%

29Neosho County, KSKS15,63720.0%+33%

30Woodson County, KSKS3,11820.0%+76%

31Edwards County, KSKS2,64020.1%+23%

32Jackson County, KSKS13,43820.1%+30%

33Greenwood County, KSKS5,82620.1%+39%

34Franklin County, KSKS26,29920.1%+22%

35Montgomery County, KSKS30,17720.2%+27%

36Decatur County, KSKS2,71620.2%+31%

37Doniphan County, KSKS7,59420.5%+38%

38Grant County, KSKS7,02820.5%+35%

39Barber County, KSKS4,08320.6%−2%

40Atchison County, KSKS16,17220.8%+16%

41Bourbon County, KSKS14,31921.0%+18%

42Washington County, KSKS5,53321.0%+39%

43Osborne County, KSKS3,28521.0%+35%

44Meade County, KSKS3,85221.1%+8%

45Smith County, KSKS3,56621.1%+26%

46Barton County, KSKS24,79021.3%+28%

47Labette County, KSKS19,68521.6%+36%

48Rawlins County, KSKS2,43121.7%+36%

49Rice County, KSKS9,26621.8%+24%

50Sherman County, KSKS5,76321.8%+45%

51Ness County, KSKS2,61721.9%+22%

52Rush County, KSKS2,84521.9%+34%

53Trego County, KSKS2,74022.4%+59%

54Cowley County, KSKS34,38222.7%+24%

55Geary County, KSKS36,33822.8%+33%

56Lane County, KSKS1,50822.8%+23%

57Phillips County, KSKS4,72823.2%+44%

58Wichita County, KSKS2,03123.3%+50%

59Gray County, KSKS5,65223.4%+44%

60Sumner County, KSKS22,31223.6%+50%

61Russell County, KSKS6,58123.6%+41%

62Coffey County, KSKS8,46723.6%+17%

63Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25723.7%+45%

64Kingman County, KSKS7,02923.7%+33%

65Sheridan County, KSKS2,42723.8%+50%

66Ottawa County, KSKS5,74423.9%+47%

67Kiowa County, KSKS2,43223.9%+27%

68Cloud County, KSKS8,83324.0%+33%

69Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01824.0%+39%

70Rooks County, KSKS4,64624.3%+58%

71Dickinson County, KSKS18,63724.3%+60%

72Jefferson County, KSKS18,29624.5%+37%

73Scott County, KSKS4,81524.8%+8%

74Thomas County, KSKS7,72525.1%+0%

75Lincoln County, KSKS2,86125.8%+48%

76Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60426.0%+63%

77Mitchell County, KSKS5,59026.1%+55%

78Graham County, KSKS2,37126.3%+51%

79Morris County, KSKS5,34826.5%+65%

80Greeley County, KSKS1,18226.7%+53%

81Lyon County, KSKS32,26626.9%+17%

82Nemaha County, KSKS10,05426.9%+84%

83Chase County, KSKS2,57227.1%+38%

84Saline County, KSKS53,37727.2%+34%

85Clay County, KSKS7,99027.6%+68%

86Stafford County, KSKS4,00527.9%+51%

87Republic County, KSKS4,64028.2%+90%

88Marion County, KSKS11,63428.2%+58%

89McPherson County, KSKS30,06428.8%+30%

90Wallace County, KSKS1,44129.4%+71%

91Crawford County, KSKS39,00829.5%+23%

92Pratt County, KSKS9,11729.5%+40%

93Clark County, KSKS1,90030.4%+38%

94Butler County, KSKS69,48430.4%+49%

95Miami County, KSKS36,24031.2%+61%

96Shawnee County, KSKS178,60731.3%+20%

97Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43331.4%+24%

98Harvey County, KSKS33,58032.0%+40%

99Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61932.5%+65%

100Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59033.5%+45%

101Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18634.4%+51%

102Ellis County, KSKS29,07538.0%+30%

103Riley County, KSKS72,59847.2%+17%

104Douglas County, KSKS120,92051.2%+20%

105Johnson County, KSKS636,90656.1%+18%

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