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Least educated, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 19.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harmon County, OK, up 29 places to #4.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲20Latimer County, OKOK9,64510.6%−1.4 pts

02▼1Adair County, OKOK19,82812.3%+2.5 pts

03▲26Beckham County, OKOK22,15912.9%−2.5 pts

04▲29Harmon County, OKOK2,32713.4%+1.2 pts

05▼2Greer County, OKOK5,37314.0%+1.4 pts

06▼4Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45114.3%+5.1 pts

07▲13Ottawa County, OKOK30,43815.0%+2.8 pts

08Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84215.2%+4.2 pts

09▼2Choctaw County, OKOK14,05915.2%+5.4 pts

10Craig County, OKOK14,51815.3%+4.8 pts

11▲13Le Flore County, OKOK50,19615.4%+4.1 pts

12▲11Haskell County, OKOK11,78715.5%+5.2 pts

13▲2Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80715.6%+3.3 pts

14▲5Caddo County, OKOK26,13015.8%+1.6 pts

15▼11McIntosh County, OKOK19,75815.9%+2.8 pts

16▼5Seminole County, OKOK23,44115.9%+3.8 pts

17▼1Hughes County, OKOK13,45516.0%+6.4 pts

18▲4Jefferson County, OKOK5,43116.0%+5.5 pts

19▼5Lincoln County, OKOK35,27816.1%+5.0 pts

20▼8McCurtain County, OKOK30,74416.3%+5.5 pts

21▼16Love County, OKOK10,78016.6%+5.8 pts

22▲12Kiowa County, OKOK8,18116.7%+1.9 pts

23▼17Nowata County, OKOK9,52216.8%+7.2 pts

24▲4Tillman County, OKOK6,78016.8%+4.3 pts

25▲6Pawnee County, OKOK16,02916.9%+4.8 pts

26▲1Atoka County, OKOK14,60916.9%+6.8 pts

27▼18Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24117.7%+6.3 pts

28▼15Mayes County, OKOK40,41618.0%+5.9 pts

29▲12Blaine County, OKOK8,51518.1%+4.1 pts

30▼12Marshall County, OKOK16,25518.2%+6.7 pts

31▲21Noble County, OKOK10,89918.2%+2.4 pts

32▼7Garvin County, OKOK26,37718.3%+6.3 pts

33▼3Coal County, OKOK5,43618.3%+6.0 pts

34▼8Creek County, OKOK74,96718.7%+7.0 pts

35▲10Muskogee County, OKOK66,70818.8%+3.5 pts

36▲4Kay County, OKOK43,49019.2%+1.0 pts

37▲1Murray County, OKOK13,80519.6%+4.7 pts

38▼3Delaware County, OKOK41,91019.9%+6.6 pts

39▲8Carter County, OKOK48,91019.9%+4.8 pts

40▲6Major County, OKOK7,53620.1%+5.6 pts

41▲14Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64920.1%+5.2 pts

42▼6Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32020.2%+7.3 pts

43▲6Washita County, OKOK10,88420.3%+5.2 pts

44▼1Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10220.4%+5.0 pts

45▲12Johnston County, OKOK10,44820.5%+7.2 pts

46▼9Stephens County, OKOK44,31020.6%+4.0 pts

47▼5Woodward County, OKOK19,82720.7%+5.5 pts

48Ellis County, OKOK3,61321.4%+2.2 pts

49▲11Beaver County, OKOK4,88222.0%+4.4 pts

50▲16Texas County, OKOK20,32222.1%+4.4 pts

51▼1Dewey County, OKOK4,20722.4%+5.8 pts

52▼13Osage County, OKOK46,79422.7%+8.1 pts

53▼2Grady County, OKOK59,12822.8%+8.4 pts

54▼37Cotton County, OKOK5,43223.1%+9.1 pts

55▼2Grant County, OKOK4,06723.1%+6.9 pts

56▲5Garfield County, OKOK61,77923.3%+3.7 pts

57▲2Comanche County, OKOK122,15824.3%+5.1 pts

58Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79524.3%+8.2 pts

59▼5Jackson County, OKOK24,76424.8%+6.4 pts

60▼28Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25924.9%+9.1 pts

61▼5Bryan County, OKOK51,36726.5%+8.6 pts

62▲1Rogers County, OKOK102,19726.7%+9.8 pts

63▼1Wagoner County, OKOK93,26327.7%+12.3 pts

64McClain County, OKOK49,64728.7%+13.0 pts

65▲3Cherokee County, OKOK49,19629.2%+7.1 pts

66▼22Harper County, OKOK3,17229.3%+10.2 pts

67▲4Washington County, OKOK54,03730.1%+4.3 pts

68▲2Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52830.3%+8.5 pts

69▲3Logan County, OKOK55,47331.4%+12.3 pts

70▼5Custer County, OKOK28,17531.7%+8.9 pts

71▼2Canadian County, OKOK187,18931.9%+11.0 pts

72▲1Woods County, OKOK8,44332.5%+8.8 pts

73▼6Cimarron County, OKOK2,05933.4%+15.8 pts

74Tulsa County, OKOK698,78234.4%+7.5 pts

75Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12535.9%+10.5 pts

76Cleveland County, OKOK303,97336.2%+8.2 pts

77Payne County, OKOK83,88939.7%+5.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES