RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 77 SHOWN OF 77

Least educated, Oklahoma counties · 1990

Oklahoma counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 12.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Jefferson County, OKOK5,4316.6%–

02Choctaw County, OKOK14,0597.1%–

03Nowata County, OKOK9,5227.4%–

04Haskell County, OKOK11,7877.7%–

05Hughes County, OKOK13,4557.7%–

06Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8077.8%–

07Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4518.2%–

08Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2418.8%–

09Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8428.8%–

10Cotton County, OKOK5,4328.9%–

11Coal County, OKOK5,4369.1%–

12Love County, OKOK10,7809.3%–

13Johnston County, OKOK10,4489.3%–

14Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2599.5%–

15Adair County, OKOK19,8289.6%–

16Seminole County, OKOK23,4419.6%–

17Le Flore County, OKOK50,1969.6%–

18McCurtain County, OKOK30,7449.6%–

19Marshall County, OKOK16,2559.7%–

20Greer County, OKOK5,37310.0%–

21Craig County, OKOK14,51810.0%–

22Lincoln County, OKOK35,27810.1%–

23Garvin County, OKOK26,37710.1%–

24Atoka County, OKOK14,60910.2%–

25Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32010.3%–

26Pawnee County, OKOK16,02910.4%–

27Ottawa County, OKOK30,43810.4%–

28Harmon County, OKOK2,32710.5%–

29Creek County, OKOK74,96710.6%–

30McIntosh County, OKOK19,75810.7%–

31Mayes County, OKOK40,41610.8%–

32Delaware County, OKOK41,91010.8%–

33Washita County, OKOK10,88411.0%–

34Latimer County, OKOK9,64511.0%–

35Kiowa County, OKOK8,18111.1%–

36Tillman County, OKOK6,78011.4%–

37Caddo County, OKOK26,13011.6%–

38Wagoner County, OKOK93,26312.0%–

39Dewey County, OKOK4,20712.1%–

40Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10212.2%–

41Beckham County, OKOK22,15912.3%–

42Blaine County, OKOK8,51512.4%–

43Noble County, OKOK10,89912.7%–

44Rogers County, OKOK102,19713.0%–

45Woodward County, OKOK19,82713.0%–

46Major County, OKOK7,53613.1%–

47Osage County, OKOK46,79413.1%–

48Grady County, OKOK59,12813.2%–

49McClain County, OKOK49,64713.3%–

50Carter County, OKOK48,91013.4%–

51Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79513.4%–

52Murray County, OKOK13,80513.5%–

53Harper County, OKOK3,17213.6%–

54Ellis County, OKOK3,61314.0%–

55Muskogee County, OKOK66,70814.1%–

56Stephens County, OKOK44,31014.7%–

57Logan County, OKOK55,47314.8%–

58Cimarron County, OKOK2,05915.1%–

59Texas County, OKOK20,32215.1%–

60Beaver County, OKOK4,88215.4%–

61Grant County, OKOK4,06715.6%–

62Jackson County, OKOK24,76416.5%–

63Canadian County, OKOK187,18916.7%–

64Bryan County, OKOK51,36716.9%–

65Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64917.3%–

66Garfield County, OKOK61,77917.3%–

67Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52818.0%–

68Comanche County, OKOK122,15818.4%–

69Kay County, OKOK43,49018.5%–

70Custer County, OKOK28,17520.4%–

71Cherokee County, OKOK49,19621.1%–

72Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12522.6%–

73Woods County, OKOK8,44323.5%–

74Tulsa County, OKOK698,78223.7%–

75Washington County, OKOK54,03725.8%–

76Cleveland County, OKOK303,97325.9%–

77Payne County, OKOK83,88930.1%–

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