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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Least educated, Texas counties

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 20.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Delta County, TX, up 128 places to #50.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
02▲4Newton County, TXTX11,9546.8%+1.3 pts
03▲4Duval County, TXTX9,4026.8%−2.1 pts
04▲10Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.4%−0.6 pts
05Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−1.9 pts
06▲42Upton County, TXTX3,1318.7%−3.1 pts
07▲5Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.6%−0.2 pts
08▲50Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.8%−0.3 pts
09▲13Terry County, TXTX11,7209.8%+0.3 pts
10▲20Garza County, TXTX4,51010.2%+0.2 pts
11▼2Winkler County, TXTX7,54010.6%+0.1 pts
12▼2Crockett County, TXTX2,76910.7%+0.3 pts
13▲18Zavala County, TXTX9,03711.1%+3.5 pts
14▲12Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62611.4%−0.3 pts
15▲12Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.5%+1.1 pts
16▼3Gaines County, TXTX23,95611.7%+1.2 pts
17▼14La Salle County, TXTX6,51711.8%+5.4 pts
18▲123Kinney County, TXTX3,12811.8%−5.9 pts
19▲120Childress County, TXTX6,64311.8%+3.2 pts
20▼9Liberty County, TXTX121,36411.9%+3.8 pts
21▲12Gonzales County, TXTX20,15911.9%+1.2 pts
22▲85Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.9%+2.3 pts
23▼19Frio County, TXTX18,82311.9%+3.5 pts
24▲1Jones County, TXTX20,86112.0%+3.8 pts
25▲25Moore County, TXTX21,89112.3%+1.2 pts
26▲25Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.4%+2.7 pts
27▼7Ward County, TXTX11,12512.4%+0.1 pts
28▲11Crane County, TXTX4,55412.6%−0.2 pts
29▲24Dawson County, TXTX11,77612.7%+2.2 pts
30▲59Scurry County, TXTX16,16213.0%+1.2 pts
31▼29Kenedy County, TXTX31913.0%−7.3 pts
32▲112Knox County, TXTX3,19213.5%+1.7 pts
33▼17Starr County, TXTX66,31913.6%+6.6 pts
34▼11Reagan County, TXTX3,16613.6%+4.4 pts
35▲10San Augustine County, TXTX7,72213.8%+1.9 pts
36▼21Bee County, TXTX32,51514.0%+1.8 pts
37▼20Refugio County, TXTX6,65714.0%+2.4 pts
38▲2Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+3.6 pts
39▼31Willacy County, TXTX19,97114.0%+6.5 pts
40▼3Concho County, TXTX3,60714.1%0.0 pts
41▼20Pecos County, TXTX14,56014.1%+1.1 pts
42▲35Maverick County, TXTX58,82314.3%+5.2 pts
43▲40Karnes County, TXTX15,01814.3%+4.9 pts
44▲65Sabine County, TXTX10,01214.3%+3.7 pts
45▼10Lamb County, TXTX12,57914.3%+3.2 pts
46▲8Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+1.7 pts
47▲28Houston County, TXTX22,31614.8%+2.6 pts
48▼10Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55514.8%+5.3 pts
49▲30Floyd County, TXTX4,88114.9%+2.6 pts
50▲128Delta County, TXTX5,54914.9%+1.0 pts
51▼4Shelby County, TXTX24,28615.1%+2.9 pts
52▼24Zapata County, TXTX13,75315.2%+6.5 pts
53▲58Bailey County, TXTX6,96315.2%+5.9 pts
54▲54Hale County, TXTX31,81915.3%+1.0 pts
55▲4Crosby County, TXTX4,85215.4%+4.8 pts
56▼37Anderson County, TXTX59,80515.4%+4.3 pts
57▲21Red River County, TXTX11,81615.4%+6.5 pts
58▲26Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.5%−0.8 pts
59▲40Marion County, TXTX9,89615.6%+7.1 pts
60▼19Howard County, TXTX30,50415.7%+4.6 pts
61▲9Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.7%+5.3 pts
62▲32Culberson County, TXTX2,26715.8%+1.9 pts
63▼45Live Oak County, TXTX11,92915.9%+3.9 pts
64▼15Morris County, TXTX12,13316.0%+4.8 pts
65▼2Nolan County, TXTX14,11716.0%+2.9 pts
66▼14Polk County, TXTX53,43416.2%+5.7 pts
67San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48816.2%+6.7 pts
68▼3Gray County, TXTX20,91916.2%+4.4 pts
69▲33Titus County, TXTX31,56316.3%+3.2 pts
70▲20Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.3%+5.4 pts
71▼16Freestone County, TXTX20,81116.5%+5.7 pts
72▲50Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+0.8 pts
73▼1Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.6%+3.8 pts
74▼1Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63316.8%+2.4 pts
75▼32Trinity County, TXTX14,38416.8%+7.4 pts
76▲15Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.8%+4.0 pts
77▲27Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.8%+5.1 pts
78▼44Stonewall County, TXTX1,18616.9%+4.2 pts
79▼50DeWitt County, TXTX20,30916.9%+5.0 pts
80▼16Parmer County, TXTX9,67816.9%+3.5 pts
81▲11Brooks County, TXTX6,57917.0%+10.1 pts
82▼14Wheeler County, TXTX4,77317.0%+4.0 pts
83▼9Panola County, TXTX23,01817.0%+3.6 pts
84▲79Fisher County, TXTX3,69217.1%+4.7 pts
85▼5Stephens County, TXTX9,38017.2%+3.9 pts
86▼26Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48117.2%+0.1 pts
87▼1Rusk County, TXTX54,85417.5%+4.8 pts
88▼6San Patricio County, TXTX72,05317.5%+4.5 pts
89▲7Ector County, TXTX173,80117.6%+5.6 pts
90▼29Andrews County, TXTX18,91417.7%+5.3 pts
91▼4Orange County, TXTX86,26617.7%+6.7 pts
92▲29Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79117.8%+5.7 pts
93▲31Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.9%+3.3 pts
94▲20Hill County, TXTX39,50318.0%+5.4 pts
95▲42Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.0%+9.6 pts
96▲30Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+7.1 pts
97▲9Navarro County, TXTX57,18118.2%+6.0 pts
98▲33Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.3%+5.3 pts
99▼55Madison County, TXTX14,22618.4%+6.8 pts
100▼12Schleicher County, TXTX2,24518.4%+0.8 pts
101▼3Limestone County, TXTX22,84918.5%+7.4 pts
102▼40Leon County, TXTX16,89418.6%+6.4 pts
103▼32Potter County, TXTX114,45318.6%+5.0 pts
104▼11Castro County, TXTX7,29518.6%+3.9 pts
105▲8Montague County, TXTX21,96618.9%+7.5 pts
106▲23Cass County, TXTX28,65118.9%+6.9 pts
107▼31Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.9%+5.4 pts
108▲4Cherokee County, TXTX53,33718.9%+7.6 pts
109▼14Runnels County, TXTX9,69319.1%+6.0 pts
110▼9Motley County, TXTX1,04319.3%+4.6 pts
111▼54Caldwell County, TXTX55,15019.3%+6.1 pts
112▼7Coryell County, TXTX85,59219.3%+7.0 pts
113▲6Fannin County, TXTX39,26519.5%+6.8 pts
114▼82Falls County, TXTX17,86919.5%+9.9 pts
115▲12Grimes County, TXTX34,25219.7%+9.4 pts
116▲36Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.7%+3.4 pts
117▼36Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13019.8%+8.2 pts
118▲37Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.8%+6.0 pts
119▲27Victoria County, TXTX92,65619.9%+3.6 pts
120▼64McMullen County, TXTX54420.1%+3.9 pts
121▼5Calhoun County, TXTX19,59920.1%+8.0 pts
122▼98Yoakum County, TXTX7,43820.1%+9.8 pts
123▲36Brown County, TXTX38,71120.2%+5.1 pts
124▲12Bosque County, TXTX18,91820.4%+5.0 pts
125▲76Roberts County, TXTX86720.5%−4.9 pts
126▼60Milam County, TXTX26,25820.6%+8.9 pts
127▼91Foard County, TXTX1,04420.6%+10.1 pts
128▲25Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54920.6%+7.7 pts
129▲1Henderson County, TXTX88,59520.7%+8.6 pts
130▼30Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28420.7%+4.6 pts
131▲42Hartley County, TXTX4,90420.7%+3.1 pts
132▲10Wharton County, TXTX42,06020.7%+6.4 pts
133▼64Rains County, TXTX13,54220.9%+9.4 pts
134▼88Lee County, TXTX18,72920.9%+7.8 pts
135▲19Martin County, TXTX5,28420.9%+9.2 pts
136▼16Hardin County, TXTX58,72321.0%+8.0 pts
137▲8Cottle County, TXTX1,22421.1%+5.8 pts
138▼35Real County, TXTX2,74521.1%+3.9 pts
139▲21Comanche County, TXTX14,43221.4%+8.4 pts
140Webb County, TXTX281,22421.4%+7.5 pts
141▲75Oldham County, TXTX1,78321.4%+2.0 pts
142▼57Goliad County, TXTX7,20821.4%+9.1 pts
143▼15Hall County, TXTX2,73721.4%+11.2 pts
144▲6Wood County, TXTX49,68821.5%+7.0 pts
145▲2Walker County, TXTX83,84221.6%+3.2 pts
146▼8Lamar County, TXTX51,50321.6%+7.1 pts
147▲4Eastland County, TXTX18,14321.8%+9.1 pts
148▲28Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.9%+6.8 pts
149▲41Chambers County, TXTX57,59421.9%+9.9 pts
150▲19Hemphill County, TXTX3,08321.9%+4.0 pts
151▼18Robertson County, TXTX17,83922.0%+9.3 pts
152▼29Cameron County, TXTX433,94622.1%+8.7 pts
153▼10Wise County, TXTX83,77822.2%+9.2 pts
154▲4Matagorda County, TXTX36,46322.2%+9.7 pts
155▼37Lavaca County, TXTX20,65122.2%+10.8 pts
156▲25Camp County, TXTX13,38022.2%+10.1 pts
157▲42Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.4%+3.4 pts
158▲42Clay County, TXTX10,76422.4%+8.4 pts
159▲26Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.4%+4.3 pts
160▼11Val Verde County, TXTX47,83522.5%+8.4 pts
161▲4Hunt County, TXTX123,33622.6%+5.9 pts
162▲2Harrison County, TXTX71,95622.7%+7.3 pts
163▼66Haskell County, TXTX5,49922.8%+8.4 pts
164▲10Gregg County, TXTX126,09522.9%+3.4 pts
165▼17Colorado County, TXTX21,43922.9%+8.5 pts
166▲17Coke County, TXTX3,41223.0%+8.3 pts
167▼52Briscoe County, TXTX1,47423.1%+5.6 pts
168▼6Medina County, TXTX56,88123.1%+9.8 pts
169▲34Kleberg County, TXTX30,31523.2%+2.8 pts
170▲5Burleson County, TXTX20,54923.5%+10.3 pts
171▲11Bowie County, TXTX92,69623.6%+7.5 pts
172▲8Cooke County, TXTX44,46123.7%+8.0 pts
173▲6Nueces County, TXTX352,99223.8%+5.0 pts
174▼6Grayson County, TXTX153,61323.9%+6.6 pts
175▼58McCulloch County, TXTX7,47223.9%+9.9 pts
176▲38Menard County, TXTX1,95624.0%+6.8 pts
177▲21Young County, TXTX18,15424.0%+9.5 pts
178▲11Callahan County, TXTX14,49124.0%+11.7 pts
179▼69San Saba County, TXTX5,78724.0%+8.2 pts
180▼46Lampasas County, TXTX23,65724.3%+8.1 pts
181▼49Sterling County, TXTX1,34924.5%+7.4 pts
182▼5Bastrop County, TXTX118,90825.0%+8.0 pts
183▲12Wichita County, TXTX129,55525.1%+5.1 pts
184▲9Austin County, TXTX33,62525.1%+7.7 pts
185▼28Johnson County, TXTX218,04825.2%+11.4 pts
186▼15Baylor County, TXTX3,47225.3%+13.2 pts
187▼3Archer County, TXTX9,12925.4%+9.4 pts
188▲18Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.5%+6.0 pts
189▼3Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48725.6%+10.3 pts
190▲2Wilson County, TXTX56,13925.9%+13.0 pts
191▲11El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.9%+9.3 pts
192▼67Edwards County, TXTX1,37026.1%+8.8 pts
193▲45Kent County, TXTX67426.3%+11.2 pts
194▲26Carson County, TXTX5,80526.4%+10.8 pts
195▼34Kaufman County, TXTX209,23526.5%+14.2 pts
196▼26Lynn County, TXTX6,01726.8%+13.4 pts
197▼30Hamilton County, TXTX8,68026.8%+10.0 pts
198▼7Terrell County, TXTX70226.9%+7.8 pts
199▲6Kimble County, TXTX4,43827.1%+9.8 pts
200▲9Bell County, TXTX402,24827.2%+7.4 pts
201▲10Armstrong County, TXTX1,84327.2%+6.7 pts
202▼14Bandera County, TXTX22,87627.2%+7.8 pts
203▼16Fayette County, TXTX25,45927.5%+12.8 pts
204▲25Franklin County, TXTX10,99427.8%+11.6 pts
205▼33Mills County, TXTX4,58027.9%+7.7 pts
206▼12Waller County, TXTX69,85827.9%+11.1 pts
207▼51Presidio County, TXTX5,43328.0%+16.3 pts
208▼4Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03528.2%+5.4 pts
209▼43Irion County, TXTX1,46328.3%+6.8 pts
210▲5Burnet County, TXTX57,01528.5%+11.1 pts
211▲7Smith County, TXTX252,54928.6%+6.0 pts
212▼5McLennan County, TXTX272,02028.7%+9.6 pts
213▼17Aransas County, TXTX26,14628.8%+12.1 pts
214▼4Glasscock County, TXTX1,12829.2%+10.6 pts
215▲2Taylor County, TXTX150,07729.3%+6.8 pts
216▲10Somervell County, TXTX10,26129.3%+12.1 pts
217▼9Ellis County, TXTX240,86730.1%+13.0 pts
218▼83Sherman County, TXTX2,78130.2%+9.8 pts
219▲3Washington County, TXTX38,28830.7%+11.7 pts
220▼1Midland County, TXTX187,85531.0%+6.2 pts
221▲3Kerr County, TXTX54,03731.3%+8.0 pts
222▼1Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11131.4%+12.3 pts
223▲2Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08831.8%+9.2 pts
224▲15Erath County, TXTX43,91132.1%+7.1 pts
225▼12Parker County, TXTX184,76732.3%+13.7 pts
226▼14Llano County, TXTX23,35332.4%+11.4 pts
227Hood County, TXTX70,50132.9%+12.5 pts
228▲3Brazoria County, TXTX419,08033.1%+13.5 pts
229▲3Lubbock County, TXTX328,90633.4%+9.1 pts
230Randall County, TXTX152,35133.7%+4.8 pts
231▲6Shackelford County, TXTX3,19734.1%+13.3 pts
232▲2Harris County, TXTX5,045,02634.2%+7.3 pts
233▲3Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46634.8%+8.2 pts
234▼1Galveston County, TXTX372,20734.8%+12.1 pts
235▼12Blanco County, TXTX13,58135.4%+13.3 pts
236▼1Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39735.7%+8.8 pts
237▼9Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.9%+0.8 pts
238▼41Hansford County, TXTX4,94436.4%+17.8 pts
239▲10Borden County, TXTX56736.9%+15.5 pts
240Gillespie County, TXTX28,52737.2%+14.3 pts
241Montgomery County, TXTX781,19438.8%+13.5 pts
242Mason County, TXTX3,99038.8%+20.1 pts
243▼201King County, TXTX19238.9%+14.3 pts
244▲2Brazos County, TXTX249,08843.0%+6.0 pts
245▼1Hays County, TXTX304,39043.2%+11.8 pts
246▼3Comal County, TXTX209,16643.3%+17.2 pts
247▲1Rockwall County, TXTX140,73844.5%+11.8 pts
248▼3Brewster County, TXTX9,45845.5%+17.8 pts
249▼2Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+14.8 pts
250Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+17.5 pts
251Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+12.8 pts
252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+13.3 pts
253▲1Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+8.9 pts
254▼1Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+15.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES