RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Least educated, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.6%−5%

02Zavala County, TXTX9,0377.7%+2%

03La Salle County, TXTX6,5178.1%+25%

04Frio County, TXTX18,8238.1%−4%

05Dallam County, TXTX7,5088.4%−13%

06Karnes County, TXTX15,0188.4%−11%

07Duval County, TXTX9,4028.5%−5%

08Newton County, TXTX11,9548.6%+55%

09Red River County, TXTX11,8168.6%−4%

10Garza County, TXTX4,5108.6%−15%

11Willacy County, TXTX19,9718.6%+15%

12Dawson County, TXTX11,7768.7%−18%

13Liberty County, TXTX121,3648.8%+9%

14Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.1%−13%

15Bee County, TXTX32,5159.2%−25%

16Jones County, TXTX20,8619.3%+13%

17Mitchell County, TXTX8,9479.4%−10%

18Zapata County, TXTX13,7539.6%+10%

19San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4889.6%+0%

20Starr County, TXTX66,3199.8%+41%

21Falls County, TXTX17,8699.8%+2%

22Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.8%−7%

23Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.0%+9%

24Ward County, TXTX11,12510.0%−19%

25Howard County, TXTX30,50410.1%−9%

26Concho County, TXTX3,60710.5%−26%

27Burleson County, TXTX20,54910.5%−21%

28McMullen County, TXTX54410.5%−35%

29Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43310.5%+8%

30Jack County, TXTX9,56310.5%−18%

31Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80410.6%−3%

32Polk County, TXTX53,43410.6%+2%

33Atascosa County, TXTX53,59011.0%+5%

34Trinity County, TXTX14,38411.2%+19%

35Marion County, TXTX9,89611.2%+32%

36Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.2%−3%

37Grimes County, TXTX34,25211.3%+10%

38Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.3%−12%

39Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+2%

40Panola County, TXTX23,01811.4%−15%

41Madison County, TXTX14,22611.5%−0%

42Haskell County, TXTX5,49911.7%−19%

43Cochran County, TXTX2,54611.7%+15%

44Coke County, TXTX3,41211.8%−20%

45Sutton County, TXTX3,20311.8%−9%

46Cherokee County, TXTX53,33711.8%+4%

47San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.9%+1%

48Limestone County, TXTX22,84912.0%+8%

49Rains County, TXTX13,54212.1%+5%

50Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13012.1%+4%

51DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.1%+3%

52Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.2%+26%

53Gray County, TXTX20,91912.2%+3%

54Sabine County, TXTX10,01212.2%+15%

55Stephens County, TXTX9,38012.2%−8%

56Irion County, TXTX1,46312.3%−43%

57Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55512.4%+30%

58Andrews County, TXTX18,91412.4%−0%

59Brooks County, TXTX6,57912.5%+82%

60Orange County, TXTX86,26612.5%+14%

61Dimmit County, TXTX8,02412.6%+24%

62Martin County, TXTX5,28412.6%+7%

63Leon County, TXTX16,89412.6%+4%

64Dickens County, TXTX1,69212.7%+51%

65Upton County, TXTX3,13112.7%+8%

66Gaines County, TXTX23,95612.9%+23%

67Cass County, TXTX28,65112.9%+8%

68Knox County, TXTX3,19212.9%+9%

69Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.0%−9%

70Ector County, TXTX173,80113.1%+9%

71Crane County, TXTX4,55413.1%+2%

72Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613.2%+13%

73Crosby County, TXTX4,85213.3%+27%

74Houston County, TXTX22,31613.4%+9%

75Shelby County, TXTX24,28613.5%+11%

76Milam County, TXTX26,25813.5%+16%

77Young County, TXTX18,15413.6%−6%

78Coleman County, TXTX7,91513.7%+16%

79Titus County, TXTX31,56313.7%+4%

80Maverick County, TXTX58,82313.7%+51%

81Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.7%+13%

82Moore County, TXTX21,89113.7%+24%

83Lamb County, TXTX12,57913.8%+24%

84Culberson County, TXTX2,26713.8%−0%

85Menard County, TXTX1,95613.9%−19%

86Gonzales County, TXTX20,15913.9%+29%

87Lavaca County, TXTX20,65114.0%+22%

88Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.0%+29%

89Live Oak County, TXTX11,92914.0%+16%

90Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+34%

91Hale County, TXTX31,81914.1%−2%

92Matagorda County, TXTX36,46314.1%+13%

93Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.2%+18%

94Terry County, TXTX11,72014.3%+50%

95Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.3%+8%

96Lee County, TXTX18,72914.5%+11%

97Kinney County, TXTX3,12814.5%−18%

98Cameron County, TXTX433,94614.5%+9%

99Swisher County, TXTX6,70314.6%−10%

100Calhoun County, TXTX19,59914.7%+22%

101Hardeman County, TXTX3,29214.7%+15%

102Fannin County, TXTX39,26514.7%+17%

103Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.8%+16%

104Bosque County, TXTX18,91814.8%−4%

105Camp County, TXTX13,38014.9%+23%

106Castro County, TXTX7,29514.9%+2%

107Briscoe County, TXTX1,47415.0%−15%

108Yoakum County, TXTX7,43815.0%+46%

109Brown County, TXTX38,71115.0%−0%

110Potter County, TXTX114,45315.0%+11%

111Delta County, TXTX5,54915.0%+8%

112Upshur County, TXTX44,41015.1%+36%

113Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.1%+16%

114Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54915.1%+17%

115San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.1%+16%

116Hall County, TXTX2,73715.2%+48%

117Fisher County, TXTX3,69215.2%+22%

118Hill County, TXTX39,50315.3%+22%

119Colorado County, TXTX21,43915.3%+6%

120Hardin County, TXTX58,72315.4%+18%

121Coryell County, TXTX85,59215.4%+24%

122Wharton County, TXTX42,06015.4%+8%

123Eastland County, TXTX18,14315.5%+22%

124Foard County, TXTX1,04415.6%+49%

125Wise County, TXTX83,77815.6%+20%

126Childress County, TXTX6,64315.7%+81%

127Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.7%+17%

128Navarro County, TXTX57,18115.7%+28%

129Robertson County, TXTX17,83915.8%+24%

130Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515.8%+12%

131Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.9%+8%

132Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115.9%−7%

133Lynn County, TXTX6,01715.9%+19%

134Cottle County, TXTX1,22415.9%+4%

135Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316.1%+16%

136Johnson County, TXTX218,04816.1%+17%

137Chambers County, TXTX57,59416.2%+34%

138Harrison County, TXTX71,95616.2%+6%

139Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.3%+38%

140Hemphill County, TXTX3,08316.3%−9%

141Glasscock County, TXTX1,12816.4%−12%

142Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.4%+25%

143Wood County, TXTX49,68816.5%+14%

144Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+5%

145Montague County, TXTX21,96616.7%+47%

146Hopkins County, TXTX39,06316.7%+11%

147Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55416.7%−8%

148Webb County, TXTX281,22416.7%+20%

149Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.9%+32%

150Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.9%+4%

151Hunt County, TXTX123,33617.0%+1%

152Nolan County, TXTX14,11717.1%+30%

153Walker County, TXTX83,84217.1%−7%

154Floyd County, TXTX4,88117.1%+39%

155Callahan County, TXTX14,49117.1%+39%

156Kaufman County, TXTX209,23517.2%+40%

157Morris County, TXTX12,13317.3%+55%

158Lampasas County, TXTX23,65717.3%+7%

159Schleicher County, TXTX2,24517.4%−1%

160Lamar County, TXTX51,50317.4%+21%

161Fayette County, TXTX25,45917.6%+21%

162Jefferson County, TXTX254,32117.8%+9%

163Presidio County, TXTX5,43317.8%+52%

164Bastrop County, TXTX118,90817.9%+5%

165Kenedy County, TXTX31917.9%−12%

166Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417.9%+12%

167Austin County, TXTX33,62517.9%+3%

168Loving County, TXTX5217.9%+205%

169Goliad County, TXTX7,20818.0%+46%

170Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.0%+33%

171Bowie County, TXTX92,69618.1%+12%

172San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.1%+14%

173Comanche County, TXTX14,43218.1%+39%

174Wilson County, TXTX56,13918.2%+42%

175Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48718.3%+20%

176Bailey County, TXTX6,96318.5%+99%

177Motley County, TXTX1,04318.5%+26%

178Mills County, TXTX4,58018.7%−8%

179Archer County, TXTX9,12918.8%+18%

180Sherman County, TXTX2,78119.1%−6%

181Borden County, TXTX56719.1%−11%

182Grayson County, TXTX153,61319.2%+11%

183Medina County, TXTX56,88119.3%+44%

184El Paso County, TXTX877,85819.3%+16%

185Clay County, TXTX10,76419.3%+38%

186Kent County, TXTX67419.4%+28%

187Real County, TXTX2,74519.4%+12%

188Cooke County, TXTX44,46119.5%+24%

189Waller County, TXTX69,85819.6%+17%

190Hartley County, TXTX4,90419.8%+13%

191Nueces County, TXTX352,99219.9%+6%

192Wichita County, TXTX129,55520.0%+0%

193Hansford County, TXTX4,94420.2%+9%

194Kimble County, TXTX4,43820.3%+18%

195Gregg County, TXTX126,09520.3%+4%

196Kleberg County, TXTX30,31520.4%−0%

197McCulloch County, TXTX7,47220.4%+46%

198McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.6%+8%

199Terrell County, TXTX70220.7%+9%

200Ellis County, TXTX240,86721.0%+23%

201Bell County, TXTX402,24821.2%+7%

202Burnet County, TXTX57,01521.4%+23%

203Tom Green County, TXTX120,60221.6%+11%

204Edwards County, TXTX1,37022.1%+28%

205Stonewall County, TXTX1,18622.4%+77%

206Parker County, TXTX184,76722.4%+20%

207Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.5%+19%

208Sterling County, TXTX1,34922.7%+32%

209Hamilton County, TXTX8,68023.4%+39%

210Franklin County, TXTX10,99423.6%+45%

211Carson County, TXTX5,80523.6%+52%

212Midland County, TXTX187,85523.9%−4%

213Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.9%+43%

214Hood County, TXTX70,50123.9%+17%

215Erath County, TXTX43,91124.0%−4%

216Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.0%+5%

217Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11124.0%+26%

218Bandera County, TXTX22,87624.0%+24%

219Taylor County, TXTX150,07724.2%+8%

220Baylor County, TXTX3,47224.5%+103%

221Smith County, TXTX252,54924.5%+9%

222Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08825.3%+12%

223Blanco County, TXTX13,58125.4%+15%

224Washington County, TXTX38,28825.8%+36%

225Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.9%+26%

226Llano County, TXTX23,35326.0%+24%

227Brazoria County, TXTX419,08026.1%+33%

228Galveston County, TXTX372,20726.3%+16%

229Gillespie County, TXTX28,52726.8%+17%

230Kerr County, TXTX54,03727.0%+16%

231Lubbock County, TXTX328,90627.5%+13%

232Shackelford County, TXTX3,19727.6%+32%

233Harris County, TXTX5,045,02627.7%+3%

234Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39728.0%+4%

235Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.4%+65%

236Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46628.7%+8%

237Mason County, TXTX3,99028.9%+54%

238Montgomery County, TXTX781,19429.7%+17%

239Oldham County, TXTX1,78329.8%+53%

240Randall County, TXTX152,35130.1%+4%

241Brewster County, TXTX9,45830.4%+10%

242Comal County, TXTX209,16632.6%+25%

243Roberts County, TXTX86734.1%+34%

244Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71134.3%−2%

245Hays County, TXTX304,39035.0%+12%

246Kendall County, TXTX53,28935.5%+13%

247Rockwall County, TXTX140,73835.6%+9%

248King County, TXTX19236.8%+50%

249Williamson County, TXTX752,82737.3%+11%

250Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+6%

251Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+8%

252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+10%

253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+7%

254Collin County, TXTX1,297,17948.3%+2%

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