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Least educated, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
02Kenedy County, TXTX3191.5%−18.8 pts
03La Salle County, TXTX6,5176.7%+0.3 pts
04Frio County, TXTX18,8238.2%−0.2 pts
05Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−1.9 pts
06Newton County, TXTX11,9548.8%+3.3 pts
07Duval County, TXTX9,4029.2%+0.2 pts
08Willacy County, TXTX19,9719.2%+1.7 pts
09Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.5%−1.0 pts
10Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.7%−0.7 pts
11Liberty County, TXTX121,3649.9%+1.8 pts
12Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.9%+0.1 pts
13Gaines County, TXTX23,95610.4%−0.0 pts
14Reeves County, TXTX12,13810.6%+2.6 pts
15Bee County, TXTX32,51510.8%−1.4 pts
16Starr County, TXTX66,31910.9%+4.0 pts
17Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.1%−0.5 pts
18Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911.1%−0.9 pts
19Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+0.2 pts
20Ward County, TXTX11,12511.5%−0.8 pts
21Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.6%−1.4 pts
22Terry County, TXTX11,72011.6%+2.0 pts
23Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.7%+2.5 pts
24Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811.8%+1.5 pts
25Jones County, TXTX20,86111.8%+3.6 pts
26Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612.0%+0.2 pts
27Mitchell County, TXTX8,94712.1%+1.7 pts
28Zapata County, TXTX13,75312.2%+3.5 pts
29DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.2%+0.4 pts
30Garza County, TXTX4,51012.3%+2.3 pts
31Zavala County, TXTX9,03712.4%+4.8 pts
32Falls County, TXTX17,86912.4%+2.8 pts
33Gonzales County, TXTX20,15912.4%+1.7 pts
34Stonewall County, TXTX1,18612.5%−0.1 pts
35Lamb County, TXTX12,57912.6%+1.4 pts
36Foard County, TXTX1,04412.8%+2.3 pts
37Concho County, TXTX3,60713.2%−0.9 pts
38Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55513.2%+3.7 pts
39Crane County, TXTX4,55413.3%+0.5 pts
40Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+2.9 pts
41Howard County, TXTX30,50413.4%+2.3 pts
42King County, TXTX19213.5%−11.0 pts
43Trinity County, TXTX14,38413.6%+4.3 pts
44Madison County, TXTX14,22613.8%+2.3 pts
45San Augustine County, TXTX7,72214.0%+2.1 pts
46Lee County, TXTX18,72914.0%+0.9 pts
47Shelby County, TXTX24,28614.0%+1.8 pts
48Upton County, TXTX3,13114.0%+2.2 pts
49Morris County, TXTX12,13314.1%+3.0 pts
50Moore County, TXTX21,89114.2%+3.2 pts
51Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.2%+4.6 pts
52Polk County, TXTX53,43414.3%+3.9 pts
53Dawson County, TXTX11,77614.5%+3.9 pts
54Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+1.7 pts
55Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.8%+3.9 pts
56McMullen County, TXTX54414.8%−1.4 pts
57Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.8%+1.5 pts
58Dimmit County, TXTX8,02414.8%+4.7 pts
59Crosby County, TXTX4,85214.9%+4.3 pts
60Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48114.9%−2.2 pts
61Andrews County, TXTX18,91414.9%+2.5 pts
62Leon County, TXTX16,89415.0%+2.8 pts
63Nolan County, TXTX14,11715.1%+1.9 pts
64Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.1%+1.7 pts
65Gray County, TXTX20,91915.1%+3.2 pts
66Milam County, TXTX26,25815.1%+3.5 pts
67San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48815.2%+5.6 pts
68Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.3%+2.2 pts
69Rains County, TXTX13,54215.3%+3.8 pts
70Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.3%+4.8 pts
71Potter County, TXTX114,45315.4%+1.9 pts
72Jackson County, TXTX15,39315.4%+2.6 pts
73Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63315.4%+1.1 pts
74Panola County, TXTX23,01815.6%+2.1 pts
75Houston County, TXTX22,31615.6%+3.3 pts
76Hockley County, TXTX21,60015.7%+2.1 pts
77Maverick County, TXTX58,82315.7%+6.6 pts
78Red River County, TXTX11,81615.7%+6.7 pts
79Floyd County, TXTX4,88115.7%+3.4 pts
80Stephens County, TXTX9,38015.7%+2.4 pts
81Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13015.8%+4.2 pts
82San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.9%+2.9 pts
83Karnes County, TXTX15,01815.9%+6.5 pts
84Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.9%−0.3 pts
85Goliad County, TXTX7,20815.9%+3.6 pts
86Rusk County, TXTX54,85415.9%+3.2 pts
87Orange County, TXTX86,26616.0%+5.0 pts
88Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.1%−1.5 pts
89Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.1%+4.3 pts
90Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.2%+5.3 pts
91Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.3%+3.5 pts
92Brooks County, TXTX6,57916.4%+9.5 pts
93Castro County, TXTX7,29516.4%+1.8 pts
94Culberson County, TXTX2,26716.5%+2.6 pts
95Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.6%+3.5 pts
96Ector County, TXTX173,80116.6%+4.6 pts
97Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.7%+2.2 pts
98Limestone County, TXTX22,84916.7%+5.5 pts
99Marion County, TXTX9,89616.7%+8.2 pts
100Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28416.7%+0.6 pts
101Motley County, TXTX1,04316.7%+2.1 pts
102Titus County, TXTX31,56316.8%+3.6 pts
103Real County, TXTX2,74516.8%−0.5 pts
104Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.9%+5.1 pts
105Coryell County, TXTX85,59216.9%+4.5 pts
106Navarro County, TXTX57,18117.0%+4.8 pts
107Dallam County, TXTX7,50817.0%+7.4 pts
108Hale County, TXTX31,81917.2%+2.8 pts
109Sabine County, TXTX10,01217.4%+6.7 pts
110San Saba County, TXTX5,78717.4%+1.5 pts
111Bailey County, TXTX6,96317.4%+8.1 pts
112Cherokee County, TXTX53,33717.4%+6.1 pts
113Montague County, TXTX21,96617.4%+6.1 pts
114Hill County, TXTX39,50317.5%+5.0 pts
115Briscoe County, TXTX1,47417.5%−0.0 pts
116Calhoun County, TXTX19,59917.5%+5.4 pts
117McCulloch County, TXTX7,47217.7%+3.7 pts
118Lavaca County, TXTX20,65117.9%+6.5 pts
119Fannin County, TXTX39,26517.9%+5.3 pts
120Hardin County, TXTX58,72318.1%+5.1 pts
121Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79118.1%+6.0 pts
122Donley County, TXTX3,21318.1%+2.3 pts
123Cameron County, TXTX433,94618.2%+4.8 pts
124Angelina County, TXTX88,15418.2%+3.5 pts
125Edwards County, TXTX1,37018.2%+0.9 pts
126Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+7.2 pts
127Grimes County, TXTX34,25218.3%+8.0 pts
128Hall County, TXTX2,73718.3%+8.0 pts
129Cass County, TXTX28,65118.3%+6.3 pts
130Henderson County, TXTX88,59518.3%+6.2 pts
131Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.4%+5.3 pts
132Sterling County, TXTX1,34918.4%+1.2 pts
133Robertson County, TXTX17,83918.4%+5.7 pts
134Lampasas County, TXTX23,65718.4%+2.2 pts
135Sherman County, TXTX2,78118.5%−1.9 pts
136Bosque County, TXTX18,91818.5%+3.1 pts
137Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.6%+10.2 pts
138Lamar County, TXTX51,50318.7%+4.3 pts
139Childress County, TXTX6,64318.8%+10.1 pts
140Webb County, TXTX281,22418.8%+4.8 pts
141Kinney County, TXTX3,12818.8%+1.0 pts
142Wharton County, TXTX42,06018.8%+4.4 pts
143Wise County, TXTX83,77818.8%+5.8 pts
144Knox County, TXTX3,19218.8%+7.0 pts
145Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.9%+3.6 pts
146Victoria County, TXTX92,65618.9%+2.7 pts
147Walker County, TXTX83,84219.0%+0.7 pts
148Colorado County, TXTX21,43919.1%+4.6 pts
149Val Verde County, TXTX47,83519.1%+5.0 pts
150Wood County, TXTX49,68819.2%+4.6 pts
151Eastland County, TXTX18,14319.2%+6.6 pts
152Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.3%+3.0 pts
153Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54919.3%+6.4 pts
154Martin County, TXTX5,28419.4%+7.6 pts
155Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.4%+5.6 pts
156Presidio County, TXTX5,43319.5%+7.8 pts
157Johnson County, TXTX218,04819.5%+5.7 pts
158Matagorda County, TXTX36,46319.5%+7.1 pts
159Brown County, TXTX38,71120.1%+5.1 pts
160Comanche County, TXTX14,43220.1%+7.1 pts
161Kaufman County, TXTX209,23520.2%+7.9 pts
162Medina County, TXTX56,88120.3%+7.0 pts
163Fisher County, TXTX3,69220.3%+7.9 pts
164Harrison County, TXTX71,95620.3%+4.9 pts
165Hunt County, TXTX123,33620.4%+3.6 pts
166Irion County, TXTX1,46320.5%−1.0 pts
167Hamilton County, TXTX8,68020.6%+3.8 pts
168Grayson County, TXTX153,61320.6%+3.3 pts
169Hemphill County, TXTX3,08320.6%+2.7 pts
170Lynn County, TXTX6,01720.7%+7.4 pts
171Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.0%+8.9 pts
172Mills County, TXTX4,58021.1%+0.9 pts
173Hartley County, TXTX4,90421.1%+3.5 pts
174Gregg County, TXTX126,09521.2%+1.7 pts
175Burleson County, TXTX20,54921.3%+8.1 pts
176Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.3%+6.2 pts
177Bastrop County, TXTX118,90821.5%+4.5 pts
178Delta County, TXTX5,54921.6%+7.7 pts
179Nueces County, TXTX352,99221.7%+2.9 pts
180Cooke County, TXTX44,46121.8%+6.1 pts
181Camp County, TXTX13,38021.9%+9.7 pts
182Bowie County, TXTX92,69621.9%+5.8 pts
183Coke County, TXTX3,41222.2%+7.5 pts
184Archer County, TXTX9,12922.3%+6.4 pts
185Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.3%+4.1 pts
186Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48722.3%+7.0 pts
187Fayette County, TXTX25,45922.3%+7.7 pts
188Bandera County, TXTX22,87622.4%+3.0 pts
189Callahan County, TXTX14,49122.4%+10.1 pts
190Chambers County, TXTX57,59422.5%+10.4 pts
191Terrell County, TXTX70222.6%+3.6 pts
192Wilson County, TXTX56,13922.9%+10.1 pts
193Austin County, TXTX33,62523.0%+5.6 pts
194Waller County, TXTX69,85823.0%+6.2 pts
195Wichita County, TXTX129,55523.1%+3.2 pts
196Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.2%+6.5 pts
197Hansford County, TXTX4,94423.2%+4.6 pts
198Young County, TXTX18,15423.6%+9.1 pts
199Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95523.6%+4.7 pts
200Clay County, TXTX10,76423.6%+9.7 pts
201Roberts County, TXTX86723.9%−1.4 pts
202El Paso County, TXTX877,85824.0%+7.4 pts
203Kleberg County, TXTX30,31524.3%+3.9 pts
204Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.4%+1.7 pts
205Kimble County, TXTX4,43824.7%+7.4 pts
206Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.0%+5.5 pts
207McLennan County, TXTX272,02025.0%+5.9 pts
208Ellis County, TXTX240,86725.3%+8.2 pts
209Bell County, TXTX402,24825.3%+5.5 pts
210Glasscock County, TXTX1,12825.5%+6.8 pts
211Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.7%+5.2 pts
212Llano County, TXTX23,35325.9%+4.9 pts
213Parker County, TXTX184,76726.7%+8.1 pts
214Menard County, TXTX1,95626.7%+9.5 pts
215Burnet County, TXTX57,01526.8%+9.3 pts
216Oldham County, TXTX1,78326.8%+7.4 pts
217Taylor County, TXTX150,07726.8%+4.4 pts
218Smith County, TXTX252,54927.0%+4.5 pts
219Midland County, TXTX187,85527.4%+2.6 pts
220Carson County, TXTX5,80527.9%+12.4 pts
221Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11128.0%+8.9 pts
222Washington County, TXTX38,28828.1%+9.1 pts
223Blanco County, TXTX13,58128.2%+6.0 pts
224Kerr County, TXTX54,03728.2%+4.9 pts
225Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08828.5%+5.8 pts
226Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.9%+11.7 pts
227Hood County, TXTX70,50129.3%+8.8 pts
228Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71129.9%−5.1 pts
229Franklin County, TXTX10,99430.3%+14.1 pts
230Randall County, TXTX152,35130.9%+2.0 pts
231Brazoria County, TXTX419,08031.1%+11.5 pts
232Lubbock County, TXTX328,90632.0%+7.6 pts
233Galveston County, TXTX372,20732.1%+9.4 pts
234Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.3%+5.3 pts
235Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.5%+5.5 pts
236Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46632.6%+6.0 pts
237Shackelford County, TXTX3,19732.6%+11.8 pts
238Kent County, TXTX67432.8%+17.8 pts
239Erath County, TXTX43,91133.0%+8.0 pts
240Gillespie County, TXTX28,52734.1%+11.3 pts
241Montgomery County, TXTX781,19434.9%+9.6 pts
242Mason County, TXTX3,99035.0%+16.3 pts
243Comal County, TXTX209,16637.9%+11.7 pts
244Hays County, TXTX304,39038.6%+7.2 pts
245Brewster County, TXTX9,45840.8%+13.1 pts
246Brazos County, TXTX249,08841.4%+4.4 pts
247Williamson County, TXTX752,82741.9%+8.2 pts
248Rockwall County, TXTX140,73842.9%+10.2 pts
249Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+23.7 pts
250Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+13.9 pts
251Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+9.1 pts
252Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+9.6 pts
253Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+10.9 pts
254Collin County, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS