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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Least educated, US counties · 1990

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS).

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1501Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%
1502Richland County, OHOH124,89311.6%
1503Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.6%
1504Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28411.6%
1505Calhoun County, IAIA9,56211.6%
1506Carroll County, ARAR29,26311.6%
1507Caddo County, OKOK26,13011.6%
1508Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.6%
1509Mercer County, WVWV57,50311.6%
1510Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.6%
1511Clinton County, OHOH42,30111.6%
1512Portsmouth, VAVA96,77711.6%
1513Hardin County, OHOH30,07211.6%
1514Pender County, NCNC72,11111.6%
1515Pamlico County, NCNC12,75811.6%
1516Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.6%
1517Lassen County, CACA28,11711.7%
1518Putnam County, GAGA23,72211.7%
1519Clinton County, PAPA37,87011.7%
1520Richardson County, NENE7,53011.7%
1521Washington County, IAIA22,66711.7%
1522Augusta County, VAVA78,94011.7%
1523Morgan County, COCO30,30611.7%
1524Rolette County, NDND11,68811.7%
1525Madera County, CACA167,92711.7%
1526Jewell County, KSKS2,83011.7%
1527Decatur County, GAGA29,43211.7%
1528Wabash County, ININ30,71311.7%
1529Clay County, NENE6,17011.7%
1530Merrick County, NENE7,90511.7%
1531Sheridan County, MTMT3,43611.7%
1532Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.7%
1533Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.7%
1534Dakota County, NENE21,68711.7%
1535Skamania County, WAWA12,66911.7%
1536Carroll County, MOMO8,41711.7%
1537Daggett County, UTUT93411.7%
1538Douglas County, OROR111,95111.7%
1539Coke County, TXTX3,41211.7%
1540Rowan County, NCNC155,09611.7%
1541Calhoun County, SCSC14,18811.7%
1542Madison County, ININ135,08811.7%
1543Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92911.7%
1544Dodge County, MNMN21,37611.7%
1545Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.7%
1546Moore County, TNTN6,92011.7%
1547Tate County, MSMS28,72511.7%
1548McLeod County, MNMN36,63111.7%
1549LaPorte County, ININ111,29411.7%
1550Clarion County, PAPA36,68011.7%
1551Barron County, WIWI46,48411.7%
1552Gregory County, SDSD4,03711.8%
1553Jefferson County, IDID35,29711.8%
1554Crawford County, PAPA81,79211.8%
1555Stephens County, TXTX9,38011.8%
1556Richmond County, VAVA9,29411.8%
1557Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%
1558Warren County, VAVA42,74011.8%
1559Henry County, ILIL48,09511.8%
1560Presidio County, TXTX5,43311.8%
1561Bourbon County, KYKY20,24311.8%
1562Caribou County, IDID7,25211.8%
1563Lebanon County, PAPA146,38011.8%
1564Todd County, SDSD8,86311.8%
1565Salem County, NJNJ66,28011.8%
1566Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.8%
1567Huntington County, ININ37,22411.8%
1568De Witt County, ILIL15,11811.8%
1569Lemhi County, IDID8,47411.8%
1570Lewis County, WAWA88,06211.8%
1571Fremont County, COCO50,03911.8%
1572Tulare County, CACA485,14611.8%
1573Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.8%
1574Howard County, TXTX30,50411.8%
1575Duchesne County, UTUT20,85611.8%
1576Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.8%
1577Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.8%
1578Fayette County, IAIA19,04711.8%
1579Franklin County, NENE2,79511.8%
1580Kane County, UTUT8,59711.8%
1581Cuming County, NENE8,82311.8%
1582Wharton County, TXTX42,06011.8%
1583Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.8%
1584Allegany County, MDMD66,84811.8%
1585Mason County, MIMI29,04011.8%
1586Morrow County, OROR12,60211.8%
1587Washington County, COCO4,73211.8%
1588Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.8%
1589Chisago County, MNMN59,14211.9%
1590Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.9%
1591Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.9%
1592Gray County, TXTX20,91911.9%
1593Lincoln County, IDID5,60311.9%
1594Cooke County, TXTX44,46111.9%
1595Walton County, FLFL93,28811.9%
1596Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.9%
1597San Saba County, TXTX5,78711.9%
1598Saline County, MOMO23,26511.9%
1599Saline County, ARAR133,28811.9%
1600Randolph County, WVWV26,88211.9%
1601Grant County, WAWA105,72711.9%
1602Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.9%
1603McCook County, SDSD5,96411.9%
1604Fillmore County, NENE5,45811.9%
1605Dickinson County, KSKS18,63711.9%
1606Beaver County, PAPA166,03211.9%
1607Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09511.9%
1608McLean County, NDND9,74011.9%
1609Bradley County, TNTN115,46511.9%
1610Kingman County, KSKS7,02911.9%
1611Richland County, ILIL15,21911.9%
1612Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.9%
1613Nolan County, TXTX14,11712.0%
1614Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.0%
1615Saunders County, NENE23,70212.0%
1616Jones County, GAGA29,17112.0%
1617Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45712.0%
1618Canyon County, IDID275,12312.0%
1619Johnson County, ARAR26,22512.0%
1620Allegan County, MIMI123,18812.0%
1621Cameron County, TXTX433,94612.0%
1622Polk County, MOMO33,60412.0%
1623Banner County, NENE68612.0%
1624Live Oak County, TXTX11,92912.0%
1625Laurens County, GAGA51,04112.0%
1626Terrell County, TXTX70212.0%
1627Green County, WIWI37,22712.0%
1628Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48712.0%
1629Faribault County, MNMN13,88812.0%
1630Whitfield County, GAGA106,21212.0%
1631Union County, OHOH73,44612.0%
1632Madison County, IAIA17,27012.0%
1633Merced County, CACA297,26012.0%
1634Union County, NMNM3,84412.0%
1635Upshur County, WVWV23,75812.0%
1636Becker County, MNMN35,49712.0%
1637Josephine County, OROR87,86712.0%
1638Ferry County, WAWA7,51712.0%
1639Okanogan County, WAWA45,23012.0%
1640Habersham County, GAGA50,41612.0%
1641Boone County, ILIL53,56812.0%
1642Panola County, TXTX23,01812.0%
1643Douglas County, GAGA154,29312.0%
1644Furnas County, NENE4,52412.0%
1645Carroll County, GAGA131,03612.0%
1646Wagoner County, OKOK93,26312.0%
1647Trego County, KSKS2,74012.1%
1648Valencia County, NMNM82,01312.1%
1649Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59412.1%
1650Dewey County, OKOK4,20712.1%
1651Pecos County, TXTX14,56012.1%
1652Wells County, ININ28,88312.1%
1653Stevens County, WAWA49,66812.1%
1654Foster County, NDND3,21212.1%
1655Wright County, MNMN157,55912.1%
1656Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71012.1%
1657Maury County, TNTN118,13112.1%
1658Newton County, MOMO62,26312.1%
1659Ford County, ILIL13,21612.1%
1660Cecil County, MDMD107,13112.1%
1661Culberson County, TXTX2,26712.1%
1662Hitchcock County, NENE2,46712.1%
1663Van Buren County, MIMI76,07112.1%
1664Labette County, KSKS19,68512.1%
1665Wheeler County, NENE78912.1%
1666Griggs County, NDND2,23912.1%
1667Ogle County, ILIL51,39912.1%
1668Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.2%
1669Prowers County, COCO11,88412.2%
1670Hettinger County, NDND2,49212.2%
1671Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10212.2%
1672Lake County, MNMN10,74612.2%
1673Humboldt County, NVNV17,26712.2%
1674McKean County, PAPA38,98412.2%
1675Edgefield County, SCSC29,80812.2%
1676Holt County, MOMO4,20012.2%
1677Jefferson County, OROR25,74012.2%
1678Clark County, OHOH135,34012.2%
1679Carlton County, MNMN36,71112.2%
1680Ouachita County, ARAR21,73112.2%
1681Floyd County, IAIA14,90112.2%
1682Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33212.2%
1683Dallas County, ALAL35,14012.2%
1684Brooke County, WVWV21,14212.2%
1685Jones County, MSMS66,49612.2%
1686Washington County, VAVA53,89812.2%
1687Chowan County, NCNC14,08212.2%
1688Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.3%
1689Titus County, TXTX31,56312.3%
1690Dawson County, NENE24,45212.3%
1691Marshall County, ININ46,59912.3%
1692Decatur County, IAIA7,65512.3%
1693Nemaha County, KSKS10,05412.3%
1694Grundy County, IAIA12,36112.3%
1695Franklin County, IAIA9,86812.3%
1696Adams County, WAWA21,48812.3%
1697Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40512.3%
1698Archer County, TXTX9,12912.3%
1699Piscataquis County, MEME17,40912.3%
1700Hemphill County, TXTX3,08312.3%
1701Brown County, MNMN25,51712.3%
1702Coos County, OROR63,99212.3%
1703Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.3%
1704Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.3%
1705San Juan County, NMNM120,34012.3%
1706Potter County, SDSD2,37712.3%
1707Butte County, SDSD10,85612.3%
1708Ness County, KSKS2,61712.3%
1709Lorain County, OHOH323,21912.3%
1710Mellette County, SDSD2,13712.3%
1711Beckham County, OKOK22,15912.3%
1712Asotin County, WAWA22,54512.4%
1713Polk County, NENE5,27012.4%
1714Sharkey County, MSMS3,09712.4%
1715Blaine County, OKOK8,51512.4%
1716Avery County, NCNC18,11012.4%
1717Northampton County, VAVA11,87912.4%
1718Stone County, MSMS19,65412.4%
1719Allen County, KSKS12,30212.4%
1720Sunflower County, MSMS22,89312.4%
1721Hockley County, TXTX21,60012.4%
1722Darlington County, SCSC62,88812.4%
1723Franklin County, PAPA160,65212.4%
1724Franklin County, FLFL13,02912.4%
1725Kimble County, TXTX4,43812.4%
1726LaMoure County, NDND4,13512.4%
1727Danville, VAVA41,64712.4%
1728Klamath County, OROR70,27412.4%
1729Hamilton County, TXTX8,68012.4%
1730Wabasha County, MNMN21,53712.4%
1731Camden County, MOMO44,04712.4%
1732Hardin County, IAIA16,45512.4%
1733Bureau County, ILIL32,51012.5%
1734Newberry County, SCSC39,56112.5%
1735Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%
1736Nassau County, FLFL106,87912.5%
1737Aroostook County, MEME66,60912.5%
1738Delta County, TXTX5,54912.5%
1739Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612.5%
1740Wallace County, KSKS1,44112.5%
1741Piute County, UTUT1,50912.5%
1742Sherman County, KSKS5,76312.5%
1743Logan County, ILIL27,18212.5%
1744Brown County, KSKS9,10412.5%
1745Steuben County, ININ34,79912.5%
1746Columbia County, PAPA66,19312.5%
1747Carbon County, UTUT20,68012.5%
1748Defiance County, OHOH38,29212.5%
1749Morris County, KSKS5,34812.5%
1750Pettis County, MOMO44,25412.5%
1751Marion County, WVWV55,58412.5%
1752Kearny County, KSKS3,88812.5%
1753Cass County, IAIA12,96012.5%
1754Itasca County, MNMN45,40412.5%
1755Grundy County, ILIL54,05212.5%
1756Wichita County, KSKS2,03112.5%
1757Grant County, OROR7,07512.5%
1758Lincoln County, MTMT22,32812.5%
1759Turner County, SDSD9,31412.5%
1760Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.5%
1761Kittson County, MNMN4,03112.5%
1762Androscoggin County, MEME116,48712.6%
1763Clay County, NCNC12,23912.6%
1764Crawford County, MIMI13,72212.6%
1765Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01812.6%
1766Billings County, NDND1,07112.6%
1767Saline County, NENE14,99612.6%
1768Matagorda County, TXTX36,46312.6%
1769O'Brien County, IAIA14,22012.6%
1770Cavalier County, NDND3,49712.6%
1771Wexford County, MIMI34,44512.6%
1772Mills County, IAIA14,79312.6%
1773Wabash County, ILIL10,90712.6%
1774Sevier County, UTUT22,82712.6%
1775Huerfano County, COCO7,01112.6%
1776Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.6%
1777Gray County, KSKS5,65212.6%
1778Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48112.7%
1779Hale County, TXTX31,81912.7%
1780Kimball County, NENE3,39112.7%
1781Idaho County, IDID17,87412.7%
1782Douglas County, MNMN40,12012.7%
1783Union County, ARAR36,92612.7%
1784Perkins County, SDSD2,85312.7%
1785Haakon County, SDSD1,80212.7%
1786Wheeler County, TXTX4,77312.7%
1787Harrison County, TXTX71,95612.7%
1788Bee County, TXTX32,51512.7%
1789Washington County, MEME31,33412.7%
1790Kenosha County, WIWI168,44812.7%
1791Greene County, VAVA21,95812.7%
1792Morrill County, NENE4,40412.7%
1793Spink County, SDSD6,15512.7%
1794Oxford County, MEME60,34612.7%
1795Towner County, NDND2,04012.7%
1796Noble County, OKOK10,89912.7%
1797Jefferson County, NENE7,07012.7%
1798Bond County, ILIL16,95912.7%
1799Sac County, IAIA9,52512.7%
1800Knox County, ILIL47,76712.7%
1801Las Animas County, COCO14,39112.7%
1802Navarro County, TXTX57,18112.7%
1803Yuma County, AZAZ224,44912.7%
1804Weston County, WYWY6,84012.7%
1805Des Moines County, IAIA38,07712.7%
1806Wayne County, NCNC122,27812.7%
1807Jasper County, IAIA38,15312.7%
1808Converse County, WYWY13,82412.7%
1809Lake County, FLFL456,06812.7%
1810Cedar County, IAIA18,35912.8%
1811Mills County, TXTX4,58012.8%
1812Washburn County, WIWI17,08712.8%
1813Bath County, VAVA4,07612.8%
1814Montgomery County, IAIA10,00212.8%
1815Union County, IAIA11,82912.8%
1816Big Horn County, MTMT12,75212.8%
1817Hand County, SDSD3,12112.8%
1818Hamilton County, IAIA14,94412.8%
1819Pulaski County, MOMO54,44212.8%
1820Platte County, NENE35,64912.8%
1821Genesee County, MIMI401,09312.8%
1822Lampasas County, TXTX23,65712.8%
1823Holt County, NENE10,06712.8%
1824Montgomery County, ININ38,95412.8%
1825Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012.8%
1826Ashland County, WIWI16,20312.8%
1827Shelby County, IAIA11,68912.8%
1828Haywood County, NCNC63,36912.8%
1829Lake County, ININ504,61212.8%
1830Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25712.8%
1831Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81912.8%
1832Norton County, KSKS5,28812.8%
1833Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89912.8%
1834Knox County, OHOH64,00212.8%
1835Curry County, OROR22,62112.8%
1836Elmore County, ALAL91,57712.8%
1837Divide County, NDND2,11012.8%
1838Pike County, MSMS38,71212.8%
1839Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41512.8%
1840Lenawee County, MIMI97,77912.9%
1841Trinity County, CACA15,72012.9%
1842Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.9%
1843Polk County, FLFL874,79012.9%
1844Polk County, MNMN30,54512.9%
1845Sauk County, WIWI66,65212.9%
1846Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.9%
1847Oswego County, NYNY118,56912.9%
1848Hamilton County, KSKS2,50012.9%
1849Garfield County, NENE1,71012.9%
1850Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.9%
1851Clay County, MSMS18,23812.9%
1852Mower County, MNMN40,97112.9%
1853Lincoln County, COCO5,64512.9%
1854Calumet County, WIWI53,98212.9%
1855Mountrail County, NDND9,39512.9%
1856Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.9%
1857Columbia County, WIWI58,13212.9%
1858Sully County, SDSD1,47912.9%
1859Harlan County, NENE3,00012.9%
1860Marion County, IAIA34,19212.9%
1861Franklin County, KSKS26,29912.9%
1862Clinton County, IAIA46,00212.9%
1863Marion County, MOMO28,52512.9%
1864Barber County, KSKS4,08312.9%
1865Deuel County, NENE1,86212.9%
1866Jackson County, MIMI159,55212.9%
1867Campbell County, VAVA55,62912.9%
1868Monroe County, GAGA32,02312.9%
1869Aleutians East, AKAK3,47912.9%
1870Shelby County, KYKY51,24312.9%
1871Sawyer County, WIWI18,84612.9%
1872Codington County, SDSD29,56212.9%
1873Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34612.9%
1874Oneida County, IDID5,08512.9%
1875Hardin County, KYKY113,48212.9%
1876Mason County, TXTX3,99012.9%
1877Stanislaus County, CACA557,71913.0%
1878Lamar County, TXTX51,50313.0%
1879King William County, VAVA19,61713.0%
1880Walsh County, NDND10,17913.0%
1881Box Butte County, NENE10,49413.0%
1882Saginaw County, MIMI187,68813.0%
1883Sussex County, DEDE277,14013.0%
1884Rogers County, OKOK102,19713.0%
1885Highland County, VAVA2,31813.0%
1886Clark County, KYKY37,88813.0%
1887Licking County, OHOH185,56413.0%
1888Muscatine County, IAIA41,85313.0%
1889Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04113.0%
1890Richland County, NDND16,73113.0%
1891Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.0%
1892Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.0%
1893Ashland County, OHOH52,52313.0%
1894Adams County, COCO554,66813.0%
1895Woodward County, OKOK19,82713.0%
1896Effingham County, ILIL34,51913.0%
1897Niobrara County, WYWY2,34113.0%
1898Otero County, COCO17,68313.0%
1899Dickinson County, MIMI25,82713.0%
1900Blanco County, TXTX13,58113.0%
1901Dundy County, NENE1,56813.0%
1902Val Verde County, TXTX47,83513.0%
1903Martin County, MNMN19,44013.0%
1904Cass County, MOMO115,85913.0%
1905Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.0%
1906York County, NENE14,56413.0%
1907Hamilton County, NENE9,67813.0%
1908Luzerne County, PAPA332,12613.1%
1909Wayne County, PAPA51,70313.1%
1910Columbia County, ARAR21,89413.1%
1911Vernon County, MOMO19,94613.1%
1912Franklin County, TNTN45,57913.1%
1913St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.1%
1914San Juan County, UTUT14,54213.1%
1915Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39113.1%
1916Malheur County, OROR32,26113.1%
1917Mahaska County, IAIA21,88013.1%
1918Cherry County, NENE5,56113.1%
1919Major County, OKOK7,53613.1%
1920Osage County, OKOK46,79413.1%
1921Keith County, NENE8,10013.1%
1922Phillips County, MTMT4,20313.1%
1923Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.1%
1924Mineral County, MTMT5,18513.1%
1925Lincoln County, NVNV4,32013.1%
1926Churchill County, NVNV25,85113.1%
1927Tillamook County, OROR27,38413.1%
1928Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45313.1%
1929Edwards County, KSKS2,64013.1%
1930Pembina County, NDND6,56813.1%
1931Otoe County, NENE16,53113.1%
1932Stephens County, GAGA27,85413.1%
1933Bingham County, IDID51,15313.1%
1934Adams County, PAPA107,59413.2%
1935Union County, NCNC267,67413.2%
1936Lewis County, IDID3,70413.2%
1937Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.2%
1938Macon County, NCNC39,23213.2%
1939Prairie County, MTMT1,11213.2%
1940Treasure County, MTMT72813.2%
1941San Joaquin County, CACA823,81513.2%
1942Miami County, KSKS36,24013.2%
1943Grady County, OKOK59,12813.2%
1944Roane County, TNTN57,39513.2%
1945Sherman County, TXTX2,78113.2%
1946Washington County, OHOH58,38913.2%
1947Wyoming County, PAPA25,79013.2%
1948Valley County, MTMT7,38513.2%
1949Angelina County, TXTX88,15413.2%
1950Madison County, NENE36,10613.2%
1951Dawson County, MTMT8,69213.2%
1952Clay County, KSKS7,99013.3%
1953McClain County, OKOK49,64713.3%
1954Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.3%
1955Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60413.3%
1956Twin Falls County, IDID97,53913.3%
1957Kern County, CACA927,06813.3%
1958Iowa County, WIWI23,95113.3%
1959Gooding County, IDID16,44613.3%
1960Putnam County, WVWV56,88513.3%
1961Boundary County, IDID13,99713.3%
1962Baker County, OROR16,65813.3%
1963Llano County, TXTX23,35313.3%
1964Jefferson County, ININ33,27913.3%
1965Sheridan County, KSKS2,42713.3%
1966Atchison County, KSKS16,17213.3%
1967Rock County, WIWI166,47213.3%
1968Elko County, NVNV54,81513.3%
1969Oconee County, SCSC83,77513.3%
1970Lauderdale County, MSMS70,31713.3%
1971Bastrop County, TXTX118,90813.3%
1972Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66913.3%
1973Sweetwater County, WYWY41,26713.3%
1974Baldwin County, GAGA44,02913.3%
1975Umatilla County, OROR81,11913.3%
1976Ellis County, TXTX240,86713.4%
1977Thomas County, GAGA46,36813.4%
1978Logan County, NENE66913.4%
1979Liberty County, GAGA70,31313.4%
1980Franklin County, WAWA102,61213.4%
1981Pierce County, NDND3,83813.4%
1982Richland County, MTMT11,37713.4%
1983Greene County, NYNY47,23813.4%
1984Rosebud County, MTMT8,25313.4%
1985Schleicher County, TXTX2,24513.4%
1986Haskell County, KSKS3,59913.4%
1987Jasper County, MOMO127,42813.4%
1988Carter County, OKOK48,91013.4%
1989Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.4%
1990Onslow County, NCNC217,17513.4%
1991Yuma County, COCO9,89613.4%
1992Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79513.4%
1993Emporia, VAVA5,44713.4%
1994New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.4%
1995Charlotte County, FLFL217,21213.4%
1996Marathon County, WIWI139,43213.5%
1997Coffey County, KSKS8,46713.5%
1998Wood County, WVWV82,38513.5%
1999Broadwater County, MTMT8,49313.5%
2000Camden County, GAGA60,14313.5%
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