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Least educated, US counties

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
3001Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+12.2 pts
3002Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+15.4 pts
3003Arapahoe County, COCO673,82046.5%+9.5 pts
3004Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+11.6 pts
3005Platte County, MOMO114,40046.5%+13.2 pts
3006Cook County, MNMN5,52246.6%+17.8 pts
3007Grafton County, NHNH93,22546.7%+14.1 pts
3008Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+10.1 pts
3009Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+12.1 pts
3010Chaffee County, COCO20,83147.0%+22.7 pts
3011McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts
3012Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+7.6 pts
3013Missoula County, MTMT123,51347.4%+14.6 pts
3014St. Louis County, MOMO990,91147.4%+12.0 pts
3015DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+11.1 pts
3016Washington County, OROR611,70847.5%+13.0 pts
3017Hinsdale County, COCO75347.7%+12.8 pts
3018Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+9.1 pts
3019Blaine County, IDID25,51748.0%+4.9 pts
3020Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+14.8 pts
3021Washington County, VTVT59,65248.1%+15.9 pts
3022Barnstable County, MAMA233,53948.2%+14.6 pts
3023Fayette County, KYKY329,75148.3%+12.6 pts
3024Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+17.9 pts
3025Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+14.8 pts
3026Alachua County, FLFL290,02848.8%+10.1 pts
3027Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+13.0 pts
3028Multnomah County, OROR795,39148.9%+18.2 pts
3029Waukesha County, WIWI417,21048.9%+14.8 pts
3030Monongalia County, WVWV107,99148.9%+16.5 pts
3031Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+17.5 pts
3032Leon County, FLFL299,04848.9%+7.2 pts
3033Riley County, KSKS72,59848.9%+8.4 pts
3034Hudson County, NJNJ735,03348.9%+23.6 pts
3035Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.9%+21.4 pts
3036Washington County, MNMN286,89549.1%+15.2 pts
3037Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38349.2%+12.1 pts
3038La Plata County, COCO56,89849.3%+12.9 pts
3039Olmsted County, MNMN166,73149.4%+14.7 pts
3040Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+12.8 pts
3041Monroe County, ININ143,34549.5%+9.8 pts
3042Lake County, COCO7,55249.5%+30.0 pts
3043Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+11.7 pts
3044Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+14.3 pts
3045Whitman County, WAWA48,51249.8%+5.7 pts
3046Teton County, IDID13,25449.9%+21.8 pts
3047Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+13.7 pts
3048York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+12.6 pts
3049Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+13.3 pts
3050Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+19.6 pts
3051Carver County, MNMN114,37950.4%+16.2 pts
3052Suffolk County, MAMA791,89150.6%+18.2 pts
3053Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts
3054Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+11.0 pts
3055St. Johns County, FLFL346,32850.9%+17.8 pts
3056Eagle County, COCO54,29150.9%+8.3 pts
3057Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33751.0%+12.8 pts
3058James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.5 pts
3059Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34651.2%+12.6 pts
3060Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03551.3%+16.7 pts
3061Wasatch County, UTUT38,51451.3%+25.0 pts
3062Dallas County, IAIA118,45751.5%+24.7 pts
3063Boone County, MOMO191,74651.5%+9.8 pts
3064Hampshire County, MAMA164,06551.6%+13.7 pts
3065Mineral County, COCO91051.7%+20.5 pts
3066Boone County, ININ80,68951.7%+24.1 pts
3067DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+10.2 pts
3068Leelanau County, MIMI22,98251.8%+20.5 pts
3069Dukes County, MAMA21,21951.9%+13.5 pts
3070Jefferson County, COCO580,45152.0%+15.4 pts
3071San Juan County, COCO81352.1%+8.4 pts
3072Alameda County, CACA1,636,63052.2%+17.3 pts
3073Washington County, RIRI129,79552.4%+16.9 pts
3074Gilpin County, COCO6,07352.8%+21.6 pts
3075Larimer County, COCO377,29253.0%+13.4 pts
3076Cumberland County, MEME317,22253.0%+18.8 pts
3077Bristol County, RIRI50,00153.0%+18.7 pts
3078Montgomery County, PAPA877,64353.0%+14.3 pts
3079Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+12.3 pts
3080Bergen County, NJNJ977,02653.1%+14.9 pts
3081Douglas County, KSKS120,92053.2%+10.5 pts
3082San Mateo County, CACA743,56853.7%+14.7 pts
3083San Juan County, WAWA18,57753.9%+13.7 pts
3084Newport County, RIRI83,05154.1%+15.8 pts
3085Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78454.1%+15.1 pts
3086Routt County, COCO25,32954.2%+11.7 pts
3087Benton County, OROR97,72854.2%+6.8 pts
3088Gallatin County, MTMT128,74054.3%+13.3 pts
3089Story County, IAIA101,29154.8%+10.3 pts
3090Summit County, COCO31,51755.0%+6.7 pts
3091Albany County, WYWY38,55855.0%+10.9 pts
3092Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.2%+7.6 pts
3093Durham County, NCNC347,24055.2%+15.1 pts
3094Dane County, WIWI590,37555.3%+14.7 pts
3095Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48255.5%–
3096Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+16.1 pts
3097Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+8.9 pts
3098Nantucket County, MAMA14,75856.3%+17.9 pts
3099Ouray County, COCO5,26556.5%+19.6 pts
3100Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39156.5%+16.0 pts
3101Denver County, COCO740,61356.5%+22.1 pts
3102Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+15.9 pts
3103King County, WAWA2,344,93956.7%+16.8 pts
3104Chittenden County, VTVT169,11556.8%+15.6 pts
3105Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+22.5 pts
3106Chester County, PAPA557,11657.1%+14.7 pts
3107Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.2%+13.3 pts
3108Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78157.4%+15.6 pts
3109Clear Creek County, COCO8,99457.5%+18.7 pts
3110Johnson County, KSKS636,90657.6%+9.8 pts
3111Somerset County, NJNJ356,48657.8%+11.3 pts
3112Morris County, NJNJ524,25157.8%+13.7 pts
3113Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+17.1 pts
3114Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458.7%+10.6 pts
3115Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts
3116Norfolk County, MAMA739,74958.8%+15.8 pts
3117Delaware County, OHOH242,03259.4%+18.4 pts
3118Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97959.5%+15.9 pts
3119Summit County, UTUT43,14159.8%+14.3 pts
3120Broomfield County, COCO79,17460.3%–
3121San Francisco County, CACA826,07960.3%+15.4 pts
3122Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58260.6%+6.1 pts
3123Teton County, WYWY23,33361.1%+15.3 pts
3124Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+13.4 pts
3125Marin County, CACA253,69461.1%+9.8 pts
3126Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%+10.3 pts
3127Hamilton County, ININ387,03661.9%+13.0 pts
3128Douglas County, COCO399,39662.0%+10.2 pts
3129Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts
3130Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts
3131Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+18.3 pts
3132Pitkin County, COCO16,62562.8%+5.7 pts
3133Boulder County, COCO328,56064.2%+11.8 pts
3134New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+14.8 pts
3135District of Columbia, DCDC693,64564.2%+25.2 pts
3136Howard County, MDMD339,18364.5%+11.5 pts
3137Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+17.4 pts
3138Gunnison County, COCO17,43964.7%+21.1 pts
3139San Miguel County, COCO7,75364.9%+16.4 pts
3140Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+10.2 pts
3141Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+11.9 pts
3142Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.7%+9.3 pts
3143Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.1%+16.9 pts
3144Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+16.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES