Which county has the lowest bachelor's degree or higher?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by bachelor's degree or higher?

Loving County, Texas, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, Pershing County, Nevada, McDowell County, West Virginia, Newton County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Least educated, US counties

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

3001Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+35%

3002Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+49%

3003Arapahoe County, COCO673,82046.5%+26%

3004Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+33%

3005Platte County, MOMO114,40046.5%+40%

3006Cook County, MNMN5,52246.6%+62%

3007Grafton County, NHNH93,22546.7%+43%

3008Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+27%

3009Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+35%

3010Chaffee County, COCO20,83147.0%+93%

3011McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+31%

3012Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+19%

3013Missoula County, MTMT123,51347.4%+45%

3014St. Louis County, MOMO990,91147.4%+34%

3015DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+31%

3016Washington County, OROR611,70847.5%+38%

3017Hinsdale County, COCO75347.7%+37%

3018Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+24%

3019Blaine County, IDID25,51748.0%+11%

3020Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+45%

3021Washington County, VTVT59,65248.1%+49%

3022Barnstable County, MAMA233,53948.2%+44%

3023Fayette County, KYKY329,75148.3%+35%

3024Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+59%

3025Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+44%

3026Alachua County, FLFL290,02848.8%+26%

3027Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+36%

3028Multnomah County, OROR795,39148.9%+59%

3029Waukesha County, WIWI417,21048.9%+43%

3030Monongalia County, WVWV107,99148.9%+51%

3031Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+56%

3032Leon County, FLFL299,04848.9%+17%

3033Riley County, KSKS72,59848.9%+21%

3034Hudson County, NJNJ735,03348.9%+93%

3035Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.9%+77%

3036Washington County, MNMN286,89549.1%+45%

3037Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38349.2%+33%

3038La Plata County, COCO56,89849.3%+36%

3039Olmsted County, MNMN166,73149.4%+42%

3040Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+35%

3041Monroe County, ININ143,34549.5%+25%

3042Lake County, COCO7,55249.5%+154%

3043Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+31%

3044Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+40%

3045Whitman County, WAWA48,51249.8%+13%

3046Teton County, IDID13,25449.9%+78%

3047Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+38%

3048York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+34%

3049Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+36%

3050Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+64%

3051Carver County, MNMN114,37950.4%+47%

3052Suffolk County, MAMA791,89150.6%+56%

3053Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+19%

3054Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+28%

3055St. Johns County, FLFL346,32850.9%+54%

3056Eagle County, COCO54,29150.9%+19%

3057Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33751.0%+34%

3058James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+23%

3059Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34651.2%+33%

3060Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03551.3%+48%

3061Wasatch County, UTUT38,51451.3%+95%

3062Dallas County, IAIA118,45751.5%+92%

3063Boone County, MOMO191,74651.5%+23%

3064Hampshire County, MAMA164,06551.6%+36%

3065Mineral County, COCO91051.7%+66%

3066Boone County, ININ80,68951.7%+87%

3067DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+24%

3068Leelanau County, MIMI22,98251.8%+65%

3069Dukes County, MAMA21,21951.9%+35%

3070Jefferson County, COCO580,45152.0%+42%

3071San Juan County, COCO81352.1%+19%

3072Alameda County, CACA1,636,63052.2%+50%

3073Washington County, RIRI129,79552.4%+48%

3074Gilpin County, COCO6,07352.8%+69%

3075Larimer County, COCO377,29253.0%+34%

3076Cumberland County, MEME317,22253.0%+55%

3077Bristol County, RIRI50,00153.0%+55%

3078Montgomery County, PAPA877,64353.0%+37%

3079Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+30%

3080Bergen County, NJNJ977,02653.1%+39%

3081Douglas County, KSKS120,92053.2%+25%

3082San Mateo County, CACA743,56853.7%+38%

3083San Juan County, WAWA18,57753.9%+34%

3084Newport County, RIRI83,05154.1%+41%

3085Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78454.1%+39%

3086Routt County, COCO25,32954.2%+27%

3087Benton County, OROR97,72854.2%+14%

3088Gallatin County, MTMT128,74054.3%+32%

3089Story County, IAIA101,29154.8%+23%

3090Summit County, COCO31,51755.0%+14%

3091Albany County, WYWY38,55855.0%+25%

3092Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.2%+16%

3093Durham County, NCNC347,24055.2%+38%

3094Dane County, WIWI590,37555.3%+36%

3095Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48255.5%–

3096Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+40%

3097Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+19%

3098Nantucket County, MAMA14,75856.3%+47%

3099Ouray County, COCO5,26556.5%+53%

3100Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39156.5%+40%

3101Denver County, COCO740,61356.5%+64%

3102Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+39%

3103King County, WAWA2,344,93956.7%+42%

3104Chittenden County, VTVT169,11556.8%+38%

3105Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+65%

3106Chester County, PAPA557,11657.1%+35%

3107Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.2%+30%

3108Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78157.4%+37%

3109Clear Creek County, COCO8,99457.5%+48%

3110Johnson County, KSKS636,90657.6%+21%

3111Somerset County, NJNJ356,48657.8%+24%

3112Morris County, NJNJ524,25157.8%+31%

3113Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+41%

3114Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458.7%+22%

3115Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+24%

3116Norfolk County, MAMA739,74958.8%+37%

3117Delaware County, OHOH242,03259.4%+45%

3118Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97959.5%+37%

3119Summit County, UTUT43,14159.8%+31%

3120Broomfield County, COCO79,17460.3%–

3121San Francisco County, CACA826,07960.3%+34%

3122Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58260.6%+11%

3123Teton County, WYWY23,33361.1%+33%

3124Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+28%

3125Marin County, CACA253,69461.1%+19%

3126Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%+20%

3127Hamilton County, ININ387,03661.9%+27%

3128Douglas County, COCO399,39662.0%+20%

3129Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+37%

3130Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+53%

3131Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+41%

3132Pitkin County, COCO16,62562.8%+10%

3133Boulder County, COCO328,56064.2%+22%

3134New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+30%

3135District of Columbia, DCDC693,64564.2%+64%

3136Howard County, MDMD339,18364.5%+22%

3137Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+37%

3138Gunnison County, COCO17,43964.7%+48%

3139San Miguel County, COCO7,75364.9%+34%

3140Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+19%

3141Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+22%

3142Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.7%+15%

3143Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.1%+28%

3144Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+26%

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