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Least educated, US counties · 2000

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
3001Bristol County, RIRI50,00134.3%+6.9 pts
3002Carver County, MNMN114,37934.3%+12.9 pts
3003Ramsey County, MNMN541,62334.3%+5.5 pts
3004Denver County, COCO740,61334.5%+5.4 pts
3005Washington County, OROR611,70834.5%+4.7 pts
3006Grand County, COCO16,49634.5%+4.3 pts
3007Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03534.6%+6.1 pts
3008Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+19.0 pts
3009Olmsted County, MNMN166,73134.7%+5.2 pts
3010Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+3.1 pts
3011Dakota County, MNMN457,71034.9%+7.3 pts
3012Hinsdale County, COCO75334.9%+2.9 pts
3013Alameda County, CACA1,636,63034.9%+6.1 pts
3014Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+6.9 pts
3015Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07035.0%+3.4 pts
3016Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.1%+10.0 pts
3017Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+5.4 pts
3018St. Louis County, MOMO990,91135.4%+6.2 pts
3019Washington County, RIRI129,79535.5%+6.4 pts
3020Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.6%+5.1 pts
3021Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+4.2 pts
3022Juneau, AKAK31,60936.0%+5.3 pts
3023McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+7.2 pts
3024Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+10.4 pts
3025Centre County, PAPA157,39336.3%+4.0 pts
3026DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+3.6 pts
3027La Plata County, COCO56,89836.4%+8.3 pts
3028Jefferson County, COCO580,45136.5%+5.8 pts
3029Denton County, TXTX1,069,34636.6%+4.4 pts
3030Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+7.8 pts
3031Ouray County, COCO5,26536.8%+8.9 pts
3032Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19136.9%+6.7 pts
3033Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90736.9%+4.7 pts
3034Brazos County, TXTX249,08837.0%+1.2 pts
3035Arapahoe County, COCO673,82037.0%+1.9 pts
3036Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337.1%+8.8 pts
3037York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+8.5 pts
3038Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+4.5 pts
3039Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+8.6 pts
3040Hampshire County, MAMA164,06537.9%+6.0 pts
3041Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+3.9 pts
3042Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33738.2%+8.1 pts
3043Bergen County, NJNJ977,02638.2%+6.5 pts
3044Newport County, RIRI83,05138.3%+8.2 pts
3045Dukes County, MAMA21,21938.4%+6.2 pts
3046Nantucket County, MAMA14,75838.4%+5.5 pts
3047Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+6.6 pts
3048Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34638.6%+8.9 pts
3049Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+2.4 pts
3050Alachua County, FLFL290,02838.7%+4.1 pts
3051Montgomery County, PAPA877,64338.7%+6.7 pts
3052Clear Creek County, COCO8,99438.8%+7.6 pts
3053San Mateo County, CACA743,56839.0%+7.7 pts
3054District of Columbia, DCDC693,64539.1%+5.8 pts
3055Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78439.1%+7.5 pts
3056Larimer County, COCO377,29239.5%+7.2 pts
3057Monroe County, ININ143,34539.6%+6.7 pts
3058Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+6.8 pts
3059Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+11.4 pts
3060Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+2.3 pts
3061King County, WAWA2,344,93940.0%+7.1 pts
3062Durham County, NCNC347,24040.1%+6.7 pts
3063San Juan County, WAWA18,57740.2%+6.7 pts
3064Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39140.5%+7.9 pts
3065Riley County, KSKS72,59840.5%+6.3 pts
3066Travis County, TXTX1,389,67040.6%+6.0 pts
3067Dane County, WIWI590,37540.6%+6.5 pts
3068Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+6.7 pts
3069Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+5.5 pts
3070Latah County, IDID41,84241.0%+5.2 pts
3071Gallatin County, MTMT128,74041.0%+7.2 pts
3072Delaware County, OHOH242,03241.0%+14.6 pts
3073Chittenden County, VTVT169,11541.2%+7.1 pts
3074Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+9.8 pts
3075James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+8.7 pts
3076DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+5.7 pts
3077Leon County, FLFL299,04841.7%+4.7 pts
3078Boone County, MOMO191,74641.7%+5.2 pts
3079Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78141.8%+7.2 pts
3080Chester County, PAPA557,11642.5%+7.8 pts
3081Routt County, COCO25,32942.5%+7.8 pts
3082Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+10.5 pts
3083Eagle County, COCO54,29142.6%+9.7 pts
3084Douglas County, KSKS120,92042.7%+4.2 pts
3085Norfolk County, MAMA739,74942.9%+8.5 pts
3086Blaine County, IDID25,51743.1%+10.2 pts
3087Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97943.6%+8.2 pts
3088Gunnison County, COCO17,43943.6%+6.7 pts
3089San Juan County, COCO81343.7%+19.7 pts
3090Wake County, NCNC1,257,23543.9%+8.6 pts
3091Whitman County, WAWA48,51244.0%+1.4 pts
3092Albany County, WYWY38,55844.1%+5.5 pts
3093Morris County, NJNJ524,25144.1%+7.4 pts
3094Williamson County, TNTN272,06144.4%+10.1 pts
3095Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+6.1 pts
3096San Francisco County, CACA826,07945.0%+9.9 pts
3097Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+2.1 pts
3098Summit County, UTUT43,14145.5%+12.6 pts
3099Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+4.3 pts
3100Teton County, WYWY23,33345.8%+15.8 pts
3101Somerset County, NJNJ356,48646.5%+8.2 pts
3102Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+14.5 pts
3103Collin County, TXTX1,297,17947.3%+8.3 pts
3104Benton County, OROR97,72847.4%+6.1 pts
3105Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+5.7 pts
3106Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.6%+3.6 pts
3107Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+8.3 pts
3108Johnson County, KSKS636,90647.7%+7.3 pts
3109Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21448.1%+6.3 pts
3110Summit County, COCO31,51748.3%+8.6 pts
3111San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.5%+8.2 pts
3112Hamilton County, ININ387,03648.9%+12.7 pts
3113New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+7.2 pts
3114Marin County, CACA253,69451.3%+7.3 pts
3115Orange County, NCNC152,49851.5%+5.4 pts
3116Douglas County, COCO399,39651.9%+11.2 pts
3117Boulder County, COCO328,56052.4%+10.2 pts
3118Howard County, MDMD339,18352.9%+6.0 pts
3119Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+5.8 pts
3120Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58254.6%+4.6 pts
3121Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+5.8 pts
3122Pitkin County, COCO16,62557.1%+7.3 pts
3123Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+7.9 pts
3124Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40760.5%+7.1 pts
3125Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+11.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS