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

Aleutians East, Alaska ranks #1 with 4.9% (2000 American Community Survey).

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

Aleutians East, Alaska, Edmonson County, Kentucky, Buffalo County, South Dakota, Lake County, Tennessee, Twiggs County, Georgia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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 (2000).

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 125 SHOWN OF 3,125

Least educated, US counties · 2000

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

3001Bristol County, RIRI50,00134.3%+0%

3002Carver County, MNMN114,37934.3%+0%

3003Ramsey County, MNMN541,62334.3%+0%

3004Denver County, COCO740,61334.5%+0%

3005Washington County, OROR611,70834.5%+0%

3006Grand County, COCO16,49634.5%+0%

3007Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03534.6%+0%

3008Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+0%

3009Olmsted County, MNMN166,73134.7%+0%

3010Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+0%

3011Dakota County, MNMN457,71034.9%+0%

3012Hinsdale County, COCO75334.9%+0%

3013Alameda County, CACA1,636,63034.9%+0%

3014Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+0%

3015Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07035.0%+0%

3016Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.1%+0%

3017Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+0%

3018St. Louis County, MOMO990,91135.4%+0%

3019Washington County, RIRI129,79535.5%+0%

3020Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.6%+0%

3021Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+0%

3022Juneau, AKAK31,60936.0%+0%

3023McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+0%

3024Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+0%

3025Centre County, PAPA157,39336.3%+0%

3026DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+0%

3027La Plata County, COCO56,89836.4%+0%

3028Jefferson County, COCO580,45136.5%+0%

3029Denton County, TXTX1,069,34636.6%+0%

3030Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+0%

3031Ouray County, COCO5,26536.8%+0%

3032Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19136.9%+0%

3033Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90736.9%+0%

3034Brazos County, TXTX249,08837.0%+0%

3035Arapahoe County, COCO673,82037.0%+0%

3036Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337.1%+0%

3037York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+0%

3038Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+0%

3039Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+0%

3040Hampshire County, MAMA164,06537.9%+0%

3041Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+0%

3042Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33738.2%+0%

3043Bergen County, NJNJ977,02638.2%+0%

3044Newport County, RIRI83,05138.3%+0%

3045Dukes County, MAMA21,21938.4%+0%

3046Nantucket County, MAMA14,75838.4%+0%

3047Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+0%

3048Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34638.6%+0%

3049Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+0%

3050Alachua County, FLFL290,02838.7%+0%

3051Montgomery County, PAPA877,64338.7%+0%

3052Clear Creek County, COCO8,99438.8%+0%

3053San Mateo County, CACA743,56839.0%+0%

3054District of Columbia, DCDC693,64539.1%+0%

3055Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78439.1%+0%

3056Larimer County, COCO377,29239.5%+0%

3057Monroe County, ININ143,34539.6%+0%

3058Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+0%

3059Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+0%

3060Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+0%

3061King County, WAWA2,344,93940.0%+0%

3062Durham County, NCNC347,24040.1%+0%

3063San Juan County, WAWA18,57740.2%+0%

3064Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39140.5%+0%

3065Riley County, KSKS72,59840.5%+0%

3066Travis County, TXTX1,389,67040.6%+0%

3067Dane County, WIWI590,37540.6%+0%

3068Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+0%

3069Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+0%

3070Latah County, IDID41,84241.0%+0%

3071Gallatin County, MTMT128,74041.0%+0%

3072Delaware County, OHOH242,03241.0%+0%

3073Chittenden County, VTVT169,11541.2%+0%

3074Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+0%

3075James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+0%

3076DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+0%

3077Leon County, FLFL299,04841.7%+0%

3078Boone County, MOMO191,74641.7%+0%

3079Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78141.8%+0%

3080Chester County, PAPA557,11642.5%+0%

3081Routt County, COCO25,32942.5%+0%

3082Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+0%

3083Eagle County, COCO54,29142.6%+0%

3084Douglas County, KSKS120,92042.7%+0%

3085Norfolk County, MAMA739,74942.9%+0%

3086Blaine County, IDID25,51743.1%+0%

3087Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97943.6%+0%

3088Gunnison County, COCO17,43943.6%+0%

3089San Juan County, COCO81343.7%+0%

3090Wake County, NCNC1,257,23543.9%+0%

3091Whitman County, WAWA48,51244.0%+0%

3092Albany County, WYWY38,55844.1%+0%

3093Morris County, NJNJ524,25144.1%+0%

3094Williamson County, TNTN272,06144.4%+0%

3095Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+0%

3096San Francisco County, CACA826,07945.0%+0%

3097Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+0%

3098Summit County, UTUT43,14145.5%+0%

3099Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+0%

3100Teton County, WYWY23,33345.8%+0%

3101Somerset County, NJNJ356,48646.5%+0%

3102Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+0%

3103Collin County, TXTX1,297,17947.3%+0%

3104Benton County, OROR97,72847.4%+0%

3105Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+0%

3106Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.6%+0%

3107Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+0%

3108Johnson County, KSKS636,90647.7%+0%

3109Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21448.1%+0%

3110Summit County, COCO31,51748.3%+0%

3111San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.5%+0%

3112Hamilton County, ININ387,03648.9%+0%

3113New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+0%

3114Marin County, CACA253,69451.3%+0%

3115Orange County, NCNC152,49851.5%+0%

3116Douglas County, COCO399,39651.9%+0%

3117Boulder County, COCO328,56052.4%+0%

3118Howard County, MDMD339,18352.9%+0%

3119Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+0%

3120Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58254.6%+0%

3121Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+0%

3122Pitkin County, COCO16,62557.1%+0%

3123Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+0%

3124Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40760.5%+0%

3125Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+0%

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