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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 3,131

Least educated, US counties · 2010

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
3001Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33538.4%+5.4 pts
3002DeKalb County, GAGA774,39438.7%+2.4 pts
3003St. Johns County, FLFL346,32838.7%+5.6 pts
3004Ramsey County, MNMN541,62338.9%+4.5 pts
3005Washington County, OROR611,70838.9%+4.4 pts
3006Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+4.0 pts
3007Suffolk County, MAMA791,89138.9%+6.5 pts
3008Archuleta County, COCO14,30639.0%+9.9 pts
3009Mineral County, COCO91039.1%+7.9 pts
3010Fayette County, KYKY329,75139.1%+3.4 pts
3011St. Louis County, MOMO990,91139.1%+3.7 pts
3012Olmsted County, MNMN166,73139.1%+4.4 pts
3013Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03539.2%+4.6 pts
3014Waukesha County, WIWI417,21039.2%+5.1 pts
3015Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+8.1 pts
3016Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+2.3 pts
3017Jefferson County, COCO580,45139.3%+2.8 pts
3018Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+3.5 pts
3019Leelanau County, MIMI22,98239.4%+8.1 pts
3020Cumberland County, MEME317,22239.5%+5.2 pts
3021Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+2.8 pts
3022Shelby County, ALAL238,55239.6%+2.8 pts
3023Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+5.0 pts
3024Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.0%+2.9 pts
3025Washington County, MNMN286,89540.0%+6.1 pts
3026Dukes County, MAMA21,21940.0%+1.7 pts
3027Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740.0%+3.1 pts
3028Centre County, PAPA157,39340.0%+3.7 pts
3029Denver County, COCO740,61340.1%+5.6 pts
3030Nantucket County, MAMA14,75840.2%+1.8 pts
3031Dallas County, IAIA118,45740.2%+13.4 pts
3032Alameda County, CACA1,636,63040.3%+5.4 pts
3033McLean County, ILIL171,41940.4%+4.2 pts
3034Clay County, SDSD15,03140.4%+1.8 pts
3035Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+3.5 pts
3036Barnstable County, MAMA233,53940.5%+6.9 pts
3037La Plata County, COCO56,89840.6%+4.2 pts
3038Rockland County, NYNY357,39740.7%+3.2 pts
3039Alachua County, FLFL290,02840.9%+2.2 pts
3040Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93940.9%+5.6 pts
3041Bristol County, RIRI50,00141.1%+6.8 pts
3042Clarke County, GAGA129,92141.2%+1.4 pts
3043Champaign County, ILIL209,97241.2%+3.2 pts
3044Ouray County, COCO5,26541.3%+4.4 pts
3045Leon County, FLFL299,04841.3%−0.5 pts
3046Lake County, ILIL719,33941.3%+2.7 pts
3047Hampshire County, MAMA164,06541.3%+3.4 pts
3048York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+4.1 pts
3049Fayette County, GAGA125,15641.5%+5.3 pts
3050Clear Creek County, COCO8,99441.6%+2.8 pts
3051Washington County, RIRI129,79541.7%+6.2 pts
3052Latah County, IDID41,84241.8%+0.8 pts
3053Hinsdale County, COCO75342.0%+7.1 pts
3054Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33742.2%+4.0 pts
3055Riley County, KSKS72,59842.3%+1.8 pts
3056Larimer County, COCO377,29242.5%+3.0 pts
3057Madison County, MSMS116,29842.6%+4.7 pts
3058Monroe County, ININ143,34542.7%+3.0 pts
3059Carver County, MNMN114,37942.7%+8.4 pts
3060Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34643.1%+4.5 pts
3061Blaine County, IDID25,51743.2%+0.0 pts
3062Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−1.7 pts
3063Newport County, RIRI83,05143.4%+5.1 pts
3064Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+2.9 pts
3065Forsyth County, GAGA282,80543.6%+9.0 pts
3066Cobb County, GAGA793,34543.8%+4.1 pts
3067Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78444.0%+4.9 pts
3068San Mateo County, CACA743,56844.0%+5.0 pts
3069Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%+4.0 pts
3070Montgomery County, PAPA877,64344.2%+5.4 pts
3071Broomfield County, COCO79,17444.4%–
3072Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+1.7 pts
3073Bergen County, NJNJ977,02644.5%+6.2 pts
3074Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74344.5%+3.7 pts
3075Chittenden County, VTVT169,11544.8%+3.7 pts
3076San Juan County, WAWA18,57744.9%+4.7 pts
3077Oconee County, GAGA44,89344.9%+5.2 pts
3078James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+3.5 pts
3079Gallatin County, MTMT128,74045.0%+4.0 pts
3080Boone County, MOMO191,74645.2%+3.5 pts
3081King County, WAWA2,344,93945.2%+5.3 pts
3082Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39145.3%+4.8 pts
3083DuPage County, ILIL934,29845.3%+3.7 pts
3084Dane County, WIWI590,37545.4%+4.7 pts
3085Routt County, COCO25,32945.6%+3.1 pts
3086Gunnison County, COCO17,43945.8%+2.2 pts
3087Eagle County, COCO54,29145.9%+3.2 pts
3088Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+5.9 pts
3089Story County, IAIA101,29147.2%+2.7 pts
3090Albany County, WYWY38,55847.4%+3.3 pts
3091Norfolk County, MAMA739,74947.4%+4.5 pts
3092Whitman County, WAWA48,51247.4%+3.4 pts
3093Wake County, NCNC1,257,23547.4%+3.6 pts
3094Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78147.5%+5.7 pts
3095Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79147.6%+6.2 pts
3096Chester County, PAPA557,11647.8%+5.3 pts
3097Benton County, OROR97,72847.9%+0.5 pts
3098Douglas County, KSKS120,92048.3%+5.6 pts
3099Collin County, TXTX1,297,17948.3%+1.0 pts
3100Morris County, NJNJ524,25148.4%+4.4 pts
3101San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.8%+0.3 pts
3102District of Columbia, DCDC693,64549.2%+10.1 pts
3103Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97949.3%+5.7 pts
3104Delaware County, OHOH242,03249.5%+8.5 pts
3105Teton County, WYWY23,33349.7%+3.9 pts
3106Tompkins County, NYNY104,04749.7%+2.3 pts
3107Somerset County, NJNJ356,48649.8%+3.3 pts
3108Summit County, COCO31,51749.9%+1.6 pts
3109Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21450.8%+2.6 pts
3110Summit County, UTUT43,14150.8%+5.2 pts
3111Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.8%+3.2 pts
3112Johnson County, KSKS636,90651.1%+3.4 pts
3113San Francisco County, CACA826,07951.2%+6.2 pts
3114Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+3.9 pts
3115Williamson County, TNTN272,06151.8%+7.4 pts
3116Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+7.6 pts
3117Hamilton County, ININ387,03653.8%+4.9 pts
3118Marin County, CACA253,69454.1%+2.8 pts
3119Douglas County, COCO399,39654.4%+2.5 pts
3120Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+2.9 pts
3121Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58256.7%+2.2 pts
3122New York County, NYNY1,664,86257.0%+7.6 pts
3123Boulder County, COCO328,56057.0%+4.6 pts
3124Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+10.0 pts
3125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+3.3 pts
3126Howard County, MDMD339,18358.3%+5.4 pts
3127Pitkin County, COCO16,62559.7%+2.6 pts
3128Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+6.1 pts
3129Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40764.0%+3.5 pts
3130Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+9.9 pts
3131Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.0%+7.2 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,131 OF 3,131

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS