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Least educated, US counties · 2020

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
3001Hinsdale County, COCO75343.7%+8.8 pts
3002Goochland County, VAVA29,18743.8%+14.4 pts
3003Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+9.6 pts
3004Hudson County, NJNJ735,03344.0%+18.7 pts
3005Dukes County, MAMA21,21944.0%+5.7 pts
3006La Plata County, COCO56,89844.0%+7.7 pts
3007Alachua County, FLFL290,02844.1%+5.4 pts
3008Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+7.4 pts
3009Missoula County, MTMT123,51344.2%+11.4 pts
3010Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.3%+9.3 pts
3011Gilpin County, COCO6,07344.3%+13.1 pts
3012Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33544.4%+11.4 pts
3013Latah County, IDID41,84244.4%+3.4 pts
3014St. Louis County, MOMO990,91144.4%+9.0 pts
3015St. Johns County, FLFL346,32844.5%+11.3 pts
3016McLean County, ILIL171,41944.6%+8.4 pts
3017Waukesha County, WIWI417,21044.8%+10.7 pts
3018Washington County, OROR611,70844.9%+10.4 pts
3019Fayette County, KYKY329,75145.0%+9.3 pts
3020Barnstable County, MAMA233,53945.0%+11.4 pts
3021Champaign County, ILIL209,97245.0%+7.0 pts
3022Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+23.7 pts
3023Cook County, MNMN5,52245.2%+16.3 pts
3024Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+13.9 pts
3025Monroe County, ININ143,34545.3%+5.7 pts
3026Charleston County, SCSC436,20045.3%+14.6 pts
3027Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+5.5 pts
3028DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+9.3 pts
3029Washington County, MNMN286,89545.6%+11.7 pts
3030Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+9.1 pts
3031Centre County, PAPA157,39345.8%+9.5 pts
3032Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.8%+8.7 pts
3033Washington County, RIRI129,79546.0%+10.5 pts
3034Montgomery County, VAVA98,43446.0%+10.1 pts
3035Lake County, ILIL719,33946.1%+7.5 pts
3036Jefferson County, COCO580,45146.4%+9.9 pts
3037Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+9.6 pts
3038Multnomah County, OROR795,39146.5%+15.9 pts
3039Leon County, FLFL299,04846.6%+4.9 pts
3040Olmsted County, MNMN166,73146.7%+12.0 pts
3041Leelanau County, MIMI22,98246.7%+15.3 pts
3042Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93946.7%+11.4 pts
3043Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+10.6 pts
3044Lafayette County, MSMS59,59747.1%+15.9 pts
3045Riley County, KSKS72,59847.2%+6.7 pts
3046Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03547.3%+12.8 pts
3047Nantucket County, MAMA14,75847.5%+9.1 pts
3048Suffolk County, MAMA791,89147.7%+15.2 pts
3049Larimer County, COCO377,29247.7%+8.2 pts
3050Boone County, MOMO191,74647.7%+6.0 pts
3051Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33748.0%+9.8 pts
3052Cumberland County, MEME317,22248.1%+13.8 pts
3053Whitman County, WAWA48,51248.2%+4.2 pts
3054Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+8.7 pts
3055Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048.7%+13.8 pts
3056Clay County, SDSD15,03148.9%+10.3 pts
3057Hampshire County, MAMA164,06548.9%+11.0 pts
3058Ouray County, COCO5,26549.1%+12.2 pts
3059Carver County, MNMN114,37949.1%+14.8 pts
3060Bristol County, RIRI50,00149.2%+14.9 pts
3061Routt County, COCO25,32949.3%+6.8 pts
3062Durham County, NCNC347,24049.5%+9.3 pts
3063York County, VAVA71,37449.5%+12.2 pts
3064Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34649.6%+11.0 pts
3065Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349.6%+10.9 pts
3066Newport County, RIRI83,05149.7%+11.4 pts
3067Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74349.7%+8.9 pts
3068Lexington, VAVA7,76950.0%+7.3 pts
3069Madison County, MSMS116,29850.0%+12.1 pts
3070DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.3%+8.6 pts
3071Denver County, COCO740,61350.3%+15.9 pts
3072Dallas County, IAIA118,45750.5%+23.7 pts
3073Eagle County, COCO54,29150.5%+7.9 pts
3074Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+10.8 pts
3075Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.6%+5.6 pts
3076Bergen County, NJNJ977,02650.7%+12.4 pts
3077Boone County, ININ80,68950.8%+23.2 pts
3078Clear Creek County, COCO8,99450.9%+12.0 pts
3079James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.4 pts
3080Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78451.0%+11.9 pts
3081Douglas County, KSKS120,92051.2%+8.6 pts
3082Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+10.9 pts
3083Gallatin County, MTMT128,74051.6%+10.6 pts
3084San Juan County, WAWA18,57751.7%+11.5 pts
3085Story County, IAIA101,29151.9%+7.4 pts
3086San Mateo County, CACA743,56852.1%+13.1 pts
3087Dane County, WIWI590,37552.4%+11.8 pts
3088Chittenden County, VTVT169,11552.6%+11.4 pts
3089Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.1%+5.6 pts
3090Collin County, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+5.9 pts
3091Benton County, OROR97,72853.3%+5.9 pts
3092King County, WAWA2,344,93953.4%+13.5 pts
3093Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39153.5%+13.0 pts
3094Summit County, COCO31,51753.6%+5.3 pts
3095Wake County, NCNC1,257,23554.0%+10.1 pts
3096Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78154.0%+12.2 pts
3097Mineral County, COCO91054.1%+22.9 pts
3098Chester County, PAPA557,11654.2%+11.7 pts
3099Johnson County, IAIA160,04454.3%+6.7 pts
3100Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+13.1 pts
3101Norfolk County, MAMA739,74954.6%+11.6 pts
3102Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+20.3 pts
3103Teton County, WYWY23,33355.1%+9.3 pts
3104Morris County, NJNJ524,25155.3%+11.2 pts
3105Albany County, WYWY38,55855.3%+11.2 pts
3106Delaware County, OHOH242,03255.5%+14.5 pts
3107Somerset County, NJNJ356,48655.6%+9.1 pts
3108Charlottesville, VAVA44,38855.7%+15.0 pts
3109Broomfield County, COCO79,17456.1%–
3110Summit County, UTUT43,14156.1%+10.6 pts
3111Johnson County, KSKS636,90656.1%+8.4 pts
3112San Miguel County, COCO7,75356.6%+8.1 pts
3113Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21456.7%+8.6 pts
3114Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97957.1%+13.5 pts
3115Gunnison County, COCO17,43957.5%+13.9 pts
3116Douglas County, COCO399,39658.6%+6.8 pts
3117Albemarle County, VAVA118,35658.7%+11.1 pts
3118San Francisco County, CACA826,07958.8%+13.8 pts
3119Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58259.2%+4.7 pts
3120Hamilton County, ININ387,03659.4%+10.5 pts
3121District of Columbia, DCDC693,64559.8%+20.7 pts
3122Marin County, CACA253,69460.2%+8.9 pts
3123Fairfax, VAVA26,77260.3%+14.6 pts
3124Williamson County, TNTN272,06160.5%+16.1 pts
3125Orange County, NCNC152,49860.8%+9.4 pts
3126Pitkin County, COCO16,62561.2%+4.1 pts
3127Loudoun County, VAVA449,74961.6%+14.4 pts
3128Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362.1%+7.4 pts
3129New York County, NYNY1,664,86262.2%+12.8 pts
3130Howard County, MDMD339,18362.7%+9.7 pts
3131Boulder County, COCO328,56063.0%+10.6 pts
3132Alexandria, VAVA160,66265.1%+10.8 pts
3133Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40767.6%+7.1 pts
3134Arlington County, VAVA243,93175.8%+15.6 pts
3135Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.1%+15.4 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,135 OF 3,135

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