RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most college graduates, US counties

US counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. Los Angeles County, California leads at 2,491,166. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,144 is 3,680. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Williamson County, TX, up 19 places to #83.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

USUnited States24.6% of US population334,922,49982,363,216–

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,491,166+7%

02Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251,555,601+9%

03Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5581,142,184+16%

04Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,072,128+11%

05▲1San Diego County, CACA3,282,248984,641+10%

06▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,507977,599+9%

07King County, WAWA2,344,939940,516+10%

08New York County, NYNY1,664,862809,902+4%

09▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,963777,516+12%

10▼1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391761,157+6%

11Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979690,381+7%

12Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029675,665+14%

13Alameda County, CACA1,636,630623,000+8%

14Queens County, NYNY2,358,182613,725+12%

15Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397610,863+11%

16▲2Travis County, TXTX1,389,670532,790+19%

17Broward County, FLFL2,013,317520,785+14%

18▼2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873513,757+6%

19▲2Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466491,238+13%

20Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939484,554+10%

21▼2Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784480,958+8%

22▲1Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337469,718+10%

23▲3Wake County, NCNC1,257,235458,774+16%

24▲1Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726458,432+14%

25▲4Clark County, NVNV2,407,226452,023+18%

26▼4Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582448,543+5%

27Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791437,247+12%

28▲5Collin County, TXTX1,297,179435,736+24%

29▼1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090432,600+12%

30▲2Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088429,670+19%

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,916421,828+14%

32▼2Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035411,770+10%

33▲3Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115401,790+17%

34▼10San Francisco County, CACA826,079399,296−2%

35▲7Orange County, FLFL1,528,002395,945+21%

36▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383386,379+14%

37▲1Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281385,517+14%

38▼4Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536377,415+7%

39▲2Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460374,571+14%

40▼1Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743372,747+12%

41▼6Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070369,154+7%

42▼2Bergen County, NJNJ977,026363,985+9%

43DuPage County, ILIL934,298335,398+5%

44▲2Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038332,784+11%

45▲3San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091331,178+13%

46▼2St. Louis County, MOMO990,911328,701+7%

47▲9Denton County, TXTX1,069,346327,798+26%

48▲1Montgomery County, PAPA877,643325,577+13%

49▼2Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925324,673+11%

50▼5District of Columbia, DCDC693,645314,114+5%

51▲3Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916305,059+15%

52Norfolk County, MAMA739,749304,559+13%

53▲2Denver County, COCO740,613300,758+15%

54▼3Multnomah County, OROR795,391292,334+6%

55▲6Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191291,844+24%

56▼6San Mateo County, CACA743,568291,338+1%

57Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115286,764–

58▼5Suffolk County, MAMA791,891279,428+5%

59Pinellas County, FLFL948,563277,156+14%

60▼3Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335274,455+9%

61▼1Honolulu County, HIHI988,703272,319+12%

62▼4Cobb County, GAGA793,345268,987+9%

63▼1Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685268,601+14%

64▲1Erie County, NYNY946,741256,449+13%

65▲7Hudson County, NJNJ735,033254,823+20%

66▼3DeKalb County, GAGA774,394249,651+6%

67▼3Baltimore County, MDMD847,650249,443+9%

68Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099246,793+11%

69▼2Essex County, MAMA826,653246,169+11%

70▼4Johnson County, KSKS636,906244,787+8%

71Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,482243,509–

72▲6Duval County, FLFL1,062,963242,748+22%

73▼3Prince George's County, MDMD970,374242,184+14%

74▼3Worcester County, MAMA888,502241,579+14%

75▼1Davidson County, TNTN745,904240,834+16%

76▼7Hamilton County, OHOH838,418235,455+10%

77▼2Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035235,034+14%

78▲12Snohomish County, WAWA870,656228,087+23%

79▲3Essex County, NJNJ896,379228,016+17%

80▼7Lake County, ILIL719,339226,749+7%

81Jefferson County, COCO580,451223,162+14%

82▼6Marion County, ININ992,196222,364+10%

83▲19Williamson County, TXTX752,827221,859+40%

84▼7Monroe County, NYNY750,506218,640+8%

85▼1Chester County, PAPA557,116215,329+11%

86▼6Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216214,927+9%

87▼2Arapahoe County, COCO673,820212,452+10%

88▼2Morris County, NJNJ524,251211,897+11%

89Dane County, WIWI590,375211,208+12%

90▼3Bucks County, PAPA647,828209,914+10%

91▼8Ventura County, CACA830,851209,871+8%

92▼4Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332208,354+10%

93▼14Shelby County, TNTN910,226207,558+4%

94▼1El Paso County, COCO757,040206,738+16%

95▼4Washington County, OROR611,708202,285+10%

96▼4Jefferson County, KYKY795,222201,080+11%

97▼1Pierce County, WAWA946,288196,337+18%

98Lee County, FLFL875,607193,016+19%

99▼4Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,380189,790+11%

100▼6Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125188,637+10%

101▼2Loudoun County, VAVA449,749183,314+14%

102▼5Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601181,970+10%

103▼2Kent County, MIMI675,232181,855+14%

104▼1Will County, ILIL712,253177,122+12%

105▲13Montgomery County, TXTX781,194174,561+29%

106▼6Macomb County, MIMI886,221174,504+9%

107South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,741168,009–

108▼4Ramsey County, MNMN541,623167,462+6%

109▼4Jackson County, MOMO732,994166,990+9%

110▼3Delaware County, PAPA580,937165,724+9%

111▼5Jefferson County, ALAL665,742164,101+7%

112▼4Douglas County, NENE606,460163,060+10%

113▲1Brevard County, FLFL663,982162,224+18%

114▲17Utah County, UTUT759,859161,542+27%

115▲5Douglas County, COCO399,396160,886+20%

116▲17Ada County, IDID546,141160,043+26%

117▼8New Castle County, DEDE588,026159,873+13%

118▼6Plymouth County, MAMA546,829159,059+15%

119▲11Greenville County, SCSC583,125155,091+21%

120▼1Fresno County, CACA1,035,456154,424+15%

121▼8Tulsa County, OKOK698,782153,829+12%

122▼12Union County, NJNJ601,863153,496+10%

123Charleston County, SCSC436,200152,817+16%

124▲3Ocean County, NJNJ673,746152,506+18%

125▲11Sarasota County, FLFL479,958150,741+21%

126▲3Hamilton County, ININ387,036150,663+17%

127▼6Providence County, RIRI678,179149,556+13%

128▼13Howard County, MDMD339,183148,194+8%

129▼12Seminole County, FLFL491,884146,980+8%

130▼19Baltimore, MDMD569,997145,111+5%

131▲1Waukesha County, WIWI417,210144,217+13%

132▼4Somerset County, NJNJ356,486143,265+12%

133▲6Burlington County, NJNJ481,439142,736+17%

134▲3El Paso County, TXTX877,858142,482+15%

135▼1Prince William County, VAVA502,966142,070+13%

136▼10Guilford County, NCNC562,234141,762+9%

137▼21Boulder County, COCO328,560141,546+4%

138▼14Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214139,341+6%

139▼4Summit County, OHOH538,376137,238+10%

140▼2Dakota County, MNMN457,710137,130+12%

141▼16Sonoma County, CACA486,444136,497+4%

142▼2Knox County, TNTN511,453135,934+12%

143▼2Polk County, IAIA516,546135,414+12%

144▼22Arlington County, VAVA243,931134,072+1%

145▲4Camden County, NJNJ535,799132,789+18%

146▼4Kane County, ILIL525,757132,046+9%

147▲7Larimer County, COCO377,292131,214+18%

148▼3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737130,152+13%

149▲23Pasco County, FLFL674,516129,555+34%

150▲5Madison County, ALAL433,516129,444+17%

151▲18Polk County, FLFL874,790128,620+27%

152▼2Placer County, CACA442,081128,504+14%

153▲3Durham County, NCNC347,240128,357+18%

154▼6Hillsborough County, NHNH433,415127,846+12%

155▼8Onondaga County, NYNY466,584127,504+12%

156▼13Bristol County, MAMA593,640127,037+10%

157▼5Spokane County, WAWA558,344126,409+14%

158▲3Collier County, FLFL417,131124,195+20%

159▼15Richmond County, NYNY501,290124,064+8%

160▼9Clackamas County, OROR426,280123,861+11%

161▼1Lancaster County, PAPA563,159123,275+18%

162▼9St. Charles County, MOMO426,499122,829+11%

163▲7Volusia County, FLFL606,573122,718+24%

164Cumberland County, MEME317,222120,556+17%

165▲2Washoe County, NVNV509,386120,065+18%

166▼1Clark County, WAWA532,119119,441+16%

167▼10Mercer County, NJNJ399,289118,879+10%

168▲13San Joaquin County, CACA823,815116,881+28%

169▼23Marin County, CACA253,694115,990+1%

170▲12Manatee County, FLFL468,200115,833+30%

171▼9Montgomery County, OHOH539,598115,430+12%

172▼14Orleans Parish, LALA362,154112,385+6%

173▲4Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148112,256+19%

174▲21St. Johns County, FLFL346,328112,081+39%

175▼16Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433111,197+6%

176Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,349110,369–

177▼9Henrico County, VAVA342,775109,825+8%

178▼12Richland County, SCSC434,956109,402+7%

179▼16East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180109,286+6%

180▼5Rockingham County, NHNH324,077108,707+15%

181▼1Williamson County, TNTN272,061107,896+18%

182▼11Passaic County, NJNJ531,624107,862+9%

183▼5Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549106,469+14%

184▼5Kern County, CACA927,068105,790+14%

185▼9Pulaski County, ARAR404,611102,980+9%

186▼13Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065102,469+6%

187▼13Fayette County, KYKY329,751102,165+8%

188▲4Adams County, COCO554,668101,545+22%

189▼1Forsyth County, GAGA282,805101,315+20%

190▼5Forsyth County, NCNC401,718101,178+17%

191▼8Albany County, NYNY321,22599,502+11%

192▼6Hamilton County, TNTN390,83399,337+16%

193▲4Buncombe County, NCNC277,41794,094+19%

194▼10Hampden County, MAMA464,33894,089+8%

195Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69792,774–

196Washington County, MNMN286,89592,582+16%

197▼8Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39892,294+9%

198▼8Lane County, OROR381,58491,155+10%

199▼8Solano County, CACA455,37690,769+9%

200▲11Delaware County, OHOH242,03290,399+21%

201▲16Frederick County, MDMD302,88389,963+24%

202▼4York County, PAPA473,19789,837+14%

203▼16Rockland County, NYNY357,39789,379+5%

204Lehigh County, PAPA384,38389,104+15%

205▲5Barnstable County, MAMA233,53988,626+18%

206▲3Dutchess County, NYNY300,70888,568+18%

207▼1Lake County, ININ504,61288,466+16%

208▼8Davis County, UTUT381,22787,913+12%

209▼15Leon County, FLFL299,04887,397+7%

210▼17St. Louis, MOMO278,14486,680+6%

211▼12Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32486,280+10%

212▼11Lancaster County, NENE334,04986,092+10%

213▼11Lucas County, OHOH423,34785,910+10%

214▼2Brazoria County, TXTX419,08085,677+14%

215▲25Lake County, FLFL456,06885,666+33%

216▲44Osceola County, FLFL481,71885,511+53%

217▼1Galveston County, TXTX372,20785,057+17%

218▲1Alachua County, FLFL290,02885,009+17%

219▼11Orange County, NYNY417,66984,943+13%

220▼15Butler County, OHOH400,12883,430+9%

221▼1Thurston County, WAWA304,26182,458+15%

222▼9Berks County, PAPA440,07282,163+11%

223▲9Rutherford County, TNTN386,35282,127+23%

224▼9Anoka County, MNMN381,60581,825+11%

225▼4Allen County, ININ402,32981,348+15%

226▲16Cherokee County, GAGA299,27379,712+26%

227▼9Monterey County, CACA433,72979,392+9%

228▼4Saratoga County, NYNY241,34379,075+14%

229▼26Alexandria, VAVA160,66278,959+1%

230▲14York County, SCSC306,88778,825+26%

231▼24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85278,603+4%

232▲14Horry County, SCSC427,55178,211+26%

233▼3Chatham County, GAGA311,85578,028+16%

234▼7Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63878,006+14%

235▼10Warren County, OHOH257,18177,839+13%

236▼7Northampton County, PAPA324,41177,720+14%

237▲22Weld County, COCO378,42676,349+36%

238▼24McHenry County, ILIL317,75176,195+3%

239▲8Benton County, ARAR332,55475,967+22%

240▼14San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36775,839+11%

241▼2Kitsap County, WAWA283,37475,280+16%

242▼1Ottawa County, MIMI308,45975,084+18%

243▼8Cumberland County, PAPA277,27074,706+13%

244▼7Harford County, MDMD266,44674,637+15%

245▼7Pinal County, AZAZ539,38074,626+15%

246▼15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95974,556+11%

247▼25Anchorage, AKAK287,15574,549+6%

248▼15Richmond, VAVA237,25774,425+12%

249▼13Shelby County, ALAL238,55274,279+14%

250▼22Mobile County, ALAL411,65872,843+7%

251▲32Hays County, TXTX304,39072,625+40%

252▼29Ingham County, MIMI289,70972,522+4%

253▼10Lexington County, SCSC317,58872,134+15%

254Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01571,023–

255▼4St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10870,583+16%

256▲23St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44970,520+34%

257▼9Cleveland County, OKOK303,97370,167+13%

258▲3Marion County, FLFL442,66069,918+26%

259▼10Stanislaus County, CACA557,71969,633+14%

260▼15Dauphin County, PAPA293,35169,288+11%

261▲19Deschutes County, OROR213,07269,258+33%

262▼28Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79568,997+4%

263▼13Stark County, OHOH373,77168,069+11%

264▼12Greene County, MOMO309,28667,468+12%

265▼10Escambia County, FLFL333,83466,071+13%

266▲3Union County, NCNC267,67465,974+21%

267▼11Beaufort County, SCSC204,43365,436+13%

268▼15Genesee County, MIMI401,09365,333+9%

269▼12Chittenden County, VTVT169,11565,187+14%

270▼6Bell County, TXTX402,24865,042+18%

271▼6Clay County, MOMO265,03264,744+18%

272▼18Lubbock County, TXTX328,90664,115+10%

273▲14Sussex County, DEDE277,14063,898+26%

274▼4Lorain County, OHOH323,21963,587+17%

275▼17Chesapeake, VAVA255,33263,214+12%

276▲1Whatcom County, WAWA236,39262,077+18%

277▼1Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65761,907+17%

278▼4Brown County, WIWI275,80361,528+15%

279▼13Marion County, OROR355,77761,108+11%

280Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31160,395–

281▼14St. Joseph County, ININ272,86159,906+9%

282▲9Baldwin County, ALAL267,76159,842+21%

283▲19Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72559,639+27%

284▼13Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94959,180+9%

285▼3Boone County, MOMO191,74659,092+14%

286▲8York County, MEME222,43459,056+20%

287▼14Luzerne County, PAPA332,12659,052+10%

288▼10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85759,037+12%

289▼21Yolo County, CACA224,41058,791+7%

290▼15Cumberland County, NCNC338,47358,638+10%

291▼29Orange County, NCNC152,49858,319+5%

292▲9Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55258,096+23%

293▼8Madison County, ILIL263,11057,289+11%

294▲1El Dorado County, CACA192,32357,005+16%

295▲19Cameron County, TXTX433,94656,819+26%

296▼3Livingston County, MIMI197,31556,682+15%

297▼25Erie County, PAPA265,83256,478+5%

298▲44Comal County, TXTX209,16656,214+43%

299▼36Champaign County, ILIL209,97255,991+2%

300▼14Nueces County, TXTX352,99255,883+9%

301▼11Butler County, PAPA200,16955,869+11%

302▼3Washington County, ARAR271,21355,816+17%

303▼19St. Clair County, ILIL250,70855,532+7%

304▼15Brazos County, TXTX249,08855,512+10%

305▼13Olmsted County, MNMN166,73155,287+12%

306▲5Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90755,283+21%

307▼26Linn County, IAIA232,02854,730+5%

308▼8Sarpy County, NENE208,30354,699+14%

309▼11Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78154,556+13%

310▼7Lake County, OHOH232,21753,393+14%

311▼2Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81052,053+13%

312▼16Hampshire County, MAMA164,06552,034+6%

313▼7Cass County, NDND201,79452,027+12%

314▼26Montgomery County, ALAL225,89151,805+2%

315▼18Johnson County, IAIA160,04451,757+7%

316▲4Ulster County, NYNY183,33051,591+19%

317▲39Berkeley County, SCSC274,66651,376+36%

318▼5Jackson County, OROR221,79551,141+13%

319▼11Norfolk, VAVA231,01350,734+10%

320▼10Washington County, PAPA210,80250,236+10%

321▼17McLean County, ILIL171,41950,157+7%

322▼17Sangamon County, ILIL194,17050,028+7%

323▼5Carroll County, MDMD176,67749,770+15%

324▲14Weber County, UTUT278,17448,912+23%

325▼6Hendricks County, ININ193,51048,891+13%

326▼10Winnebago County, ILIL283,67448,740+10%

327▼10Albemarle County, VAVA118,35648,339+11%

328▼1Henry County, GAGA264,92248,284+15%

329▲8Washington County, RIRI129,79548,185+20%

330▼15Greene County, OHOH174,32248,114+7%

331▲9Tulare County, CACA485,14647,878+20%

332▲38Lee County, ALAL189,88147,791+32%

333▲29Sumner County, TNTN215,53847,551+29%

334▼11Medina County, OHOH185,02547,390+11%

335▼11Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69147,345+12%

336▲9McLennan County, TXTX272,02047,134+22%

337▼12Hawaii County, HIHI210,04347,001+11%

338▼10Martin County, FLFL166,27246,828+12%

339▲27Iredell County, NCNC211,79846,827+28%

340▼19Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50246,745+10%

341▼9Clermont County, OHOH216,97746,710+14%

342▼11St. Louis County, MNMN200,51846,498+13%

343▼4Stafford County, VAVA170,80346,312+16%

344▼10Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36846,298+14%

345▼15Benton County, WAWA221,72246,216+12%

346▲48Washington County, UTUT213,67045,891+40%

347▼14Smith County, TXTX252,54945,827+12%

348▲10Montgomery County, TNTN249,93545,721+22%

349▲10Sumter County, FLFL157,77245,603+22%

350▲50Johnston County, NCNC256,44845,373+40%

351▲14Charlotte County, FLFL217,21245,296+23%

352▼40Centre County, PAPA157,39345,195−1%

353▼46Hinds County, MSMS211,88844,961−3%

354▲25Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11544,934+31%

355▼11Scott County, MNMN159,01744,934+15%

356▼10Clay County, FLFL239,59344,721+15%

357▼16Kent County, RIRI173,49544,607+12%

358▲3Indian River County, FLFL172,79944,585+20%

359▼16Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09144,390+13%

360▼34Oneida County, NYNY226,39244,294+5%

361▼12Merrimack County, NHNH158,07844,101+14%

362▲1Gallatin County, MTMT128,74043,990+19%

363▼13Kenton County, KYKY175,77943,988+15%

364▼28Mahoning County, OHOH224,70643,768+9%

365▼14Scott County, IAIA175,25943,706+14%

366▼14Outagamie County, WIWI195,89443,363+14%

367▲14Gaston County, NCNC246,55843,317+27%

368▼39Butte County, CACA209,21143,158+4%

369▼47Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45642,8270%

370▲10Clayton County, GAGA297,47142,810+25%

371▼11Sussex County, NJNJ148,06342,800+15%

372▼19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51042,720+13%

373▲30Brunswick County, NCNC174,70242,693+33%

374▼26Niagara County, NYNY208,91242,605+10%

375▼21Peoria County, ILIL178,55342,162+11%

376▼7Fayette County, GAGA125,15642,135+16%

377▼20Columbia County, GAGA169,18942,047+12%

378▲55Ellis County, TXTX240,86741,546+42%

379▲5Wilson County, TNTN175,03341,522+24%

380▼33Monroe County, ININ143,34541,185+6%

381▼7Muscogee County, GAGA202,17141,046+17%

382▼47Caddo Parish, LALA224,22640,989+2%

383▼19Broome County, NYNY195,73640,559+10%

384▼6Schenectady County, NYNY162,58139,966+16%

385▼14Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69239,869+11%

386▲5Jefferson County, MOMO233,13239,741+21%

387▲3Aiken County, SCSC181,51539,469+19%

388▼16Missoula County, MTMT123,51339,458+11%

389▲22Bay County, FLFL204,47939,406+26%

390▼35Shawnee County, KSKS178,60739,192+4%

391▲8Harrison County, MSMS217,13639,154+20%

392▼9Johnson County, ININ174,26239,029+16%

393▲28Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11138,924+29%

394▲13Hall County, GAGA226,56838,883+23%

395▼18Racine County, WIWI198,91938,847+12%

396▼29Napa County, CACA132,94938,806+6%

397▲1Charles County, MDMD176,59338,720+19%

398▼9Anderson County, SCSC219,93038,444+16%

399▲24Kootenai County, IDID191,86438,419+28%

400▼7Berkshire County, MAMA128,22438,388+17%

401▼33Douglas County, KSKS120,92038,154+5%

402▼6Coweta County, GAGA160,24038,116+17%

403▼27Kanawha County, WVWV172,38138,065+10%

404▼17Porter County, ININ176,04938,024+14%

405▼30Madison County, MSMS116,29837,354+7%

406▲44Canyon County, IDID275,12337,274+33%

407▼19Carver County, MNMN114,37937,104+11%

408▼6Rankin County, MSMS162,18137,042+15%

409▼27Maui County, HIHI160,59236,900+9%

410▼15Newport News, VAVA183,23036,802+12%

411▲17DeSoto County, MSMS197,91836,685+23%

412▲14Dallas County, IAIA118,45736,672+23%

413▼27Winnebago County, WIWI174,21836,594+9%

414▼2Sandoval County, NMNM159,56536,580+18%

415▼23Licking County, OHOH185,56436,467+11%

416▲19Mesa County, COCO162,84536,375+25%

417▼44Pitt County, NCNC182,93636,358+3%

418▼8Houston County, GAGA178,21436,311+15%

419▲61Parker County, TXTX184,76736,216+45%

420▲27Rockwall County, TXTX140,73836,023+28%

421▼15Kenosha County, WIWI168,44835,991+14%

422▼18Tompkins County, NYNY104,04735,958+13%

423▼7Fairfield County, OHOH169,75235,941+17%

424▲37Canadian County, OKOK187,18935,931+32%

425▼20Coconino County, AZAZ144,36835,579+12%

426▼4Platte County, MOMO114,40035,436+17%

427▼7Strafford County, NHNH135,04335,390+17%

428▼31Clarke County, GAGA129,92135,365+8%

429▼21Portage County, OHOH163,40435,235+11%

430▼15Beaver County, PAPA166,03235,127+14%

431▲43Paulding County, GAGA190,99634,880+36%

432▼2Kent County, DEDE194,78634,823+18%

433▼24Washington County, WIWI139,23834,817+10%

434▲5Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834,510+20%

435▼16Newport County, RIRI83,05134,479+13%

436▼51Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99534,415+3%

437▼6Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46634,381+17%

438▲6Alamance County, NCNC186,17734,376+21%

439▼22Dorchester County, SCSC178,39733,939+11%

440▼13Hanover County, VAVA116,42333,847+14%

441▼9Midland County, TXTX187,85533,840+15%

442▼28Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34633,627+9%

443▼30Penobscot County, MEME157,96733,620+9%

444▼19Richmond County, GAGA206,55933,510+12%

445Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,69033,509–

446▼17Berrien County, MIMI152,44433,482+13%

447▼46Jefferson County, TXTX254,32133,468+3%

448▲10Wright County, MNMN157,55933,396+22%

449▼8Nevada County, CACA101,91133,036+15%

450▼1Boone County, KYKY145,31632,990+18%

451▼9Webb County, TXTX281,22432,979+15%

452▼34Monroe County, PAPA167,17932,905+8%

453▲9Broomfield County, COCO79,17432,895+21%

454▼18Kendall County, ILIL145,47032,735+13%

455▲5Hernando County, FLFL221,70132,715+20%

456▼32Benton County, OROR97,72832,679+9%

457▼3Randall County, TXTX152,35132,658+18%

458▼21Monongalia County, WVWV107,99132,519+12%

459▼21Putnam County, NYNY99,02832,498+12%

460▼1Henderson County, NCNC122,37532,432+19%

461▼18Washington County, TNTN141,19932,339+13%

462▲58Johnson County, TXTX218,04832,339+48%

463▼29Saginaw County, MIMI187,68831,982+10%

464▼18Sullivan County, TNTN163,75931,690+12%

465▼13Moore County, NCNC110,61931,066+11%

466▼3Grafton County, NHNH93,22531,027+15%

467▲48Flagler County, FLFL140,36030,822+39%

468▼28Humboldt County, CACA131,64730,821+7%

469▼16Ontario County, NYNY113,13030,815+11%

470▲14Cache County, UTUT145,00030,805+25%

471▼20Wood County, OHOH134,17630,662+10%

472▼24Shasta County, CACA181,64830,633+9%

473▼28James City County, VAVA83,32630,447+8%

474▼7Pueblo County, COCO169,27730,320+15%

475▼11Yakima County, WAWA259,18530,258+13%

476▼19Trumbull County, OHOH198,97230,130+10%

477▼1Catawba County, NCNC170,17229,900+18%

478▼1Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54229,866+18%

479▼13Douglas County, GAGA154,29329,805+13%

480▼1Onslow County, NCNC217,17529,721+18%

481▲21Flathead County, MTMT115,42929,533+27%

482▼14Warren County, NJNJ112,95329,509+13%

483▼14Rock County, WIWI166,47229,358+13%

484▼14Kennebec County, MEME129,06729,219+13%

485▼20Story County, IAIA101,29129,153+9%

486▲12Chatham County, NCNC85,11129,042+23%

487▲14Blount County, TNTN143,82029,011+24%

488▲122Kaufman County, TXTX209,23528,746+72%

489▼33La Crosse County, WIWI121,33928,734+5%

490▼35Stearns County, MNMN164,11028,725+4%

491▼8Skagit County, WAWA132,97528,578+16%

492▼20Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72928,504+11%

493▲6Cape May County, NJNJ93,39028,441+21%

494St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69228,316+17%

495▼22Warren County, KYKY149,37527,996+9%

496▼14Faulkner County, ARAR133,97927,909+12%

497▼6Franklin County, PAPA160,65227,519+14%

498▼27Montgomery County, VAVA98,43427,446+6%

499▼12Pennington County, SDSD116,79227,426+12%

500▼15Marathon County, WIWI139,43227,298+11%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest college graduates?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 2,491,166 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by college graduates?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harris County, Texas, San Diego County, California.

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 college graduates measured?

Number of adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher (ACS B15003). The raw-count companion to the college-degree share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).