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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

10Santa 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

57Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115286,764–

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

130Baltimore, MDMD569,997145,111+5%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

210St. Louis, MOMO278,14486,680+6%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

229Alexandria, VAVA160,66278,959+1%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

247Anchorage, AKAK287,15574,549+6%

248Richmond, VAVA237,25774,425+12%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

275Chesapeake, VAVA255,33263,214+12%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

319Norfolk, VAVA231,01350,734+10%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

353Hinds County, MSMS211,88844,961−3%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

369Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45642,827+0%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).