RANKING · 2024 ACS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most college graduates, Arkansas counties

Arkansas 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. This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,611102,980+9%

02Benton County, ARAR332,55475,967+22%

03Washington County, ARAR271,21355,816+17%

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,97927,909+12%

05Saline County, ARAR133,28825,993+12%

06Craighead County, ARAR116,95721,539+13%

07Sebastian County, ARAR130,64120,221+2%

08Garland County, ARAR99,69518,522+13%

09Lonoke County, ARAR76,66411,191+11%

10White County, ARAR80,08510,477−1%

11Pope County, ARAR64,97610,338+3%

12Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878,903+7%

13Crawford County, ARAR62,6578,355+8%

14Baxter County, ARAR42,9826,293+11%

15Greene County, ARAR47,4115,316+1%

16Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105,157−4%

17Union County, ARAR36,9264,944−12%

18Boone County, ARAR38,6284,595−2%

19Independence County, ARAR38,7854,577−2%

20Miller County, ARAR42,3574,315−19%

21Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,215+14%

22Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,081−3%

23Mississippi County, ARAR37,8283,508−17%

24Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,467+11%

25Clark County, ARAR20,9383,242−1%

26Johnson County, ARAR26,2253,079+7%

27Columbia County, ARAR21,8943,065+2%

28Conway County, ARAR21,3932,916+13%

29Drew County, ARAR17,0542,831+7%

30Grant County, ARAR18,7562,765+6%

31Logan County, ARAR21,6332,546+36%

32Ouachita County, ARAR21,7312,535+15%

33Polk County, ARAR19,4862,403+12%

34St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002,269+16%

35Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802,148−7%

36Cross County, ARAR16,1862,110+26%

37Izard County, ARAR14,4052,080+38%

38Yell County, ARAR19,9562,046+5%

39Marion County, ARAR17,5931,953−4%

40Sharp County, ARAR18,1221,793+37%

41Van Buren County, ARAR16,2381,793−7%

42Franklin County, ARAR17,7251,770+29%

43Jackson County, ARAR16,7411,752+23%

44Poinsett County, ARAR22,4831,750−6%

45Ashley County, ARAR17,8311,641−1%

46Lawrence County, ARAR16,2731,590−2%

47Madison County, ARAR18,4101,572+14%

48Clay County, ARAR14,0521,563+10%

49Randolph County, ARAR18,8761,554−9%

50Arkansas County, ARAR15,8361,549−23%

51Phillips County, ARAR14,2551,528−17%

52Stone County, ARAR12,7031,462+25%

53Fulton County, ARAR12,4921,444+22%

54Little River County, ARAR11,7631,430+14%

55Howard County, ARAR12,3061,349+12%

56Pike County, ARAR9,9641,348−2%

57Chicot County, ARAR9,1071,230+15%

58Perry County, ARAR10,3091,192−9%

59Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641,175+38%

60Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,078+6%

61Prairie County, ARAR7,9231,058+17%

62Bradley County, ARAR9,8281,053+1%

63Cleveland County, ARAR7,2241,051+15%

64Desha County, ARAR9,984929−14%

65Sevier County, ARAR15,758903−37%

66Scott County, ARAR9,965889+2%

67Searcy County, ARAR7,848866+39%

68Newton County, ARAR7,026811−9%

69Nevada County, ARAR7,942769+13%

70Woodruff County, ARAR5,710689−1%

71Calhoun County, ARAR4,632677+68%

72Monroe County, ARAR6,244587−6%

73Dallas County, ARAR6,011513−7%

74Lee County, ARAR8,029428−25%

75Lafayette County, ARAR5,888405−41%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES