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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. The median across all 75 is 2,046. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sharp County, AR, up 14 places to #40.

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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%

06▲1Craighead County, ARAR116,95721,539+13%

07▼1Sebastian County, ARAR130,64120,221+2%

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

09▲2Lonoke County, ARAR76,66411,191+11%

10▼1White County, ARAR80,08510,477−1%

11▼1Pope County, ARAR64,97610,338+3%

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

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

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

15▲3Greene County, ARAR47,4115,316+1%

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

17▼2Union County, ARAR36,9264,944−12%

18▲1Boone County, ARAR38,6284,595−2%

19▲1Independence County, ARAR38,7854,577−2%

20▼3Miller County, ARAR42,3574,315−19%

21▲2Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4514,215+14%

22▼1Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,081−3%

23▼1Mississippi County, ARAR37,8283,508−17%

24▲1Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,467+11%

25▼1Clark County, ARAR20,9383,242−1%

26▲1Johnson County, ARAR26,2253,079+7%

27▼1Columbia County, ARAR21,8943,065+2%

28▲2Conway County, ARAR21,3932,916+13%

29▼1Drew County, ARAR17,0542,831+7%

30▼1Grant County, ARAR18,7562,765+6%

31▲8Logan County, ARAR21,6332,546+36%

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

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

34▲2St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002,269+16%

35▼4Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802,148−7%

36▲7Cross County, ARAR16,1862,110+26%

37▲9Izard County, ARAR14,4052,080+38%

38▼1Yell County, ARAR19,9562,046+5%

39▼5Marion County, ARAR17,5931,953−4%

40▲14Sharp County, ARAR18,1221,793+37%

41▼3Van Buren County, ARAR16,2381,793−7%

42▲10Franklin County, ARAR17,7251,770+29%

43▲6Jackson County, ARAR16,7411,752+23%

44▼4Poinsett County, ARAR22,4831,750−6%

45▼1Ashley County, ARAR17,8311,641−1%

46▼1Lawrence County, ARAR16,2731,590−2%

47▲3Madison County, ARAR18,4101,572+14%

48▼1Clay County, ARAR14,0521,563+10%

49▼7Randolph County, ARAR18,8761,554−9%

50▼15Arkansas County, ARAR15,8361,549−23%

51▼10Phillips County, ARAR14,2551,528−17%

52▲6Stone County, ARAR12,7031,462+25%

53▲4Fulton County, ARAR12,4921,444+22%

54▲1Little River County, ARAR11,7631,430+14%

55▲1Howard County, ARAR12,3061,349+12%

56▼5Pike County, ARAR9,9641,348−2%

57▲3Chicot County, ARAR9,1071,230+15%

58▼5Perry County, ARAR10,3091,192−9%

59▲8Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641,175+38%

60▲2Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,078+6%

61▲3Prairie County, ARAR7,9231,058+17%

62▼1Bradley County, ARAR9,8281,053+1%

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

64▼5Desha County, ARAR9,984929−14%

65▼17Sevier County, ARAR15,758903−37%

66Scott County, ARAR9,965889+2%

67▲4Searcy County, ARAR7,848866+39%

68▼3Newton County, ARAR7,026811−9%

69▲1Nevada County, ARAR7,942769+13%

70▼2Woodruff County, ARAR5,710689−1%

71▲4Calhoun County, ARAR4,632677+68%

72Monroe County, ARAR6,244587−6%

73▲1Dallas County, ARAR6,011513−7%

74▼1Lee County, ARAR8,029428−25%

75▼6Lafayette County, ARAR5,888405−41%

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