RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most college graduates, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 1,938.

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01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61194,146–

02Benton County, ARAR332,55462,035–

03Washington County, ARAR271,21347,906–

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,97924,822–

05Saline County, ARAR133,28823,224–

06Sebastian County, ARAR130,64119,868–

07Craighead County, ARAR116,95719,018–

08Garland County, ARAR99,69516,392–

09White County, ARAR80,08510,625–

10Pope County, ARAR64,97610,078–

11Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410,037–

12Jefferson County, ARAR62,9878,307–

13Crawford County, ARAR62,6577,768–

14Baxter County, ARAR42,9825,689–

15Union County, ARAR36,9265,628–

16Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105,388–

17Miller County, ARAR42,3575,324–

18Greene County, ARAR47,4115,242–

19Boone County, ARAR38,6284,681–

20Independence County, ARAR38,7854,665–

21Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,216–

22Mississippi County, ARAR37,8284,204–

23Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513,701–

24Clark County, ARAR20,9383,281–

25Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723,135–

26Columbia County, ARAR21,8942,992–

27Johnson County, ARAR26,2252,879–

28Drew County, ARAR17,0542,634–

29Grant County, ARAR18,7562,600–

30Conway County, ARAR21,3932,581–

31Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802,303–

32Ouachita County, ARAR21,7312,210–

33Polk County, ARAR19,4862,145–

34Marion County, ARAR17,5932,043–

35Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362,022–

36St. Francis County, ARAR21,8001,950–

37Yell County, ARAR19,9561,944–

38Van Buren County, ARAR16,2381,938–

39Logan County, ARAR21,6331,876–

40Poinsett County, ARAR22,4831,866–

41Phillips County, ARAR14,2551,850–

42Randolph County, ARAR18,8761,713–

43Cross County, ARAR16,1861,681–

44Ashley County, ARAR17,8311,663–

45Lawrence County, ARAR16,2731,626–

46Izard County, ARAR14,4051,504–

47Clay County, ARAR14,0521,425–

48Sevier County, ARAR15,7581,424–

49Jackson County, ARAR16,7411,423–

50Madison County, ARAR18,4101,385–

51Pike County, ARAR9,9641,375–

52Franklin County, ARAR17,7251,374–

53Perry County, ARAR10,3091,312–

54Sharp County, ARAR18,1221,311–

55Little River County, ARAR11,7631,251–

56Howard County, ARAR12,3061,209–

57Fulton County, ARAR12,4921,181–

58Stone County, ARAR12,7031,174–

59Desha County, ARAR9,9841,082–

60Chicot County, ARAR9,1071,067–

61Bradley County, ARAR9,8281,040–

62Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,014–

63Cleveland County, ARAR7,224913–

64Prairie County, ARAR7,923902–

65Newton County, ARAR7,026892–

66Scott County, ARAR9,965868–

67Lincoln County, ARAR12,764849–

68Woodruff County, ARAR5,710693–

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,888682–

70Nevada County, ARAR7,942679–

71Searcy County, ARAR7,848625–

72Monroe County, ARAR6,244622–

73Lee County, ARAR8,029568–

74Dallas County, ARAR6,011551–

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,632404–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS