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Most college graduates, Colorado counties

Colorado 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 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Denver County, COCO740,613300,758+15%

02Jefferson County, COCO580,451223,162+14%

03Arapahoe County, COCO673,820212,452+10%

04El Paso County, COCO757,040206,738+16%

05Douglas County, COCO399,396160,886+20%

06Boulder County, COCO328,560141,546+4%

07Larimer County, COCO377,292131,214+18%

08Adams County, COCO554,668101,545+22%

09Weld County, COCO378,42676,349+36%

10Mesa County, COCO162,84536,375+25%

11Broomfield County, COCO79,17432,895+21%

12Pueblo County, COCO169,27730,320+15%

13Eagle County, COCO54,29120,430+4%

14La Plata County, COCO56,89820,379+15%

15Garfield County, COCO63,47414,092+11%

16Summit County, COCO31,51713,232+5%

17Routt County, COCO25,32910,317+11%

18Montrose County, COCO44,5919,172+23%

19Pitkin County, COCO16,6258,665+2%

20Fremont County, COCO50,0398,514+23%

21Chaffee County, COCO20,8317,752+37%

22Gunnison County, COCO17,4397,545+21%

23Teller County, COCO24,7567,487+10%

24Elbert County, COCO30,5347,282+14%

25Delta County, COCO32,1786,236+27%

26Park County, COCO18,3146,117+28%

27Montezuma County, COCO26,6786,018+10%

28Grand County, COCO16,4965,308+12%

29Archuleta County, COCO14,3064,517+10%

30Clear Creek County, COCO8,9944,261+12%

31San Miguel County, COCO7,7534,040+16%

32Morgan County, COCO30,3063,502+9%

33Alamosa County, COCO16,6883,312+39%

34Logan County, COCO20,6543,039−7%

35Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872,824+41%

36Lake County, COCO7,5522,549+8%

37Gilpin County, COCO6,0732,502+16%

38Ouray County, COCO5,2652,455+25%

39Otero County, COCO17,6832,282−9%

40Las Animas County, COCO14,3912,064−1%

41Custer County, COCO5,5901,824+37%

42Moffat County, COCO13,1221,773−6%

43Yuma County, COCO9,8961,666+21%

44Saguache County, COCO6,7321,640+49%

45Prowers County, COCO11,8841,463+1%

46Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,435+15%

47Conejos County, COCO7,5291,319−3%

48Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6831,095+3%

49Lincoln County, COCO5,6451,091+105%

50Phillips County, COCO4,420990+39%

51Kit Carson County, COCO7,069973+12%

52Washington County, COCO4,732855+20%

53Costilla County, COCO3,679684+3%

54Bent County, COCO5,716674+2%

55Baca County, COCO3,347620+7%

56Dolores County, COCO2,466571+39%

57Crowley County, COCO5,677549+53%

58Sedgwick County, COCO2,247442+36%

59Hinsdale County, COCO753371+30%

60Jackson County, COCO1,211342+1%

61Cheyenne County, COCO1,713330+4%

62Mineral County, COCO910323−15%

63San Juan County, COCO813307+82%

64Kiowa County, COCO1,412199+3%

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