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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. The median across all 64 is 3,502. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lincoln County, CO, up 6 places to #49.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most college graduates by state
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%
05▲1Douglas County, COCO399,396160,886+20%
06▼1Boulder 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%
18▲1Montrose County, COCO44,5919,172+23%
19▼1Pitkin County, COCO16,6258,665+2%
20Fremont County, COCO50,0398,514+23%
21▲3Chaffee County, COCO20,8317,752+37%
22▲1Gunnison County, COCO17,4397,545+21%
23▼2Teller County, COCO24,7567,487+10%
24▼2Elbert County, COCO30,5347,282+14%
25▲1Delta County, COCO32,1786,236+27%
26▲1Park County, COCO18,3146,117+28%
27▼2Montezuma 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%
32▲1Morgan County, COCO30,3063,502+9%
33▲2Alamosa County, COCO16,6883,312+39%
34▼2Logan County, COCO20,6543,039−7%
35▲4Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872,824+41%
36Lake County, COCO7,5522,549+8%
37Gilpin County, COCO6,0732,502+16%
38▲2Ouray County, COCO5,2652,455+25%
39▼5Otero County, COCO17,6832,282−9%
40▼2Las Animas County, COCO14,3912,064−1%
41▲4Custer County, COCO5,5901,824+37%
42▼1Moffat County, COCO13,1221,773−6%
43Yuma County, COCO9,8961,666+21%
44▲3Saguache County, COCO6,7321,640+49%
45▼3Prowers County, COCO11,8841,463+1%
46Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,435+15%
47▼3Conejos County, COCO7,5291,319−3%
48Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6831,095+3%
49▲6Lincoln County, COCO5,6451,091+105%
50Phillips County, COCO4,420990+39%
51▼2Kit Carson County, COCO7,069973+12%
52▼1Washington County, COCO4,732855+20%
53▼1Costilla County, COCO3,679684+3%
54▼1Bent County, COCO5,716674+2%
55▼1Baca County, COCO3,347620+7%
56Dolores County, COCO2,466571+39%
57▲1Crowley County, COCO5,677549+53%
58▲2Sedgwick County, COCO2,247442+36%
59▲3Hinsdale County, COCO753371+30%
60▼1Jackson County, COCO1,211342+1%
61Cheyenne County, COCO1,713330+4%
62▼5Mineral County, COCO910323−15%
63▲1San Juan County, COCO813307+82%
64▼1Kiowa County, COCO1,412199+3%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES