RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most college graduates, Colorado counties · 2020

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

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01Denver County, COCO740,613261,452–

02Jefferson County, COCO580,451195,248–

03Arapahoe County, COCO673,820192,823–

04El Paso County, COCO757,040178,990–

05Boulder County, COCO328,560135,876–

06Douglas County, COCO399,396134,307–

07Larimer County, COCO377,292110,756–

08Adams County, COCO554,66883,000–

09Weld County, COCO378,42656,295–

10Mesa County, COCO162,84529,111–

11Broomfield County, COCO79,17427,160–

12Pueblo County, COCO169,27726,386–

13Eagle County, COCO54,29119,603–

14La Plata County, COCO56,89817,747–

15Garfield County, COCO63,47412,675–

16Summit County, COCO31,51712,656–

17Routt County, COCO25,3299,297–

18Pitkin County, COCO16,6258,459–

19Montrose County, COCO44,5917,443–

20Fremont County, COCO50,0396,900–

21Teller County, COCO24,7566,828–

22Elbert County, COCO30,5346,408–

23Gunnison County, COCO17,4396,228–

24Chaffee County, COCO20,8315,670–

25Montezuma County, COCO26,6785,454–

26Delta County, COCO32,1784,913–

27Park County, COCO18,3144,770–

28Grand County, COCO16,4964,752–

29Archuleta County, COCO14,3064,115–

30Clear Creek County, COCO8,9943,788–

31San Miguel County, COCO7,7533,475–

32Logan County, COCO20,6543,269–

33Morgan County, COCO30,3063,203–

34Otero County, COCO17,6832,508–

35Alamosa County, COCO16,6882,385–

36Lake County, COCO7,5522,359–

37Gilpin County, COCO6,0732,165–

38Las Animas County, COCO14,3912,092–

39Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872,000–

40Ouray County, COCO5,2651,959–

41Moffat County, COCO13,1221,895–

42Prowers County, COCO11,8841,447–

43Yuma County, COCO9,8961,380–

44Conejos County, COCO7,5291,364–

45Custer County, COCO5,5901,328–

46Huerfano County, COCO7,0111,243–

47Saguache County, COCO6,7321,103–

48Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6831,064–

49Kit Carson County, COCO7,069866–

50Phillips County, COCO4,420714–

51Washington County, COCO4,732712–

52Costilla County, COCO3,679663–

53Bent County, COCO5,716663–

54Baca County, COCO3,347577–

55Lincoln County, COCO5,645531–

56Dolores County, COCO2,466411–

57Mineral County, COCO910379–

58Crowley County, COCO5,677360–

59Jackson County, COCO1,211339–

60Sedgwick County, COCO2,247325–

61Cheyenne County, COCO1,713316–

62Hinsdale County, COCO753286–

63Kiowa County, COCO1,412193–

64San Juan County, COCO813169–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS