RANKING · 2024 ACS · 99 SHOWN OF 99

Most college graduates, Iowa counties

Iowa 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 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 2,353. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wright County, IA, up 16 places to #55.

IowaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Polk County, IAIA516,546135,414+12%

02Linn County, IAIA232,02854,730+5%

03Johnson County, IAIA160,04451,757+7%

04Scott County, IAIA175,25943,706+14%

05Dallas County, IAIA118,45736,672+23%

06Story County, IAIA101,29129,153+9%

07Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53225,230+3%

08Dubuque County, IAIA99,38122,362+9%

09Woodbury County, IAIA106,64916,552+7%

10Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99615,144+9%

11Warren County, IAIA57,33112,066+15%

12Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727,357+4%

13▲1Clinton County, IAIA46,0027,224+15%

14▼1Marion County, IAIA34,1927,200+6%

15Muscatine County, IAIA41,8536,671+8%

16Sioux County, IAIA36,7746,568+7%

17▲2Des Moines County, IAIA38,0776,442+19%

18Bremer County, IAIA25,2966,028+11%

19▼2Marshall County, IAIA39,8905,979+9%

20Webster County, IAIA36,8385,457+5%

21▲2Boone County, IAIA26,7995,449+15%

22▼1Jasper County, IAIA38,1535,350+7%

23▲2Lee County, IAIA32,3065,123+15%

24▼2Jefferson County, IAIA15,2915,084+6%

25▼1Wapello County, IAIA35,2104,7080%

26▲3Benton County, IAIA26,0044,604+27%

27▼1Dickinson County, IAIA18,0774,216+2%

28▼1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7334,213+7%

29▲2Washington County, IAIA22,6674,038+22%

30▼2Plymouth County, IAIA25,6973,7960%

31▲2Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803,533+12%

32Carroll County, IAIA20,3033,368+4%

33▼3Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3683,339−1%

34▲2Jones County, IAIA21,2533,339+14%

35Henry County, IAIA19,3493,182+4%

36▲3Mills County, IAIA14,7933,172+17%

37▲3Clay County, IAIA16,2023,155+18%

38Cedar County, IAIA18,3593,138+14%

39▼5Buchanan County, IAIA20,8833,118+1%

40▼3Madison County, IAIA17,2703,113+11%

41▲1Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4492,901+12%

42▲4Iowa County, IAIA16,5042,881+17%

43▲2Fayette County, IAIA19,0472,790+12%

44▲9Delaware County, IAIA17,6742,760+34%

45▼4Jackson County, IAIA19,2882,697+1%

46▼3Hardin County, IAIA16,4552,683+4%

47Grundy County, IAIA12,3612,406+3%

48▲11Tama County, IAIA16,7962,369+32%

49▲5Kossuth County, IAIA14,3222,367+24%

50▼6Hamilton County, IAIA14,9442,353−7%

51▲5Harrison County, IAIA14,6232,245+19%

52▼4Page County, IAIA14,8562,172−4%

53▲4Butler County, IAIA14,0492,167+16%

54▲6Allamakee County, IAIA14,2382,146+22%

55▲16Wright County, IAIA12,8012,132+48%

56▼4O'Brien County, IAIA14,2202,126+3%

57▼7Cass County, IAIA12,9602,041−5%

58▲3Shelby County, IAIA11,6891,970+13%

59▼1Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691,949+5%

60▼9Floyd County, IAIA14,9011,945−9%

61▲7Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821,936+27%

62▲2Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511,913+17%

63▼8Union County, IAIA11,8291,912+1%

64▼1Crawford County, IAIA16,2371,880+13%

65▲1Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501,817+13%

66▼1Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771,764+8%

67▼18Clayton County, IAIA16,8451,764−18%

68▲2Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631,731+18%

69Lyon County, IAIA12,3541,590+8%

70▼8Hancock County, IAIA10,5281,554−8%

71▲9Sac County, IAIA9,5251,547+26%

72▲1Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621,530+12%

73▼1Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021,471+7%

74▲1Franklin County, IAIA9,8681,3230%

75▲4Greene County, IAIA8,6581,305+5%

76▼2Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091,287−4%

77Louisa County, IAIA10,4161,266−3%

78▲4Howard County, IAIA9,4151,233+6%

79▲9Monona County, IAIA8,5391,197+21%

80▼4Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971,181−10%

81▼14Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991,150−25%

82▼4Decatur County, IAIA7,6551,124−12%

83▼2Emmet County, IAIA9,1071,119−7%

84▼1Monroe County, IAIA7,4061,114+4%

85▲1Adair County, IAIA7,4031,045+5%

86▲3Worth County, IAIA7,3381,025+6%

87▲4Ida County, IAIA6,7771,016+23%

88▼3Clarke County, IAIA9,5741,010−1%

89▲1Fremont County, IAIA6,522980+4%

90▼6Davis County, IAIA9,230978−7%

91▼4Lucas County, IAIA8,847963−3%

92Van Buren County, IAIA7,131948+15%

93Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819910+20%

94Audubon County, IAIA5,509847+12%

95Ringgold County, IAIA4,642796+22%

96▲2Wayne County, IAIA6,738754+22%

97▼1Osceola County, IAIA5,980719+13%

98▲1Adams County, IAIA3,617702+53%

99▼2Taylor County, IAIA5,835657+5%

SHOWING 1–99 OF 99

Download CSV (full list, 99 rows)

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