RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Most college graduates, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas 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 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 1,067.

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01Johnson County, KSKS636,906227,214–

02Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433105,229–

03Shawnee County, KSKS178,60737,806–

04Douglas County, KSKS120,92036,324–

05Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59719,242–

06Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59018,541–

07Riley County, KSKS72,59817,762–

08Butler County, KSKS69,48413,406–

09Saline County, KSKS53,37710,056–

10Reno County, KSKS61,5398,605–

11Harvey County, KSKS33,5807,262–

12Miami County, KSKS36,2407,161–

13Crawford County, KSKS39,0086,942–

14Ellis County, KSKS29,0756,749–

15McPherson County, KSKS30,0645,615–

16Lyon County, KSKS32,2665,349–

17Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1865,290–

18Cowley County, KSKS34,3825,264–

19Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774,410–

20Geary County, KSKS36,3384,099–

21Finney County, KSKS37,5053,821–

22Barton County, KSKS24,7903,800–

23Sumner County, KSKS22,3123,671–

24Franklin County, KSKS26,2993,464–

25Ford County, KSKS33,9933,438–

26Jefferson County, KSKS18,2963,274–

27Dickinson County, KSKS18,6373,168–

28Labette County, KSKS19,6852,963–

29Cherokee County, KSKS19,1052,743–

30Marion County, KSKS11,6342,304–

31Neosho County, KSKS15,6372,153–

32Osage County, KSKS15,6932,140–

33Atchison County, KSKS16,1722,115–

34Bourbon County, KSKS14,3192,023–

35Nemaha County, KSKS10,0541,782–

36Pratt County, KSKS9,1171,782–

37Jackson County, KSKS13,4381,780–

38Clay County, KSKS7,9901,576–

39Allen County, KSKS12,3021,551–

40Seward County, KSKS21,0731,434–

41Cloud County, KSKS8,8331,421–

42Coffey County, KSKS8,4671,389–

43Rice County, KSKS9,2661,348–

44Marshall County, KSKS9,8521,301–

45Thomas County, KSKS7,7251,256–

46Brown County, KSKS9,1041,245–

47Kingman County, KSKS7,0291,210–

48Linn County, KSKS9,9501,204–

49Wilson County, KSKS8,2991,161–

50Russell County, KSKS6,5811,152–

51Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0181,144–

52Morris County, KSKS5,3481,079–

53Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2571,067–

54Mitchell County, KSKS5,5901,063–

55Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941,027–

56Anderson County, KSKS8,018982–

57Ottawa County, KSKS5,744975–

58Pawnee County, KSKS5,991950–

59Republic County, KSKS4,640941–

60Grant County, KSKS7,028900–

61Sherman County, KSKS5,763891–

62Gray County, KSKS5,652881–

63Greenwood County, KSKS5,826879–

64Phillips County, KSKS4,728869–

65Rooks County, KSKS4,646857–

66Washington County, KSKS5,533811–

67Scott County, KSKS4,815800–

68Stafford County, KSKS4,005789–

69Norton County, KSKS5,288778–

70Barber County, KSKS4,083638–

71Harper County, KSKS5,370623–

72Smith County, KSKS3,566566–

73Meade County, KSKS3,852560–

74Lincoln County, KSKS2,861545–

75Osborne County, KSKS3,285533–

76Chase County, KSKS2,572494–

77Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604494–

78Trego County, KSKS2,740473–

79Woodson County, KSKS3,118468–

80Graham County, KSKS2,371466–

81Rush County, KSKS2,845463–

82Haskell County, KSKS3,599445–

83Ness County, KSKS2,617437–

84Clark County, KSKS1,900436–

85Sheridan County, KSKS2,427433–

86Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619430–

87Jewell County, KSKS2,830429–

88Decatur County, KSKS2,716426–

89Stevens County, KSKS4,984419–

90Edwards County, KSKS2,640418–

91Rawlins County, KSKS2,431404–

92Kiowa County, KSKS2,432383–

93Gove County, KSKS2,631375–

94Kearny County, KSKS3,888371–

95Logan County, KSKS2,661353–

96Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321350–

97Wichita County, KSKS2,031344–

98Elk County, KSKS2,458332–

99Wallace County, KSKS1,441322–

100Hamilton County, KSKS2,500305–

101Morton County, KSKS2,470298–

102Lane County, KSKS1,508244–

103Stanton County, KSKS1,986241–

104Comanche County, KSKS1,673225–

105Greeley County, KSKS1,182192–

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