RANKING · 2024 ACS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most college graduates, Michigan counties

Michigan 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 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337469,718+10%

02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038332,784+11%

03Kent County, MIMI675,232181,855+14%

04Macomb County, MIMI886,221174,504+9%

05Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214139,341+6%

06Ottawa County, MIMI308,45975,084+18%

07Ingham County, MIMI289,70972,522+4%

08Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79568,997+4%

09Genesee County, MIMI401,09365,333+9%

10Livingston County, MIMI197,31556,682+15%

11Berrien County, MIMI152,44433,482+13%

12Saginaw County, MIMI187,68831,982+10%

13Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72928,504+11%

14Jackson County, MIMI159,55226,381+6%

15Muskegon County, MIMI177,90126,126+11%

16Monroe County, MIMI156,00425,852+16%

17Eaton County, MIMI109,58124,061+7%

18St. Clair County, MIMI160,48623,488+8%

19Allegan County, MIMI123,18822,824+22%

20Midland County, MIMI83,75421,908+7%

21Calhoun County, MIMI133,40821,057+8%

22Clinton County, MIMI80,43219,854+13%

23Bay County, MIMI102,12316,659+13%

24Marquette County, MIMI68,06416,462+9%

25Lenawee County, MIMI97,77915,735+9%

26Lapeer County, MIMI89,51613,190+15%

27Van Buren County, MIMI76,07112,149+12%

28Isabella County, MIMI64,69111,427−1%

29Barry County, MIMI63,99111,214+14%

30Emmet County, MIMI33,77510,561+25%

31Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6819,729+14%

32Leelanau County, MIMI22,9829,337+19%

33Ionia County, MIMI66,5578,659+16%

34Houghton County, MIMI37,8428,167+15%

35Cass County, MIMI51,6778,112+6%

36Montcalm County, MIMI69,4067,732+20%

37St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9687,021+7%

38Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0366,973+11%

39Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7386,695+13%

40Newaygo County, MIMI51,6226,543+12%

41Antrim County, MIMI24,6986,356+22%

42Tuscola County, MIMI52,6806,309+23%

43Mecosta County, MIMI42,3206,088−3%

44Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,982+1%

45Mason County, MIMI29,0405,749+23%

46Delta County, MIMI36,5825,636+11%

47Branch County, MIMI45,9935,389+19%

48Gratiot County, MIMI41,1905,357+15%

49Benzie County, MIMI18,5685,175+19%

50Wexford County, MIMI34,4455,098+11%

51Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7934,913+15%

52Otsego County, MIMI26,0804,865+8%

53Manistee County, MIMI25,6564,854+17%

54Dickinson County, MIMI25,8274,831+6%

55Sanilac County, MIMI40,0834,784+10%

56Huron County, MIMI30,5304,286+16%

57Oceana County, MIMI27,1774,131+14%

58Alpena County, MIMI28,8533,977+5%

59Roscommon County, MIMI23,9143,870+25%

60Iosco County, MIMI25,2663,785+25%

61Gladwin County, MIMI26,0773,253+20%

62Menominee County, MIMI22,9413,238+8%

63Clare County, MIMI31,5432,989+9%

64Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1212,736+41%

65Osceola County, MIMI23,5162,735+11%

66Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,559+14%

67Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6932,551+38%

68Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1282,250+20%

69Mackinac County, MIMI11,2362,172+8%

70Crawford County, MIMI13,7222,093+4%

71Missaukee County, MIMI15,2742,037+23%

72Iron County, MIMI11,7572,028+24%

73Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,852+17%

74Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,815+24%

75Alger County, MIMI8,6411,434+6%

76Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,312+12%

77Lake County, MIMI13,1821,233−0%

78Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,184+8%

79Oscoda County, MIMI8,723990+33%

80Baraga County, MIMI8,169926−1%

81Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823903+23%

82Luce County, MIMI6,339818−14%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186725+17%

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