RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most college graduates, Michigan counties · 2020

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

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01Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337427,086–

02Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038299,012–

03Macomb County, MIMI886,221159,835–

04Kent County, MIMI675,232159,668–

05Washtenaw County, MIMI370,214131,273–

06Ingham County, MIMI289,70969,765–

07Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79566,147–

08Ottawa County, MIMI308,45963,605–

09Genesee County, MIMI401,09360,164–

10Livingston County, MIMI197,31549,198–

11Berrien County, MIMI152,44429,707–

12Saginaw County, MIMI187,68829,135–

13Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72925,740–

14Jackson County, MIMI159,55224,870–

15Muskegon County, MIMI177,90123,532–

16Eaton County, MIMI109,58122,547–

17Monroe County, MIMI156,00422,341–

18St. Clair County, MIMI160,48621,650–

19Midland County, MIMI83,75420,410–

20Calhoun County, MIMI133,40819,586–

21Allegan County, MIMI123,18818,782–

22Clinton County, MIMI80,43217,498–

23Marquette County, MIMI68,06415,114–

24Bay County, MIMI102,12314,722–

25Lenawee County, MIMI97,77914,423–

26Isabella County, MIMI64,69111,551–

27Lapeer County, MIMI89,51611,489–

28Van Buren County, MIMI76,07110,828–

29Barry County, MIMI63,9919,858–

30Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6818,558–

31Emmet County, MIMI33,7758,416–

32Leelanau County, MIMI22,9827,858–

33Cass County, MIMI51,6777,665–

34Ionia County, MIMI66,5577,468–

35Houghton County, MIMI37,8427,098–

36St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9686,563–

37Montcalm County, MIMI69,4066,452–

38Mecosta County, MIMI42,3206,302–

39Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0366,274–

40Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7385,942–

41Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,913–

42Newaygo County, MIMI51,6225,859–

43Antrim County, MIMI24,6985,191–

44Tuscola County, MIMI52,6805,116–

45Delta County, MIMI36,5825,079–

46Mason County, MIMI29,0404,675–

47Gratiot County, MIMI41,1904,664–

48Wexford County, MIMI34,4454,583–

49Dickinson County, MIMI25,8274,555–

50Branch County, MIMI45,9934,514–

51Otsego County, MIMI26,0804,502–

52Sanilac County, MIMI40,0834,348–

53Benzie County, MIMI18,5684,345–

54Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7934,271–

55Manistee County, MIMI25,6564,134–

56Alpena County, MIMI28,8533,797–

57Huron County, MIMI30,5303,683–

58Oceana County, MIMI27,1773,615–

59Roscommon County, MIMI23,9143,102–

60Iosco County, MIMI25,2663,027–

61Menominee County, MIMI22,9413,011–

62Clare County, MIMI31,5432,732–

63Gladwin County, MIMI26,0772,703–

64Osceola County, MIMI23,5162,467–

65Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,250–

66Mackinac County, MIMI11,2362,019–

67Crawford County, MIMI13,7222,010–

68Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1211,936–

69Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,873–

70Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6931,844–

71Missaukee County, MIMI15,2741,662–

72Iron County, MIMI11,7571,634–

73Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,580–

74Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,466–

75Alger County, MIMI8,6411,352–

76Lake County, MIMI13,1821,239–

77Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,175–

78Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,093–

79Luce County, MIMI6,339946–

80Baraga County, MIMI8,169940–

81Oscoda County, MIMI8,723742–

82Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823733–

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186619–

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