RANKING · 2024 ACS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most college graduates, Missouri counties

Missouri 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 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01St. Louis County, MOMO990,911328,701+7%

02Jackson County, MOMO732,994166,990+9%

03St. Charles County, MOMO426,499122,829+11%

04St. Louis, MOMO278,14486,680+6%

05Greene County, MOMO309,28667,468+12%

06Clay County, MOMO265,03264,744+18%

07Boone County, MOMO191,74659,092+14%

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,13239,741+21%

09Platte County, MOMO114,40035,436+17%

10Cass County, MOMO115,85922,639+17%

11Jasper County, MOMO127,42820,721+15%

12Cole County, MOMO77,90820,702+10%

13Christian County, MOMO96,72520,628+14%

14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99917,842+10%

15Franklin County, MOMO108,09017,686+16%

16Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,629+4%

17Taney County, MOMO57,0019,780+19%

18Newton County, MOMO62,2639,572+12%

19Johnson County, MOMO56,6709,435+1%

20Phelps County, MOMO45,2479,228+11%

21Camden County, MOMO44,0478,820+14%

22St. Francois County, MOMO67,8098,147+23%

23Lincoln County, MOMO66,6767,821+14%

24Callaway County, MOMO45,7657,681+6%

25Pulaski County, MOMO54,4427,627−6%

26Stone County, MOMO32,5036,202+27%

27Lafayette County, MOMO33,5316,084+29%

28Scott County, MOMO37,9755,673+10%

29Pettis County, MOMO44,2545,316+2%

30Warren County, MOMO39,0165,204+11%

31Adair County, MOMO25,6845,023+17%

32Howell County, MOMO40,7984,898+3%

33Polk County, MOMO33,6044,788+13%

34Webster County, MOMO43,0544,770+7%

35Marion County, MOMO28,5254,711−1%

36Butler County, MOMO41,9044,538+19%

37Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,346+7%

38Laclede County, MOMO36,9434,030+11%

39Andrew County, MOMO18,2413,685+13%

40Barry County, MOMO36,2003,587−5%

41Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743,473+2%

42Miller County, MOMO25,8173,363+1%

43Saline County, MOMO23,2653,358−0%

44Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843,354+33%

45Clinton County, MOMO21,6613,301+6%

46Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,130+2%

47Texas County, MOMO25,9942,944+10%

48Audrain County, MOMO24,5282,862+14%

49Cooper County, MOMO17,1362,789+4%

50Perry County, MOMO19,0932,755+9%

51Ray County, MOMO23,3982,625+16%

52Henry County, MOMO22,6712,571+5%

53Morgan County, MOMO22,4182,541+39%

54Dunklin County, MOMO26,8552,404−12%

55Benton County, MOMO20,5362,306+5%

56Crawford County, MOMO22,9292,283+14%

57Osage County, MOMO13,6112,236+18%

58Vernon County, MOMO19,9462,218−8%

59Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6892,214−3%

60Pike County, MOMO17,9552,060+9%

61Macon County, MOMO15,1902,043+12%

62Dallas County, MOMO18,0252,016+52%

63Wright County, MOMO19,6711,994+48%

64Gasconade County, MOMO14,7841,940−15%

65McDonald County, MOMO23,9921,938+12%

66Cedar County, MOMO14,8881,928+44%

67Washington County, MOMO23,8101,907−3%

68Howard County, MOMO10,1801,832−3%

69Livingston County, MOMO14,7081,787−11%

70Dent County, MOMO14,5841,690+3%

71Bates County, MOMO16,5121,665+0%

72Moniteau County, MOMO15,4281,617−21%

73Linn County, MOMO11,8151,584+4%

74New Madrid County, MOMO15,0861,569+9%

75Madison County, MOMO12,8581,447+21%

76Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,428+8%

77Barton County, MOMO11,7951,404−8%

78DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,300−6%

79Iron County, MOMO9,3181,300+48%

80Ralls County, MOMO10,4441,280+14%

81Douglas County, MOMO12,3421,264+1%

82Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4651,252−3%

83Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121,230+32%

84Mississippi County, MOMO12,0031,211+2%

85Monroe County, MOMO8,9591,172+37%

86Chariton County, MOMO7,3771,165+20%

87Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,145+5%

88Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,104−8%

89Lewis County, MOMO9,8791,057+13%

90Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,053−8%

91Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461,050+12%

92St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,022+1%

93Ozark County, MOMO9,1721,022+27%

94Wayne County, MOMO10,7821,021+7%

95Maries County, MOMO8,397990−1%

96Ripley County, MOMO10,717929−10%

97Gentry County, MOMO6,384906+1%

98Harrison County, MOMO8,281878−4%

99Dade County, MOMO7,804842+11%

100Atchison County, MOMO5,175842−3%

101Hickory County, MOMO9,044840+35%

102Oregon County, MOMO8,709764−32%

103Shelby County, MOMO5,870762−5%

104Putnam County, MOMO4,546758+11%

105Clark County, MOMO6,475693+18%

106Reynolds County, MOMO5,992669−7%

107Shannon County, MOMO7,285652−23%

108Sullivan County, MOMO5,738636−3%

109Holt County, MOMO4,200604+3%

110Scotland County, MOMO4,796447−2%

111Mercer County, MOMO3,404429−8%

112Knox County, MOMO3,728384−6%

113Carter County, MOMO5,418358−42%

114Schuyler County, MOMO4,140310+11%

115Worth County, MOMO1,914292+11%

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