RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most college graduates, Missouri counties · 2020

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

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01St. Louis County, MOMO990,911307,398–

02Jackson County, MOMO732,994153,485–

03St. Charles County, MOMO426,499110,915–

04St. Louis, MOMO278,14481,399–

05Greene County, MOMO309,28660,184–

06Clay County, MOMO265,03254,878–

07Boone County, MOMO191,74651,964–

08Jefferson County, MOMO233,13232,881–

09Platte County, MOMO114,40030,181–

10Cass County, MOMO115,85919,312–

11Cole County, MOMO77,90818,796–

12Christian County, MOMO96,72518,058–

13Jasper County, MOMO127,42818,021–

14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99916,170–

15Franklin County, MOMO108,09015,309–

16Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013,077–

17Johnson County, MOMO56,6709,339–

18Newton County, MOMO62,2638,569–

19Phelps County, MOMO45,2478,329–

20Taney County, MOMO57,0018,205–

21Pulaski County, MOMO54,4428,157–

22Camden County, MOMO44,0477,762–

23Callaway County, MOMO45,7657,246–

24Lincoln County, MOMO66,6766,886–

25St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096,603–

26Pettis County, MOMO44,2545,196–

27Scott County, MOMO37,9755,180–

28Stone County, MOMO32,5034,895–

29Marion County, MOMO28,5254,773–

30Howell County, MOMO40,7984,765–

31Lafayette County, MOMO33,5314,733–

32Warren County, MOMO39,0164,695–

33Webster County, MOMO43,0544,474–

34Adair County, MOMO25,6844,280–

35Polk County, MOMO33,6044,246–

36Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,048–

37Butler County, MOMO41,9043,811–

38Barry County, MOMO36,2003,764–

39Laclede County, MOMO36,9433,629–

40Nodaway County, MOMO20,1743,405–

41Saline County, MOMO23,2653,364–

42Miller County, MOMO25,8173,318–

43Andrew County, MOMO18,2413,251–

44Clinton County, MOMO21,6613,115–

45Randolph County, MOMO24,5133,072–

46Dunklin County, MOMO26,8552,734–

47Cooper County, MOMO17,1362,683–

48Texas County, MOMO25,9942,678–

49Perry County, MOMO19,0932,524–

50Stoddard County, MOMO28,2842,519–

51Audrain County, MOMO24,5282,506–

52Henry County, MOMO22,6712,438–

53Vernon County, MOMO19,9462,406–

54Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6892,292–

55Gasconade County, MOMO14,7842,274–

56Ray County, MOMO23,3982,265–

57Benton County, MOMO20,5362,193–

58Moniteau County, MOMO15,4282,034–

59Livingston County, MOMO14,7082,011–

60Crawford County, MOMO22,9291,994–

61Washington County, MOMO23,8101,965–

62Osage County, MOMO13,6111,893–

63Pike County, MOMO17,9551,888–

64Howard County, MOMO10,1801,880–

65Morgan County, MOMO22,4181,826–

66Macon County, MOMO15,1901,823–

67McDonald County, MOMO23,9921,733–

68Bates County, MOMO16,5121,665–

69Dent County, MOMO14,5841,645–

70Linn County, MOMO11,8151,529–

71Barton County, MOMO11,7951,527–

72New Madrid County, MOMO15,0861,445–

73DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951,385–

74Wright County, MOMO19,6711,346–

75Cedar County, MOMO14,8881,343–

76Dallas County, MOMO18,0251,327–

77Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901,324–

78Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4651,286–

79Douglas County, MOMO12,3421,255–

80Grundy County, MOMO9,7441,201–

81Mississippi County, MOMO12,0031,193–

82Madison County, MOMO12,8581,192–

83Daviess County, MOMO8,5581,147–

84Ralls County, MOMO10,4441,126–

85Oregon County, MOMO8,7091,116–

86Carroll County, MOMO8,4171,088–

87Ripley County, MOMO10,7171,029–

88St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,016–

89Maries County, MOMO8,397999–

90Chariton County, MOMO7,377971–

91Wayne County, MOMO10,782952–

92Bollinger County, MOMO10,646939–

93Lewis County, MOMO9,879934–

94Caldwell County, MOMO9,012932–

95Harrison County, MOMO8,281913–

96Gentry County, MOMO6,384899–

97Iron County, MOMO9,318878–

98Atchison County, MOMO5,175872–

99Monroe County, MOMO8,959854–

100Shannon County, MOMO7,285848–

101Ozark County, MOMO9,172805–

102Shelby County, MOMO5,870802–

103Dade County, MOMO7,804756–

104Reynolds County, MOMO5,992723–

105Putnam County, MOMO4,546684–

106Sullivan County, MOMO5,738656–

107Hickory County, MOMO9,044620–

108Carter County, MOMO5,418617–

109Holt County, MOMO4,200589–

110Clark County, MOMO6,475586–

111Mercer County, MOMO3,404464–

112Scotland County, MOMO4,796457–

113Knox County, MOMO3,728409–

114Schuyler County, MOMO4,140280–

115Worth County, MOMO1,914263–

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