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Most college graduates, Ohio counties

Ohio 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 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 8,138. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Madison County, OH, up 7 places to #45.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most college graduates by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020
01Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536377,415+7%
02Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925324,673+11%
03Hamilton County, OHOH838,418235,455+10%
04Summit County, OHOH538,376137,238+10%
05Montgomery County, OHOH539,598115,430+12%
06▲2Delaware County, OHOH242,03290,399+21%
07▼1Lucas County, OHOH423,34785,910+10%
08▼1Butler County, OHOH400,12883,430+9%
09Warren County, OHOH257,18177,839+13%
10Stark County, OHOH373,77168,069+11%
11Lorain County, OHOH323,21963,587+17%
12Lake County, OHOH232,21753,393+14%
13Greene County, OHOH174,32248,114+7%
14Medina County, OHOH185,02547,390+11%
15Clermont County, OHOH216,97746,710+14%
16Mahoning County, OHOH224,70643,768+9%
17Licking County, OHOH185,56436,467+11%
18▲1Fairfield County, OHOH169,75235,941+17%
19▼1Portage County, OHOH163,40435,235+11%
20Wood County, OHOH134,17630,662+10%
21Trumbull County, OHOH198,97230,130+10%
22Geauga County, OHOH95,67627,275+12%
23▲2Miami County, OHOH112,63420,618+24%
24Wayne County, OHOH116,75819,342+12%
25▼2Clark County, OHOH135,34018,937+9%
26▲2Union County, OHOH73,44618,039+30%
27▲2Erie County, OHOH73,29615,685+18%
28▼2Richland County, OHOH124,89315,667+4%
29▼2Hancock County, OHOH75,03415,574+8%
30Allen County, OHOH100,88113,732+6%
31Athens County, OHOH63,19712,711+7%
32Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37312,659+11%
33Columbiana County, OHOH99,37712,465+16%
34Muskingum County, OHOH87,01412,240+19%
35Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71311,017+8%
36Knox County, OHOH64,00210,287+12%
37Ross County, OHOH76,4299,501+8%
38Jefferson County, OHOH63,5979,302+13%
39▲1Washington County, OHOH58,3899,259+15%
40▼1Scioto County, OHOH71,3659,202+12%
41▲2Pickaway County, OHOH62,9789,104+21%
42▼1Belmont County, OHOH64,4349,102+13%
43▲1Ottawa County, OHOH39,4818,995+23%
44▼2Ashland County, OHOH52,5238,138+4%
45▲7Madison County, OHOH46,9857,810+35%
46▲1Seneca County, OHOH54,5227,652+18%
47▼2Sandusky County, OHOH58,6557,649+13%
48▼2Lawrence County, OHOH55,7107,483+12%
49▼1Shelby County, OHOH48,0656,853+9%
50Auglaize County, OHOH45,9096,797+14%
51▼2Marion County, OHOH65,1156,758+13%
52▼1Huron County, OHOH58,2506,645+14%
53▲4Mercer County, OHOH42,7376,198+18%
54▲4Putnam County, OHOH34,3806,086+16%
55Logan County, OHOH46,3026,035+13%
56▲3Fulton County, OHOH41,8535,884+20%
57▼3Darke County, OHOH51,5205,846+8%
58▼5Clinton County, OHOH42,3015,490−3%
59▼3Preble County, OHOH40,6645,307+1%
60▲3Champaign County, OHOH38,8205,205+22%
61Crawford County, OHOH41,8965,086+13%
62▼2Defiance County, OHOH38,2925,018+5%
63▲5Morrow County, OHOH36,3054,879+35%
64▲1Highland County, OHOH43,8234,852+19%
65▼3Brown County, OHOH44,3974,825+11%
66▲1Coshocton County, OHOH37,1884,223+12%
67▼3Guernsey County, OHOH38,3794,206+2%
68▲1Gallia County, OHOH29,0724,065+13%
69▲4Perry County, OHOH35,9183,990+23%
70▲2Henry County, OHOH27,5983,730+13%
71▲3Hardin County, OHOH30,0723,625+17%
72▼1Jackson County, OHOH32,8173,553+7%
73▼7Williams County, OHOH36,5493,531−9%
74▼4Van Wert County, OHOH29,0133,430+2%
75▲6Carroll County, OHOH26,4753,106+20%
76▲3Pike County, OHOH27,0613,044+11%
77▼1Wyandot County, OHOH21,5672,983+1%
78▲2Holmes County, OHOH44,9702,944+9%
79▼4Fayette County, OHOH28,5522,864−4%
80▼3Adams County, OHOH27,8652,791−5%
81▼3Hocking County, OHOH27,5122,669−4%
82Paulding County, OHOH18,7272,203+7%
83Meigs County, OHOH21,5871,918−3%
84▲2Noble County, OHOH14,2761,737+43%
85▲3Morgan County, OHOH13,6261,409+29%
86▲1Vinton County, OHOH12,6451,219+4%
87▼3Harrison County, OHOH14,0701,191−12%
88▼3Monroe County, OHOH12,9941,157−5%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES