RANKING · 2024 ACS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most college graduates, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin 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 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216214,927+9%

02Dane County, WIWI590,375211,208+12%

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,210144,217+13%

04Brown County, WIWI275,80361,528+15%

05Outagamie County, WIWI195,89443,363+14%

06Racine County, WIWI198,91938,847+12%

07Winnebago County, WIWI174,21836,594+9%

08Kenosha County, WIWI168,44835,991+14%

09Washington County, WIWI139,23834,817+10%

10Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34633,627+9%

11Rock County, WIWI166,47229,358+13%

12La Crosse County, WIWI121,33928,734+5%

13Marathon County, WIWI139,43227,298+11%

14St. Croix County, WIWI98,27626,098+17%

15Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03325,337+15%

16Walworth County, WIWI106,12723,213+14%

17Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04722,784+11%

18Jefferson County, WIWI86,50517,169+9%

19Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66916,347−5%

20Portage County, WIWI71,94315,841+3%

21Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71013,374+7%

22Dodge County, WIWI89,09713,119+14%

23Sauk County, WIWI66,65212,722+20%

24Calumet County, WIWI53,98212,280+19%

25Chippewa County, WIWI67,61411,606+15%

26Wood County, WIWI74,06011,387+6%

27Columbia County, WIWI58,13210,958+11%

28Pierce County, WIWI43,5199,278+16%

29Douglas County, WIWI43,9909,113+13%

30Door County, WIWI30,6168,923+19%

31Oneida County, WIWI38,1318,522+19%

32Dunn County, WIWI46,2238,453+3%

33Grant County, WIWI52,4468,367+13%

34Polk County, WIWI45,8038,164+14%

35Barron County, WIWI46,4847,777+17%

36Waupaca County, WIWI51,4617,731−1%

37Green County, WIWI37,2277,369+21%

38Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,661+0%

39Marinette County, WIWI42,5746,225+26%

40Vilas County, WIWI23,7615,791+21%

41Shawano County, WIWI41,5605,643+18%

42Oconto County, WIWI40,1955,566+18%

43Vernon County, WIWI31,4435,196+10%

44Iowa County, WIWI23,9514,868+16%

45Bayfield County, WIWI16,7874,542+22%

46Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1714,276+12%

47Lincoln County, WIWI28,4034,239+10%

48Sawyer County, WIWI18,8463,918+27%

49Waushara County, WIWI25,2233,344+9%

50Juneau County, WIWI26,6493,338+14%

51Washburn County, WIWI17,0873,267+21%

52Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7583,248+12%

53Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053,124+12%

54Adams County, WIWI21,7523,020+26%

55Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,992+20%

56Clark County, WIWI35,0522,803−4%

57Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,767+35%

58Richland County, WIWI17,0362,625+8%

59Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,583+17%

60Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,455+5%

61Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,401+5%

62Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,385+4%

63Buffalo County, WIWI13,3182,179+19%

64Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,167−3%

65Price County, WIWI13,9881,937+11%

66Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,927+18%

67Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,769+2%

68Iron County, WIWI6,1271,293+30%

69Pepin County, WIWI7,5131,224+16%

70Forest County, WIWI9,5741,121+14%

71Florence County, WIWI4,748930+26%

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199471+6%

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