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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. The median across all 72 is 7,731. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ashland County, WI, up 6 places to #57.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most college graduates by state
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%
11▲1Rock County, WIWI166,47229,358+13%
12▼1La 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%
16▲1Walworth County, WIWI106,12723,213+14%
17▼1Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04722,784+11%
18▲1Jefferson County, WIWI86,50517,169+9%
19▼1Fond 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%
23▲1Sauk County, WIWI66,65212,722+20%
24▲1Calumet County, WIWI53,98212,280+19%
25▲1Chippewa County, WIWI67,61411,606+15%
26▼3Wood County, WIWI74,06011,387+6%
27Columbia County, WIWI58,13210,958+11%
28▲2Pierce County, WIWI43,5199,278+16%
29Douglas County, WIWI43,9909,113+13%
30▲2Door County, WIWI30,6168,923+19%
31▲3Oneida County, WIWI38,1318,522+19%
32▼4Dunn County, WIWI46,2238,453+3%
33Grant County, WIWI52,4468,367+13%
34▲1Polk County, WIWI45,8038,164+14%
35▲2Barron County, WIWI46,4847,777+17%
36▼5Waupaca County, WIWI51,4617,731−1%
37▲1Green County, WIWI37,2277,369+21%
38▼2Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,6610%
39Marinette County, WIWI42,5746,225+26%
40Vilas County, WIWI23,7615,791+21%
41Shawano County, WIWI41,5605,643+18%
42▲1Oconto County, WIWI40,1955,566+18%
43▼1Vernon County, WIWI31,4435,196+10%
44Iowa County, WIWI23,9514,868+16%
45▲2Bayfield County, WIWI16,7874,542+22%
46Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1714,276+12%
47▼2Lincoln County, WIWI28,4034,239+10%
48Sawyer County, WIWI18,8463,918+27%
49Waushara County, WIWI25,2233,344+9%
50Juneau County, WIWI26,6493,338+14%
51▲3Washburn County, WIWI17,0873,267+21%
52Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7583,248+12%
53Green Lake County, WIWI19,3053,124+12%
54▲3Adams County, WIWI21,7523,020+26%
55Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,992+20%
56▼5Clark County, WIWI35,0522,803−4%
57▲6Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,767+35%
58▼2Richland County, WIWI17,0362,625+8%
59▲3Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,583+17%
60▼2Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,455+5%
61▼1Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,401+5%
62▼3Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,385+4%
63▲1Buffalo County, WIWI13,3182,179+19%
64▼3Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,167−3%
65▲1Price County, WIWI13,9881,937+11%
66▲1Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,927+18%
67▼2Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,769+2%
68▲1Iron County, WIWI6,1271,293+30%
69▼1Pepin 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES