RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 72 SHOWN OF 72

Most college graduates, Wisconsin counties · 2020

Wisconsin 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 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 6,661.

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01Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216197,643–

02Dane County, WIWI590,375187,927–

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,210127,542–

04Brown County, WIWI275,80353,394–

05Outagamie County, WIWI195,89438,120–

06Racine County, WIWI198,91934,569–

07Winnebago County, WIWI174,21833,506–

08Kenosha County, WIWI168,44831,698–

09Washington County, WIWI139,23831,578–

10Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34630,900–

11La Crosse County, WIWI121,33927,488–

12Rock County, WIWI166,47226,088–

13Marathon County, WIWI139,43224,672–

14St. Croix County, WIWI98,27622,360–

15Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03322,006–

16Sheboygan County, WIWI118,04720,605–

17Walworth County, WIWI106,12720,293–

18Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,66917,140–

19Jefferson County, WIWI86,50515,767–

20Portage County, WIWI71,94315,310–

21Manitowoc County, WIWI81,71012,475–

22Dodge County, WIWI89,09711,466–

23Wood County, WIWI74,06010,725–

24Sauk County, WIWI66,65210,646–

25Calumet County, WIWI53,98210,308–

26Chippewa County, WIWI67,61410,066–

27Columbia County, WIWI58,1329,869–

28Dunn County, WIWI46,2238,175–

29Douglas County, WIWI43,9908,041–

30Pierce County, WIWI43,5197,977–

31Waupaca County, WIWI51,4617,771–

32Door County, WIWI30,6167,508–

33Grant County, WIWI52,4467,413–

34Oneida County, WIWI38,1317,173–

35Polk County, WIWI45,8037,131–

36Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,661–

37Barron County, WIWI46,4846,635–

38Green County, WIWI37,2276,102–

39Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,948–

40Vilas County, WIWI23,7614,789–

41Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,769–

42Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,736–

43Oconto County, WIWI40,1954,733–

44Iowa County, WIWI23,9514,210–

45Lincoln County, WIWI28,4033,854–

46Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1713,821–

47Bayfield County, WIWI16,7873,716–

48Sawyer County, WIWI18,8463,080–

49Waushara County, WIWI25,2233,060–

50Juneau County, WIWI26,6492,932–

51Clark County, WIWI35,0522,914–

52Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7582,898–

53Green Lake County, WIWI19,3052,781–

54Washburn County, WIWI17,0872,693–

55Burnett County, WIWI17,2232,492–

56Richland County, WIWI17,0362,437–

57Adams County, WIWI21,7522,394–

58Langlade County, WIWI19,5342,334–

59Taylor County, WIWI20,1182,294–

60Jackson County, WIWI20,9992,279–

61Crawford County, WIWI15,9102,225–

62Lafayette County, WIWI17,4782,211–

63Ashland County, WIWI16,2032,047–

64Buffalo County, WIWI13,3181,827–

65Rusk County, WIWI14,1461,741–

66Price County, WIWI13,9881,739–

67Marquette County, WIWI15,9271,631–

68Pepin County, WIWI7,5131,053–

69Iron County, WIWI6,127996–

70Forest County, WIWI9,574985–

71Florence County, WIWI4,748736–

72Menominee County, WIWI4,199444–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS