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Most college graduates, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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1001Venango County, PAPA49,3467,306
1002Ottawa County, OHOH39,4817,298
1003Harvey County, KSKS33,5807,262
1004Delaware County, NYNY44,3057,261
1005Callaway County, MOMO45,7657,246
1006San Juan County, WAWA18,5777,178
1007Oneida County, WIWI38,1317,173
1008Bryan County, OKOK51,3677,165
1009Warren County, MSMS41,7597,165
1010Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5287,164
1011Miami County, KSKS36,2407,161
1012Putnam County, FLFL77,7347,159
1013Polk County, WIWI45,8037,131
1014Beaufort County, NCNC44,6707,113
1015Houghton County, MIMI37,8427,098
1016Iberia Parish, LALA66,8467,087
1017Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727,084
1018Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7207,041
1019Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9757,039
1020Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,031
1021Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137,028
1022Hardin County, TXTX58,7237,018
1023Tipton County, TNTN62,2877,015
1024Calaveras County, CACA46,6057,011
1025Liberty County, GAGA70,3136,954
1026Clatsop County, OROR40,9266,944
1027Crawford County, KSKS39,0086,942
1028Medina County, TXTX56,8816,924
1029Fremont County, COCO50,0396,900
1030Hawkins County, TNTN59,5596,886
1031Lincoln County, MOMO66,6766,886
1032Russell County, ALAL58,8986,871
1033Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906,862
1034Boyd County, KYKY47,7516,849
1035Waller County, TXTX69,8586,847
1036Baldwin County, GAGA44,0296,847
1037Allegany County, NYNY46,8006,844
1038San Patricio County, TXTX72,0536,831
1039Teller County, COCO24,7566,828
1040Nez Perce County, IDID42,9056,819
1041Orange County, VTVT30,0026,804
1042Jefferson County, TNTN60,0246,790
1043Colbert County, ALAL59,4746,788
1044Marion County, IAIA34,1926,784
1045McClain County, OKOK49,6476,779
1046Columbia County, OROR54,0916,765
1047Fayette County, TNTN45,0716,764
1048Sandusky County, OHOH58,6556,759
1049DeKalb County, ALAL74,0856,753
1050Woodford County, KYKY27,8836,751
1051Ellis County, KSKS29,0756,749
1052Laurel County, KYKY63,7466,744
1053Somerset County, MEME51,6206,739
1054Louisa County, VAVA42,9246,699
1055Knox County, ILIL47,7676,697
1056Gillespie County, TXTX28,5276,687
1057Powhatan County, VAVA32,5916,680
1058Lawrence County, OHOH55,7106,678
1059Orange County, VAVA40,0836,671
1060Monroe County, WIWI46,5726,661
1061Stevens County, WAWA49,6686,655
1062Botetourt County, VAVA34,1446,643
1063Barron County, WIWI46,4846,635
1064Washington County, TXTX38,2886,626
1065Steele County, MNMN37,4646,621
1066Stephenson County, ILIL43,2206,619
1067Fremont County, WYWY39,4646,615
1068Caledonia County, VTVT30,4146,612
1069St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096,603
1070Sheridan County, WYWY33,2416,597
1071Lake County, MTMT33,3926,583
1072Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1186,573
1073St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9686,563
1074Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976,562
1075Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1786,558
1076Carter County, OKOK48,9106,553
1077Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,475
1078Madison County, IDID55,1726,474
1079Hoke County, NCNC56,9396,472
1080Seneca County, OHOH54,5226,467
1081Montcalm County, MIMI69,4066,452
1082Osage County, OKOK46,7946,450
1083Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6716,447
1084Eddy County, NMNM62,5096,433
1085McMinn County, TNTN57,4046,430
1086Elbert County, COCO30,5346,408
1087Lamar County, TXTX51,5036,406
1088Habersham County, GAGA50,4166,406
1089Winchester, VAVA28,2726,397
1090Blaine County, IDID25,5176,380
1091Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466,379
1092Dickson County, TNTN58,6626,366
1093Macon County, NCNC39,2326,349
1094Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2016,342
1095Acadia Parish, LALA57,0326,310
1096Clinton County, IAIA46,0026,309
1097Mecosta County, MIMI42,3206,302
1098Lawrence County, SDSD29,4596,299
1099King George County, VAVA29,6466,294
1100Wood County, TXTX49,6886,283
1101Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0366,274
1102Shelby County, OHOH48,0656,266
1103Gunnison County, COCO17,4396,228
1104Benton County, MNMN41,7446,221
1105Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0206,209
1106Prince George County, VAVA43,9366,207
1107Muscatine County, IAIA41,8536,195
1108Curry County, NMNM46,6556,170
1109Lea County, NMNM74,7496,160
1110Gordon County, GAGA61,7016,153
1111Sampson County, NCNC61,5046,132
1112Sioux County, IAIA36,7746,130
1113Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1306,126
1114Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396,121
1115McDowell County, NCNC45,1986,109
1116Dale County, ALAL49,9126,107
1117Marshall County, ININ46,5996,105
1118Green County, WIWI37,2276,102
1119Lenoir County, NCNC55,8376,097
1120Clarion County, PAPA36,6806,091
1121Perry County, PAPA46,8066,084
1122Chambers County, TXTX57,5946,065
1123Nelson County, KYKY49,0366,057
1124Dawson County, GAGA35,3656,052
1125Lawrence County, ININ45,5686,050
1126Mower County, MNMN40,9716,049
1127Washington County, MSMS40,4466,039
1128Becker County, MNMN35,4976,035
1129Jackson County, ALAL54,2816,018
1130Franklin County, TNTN45,5795,998
1131Walker County, ALAL65,1405,989
1132Sweetwater County, WYWY41,2675,989
1133Gibson County, TNTN51,7795,984
1134Cooke County, TXTX44,4615,982
1135Marion County, OHOH65,1155,977
1136Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375,973
1137Okanogan County, WAWA45,2305,968
1138Campbell County, WYWY48,1455,964
1139Auglaize County, OHOH45,9095,961
1140Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7385,942
1141Macoupin County, ILIL43,7485,941
1142Morton County, NDND34,6015,941
1143Rusk County, TXTX54,8545,925
1144Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,913
1145Bedford County, TNTN55,2735,905
1146Shelby County, ININ45,8825,884
1147Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1215,879
1148McDonough County, ILIL25,9165,879
1149Newaygo County, MIMI51,6225,859
1150Dukes County, MAMA21,2195,857
1151Cheatham County, TNTN42,7785,854
1152Huron County, OHOH58,2505,851
1153Williams County, NDND41,7675,842
1154Gadsden County, FLFL44,2985,840
1155Duplin County, NCNC51,5715,838
1156Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015,833
1157Clinton County, ILIL37,1285,809
1158Pike County, KYKY54,7215,801
1159Henderson County, KYKY44,2555,799
1160Douglas County, WAWA46,4735,798
1161Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375,789
1162Warren County, VAVA42,7405,772
1163Madison County, OHOH46,9855,764
1164Tioga County, PAPA40,5025,764
1165Polk County, MNMN30,5455,756
1166Franklin County, MEME30,8245,727
1167Pike County, ALAL33,6885,721
1168Bingham County, IDID51,1535,712
1169Elko County, NVNV54,8155,711
1170Snyder County, PAPA39,6555,710
1171Apache County, AZAZ64,4455,705
1172Baxter County, ARAR42,9825,689
1173Henry County, VAVA49,2425,686
1174Clinton County, OHOH42,3015,685
1175Kay County, OKOK43,4905,683
1176Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355,682
1177Chaffee County, COCO20,8315,670
1178Carlton County, MNMN36,7115,666
1179Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3205,656
1180Warren County, PAPA37,0385,647
1181Delaware County, OKOK41,9105,629
1182Union County, ARAR36,9265,628
1183Henry County, ININ49,1375,621
1184McPherson County, KSKS30,0645,615
1185Pearl River County, MSMS59,3635,602
1186Bedford County, PAPA47,4805,598
1187Lyon County, NVNV65,0885,586
1188Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755,576
1189Amador County, CACA41,8765,573
1190Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5865,554
1191Stephens County, OKOK44,3105,553
1192McKean County, PAPA38,9845,538
1193Hood River County, OROR23,7205,521
1194Staunton, VAVA26,8015,506
1195Washington County, MEME31,3345,505
1196Liberty County, TXTX121,3645,486
1197Marshall County, IAIA39,8905,478
1198Navarro County, TXTX57,1815,462
1199Montezuma County, COCO26,6785,454
1200Effingham County, ILIL34,5195,453
1201Laurens County, GAGA51,0415,451
1202Bremer County, IAIA25,2965,451
1203Montgomery County, ININ38,9545,449
1204Richmond County, NCNC42,0415,443
1205Des Moines County, IAIA38,0775,436
1206Darke County, OHOH51,5205,424
1207Madison County, NENE36,1065,422
1208Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9535,418
1209St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1065,415
1210Cass County, MNMN31,4305,397
1211Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105,388
1212Steuben County, ININ34,7995,381
1213Jackson County, ININ47,3705,369
1214Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915,354
1215Lyon County, KSKS32,2665,349
1216Logan County, OHOH46,3025,339
1217Miller County, ARAR42,3575,324
1218Pickens County, GAGA37,1675,306
1219Lee County, GAGA34,1795,296
1220Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,292
1221Halifax County, NCNC46,5345,291
1222Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1865,290
1223Whitley County, ININ35,0465,290
1224Le Flore County, OKOK50,1965,290
1225Vance County, NCNC42,6385,288
1226Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,283
1227Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765,279
1228Blount County, ALAL60,1565,276
1229New Kent County, VAVA28,0225,276
1230Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,267
1231Polk County, NCNC20,5335,265
1232Lincoln County, NENE33,3035,264
1233Cowley County, KSKS34,3825,264
1234DeKalb County, ININ44,5355,262
1235Brown County, TXTX38,7115,261
1236Preble County, OHOH40,6645,257
1237Mercer County, OHOH42,7375,256
1238Cass County, NENE27,6575,255
1239Hopkins County, TXTX39,0635,254
1240Huntington County, ININ37,2245,254
1241Putnam County, OHOH34,3805,252
1242Greene County, ARAR47,4115,242
1243Salem, VAVA25,8165,235
1244Adams County, NENE31,0715,221
1245Harrison County, ININ40,4375,221
1246Danville, VAVA41,6475,217
1247Pettis County, MOMO44,2545,196
1248Boyle County, KYKY31,6325,196
1249Antrim County, MIMI24,6985,191
1250Polk County, TXTX53,4345,189
1251Greenbrier County, WVWV31,5785,182
1252Maverick County, TXTX58,8235,181
1253Scott County, MOMO37,9755,180
1254Webster County, IAIA36,8385,173
1255Bolivar County, MSMS28,2625,164
1256Clark County, KYKY37,8885,152
1257Upshur County, TXTX44,4105,131
1258Platte County, NENE35,6495,123
1259McKinley County, NMNM68,1195,121
1260Tuscola County, MIMI52,6805,116
1261Grant County, NMNM27,2525,115
1262Monroe County, GAGA32,0235,109
1263Monroe County, TNTN49,7305,082
1264Delta County, MIMI36,5825,079
1265Columbus County, NCNC50,4875,068
1266Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,062
1267Hopkins County, KYKY45,1275,061
1268Garrett County, MDMD28,3705,056
1269Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,054
1270Wayne County, WVWV37,3095,054
1271Kent County, MDMD19,5655,050
1272Wharton County, TXTX42,0605,045
1273Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555,018
1274Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315,014
1275Jasper County, IAIA38,1535,011
1276Suwannee County, FLFL48,1494,999
1277Isanti County, MNMN44,3864,998
1278Clinton County, PAPA37,8704,956
1279Stark County, NDND34,0134,953
1280Marinette County, WIWI42,5744,948
1281Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8324,944
1283Gilmer County, GAGA33,8944,921
1284Noble County, ININ47,9374,919
1285Fulton County, OHOH41,8534,919
1286Atascosa County, TXTX53,5904,917
1287Delta County, COCO32,1784,913
1288Currituck County, NCNC33,1584,913
1289Stone County, MOMO32,5034,895
1290Meade County, SDSD30,7114,885
1291Amherst County, VAVA31,9624,882
1292Barren County, KYKY45,6414,877
1293Bureau County, ILIL32,5104,841
1294Orleans County, NYNY39,8254,832
1295Jefferson County, IAIA15,2914,818
1296Dodge County, NENE38,0574,806
1297Cherokee County, NCNC30,8304,805
1298Vilas County, WIWI23,7614,789
1299Anderson County, TXTX59,8054,785
1300Defiance County, OHOH38,2924,781
1301Coos County, NHNH31,3434,775
1302Marion County, MOMO28,5254,773
1303Park County, COCO18,3144,770
1304Shawano County, WIWI41,5604,769
1305Howell County, MOMO40,7984,765
1306Orleans County, VTVT27,6004,758
1307Grand County, COCO16,4964,752
1308Fayette County, WVWV38,1654,751
1309Marshall County, KYKY31,6594,745
1310Boone County, IAIA26,7994,745
1311Morgan County, ILIL32,5154,737
1312Vernon County, WIWI31,4434,736
1313Lafayette County, MOMO33,5314,733
1314Oconto County, WIWI40,1954,733
1315Wapello County, IAIA35,2104,728
1316Matagorda County, TXTX36,4634,706
1317Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6634,697
1318Warren County, MOMO39,0164,695
1319Madison County, NCNC22,5534,694
1320Accomack County, VAVA33,8594,693
1321Lee County, ILIL32,9144,688
1322Dyer County, TNTN36,3204,685
1323Boone County, ARAR38,6284,681
1324Austin County, TXTX33,6254,681
1325Mason County, MIMI29,0404,675
1326Independence County, ARAR38,7854,665
1327Gratiot County, MIMI41,1904,664
1328Franklin County, ILIL36,9164,662
1329Greene County, PAPA33,8854,624
1330Fulton County, ILIL32,9014,623
1331Whitley County, KYKY37,2974,613
1332Jefferson County, ILIL36,1474,604
1333Dorchester County, MDMD33,6284,595
1334Lincoln County, TNTN36,8534,592
1335Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0894,591
1336Wexford County, MIMI34,4454,583
1337Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734,569
1338Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354,567
1339Alcorn County, MSMS34,5694,562
1340Dickinson County, MIMI25,8274,555
1341Custer County, OKOK28,1754,549
1342Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,537
1343Jackson County, FLFL49,6294,518
1344Branch County, MIMI45,9934,514
1345Caroline County, VAVA34,4134,510
1346Crawford County, OHOH41,8964,504
1347Stokes County, NCNC46,1264,503
1348Otsego County, MIMI26,0804,502
1349Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534,493
1350Washington County, NENE21,3024,491
1351Jasper County, SCSC38,5334,483
1352Tift County, GAGA42,2544,479
1353Webster County, MOMO43,0544,474
1354Lee County, IAIA32,3064,460
1355Hughes County, SDSD17,5704,456
1356Wakulla County, FLFL38,0894,449
1357Person County, NCNC40,6364,444
1358Llano County, TXTX23,3534,440
1359Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694,419
1360Fannin County, GAGA26,1114,415
1361Fannin County, TXTX39,2654,413
1362Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774,410
1363Curry County, OROR22,6214,395
1364White County, GAGA29,8024,388
1365Montour County, PAPA17,8684,370
1366Brown County, OHOH44,3974,357
1367Petersburg, VAVA33,7344,350
1368Sanilac County, MIMI40,0834,348
1369San Miguel County, NMNM26,2604,346
1370Nye County, NVNV57,3364,346
1371Benzie County, MIMI18,5684,345
1372Bladen County, NCNC30,0074,344
1373Hill County, TXTX39,5034,326
1374Lyon County, MNMN25,6844,313
1375Caroline County, MDMD34,1164,307
1376Tillamook County, OROR27,3844,296
1377McLeod County, MNMN36,6314,296
1378Mifflin County, PAPA46,1274,284
1379Champaign County, OHOH38,8204,282
1380Adair County, MOMO25,6844,280
1381Weakley County, TNTN33,2614,279
1382Colleton County, SCSC39,3824,276
1383Union County, OROR25,9004,275
1384St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6424,272
1385Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7934,271
1386Dallas County, ALAL35,1404,263
1387Union County, GAGA27,8594,258
1388Gibson County, ININ33,0914,258
1389Christian County, ILIL33,4434,254
1390Levy County, FLFL48,5204,247
1391Marion County, ILIL36,3824,246
1392Elk County, PAPA29,9264,246
1393Polk County, MOMO33,6044,246
1394Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,5944,245
1395Jefferson County, IDID35,2974,240
1396Yankton County, SDSD23,6354,239
1397Marshall County, WVWV29,1594,233
1398Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084,222
1399Putnam County, ININ37,8764,221
1400Carroll County, ARAR29,2634,216
1401Nantucket County, MAMA14,7584,212
1402Iowa County, WIWI23,9514,210
1403Mississippi County, ARAR37,8284,204
1404Livingston County, ILIL35,0574,192
1405Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044,178
1406Greenup County, KYKY35,2134,146
1407Posey County, ININ24,9884,143
1408Dickinson County, IAIA18,0774,138
1409Kleberg County, TXTX30,3154,136
1410Henry County, TNTN32,8964,134
1411Manistee County, MIMI25,6564,134
1412Graves County, KYKY37,0504,131
1413Aransas County, TXTX26,1464,126
1414Fayette County, TXTX25,4594,125
1415Ashe County, NCNC27,5144,124
1416Jones County, GAGA29,1714,121
1417Guernsey County, OHOH38,3794,118
1418Covington County, ALAL37,9474,117
1419Archuleta County, COCO14,3064,115
1420Chilton County, ALAL47,7084,107
1421Greene County, VAVA21,9584,106
1422Geary County, KSKS36,3384,099
1423Mayes County, OKOK40,4164,096
1424Lawrence County, TNTN46,9144,092
1425West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7564,087
1426Caldwell County, TXTX55,1504,087
1427Park County, MTMT18,2144,079
1428Pike County, MSMS38,7124,077
1429Yates County, NYNY24,5474,072
1430Colquitt County, GAGA47,4384,072
1431Highland County, OHOH43,8234,066
1432Preston County, WVWV34,0044,062
1433Wabash County, ININ30,7134,057
1434Monroe County, MSMS33,3184,051
1435Wise County, VAVA34,8244,050
1436Saunders County, NENE23,7024,049
1437Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014,048
1438Knox County, ININ35,6524,048
1439Greene County, GAGA21,3674,047
1440Webster Parish, LALA34,9484,038
1441Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904,030
1442Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,015
1443Halifax County, VAVA33,4473,977
1444Claiborne County, TNTN33,2293,975
1445Morrison County, MNMN34,6203,974
1446Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7403,953
1447Peach County, GAGA29,8773,950
1448Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7333,942
1449Taylor County, KYKY26,7633,939
1450Logan County, ILIL27,1823,934
1451Madison County, GAGA32,9193,926
1452Bandera County, TXTX22,8763,915
1453Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8423,908
1454Starr County, TXTX66,3193,902
1455Brown County, MNMN25,5173,895
1456Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613,893
1457Jefferson County, ININ33,2793,889
1458Adams County, MSMS30,0613,874
1459Williams County, OHOH36,5493,862
1460Lincoln County, WIWI28,4033,854
1461Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713,852
1462Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433,850
1463Codington County, SDSD29,5623,841
1464Cass County, TXTX28,6513,838
1465Warren County, TNTN43,7173,837
1466Pontotoc County, MSMS32,0963,831
1467Alexander County, NCNC36,9583,826
1468Finney County, KSKS37,5053,821
1469Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1713,821
1470Asotin County, WAWA22,5453,815
1471Butler County, MOMO41,9043,811
1472Barton County, KSKS24,7903,800
1473Alpena County, MIMI28,8533,797
1474Clear Creek County, COCO8,9943,788
1475Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373,785
1476Ripley County, ININ29,4343,785
1477Marshall County, TNTN38,0713,783
1478Coshocton County, OHOH37,1883,782
1479Plymouth County, IAIA25,6973,781
1480Dodge County, MNMN21,3763,779
1481Sanpete County, UTUT31,4533,777
1482Montgomery County, ILIL28,0763,773
1483Sumter County, GAGA28,8013,769
1484Barry County, MOMO36,2003,764
1485Wasco County, OROR26,3103,762
1486Putnam County, GAGA23,7223,751
1487Lincoln County, NMNM19,8443,739
1488Rhea County, TNTN34,8443,731
1489Washington Parish, LALA44,9373,728
1490Campbell County, TNTN40,2903,720
1491Giles County, TNTN31,4333,717
1492Bayfield County, WIWI16,7873,716
1493Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,713
1494Iberville Parish, LALA29,5793,710
1495Lawrence County, ALAL33,8433,709
1496Ware County, GAGA36,9063,703
1497Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513,701
1498Poquoson, VAVA13,2923,701
1499Jackson County, WVWV27,4503,695
1500Rabun County, GAGA17,7643,693
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS