RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

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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2501Jackson County, TNTN12,4661,024–

2502Rosebud County, MTMT8,2531,020–

2503Perry County, ALAL7,4251,020–

2504Valley County, MTMT7,3851,019–

2505Clarke County, IAIA9,5741,019–

2506Lyon County, KYKY9,1231,018–

2507Blaine County, MTMT6,8601,017–

2508Jones County, NCNC9,5751,017–

2509St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761,016–

2510Storey County, NVNV4,2601,016–

2511Coleman County, TXTX7,9151,016–

2512Montgomery County, ARAR8,5791,014–

2513Lowndes County, ALAL9,3591,010–

2514Mason County, TXTX3,9901,010–

2515Surry County, VAVA6,6031,005–

2516Emery County, UTUT10,1771,002–

2517Stephens County, TXTX9,3801,000–

2518Maries County, MOMO8,397999–

2519Beaver County, UTUT7,301999–

2520Monroe County, KYKY11,191999–

2521Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344998–

2522Lawrence County, KYKY15,765997–

2523Iron County, WIWI6,127996–

2524Adair County, IAIA7,403995–

2525Greensville County, VAVA11,181993–

2526Montgomery County, GAGA8,635993–

2527Lucas County, IAIA8,847991–

2528Monona County, IAIA8,539988–

2529Forest County, WIWI9,574985–

2530Childress County, TXTX6,643984–

2531McCulloch County, TXTX7,472984–

2532Anderson County, KSKS8,018982–

2533Colfax County, NENE10,934980–

2534Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270979–

2535Union County, ININ6,863978–

2536Shoshone County, IDID14,130976–

2537Zapata County, TXTX13,753976–

2538Ottawa County, KSKS5,744975–

2539Pondera County, MTMT6,072975–

2540Tunica County, MSMS8,819975–

2541Howard County, NENE6,538972–

2542Worth County, IAIA7,338971–

2543Chariton County, MOMO7,377971–

2544Cherry County, NENE5,561967–

2545Nowata County, OKOK9,522966–

2546Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649965–

2547Ochiltree County, TXTX9,284964–

2548Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312960–

2549Jackson County, KYKY13,325959–

2550Pendleton County, WVWV5,826959–

2551Owyhee County, IDID12,661959–

2552Dimmit County, TXTX8,024959–

2553Livingston County, KYKY8,863958–

2554Norman County, MNMN6,336958–

2555Live Oak County, TXTX11,929958–

2556Coosa County, ALAL10,161957–

2557Calhoun County, FLFL13,289954–

2558Wayne County, MOMO10,782952–

2559Pawnee County, KSKS5,991950–

2560Macon County, GAGA11,756950–

2561Jefferson County, NENE7,070948–

2562Luce County, MIMI6,339946–

2563Merrick County, NENE7,905944–

2564Republic County, KSKS4,640941–

2565Fremont County, IAIA6,522941–

2566Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451941–

2567Baraga County, MIMI8,169940–

2568Bollinger County, MOMO10,646939–

2569Powell County, MTMT7,157939–

2570Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830937–

2571North Slope, AKAK10,582936–

2572McLean County, KYKY9,064934–

2573Lewis County, MOMO9,879934–

2574Webster County, KYKY12,929933–

2575Caldwell County, MOMO9,012932–

2576Gilmer County, WVWV7,085932–

2577Brule County, SDSD5,278931–

2578Quay County, NMNM8,454927–

2579Crawford County, GAGA12,206925–

2580Jefferson County, MSMS6,825924–

2581Green County, KYKY11,644924–

2582Edmonson County, KYKY12,749924–

2583Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704924–

2584Early County, GAGA10,455924–

2585Seminole County, GAGA9,162921–

2586White Pine County, NVNV8,661920–

2587Custer County, IDID4,636918–

2588Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583917–

2589Fillmore County, NENE5,458915–

2590Meigs County, TNTN14,186914–

2591Cleveland County, ARAR7,224913–

2592Harrison County, MOMO8,281913–

2593Parmer County, TXTX9,678911–

2594McDowell County, WVWV16,878909–

2595Dickey County, NDND4,895907–

2596Moore County, TNTN6,920905–

2597Terry County, TXTX11,720905–

2598Trimble County, KYKY8,701904–

2599Trousdale County, TNTN12,623903–

2600Love County, OKOK10,780903–

2601Magoffin County, KYKY11,110903–

2602Prairie County, ARAR7,923902–

2603Martin County, ININ9,856901–

2604Grant County, KSKS7,028900–

2605Gentry County, MOMO6,384899–

2606McCook County, SDSD5,964895–

2607Martin County, KYKY10,697895–

2608Jack County, TXTX9,563894–

2609Sullivan County, PAPA5,856894–

2610Newton County, ARAR7,026892–

2611Sherman County, KSKS5,763891–

2612Brantley County, GAGA18,936889–

2613Marshall County, SDSD4,426888–

2614Clinton County, KYKY9,139888–

2615Charles City County, VAVA6,623886–

2616Henderson County, ILIL5,984884–

2617Ballard County, KYKY7,594884–

2618Garfield County, UTUT5,256884–

2619Gray County, KSKS5,652881–

2620Harney County, OROR7,380880–

2621Greenwood County, KSKS5,826879–

2622West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156878–

2623Iron County, MOMO9,318878–

2624Zavala County, TXTX9,037878–

2625Day County, SDSD5,484877–

2626Essex County, VTVT6,051876–

2627Pocahontas County, WVWV7,602874–

2628Atchison County, MOMO5,175872–

2629Hartley County, TXTX4,904871–

2630Phillips County, KSKS4,728869–

2631Scott County, ARAR9,965868–

2632Hamilton County, FLFL14,180868–

2633Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582868–

2634Lewis County, TNTN13,487867–

2635Kit Carson County, COCO7,069866–

2636Newton County, TXTX11,954865–

2637Crittenden County, KYKY8,807863–

2638Presidio County, TXTX5,433862–

2639Dixon County, NENE5,602860–

2640San Augustine County, TXTX7,722860–

2641Goliad County, TXTX7,208857–

2642Rooks County, KSKS4,646857–

2643Monroe County, MOMO8,959854–

2644Ward County, TXTX11,125850–

2645Lincoln County, ARAR12,764849–

2646Shannon County, MOMO7,285848–

2647Weston County, WYWY6,840848–

2648Ritchie County, WVWV8,034847–

2649Clay County, NENE6,170846–

2650McHenry County, NDND5,130839–

2651Hancock County, KYKY9,050839–

2652Craig County, VAVA4,800834–

2653Cameron Parish, LALA4,718832–

2654Perry County, MSMS11,577830–

2655Telfair County, GAGA11,195828–

2656Ida County, IAIA6,777828–

2657Beaver County, OKOK4,882824–

2658Wilcox County, ALAL9,666823–

2659Tillman County, OKOK6,780822–

2660Van Buren County, IAIA7,131822–

2661Walworth County, SDSD5,217819–

2662Graham County, NCNC8,190819–

2663Kimble County, TXTX4,438819–

2664Pierce County, NDND3,838817–

2665Lewis County, KYKY12,901816–

2666Liberty County, FLFL8,035816–

2667Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338816–

2668Candler County, GAGA11,275814–

2669Noxubee County, MSMS9,798812–

2670Lincoln County, GAGA8,112812–

2671Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284812–

2672Washington County, KSKS5,533811–

2673Kittson County, MNMN4,031808–

2674Putnam County, ILIL5,619807–

2675Valley County, NENE4,094807–

2676Hamlin County, SDSD6,900806–

2677Ozark County, MOMO9,172805–

2678Lynn County, TXTX6,017805–

2679Shelby County, MOMO5,870802–

2680Kemper County, MSMS8,600801–

2681Marion County, GAGA7,676801–

2682Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600800–

2683Scott County, KSKS4,815800–

2684Wilkes County, GAGA9,540798–

2685Stanton County, NENE5,744795–

2686Caribou County, IDID7,252789–

2687Stafford County, KSKS4,005789–

2688Antelope County, NENE6,352788–

2689Tripp County, SDSD5,708784–

2690Toole County, MTMT5,211783–

2691Humphreys County, MSMS7,001783–

2692Swisher County, TXTX6,703780–

2693Delta County, TXTX5,549779–

2694Norton County, KSKS5,288778–

2695Houston County, TNTN8,479778–

2696Crawford County, ININ10,509778–

2697Hansford County, TXTX4,944777–

2698Granite County, MTMT3,658775–

2699Columbia County, WAWA4,141769–

2700Buena Vista, VAVA6,672767–

2701Castro County, TXTX7,295767–

2702Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKAK5,777767–

2703Ransom County, NDND5,617767–

2704Lincoln County, MNMN5,583764–

2705Mills County, TXTX4,580764–

2706Red River Parish, LALA7,165762–

2707Wilcox County, GAGA8,797762–

2708Grant County, MNMN6,085758–

2709Sheridan County, NENE4,809758–

2710Taylor County, GAGA7,818758–

2711Dade County, MOMO7,804756–

2712Pocahontas County, IAIA6,819756–

2713Audubon County, IAIA5,509754–

2714Dallam County, TXTX7,508751–

2715LaMoure County, NDND4,135750–

2716Scott County, ILIL4,866749–

2717Galax, VAVA6,670746–

2718Miller County, GAGA5,812743–

2719Oscoda County, MIMI8,723742–

2720Power County, IDID8,246741–

2721Thayer County, NENE4,842741–

2722Heard County, GAGA12,149741–

2723Thurston County, NENE6,752739–

2724Treutlen County, GAGA6,466738–

2725Shackelford County, TXTX3,197737–

2726Florence County, WIWI4,748736–

2727Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823733–

2728Brooks County, TXTX6,579731–

2729Bear Lake County, IDID6,727731–

2730Denali, AKAK1,616730–

2731San Saba County, TXTX5,787729–

2732Cumberland County, KYKY5,992728–

2733Mineral County, MTMT5,185726–

2734Reynolds County, MOMO5,992723–

2735Hickman County, KYKY4,372722–

2736Clay County, TNTN7,821722–

2737Nuckolls County, NENE4,100719–

2738Bracken County, KYKY8,511718–

2739Morrill County, NENE4,404718–

2740Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240716–

2741Phillips County, COCO4,420714–

2742Washington County, COCO4,732712–

2743Bailey County, TXTX6,963709–

2744Stark County, ILIL5,319704–

2745Polk County, NENE5,270698–

2746Bullock County, ALAL9,780697–

2747Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650695–

2748Johnson County, NENE5,218694–

2749Stewart County, GAGA4,631694–

2750Woodruff County, ARAR5,710693–

2751Hamilton County, NYNY5,006692–

2752Boone County, NENE5,355690–

2753Switzerland County, ININ10,037687–

2754Putnam County, MOMO4,546684–

2755Benson County, NDND5,759683–

2756Deuel County, SDSD4,408683–

2757Todd County, SDSD8,863682–

2758Lafayette County, ARAR5,888682–

2759Edmunds County, SDSD4,022681–

2760Bacon County, GAGA11,070681–

2761Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873681–

2762Leslie County, KYKY9,627680–

2763Nevada County, ARAR7,942679–

2764Franklin County, MSMS7,491677–

2765Dewey County, OKOK4,207666–

2766Haskell County, TXTX5,499665–

2767Bland County, VAVA6,151664–

2768Costilla County, COCO3,679663–

2769Calhoun County, WVWV5,978663–

2770Bent County, COCO5,716663–

2771Grant County, OKOK4,067661–

2772Sullivan County, MOMO5,738656–

2773Morrow County, OROR12,602655–

2774Big Stone County, MNMN5,054654–

2775Duval County, TXTX9,402654–

2776Ringgold County, IAIA4,642652–

2777Coal County, OKOK5,436648–

2778Atkinson County, GAGA8,454646–

2779Wheeler County, GAGA7,570646–

2780Stanley County, SDSD3,018645–

2781Wells County, NDND3,729645–

2782Twiggs County, GAGA7,597644–

2783Allendale County, SCSC7,355643–

2784Jefferson County, OKOK5,431640–

2785Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095639–

2786Hancock County, GAGA8,682639–

2787Barber County, KSKS4,083638–

2788Furnas County, NENE4,524637–

2789Osceola County, IAIA5,980636–

2790Mitchell County, TXTX8,947635–

2791Ohio County, ININ5,994634–

2792Petersburg, AKAK3,394634–

2793Gregory County, SDSD4,037632–

2794Oneida County, IDID5,085630–

2795Mora County, NMNM4,051628–

2796Taylor County, IAIA5,835628–

2797Webster County, WVWV7,760627–

2798Searcy County, ARAR7,848625–

2799Martin County, TXTX5,284625–

2800Harper County, KSKS5,370623–

2801Monroe County, ARAR6,244622–

2802Hickory County, MOMO9,044620–

2803Musselshell County, MTMT5,582620–

2804Adams County, IDID5,013620–

2805Brown County, ILIL6,401620–

2806Wayne County, IAIA6,738619–

2807Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186619–

2808Carter County, MOMO5,418617–

2809Cavalier County, NDND3,497615–

2810Sheridan County, MTMT3,436614–

2811Terrell County, GAGA8,656608–

2812Clay County, WVWV7,538607–

2813Cotton County, OKOK5,432605–

2814Covington, VAVA5,680604–

2815Turner County, GAGA8,983604–

2816Edwards County, ILIL5,898604–

2817Lincoln County, NVNV4,320602–

2818Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929601–

2819Forest County, PAPA6,614600–

2820Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770598–

2821Benton County, MSMS7,502598–

2822Norton, VAVA3,477597–

2823Yoakum County, TXTX7,438597–

2824Tensas Parish, LALA3,700594–

2825Floyd County, TXTX4,881593–

2826Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,666593–

2827Talbot County, GAGA5,709592–

2828Holt County, MOMO4,200589–

2829Dunn County, NDND4,058587–

2830Bath County, VAVA4,076586–

2831Clark County, MOMO6,475586–

2832Fulton County, KYKY6,218585–

2833Greene County, ALAL7,067584–

2834Chase County, NENE3,718583–

2835Foster County, NDND3,212580–

2836Baca County, COCO3,347577–

2837Nelson County, NDND2,963576–

2838Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,762572–

2839Lake County, TNTN6,249570–

2840Lee County, ARAR8,029568–

2841Gallatin County, KYKY8,840566–

2842Smith County, KSKS3,566566–

2843Harlan County, NENE3,000565–

2844Randolph County, GAGA6,156565–

2845Pleasants County, WVWV7,338564–

2846Sharkey County, MSMS3,097564–

2847Lafayette County, FLFL8,792563–

2848Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483563–

2849Ellis County, OKOK3,613563–

2850Pope County, ILIL3,672560–

2851Meade County, KSKS3,852560–

2852Crosby County, TXTX4,852557–

2853Fisher County, TXTX3,692555–

2854Calhoun County, GAGA5,413555–

2855Lyman County, SDSD3,694555–

2856Menifee County, KYKY6,430555–

2857Webster County, NENE3,336554–

2858Dallas County, ARAR6,011551–

2859Coke County, TXTX3,412550–

2860Calhoun County, ILIL4,300546–

2861Lincoln County, KSKS2,861545–

2862Garza County, TXTX4,510543–

2863Perkins County, NENE2,849542–

2864Kinney County, TXTX3,128541–

2865Dewey County, SDSD5,419539–

2866Refugio County, TXTX6,657536–

2867Wheeler County, TXTX4,773535–

2868Osborne County, KSKS3,285533–

2869Sargent County, NDND3,711533–

2870Lincoln County, COCO5,645531–

2871Pershing County, NVNV6,421530–

2872Baylor County, TXTX3,472530–

2873Quitman County, MSMS5,364530–

2874Carroll County, KYKY11,141530–

2875Lewis County, IDID3,704526–

2876Phillips County, MTMT4,203523–

2877Pickett County, TNTN5,219521–

2878Highland County, VAVA2,318520–

2879Brown County, NENE2,826513–

2880Elliott County, KYKY7,265511–

2881Greer County, OKOK5,373507–

2882Hancock County, TNTN7,075505–

2883Harper County, OKOK3,172502–

2884Hemphill County, TXTX3,083497–

2885Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711497–

2886Johnson County, GAGA9,310494–

2887Alexander County, ILIL4,570494–

2888Chase County, KSKS2,572494–

2889Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604494–

2890Baker County, GAGA2,725490–

2891Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955489–

2892Clinch County, GAGA6,847486–

2893Faulk County, SDSD2,178485–

2894Hand County, SDSD3,121480–

2895Perry County, TNTN9,126480–

2896Lander County, NVNV5,872479–

2897Red Lake County, MNMN3,940478–

2898Sherman County, NENE2,924477–

2899Catron County, NMNM3,827476–

2900Mineral County, NVNV4,407475–

2901Trego County, KSKS2,740473–

2902Griggs County, NDND2,239471–

2903Carlisle County, KYKY4,747471–

2904Emmons County, NDND3,215470–

2905Clark County, SDSD4,031470–

2906Hardeman County, TXTX3,292469–

2907Woodson County, KSKS3,118468–

2908Graham County, KSKS2,371466–

2909Mercer County, MOMO3,404464–

2910Knox County, TXTX3,192464–

2911Rush County, KSKS2,845463–

2912Wirt County, WVWV4,879461–

2913Nance County, NENE3,290461–

2914Haines, AKAK2,068460–

2915Adams County, IAIA3,617459–

2916Owsley County, KYKY3,932459–

2917Gosper County, NENE1,803458–

2918Scotland County, MOMO4,796457–

2919Sutton County, TXTX3,203453–

2920Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028450–

2921Pulaski County, ILIL4,820450–

2922Sierra County, CACA3,098446–

2923Menard County, TXTX1,956446–

2924Haskell County, KSKS3,599445–

2925Menominee County, WIWI4,199444–

2926Garfield County, NENE1,710442–

2927Nicholas County, KYKY7,949438–

2928Wayne County, UTUT2,587438–

2929Garfield County, WAWA2,416438–

2930Aleutians East, AKAK3,479438–

2931Ness County, KSKS2,617437–

2932Clark County, KSKS1,900436–

2933Perkins County, SDSD2,853435–

2934Winkler County, TXTX7,540433–

2935Sheridan County, KSKS2,427433–

2936Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259432–

2937Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153432–

2938Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619430–

2939Jewell County, KSKS2,830429–

2940Decatur County, KSKS2,716426–

2941Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487426–

2942Schley County, GAGA4,593419–

2943Gallatin County, ILIL4,616419–

2944Stevens County, KSKS4,984419–

2945Edwards County, KSKS2,640418–

2946Bennett County, SDSD3,307418–

2947Frontier County, NENE2,655416–

2948Dolores County, COCO2,466411–

2949Warren County, GAGA5,269411–

2950Bowman County, NDND2,762410–

2951Cimarron County, OKOK2,059410–

2952Knox County, MOMO3,728409–

2953Franklin County, NENE2,795409–

2954Real County, TXTX2,745405–

2955Rawlins County, KSKS2,431404–

2956Calhoun County, ARAR4,632404–

2957Emporia, VAVA5,447403–

2958Hyde County, NCNC4,554402–

2959East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760400–

2960Donley County, TXTX3,213399–

2961McPherson County, SDSD2,347389–

2962Lee County, KYKY7,297386–

2963Liberty County, MTMT1,957384–

2964Kiowa County, KSKS2,432383–

2965Traverse County, MNMN3,130381–

2966Lincoln County, IDID5,603381–

2967Adams County, NDND2,275380–

2968Crane County, TXTX4,554380–

2969Hall County, TXTX2,737380–

2970Mineral County, COCO910379–

2971Potter County, SDSD2,377379–

2972Sherman County, TXTX2,781377–

2973Cameron County, PAPA4,211377–

2974Gove County, KSKS2,631375–

2975Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555374–

2976Kearny County, KSKS3,888371–

2977Union County, NMNM3,844370–

2978Van Buren County, TNTN6,874369–

2979Dundy County, NENE1,568368–

2980Clay County, GAGA2,815365–

2981Steele County, NDND1,797365–

2982Corson County, SDSD3,781365–

2983Renville County, NDND2,331365–

2984Aurora County, SDSD2,801364–

2985Eddy County, NDND2,329363–

2986Douglas County, SDSD2,888361–

2987Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162361–

2988Meagher County, MTMT2,137360–

2989Crowley County, COCO5,677360–

2990Logan County, KSKS2,661353–

2991Chautauqua County, KSKS3,321350–

2992Kimball County, NENE3,391349–

2993La Salle County, TXTX6,517346–

2994Armstrong County, TXTX1,843344–

2995Wichita County, KSKS2,031344–

2996Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,271342–

2997Hanson County, SDSD3,456341–

2998Jackson County, COCO1,211339–

2999Sioux County, NDND3,667339–

3000Hardin County, ILIL3,588338–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS