Which county has the highest college graduates?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 2,491,166 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by college graduates?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Maricopa County, Arizona, Harris County, Texas, San Diego County, California.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is college graduates measured?

Number of adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher (ACS B15003). The raw-count companion to the college-degree share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most college graduates, US counties

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

3001▼45Rawlins County, KSKS2,431369−9%

3002▼35Adams County, NDND2,275368−3%

3003▼11Kimball County, NENE3,391366+5%

3004▼190Covington, VAVA5,680364−40%

3005▼82Menard County, TXTX1,956363−19%

3006▼80Garfield County, NENE1,710362−18%

3007▼145Garza County, TXTX4,510360−34%

3008▼48Donley County, TXTX3,213359−10%

3009▼201Carter County, MOMO5,418358−42%

3010▲4Grant County, NDND2,206358+12%

3011Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537357+11%

3012▼122Baker County, GAGA2,725357−27%

3013▲24Powder River County, MTMT1,781354+20%

3014▼20Armstrong County, TXTX1,843353+3%

3015▼77Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619353−18%

3016▼48Crane County, TXTX4,554352−7%

3017▲49Towner County, NDND2,040349+52%

3018▲55Glascock County, GAGA3,141349+65%

3019▲29Deuel County, NENE1,862348+29%

3020▲26Logan County, NDND1,859345+22%

3021▲54Echols County, GAGA3,685345+64%

3022▼199Norton, VAVA3,477343−43%

3023▼5Sanborn County, SDSD2,388342+8%

3024▼25Jackson County, COCO1,211342+1%

3025▲5Wheatland County, MTMT2,100341+13%

3026▼18Burke County, NDND2,132337+2%

3027▲18Greeley County, NENE2,154333+17%

3028▲31Stanton County, KSKS1,986333+38%

3029▼13Wrangell, AKAK2,007331+4%

3030▼11Cheyenne County, COCO1,713330+4%

3031▼29Butte County, IDID2,783325−4%

3032▼139Faulk County, SDSD2,178323−33%

3033▼62Mineral County, COCO910323−15%

3034▼36Sioux County, NDND3,667319−6%

3035▼53Renville County, NDND2,331319−13%

3036▼91Bennett County, SDSD3,307317−24%

3037▼11Schleicher County, TXTX2,245316+2%

3038▼21Gilliam County, OROR1,971314−1%

3039▼3Morton County, KSKS2,470311+4%

3040▲7Schuyler County, MOMO4,140310+11%

3041▼131Knox County, TXTX3,192307−34%

3042▲50San Juan County, COCO813307+82%

3043▲33McCone County, MTMT1,720303+45%

3044▼16Fallon County, MTMT2,959302−2%

3045▼181Kinney County, TXTX3,128302−44%

3046▼172Pershing County, NVNV6,421300−43%

3047▲3Oliver County, NDND1,898297+10%

3048▲3Boyd County, NENE1,674293+10%

3049▲4Worth County, MOMO1,914292+11%

3050▲19Irion County, TXTX1,463288+32%

3051▼22Hamilton County, KSKS2,500287−6%

3052▼40Jerauld County, SDSD1,654282−12%

3053▼21Daniels County, MTMT1,612281−7%

3054▼59Wichita County, KSKS2,031280−19%

3055▼31Miner County, SDSD2,281277−11%

3056▼1Skagway, AKAK1,104276+9%

3057▼53Garden County, NENE1,804273−19%

3058▲12Haakon County, SDSD1,802273+28%

3059▼44Golden Valley County, NDND1,808273−15%

3060▼55Oldham County, TXTX1,783272−19%

3061▲27Camas County, IDID1,316272+55%

3062▲2Prairie County, MTMT1,112268+14%

3063▼1Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554263+11%

3064▲7Sully County, SDSD1,479262+22%

3065▼7Lane County, KSKS1,508258+6%

3066▲2Comanche County, KSKS1,673257+14%

3067▼29Rock County, NENE1,259256−13%

3068▼14Reagan County, TXTX3,166252−3%

3069▲15Greeley County, KSKS1,182250+30%

3070▲2Harding County, SDSD1,331248+17%

3071▼92Dundy County, NENE1,568247−33%

3072▲17Mellette County, SDSD2,137242+39%

3073▼60Wallace County, KSKS1,441242−25%

3074▲20Billings County, NDND1,071240+44%

3075▲2Wheeler County, OROR1,472233+11%

3076▼11Culberson County, TXTX2,2672320%

3077▼16Glasscock County, TXTX1,128229−4%

3078▲33Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932227+72%

3079▼48Dickens County, TXTX1,692227−25%

3080▼37Piute County, UTUT1,509227−21%

3081▲5Briscoe County, TXTX1,474226+27%

3082▼30Ziebach County, SDSD2,389224−15%

3083▼77Harmon County, OKOK2,327221−34%

3084▼24Crockett County, TXTX2,769221−8%

3085▲19Treasure County, MTMT728218+49%

3086▼12Robertson County, KYKY2,325217+3%

3087▼31Sherman County, OROR2,051216−12%

3088▼61Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433213−31%

3089▼47Jackson County, SDSD2,666211−28%

3090▼174Owsley County, KYKY3,932211−54%

3091▼11Quitman County, GAGA2,254207+2%

3092▼14Carter County, MTMT1,3832060%

3093▲14Sterling County, TXTX1,349205+46%

3094▼11Kiowa County, COCO1,412199+3%

3095▲8Wheeler County, NENE789198+35%

3096▼15Cottle County, TXTX1,224194−3%

3097▼30Sioux County, NENE1,188193−15%

3098▼89Upton County, TXTX3,131193−41%

3099Sheridan County, NDND1,296190+25%

3100▲2Esmeralda County, NVNV729189+27%

3101▲5Eureka County, NVNV1,867189+33%

3102▲12Banner County, NENE686188+52%

3103▼46Hyde County, SDSD1,191187−24%

3104▼41Edwards County, TXTX1,370187−21%

3105▼18Terrell County, TXTX702180+2%

3106▼16Wibaux County, MTMT885178+3%

3107▼6Slope County, NDND628176+17%

3108▼15Motley County, TXTX1,043174+4%

3109▼24Jones County, SDSD913173−7%

3110▲16Harding County, NMNM617166+108%

3111▼11Garfield County, MTMT1,148162+8%

3112▼30Borden County, TXTX567159−19%

3113▼17Kent County, TXTX674159+1%

3114▼35Webster County, GAGA2,369159−22%

3115▼10Bristol Bay, AKAK847154+6%

3116Foard County, TXTX1,044154+36%

3117Stonewall County, TXTX1,186143+30%

3118▼10Golden Valley County, MTMT844141+1%

3119Thomas County, NENE639138+30%

3120▲9Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662138+92%

3121▼23Cochran County, TXTX2,546131−15%

3122▼12Logan County, NENE669129−3%

3123▼8Hayes County, NENE821127+4%

3124▼6Grant County, NENE561126+19%

3125▲3Arthur County, NENE396122+65%

3126▼29Keya Paha County, NENE792114−26%

3127▼32Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357113−32%

3128▼15De Baca County, NMNM1,647113−10%

3129▼9Loup County, NENE570113+10%

3130▼21Roberts County, TXTX867113−16%

3131▼10Petroleum County, MTMT548110+17%

3132▼20Hooker County, NENE686107−16%

3133▼11Clark County, IDID783103+10%

3134▼3Daggett County, UTUT93499+77%

3135▼11Buffalo County, SDSD1,80284+1%

3136▼13Blaine County, NENE45882−6%

3137▼7McMullen County, TXTX54478+15%

3138▼13McPherson County, NENE36978−4%

3139▼6King County, TXTX19270+133%

3140▼8Issaquena County, MSMS1,26369+103%

3141▼14Yakutat, AKAK67261−21%

3142▼8Kenedy County, TXTX31916+300%

3143▼52Kalawao County, HIHI8215−91%

3144▼9Loving County, TXTX520–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES