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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

3001Rawlins County, KSKS2,431369−9%

3002Adams County, NDND2,275368−3%

3003Kimball County, NENE3,391366+5%

3004Covington, VAVA5,680364−40%

3005Menard County, TXTX1,956363−19%

3006Garfield County, NENE1,710362−18%

3007Garza County, TXTX4,510360−34%

3008Donley County, TXTX3,213359−10%

3009Carter County, MOMO5,418358−42%

3010Grant County, NDND2,206358+12%

3011Tyrrell County, NCNC3,537357+11%

3012Baker County, GAGA2,725357−27%

3013Powder River County, MTMT1,781354+20%

3014Armstrong County, TXTX1,843353+3%

3015Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619353−18%

3016Crane County, TXTX4,554352−7%

3017Towner County, NDND2,040349+52%

3018Glascock County, GAGA3,141349+65%

3019Deuel County, NENE1,862348+29%

3020Logan County, NDND1,859345+22%

3021Echols County, GAGA3,685345+64%

3022Norton, VAVA3,477343−43%

3023Sanborn County, SDSD2,388342+8%

3024Jackson County, COCO1,211342+1%

3025Wheatland County, MTMT2,100341+13%

3026Burke County, NDND2,132337+2%

3027Greeley County, NENE2,154333+17%

3028Stanton County, KSKS1,986333+38%

3029Wrangell, AKAK2,007331+4%

3030Cheyenne County, COCO1,713330+4%

3031Butte County, IDID2,783325−4%

3032Faulk County, SDSD2,178323−33%

3033Mineral County, COCO910323−15%

3034Sioux County, NDND3,667319−6%

3035Renville County, NDND2,331319−13%

3036Bennett County, SDSD3,307317−24%

3037Schleicher County, TXTX2,245316+2%

3038Gilliam County, OROR1,971314−1%

3039Morton County, KSKS2,470311+4%

3040Schuyler County, MOMO4,140310+11%

3041Knox County, TXTX3,192307−34%

3042San Juan County, COCO813307+82%

3043McCone County, MTMT1,720303+45%

3044Fallon County, MTMT2,959302−2%

3045Kinney County, TXTX3,128302−44%

3046Pershing County, NVNV6,421300−43%

3047Oliver County, NDND1,898297+10%

3048Boyd County, NENE1,674293+10%

3049Worth County, MOMO1,914292+11%

3050Irion County, TXTX1,463288+32%

3051Hamilton County, KSKS2,500287−6%

3052Jerauld County, SDSD1,654282−12%

3053Daniels County, MTMT1,612281−7%

3054Wichita County, KSKS2,031280−19%

3055Miner County, SDSD2,281277−11%

3056Skagway, AKAK1,104276+9%

3057Garden County, NENE1,804273−19%

3058Haakon County, SDSD1,802273+28%

3059Golden Valley County, NDND1,808273−15%

3060Oldham County, TXTX1,783272−19%

3061Camas County, IDID1,316272+55%

3062Prairie County, MTMT1,112268+14%

3063Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554263+11%

3064Sully County, SDSD1,479262+22%

3065Lane County, KSKS1,508258+6%

3066Comanche County, KSKS1,673257+14%

3067Rock County, NENE1,259256−13%

3068Reagan County, TXTX3,166252−3%

3069Greeley County, KSKS1,182250+30%

3070Harding County, SDSD1,331248+17%

3071Dundy County, NENE1,568247−33%

3072Mellette County, SDSD2,137242+39%

3073Wallace County, KSKS1,441242−25%

3074Billings County, NDND1,071240+44%

3075Wheeler County, OROR1,472233+11%

3076Culberson County, TXTX2,267232−0%

3077Glasscock County, TXTX1,128229−4%

3078Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,932227+72%

3079Dickens County, TXTX1,692227−25%

3080Piute County, UTUT1,509227−21%

3081Briscoe County, TXTX1,474226+27%

3082Ziebach County, SDSD2,389224−15%

3083Harmon County, OKOK2,327221−34%

3084Crockett County, TXTX2,769221−8%

3085Treasure County, MTMT728218+49%

3086Robertson County, KYKY2,325217+3%

3087Sherman County, OROR2,051216−12%

3088Hudspeth County, TXTX3,433213−31%

3089Jackson County, SDSD2,666211−28%

3090Owsley County, KYKY3,932211−54%

3091Quitman County, GAGA2,254207+2%

3092Carter County, MTMT1,383206−0%

3093Sterling County, TXTX1,349205+46%

3094Kiowa County, COCO1,412199+3%

3095Wheeler County, NENE789198+35%

3096Cottle County, TXTX1,224194−3%

3097Sioux County, NENE1,188193−15%

3098Upton County, TXTX3,131193−41%

3099Sheridan County, NDND1,296190+25%

3100Esmeralda County, NVNV729189+27%

3101Eureka County, NVNV1,867189+33%

3102Banner County, NENE686188+52%

3103Hyde County, SDSD1,191187−24%

3104Edwards County, TXTX1,370187−21%

3105Terrell County, TXTX702180+2%

3106Wibaux County, MTMT885178+3%

3107Slope County, NDND628176+17%

3108Motley County, TXTX1,043174+4%

3109Jones County, SDSD913173−7%

3110Harding County, NMNM617166+108%

3111Garfield County, MTMT1,148162+8%

3112Borden County, TXTX567159−19%

3113Kent County, TXTX674159+1%

3114Webster County, GAGA2,369159−22%

3115Bristol Bay, AKAK847154+6%

3116Foard County, TXTX1,044154+36%

3117Stonewall County, TXTX1,186143+30%

3118Golden Valley County, MTMT844141+1%

3119Thomas County, NENE639138+30%

3120Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662138+92%

3121Cochran County, TXTX2,546131−15%

3122Logan County, NENE669129−3%

3123Hayes County, NENE821127+4%

3124Grant County, NENE561126+19%

3125Arthur County, NENE396122+65%

3126Keya Paha County, NENE792114−26%

3127Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357113−32%

3128De Baca County, NMNM1,647113−10%

3129Loup County, NENE570113+10%

3130Roberts County, TXTX867113−16%

3131Petroleum County, MTMT548110+17%

3132Hooker County, NENE686107−16%

3133Clark County, IDID783103+10%

3134Daggett County, UTUT93499+77%

3135Buffalo County, SDSD1,80284+1%

3136Blaine County, NENE45882−6%

3137McMullen County, TXTX54478+15%

3138McPherson County, NENE36978−4%

3139King County, TXTX19270+133%

3140Issaquena County, MSMS1,26369+103%

3141Yakutat, AKAK67261−21%

3142Kenedy County, TXTX31916+300%

3143Kalawao County, HIHI8215−91%

3144Loving County, TXTX520–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES