RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most educated, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 80.5%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 8 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,144 is 22.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: San Juan County, CO, up 322 places to #74.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49935.6%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.5%+16.8 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.1%+16.9 pts

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40769.7%+9.3 pts

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66266.2%+11.9 pts

05▲3Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+10.2 pts

06▲18San Miguel County, COCO7,75364.9%+16.4 pts

07▲14Gunnison County, COCO17,43964.7%+21.1 pts

08▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+17.4 pts

09▼3Howard County, MDMD339,18364.5%+11.5 pts

10▲5District of Columbia, DCDC693,64564.2%+25.2 pts

11▼4New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+14.8 pts

12▼7Boulder County, COCO328,56064.2%+11.8 pts

13▼3Pitkin County, COCO16,62562.8%+5.7 pts

14▼2Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+18.3 pts

15▲13Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts

16▼3Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts

17▲3Douglas County, COCO399,39662.0%+10.2 pts

18▼2Hamilton County, ININ387,03661.9%+13.0 pts

19▼8Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%+10.3 pts

20▼6Marin County, CACA253,69461.1%+9.8 pts

21▼2Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+13.4 pts

22▲11Teton County, WYWY23,33361.1%+15.3 pts

23▼6Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58260.6%+6.1 pts

24▼6San Francisco County, CACA826,07960.3%+15.4 pts

25▲2Broomfield County, COCO79,17460.3%–

26Summit County, UTUT43,14159.8%+14.3 pts

27▼5Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97959.5%+15.9 pts

28▲2Delaware County, OHOH242,03259.4%+18.4 pts

29▲6Norfolk County, MAMA739,74958.8%+15.8 pts

30▲17Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts

31▼8Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458.7%+10.6 pts

32▲4Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+17.1 pts

33▼1Morris County, NJNJ524,25157.8%+13.7 pts

34▼5Somerset County, NJNJ356,48657.8%+11.3 pts

35▼10Johnson County, KSKS636,90657.6%+9.8 pts

36▲22Clear Creek County, COCO8,99457.5%+18.7 pts

37▲3Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78157.4%+15.6 pts

38▲3Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.2%+13.3 pts

39▼1Chester County, PAPA557,11657.1%+14.7 pts

40▼6Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+22.5 pts

41▲7Chittenden County, VTVT169,11556.8%+15.6 pts

42▲2King County, WAWA2,344,93956.7%+16.8 pts

43▲11Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+15.9 pts

44▲21Denver County, COCO740,61356.5%+22.1 pts

45▼2Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39156.5%+16.0 pts

46▲32Ouray County, COCO5,26556.5%+19.6 pts

47▲42Nantucket County, MAMA14,75856.3%+17.9 pts

48▼2Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+8.9 pts

49▲13Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+16.1 pts

50Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48255.5%–

51▼2Dane County, WIWI590,37555.3%+14.7 pts

52▲22Durham County, NCNC347,24055.2%+15.1 pts

53▼16Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.2%+7.6 pts

54▼23Albany County, WYWY38,55855.0%+10.9 pts

55▼13Summit County, COCO31,51755.0%+6.7 pts

56▼5Story County, IAIA101,29154.8%+10.3 pts

57▼4Gallatin County, MTMT128,74054.3%+13.3 pts

58▼13Benton County, OROR97,72854.2%+6.8 pts

59▲16Routt County, COCO25,32954.2%+11.7 pts

60▼4Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78454.1%+15.1 pts

61▲9Newport County, RIRI83,05154.1%+15.8 pts

62▼10San Juan County, WAWA18,57753.9%+13.7 pts

63▼13San Mateo County, CACA743,56853.7%+14.7 pts

64▼9Douglas County, KSKS120,92053.2%+10.5 pts

65▼5Bergen County, NJNJ977,02653.1%+14.9 pts

66▲3Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+12.3 pts

67▲4Montgomery County, PAPA877,64353.0%+14.3 pts

68▲8Bristol County, RIRI50,00153.0%+18.7 pts

69▲15Cumberland County, MEME317,22253.0%+18.8 pts

70▲17Larimer County, COCO377,29253.0%+13.4 pts

71▲54Gilpin County, COCO6,07352.8%+21.6 pts

72▲31Washington County, RIRI129,79552.4%+16.9 pts

73▲8Alameda County, CACA1,636,63052.2%+17.3 pts

74▲322San Juan County, COCO81352.1%+8.4 pts

75▲25Jefferson County, COCO580,45152.0%+15.4 pts

76▲55Dukes County, MAMA21,21951.9%+13.5 pts

77▲18Leelanau County, MIMI22,98251.8%+20.5 pts

78▼12DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+10.2 pts

79▼20Boone County, ININ80,68951.7%+24.1 pts

80▼41Mineral County, COCO91051.7%+20.5 pts

81▼2Hampshire County, MAMA164,06551.6%+13.7 pts

82▲4Boone County, MOMO191,74651.5%+9.8 pts

83▼19Dallas County, IAIA118,45751.5%+24.7 pts

84▲55Wasatch County, UTUT38,51451.3%+25.0 pts

85▲5Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03551.3%+16.7 pts

86▼14Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34651.2%+12.6 pts

87▼30James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.5 pts

88▼3Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33751.0%+12.8 pts

89▼26Eagle County, COCO54,29150.9%+8.3 pts

90▲31St. Johns County, FLFL346,32850.9%+17.8 pts

91▼9Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+11.0 pts

92▼24Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts

93▼5Suffolk County, MAMA791,89150.6%+18.2 pts

94▼17Carver County, MNMN114,37950.4%+16.2 pts

95▲15Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+19.6 pts

96▲3Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+13.3 pts

97▼24York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+12.6 pts

98▼5Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+13.7 pts

99▲75Teton County, IDID13,25449.9%+21.8 pts

100▼17Whitman County, WAWA48,51249.8%+5.7 pts

101▼7Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+14.3 pts

102▼35Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+11.7 pts

103▲91Lake County, COCO7,55249.5%+30.0 pts

104▲7Monroe County, ININ143,34549.5%+9.8 pts

105▲1Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+12.8 pts

106▼10Olmsted County, MNMN166,73149.4%+14.7 pts

107▲23La Plata County, COCO56,89849.3%+12.9 pts

108▼4Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38349.2%+12.1 pts

109▼2Washington County, MNMN286,89549.1%+15.2 pts

110▲28Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.9%+21.4 pts

111▲21Hudson County, NJNJ735,03348.9%+23.6 pts

112▼21Riley County, KSKS72,59848.9%+8.4 pts

113▼16Leon County, FLFL299,04848.9%+7.2 pts

114▼2Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+17.5 pts

115▲25Monongalia County, WVWV107,99148.9%+16.5 pts

116▲3Waukesha County, WIWI417,21048.9%+14.8 pts

117▼19Multnomah County, OROR795,39148.9%+18.2 pts

118▼16Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+13.0 pts

119▲10Alachua County, FLFL290,02848.8%+10.1 pts

120▲48Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+14.8 pts

121▲23Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+17.9 pts

122▼5Fayette County, KYKY329,75148.3%+12.6 pts

123▼7Barnstable County, MAMA233,53948.2%+14.6 pts

124▲13Washington County, VTVT59,65248.1%+15.9 pts

125▲28Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+14.8 pts

126▲86Blaine County, IDID25,51748.0%+4.9 pts

127▼26Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+9.1 pts

128▲7Hinsdale County, COCO75347.7%+12.8 pts

129▼11Washington County, OROR611,70847.5%+13.0 pts

130▼22DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+11.1 pts

131▼9St. Louis County, MOMO990,91147.4%+12.0 pts

132▼5Missoula County, MTMT123,51347.4%+14.6 pts

133▼24Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+7.6 pts

134▼14McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts

135▲174Chaffee County, COCO20,83147.0%+22.7 pts

136▲15Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+12.1 pts

137▼9Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+10.1 pts

138▲26Grafton County, NHNH93,22546.7%+14.1 pts

139▼26Cook County, MNMN5,52246.6%+17.8 pts

140▲9Platte County, MOMO114,40046.5%+13.2 pts

141▼15Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+11.6 pts

142▲1Arapahoe County, COCO673,82046.5%+9.5 pts

143▼51Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+15.4 pts

144▼11Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+12.2 pts

145▼4Albany County, NYNY321,22546.4%+13.1 pts

146Oldham County, KYKY70,98646.4%+15.8 pts

147▼42Centre County, PAPA157,39346.2%+9.9 pts

148▼33Champaign County, ILIL209,97246.2%+8.2 pts

149▲10Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts

150▲39Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90746.1%+9.1 pts

151Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31146.0%–

152▲13Beaufort County, SCSC204,43346.0%+12.8 pts

153▲22Buncombe County, NCNC277,41745.9%+20.6 pts

154▼20Goochland County, VAVA29,18745.8%+16.4 pts

155▼94Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts

156▲16Frederick County, MDMD302,88345.8%+15.8 pts

157▼10Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38045.8%+15.2 pts

158▼1Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03545.8%+17.4 pts

159▲11Rockingham County, NHNH324,07745.7%+14.0 pts

160▼12Ramsey County, MNMN541,62345.6%+11.3 pts

161▲17Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts

162▼38Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33545.6%+12.6 pts

163▼27Warren County, OHOH257,18145.6%+17.2 pts

164▲19Putnam County, NYNY99,02845.5%+11.6 pts

165▲23Brewster County, TXTX9,45845.5%+17.8 pts

166▼24Mercer County, NJNJ399,28945.4%+11.5 pts

167▼1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+14.5 pts

168▼6New Hanover County, NCNC245,95945.4%+14.4 pts

169▼89Clay County, SDSD15,03145.4%+6.7 pts

170▼25Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07045.2%+10.2 pts

171▼16Dakota County, MNMN457,71045.0%+10.2 pts

172▲85Deschutes County, OROR213,07245.0%+20.0 pts

173▼6Prince William County, VAVA502,96644.9%+13.5 pts

174▼20Yolo County, CACA224,41044.8%+10.7 pts

175▼14Bucks County, PAPA647,82844.8%+13.6 pts

176▲22Ada County, IDID546,14144.6%+13.4 pts

177▼25Rockwall County, TXTX140,73844.5%+11.8 pts

178▲92Lincoln County, SDSD77,14544.4%+19.0 pts

179Utah County, UTUT759,85944.4%+12.9 pts

180▲1Lamoille County, VTVT26,29444.3%+13.0 pts

181▲71Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97944.2%+19.3 pts

182▲2Scott County, MNMN159,01744.1%+14.8 pts

183▼6Orange County, CACA3,149,50744.1%+13.3 pts

184▼21Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51144.0%+19.1 pts

185▲19Windham County, VTVT45,20444.0%+13.5 pts

186▼15Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85243.9%+9.8 pts

187▼31Jefferson County, WAWA33,97043.9%+15.5 pts

188▼12Stafford County, VAVA170,80343.8%+14.2 pts

189▲10Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843.8%+11.2 pts

190▲175Custer County, COCO5,59043.7%+17.0 pts

191▼9Addison County, VTVT38,04843.6%+13.8 pts

192▲49Comal County, TXTX209,16643.3%+17.2 pts

193▲87Jefferson County, IAIA15,29143.2%+12.0 pts

194▲39Dare County, NCNC38,24543.2%+15.5 pts

195▼9Placer County, CACA442,08143.2%+12.9 pts

196▲15San Diego County, CACA3,282,24843.2%+13.6 pts

197▲29Hays County, TXTX304,39043.2%+11.8 pts

198▼40Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33143.0%+11.5 pts

199▼8Essex County, MAMA826,65343.0%+11.8 pts

200▼27Brazos County, TXTX249,08843.0%+6.0 pts

201▼78Latah County, IDID41,84243.0%+2.0 pts

202▲30Windsor County, VTVT57,31242.9%+12.7 pts

203▼23Seminole County, FLFL491,88442.7%+11.7 pts

204▼17St. Charles County, MOMO426,49942.7%+16.4 pts

205▼5Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.7%+14.7 pts

206▼37Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+5.2 pts

207▼12Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7%+14.0 pts

208▼11Grand County, COCO16,49642.7%+8.1 pts

209▼24Cass County, NDND201,79442.6%+11.4 pts

210▼18Sarpy County, NENE208,30342.6%+12.4 pts

211▲17Burlington County, NJNJ481,43942.5%+14.2 pts

212▼52Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.5%+10.3 pts

213▲27Orleans Parish, LALA362,15442.4%+16.6 pts

214▲70Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+14.5 pts

215▼12Baltimore County, MDMD847,65042.3%+11.8 pts

216▲11Cache County, UTUT145,00042.2%+10.4 pts

217▼21Douglas County, NENE606,46042.1%+11.5 pts

218▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+20.3 pts

219▼26Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53642.1%+10.3 pts

220Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11542.1%–

221South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74142.0%–

222▼16Talbot County, MDMD38,23842.0%+14.2 pts

223▼13Delaware County, PAPA580,93741.9%+11.9 pts

224▼1El Paso County, COCO757,04041.9%+10.1 pts

225▼24Lancaster County, NENE334,04941.9%+9.3 pts

226▲22Bennington County, VTVT36,63041.8%+14.7 pts

227▼10Hamilton County, OHOH838,41841.8%+12.7 pts

228▲9Plymouth County, MAMA546,82941.8%+14.1 pts

229▼5Madison County, IDID55,17241.8%+17.4 pts

230Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69741.7%–

231▲37Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.7%+14.6 pts

232▼24Greene County, OHOH174,32241.7%+10.6 pts

233▲53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+14.0 pts

234▲199Park County, COCO18,31441.6%+11.3 pts

235▲100Emmet County, MIMI33,77541.6%+15.4 pts

236▲9Nevada County, CACA101,91141.5%+15.4 pts

237▼12Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41541.5%+11.4 pts

238▼24Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+10.3 pts

239▲132Lancaster County, VAVA10,99541.3%+16.8 pts

240▼38Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79541.3%+10.1 pts

241▲46Greenville County, SCSC583,12541.3%+15.0 pts

242▼22Juneau, AKAK31,60941.2%+5.2 pts

243▼30Ingham County, MIMI289,70941.2%+8.2 pts

244▲47Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18641.2%+22.1 pts

245▲18Cherokee County, GAGA299,27341.1%+14.2 pts

246▲9St. Louis, MOMO278,14441.1%+22.1 pts

247▼17Alpine County, CACA1,04341.1%+12.9 pts

248▼26Moore County, NCNC110,61941.0%+14.2 pts

249▲87Hood River County, OROR23,72041.0%+17.9 pts

250▼29Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+11.9 pts

251▲3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts

252▼45Archuleta County, COCO14,30640.9%+11.9 pts

253▼10Geauga County, OHOH95,67640.9%+9.1 pts

254▲31Sarasota County, FLFL479,95840.8%+13.4 pts

255▲10Kent County, MIMI675,23240.8%+15.0 pts

256▲10Woodford County, KYKY27,88340.7%+14.9 pts

257▼42Richland County, SCSC434,95640.7%+8.2 pts

258▲4Carroll County, MDMD176,67740.7%+15.9 pts

259▼25Franklin County, MAMA70,69840.6%+11.5 pts

260▼31Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72940.6%+14.5 pts

261▼22Clackamas County, OROR426,28040.5%+12.2 pts

262▼4Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72640.5%+12.8 pts

263▼58Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45640.5%+7.4 pts

264▲32Union County, NCNC267,67440.5%+19.2 pts

265▼21Coconino County, AZAZ144,36840.3%+10.4 pts

266▼2Harford County, MDMD266,44640.3%+13.0 pts

267▲32Collier County, FLFL417,13140.3%+12.4 pts

268▲6Sussex County, NJNJ148,06340.3%+13.1 pts

269▼23Polk County, IAIA516,54640.3%+10.5 pts

270▲23Lincoln County, MEME36,59540.2%+13.6 pts

271▼18Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+12.7 pts

272▲7Livingston County, MIMI197,31540.2%+12.0 pts

273▲288Valley County, IDID12,83140.1%+13.8 pts

274▲48Hancock County, MEME57,17140.1%+13.0 pts

275▲43El Dorado County, CACA192,32340.0%+13.5 pts

276▼26Cumberland County, PAPA277,27040.0%+12.1 pts

277▲99Transylvania County, NCNC34,21140.0%+16.2 pts

278▲35Berkshire County, MAMA128,22440.0%+14.0 pts

279▲16San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36739.8%+13.1 pts

280▲191Park County, MTMT18,21439.8%+16.7 pts

281▲58Clarke County, VAVA15,60939.8%+15.9 pts

282▼26Napa County, CACA132,94939.8%+13.4 pts

283▼34Campbell County, KYKY95,44139.7%+19.2 pts

284▲72Knox County, MEME41,11739.7%+13.5 pts

285▼43Payne County, OKOK83,88939.7%+5.5 pts

286▼17New Castle County, DEDE588,02639.7%+10.2 pts

287▼28Worcester County, MAMA888,50239.7%+12.7 pts

288Kent County, MDMD19,56539.6%+17.9 pts

289▼71Hendricks County, ININ193,51039.5%+16.4 pts

290▼23St. Croix County, WIWI98,27639.5%+13.2 pts

291▲94Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts

292Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,69039.4%–

293▼46Butler County, PAPA200,16939.4%+15.9 pts

294▼16Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91639.4%+11.9 pts

295▲19Whatcom County, WAWA236,39239.3%+12.1 pts

296▲16Orange County, FLFL1,528,00239.3%+13.2 pts

297▲85York County, SCSC306,88739.3%+18.4 pts

298▲23Strafford County, NHNH135,04339.3%+12.8 pts

299▲59Clay County, MNMN67,73439.3%+14.5 pts

300▼64Davis County, UTUT381,22739.3%+10.5 pts

301▼9Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+10.7 pts

302▲5Union County, OHOH73,44639.2%+23.2 pts

303▼14Essex County, NJNJ896,37939.1%+11.7 pts

304▼27Burleigh County, NDND103,25139.1%+10.4 pts

305▼34Hughes County, SDSD17,57039.0%+7.1 pts

306▲84Cape May County, NJNJ93,39039.0%+17.0 pts

307▼34Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.0%+8.7 pts

308▼57Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09939.0%+5.0 pts

309▼71Ellis County, KSKS29,07538.9%+9.7 pts

310▼4Cole County, MOMO77,90838.9%+11.5 pts

311▼9Merrimack County, NHNH158,07838.9%+9.8 pts

312▲14Ottawa County, MIMI308,45938.9%+12.9 pts

313▲2,427King County, TXTX19238.9%+14.3 pts

314▼54Union County, NJNJ601,86338.9%+10.4 pts

315▲12Mason County, TXTX3,99038.8%+20.1 pts

316▲14Montgomery County, TXTX781,19438.8%+13.5 pts

317▲97Montour County, PAPA17,86838.7%+16.6 pts

318▼42Monroe County, ILIL34,84038.7%+18.3 pts

319▼44Anchorage, AKAK287,15538.7%+9.7 pts

320▼59Carroll County, NHNH52,78438.6%+12.2 pts

321▼5Monroe County, FLFL80,40638.6%+13.1 pts

322▲126Taos County, NMNM34,56438.5%+12.7 pts

323▼51East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18038.5%+7.8 pts

324▼21Thurston County, WAWA304,26138.5%+8.7 pts

325▼27Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts

326▼43Sonoma County, CACA486,44438.5%+9.9 pts

327▲43Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.5%+9.8 pts

328▼24Honolulu County, HIHI988,70338.5%+10.6 pts

329▼47Columbia County, GAGA169,18938.5%+6.5 pts

330▲150Orange County, VTVT30,00238.4%+14.5 pts

331▲138New Kent County, VAVA28,02238.4%+22.0 pts

332▼101Morgan County, UTUT13,38338.4%+15.0 pts

333▲90Snohomish County, WAWA870,65638.2%+13.8 pts

334▲73Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts

335▲436Wallowa County, OROR7,59538.2%+17.9 pts

336▲10Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18638.2%+15.4 pts

337▼22Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60138.2%+7.6 pts

338▲7Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11538.1%+13.0 pts

339▲1Kane County, ILIL525,75738.1%+10.3 pts

340▼15Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+13.5 pts

341▼51Grand Forks County, NDND74,50138.0%+10.2 pts

342▲97Harris County, GAGA37,28038.0%+16.8 pts

343▼62Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44838.0%+12.6 pts

344▼43Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+13.3 pts

345▲2Kitsap County, WAWA283,37437.9%+12.6 pts

346▼156Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts

347▼24Pulaski County, ARAR404,61137.9%+9.8 pts

348▲45Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.9%+18.8 pts

349▼39Teller County, COCO24,75637.9%+6.2 pts

350▼17Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+18.2 pts

351▲199Greene County, GAGA21,36737.8%+20.2 pts

352▼10Benton County, ARAR332,55437.8%+17.4 pts

353▲167Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts

354▼4Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.7%+12.7 pts

355▲79Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04337.7%+11.3 pts

356▼3St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10837.7%+9.3 pts

357▲16Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+13.8 pts

358▼26Will County, ILIL712,25337.5%+12.0 pts

359▲185Grand County, UTUT9,79037.5%+14.6 pts

360▲41Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+13.6 pts

361▲320Treasure County, MTMT72837.5%+19.3 pts

362▼45Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts

363▲15Kenton County, KYKY175,77937.4%+14.5 pts

364▼27Door County, WIWI30,61637.4%+16.0 pts

365▼60Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97537.3%+12.8 pts

366▲23Houghton County, MIMI37,84237.2%+14.3 pts

367▼8Gillespie County, TXTX28,52737.2%+14.3 pts

368▲109Flathead County, MTMT115,42937.2%+14.8 pts

369▼72Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037.1%+8.9 pts

370▲24Martin County, FLFL166,27237.1%+10.8 pts

371▲1Jefferson County, KYKY795,22237.0%+12.2 pts

372▼15Calvert County, MDMD94,48437.0%+14.5 pts

373▲186Union County, SDSD17,40237.0%+10.7 pts

374▼8Kittitas County, WAWA48,80337.0%+10.8 pts

375▼75Kendall County, ILIL145,47036.9%+11.7 pts

376▼262Borden County, TXTX56736.9%+15.5 pts

377▼36Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts

378▲60Benzie County, MIMI18,56836.9%+16.9 pts

379▲83Washington County, NENE21,30236.8%+14.2 pts

380▼1Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63836.8%+14.9 pts

381▼53Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06536.8%+7.4 pts

382▼14Marquette County, MIMI68,06436.8%+13.1 pts

383▲5Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68536.8%+10.0 pts

384▲18Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03336.8%+9.7 pts

385▲50Pinellas County, FLFL948,56336.8%+13.8 pts

386▲22Broward County, FLFL2,013,31736.7%+12.2 pts

387▼38Prince George's County, MDMD970,37436.7%+9.5 pts

388▲11Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55836.7%+10.8 pts

389▲635Arthur County, NENE39636.6%+21.0 pts

390▼28Island County, WAWA85,65736.6%+9.6 pts

391▼30Sangamon County, ILIL194,17036.6%+8.1 pts

392▲38Scott County, IAIA175,25936.6%+11.7 pts

393▼59Midland County, MIMI83,75436.6%+7.3 pts

394▲3Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92536.5%+11.4 pts

395▲25Clay County, MOMO265,03236.5%+11.6 pts

396▼45Wood County, OHOH134,17636.5%+10.3 pts

397▼53Warren County, NJNJ112,95336.5%+12.1 pts

398▲101Henderson County, NCNC122,37536.5%+12.4 pts

399▲73St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69236.5%+13.9 pts

400▼106La Crosse County, WIWI121,33936.5%+11.1 pts

401▲49Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+13.2 pts

402▼16Dawson County, GAGA35,36536.4%+18.4 pts

403▲726Hansford County, TXTX4,94436.4%+17.8 pts

404▲47Camden County, NJNJ535,79936.3%+12.3 pts

405▼97Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.3%+4.3 pts

406▼256Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts

407▲125Nelson County, VAVA14,92036.3%+15.5 pts

408▲5Bremer County, IAIA25,29636.2%+14.8 pts

409▼34Medina County, OHOH185,02536.2%+11.5 pts

410▲46York County, MEME222,43436.2%+13.4 pts

411▼176Dawes County, NENE7,85836.2%+7.8 pts

412▲13Polk County, NCNC20,53336.2%+10.5 pts

413▼46Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+11.6 pts

414▼10Coweta County, GAGA160,24036.2%+15.6 pts

415▼61Cleveland County, OKOK303,97336.2%+8.2 pts

416▼92Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36036.2%+4.4 pts

417▲2Baltimore, MDMD569,99736.1%+17.0 pts

418▼23Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+11.8 pts

419▼45Ventura County, CACA830,85136.1%+9.2 pts

420▼3Bryan County, GAGA52,06236.1%+16.8 pts

421▼29Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59036.1%+13.0 pts

422▲44Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+9.8 pts

423▼63Elbert County, COCO30,53436.1%+9.5 pts

424▼76Nicollet County, MNMN34,27336.1%+6.8 pts

425▲254Campbell County, SDSD1,37736.0%+21.2 pts

426▼35Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93436.0%+11.2 pts

427▼96Park County, WYWY31,17136.0%+12.3 pts

428▼51Woodford County, ILIL38,11135.9%+14.8 pts

429▲151Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.9%+0.8 pts

430▼19Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12535.9%+10.5 pts

431Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01535.8%–

432▼8Summit County, OHOH538,37635.8%+10.6 pts

433▼1Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+12.8 pts

434▲2Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39735.7%+8.8 pts

435▲19Boone County, KYKY145,31635.7%+12.9 pts

436▼98Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+12.5 pts

437▲115Nassau County, FLFL106,87935.6%+16.7 pts

438▼54Cheshire County, NHNH78,26935.5%+8.9 pts

439▲78Adair County, MOMO25,68435.5%+7.1 pts

440▲129Manatee County, FLFL468,20035.4%+14.7 pts

441▲245Blanco County, TXTX13,58135.4%+13.3 pts

442▲74Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+17.5 pts

443▲20Clinton County, MIMI80,43235.4%+14.1 pts

444▲30Sumter County, FLFL157,77235.3%+23.1 pts

445▲143Worcester County, MDMD54,45935.3%+13.6 pts

446▼34Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94935.3%+9.8 pts

447▲8Rutland County, VTVT59,65335.3%+12.0 pts

448▼42Washington County, ARAR271,21335.2%+10.7 pts

449▼130McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts

450▲175Washington County, UTUT213,67035.2%+14.3 pts

451▼8Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03635.2%+15.4 pts

452▼34Washington County, WIWI139,23835.2%+13.2 pts

453▼38Warrick County, ININ66,80335.2%+13.4 pts

454▼67Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69135.2%+9.2 pts

455▲119Walton County, FLFL93,28835.0%+18.8 pts

456▲12Bayfield County, WIWI16,78735.0%+13.4 pts

457▲92Powhatan County, VAVA32,59135.0%+15.8 pts

458▲6Faulkner County, ARAR133,97935.0%+9.7 pts

459▲8Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834.9%+12.1 pts

460▲28Hancock County, ININ90,96934.9%+12.7 pts

461▲26Athens County, OHOH63,19734.9%+9.2 pts

462▲59Peoria County, ILIL178,55334.9%+11.5 pts

463▼6Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81034.8%+10.6 pts

464▼4Galveston County, TXTX372,20734.8%+12.1 pts

465▼36Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46634.8%+8.2 pts

466▼8Marion County, ININ992,19634.8%+9.4 pts

467▼103Linn County, IAIA232,02834.7%+7.0 pts

468▲89Scott County, KYKY62,26234.7%+14.4 pts

469▲17Northampton County, PAPA324,41134.7%+13.5 pts

470▼159King George County, VAVA29,64634.7%+11.1 pts

471▲40Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21634.7%+11.1 pts

472▼27Johnson County, ININ174,26234.7%+11.6 pts

473▼47Kent County, RIRI173,49534.7%+9.9 pts

474▲135Brunswick County, NCNC174,70234.7%+18.6 pts

475▲16Pennington County, SDSD116,79234.6%+9.7 pts

476▼66Lake County, SDSD10,99334.6%+13.6 pts

477▲455Thomas County, KSKS7,72534.6%+9.6 pts

478▲22Carbon County, MTMT11,46634.6%+11.3 pts

479▲182Carteret County, NCNC70,46934.5%+14.7 pts

480▼75Lamar County, MSMS67,40334.5%+7.7 pts

481▲327Kearney County, NENE6,79034.5%+13.2 pts

482▲365Rio Grande County, COCO11,08734.5%+15.6 pts

483▼100Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+6.0 pts

484▲57Duval County, FLFL1,062,96334.4%+12.5 pts

485▼24Madison County, KYKY101,69634.4%+12.6 pts

486▼40Dauphin County, PAPA293,35134.4%+10.9 pts

487▲21Ocean County, NJNJ673,74634.4%+14.9 pts

488▲57Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02934.4%+12.7 pts

489▲794Camas County, IDID1,31634.4%+12.2 pts

490▼90Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts

491▲33Wright County, MNMN157,55934.4%+16.5 pts

492▼111Buffalo County, NENE51,17234.4%+4.1 pts

493▲4Waldo County, MEME40,69334.4%+12.0 pts

494▼21Tulsa County, OKOK698,78234.4%+7.5 pts

495▲106Antrim County, MIMI24,69834.3%+14.9 pts

496▼49Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+11.4 pts

497▼55Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+9.0 pts

498▲1,575Mora County, NMNM4,05134.3%+18.7 pts

499▼144Sitka, AKAK8,31934.3%+4.7 pts

500▲144McPherson County, KSKS30,06434.3%+12.1 pts

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Frequently asked

Which county has the highest bachelor's degree or higher?

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 80.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by bachelor's degree or higher?

Falls Church, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Alexandria, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia.

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 bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).