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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.

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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
05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365.0%+10.2 pts
06San Miguel County, COCO7,75364.9%+16.4 pts
07Gunnison County, COCO17,43964.7%+21.1 pts
08Loudoun County, VAVA449,74964.6%+17.4 pts
09Howard County, MDMD339,18364.5%+11.5 pts
10District of Columbia, DCDC693,64564.2%+25.2 pts
11New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+14.8 pts
12Boulder County, COCO328,56064.2%+11.8 pts
13Pitkin County, COCO16,62562.8%+5.7 pts
14Williamson County, TNTN272,06162.7%+18.3 pts
15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38862.5%+21.7 pts
16Fairfax, VAVA26,77262.4%+16.7 pts
17Douglas County, COCO399,39662.0%+10.2 pts
18Hamilton County, ININ387,03661.9%+13.0 pts
19Orange County, NCNC152,49861.8%+10.3 pts
20Marin County, CACA253,69461.1%+9.8 pts
21Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.1%+13.4 pts
22Teton County, WYWY23,33361.1%+15.3 pts
23Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58260.6%+6.1 pts
24San Francisco County, CACA826,07960.3%+15.4 pts
25Broomfield County, COCO79,17460.3%–
26Summit County, UTUT43,14159.8%+14.3 pts
27Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97959.5%+15.9 pts
28Delaware County, OHOH242,03259.4%+18.4 pts
29Norfolk County, MAMA739,74958.8%+15.8 pts
30Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts
31Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21458.7%+10.6 pts
32Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79158.5%+17.1 pts
33Morris County, NJNJ524,25157.8%+13.7 pts
34Somerset County, NJNJ356,48657.8%+11.3 pts
35Johnson County, KSKS636,90657.6%+9.8 pts
36Clear Creek County, COCO8,99457.5%+18.7 pts
37Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78157.4%+15.6 pts
38Wake County, NCNC1,257,23557.2%+13.3 pts
39Chester County, PAPA557,11657.1%+14.7 pts
40Forsyth County, GAGA282,80557.1%+22.5 pts
41Chittenden County, VTVT169,11556.8%+15.6 pts
42King County, WAWA2,344,93956.7%+16.8 pts
43Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+15.9 pts
44Denver County, COCO740,61356.5%+22.1 pts
45Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39156.5%+16.0 pts
46Ouray County, COCO5,26556.5%+19.6 pts
47Nantucket County, MAMA14,75856.3%+17.9 pts
48Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+8.9 pts
49Oconee County, GAGA44,89355.9%+16.1 pts
50Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48255.5%–
51Dane County, WIWI590,37555.3%+14.7 pts
52Durham County, NCNC347,24055.2%+15.1 pts
53Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.2%+7.6 pts
54Albany County, WYWY38,55855.0%+10.9 pts
55Summit County, COCO31,51755.0%+6.7 pts
56Story County, IAIA101,29154.8%+10.3 pts
57Gallatin County, MTMT128,74054.3%+13.3 pts
58Benton County, OROR97,72854.2%+6.8 pts
59Routt County, COCO25,32954.2%+11.7 pts
60Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78454.1%+15.1 pts
61Newport County, RIRI83,05154.1%+15.8 pts
62San Juan County, WAWA18,57753.9%+13.7 pts
63San Mateo County, CACA743,56853.7%+14.7 pts
64Douglas County, KSKS120,92053.2%+10.5 pts
65Bergen County, NJNJ977,02653.1%+14.9 pts
66Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+12.3 pts
67Montgomery County, PAPA877,64353.0%+14.3 pts
68Bristol County, RIRI50,00153.0%+18.7 pts
69Cumberland County, MEME317,22253.0%+18.8 pts
70Larimer County, COCO377,29253.0%+13.4 pts
71Gilpin County, COCO6,07352.8%+21.6 pts
72Washington County, RIRI129,79552.4%+16.9 pts
73Alameda County, CACA1,636,63052.2%+17.3 pts
74San Juan County, COCO81352.1%+8.4 pts
75Jefferson County, COCO580,45152.0%+15.4 pts
76Dukes County, MAMA21,21951.9%+13.5 pts
77Leelanau County, MIMI22,98251.8%+20.5 pts
78DuPage County, ILIL934,29851.8%+10.2 pts
79Boone County, ININ80,68951.7%+24.1 pts
80Mineral County, COCO91051.7%+20.5 pts
81Hampshire County, MAMA164,06551.6%+13.7 pts
82Boone County, MOMO191,74651.5%+9.8 pts
83Dallas County, IAIA118,45751.5%+24.7 pts
84Wasatch County, UTUT38,51451.3%+25.0 pts
85Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03551.3%+16.7 pts
86Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34651.2%+12.6 pts
87James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.5 pts
88Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33751.0%+12.8 pts
89Eagle County, COCO54,29150.9%+8.3 pts
90St. Johns County, FLFL346,32850.9%+17.8 pts
91Cobb County, GAGA793,34550.8%+11.0 pts
92Lexington, VAVA7,76950.7%+8.1 pts
93Suffolk County, MAMA791,89150.6%+18.2 pts
94Carver County, MNMN114,37950.4%+16.2 pts
95Charleston County, SCSC436,20050.3%+19.6 pts
96Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+13.3 pts
97York County, VAVA71,37450.0%+12.6 pts
98Fayette County, GAGA125,15649.9%+13.7 pts
99Teton County, IDID13,25449.9%+21.8 pts
100Whitman County, WAWA48,51249.8%+5.7 pts
101Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+14.3 pts
102Madison County, MSMS116,29849.6%+11.7 pts
103Lake County, COCO7,55249.5%+30.0 pts
104Monroe County, ININ143,34549.5%+9.8 pts
105Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+12.8 pts
106Olmsted County, MNMN166,73149.4%+14.7 pts
107La Plata County, COCO56,89849.3%+12.9 pts
108Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38349.2%+12.1 pts
109Washington County, MNMN286,89549.1%+15.2 pts
110Chatham County, NCNC85,11148.9%+21.4 pts
111Hudson County, NJNJ735,03348.9%+23.6 pts
112Riley County, KSKS72,59848.9%+8.4 pts
113Leon County, FLFL299,04848.9%+7.2 pts
114Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+17.5 pts
115Monongalia County, WVWV107,99148.9%+16.5 pts
116Waukesha County, WIWI417,21048.9%+14.8 pts
117Multnomah County, OROR795,39148.9%+18.2 pts
118Montgomery County, VAVA98,43448.8%+13.0 pts
119Alachua County, FLFL290,02848.8%+10.1 pts
120Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+14.8 pts
121Davidson County, TNTN745,90448.4%+17.9 pts
122Fayette County, KYKY329,75148.3%+12.6 pts
123Barnstable County, MAMA233,53948.2%+14.6 pts
124Washington County, VTVT59,65248.1%+15.9 pts
125Watauga County, NCNC54,78648.1%+14.8 pts
126Blaine County, IDID25,51748.0%+4.9 pts
127Lake County, ILIL719,33947.7%+9.1 pts
128Hinsdale County, COCO75347.7%+12.8 pts
129Washington County, OROR611,70847.5%+13.0 pts
130DeKalb County, GAGA774,39447.4%+11.1 pts
131St. Louis County, MOMO990,91147.4%+12.0 pts
132Missoula County, MTMT123,51347.4%+14.6 pts
133Clarke County, GAGA129,92147.4%+7.6 pts
134McLean County, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts
135Chaffee County, COCO20,83147.0%+22.7 pts
136Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89647.0%+12.1 pts
137Shelby County, ALAL238,55246.8%+10.1 pts
138Grafton County, NHNH93,22546.7%+14.1 pts
139Cook County, MNMN5,52246.6%+17.8 pts
140Platte County, MOMO114,40046.5%+13.2 pts
141Henrico County, VAVA342,77546.5%+11.6 pts
142Arapahoe County, COCO673,82046.5%+9.5 pts
143Lafayette County, MSMS59,59746.5%+15.4 pts
144Madison County, ALAL433,51646.4%+12.2 pts
145Albany County, NYNY321,22546.4%+13.1 pts
146Oldham County, KYKY70,98646.4%+15.8 pts
147Centre County, PAPA157,39346.2%+9.9 pts
148Champaign County, ILIL209,97246.2%+8.2 pts
149Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39346.1%+15.6 pts
150Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90746.1%+9.1 pts
151Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31146.0%–
152Beaufort County, SCSC204,43346.0%+12.8 pts
153Buncombe County, NCNC277,41745.9%+20.6 pts
154Goochland County, VAVA29,18745.8%+16.4 pts
155Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.8%+0.8 pts
156Frederick County, MDMD302,88345.8%+15.8 pts
157Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38045.8%+15.2 pts
158Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03545.8%+17.4 pts
159Rockingham County, NHNH324,07745.7%+14.0 pts
160Ramsey County, MNMN541,62345.6%+11.3 pts
161Richmond, VAVA237,25745.6%+16.2 pts
162Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33545.6%+12.6 pts
163Warren County, OHOH257,18145.6%+17.2 pts
164Putnam County, NYNY99,02845.5%+11.6 pts
165Brewster County, TXTX9,45845.5%+17.8 pts
166Mercer County, NJNJ399,28945.4%+11.5 pts
167Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+14.5 pts
168New Hanover County, NCNC245,95945.4%+14.4 pts
169Clay County, SDSD15,03145.4%+6.7 pts
170Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07045.2%+10.2 pts
171Dakota County, MNMN457,71045.0%+10.2 pts
172Deschutes County, OROR213,07245.0%+20.0 pts
173Prince William County, VAVA502,96644.9%+13.5 pts
174Yolo County, CACA224,41044.8%+10.7 pts
175Bucks County, PAPA647,82844.8%+13.6 pts
176Ada County, IDID546,14144.6%+13.4 pts
177Rockwall County, TXTX140,73844.5%+11.8 pts
178Lincoln County, SDSD77,14544.4%+19.0 pts
179Utah County, UTUT759,85944.4%+12.9 pts
180Lamoille County, VTVT26,29444.3%+13.0 pts
181Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97944.2%+19.3 pts
182Scott County, MNMN159,01744.1%+14.8 pts
183Orange County, CACA3,149,50744.1%+13.3 pts
184Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51144.0%+19.1 pts
185Windham County, VTVT45,20444.0%+13.5 pts
186Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85243.9%+9.8 pts
187Jefferson County, WAWA33,97043.9%+15.5 pts
188Stafford County, VAVA170,80343.8%+14.2 pts
189Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14843.8%+11.2 pts
190Custer County, COCO5,59043.7%+17.0 pts
191Addison County, VTVT38,04843.6%+13.8 pts
192Comal County, TXTX209,16643.3%+17.2 pts
193Jefferson County, IAIA15,29143.2%+12.0 pts
194Dare County, NCNC38,24543.2%+15.5 pts
195Placer County, CACA442,08143.2%+12.9 pts
196San Diego County, CACA3,282,24843.2%+13.6 pts
197Hays County, TXTX304,39043.2%+11.8 pts
198Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33143.0%+11.5 pts
199Essex County, MAMA826,65343.0%+11.8 pts
200Brazos County, TXTX249,08843.0%+6.0 pts
201Latah County, IDID41,84243.0%+2.0 pts
202Windsor County, VTVT57,31242.9%+12.7 pts
203Seminole County, FLFL491,88442.7%+11.7 pts
204St. Charles County, MOMO426,49942.7%+16.4 pts
205Cook County, ILIL5,194,62542.7%+14.7 pts
206Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+5.2 pts
207Hanover County, VAVA116,42342.7%+14.0 pts
208Grand County, COCO16,49642.7%+8.1 pts
209Cass County, NDND201,79442.6%+11.4 pts
210Sarpy County, NENE208,30342.6%+12.4 pts
211Burlington County, NJNJ481,43942.5%+14.2 pts
212Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.5%+10.3 pts
213Orleans Parish, LALA362,15442.4%+16.6 pts
214Lee County, ALAL189,88142.4%+14.5 pts
215Baltimore County, MDMD847,65042.3%+11.8 pts
216Cache County, UTUT145,00042.2%+10.4 pts
217Douglas County, NENE606,46042.1%+11.5 pts
218Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+20.3 pts
219Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53642.1%+10.3 pts
220Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11542.1%–
221South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74142.0%–
222Talbot County, MDMD38,23842.0%+14.2 pts
223Delaware County, PAPA580,93741.9%+11.9 pts
224El Paso County, COCO757,04041.9%+10.1 pts
225Lancaster County, NENE334,04941.9%+9.3 pts
226Bennington County, VTVT36,63041.8%+14.7 pts
227Hamilton County, OHOH838,41841.8%+12.7 pts
228Plymouth County, MAMA546,82941.8%+14.1 pts
229Madison County, IDID55,17241.8%+17.4 pts
230Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69741.7%–
231Fauquier County, VAVA76,50341.7%+14.6 pts
232Greene County, OHOH174,32241.7%+10.6 pts
233Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+14.0 pts
234Park County, COCO18,31441.6%+11.3 pts
235Emmet County, MIMI33,77541.6%+15.4 pts
236Nevada County, CACA101,91141.5%+15.4 pts
237Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41541.5%+11.4 pts
238Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+10.3 pts
239Lancaster County, VAVA10,99541.3%+16.8 pts
240Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79541.3%+10.1 pts
241Greenville County, SCSC583,12541.3%+15.0 pts
242Juneau, AKAK31,60941.2%+5.2 pts
243Ingham County, MIMI289,70941.2%+8.2 pts
244Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18641.2%+22.1 pts
245Cherokee County, GAGA299,27341.1%+14.2 pts
246St. Louis, MOMO278,14441.1%+22.1 pts
247Alpine County, CACA1,04341.1%+12.9 pts
248Moore County, NCNC110,61941.0%+14.2 pts
249Hood River County, OROR23,72041.0%+17.9 pts
250Knox County, TNTN511,45341.0%+11.9 pts
251Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73740.9%+12.8 pts
252Archuleta County, COCO14,30640.9%+11.9 pts
253Geauga County, OHOH95,67640.9%+9.1 pts
254Sarasota County, FLFL479,95840.8%+13.4 pts
255Kent County, MIMI675,23240.8%+15.0 pts
256Woodford County, KYKY27,88340.7%+14.9 pts
257Richland County, SCSC434,95640.7%+8.2 pts
258Carroll County, MDMD176,67740.7%+15.9 pts
259Franklin County, MAMA70,69840.6%+11.5 pts
260Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72940.6%+14.5 pts
261Clackamas County, OROR426,28040.5%+12.2 pts
262Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72640.5%+12.8 pts
263Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45640.5%+7.4 pts
264Union County, NCNC267,67440.5%+19.2 pts
265Coconino County, AZAZ144,36840.3%+10.4 pts
266Harford County, MDMD266,44640.3%+13.0 pts
267Collier County, FLFL417,13140.3%+12.4 pts
268Sussex County, NJNJ148,06340.3%+13.1 pts
269Polk County, IAIA516,54640.3%+10.5 pts
270Lincoln County, MEME36,59540.2%+13.6 pts
271Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+12.7 pts
272Livingston County, MIMI197,31540.2%+12.0 pts
273Valley County, IDID12,83140.1%+13.8 pts
274Hancock County, MEME57,17140.1%+13.0 pts
275El Dorado County, CACA192,32340.0%+13.5 pts
276Cumberland County, PAPA277,27040.0%+12.1 pts
277Transylvania County, NCNC34,21140.0%+16.2 pts
278Berkshire County, MAMA128,22440.0%+14.0 pts
279San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36739.8%+13.1 pts
280Park County, MTMT18,21439.8%+16.7 pts
281Clarke County, VAVA15,60939.8%+15.9 pts
282Napa County, CACA132,94939.8%+13.4 pts
283Campbell County, KYKY95,44139.7%+19.2 pts
284Knox County, MEME41,11739.7%+13.5 pts
285Payne County, OKOK83,88939.7%+5.5 pts
286New Castle County, DEDE588,02639.7%+10.2 pts
287Worcester County, MAMA888,50239.7%+12.7 pts
288Kent County, MDMD19,56539.6%+17.9 pts
289Hendricks County, ININ193,51039.5%+16.4 pts
290St. Croix County, WIWI98,27639.5%+13.2 pts
291Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts
292Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,69039.4%–
293Butler County, PAPA200,16939.4%+15.9 pts
294Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91639.4%+11.9 pts
295Whatcom County, WAWA236,39239.3%+12.1 pts
296Orange County, FLFL1,528,00239.3%+13.2 pts
297York County, SCSC306,88739.3%+18.4 pts
298Strafford County, NHNH135,04339.3%+12.8 pts
299Clay County, MNMN67,73439.3%+14.5 pts
300Davis County, UTUT381,22739.3%+10.5 pts
301Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+10.7 pts
302Union County, OHOH73,44639.2%+23.2 pts
303Essex County, NJNJ896,37939.1%+11.7 pts
304Burleigh County, NDND103,25139.1%+10.4 pts
305Hughes County, SDSD17,57039.0%+7.1 pts
306Cape May County, NJNJ93,39039.0%+17.0 pts
307Guilford County, NCNC562,23439.0%+8.7 pts
308Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09939.0%+5.0 pts
309Ellis County, KSKS29,07538.9%+9.7 pts
310Cole County, MOMO77,90838.9%+11.5 pts
311Merrimack County, NHNH158,07838.9%+9.8 pts
312Ottawa County, MIMI308,45938.9%+12.9 pts
313King County, TXTX19238.9%+14.3 pts
314Union County, NJNJ601,86338.9%+10.4 pts
315Mason County, TXTX3,99038.8%+20.1 pts
316Montgomery County, TXTX781,19438.8%+13.5 pts
317Montour County, PAPA17,86838.7%+16.6 pts
318Monroe County, ILIL34,84038.7%+18.3 pts
319Anchorage, AKAK287,15538.7%+9.7 pts
320Carroll County, NHNH52,78438.6%+12.2 pts
321Monroe County, FLFL80,40638.6%+13.1 pts
322Taos County, NMNM34,56438.5%+12.7 pts
323East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18038.5%+7.8 pts
324Thurston County, WAWA304,26138.5%+8.7 pts
325Lynchburg, VAVA81,34738.5%+13.2 pts
326Sonoma County, CACA486,44438.5%+9.9 pts
327Forsyth County, NCNC401,71838.5%+9.8 pts
328Honolulu County, HIHI988,70338.5%+10.6 pts
329Columbia County, GAGA169,18938.5%+6.5 pts
330Orange County, VTVT30,00238.4%+14.5 pts
331New Kent County, VAVA28,02238.4%+22.0 pts
332Morgan County, UTUT13,38338.4%+15.0 pts
333Snohomish County, WAWA870,65638.2%+13.8 pts
334Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts
335Wallowa County, OROR7,59538.2%+17.9 pts
336Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18638.2%+15.4 pts
337Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60138.2%+7.6 pts
338Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11538.1%+13.0 pts
339Kane County, ILIL525,75738.1%+10.3 pts
340Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+13.5 pts
341Grand Forks County, NDND74,50138.0%+10.2 pts
342Harris County, GAGA37,28038.0%+16.8 pts
343Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44838.0%+12.6 pts
344Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+13.3 pts
345Kitsap County, WAWA283,37437.9%+12.6 pts
346Radford, VAVA17,24337.9%+3.9 pts
347Pulaski County, ARAR404,61137.9%+9.8 pts
348Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72537.9%+18.8 pts
349Teller County, COCO24,75637.9%+6.2 pts
350Wilson County, TNTN175,03337.8%+18.2 pts
351Greene County, GAGA21,36737.8%+20.2 pts
352Benton County, ARAR332,55437.8%+17.4 pts
353Staunton, VAVA26,80137.7%+17.3 pts
354Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.7%+12.7 pts
355Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04337.7%+11.3 pts
356St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10837.7%+9.3 pts
357Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+13.8 pts
358Will County, ILIL712,25337.5%+12.0 pts
359Grand County, UTUT9,79037.5%+14.6 pts
360Hamilton County, TNTN390,83337.5%+13.6 pts
361Treasure County, MTMT72837.5%+19.3 pts
362Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.5%+6.2 pts
363Kenton County, KYKY175,77937.4%+14.5 pts
364Door County, WIWI30,61637.4%+16.0 pts
365Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97537.3%+12.8 pts
366Houghton County, MIMI37,84237.2%+14.3 pts
367Gillespie County, TXTX28,52737.2%+14.3 pts
368Flathead County, MTMT115,42937.2%+14.8 pts
369Roanoke County, VAVA97,15037.1%+8.9 pts
370Martin County, FLFL166,27237.1%+10.8 pts
371Jefferson County, KYKY795,22237.0%+12.2 pts
372Calvert County, MDMD94,48437.0%+14.5 pts
373Union County, SDSD17,40237.0%+10.7 pts
374Kittitas County, WAWA48,80337.0%+10.8 pts
375Kendall County, ILIL145,47036.9%+11.7 pts
376Borden County, TXTX56736.9%+15.5 pts
377Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.9%+12.2 pts
378Benzie County, MIMI18,56836.9%+16.9 pts
379Washington County, NENE21,30236.8%+14.2 pts
380Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63836.8%+14.9 pts
381Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06536.8%+7.4 pts
382Marquette County, MIMI68,06436.8%+13.1 pts
383Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68536.8%+10.0 pts
384Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03336.8%+9.7 pts
385Pinellas County, FLFL948,56336.8%+13.8 pts
386Broward County, FLFL2,013,31736.7%+12.2 pts
387Prince George's County, MDMD970,37436.7%+9.5 pts
388Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55836.7%+10.8 pts
389Arthur County, NENE39636.6%+21.0 pts
390Island County, WAWA85,65736.6%+9.6 pts
391Sangamon County, ILIL194,17036.6%+8.1 pts
392Scott County, IAIA175,25936.6%+11.7 pts
393Midland County, MIMI83,75436.6%+7.3 pts
394Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92536.5%+11.4 pts
395Clay County, MOMO265,03236.5%+11.6 pts
396Wood County, OHOH134,17636.5%+10.3 pts
397Warren County, NJNJ112,95336.5%+12.1 pts
398Henderson County, NCNC122,37536.5%+12.4 pts
399St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69236.5%+13.9 pts
400La Crosse County, WIWI121,33936.5%+11.1 pts
401Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+13.2 pts
402Dawson County, GAGA35,36536.4%+18.4 pts
403Hansford County, TXTX4,94436.4%+17.8 pts
404Camden County, NJNJ535,79936.3%+12.3 pts
405Jackson County, ILIL52,50136.3%+4.3 pts
406Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.3%+4.7 pts
407Nelson County, VAVA14,92036.3%+15.5 pts
408Bremer County, IAIA25,29636.2%+14.8 pts
409Medina County, OHOH185,02536.2%+11.5 pts
410York County, MEME222,43436.2%+13.4 pts
411Dawes County, NENE7,85836.2%+7.8 pts
412Polk County, NCNC20,53336.2%+10.5 pts
413Jefferson County, ALAL665,74236.2%+11.6 pts
414Coweta County, GAGA160,24036.2%+15.6 pts
415Cleveland County, OKOK303,97336.2%+8.2 pts
416Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36036.2%+4.4 pts
417Baltimore, MDMD569,99736.1%+17.0 pts
418Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+11.8 pts
419Ventura County, CACA830,85136.1%+9.2 pts
420Bryan County, GAGA52,06236.1%+16.8 pts
421Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59036.1%+13.0 pts
422Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+9.8 pts
423Elbert County, COCO30,53436.1%+9.5 pts
424Nicollet County, MNMN34,27336.1%+6.8 pts
425Campbell County, SDSD1,37736.0%+21.2 pts
426Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93436.0%+11.2 pts
427Park County, WYWY31,17136.0%+12.3 pts
428Woodford County, ILIL38,11135.9%+14.8 pts
429Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.9%+0.8 pts
430Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12535.9%+10.5 pts
431Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01535.8%–
432Summit County, OHOH538,37635.8%+10.6 pts
433Rutherford County, TNTN386,35235.8%+12.8 pts
434Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39735.7%+8.8 pts
435Boone County, KYKY145,31635.7%+12.9 pts
436Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+12.5 pts
437Nassau County, FLFL106,87935.6%+16.7 pts
438Cheshire County, NHNH78,26935.5%+8.9 pts
439Adair County, MOMO25,68435.5%+7.1 pts
440Manatee County, FLFL468,20035.4%+14.7 pts
441Blanco County, TXTX13,58135.4%+13.3 pts
442Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+17.5 pts
443Clinton County, MIMI80,43235.4%+14.1 pts
444Sumter County, FLFL157,77235.3%+23.1 pts
445Worcester County, MDMD54,45935.3%+13.6 pts
446Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94935.3%+9.8 pts
447Rutland County, VTVT59,65335.3%+12.0 pts
448Washington County, ARAR271,21335.2%+10.7 pts
449McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts
450Washington County, UTUT213,67035.2%+14.3 pts
451Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03635.2%+15.4 pts
452Washington County, WIWI139,23835.2%+13.2 pts
453Warrick County, ININ66,80335.2%+13.4 pts
454Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69135.2%+9.2 pts
455Walton County, FLFL93,28835.0%+18.8 pts
456Bayfield County, WIWI16,78735.0%+13.4 pts
457Powhatan County, VAVA32,59135.0%+15.8 pts
458Faulkner County, ARAR133,97935.0%+9.7 pts
459Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38834.9%+12.1 pts
460Hancock County, ININ90,96934.9%+12.7 pts
461Athens County, OHOH63,19734.9%+9.2 pts
462Peoria County, ILIL178,55334.9%+11.5 pts
463Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81034.8%+10.6 pts
464Galveston County, TXTX372,20734.8%+12.1 pts
465Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46634.8%+8.2 pts
466Marion County, ININ992,19634.8%+9.4 pts
467Linn County, IAIA232,02834.7%+7.0 pts
468Scott County, KYKY62,26234.7%+14.4 pts
469Northampton County, PAPA324,41134.7%+13.5 pts
470King George County, VAVA29,64634.7%+11.1 pts
471Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21634.7%+11.1 pts
472Johnson County, ININ174,26234.7%+11.6 pts
473Kent County, RIRI173,49534.7%+9.9 pts
474Brunswick County, NCNC174,70234.7%+18.6 pts
475Pennington County, SDSD116,79234.6%+9.7 pts
476Lake County, SDSD10,99334.6%+13.6 pts
477Thomas County, KSKS7,72534.6%+9.6 pts
478Carbon County, MTMT11,46634.6%+11.3 pts
479Carteret County, NCNC70,46934.5%+14.7 pts
480Lamar County, MSMS67,40334.5%+7.7 pts
481Kearney County, NENE6,79034.5%+13.2 pts
482Rio Grande County, COCO11,08734.5%+15.6 pts
483Montgomery County, ALAL225,89134.5%+6.0 pts
484Duval County, FLFL1,062,96334.4%+12.5 pts
485Madison County, KYKY101,69634.4%+12.6 pts
486Dauphin County, PAPA293,35134.4%+10.9 pts
487Ocean County, NJNJ673,74634.4%+14.9 pts
488Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02934.4%+12.7 pts
489Camas County, IDID1,31634.4%+12.2 pts
490Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts
491Wright County, MNMN157,55934.4%+16.5 pts
492Buffalo County, NENE51,17234.4%+4.1 pts
493Waldo County, MEME40,69334.4%+12.0 pts
494Tulsa County, OKOK698,78234.4%+7.5 pts
495Antrim County, MIMI24,69834.3%+14.9 pts
496Washington County, TNTN141,19934.3%+11.4 pts
497Shelby County, TNTN910,22634.3%+9.0 pts
498Mora County, NMNM4,05134.3%+18.7 pts
499Sitka, AKAK8,31934.3%+4.7 pts
500McPherson County, KSKS30,06434.3%+12.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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).