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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most educated, Arkansas counties

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 16.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, AR, up 52 places to #20.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61137.9%+9.8 pts
02Benton County, ARAR332,55437.8%+17.4 pts
03Washington County, ARAR271,21335.2%+10.7 pts
04Faulkner County, ARAR133,97935.0%+9.7 pts
05▲1Craighead County, ARAR116,95729.7%+8.7 pts
06▼1Saline County, ARAR133,28829.4%+13.0 pts
07Clark County, ARAR20,93826.2%+6.4 pts
08▲3Drew County, ARAR17,05425.6%+8.3 pts
09▲1Garland County, ARAR99,69525.3%+7.4 pts
10▼2Pope County, ARAR64,97624.7%+5.7 pts
11▼2Sebastian County, ARAR130,64123.3%+6.7 pts
12▲3Lonoke County, ARAR76,66422.1%+7.5 pts
13▲3Columbia County, ARAR21,89421.9%+5.1 pts
14▲3Grant County, ARAR18,75621.5%+10.5 pts
15▼1White County, ARAR80,08520.4%+4.8 pts
16▲5Jefferson County, ARAR62,98720.1%+4.4 pts
17▲3Crawford County, ARAR62,65720.0%+10.3 pts
18▼6Carroll County, ARAR29,26320.0%+6.1 pts
19▲7Conway County, ARAR21,39319.9%+8.4 pts
20▲52Calhoun County, ARAR4,63219.8%+12.5 pts
21▲25Izard County, ARAR14,40519.7%+8.0 pts
22▲12Cleveland County, ARAR7,22419.7%+9.7 pts
23▲2Baxter County, ARAR42,98219.4%+6.7 pts
24▼5Pike County, ARAR9,96419.1%+9.1 pts
25▼12Union County, ARAR36,92619.1%+4.2 pts
26▲3Cleburne County, ARAR25,67218.4%+4.5 pts
27▲17Cross County, ARAR16,18618.4%+8.5 pts
28▲13Prairie County, ARAR7,92318.2%+9.2 pts
29▼11Independence County, ARAR38,78518.1%+4.4 pts
30▲15Chicot County, ARAR9,10718.0%+6.3 pts
31▼1Johnson County, ARAR26,22517.8%+4.7 pts
32▲8Polk County, ARAR19,48617.8%+6.8 pts
33▲6Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45117.5%+6.3 pts
34▼10Boone County, ARAR38,62817.2%+4.5 pts
35▲13Little River County, ARAR11,76317.2%+7.3 pts
36▼9Crittenden County, ARAR46,21017.0%+4.2 pts
37▼9Greene County, ARAR47,41116.9%+6.0 pts
38▲5Montgomery County, ARAR8,57916.7%+7.9 pts
39▲22Logan County, ARAR21,63316.7%+7.3 pts
40▼17Perry County, ARAR10,30916.5%+5.4 pts
41▼8Hempstead County, ARAR19,08016.3%+5.4 pts
42▲13Ouachita County, ARAR21,73116.3%+3.6 pts
43▲10Howard County, ARAR12,30616.2%+4.6 pts
44▼2Woodruff County, ARAR5,71016.2%+8.1 pts
45▲13Fulton County, ARAR12,49216.0%+5.5 pts
46▲13Stone County, ARAR12,70315.8%+6.0 pts
47▼12Newton County, ARAR7,02615.7%+3.9 pts
48▲3Bradley County, ARAR9,82815.3%+3.4 pts
49▲5Clay County, ARAR14,05215.3%+7.9 pts
50▲20Searcy County, ARAR7,84815.0%+6.6 pts
51▼15Van Buren County, ARAR16,23815.0%+3.5 pts
52▼14Phillips County, ARAR14,25515.0%+2.6 pts
53▼31Miller County, ARAR42,35715.0%+2.5 pts
54▲3Yell County, ARAR19,95614.9%+4.0 pts
55▼23Marion County, ARAR17,59314.9%+4.4 pts
56▲10Jackson County, ARAR16,74114.7%+4.4 pts
57▼10Lawrence County, ARAR16,27314.5%+6.0 pts
58▲10Franklin County, ARAR17,72514.5%+3.5 pts
59▲12St. Francis County, ARAR21,80014.2%+4.6 pts
60▲13Sharp County, ARAR18,12213.9%+3.6 pts
61▲4Nevada County, ARAR7,94213.8%+3.1 pts
62▼25Mississippi County, ARAR37,82813.7%+2.4 pts
63▼32Arkansas County, ARAR15,83613.6%+1.4 pts
64▼1Scott County, ARAR9,96513.0%+4.6 pts
65▼1Madison County, ARAR18,41012.9%+2.8 pts
66▼4Ashley County, ARAR17,83112.8%+2.7 pts
67▼7Monroe County, ARAR6,24412.7%+4.3 pts
68▼18Desha County, ARAR9,98412.6%+1.6 pts
69▼17Randolph County, ARAR18,87612.1%+1.5 pts
70▲5Lincoln County, ARAR12,76412.0%+4.3 pts
71▼4Poinsett County, ARAR22,48311.4%+5.1 pts
72▼3Dallas County, ARAR6,01111.3%+1.7 pts
73▼17Sevier County, ARAR15,7589.3%+0.1 pts
74▼25Lafayette County, ARAR5,8889.0%−0.5 pts
75▼1Lee County, ARAR8,0297.2%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES