RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most educated, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 9.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61123.5%–

02Washington County, ARAR271,21320.0%–

03Faulkner County, ARAR133,97917.9%–

04Clark County, ARAR20,93817.9%–

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95716.4%–

06Pope County, ARAR64,97614.7%–

07Jefferson County, ARAR62,98714.6%–

08Sebastian County, ARAR130,64114.6%–

09Benton County, ARAR332,55414.4%–

10Garland County, ARAR99,69514.2%–

11Drew County, ARAR17,05413.9%–

12Columbia County, ARAR21,89413.1%–

13Union County, ARAR36,92612.7%–

14Ouachita County, ARAR21,73112.2%–

15Johnson County, ARAR26,22512.0%–

16Saline County, ARAR133,28811.9%–

17Carroll County, ARAR29,26311.6%–

18White County, ARAR80,08510.9%–

19Boone County, ARAR38,62810.7%–

20Van Buren County, ARAR16,23810.5%–

21Mississippi County, ARAR37,82810.5%–

22Baxter County, ARAR42,98210.4%–

23Desha County, ARAR9,98410.4%–

24Independence County, ARAR38,78510.3%–

25Arkansas County, ARAR15,83610.3%–

26Lonoke County, ARAR76,66410.0%–

27Polk County, ARAR19,4869.9%–

28Nevada County, ARAR7,9429.8%–

29Conway County, ARAR21,3939.8%–

30Crittenden County, ARAR46,2109.8%–

31Bradley County, ARAR9,8289.8%–

32Miller County, ARAR42,3579.5%–

33Izard County, ARAR14,4059.4%–

34Cleburne County, ARAR25,6729.4%–

35Stone County, ARAR12,7039.4%–

36Ashley County, ARAR17,8319.3%–

37Grant County, ARAR18,7569.3%–

38Hempstead County, ARAR19,0809.3%–

39Phillips County, ARAR14,2559.2%–

40Greene County, ARAR47,4119.1%–

41Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4519.0%–

42Franklin County, ARAR17,7258.8%–

43Dallas County, ARAR6,0118.8%–

44Sharp County, ARAR18,1228.7%–

45St. Francis County, ARAR21,8008.5%–

46Pike County, ARAR9,9648.5%–

47Monroe County, ARAR6,2448.4%–

48Chicot County, ARAR9,1078.3%–

49Howard County, ARAR12,3068.3%–

50Madison County, ARAR18,4108.2%–

51Little River County, ARAR11,7638.1%–

52Cross County, ARAR16,1868.0%–

53Marion County, ARAR17,5938.0%–

54Randolph County, ARAR18,8767.9%–

55Cleveland County, ARAR7,2247.8%–

56Crawford County, ARAR62,6577.6%–

57Searcy County, ARAR7,8487.5%–

58Woodruff County, ARAR5,7107.5%–

59Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327.4%–

60Lee County, ARAR8,0297.4%–

61Yell County, ARAR19,9567.4%–

62Prairie County, ARAR7,9237.2%–

63Sevier County, ARAR15,7587.2%–

64Montgomery County, ARAR8,5797.0%–

65Lafayette County, ARAR5,8886.9%–

66Newton County, ARAR7,0266.8%–

67Logan County, ARAR21,6336.8%–

68Jackson County, ARAR16,7416.7%–

69Perry County, ARAR10,3096.2%–

70Lawrence County, ARAR16,2736.1%–

71Scott County, ARAR9,9655.9%–

72Lincoln County, ARAR12,7645.6%–

73Poinsett County, ARAR22,4835.6%–

74Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.4%–

75Clay County, ARAR14,0525.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS