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Most educated, Arkansas counties · 2010

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61130.7%+9%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21327.4%+12%

03Faulkner County, ARAR133,97926.4%+5%

04Benton County, ARAR332,55425.9%+27%

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95723.1%+10%

06Saline County, ARAR133,28822.6%+38%

07Clark County, ARAR20,93821.7%+10%

08Columbia County, ARAR21,89420.8%+24%

09Garland County, ARAR99,69520.2%+13%

10Pope County, ARAR64,97620.1%+6%

11Drew County, ARAR17,05419.4%+12%

12Sebastian County, ARAR130,64117.9%+8%

13Carroll County, ARAR29,26317.4%+26%

14White County, ARAR80,08517.3%+12%

15Lonoke County, ARAR76,66416.6%+14%

16Jefferson County, ARAR62,98716.5%+5%

17Union County, ARAR36,92616.1%+8%

18Johnson County, ARAR26,22514.8%+13%

19Marion County, ARAR17,59314.8%+42%

20Independence County, ARAR38,78514.7%+7%

21Hempstead County, ARAR19,08014.7%+34%

22Grant County, ARAR18,75614.7%+33%

23Baxter County, ARAR42,98214.5%+14%

24Boone County, ARAR38,62814.5%+15%

25Arkansas County, ARAR15,83614.3%+18%

26Crittenden County, ARAR46,21014.2%+11%

27Cleveland County, ARAR7,22414.0%+40%

28Conway County, ARAR21,39313.8%+20%

29Cleburne County, ARAR25,67213.8%−1%

30Ashley County, ARAR17,83113.7%+36%

31Desha County, ARAR9,98413.6%+23%

32Madison County, ARAR18,41013.4%+33%

33Lafayette County, ARAR5,88813.3%+39%

34Van Buren County, ARAR16,23813.2%+15%

35Ouachita County, ARAR21,73113.2%+4%

36Crawford County, ARAR62,65713.0%+34%

37Miller County, ARAR42,35712.7%+1%

38Bradley County, ARAR9,82812.7%+6%

39Cross County, ARAR16,18612.6%+28%

40Chicot County, ARAR9,10712.6%+8%

41Hot Spring County, ARAR33,45112.5%+12%

42Sharp County, ARAR18,12212.5%+22%

43Dallas County, ARAR6,01112.4%+29%

44Howard County, ARAR12,30612.4%+7%

45Pike County, ARAR9,96412.4%+23%

46Monroe County, ARAR6,24412.3%+46%

47Izard County, ARAR14,40512.3%+5%

48Newton County, ARAR7,02612.2%+3%

49Phillips County, ARAR14,25512.1%−2%

50Greene County, ARAR47,41112.0%+10%

51Little River County, ARAR11,76311.9%+20%

52Logan County, ARAR21,63311.7%+25%

53Franklin County, ARAR17,72511.6%+5%

54Prairie County, ARAR7,92311.5%+28%

55Randolph County, ARAR18,87611.1%+5%

56Mississippi County, ARAR37,82811.0%−2%

57Nevada County, ARAR7,94210.7%+0%

58St. Francis County, ARAR21,80010.5%+10%

59Perry County, ARAR10,30910.5%−5%

60Stone County, ARAR12,70310.4%+6%

61Yell County, ARAR19,95610.3%−6%

62Montgomery County, ARAR8,57910.1%+14%

63Polk County, ARAR19,48610.0%−9%

64Fulton County, ARAR12,4929.7%−7%

65Sevier County, ARAR15,7589.3%+0%

66Lawrence County, ARAR16,2739.2%+9%

67Searcy County, ARAR7,8489.2%+9%

68Woodruff County, ARAR5,7109.0%+12%

69Scott County, ARAR9,9659.0%+7%

70Poinsett County, ARAR22,4838.8%+40%

71Clay County, ARAR14,0528.8%+19%

72Lincoln County, ARAR12,7648.6%+12%

73Lee County, ARAR8,0298.5%+17%

74Jackson County, ARAR16,7417.0%−32%

75Calhoun County, ARAR4,6326.6%−10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS