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Most educated, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 22.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Adams County, IA, up 64 places to #22.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.2%+7.6 pts
02Story County, IAIA101,29154.8%+10.3 pts
03Dallas County, IAIA118,45751.5%+24.7 pts
04▲1Jefferson County, IAIA15,29143.2%+12.0 pts
05▼1Polk County, IAIA516,54640.3%+10.5 pts
06▲2Scott County, IAIA175,25936.6%+11.7 pts
07Bremer County, IAIA25,29636.2%+14.8 pts
08▼2Linn County, IAIA232,02834.7%+7.0 pts
09▲1Dubuque County, IAIA99,38133.4%+12.0 pts
10▲1Warren County, IAIA57,33133.3%+12.0 pts
11▲1Marion County, IAIA34,19232.1%+13.2 pts
12▲1Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73331.2%+10.7 pts
13▼4Dickinson County, IAIA18,07731.2%+9.8 pts
14▲5Mills County, IAIA14,79331.0%+14.7 pts
15▼1Sioux County, IAIA36,77430.6%+10.8 pts
16▼1Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53230.3%+7.3 pts
17▲3Boone County, IAIA26,79928.5%+9.7 pts
18▼1Grundy County, IAIA12,36127.8%+10.6 pts
19▲5Clay County, IAIA16,20227.5%+11.3 pts
20▼4Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36827.3%+8.9 pts
21Madison County, IAIA17,27027.1%+12.8 pts
22▲64Adams County, IAIA3,61727.0%+15.0 pts
23▲14Washington County, IAIA22,66726.2%+9.9 pts
24▲4Winnebago County, IAIA10,25126.1%+9.6 pts
25▲24Benton County, IAIA26,00425.6%+11.6 pts
26▲26Guthrie County, IAIA10,78225.0%+10.2 pts
27▲7Mitchell County, IAIA10,65024.9%+12.0 pts
28▲63Wright County, IAIA12,80124.9%+11.4 pts
29▲10Iowa County, IAIA16,50424.8%+9.1 pts
30▲31Ringgold County, IAIA4,64224.6%+11.2 pts
31▼6Woodbury County, IAIA106,64924.3%+5.4 pts
32▲11Mahaska County, IAIA21,88024.1%+7.6 pts
33▲11Shelby County, IAIA11,68924.1%+8.7 pts
34▼8Carroll County, IAIA20,30324.0%+8.0 pts
35▼8Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,37224.0%+3.7 pts
36▲19Des Moines County, IAIA38,07723.8%+7.9 pts
37▲9Cedar County, IAIA18,35923.7%+7.5 pts
38Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99623.6%+8.6 pts
39▼21Decatur County, IAIA7,65523.5%+8.4 pts
40▼10Cherokee County, IAIA11,36923.4%+8.3 pts
41▼9Union County, IAIA11,82923.3%+8.6 pts
42▼2Muscatine County, IAIA41,85323.1%+5.9 pts
43▼12Henry County, IAIA19,34923.0%+6.8 pts
44▲35Kossuth County, IAIA14,32222.8%+9.3 pts
45▼22Hamilton County, IAIA14,94422.8%+5.2 pts
46▲39Delaware County, IAIA17,67422.6%+9.5 pts
47Marshall County, IAIA39,89022.6%+5.5 pts
48▲16Clinton County, IAIA46,00222.4%+8.0 pts
49▼14Buchanan County, IAIA20,88322.4%+9.7 pts
50▲32Sac County, IAIA9,52522.3%+8.8 pts
51▼3Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44922.2%+3.5 pts
52▲28Allamakee County, IAIA14,23822.2%+7.7 pts
53▼24Cass County, IAIA12,96022.1%+5.5 pts
54▼13O'Brien County, IAIA14,22022.0%+7.3 pts
55▼1Jones County, IAIA21,25322.0%+9.3 pts
56▼11Webster County, IAIA36,83822.0%+5.2 pts
57▲10Harrison County, IAIA14,62322.0%+9.3 pts
58▼16Hardin County, IAIA16,45521.9%+4.8 pts
59▼1Calhoun County, IAIA9,56221.8%+6.4 pts
60▲14Lee County, IAIA32,30621.7%+9.2 pts
61▼28Plymouth County, IAIA25,69721.7%+2.4 pts
62▲22Ida County, IAIA6,77721.6%+8.0 pts
63▲18Butler County, IAIA14,04921.4%+9.0 pts
64▼11Monroe County, IAIA7,40621.4%+8.8 pts
65▼8Greene County, IAIA8,65821.2%+6.6 pts
66▲17Chickasaw County, IAIA11,66321.2%+8.9 pts
67▲2Audubon County, IAIA5,50920.8%+8.5 pts
68Fremont County, IAIA6,52220.8%+6.8 pts
69▲8Fayette County, IAIA19,04720.7%+6.9 pts
70▲25Tama County, IAIA16,79620.5%+7.6 pts
71▲5Appanoose County, IAIA12,07720.5%+8.3 pts
72▼36Hancock County, IAIA10,52820.5%+5.0 pts
73▼8Lyon County, IAIA12,35420.4%+6.2 pts
74▼18Montgomery County, IAIA10,00220.4%+7.5 pts
75▼9Jasper County, IAIA38,15320.0%+4.1 pts
76▼13Adair County, IAIA7,40319.9%+8.7 pts
77▲17Monona County, IAIA8,53919.6%+6.2 pts
78▼19Wapello County, IAIA35,21019.6%+5.0 pts
79▼6Howard County, IAIA9,41519.5%+6.9 pts
80▼20Jackson County, IAIA19,28819.5%+7.4 pts
81▼9Franklin County, IAIA9,86819.4%+4.9 pts
82▼31Humboldt County, IAIA9,40919.4%+4.0 pts
83▼33Page County, IAIA14,85619.2%+2.7 pts
84▼6Worth County, IAIA7,33819.1%+6.4 pts
85▼63Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89919.0%+5.2 pts
86▲4Van Buren County, IAIA7,13118.8%+7.0 pts
87▲5Pocahontas County, IAIA6,81918.7%+3.7 pts
88▼26Floyd County, IAIA14,90118.3%+3.6 pts
89▲7Crawford County, IAIA16,23717.7%+5.4 pts
90▲9Wayne County, IAIA6,73817.2%+5.1 pts
91▼20Emmet County, IAIA9,10717.1%+4.1 pts
92▼22Davis County, IAIA9,23017.1%+5.7 pts
93▼18Keokuk County, IAIA9,79717.0%+5.4 pts
94▼6Louisa County, IAIA10,41616.8%+4.1 pts
95▲2Osceola County, IAIA5,98016.7%+3.3 pts
96▲2Taylor County, IAIA5,83516.0%+4.0 pts
97▼4Clarke County, IAIA9,57416.0%+3.9 pts
98▼9Lucas County, IAIA8,84715.8%+4.7 pts
99▼12Clayton County, IAIA16,84514.5%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES