RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 105 SHOWN OF 105

Most educated, Kansas counties · 1990

Kansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 105 is 13.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Johnson County, KSKS636,90640.5%–

02Douglas County, KSKS120,92038.4%–

03Riley County, KSKS72,59834.3%–

04Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59023.9%–

05Ellis County, KSKS29,07523.4%–

06Shawnee County, KSKS178,60722.3%–

07Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43322.2%–

08Lyon County, KSKS32,26621.4%–

09Harvey County, KSKS33,58020.3%–

10Pratt County, KSKS9,11719.5%–

11Rice County, KSKS9,26618.7%–

12Crawford County, KSKS39,00818.7%–

13Ford County, KSKS33,99318.1%–

14Lane County, KSKS1,50817.8%–

15Saline County, KSKS53,37717.7%–

16Clark County, KSKS1,90017.5%–

17McPherson County, KSKS30,06417.4%–

18Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61917.3%–

19Meade County, KSKS3,85217.1%–

20Butler County, KSKS69,48417.0%–

21Stanton County, KSKS1,98616.9%–

22Greeley County, KSKS1,18216.8%–

23Pawnee County, KSKS5,99116.7%–

24Stafford County, KSKS4,00516.5%–

25Morton County, KSKS2,47016.2%–

26Logan County, KSKS2,66115.9%–

27Mitchell County, KSKS5,59015.8%–

28Thomas County, KSKS7,72515.7%–

29Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18615.6%–

30Cowley County, KSKS34,38214.9%–

31Reno County, KSKS61,53914.9%–

32Comanche County, KSKS1,67314.9%–

33Marion County, KSKS11,63414.9%–

34Geary County, KSKS36,33814.6%–

35Kiowa County, KSKS2,43214.6%–

36Rawlins County, KSKS2,43114.4%–

37Finney County, KSKS37,50514.4%–

38Graham County, KSKS2,37114.2%–

39Stevens County, KSKS4,98414.1%–

40Russell County, KSKS6,58114.1%–

41Bourbon County, KSKS14,31914.0%–

42Ottawa County, KSKS5,74414.0%–

43Cloud County, KSKS8,83313.8%–

44Scott County, KSKS4,81513.8%–

45Decatur County, KSKS2,71613.6%–

46Gove County, KSKS2,63113.6%–

47Grant County, KSKS7,02813.6%–

48Chase County, KSKS2,57213.6%–

49Barton County, KSKS24,79013.6%–

50Montgomery County, KSKS30,17713.6%–

51Jefferson County, KSKS18,29613.5%–

52Coffey County, KSKS8,46713.5%–

53Haskell County, KSKS3,59913.4%–

54Atchison County, KSKS16,17213.3%–

55Sheridan County, KSKS2,42713.3%–

56Cheyenne County, KSKS2,60413.3%–

57Clay County, KSKS7,99013.3%–

58Miami County, KSKS36,24013.2%–

59Edwards County, KSKS2,64013.1%–

60Barber County, KSKS4,08312.9%–

61Franklin County, KSKS26,29912.9%–

62Hamilton County, KSKS2,50012.9%–

63Norton County, KSKS5,28812.8%–

64Ellsworth County, KSKS6,25712.8%–

65Gray County, KSKS5,65212.6%–

66Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01812.6%–

67Wichita County, KSKS2,03112.5%–

68Kearny County, KSKS3,88812.5%–

69Morris County, KSKS5,34812.5%–

70Brown County, KSKS9,10412.5%–

71Sherman County, KSKS5,76312.5%–

72Wallace County, KSKS1,44112.5%–

73Allen County, KSKS12,30212.4%–

74Ness County, KSKS2,61712.3%–

75Nemaha County, KSKS10,05412.3%–

76Labette County, KSKS19,68512.1%–

77Trego County, KSKS2,74012.1%–

78Kingman County, KSKS7,02911.9%–

79Dickinson County, KSKS18,63711.9%–

80Jewell County, KSKS2,83011.7%–

81Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.6%–

82Seward County, KSKS21,07311.6%–

83Neosho County, KSKS15,63711.5%–

84Rush County, KSKS2,84511.5%–

85Wilson County, KSKS8,29911.4%–

86Sumner County, KSKS22,31211.3%–

87Washington County, KSKS5,53311.2%–

88Rooks County, KSKS4,64611.0%–

89Osborne County, KSKS3,28511.0%–

90Phillips County, KSKS4,72810.9%–

91Harper County, KSKS5,37010.9%–

92Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32110.6%–

93Elk County, KSKS2,45810.5%–

94Jackson County, KSKS13,43810.4%–

95Greenwood County, KSKS5,82610.4%–

96Linn County, KSKS9,95010.4%–

97Cherokee County, KSKS19,10510.3%–

98Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59710.3%–

99Republic County, KSKS4,64010.3%–

100Marshall County, KSKS9,85210.2%–

101Smith County, KSKS3,56610.0%–

102Doniphan County, KSKS7,5949.7%–

103Osage County, KSKS15,6939.3%–

104Woodson County, KSKS3,1188.4%–

105Anderson County, KSKS8,0188.1%–

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