RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

Most educated, Missouri counties · 1990

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 8.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Boone County, MOMO191,74636.5%–

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91129.2%–

03Platte County, MOMO114,40025.6%–

04Adair County, MOMO25,68422.7%–

05Cole County, MOMO77,90822.3%–

06Johnson County, MOMO56,67021.4%–

07St. Charles County, MOMO426,49921.2%–

08Greene County, MOMO309,28620.7%–

09Clay County, MOMO265,03220.0%–

10Jackson County, MOMO732,99420.0%–

11Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99919.2%–

12Phelps County, MOMO45,24718.3%–

13Nodaway County, MOMO20,17417.5%–

14Howard County, MOMO10,18016.8%–

15St. Louis, MOMO278,14415.3%–

16Taney County, MOMO57,00114.3%–

17Atchison County, MOMO5,17514.2%–

18Callaway County, MOMO45,76513.9%–

19Andrew County, MOMO18,24113.5%–

20Buchanan County, MOMO83,54013.5%–

21Jasper County, MOMO127,42813.4%–

22Vernon County, MOMO19,94613.1%–

23Cass County, MOMO115,85913.0%–

24Marion County, MOMO28,52512.9%–

25Pulaski County, MOMO54,44212.8%–

26Livingston County, MOMO14,70812.5%–

27Pettis County, MOMO44,25412.5%–

28Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%–

29Camden County, MOMO44,04712.4%–

30Holt County, MOMO4,20012.2%–

31Newton County, MOMO62,26312.1%–

32Polk County, MOMO33,60412.0%–

33Saline County, MOMO23,26511.9%–

34Carroll County, MOMO8,41711.7%–

35Lafayette County, MOMO33,53111.5%–

36Macon County, MOMO15,19011.5%–

37Cooper County, MOMO17,13611.5%–

38Stone County, MOMO32,50311.1%–

39Audrain County, MOMO24,52810.9%–

40Randolph County, MOMO24,51310.8%–

41Pike County, MOMO17,95510.6%–

42Linn County, MOMO11,81510.6%–

43Chariton County, MOMO7,37710.4%–

44Lewis County, MOMO9,87910.3%–

45Henry County, MOMO22,67110.3%–

46Gentry County, MOMO6,38410.3%–

47Clinton County, MOMO21,66110.3%–

48Grundy County, MOMO9,74410.1%–

49Lawrence County, MOMO39,4019.7%–

50Scott County, MOMO37,9759.5%–

51Franklin County, MOMO108,0909.3%–

52St. Francois County, MOMO67,8099.1%–

53Warren County, MOMO39,0169.1%–

54Dade County, MOMO7,8049.0%–

55Jefferson County, MOMO233,1329.0%–

56Daviess County, MOMO8,5588.9%–

57Carter County, MOMO5,4188.8%–

58Worth County, MOMO1,9148.7%–

59Putnam County, MOMO4,5468.7%–

60Moniteau County, MOMO15,4288.7%–

61Howell County, MOMO40,7988.7%–

62Butler County, MOMO41,9048.6%–

63Webster County, MOMO43,0548.5%–

64Scotland County, MOMO4,7968.5%–

65Barry County, MOMO36,2008.5%–

66Ray County, MOMO23,3988.4%–

67Bates County, MOMO16,5128.4%–

68Maries County, MOMO8,3978.3%–

69DeKalb County, MOMO9,7958.3%–

70Harrison County, MOMO8,2818.3%–

71Barton County, MOMO11,7958.2%–

72Stoddard County, MOMO28,2848.2%–

73Mercer County, MOMO3,4048.2%–

74Knox County, MOMO3,7288.1%–

75Caldwell County, MOMO9,0128.1%–

76Monroe County, MOMO8,9598.1%–

77Shelby County, MOMO5,8708.0%–

78Dunklin County, MOMO26,8558.0%–

79Schuyler County, MOMO4,1408.0%–

80Gasconade County, MOMO14,7848.0%–

81Lincoln County, MOMO66,6768.0%–

82Laclede County, MOMO36,9438.0%–

83Ozark County, MOMO9,1728.0%–

84Clark County, MOMO6,4757.9%–

85St. Clair County, MOMO9,9767.9%–

86Dent County, MOMO14,5847.9%–

87Oregon County, MOMO8,7097.8%–

88Ralls County, MOMO10,4447.8%–

89Montgomery County, MOMO11,5907.8%–

90Benton County, MOMO20,5367.7%–

91Cedar County, MOMO14,8887.6%–

92Miller County, MOMO25,8177.5%–

93Douglas County, MOMO12,3427.5%–

94Wright County, MOMO19,6717.4%–

95Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6897.4%–

96Mississippi County, MOMO12,0037.2%–

97Morgan County, MOMO22,4187.2%–

98Osage County, MOMO13,6117.1%–

99Crawford County, MOMO22,9297.1%–

100Texas County, MOMO25,9947.0%–

101Bollinger County, MOMO10,6466.9%–

102Sullivan County, MOMO5,7386.8%–

103Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4656.8%–

104Iron County, MOMO9,3186.8%–

105Madison County, MOMO12,8586.7%–

106New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.7%–

107McDonald County, MOMO23,9926.6%–

108Reynolds County, MOMO5,9926.5%–

109Dallas County, MOMO18,0256.5%–

110Perry County, MOMO19,0936.4%–

111Hickory County, MOMO9,0446.4%–

112Ripley County, MOMO10,7176.1%–

113Shannon County, MOMO7,2856.0%–

114Wayne County, MOMO10,7825.9%–

115Washington County, MOMO23,8105.7%–

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