RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Most educated, Ohio counties · 1990

Ohio counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53626.6%–

02Delaware County, OHOH242,03226.4%–

03Greene County, OHOH174,32226.0%–

04Geauga County, OHOH95,67625.9%–

05Hamilton County, OHOH838,41823.7%–

06Athens County, OHOH63,19723.4%–

07Wood County, OHOH134,17621.9%–

08Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92520.1%–

09Montgomery County, OHOH539,59820.0%–

10Summit County, OHOH538,37619.7%–

11Hancock County, OHOH75,03418.7%–

12Butler County, OHOH400,12818.7%–

13Warren County, OHOH257,18118.0%–

14Medina County, OHOH185,02518.0%–

15Portage County, OHOH163,40417.6%–

16Lake County, OHOH232,21717.5%–

17Lucas County, OHOH423,34717.0%–

18Fairfield County, OHOH169,75215.5%–

19Clermont County, OHOH216,97714.5%–

20Stark County, OHOH373,77114.3%–

21Miami County, OHOH112,63414.1%–

22Mahoning County, OHOH224,70614.0%–

23Wayne County, OHOH116,75813.9%–

24Erie County, OHOH73,29613.8%–

25Ottawa County, OHOH39,48113.5%–

26Washington County, OHOH58,38913.2%–

27Ashland County, OHOH52,52313.0%–

28Licking County, OHOH185,56413.0%–

29Knox County, OHOH64,00212.8%–

30Defiance County, OHOH38,29212.5%–

31Lorain County, OHOH323,21912.3%–

32Clark County, OHOH135,34012.2%–

33Union County, OHOH73,44612.0%–

34Hardin County, OHOH30,07211.6%–

35Clinton County, OHOH42,30111.6%–

36Richland County, OHOH124,89311.6%–

37Trumbull County, OHOH198,97211.4%–

38Allen County, OHOH100,88111.4%–

39Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.2%–

40Gallia County, OHOH29,07210.9%–

41Sandusky County, OHOH58,65510.7%–

42Henry County, OHOH27,59810.3%–

43Fulton County, OHOH41,85310.3%–

44Seneca County, OHOH54,52210.1%–

45Muskingum County, OHOH87,01410.1%–

46Marion County, OHOH65,1159.9%–

47Auglaize County, OHOH45,9099.8%–

48Champaign County, OHOH38,8209.7%–

49Huron County, OHOH58,2509.4%–

50Crawford County, OHOH41,8969.3%–

51Van Wert County, OHOH29,0139.3%–

52Ross County, OHOH76,4299.2%–

53Guernsey County, OHOH38,3799.2%–

54Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3739.0%–

55Belmont County, OHOH64,4349.0%–

56Pickaway County, OHOH62,9789.0%–

57Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7139.0%–

58Madison County, OHOH46,9859.0%–

59Williams County, OHOH36,5498.9%–

60Logan County, OHOH46,3028.9%–

61Jefferson County, OHOH63,5978.8%–

62Darke County, OHOH51,5208.8%–

63Putnam County, OHOH34,3808.8%–

64Wyandot County, OHOH21,5678.7%–

65Mercer County, OHOH42,7378.6%–

66Columbiana County, OHOH99,3778.5%–

67Scioto County, OHOH71,3658.5%–

68Fayette County, OHOH28,5528.5%–

69Lawrence County, OHOH55,7108.2%–

70Highland County, OHOH43,8238.2%–

71Hocking County, OHOH27,5128.1%–

72Coshocton County, OHOH37,1888.1%–

73Pike County, OHOH27,0618.0%–

74Carroll County, OHOH26,4757.9%–

75Jackson County, OHOH32,8177.9%–

76Brown County, OHOH44,3977.4%–

77Morgan County, OHOH13,6267.4%–

78Meigs County, OHOH21,5877.3%–

79Morrow County, OHOH36,3057.2%–

80Preble County, OHOH40,6647.0%–

81Harrison County, OHOH14,0707.0%–

82Paulding County, OHOH18,7276.9%–

83Monroe County, OHOH12,9946.8%–

84Holmes County, OHOH44,9706.6%–

85Perry County, OHOH35,9185.8%–

86Noble County, OHOH14,2765.6%–

87Adams County, OHOH27,8655.2%–

88Vinton County, OHOH12,6454.8%–

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