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Most educated, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 19.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cotton County, OK, up 37 places to #24.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Payne County, OKOK83,88939.7%+5.5 pts

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,97336.2%+8.2 pts

03Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12535.9%+10.5 pts

04Tulsa County, OKOK698,78234.4%+7.5 pts

05▲6Cimarron County, OKOK2,05933.4%+15.8 pts

06▼1Woods County, OKOK8,44332.5%+8.8 pts

07▲2Canadian County, OKOK187,18931.9%+11.0 pts

08▲5Custer County, OKOK28,17531.7%+8.9 pts

09▼3Logan County, OKOK55,47331.4%+12.3 pts

10▼2Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52830.3%+8.5 pts

11▼4Washington County, OKOK54,03730.1%+4.3 pts

12▲22Harper County, OKOK3,17229.3%+10.2 pts

13▼3Cherokee County, OKOK49,19629.2%+7.1 pts

14McClain County, OKOK49,64728.7%+13.0 pts

15▲1Wagoner County, OKOK93,26327.7%+12.3 pts

16▼1Rogers County, OKOK102,19726.7%+9.8 pts

17▲5Bryan County, OKOK51,36726.5%+8.6 pts

18▲28Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25924.9%+9.1 pts

19▲5Jackson County, OKOK24,76424.8%+6.4 pts

20Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79524.3%+8.2 pts

21▼2Comanche County, OKOK122,15824.3%+5.1 pts

22▼5Garfield County, OKOK61,77923.3%+3.7 pts

23▲2Grant County, OKOK4,06723.1%+6.9 pts

24▲37Cotton County, OKOK5,43223.1%+9.1 pts

25▲2Grady County, OKOK59,12822.8%+8.4 pts

26▲13Osage County, OKOK46,79422.7%+8.1 pts

27▲1Dewey County, OKOK4,20722.4%+5.8 pts

28▼16Texas County, OKOK20,32222.1%+4.4 pts

29▼11Beaver County, OKOK4,88222.0%+4.4 pts

30Ellis County, OKOK3,61321.4%+2.2 pts

31▲5Woodward County, OKOK19,82720.7%+5.5 pts

32▲9Stephens County, OKOK44,31020.6%+4.0 pts

33▼12Johnston County, OKOK10,44820.5%+7.2 pts

34▲1Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10220.4%+5.0 pts

35▼6Washita County, OKOK10,88420.3%+5.2 pts

36▲6Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32020.2%+7.3 pts

37▼14Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64920.1%+5.2 pts

38▼6Major County, OKOK7,53620.1%+5.6 pts

39▼8Carter County, OKOK48,91019.9%+4.8 pts

40▲3Delaware County, OKOK41,91019.9%+6.6 pts

41▼1Murray County, OKOK13,80519.6%+4.7 pts

42▼4Kay County, OKOK43,49019.2%+1.0 pts

43▼10Muskogee County, OKOK66,70818.8%+3.5 pts

44▲8Creek County, OKOK74,96718.7%+7.0 pts

45▲3Coal County, OKOK5,43618.3%+6.0 pts

46▲7Garvin County, OKOK26,37718.3%+6.3 pts

47▼21Noble County, OKOK10,89918.2%+2.4 pts

48▲12Marshall County, OKOK16,25518.2%+6.7 pts

49▼12Blaine County, OKOK8,51518.1%+4.1 pts

50▲15Mayes County, OKOK40,41618.0%+5.9 pts

51▲18Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24117.7%+6.3 pts

52▼1Atoka County, OKOK14,60916.9%+6.8 pts

53▼6Pawnee County, OKOK16,02916.9%+4.8 pts

54▼4Tillman County, OKOK6,78016.8%+4.3 pts

55▲17Nowata County, OKOK9,52216.8%+7.2 pts

56▼12Kiowa County, OKOK8,18116.7%+1.9 pts

57▲16Love County, OKOK10,78016.6%+5.8 pts

58▲8McCurtain County, OKOK30,74416.3%+5.5 pts

59▲5Lincoln County, OKOK35,27816.1%+5.0 pts

60▼4Jefferson County, OKOK5,43116.0%+5.5 pts

61▲1Hughes County, OKOK13,45516.0%+6.4 pts

62▲5Seminole County, OKOK23,44115.9%+3.8 pts

63▲11McIntosh County, OKOK19,75815.9%+2.8 pts

64▼5Caddo County, OKOK26,13015.8%+1.6 pts

65▼2Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80715.6%+3.3 pts

66▼11Haskell County, OKOK11,78715.5%+5.2 pts

67▼13Le Flore County, OKOK50,19615.4%+4.1 pts

68Craig County, OKOK14,51815.3%+4.8 pts

69▲2Choctaw County, OKOK14,05915.2%+5.4 pts

70Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84215.2%+4.2 pts

71▼13Ottawa County, OKOK30,43815.0%+2.8 pts

72▲4Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45114.3%+5.1 pts

73▲2Greer County, OKOK5,37314.0%+1.4 pts

74▼29Harmon County, OKOK2,32713.4%+1.2 pts

75▼26Beckham County, OKOK22,15912.9%−2.5 pts

76▲1Adair County, OKOK19,82812.3%+2.5 pts

77▼20Latimer County, OKOK9,64510.6%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES