RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 77 SHOWN OF 77

Most educated, Oklahoma counties · 1990

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 12.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Payne County, OKOK83,88930.1%–

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,97325.9%–

03Washington County, OKOK54,03725.8%–

04Tulsa County, OKOK698,78223.7%–

05Woods County, OKOK8,44323.5%–

06Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12522.6%–

07Cherokee County, OKOK49,19621.1%–

08Custer County, OKOK28,17520.4%–

09Kay County, OKOK43,49018.5%–

10Comanche County, OKOK122,15818.4%–

11Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52818.0%–

12Garfield County, OKOK61,77917.3%–

13Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64917.3%–

14Bryan County, OKOK51,36716.9%–

15Canadian County, OKOK187,18916.7%–

16Jackson County, OKOK24,76416.5%–

17Grant County, OKOK4,06715.6%–

18Beaver County, OKOK4,88215.4%–

19Texas County, OKOK20,32215.1%–

20Cimarron County, OKOK2,05915.1%–

21Logan County, OKOK55,47314.8%–

22Stephens County, OKOK44,31014.7%–

23Muskogee County, OKOK66,70814.1%–

24Ellis County, OKOK3,61314.0%–

25Harper County, OKOK3,17213.6%–

26Murray County, OKOK13,80513.5%–

27Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79513.4%–

28Carter County, OKOK48,91013.4%–

29McClain County, OKOK49,64713.3%–

30Grady County, OKOK59,12813.2%–

31Osage County, OKOK46,79413.1%–

32Major County, OKOK7,53613.1%–

33Woodward County, OKOK19,82713.0%–

34Rogers County, OKOK102,19713.0%–

35Noble County, OKOK10,89912.7%–

36Blaine County, OKOK8,51512.4%–

37Beckham County, OKOK22,15912.3%–

38Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10212.2%–

39Dewey County, OKOK4,20712.1%–

40Wagoner County, OKOK93,26312.0%–

41Caddo County, OKOK26,13011.6%–

42Tillman County, OKOK6,78011.4%–

43Kiowa County, OKOK8,18111.1%–

44Latimer County, OKOK9,64511.0%–

45Washita County, OKOK10,88411.0%–

46Delaware County, OKOK41,91010.8%–

47Mayes County, OKOK40,41610.8%–

48McIntosh County, OKOK19,75810.7%–

49Creek County, OKOK74,96710.6%–

50Harmon County, OKOK2,32710.5%–

51Ottawa County, OKOK30,43810.4%–

52Pawnee County, OKOK16,02910.4%–

53Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32010.3%–

54Atoka County, OKOK14,60910.2%–

55Garvin County, OKOK26,37710.1%–

56Lincoln County, OKOK35,27810.1%–

57Craig County, OKOK14,51810.0%–

58Greer County, OKOK5,37310.0%–

59Marshall County, OKOK16,2559.7%–

60McCurtain County, OKOK30,7449.6%–

61Le Flore County, OKOK50,1969.6%–

62Seminole County, OKOK23,4419.6%–

63Adair County, OKOK19,8289.6%–

64Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2599.5%–

65Johnston County, OKOK10,4489.3%–

66Love County, OKOK10,7809.3%–

67Coal County, OKOK5,4369.1%–

68Cotton County, OKOK5,4328.9%–

69Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8428.8%–

70Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2418.8%–

71Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4518.2%–

72Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8077.8%–

73Hughes County, OKOK13,4557.7%–

74Haskell County, OKOK11,7877.7%–

75Nowata County, OKOK9,5227.4%–

76Choctaw County, OKOK14,0597.1%–

77Jefferson County, OKOK5,4316.6%–

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