RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 77 SHOWN OF 77

Most educated, Oklahoma counties · 2020

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Payne County, OKOK83,88937.8%+11%

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,97334.3%+22%

03Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12533.1%+30%

04Tulsa County, OKOK698,78232.0%+19%

05Woods County, OKOK8,44329.4%+24%

06Logan County, OKOK55,47329.3%+53%

07Washington County, OKOK54,03728.8%+12%

08Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52828.8%+32%

09Canadian County, OKOK187,18928.4%+36%

10Cherokee County, OKOK49,19627.5%+25%

11Cimarron County, OKOK2,05926.6%+51%

12Texas County, OKOK20,32226.4%+49%

13Custer County, OKOK28,17526.4%+16%

14McClain County, OKOK49,64725.4%+61%

15Rogers County, OKOK102,19724.3%+44%

16Wagoner County, OKOK93,26323.8%+55%

17Garfield County, OKOK61,77923.3%+19%

18Beaver County, OKOK4,88223.3%+32%

19Comanche County, OKOK122,15823.2%+21%

20Kingfisher County, OKOK15,79523.2%+43%

21Johnston County, OKOK10,44822.7%+70%

22Bryan County, OKOK51,36722.6%+27%

23Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64922.5%+51%

24Jackson County, OKOK24,76422.2%+20%

25Grant County, OKOK4,06722.2%+37%

26Noble County, OKOK10,89921.8%+38%

27Grady County, OKOK59,12821.4%+48%

28Dewey County, OKOK4,20720.9%+26%

29Washita County, OKOK10,88420.3%+35%

30Ellis County, OKOK3,61320.3%+6%

31Carter County, OKOK48,91020.2%+34%

32Major County, OKOK7,53620.1%+39%

33Muskogee County, OKOK66,70819.8%+29%

34Harper County, OKOK3,17219.5%+2%

35Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,10219.4%+25%

36Woodward County, OKOK19,82719.4%+27%

37Blaine County, OKOK8,51519.4%+38%

38Kay County, OKOK43,49019.3%+6%

39Osage County, OKOK46,79419.3%+32%

40Murray County, OKOK13,80518.5%+24%

41Stephens County, OKOK44,31018.4%+11%

42Pittsburg County, OKOK43,32018.3%+42%

43Delaware County, OKOK41,91018.2%+36%

44Kiowa County, OKOK8,18118.1%+22%

45Harmon County, OKOK2,32718.0%+48%

46Roger Mills County, OKOK3,25917.9%+13%

47Pawnee County, OKOK16,02917.7%+46%

48Coal County, OKOK5,43617.3%+40%

49Beckham County, OKOK22,15916.7%+8%

50Tillman County, OKOK6,78016.5%+32%

51Atoka County, OKOK14,60916.4%+62%

52Creek County, OKOK74,96716.0%+37%

53Garvin County, OKOK26,37715.8%+31%

54Le Flore County, OKOK50,19615.7%+38%

55Haskell County, OKOK11,78715.5%+51%

56Jefferson County, OKOK5,43115.5%+47%

57Latimer County, OKOK9,64515.4%+28%

58Ottawa County, OKOK30,43815.3%+25%

59Caddo County, OKOK26,13015.2%+7%

60Marshall County, OKOK16,25515.2%+32%

61Cotton County, OKOK5,43215.1%+8%

62Hughes County, OKOK13,45514.8%+53%

63Pushmataha County, OKOK10,80714.7%+18%

64Lincoln County, OKOK35,27814.6%+31%

65Mayes County, OKOK40,41614.5%+20%

66McCurtain County, OKOK30,74414.4%+34%

67Seminole County, OKOK23,44114.4%+19%

68Craig County, OKOK14,51814.4%+37%

69Okmulgee County, OKOK37,24114.2%+24%

70Sequoyah County, OKOK40,84213.8%+26%

71Choctaw County, OKOK14,05913.5%+37%

72Nowata County, OKOK9,52213.5%+41%

73Love County, OKOK10,78013.4%+24%

74McIntosh County, OKOK19,75813.1%+0%

75Greer County, OKOK5,37312.3%−3%

76Okfuskee County, OKOK11,45111.4%+23%

77Adair County, OKOK19,82810.8%+10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES