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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most educated, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 20.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: King County, TX, up 201 places to #12.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01▲1Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+15.9 pts
02▼1Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+8.9 pts
03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+13.3 pts
04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+12.8 pts
05Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+17.5 pts
06▲2Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+14.8 pts
07▲3Brewster County, TXTX9,45845.5%+17.8 pts
08▼1Rockwall County, TXTX140,73844.5%+11.8 pts
09▲3Comal County, TXTX209,16643.3%+17.2 pts
10▲1Hays County, TXTX304,39043.2%+11.8 pts
11▼2Brazos County, TXTX249,08843.0%+6.0 pts
12▲201King County, TXTX19238.9%+14.3 pts
13Mason County, TXTX3,99038.8%+20.1 pts
14Montgomery County, TXTX781,19438.8%+13.5 pts
15Gillespie County, TXTX28,52737.2%+14.3 pts
16▼10Borden County, TXTX56736.9%+15.5 pts
17▲41Hansford County, TXTX4,94436.4%+17.8 pts
18▲9Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.9%+0.8 pts
19▲1Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39735.7%+8.8 pts
20▲12Blanco County, TXTX13,58135.4%+13.3 pts
21▲1Galveston County, TXTX372,20734.8%+12.1 pts
22▼3Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46634.8%+8.2 pts
23▼2Harris County, TXTX5,045,02634.2%+7.3 pts
24▼6Shackelford County, TXTX3,19734.1%+13.3 pts
25Randall County, TXTX152,35133.7%+4.8 pts
26▼3Lubbock County, TXTX328,90633.4%+9.1 pts
27▼3Brazoria County, TXTX419,08033.1%+13.5 pts
28Hood County, TXTX70,50132.9%+12.5 pts
29▲14Llano County, TXTX23,35332.4%+11.4 pts
30▲12Parker County, TXTX184,76732.3%+13.7 pts
31▼15Erath County, TXTX43,91132.1%+7.1 pts
32▼2Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08831.8%+9.2 pts
33▲1Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11131.4%+12.3 pts
34▼3Kerr County, TXTX54,03731.3%+8.0 pts
35▲1Midland County, TXTX187,85531.0%+6.2 pts
36▼3Washington County, TXTX38,28830.7%+11.7 pts
37▲83Sherman County, TXTX2,78130.2%+9.8 pts
38▲9Ellis County, TXTX240,86730.1%+13.0 pts
39▼10Somervell County, TXTX10,26129.3%+12.1 pts
40▼2Taylor County, TXTX150,07729.3%+6.8 pts
41▲4Glasscock County, TXTX1,12829.2%+10.6 pts
42▲17Aransas County, TXTX26,14628.8%+12.1 pts
43▲5McLennan County, TXTX272,02028.7%+9.6 pts
44▼7Smith County, TXTX252,54928.6%+6.0 pts
45▼5Burnet County, TXTX57,01528.5%+11.1 pts
46▲43Irion County, TXTX1,46328.3%+6.8 pts
47▲4Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03528.2%+5.4 pts
48▲51Presidio County, TXTX5,43328.0%+16.3 pts
49▲12Waller County, TXTX69,85827.9%+11.1 pts
50▲33Mills County, TXTX4,58027.9%+7.7 pts
51▼25Franklin County, TXTX10,99427.8%+11.6 pts
52▲16Fayette County, TXTX25,45927.5%+12.8 pts
53▲14Bandera County, TXTX22,87627.2%+7.8 pts
54▼10Armstrong County, TXTX1,84327.2%+6.7 pts
55▼9Bell County, TXTX402,24827.2%+7.4 pts
56▼6Kimble County, TXTX4,43827.1%+9.8 pts
57▲7Terrell County, TXTX70226.9%+7.8 pts
58▲30Hamilton County, TXTX8,68026.8%+10.0 pts
59▲26Lynn County, TXTX6,01726.8%+13.4 pts
60▲34Kaufman County, TXTX209,23526.5%+14.2 pts
61▼26Carson County, TXTX5,80526.4%+10.8 pts
62▼45Kent County, TXTX67426.3%+11.2 pts
63▲67Edwards County, TXTX1,37026.1%+8.8 pts
64▼11El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.9%+9.3 pts
65▼2Wilson County, TXTX56,13925.9%+13.0 pts
66▲3Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48725.6%+10.3 pts
67▼18Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.5%+6.0 pts
68▲3Archer County, TXTX9,12925.4%+9.4 pts
69▲15Baylor County, TXTX3,47225.3%+13.2 pts
70▲28Johnson County, TXTX218,04825.2%+11.4 pts
71▼9Austin County, TXTX33,62525.1%+7.7 pts
72▼12Wichita County, TXTX129,55525.1%+5.1 pts
73▲5Bastrop County, TXTX118,90825.0%+8.0 pts
74▲49Sterling County, TXTX1,34924.5%+7.4 pts
75▲46Lampasas County, TXTX23,65724.3%+8.1 pts
76▲69San Saba County, TXTX5,78724.0%+8.2 pts
77▼11Callahan County, TXTX14,49124.0%+11.7 pts
78▼21Young County, TXTX18,15424.0%+9.5 pts
79▼38Menard County, TXTX1,95624.0%+6.8 pts
80▲58McCulloch County, TXTX7,47223.9%+9.9 pts
81▲6Grayson County, TXTX153,61323.9%+6.6 pts
82▼6Nueces County, TXTX352,99223.8%+5.0 pts
83▼8Cooke County, TXTX44,46123.7%+8.0 pts
84▼11Bowie County, TXTX92,69623.6%+7.5 pts
85▼5Burleson County, TXTX20,54923.5%+10.3 pts
86▼34Kleberg County, TXTX30,31523.2%+2.8 pts
87▲6Medina County, TXTX56,88123.1%+9.8 pts
88▲52Briscoe County, TXTX1,47423.1%+5.6 pts
89▼17Coke County, TXTX3,41223.0%+8.3 pts
90▲17Colorado County, TXTX21,43922.9%+8.5 pts
91▼10Gregg County, TXTX126,09522.9%+3.4 pts
92▲66Haskell County, TXTX5,49922.8%+8.4 pts
93▼2Harrison County, TXTX71,95622.7%+7.3 pts
94▼4Hunt County, TXTX123,33622.6%+5.9 pts
95▲11Val Verde County, TXTX47,83522.5%+8.4 pts
96▼26Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.4%+4.3 pts
97▼42Clay County, TXTX10,76422.4%+8.4 pts
98▼42Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.4%+3.4 pts
99▼25Camp County, TXTX13,38022.2%+10.1 pts
100▲37Lavaca County, TXTX20,65122.2%+10.8 pts
101▼4Matagorda County, TXTX36,46322.2%+9.7 pts
102▲10Wise County, TXTX83,77822.2%+9.2 pts
103▲29Cameron County, TXTX433,94622.1%+8.7 pts
104▲18Robertson County, TXTX17,83922.0%+9.3 pts
105▼19Hemphill County, TXTX3,08321.9%+4.0 pts
106▼41Chambers County, TXTX57,59421.9%+9.9 pts
107▼28Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.9%+6.8 pts
108▼4Eastland County, TXTX18,14321.8%+9.1 pts
109▲8Lamar County, TXTX51,50321.6%+7.1 pts
110▼2Walker County, TXTX83,84221.6%+3.2 pts
111▼6Wood County, TXTX49,68821.5%+7.0 pts
112▲15Hall County, TXTX2,73721.4%+11.2 pts
113▲57Goliad County, TXTX7,20821.4%+9.1 pts
114▼75Oldham County, TXTX1,78321.4%+2.0 pts
115Webb County, TXTX281,22421.4%+7.5 pts
116▼21Comanche County, TXTX14,43221.4%+8.4 pts
117▲35Real County, TXTX2,74521.1%+3.9 pts
118▼8Cottle County, TXTX1,22421.1%+5.8 pts
119▲16Hardin County, TXTX58,72321.0%+8.0 pts
120▼19Martin County, TXTX5,28420.9%+9.2 pts
121▲88Lee County, TXTX18,72920.9%+7.8 pts
122▲64Rains County, TXTX13,54220.9%+9.4 pts
123▼10Wharton County, TXTX42,06020.7%+6.4 pts
124▼42Hartley County, TXTX4,90420.7%+3.1 pts
125▲30Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28420.7%+4.6 pts
126▼1Henderson County, TXTX88,59520.7%+8.6 pts
127▼25Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54920.6%+7.7 pts
128▲91Foard County, TXTX1,04420.6%+10.1 pts
129▲60Milam County, TXTX26,25820.6%+8.9 pts
130▼76Roberts County, TXTX86720.5%−4.9 pts
131▼12Bosque County, TXTX18,91820.4%+5.0 pts
132▼36Brown County, TXTX38,71120.2%+5.1 pts
133▲98Yoakum County, TXTX7,43820.1%+9.8 pts
134▲5Calhoun County, TXTX19,59920.1%+8.0 pts
135▲64McMullen County, TXTX54420.1%+3.9 pts
136▼27Victoria County, TXTX92,65619.9%+3.6 pts
137▼37Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.8%+6.0 pts
138▲36Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13019.8%+8.2 pts
139▼36Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.7%+3.4 pts
140▼12Grimes County, TXTX34,25219.7%+9.4 pts
141▲82Falls County, TXTX17,86919.5%+9.9 pts
142▼6Fannin County, TXTX39,26519.5%+6.8 pts
143▲7Coryell County, TXTX85,59219.3%+7.0 pts
144▲54Caldwell County, TXTX55,15019.3%+6.1 pts
145▲9Motley County, TXTX1,04319.3%+4.6 pts
146▲14Runnels County, TXTX9,69319.1%+6.0 pts
147▼4Cherokee County, TXTX53,33718.9%+7.6 pts
148▲31Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.9%+5.4 pts
149▼23Cass County, TXTX28,65118.9%+6.9 pts
150▼8Montague County, TXTX21,96618.9%+7.5 pts
151▲11Castro County, TXTX7,29518.6%+3.9 pts
152▲32Potter County, TXTX114,45318.6%+5.0 pts
153▲40Leon County, TXTX16,89418.6%+6.4 pts
154▲3Limestone County, TXTX22,84918.5%+7.4 pts
155▲12Schleicher County, TXTX2,24518.4%+0.8 pts
156▲55Madison County, TXTX14,22618.4%+6.8 pts
157▼33Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.3%+5.3 pts
158▼9Navarro County, TXTX57,18118.2%+6.0 pts
159▼30Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+7.1 pts
160▼42Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.0%+9.6 pts
161▼20Hill County, TXTX39,50318.0%+5.4 pts
162▼31Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.9%+3.3 pts
163▼29Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79117.8%+5.7 pts
164▲4Orange County, TXTX86,26617.7%+6.7 pts
165▲29Andrews County, TXTX18,91417.7%+5.3 pts
166▼7Ector County, TXTX173,80117.6%+5.6 pts
167▲6San Patricio County, TXTX72,05317.5%+4.5 pts
168▲1Rusk County, TXTX54,85417.5%+4.8 pts
169▲26Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48117.2%+0.1 pts
170▲5Stephens County, TXTX9,38017.2%+3.9 pts
171▼79Fisher County, TXTX3,69217.1%+4.7 pts
172▲9Panola County, TXTX23,01817.0%+3.6 pts
173▲14Wheeler County, TXTX4,77317.0%+4.0 pts
174▼11Brooks County, TXTX6,57917.0%+10.1 pts
175▲16Parmer County, TXTX9,67816.9%+3.5 pts
176▲50DeWitt County, TXTX20,30916.9%+5.0 pts
177▲44Stonewall County, TXTX1,18616.9%+4.2 pts
178▼27Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.8%+5.1 pts
179▼15Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.8%+4.0 pts
180▲32Trinity County, TXTX14,38416.8%+7.4 pts
181▲1Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63316.8%+2.4 pts
182▲1Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.6%+3.8 pts
183▼50Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+0.8 pts
184▲16Freestone County, TXTX20,81116.5%+5.7 pts
185▼20Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.3%+5.4 pts
186▼33Titus County, TXTX31,56316.3%+3.2 pts
187▲3Gray County, TXTX20,91916.2%+4.4 pts
188San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48816.2%+6.7 pts
189▲14Polk County, TXTX53,43416.2%+5.7 pts
190▲2Nolan County, TXTX14,11716.0%+2.9 pts
191▲15Morris County, TXTX12,13316.0%+4.8 pts
192▲45Live Oak County, TXTX11,92915.9%+3.9 pts
193▼32Culberson County, TXTX2,26715.8%+1.9 pts
194▼9Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.7%+5.3 pts
195▲19Howard County, TXTX30,50415.7%+4.6 pts
196▼40Marion County, TXTX9,89615.6%+7.1 pts
197▼26Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.5%−0.8 pts
198▼21Red River County, TXTX11,81615.4%+6.5 pts
199▲37Anderson County, TXTX59,80515.4%+4.3 pts
200▼4Crosby County, TXTX4,85215.4%+4.8 pts
201▼54Hale County, TXTX31,81915.3%+1.0 pts
202▼58Bailey County, TXTX6,96315.2%+5.9 pts
203▲24Zapata County, TXTX13,75315.2%+6.5 pts
204▲4Shelby County, TXTX24,28615.1%+2.9 pts
205▼128Delta County, TXTX5,54914.9%+1.0 pts
206▼30Floyd County, TXTX4,88114.9%+2.6 pts
207▲10Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55514.8%+5.3 pts
208▼28Houston County, TXTX22,31614.8%+2.6 pts
209▼8Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+1.7 pts
210▲10Lamb County, TXTX12,57914.3%+3.2 pts
211▼65Sabine County, TXTX10,01214.3%+3.7 pts
212▼40Karnes County, TXTX15,01814.3%+4.9 pts
213▼35Maverick County, TXTX58,82314.3%+5.2 pts
214▲20Pecos County, TXTX14,56014.1%+1.1 pts
215▲3Concho County, TXTX3,60714.1%0.0 pts
216▲31Willacy County, TXTX19,97114.0%+6.5 pts
217▼2Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+3.6 pts
218▲20Refugio County, TXTX6,65714.0%+2.4 pts
219▲21Bee County, TXTX32,51514.0%+1.8 pts
220▼10San Augustine County, TXTX7,72213.8%+1.9 pts
221▲11Reagan County, TXTX3,16613.6%+4.4 pts
222▲17Starr County, TXTX66,31913.6%+6.6 pts
223▼112Knox County, TXTX3,19213.5%+1.7 pts
224▲29Kenedy County, TXTX31913.0%−7.3 pts
225▼59Scurry County, TXTX16,16213.0%+1.2 pts
226▼24Dawson County, TXTX11,77612.7%+2.2 pts
227▼11Crane County, TXTX4,55412.6%−0.2 pts
228▲7Ward County, TXTX11,12512.4%+0.1 pts
229▼25Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.4%+2.7 pts
230▼25Moore County, TXTX21,89112.3%+1.2 pts
231▼1Jones County, TXTX20,86112.0%+3.8 pts
232▲19Frio County, TXTX18,82311.9%+3.5 pts
233▼85Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.9%+2.3 pts
234▼12Gonzales County, TXTX20,15911.9%+1.2 pts
235▲9Liberty County, TXTX121,36411.9%+3.8 pts
236▼120Childress County, TXTX6,64311.8%+3.2 pts
237▼123Kinney County, TXTX3,12811.8%−5.9 pts
238▲14La Salle County, TXTX6,51711.8%+5.4 pts
239▲3Gaines County, TXTX23,95611.7%+1.2 pts
240▼12Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.5%+1.1 pts
241▼12Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62611.4%−0.3 pts
242▼18Zavala County, TXTX9,03711.1%+3.5 pts
243▲2Crockett County, TXTX2,76910.7%+0.3 pts
244▲2Winkler County, TXTX7,54010.6%+0.1 pts
245▼20Garza County, TXTX4,51010.2%+0.2 pts
246▼13Terry County, TXTX11,7209.8%+0.3 pts
247▼50Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.8%−0.3 pts
248▼5Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.6%−0.2 pts
249▼42Upton County, TXTX3,1318.7%−3.1 pts
250Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−1.9 pts
251▼10Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.4%−0.6 pts
252▼4Duval County, TXTX9,4026.8%−2.1 pts
253▼4Newton County, TXTX11,9546.8%+1.3 pts
254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES