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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Travis County, TXTX1,389,67056.6%+39%

02Collin County, TXTX1,297,17956.2%+19%

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+36%

04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.4%+35%

05Kendall County, TXTX53,28948.9%+56%

06Williamson County, TXTX752,82748.4%+44%

07Brewster County, TXTX9,45845.5%+64%

08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73844.5%+36%

09Comal County, TXTX209,16643.3%+66%

10Hays County, TXTX304,39043.2%+38%

11Brazos County, TXTX249,08843.0%+16%

12King County, TXTX19238.9%+58%

13Mason County, TXTX3,99038.8%+107%

14Montgomery County, TXTX781,19438.8%+53%

15Gillespie County, TXTX28,52737.2%+63%

16Borden County, TXTX56736.9%+72%

17Hansford County, TXTX4,94436.4%+96%

18Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.9%+2%

19Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39735.7%+33%

20Blanco County, TXTX13,58135.4%+60%

21Galveston County, TXTX372,20734.8%+53%

22Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46634.8%+31%

23Harris County, TXTX5,045,02634.2%+27%

24Shackelford County, TXTX3,19734.1%+64%

25Randall County, TXTX152,35133.7%+17%

26Lubbock County, TXTX328,90633.4%+37%

27Brazoria County, TXTX419,08033.1%+69%

28Hood County, TXTX70,50132.9%+61%

29Llano County, TXTX23,35332.4%+54%

30Parker County, TXTX184,76732.3%+74%

31Erath County, TXTX43,91132.1%+28%

32Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08831.8%+40%

33Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11131.4%+65%

34Kerr County, TXTX54,03731.3%+34%

35Midland County, TXTX187,85531.0%+25%

36Washington County, TXTX38,28830.7%+62%

37Sherman County, TXTX2,78130.2%+48%

38Ellis County, TXTX240,86730.1%+76%

39Somervell County, TXTX10,26129.3%+70%

40Taylor County, TXTX150,07729.3%+30%

41Glasscock County, TXTX1,12829.2%+57%

42Aransas County, TXTX26,14628.8%+73%

43McLennan County, TXTX272,02028.7%+50%

44Smith County, TXTX252,54928.6%+27%

45Burnet County, TXTX57,01528.5%+64%

46Irion County, TXTX1,46328.3%+32%

47Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03528.2%+24%

48Presidio County, TXTX5,43328.0%+140%

49Waller County, TXTX69,85827.9%+67%

50Mills County, TXTX4,58027.9%+38%

51Franklin County, TXTX10,99427.8%+71%

52Fayette County, TXTX25,45927.5%+88%

53Bandera County, TXTX22,87627.2%+40%

54Armstrong County, TXTX1,84327.2%+33%

55Bell County, TXTX402,24827.2%+37%

56Kimble County, TXTX4,43827.1%+57%

57Terrell County, TXTX70226.9%+41%

58Hamilton County, TXTX8,68026.8%+59%

59Lynn County, TXTX6,01726.8%+101%

60Kaufman County, TXTX209,23526.5%+115%

61Carson County, TXTX5,80526.4%+70%

62Kent County, TXTX67426.3%+74%

63Edwards County, TXTX1,37026.1%+51%

64El Paso County, TXTX877,85825.9%+56%

65Wilson County, TXTX56,13925.9%+102%

66Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48725.6%+67%

67Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.5%+31%

68Archer County, TXTX9,12925.4%+59%

69Baylor County, TXTX3,47225.3%+110%

70Johnson County, TXTX218,04825.2%+83%

71Austin County, TXTX33,62525.1%+45%

72Wichita County, TXTX129,55525.1%+26%

73Bastrop County, TXTX118,90825.0%+47%

74Sterling County, TXTX1,34924.5%+43%

75Lampasas County, TXTX23,65724.3%+50%

76San Saba County, TXTX5,78724.0%+52%

77Callahan County, TXTX14,49124.0%+95%

78Young County, TXTX18,15424.0%+66%

79Menard County, TXTX1,95624.0%+40%

80McCulloch County, TXTX7,47223.9%+71%

81Grayson County, TXTX153,61323.9%+39%

82Nueces County, TXTX352,99223.8%+27%

83Cooke County, TXTX44,46123.7%+51%

84Bowie County, TXTX92,69623.6%+46%

85Burleson County, TXTX20,54923.5%+78%

86Kleberg County, TXTX30,31523.2%+14%

87Medina County, TXTX56,88123.1%+73%

88Briscoe County, TXTX1,47423.1%+32%

89Coke County, TXTX3,41223.0%+57%

90Colorado County, TXTX21,43922.9%+59%

91Gregg County, TXTX126,09522.9%+17%

92Haskell County, TXTX5,49922.8%+58%

93Harrison County, TXTX71,95622.7%+47%

94Hunt County, TXTX123,33622.6%+35%

95Val Verde County, TXTX47,83522.5%+59%

96Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.4%+23%

97Clay County, TXTX10,76422.4%+60%

98Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.4%+18%

99Camp County, TXTX13,38022.2%+83%

100Lavaca County, TXTX20,65122.2%+95%

101Matagorda County, TXTX36,46322.2%+78%

102Wise County, TXTX83,77822.2%+71%

103Cameron County, TXTX433,94622.1%+65%

104Robertson County, TXTX17,83922.0%+74%

105Hemphill County, TXTX3,08321.9%+23%

106Chambers County, TXTX57,59421.9%+82%

107Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.9%+45%

108Eastland County, TXTX18,14321.8%+72%

109Lamar County, TXTX51,50321.6%+49%

110Walker County, TXTX83,84221.6%+18%

111Wood County, TXTX49,68821.5%+48%

112Hall County, TXTX2,73721.4%+108%

113Goliad County, TXTX7,20821.4%+74%

114Oldham County, TXTX1,78321.4%+10%

115Webb County, TXTX281,22421.4%+53%

116Comanche County, TXTX14,43221.4%+65%

117Real County, TXTX2,74521.1%+22%

118Cottle County, TXTX1,22421.1%+38%

119Hardin County, TXTX58,72321.0%+61%

120Martin County, TXTX5,28420.9%+78%

121Lee County, TXTX18,72920.9%+60%

122Rains County, TXTX13,54220.9%+82%

123Wharton County, TXTX42,06020.7%+45%

124Hartley County, TXTX4,90420.7%+18%

125Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28420.7%+29%

126Henderson County, TXTX88,59520.7%+71%

127Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54920.6%+60%

128Foard County, TXTX1,04420.6%+97%

129Milam County, TXTX26,25820.6%+77%

130Roberts County, TXTX86720.5%−19%

131Bosque County, TXTX18,91820.4%+32%

132Brown County, TXTX38,71120.2%+34%

133Yoakum County, TXTX7,43820.1%+96%

134Calhoun County, TXTX19,59920.1%+66%

135McMullen County, TXTX54420.1%+24%

136Victoria County, TXTX92,65619.9%+22%

137Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.8%+43%

138Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13019.8%+71%

139Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.7%+21%

140Grimes County, TXTX34,25219.7%+92%

141Falls County, TXTX17,86919.5%+104%

142Fannin County, TXTX39,26519.5%+54%

143Coryell County, TXTX85,59219.3%+56%

144Caldwell County, TXTX55,15019.3%+46%

145Motley County, TXTX1,04319.3%+31%

146Runnels County, TXTX9,69319.1%+46%

147Cherokee County, TXTX53,33718.9%+67%

148Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.9%+40%

149Cass County, TXTX28,65118.9%+58%

150Montague County, TXTX21,96618.9%+67%

151Castro County, TXTX7,29518.6%+27%

152Potter County, TXTX114,45318.6%+37%

153Leon County, TXTX16,89418.6%+53%

154Limestone County, TXTX22,84918.5%+67%

155Schleicher County, TXTX2,24518.4%+5%

156Madison County, TXTX14,22618.4%+59%

157Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.3%+41%

158Navarro County, TXTX57,18118.2%+49%

159Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+65%

160Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.0%+114%

161Hill County, TXTX39,50318.0%+43%

162Angelina County, TXTX88,15417.9%+22%

163Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79117.8%+47%

164Orange County, TXTX86,26617.7%+61%

165Andrews County, TXTX18,91417.7%+43%

166Ector County, TXTX173,80117.6%+47%

167San Patricio County, TXTX72,05317.5%+35%

168Rusk County, TXTX54,85417.5%+37%

169Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48117.2%+1%

170Stephens County, TXTX9,38017.2%+29%

171Fisher County, TXTX3,69217.1%+38%

172Panola County, TXTX23,01817.0%+27%

173Wheeler County, TXTX4,77317.0%+31%

174Brooks County, TXTX6,57917.0%+148%

175Parmer County, TXTX9,67816.9%+26%

176DeWitt County, TXTX20,30916.9%+42%

177Stonewall County, TXTX1,18616.9%+33%

178Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.8%+43%

179Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.8%+32%

180Trinity County, TXTX14,38416.8%+79%

181Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63316.8%+17%

182Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.6%+30%

183Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+5%

184Freestone County, TXTX20,81116.5%+52%

185Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.3%+50%

186Titus County, TXTX31,56316.3%+24%

187Gray County, TXTX20,91916.2%+37%

188San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48816.2%+70%

189Polk County, TXTX53,43416.2%+55%

190Nolan County, TXTX14,11716.0%+22%

191Morris County, TXTX12,13316.0%+43%

192Live Oak County, TXTX11,92915.9%+32%

193Culberson County, TXTX2,26715.8%+14%

194Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.7%+50%

195Howard County, TXTX30,50415.7%+41%

196Marion County, TXTX9,89615.6%+84%

197Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.5%−5%

198Red River County, TXTX11,81615.4%+72%

199Anderson County, TXTX59,80515.4%+39%

200Crosby County, TXTX4,85215.4%+46%

201Hale County, TXTX31,81915.3%+7%

202Bailey County, TXTX6,96315.2%+64%

203Zapata County, TXTX13,75315.2%+75%

204Shelby County, TXTX24,28615.1%+24%

205Delta County, TXTX5,54914.9%+8%

206Floyd County, TXTX4,88114.9%+21%

207Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55514.8%+56%

208Houston County, TXTX22,31614.8%+21%

209Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+13%

210Lamb County, TXTX12,57914.3%+28%

211Sabine County, TXTX10,01214.3%+35%

212Karnes County, TXTX15,01814.3%+52%

213Maverick County, TXTX58,82314.3%+57%

214Pecos County, TXTX14,56014.1%+9%

215Concho County, TXTX3,60714.1%−0%

216Willacy County, TXTX19,97114.0%+87%

217Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+34%

218Refugio County, TXTX6,65714.0%+21%

219Bee County, TXTX32,51514.0%+14%

220San Augustine County, TXTX7,72213.8%+16%

221Reagan County, TXTX3,16613.6%+48%

222Starr County, TXTX66,31913.6%+96%

223Knox County, TXTX3,19213.5%+14%

224Kenedy County, TXTX31913.0%−36%

225Scurry County, TXTX16,16213.0%+10%

226Dawson County, TXTX11,77612.7%+21%

227Crane County, TXTX4,55412.6%−2%

228Ward County, TXTX11,12512.4%+0%

229Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.4%+28%

230Moore County, TXTX21,89112.3%+11%

231Jones County, TXTX20,86112.0%+46%

232Frio County, TXTX18,82311.9%+42%

233Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.9%+24%

234Gonzales County, TXTX20,15911.9%+11%

235Liberty County, TXTX121,36411.9%+47%

236Childress County, TXTX6,64311.8%+37%

237Kinney County, TXTX3,12811.8%−33%

238La Salle County, TXTX6,51711.8%+83%

239Gaines County, TXTX23,95611.7%+12%

240Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.5%+10%

241Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62611.4%−3%

242Zavala County, TXTX9,03711.1%+46%

243Crockett County, TXTX2,76910.7%+2%

244Winkler County, TXTX7,54010.6%+1%

245Garza County, TXTX4,51010.2%+2%

246Terry County, TXTX11,7209.8%+3%

247Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.8%−3%

248Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.6%−2%

249Upton County, TXTX3,1318.7%−26%

250Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−19%

251Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.4%−7%

252Duval County, TXTX9,4026.8%−23%

253Newton County, TXTX11,9546.8%+23%

254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES