RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most educated, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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

01Collin County, TXTX1,297,17948.3%+2%

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+7%

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+10%

04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+8%

05Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+6%

06Williamson County, TXTX752,82737.3%+11%

07King County, TXTX19236.8%+50%

08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73835.6%+9%

09Kendall County, TXTX53,28935.5%+13%

10Hays County, TXTX304,39035.0%+12%

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71134.3%−2%

12Roberts County, TXTX86734.1%+34%

13Comal County, TXTX209,16632.6%+25%

14Brewster County, TXTX9,45830.4%+10%

15Randall County, TXTX152,35130.1%+4%

16Oldham County, TXTX1,78329.8%+53%

17Montgomery County, TXTX781,19429.7%+17%

18Mason County, TXTX3,99028.9%+54%

19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46628.7%+8%

20Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.4%+65%

21Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39728.0%+4%

22Harris County, TXTX5,045,02627.7%+3%

23Shackelford County, TXTX3,19727.6%+32%

24Lubbock County, TXTX328,90627.5%+13%

25Kerr County, TXTX54,03727.0%+16%

26Gillespie County, TXTX28,52726.8%+17%

27Galveston County, TXTX372,20726.3%+16%

28Brazoria County, TXTX419,08026.1%+33%

29Llano County, TXTX23,35326.0%+24%

30Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.9%+26%

31Washington County, TXTX38,28825.8%+36%

32Blanco County, TXTX13,58125.4%+15%

33Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08825.3%+12%

34Smith County, TXTX252,54924.5%+9%

35Baylor County, TXTX3,47224.5%+103%

36Taylor County, TXTX150,07724.2%+8%

37Bandera County, TXTX22,87624.0%+24%

38Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11124.0%+26%

39Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.0%+5%

40Erath County, TXTX43,91124.0%−4%

41Hood County, TXTX70,50123.9%+17%

42Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.9%+43%

43Midland County, TXTX187,85523.9%−4%

44Carson County, TXTX5,80523.6%+52%

45Franklin County, TXTX10,99423.6%+45%

46Hamilton County, TXTX8,68023.4%+39%

47Sterling County, TXTX1,34922.7%+32%

48Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.5%+19%

49Parker County, TXTX184,76722.4%+20%

50Stonewall County, TXTX1,18622.4%+77%

51Edwards County, TXTX1,37022.1%+28%

52Tom Green County, TXTX120,60221.6%+11%

53Burnet County, TXTX57,01521.4%+23%

54Bell County, TXTX402,24821.2%+7%

55Ellis County, TXTX240,86721.0%+23%

56Terrell County, TXTX70220.7%+9%

57McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.6%+8%

58McCulloch County, TXTX7,47220.4%+46%

59Kleberg County, TXTX30,31520.4%−0%

60Gregg County, TXTX126,09520.3%+4%

61Kimble County, TXTX4,43820.3%+18%

62Hansford County, TXTX4,94420.2%+9%

63Wichita County, TXTX129,55520.0%+0%

64Nueces County, TXTX352,99219.9%+6%

65Hartley County, TXTX4,90419.8%+13%

66Waller County, TXTX69,85819.6%+17%

67Cooke County, TXTX44,46119.5%+24%

68Real County, TXTX2,74519.4%+12%

69Kent County, TXTX67419.4%+28%

70Clay County, TXTX10,76419.3%+38%

71El Paso County, TXTX877,85819.3%+16%

72Medina County, TXTX56,88119.3%+44%

73Grayson County, TXTX153,61319.2%+11%

74Borden County, TXTX56719.1%−11%

75Sherman County, TXTX2,78119.1%−6%

76Archer County, TXTX9,12918.8%+18%

77Mills County, TXTX4,58018.7%−8%

78Motley County, TXTX1,04318.5%+26%

79Bailey County, TXTX6,96318.5%+99%

80Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48718.3%+20%

81Wilson County, TXTX56,13918.2%+42%

82Comanche County, TXTX14,43218.1%+39%

83San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.1%+14%

84Bowie County, TXTX92,69618.1%+12%

85Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.0%+33%

86Goliad County, TXTX7,20818.0%+46%

87Loving County, TXTX5217.9%+205%

88Austin County, TXTX33,62517.9%+3%

89Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417.9%+12%

90Kenedy County, TXTX31917.9%−12%

91Bastrop County, TXTX118,90817.9%+5%

92Presidio County, TXTX5,43317.8%+52%

93Jefferson County, TXTX254,32117.8%+9%

94Fayette County, TXTX25,45917.6%+21%

95Lamar County, TXTX51,50317.4%+21%

96Schleicher County, TXTX2,24517.4%−1%

97Lampasas County, TXTX23,65717.3%+7%

98Morris County, TXTX12,13317.3%+55%

99Kaufman County, TXTX209,23517.2%+40%

100Callahan County, TXTX14,49117.1%+39%

101Floyd County, TXTX4,88117.1%+39%

102Walker County, TXTX83,84217.1%−7%

103Nolan County, TXTX14,11717.1%+30%

104Hunt County, TXTX123,33617.0%+1%

105Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.9%+4%

106Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.9%+32%

107Webb County, TXTX281,22416.7%+20%

108Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55416.7%−8%

109Hopkins County, TXTX39,06316.7%+11%

110Montague County, TXTX21,96616.7%+47%

111Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+5%

112Wood County, TXTX49,68816.5%+14%

113Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.4%+25%

114Glasscock County, TXTX1,12816.4%−12%

115Hemphill County, TXTX3,08316.3%−9%

116Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.3%+38%

117Harrison County, TXTX71,95616.2%+6%

118Chambers County, TXTX57,59416.2%+34%

119Johnson County, TXTX218,04816.1%+17%

120Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316.1%+16%

121Cottle County, TXTX1,22415.9%+4%

122Lynn County, TXTX6,01715.9%+19%

123Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115.9%−7%

124Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.9%+8%

125Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515.8%+12%

126Robertson County, TXTX17,83915.8%+24%

127Navarro County, TXTX57,18115.7%+28%

128Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.7%+17%

129Childress County, TXTX6,64315.7%+81%

130Wise County, TXTX83,77815.6%+20%

131Foard County, TXTX1,04415.6%+49%

132Eastland County, TXTX18,14315.5%+22%

133Wharton County, TXTX42,06015.4%+8%

134Coryell County, TXTX85,59215.4%+24%

135Hardin County, TXTX58,72315.4%+18%

136Colorado County, TXTX21,43915.3%+6%

137Hill County, TXTX39,50315.3%+22%

138Fisher County, TXTX3,69215.2%+22%

139Hall County, TXTX2,73715.2%+48%

140San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.1%+16%

141Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54915.1%+17%

142Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.1%+16%

143Upshur County, TXTX44,41015.1%+36%

144Delta County, TXTX5,54915.0%+8%

145Potter County, TXTX114,45315.0%+11%

146Brown County, TXTX38,71115.0%−0%

147Yoakum County, TXTX7,43815.0%+46%

148Briscoe County, TXTX1,47415.0%−15%

149Castro County, TXTX7,29514.9%+2%

150Camp County, TXTX13,38014.9%+23%

151Bosque County, TXTX18,91814.8%−4%

152Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.8%+16%

153Fannin County, TXTX39,26514.7%+17%

154Hardeman County, TXTX3,29214.7%+15%

155Calhoun County, TXTX19,59914.7%+22%

156Swisher County, TXTX6,70314.6%−10%

157Cameron County, TXTX433,94614.5%+9%

158Kinney County, TXTX3,12814.5%−18%

159Lee County, TXTX18,72914.5%+11%

160Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.3%+8%

161Terry County, TXTX11,72014.3%+50%

162Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.2%+18%

163Matagorda County, TXTX36,46314.1%+13%

164Hale County, TXTX31,81914.1%−2%

165Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+34%

166Live Oak County, TXTX11,92914.0%+16%

167Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.0%+29%

168Lavaca County, TXTX20,65114.0%+22%

169Gonzales County, TXTX20,15913.9%+29%

170Menard County, TXTX1,95613.9%−19%

171Culberson County, TXTX2,26713.8%−0%

172Lamb County, TXTX12,57913.8%+24%

173Moore County, TXTX21,89113.7%+24%

174Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.7%+13%

175Maverick County, TXTX58,82313.7%+51%

176Titus County, TXTX31,56313.7%+4%

177Coleman County, TXTX7,91513.7%+16%

178Young County, TXTX18,15413.6%−6%

179Milam County, TXTX26,25813.5%+16%

180Shelby County, TXTX24,28613.5%+11%

181Houston County, TXTX22,31613.4%+9%

182Crosby County, TXTX4,85213.3%+27%

183Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613.2%+13%

184Crane County, TXTX4,55413.1%+2%

185Ector County, TXTX173,80113.1%+9%

186Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.0%−9%

187Knox County, TXTX3,19212.9%+9%

188Cass County, TXTX28,65112.9%+8%

189Gaines County, TXTX23,95612.9%+23%

190Upton County, TXTX3,13112.7%+8%

191Dickens County, TXTX1,69212.7%+51%

192Leon County, TXTX16,89412.6%+4%

193Martin County, TXTX5,28412.6%+7%

194Dimmit County, TXTX8,02412.6%+24%

195Orange County, TXTX86,26612.5%+14%

196Brooks County, TXTX6,57912.5%+82%

197Andrews County, TXTX18,91412.4%−0%

198Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55512.4%+30%

199Irion County, TXTX1,46312.3%−43%

200Stephens County, TXTX9,38012.2%−8%

201Sabine County, TXTX10,01212.2%+15%

202Gray County, TXTX20,91912.2%+3%

203Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.2%+26%

204DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.1%+3%

205Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13012.1%+4%

206Rains County, TXTX13,54212.1%+5%

207Limestone County, TXTX22,84912.0%+8%

208San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.9%+1%

209Cherokee County, TXTX53,33711.8%+4%

210Sutton County, TXTX3,20311.8%−9%

211Coke County, TXTX3,41211.8%−20%

212Cochran County, TXTX2,54611.7%+15%

213Haskell County, TXTX5,49911.7%−19%

214Madison County, TXTX14,22611.5%−0%

215Panola County, TXTX23,01811.4%−15%

216Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+2%

217Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.3%−12%

218Grimes County, TXTX34,25211.3%+10%

219Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.2%−3%

220Marion County, TXTX9,89611.2%+32%

221Trinity County, TXTX14,38411.2%+19%

222Atascosa County, TXTX53,59011.0%+5%

223Polk County, TXTX53,43410.6%+2%

224Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80410.6%−3%

225Jack County, TXTX9,56310.5%−18%

226Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43310.5%+8%

227McMullen County, TXTX54410.5%−35%

228Burleson County, TXTX20,54910.5%−21%

229Concho County, TXTX3,60710.5%−26%

230Howard County, TXTX30,50410.1%−9%

231Ward County, TXTX11,12510.0%−19%

232Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.0%+9%

233Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.8%−7%

234Falls County, TXTX17,8699.8%+2%

235Starr County, TXTX66,3199.8%+41%

236San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4889.6%+0%

237Zapata County, TXTX13,7539.6%+10%

238Mitchell County, TXTX8,9479.4%−10%

239Jones County, TXTX20,8619.3%+13%

240Bee County, TXTX32,5159.2%−25%

241Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.1%−13%

242Liberty County, TXTX121,3648.8%+9%

243Dawson County, TXTX11,7768.7%−18%

244Willacy County, TXTX19,9718.6%+15%

245Garza County, TXTX4,5108.6%−15%

246Red River County, TXTX11,8168.6%−4%

247Newton County, TXTX11,9548.6%+55%

248Duval County, TXTX9,4028.5%−5%

249Karnes County, TXTX15,0188.4%−11%

250Dallam County, TXTX7,5088.4%−13%

251Frio County, TXTX18,8238.1%−4%

252La Salle County, TXTX6,5178.1%+25%

253Zavala County, TXTX9,0377.7%+2%

254Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.6%−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS