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%+1.0 pts

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+2.9 pts

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+3.5 pts

04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+2.8 pts

05Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+2.3 pts

06Williamson County, TXTX752,82737.3%+3.7 pts

07King County, TXTX19236.8%+12.2 pts

08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73835.6%+3.0 pts

09Kendall County, TXTX53,28935.5%+4.1 pts

10Hays County, TXTX304,39035.0%+3.7 pts

11Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71134.3%−0.8 pts

12Roberts County, TXTX86734.1%+8.7 pts

13Comal County, TXTX209,16632.6%+6.5 pts

14Brewster County, TXTX9,45830.4%+2.7 pts

15Randall County, TXTX152,35130.1%+1.2 pts

16Oldham County, TXTX1,78329.8%+10.3 pts

17Montgomery County, TXTX781,19429.7%+4.4 pts

18Mason County, TXTX3,99028.9%+10.2 pts

19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46628.7%+2.1 pts

20Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.4%+11.2 pts

21Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39728.0%+1.0 pts

22Harris County, TXTX5,045,02627.7%+0.8 pts

23Shackelford County, TXTX3,19727.6%+6.7 pts

24Lubbock County, TXTX328,90627.5%+3.1 pts

25Kerr County, TXTX54,03727.0%+3.7 pts

26Gillespie County, TXTX28,52726.8%+4.0 pts

27Galveston County, TXTX372,20726.3%+3.6 pts

28Brazoria County, TXTX419,08026.1%+6.5 pts

29Llano County, TXTX23,35326.0%+5.0 pts

30Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.9%+5.4 pts

31Washington County, TXTX38,28825.8%+6.8 pts

32Blanco County, TXTX13,58125.4%+3.2 pts

33Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08825.3%+2.7 pts

34Smith County, TXTX252,54924.5%+2.0 pts

35Baylor County, TXTX3,47224.5%+12.4 pts

36Taylor County, TXTX150,07724.2%+1.7 pts

37Bandera County, TXTX22,87624.0%+4.6 pts

38Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11124.0%+4.9 pts

39Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.0%+1.2 pts

40Erath County, TXTX43,91124.0%−1.0 pts

41Hood County, TXTX70,50123.9%+3.4 pts

42Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.9%+7.2 pts

43Midland County, TXTX187,85523.9%−1.0 pts

44Carson County, TXTX5,80523.6%+8.0 pts

45Franklin County, TXTX10,99423.6%+7.4 pts

46Hamilton County, TXTX8,68023.4%+6.6 pts

47Sterling County, TXTX1,34922.7%+5.5 pts

48Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95522.5%+3.6 pts

49Parker County, TXTX184,76722.4%+3.8 pts

50Stonewall County, TXTX1,18622.4%+9.8 pts

51Edwards County, TXTX1,37022.1%+4.8 pts

52Tom Green County, TXTX120,60221.6%+2.1 pts

53Burnet County, TXTX57,01521.4%+3.9 pts

54Bell County, TXTX402,24821.2%+1.4 pts

55Ellis County, TXTX240,86721.0%+3.9 pts

56Terrell County, TXTX70220.7%+1.7 pts

57McLennan County, TXTX272,02020.6%+1.5 pts

58McCulloch County, TXTX7,47220.4%+6.4 pts

59Kleberg County, TXTX30,31520.4%−0.0 pts

60Gregg County, TXTX126,09520.3%+0.8 pts

61Kimble County, TXTX4,43820.3%+3.0 pts

62Hansford County, TXTX4,94420.2%+1.7 pts

63Wichita County, TXTX129,55520.0%+0.1 pts

64Nueces County, TXTX352,99219.9%+1.1 pts

65Hartley County, TXTX4,90419.8%+2.2 pts

66Waller County, TXTX69,85819.6%+2.9 pts

67Cooke County, TXTX44,46119.5%+3.8 pts

68Real County, TXTX2,74519.4%+2.1 pts

69Kent County, TXTX67419.4%+4.3 pts

70Clay County, TXTX10,76419.3%+5.3 pts

71El Paso County, TXTX877,85819.3%+2.7 pts

72Medina County, TXTX56,88119.3%+5.9 pts

73Grayson County, TXTX153,61319.2%+2.0 pts

74Borden County, TXTX56719.1%−2.4 pts

75Sherman County, TXTX2,78119.1%−1.3 pts

76Archer County, TXTX9,12918.8%+2.8 pts

77Mills County, TXTX4,58018.7%−1.5 pts

78Motley County, TXTX1,04318.5%+3.8 pts

79Bailey County, TXTX6,96318.5%+9.2 pts

80Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48718.3%+3.0 pts

81Wilson County, TXTX56,13918.2%+5.4 pts

82Comanche County, TXTX14,43218.1%+5.1 pts

83San Saba County, TXTX5,78718.1%+2.2 pts

84Bowie County, TXTX92,69618.1%+1.9 pts

85Hockley County, TXTX21,60018.0%+4.4 pts

86Goliad County, TXTX7,20818.0%+5.7 pts

87Loving County, TXTX5217.9%+12.1 pts

88Austin County, TXTX33,62517.9%+0.6 pts

89Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28417.9%+1.9 pts

90Kenedy County, TXTX31917.9%−2.4 pts

91Bastrop County, TXTX118,90817.9%+0.9 pts

92Presidio County, TXTX5,43317.8%+6.1 pts

93Jefferson County, TXTX254,32117.8%+1.5 pts

94Fayette County, TXTX25,45917.6%+3.0 pts

95Lamar County, TXTX51,50317.4%+3.0 pts

96Schleicher County, TXTX2,24517.4%−0.1 pts

97Lampasas County, TXTX23,65717.3%+1.2 pts

98Morris County, TXTX12,13317.3%+6.1 pts

99Kaufman County, TXTX209,23517.2%+4.9 pts

100Callahan County, TXTX14,49117.1%+4.8 pts

101Floyd County, TXTX4,88117.1%+4.8 pts

102Walker County, TXTX83,84217.1%−1.3 pts

103Nolan County, TXTX14,11717.1%+3.9 pts

104Hunt County, TXTX123,33617.0%+0.2 pts

105Victoria County, TXTX92,65616.9%+0.7 pts

106Jackson County, TXTX15,39316.9%+4.1 pts

107Webb County, TXTX281,22416.7%+2.8 pts

108Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55416.7%−1.5 pts

109Hopkins County, TXTX39,06316.7%+1.6 pts

110Montague County, TXTX21,96616.7%+5.3 pts

111Donley County, TXTX3,21316.6%+0.8 pts

112Wood County, TXTX49,68816.5%+2.0 pts

113Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.4%+3.3 pts

114Glasscock County, TXTX1,12816.4%−2.3 pts

115Hemphill County, TXTX3,08316.3%−1.6 pts

116Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.3%+4.5 pts

117Harrison County, TXTX71,95616.2%+0.8 pts

118Chambers County, TXTX57,59416.2%+4.1 pts

119Johnson County, TXTX218,04816.1%+2.3 pts

120Uvalde County, TXTX24,96316.1%+2.3 pts

121Cottle County, TXTX1,22415.9%+0.7 pts

122Lynn County, TXTX6,01715.9%+2.5 pts

123Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48115.9%−1.2 pts

124Angelina County, TXTX88,15415.9%+1.2 pts

125Val Verde County, TXTX47,83515.8%+1.7 pts

126Robertson County, TXTX17,83915.8%+3.1 pts

127Navarro County, TXTX57,18115.7%+3.5 pts

128Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.7%+2.3 pts

129Childress County, TXTX6,64315.7%+7.0 pts

130Wise County, TXTX83,77815.6%+2.6 pts

131Foard County, TXTX1,04415.6%+5.1 pts

132Eastland County, TXTX18,14315.5%+2.8 pts

133Wharton County, TXTX42,06015.4%+1.1 pts

134Coryell County, TXTX85,59215.4%+3.0 pts

135Hardin County, TXTX58,72315.4%+2.3 pts

136Colorado County, TXTX21,43915.3%+0.9 pts

137Hill County, TXTX39,50315.3%+2.7 pts

138Fisher County, TXTX3,69215.2%+2.8 pts

139Hall County, TXTX2,73715.2%+4.9 pts

140San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.1%+2.1 pts

141Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54915.1%+2.2 pts

142Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.1%+2.0 pts

143Upshur County, TXTX44,41015.1%+4.0 pts

144Delta County, TXTX5,54915.0%+1.2 pts

145Potter County, TXTX114,45315.0%+1.5 pts

146Brown County, TXTX38,71115.0%−0.0 pts

147Yoakum County, TXTX7,43815.0%+4.7 pts

148Briscoe County, TXTX1,47415.0%−2.6 pts

149Castro County, TXTX7,29514.9%+0.3 pts

150Camp County, TXTX13,38014.9%+2.8 pts

151Bosque County, TXTX18,91814.8%−0.6 pts

152Rusk County, TXTX54,85414.8%+2.0 pts

153Fannin County, TXTX39,26514.7%+2.1 pts

154Hardeman County, TXTX3,29214.7%+2.0 pts

155Calhoun County, TXTX19,59914.7%+2.6 pts

156Swisher County, TXTX6,70314.6%−1.6 pts

157Cameron County, TXTX433,94614.5%+1.2 pts

158Kinney County, TXTX3,12814.5%−3.2 pts

159Lee County, TXTX18,72914.5%+1.4 pts

160Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.3%+1.1 pts

161Terry County, TXTX11,72014.3%+4.8 pts

162Henderson County, TXTX88,59514.2%+2.2 pts

163Matagorda County, TXTX36,46314.1%+1.7 pts

164Hale County, TXTX31,81914.1%−0.2 pts

165Jasper County, TXTX33,07514.0%+3.6 pts

166Live Oak County, TXTX11,92914.0%+2.0 pts

167Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.0%+3.1 pts

168Lavaca County, TXTX20,65114.0%+2.6 pts

169Gonzales County, TXTX20,15913.9%+3.1 pts

170Menard County, TXTX1,95613.9%−3.3 pts

171Culberson County, TXTX2,26713.8%−0.0 pts

172Lamb County, TXTX12,57913.8%+2.7 pts

173Moore County, TXTX21,89113.7%+2.7 pts

174Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79113.7%+1.6 pts

175Maverick County, TXTX58,82313.7%+4.6 pts

176Titus County, TXTX31,56313.7%+0.5 pts

177Coleman County, TXTX7,91513.7%+1.9 pts

178Young County, TXTX18,15413.6%−0.9 pts

179Milam County, TXTX26,25813.5%+1.9 pts

180Shelby County, TXTX24,28613.5%+1.3 pts

181Houston County, TXTX22,31613.4%+1.1 pts

182Crosby County, TXTX4,85213.3%+2.8 pts

183Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62613.2%+1.5 pts

184Crane County, TXTX4,55413.1%+0.3 pts

185Ector County, TXTX173,80113.1%+1.1 pts

186Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63313.0%−1.3 pts

187Knox County, TXTX3,19212.9%+1.1 pts

188Cass County, TXTX28,65112.9%+0.9 pts

189Gaines County, TXTX23,95612.9%+2.4 pts

190Upton County, TXTX3,13112.7%+1.0 pts

191Dickens County, TXTX1,69212.7%+4.3 pts

192Leon County, TXTX16,89412.6%+0.5 pts

193Martin County, TXTX5,28412.6%+0.8 pts

194Dimmit County, TXTX8,02412.6%+2.5 pts

195Orange County, TXTX86,26612.5%+1.5 pts

196Brooks County, TXTX6,57912.5%+5.6 pts

197Andrews County, TXTX18,91412.4%−0.0 pts

198Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55512.4%+2.8 pts

199Irion County, TXTX1,46312.3%−9.2 pts

200Stephens County, TXTX9,38012.2%−1.1 pts

201Sabine County, TXTX10,01212.2%+1.6 pts

202Gray County, TXTX20,91912.2%+0.3 pts

203Tyler County, TXTX20,44312.2%+2.5 pts

204DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.1%+0.3 pts

205Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13012.1%+0.5 pts

206Rains County, TXTX13,54212.1%+0.6 pts

207Limestone County, TXTX22,84912.0%+0.9 pts

208San Augustine County, TXTX7,72211.9%+0.1 pts

209Cherokee County, TXTX53,33711.8%+0.5 pts

210Sutton County, TXTX3,20311.8%−1.2 pts

211Coke County, TXTX3,41211.8%−2.9 pts

212Cochran County, TXTX2,54611.7%+1.6 pts

213Haskell County, TXTX5,49911.7%−2.8 pts

214Madison County, TXTX14,22611.5%−0.0 pts

215Panola County, TXTX23,01811.4%−2.1 pts

216Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+0.2 pts

217Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.3%−1.6 pts

218Grimes County, TXTX34,25211.3%+1.0 pts

219Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.2%−0.4 pts

220Marion County, TXTX9,89611.2%+2.7 pts

221Trinity County, TXTX14,38411.2%+1.8 pts

222Atascosa County, TXTX53,59011.0%+0.5 pts

223Polk County, TXTX53,43410.6%+0.2 pts

224Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80410.6%−0.3 pts

225Jack County, TXTX9,56310.5%−2.3 pts

226Hudspeth County, TXTX3,43310.5%+0.8 pts

227McMullen County, TXTX54410.5%−5.7 pts

228Burleson County, TXTX20,54910.5%−2.7 pts

229Concho County, TXTX3,60710.5%−3.6 pts

230Howard County, TXTX30,50410.1%−1.0 pts

231Ward County, TXTX11,12510.0%−2.3 pts

232Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.0%+0.9 pts

233Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.8%−0.7 pts

234Falls County, TXTX17,8699.8%+0.2 pts

235Starr County, TXTX66,3199.8%+2.8 pts

236San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4889.6%+0.0 pts

237Zapata County, TXTX13,7539.6%+0.9 pts

238Mitchell County, TXTX8,9479.4%−1.1 pts

239Jones County, TXTX20,8619.3%+1.1 pts

240Bee County, TXTX32,5159.2%−3.1 pts

241Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.1%−1.3 pts

242Liberty County, TXTX121,3648.8%+0.7 pts

243Dawson County, TXTX11,7768.7%−1.8 pts

244Willacy County, TXTX19,9718.6%+1.1 pts

245Garza County, TXTX4,5108.6%−1.5 pts

246Red River County, TXTX11,8168.6%−0.4 pts

247Newton County, TXTX11,9548.6%+3.0 pts

248Duval County, TXTX9,4028.5%−0.5 pts

249Karnes County, TXTX15,0188.4%−1.0 pts

250Dallam County, TXTX7,5088.4%−1.2 pts

251Frio County, TXTX18,8238.1%−0.3 pts

252La Salle County, TXTX6,5178.1%+1.6 pts

253Zavala County, TXTX9,0377.7%+0.1 pts

254Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.6%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS