RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most educated, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+12%

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+27%

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+26%

04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+25%

05Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+44%

06Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+111%

07Rockwall County, TXTX140,73842.9%+31%

08Williamson County, TXTX752,82741.9%+25%

09Brazos County, TXTX249,08841.4%+12%

10Brewster County, TXTX9,45840.8%+47%

11Hays County, TXTX304,39038.6%+23%

12Comal County, TXTX209,16637.9%+45%

13Mason County, TXTX3,99035.0%+87%

14Montgomery County, TXTX781,19434.9%+38%

15Gillespie County, TXTX28,52734.1%+49%

16Erath County, TXTX43,91133.0%+32%

17Kent County, TXTX67432.8%+118%

18Shackelford County, TXTX3,19732.6%+57%

19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46632.6%+22%

20Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.5%+21%

21Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.3%+20%

22Galveston County, TXTX372,20732.1%+41%

23Lubbock County, TXTX328,90632.0%+31%

24Brazoria County, TXTX419,08031.1%+59%

25Randall County, TXTX152,35130.9%+7%

26Franklin County, TXTX10,99430.3%+87%

27Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71129.9%−15%

28Hood County, TXTX70,50129.3%+43%

29Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.9%+68%

30Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08828.5%+26%

31Kerr County, TXTX54,03728.2%+21%

32Blanco County, TXTX13,58128.2%+27%

33Washington County, TXTX38,28828.1%+48%

34Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11128.0%+47%

35Carson County, TXTX5,80527.9%+80%

36Midland County, TXTX187,85527.4%+11%

37Smith County, TXTX252,54927.0%+20%

38Taylor County, TXTX150,07726.8%+19%

39Oldham County, TXTX1,78326.8%+38%

40Burnet County, TXTX57,01526.8%+54%

41Menard County, TXTX1,95626.7%+56%

42Parker County, TXTX184,76726.7%+43%

43Llano County, TXTX23,35325.9%+23%

44Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.7%+25%

45Glasscock County, TXTX1,12825.5%+36%

46Bell County, TXTX402,24825.3%+28%

47Ellis County, TXTX240,86725.3%+48%

48McLennan County, TXTX272,02025.0%+31%

49Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.0%+28%

50Kimble County, TXTX4,43824.7%+43%

51Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.4%+7%

52Kleberg County, TXTX30,31524.3%+19%

53El Paso County, TXTX877,85824.0%+45%

54Roberts County, TXTX86723.9%−6%

55Clay County, TXTX10,76423.6%+69%

56Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95523.6%+25%

57Young County, TXTX18,15423.6%+63%

58Hansford County, TXTX4,94423.2%+25%

59Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.2%+39%

60Wichita County, TXTX129,55523.1%+16%

61Waller County, TXTX69,85823.0%+37%

62Austin County, TXTX33,62523.0%+32%

63Wilson County, TXTX56,13922.9%+78%

64Terrell County, TXTX70222.6%+19%

65Chambers County, TXTX57,59422.5%+86%

66Callahan County, TXTX14,49122.4%+82%

67Bandera County, TXTX22,87622.4%+16%

68Fayette County, TXTX25,45922.3%+53%

69Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48722.3%+46%

70Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.3%+23%

71Archer County, TXTX9,12922.3%+40%

72Coke County, TXTX3,41222.2%+51%

73Bowie County, TXTX92,69621.9%+36%

74Camp County, TXTX13,38021.9%+80%

75Cooke County, TXTX44,46121.8%+39%

76Nueces County, TXTX352,99221.7%+15%

77Delta County, TXTX5,54921.6%+56%

78Bastrop County, TXTX118,90821.5%+26%

79Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.3%+42%

80Burleson County, TXTX20,54921.3%+61%

81Gregg County, TXTX126,09521.2%+8%

82Hartley County, TXTX4,90421.1%+20%

83Mills County, TXTX4,58021.1%+5%

84Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.0%+74%

85Lynn County, TXTX6,01720.7%+55%

86Hemphill County, TXTX3,08320.6%+15%

87Grayson County, TXTX153,61320.6%+19%

88Hamilton County, TXTX8,68020.6%+22%

89Irion County, TXTX1,46320.5%−5%

90Hunt County, TXTX123,33620.4%+22%

91Harrison County, TXTX71,95620.3%+32%

92Fisher County, TXTX3,69220.3%+64%

93Medina County, TXTX56,88120.3%+52%

94Kaufman County, TXTX209,23520.2%+64%

95Comanche County, TXTX14,43220.1%+55%

96Brown County, TXTX38,71120.1%+34%

97Matagorda County, TXTX36,46319.5%+57%

98Johnson County, TXTX218,04819.5%+42%

99Presidio County, TXTX5,43319.5%+67%

100Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.4%+41%

101Martin County, TXTX5,28419.4%+65%

102Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54919.3%+50%

103Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.3%+18%

104Eastland County, TXTX18,14319.2%+52%

105Wood County, TXTX49,68819.2%+32%

106Val Verde County, TXTX47,83519.1%+35%

107Colorado County, TXTX21,43919.1%+32%

108Walker County, TXTX83,84219.0%+4%

109Victoria County, TXTX92,65618.9%+16%

110Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.9%+23%

111Knox County, TXTX3,19218.8%+59%

112Wise County, TXTX83,77818.8%+45%

113Wharton County, TXTX42,06018.8%+31%

114Kinney County, TXTX3,12818.8%+6%

115Webb County, TXTX281,22418.8%+35%

116Childress County, TXTX6,64318.8%+117%

117Lamar County, TXTX51,50318.7%+30%

118Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.6%+121%

119Bosque County, TXTX18,91818.5%+20%

120Sherman County, TXTX2,78118.5%−9%

121Lampasas County, TXTX23,65718.4%+14%

122Robertson County, TXTX17,83918.4%+45%

123Sterling County, TXTX1,34918.4%+7%

124Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.4%+41%

125Henderson County, TXTX88,59518.3%+52%

126Cass County, TXTX28,65118.3%+53%

127Hall County, TXTX2,73718.3%+77%

128Grimes County, TXTX34,25218.3%+78%

129Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+65%

130Edwards County, TXTX1,37018.2%+5%

131Angelina County, TXTX88,15418.2%+24%

132Cameron County, TXTX433,94618.2%+36%

133Donley County, TXTX3,21318.1%+15%

134Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79118.1%+49%

135Hardin County, TXTX58,72318.1%+39%

136Fannin County, TXTX39,26517.9%+42%

137Lavaca County, TXTX20,65117.9%+57%

138McCulloch County, TXTX7,47217.7%+26%

139Calhoun County, TXTX19,59917.5%+45%

140Briscoe County, TXTX1,47417.5%−0%

141Hill County, TXTX39,50317.5%+40%

142Montague County, TXTX21,96617.4%+54%

143Cherokee County, TXTX53,33717.4%+53%

144Bailey County, TXTX6,96317.4%+88%

145San Saba County, TXTX5,78717.4%+10%

146Sabine County, TXTX10,01217.4%+63%

147Hale County, TXTX31,81917.2%+20%

148Dallam County, TXTX7,50817.0%+77%

149Navarro County, TXTX57,18117.0%+39%

150Coryell County, TXTX85,59216.9%+37%

151Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.9%+44%

152Real County, TXTX2,74516.8%−3%

153Titus County, TXTX31,56316.8%+27%

154Motley County, TXTX1,04316.7%+14%

155Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28416.7%+4%

156Marion County, TXTX9,89616.7%+96%

157Limestone County, TXTX22,84916.7%+50%

158Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.7%+15%

159Ector County, TXTX173,80116.6%+38%

160Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.6%+26%

161Culberson County, TXTX2,26716.5%+19%

162Castro County, TXTX7,29516.4%+12%

163Brooks County, TXTX6,57916.4%+139%

164Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.3%+28%

165Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.2%+48%

166Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.1%+36%

167Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.1%−8%

168Orange County, TXTX86,26616.0%+46%

169Rusk County, TXTX54,85415.9%+25%

170Goliad County, TXTX7,20815.9%+29%

171Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.9%−2%

172Karnes County, TXTX15,01815.9%+69%

173San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.9%+22%

174Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13015.8%+36%

175Stephens County, TXTX9,38015.7%+18%

176Floyd County, TXTX4,88115.7%+27%

177Red River County, TXTX11,81615.7%+75%

178Maverick County, TXTX58,82315.7%+72%

179Hockley County, TXTX21,60015.7%+15%

180Houston County, TXTX22,31615.6%+27%

181Panola County, TXTX23,01815.6%+16%

182Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63315.4%+8%

183Jackson County, TXTX15,39315.4%+21%

184Potter County, TXTX114,45315.4%+14%

185Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.3%+46%

186Rains County, TXTX13,54215.3%+33%

187Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.3%+17%

188San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48815.2%+59%

189Milam County, TXTX26,25815.1%+30%

190Gray County, TXTX20,91915.1%+27%

191Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.1%+12%

192Nolan County, TXTX14,11715.1%+14%

193Leon County, TXTX16,89415.0%+23%

194Andrews County, TXTX18,91414.9%+21%

195Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48114.9%−13%

196Crosby County, TXTX4,85214.9%+41%

197Dimmit County, TXTX8,02414.8%+47%

198Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.8%+12%

199McMullen County, TXTX54414.8%−8%

200Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.8%+36%

201Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+13%

202Dawson County, TXTX11,77614.5%+37%

203Polk County, TXTX53,43414.3%+37%

204Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.2%+47%

205Moore County, TXTX21,89114.2%+29%

206Morris County, TXTX12,13314.1%+26%

207Upton County, TXTX3,13114.0%+19%

208Shelby County, TXTX24,28614.0%+15%

209Lee County, TXTX18,72914.0%+7%

210San Augustine County, TXTX7,72214.0%+18%

211Madison County, TXTX14,22613.8%+20%

212Trinity County, TXTX14,38413.6%+45%

213King County, TXTX19213.5%−45%

214Howard County, TXTX30,50413.4%+20%

215Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+27%

216Crane County, TXTX4,55413.3%+4%

217Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55513.2%+39%

218Concho County, TXTX3,60713.2%−7%

219Foard County, TXTX1,04412.8%+22%

220Lamb County, TXTX12,57912.6%+13%

221Stonewall County, TXTX1,18612.5%−1%

222Gonzales County, TXTX20,15912.4%+16%

223Falls County, TXTX17,86912.4%+30%

224Zavala County, TXTX9,03712.4%+63%

225Garza County, TXTX4,51012.3%+23%

226DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.2%+3%

227Zapata County, TXTX13,75312.2%+40%

228Mitchell County, TXTX8,94712.1%+16%

229Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612.0%+2%

230Jones County, TXTX20,86111.8%+44%

231Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811.8%+15%

232Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.7%+27%

233Terry County, TXTX11,72011.6%+22%

234Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.6%−11%

235Ward County, TXTX11,12511.5%−7%

236Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+2%

237Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911.1%−8%

238Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.1%−4%

239Starr County, TXTX66,31910.9%+58%

240Bee County, TXTX32,51510.8%−12%

241Reeves County, TXTX12,13810.6%+32%

242Gaines County, TXTX23,95610.4%−0%

243Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.9%+2%

244Liberty County, TXTX121,3649.9%+23%

245Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.7%−7%

246Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.5%−9%

247Willacy County, TXTX19,9719.2%+23%

248Duval County, TXTX9,4029.2%+3%

249Newton County, TXTX11,9548.8%+60%

250Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−19%

251Frio County, TXTX18,8238.2%−3%

252La Salle County, TXTX6,5176.7%+5%

253Kenedy County, TXTX3191.5%−93%

254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

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