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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Collin County, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+5.9 pts
02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+10.9 pts
03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+9.6 pts
04Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+9.1 pts
05Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+13.9 pts
06Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+23.7 pts
07Rockwall County, TXTX140,73842.9%+10.2 pts
08Williamson County, TXTX752,82741.9%+8.2 pts
09Brazos County, TXTX249,08841.4%+4.4 pts
10Brewster County, TXTX9,45840.8%+13.1 pts
11Hays County, TXTX304,39038.6%+7.2 pts
12Comal County, TXTX209,16637.9%+11.7 pts
13Mason County, TXTX3,99035.0%+16.3 pts
14Montgomery County, TXTX781,19434.9%+9.6 pts
15Gillespie County, TXTX28,52734.1%+11.3 pts
16Erath County, TXTX43,91133.0%+8.0 pts
17Kent County, TXTX67432.8%+17.8 pts
18Shackelford County, TXTX3,19732.6%+11.8 pts
19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46632.6%+6.0 pts
20Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.5%+5.5 pts
21Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.3%+5.3 pts
22Galveston County, TXTX372,20732.1%+9.4 pts
23Lubbock County, TXTX328,90632.0%+7.6 pts
24Brazoria County, TXTX419,08031.1%+11.5 pts
25Randall County, TXTX152,35130.9%+2.0 pts
26Franklin County, TXTX10,99430.3%+14.1 pts
27Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71129.9%−5.1 pts
28Hood County, TXTX70,50129.3%+8.8 pts
29Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.9%+11.7 pts
30Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08828.5%+5.8 pts
31Kerr County, TXTX54,03728.2%+4.9 pts
32Blanco County, TXTX13,58128.2%+6.0 pts
33Washington County, TXTX38,28828.1%+9.1 pts
34Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11128.0%+8.9 pts
35Carson County, TXTX5,80527.9%+12.4 pts
36Midland County, TXTX187,85527.4%+2.6 pts
37Smith County, TXTX252,54927.0%+4.5 pts
38Taylor County, TXTX150,07726.8%+4.4 pts
39Oldham County, TXTX1,78326.8%+7.4 pts
40Burnet County, TXTX57,01526.8%+9.3 pts
41Menard County, TXTX1,95626.7%+9.5 pts
42Parker County, TXTX184,76726.7%+8.1 pts
43Llano County, TXTX23,35325.9%+4.9 pts
44Armstrong County, TXTX1,84325.7%+5.2 pts
45Glasscock County, TXTX1,12825.5%+6.8 pts
46Bell County, TXTX402,24825.3%+5.5 pts
47Ellis County, TXTX240,86725.3%+8.2 pts
48McLennan County, TXTX272,02025.0%+5.9 pts
49Tom Green County, TXTX120,60225.0%+5.5 pts
50Kimble County, TXTX4,43824.7%+7.4 pts
51Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03524.4%+1.7 pts
52Kleberg County, TXTX30,31524.3%+3.9 pts
53El Paso County, TXTX877,85824.0%+7.4 pts
54Roberts County, TXTX86723.9%−1.4 pts
55Clay County, TXTX10,76423.6%+9.7 pts
56Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95523.6%+4.7 pts
57Young County, TXTX18,15423.6%+9.1 pts
58Hansford County, TXTX4,94423.2%+4.6 pts
59Aransas County, TXTX26,14623.2%+6.5 pts
60Wichita County, TXTX129,55523.1%+3.2 pts
61Waller County, TXTX69,85823.0%+6.2 pts
62Austin County, TXTX33,62523.0%+5.6 pts
63Wilson County, TXTX56,13922.9%+10.1 pts
64Terrell County, TXTX70222.6%+3.6 pts
65Chambers County, TXTX57,59422.5%+10.4 pts
66Callahan County, TXTX14,49122.4%+10.1 pts
67Bandera County, TXTX22,87622.4%+3.0 pts
68Fayette County, TXTX25,45922.3%+7.7 pts
69Collingsworth County, TXTX2,48722.3%+7.0 pts
70Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.3%+4.1 pts
71Archer County, TXTX9,12922.3%+6.4 pts
72Coke County, TXTX3,41222.2%+7.5 pts
73Bowie County, TXTX92,69621.9%+5.8 pts
74Camp County, TXTX13,38021.9%+9.7 pts
75Cooke County, TXTX44,46121.8%+6.1 pts
76Nueces County, TXTX352,99221.7%+2.9 pts
77Delta County, TXTX5,54921.6%+7.7 pts
78Bastrop County, TXTX118,90821.5%+4.5 pts
79Hopkins County, TXTX39,06321.3%+6.2 pts
80Burleson County, TXTX20,54921.3%+8.1 pts
81Gregg County, TXTX126,09521.2%+1.7 pts
82Hartley County, TXTX4,90421.1%+3.5 pts
83Mills County, TXTX4,58021.1%+0.9 pts
84Baylor County, TXTX3,47221.0%+8.9 pts
85Lynn County, TXTX6,01720.7%+7.4 pts
86Hemphill County, TXTX3,08320.6%+2.7 pts
87Grayson County, TXTX153,61320.6%+3.3 pts
88Hamilton County, TXTX8,68020.6%+3.8 pts
89Irion County, TXTX1,46320.5%−1.0 pts
90Hunt County, TXTX123,33620.4%+3.6 pts
91Harrison County, TXTX71,95620.3%+4.9 pts
92Fisher County, TXTX3,69220.3%+7.9 pts
93Medina County, TXTX56,88120.3%+7.0 pts
94Kaufman County, TXTX209,23520.2%+7.9 pts
95Comanche County, TXTX14,43220.1%+7.1 pts
96Brown County, TXTX38,71120.1%+5.1 pts
97Matagorda County, TXTX36,46319.5%+7.1 pts
98Johnson County, TXTX218,04819.5%+5.7 pts
99Presidio County, TXTX5,43319.5%+7.8 pts
100Uvalde County, TXTX24,96319.4%+5.6 pts
101Martin County, TXTX5,28419.4%+7.6 pts
102Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54919.3%+6.4 pts
103Jefferson County, TXTX254,32119.3%+3.0 pts
104Eastland County, TXTX18,14319.2%+6.6 pts
105Wood County, TXTX49,68819.2%+4.6 pts
106Val Verde County, TXTX47,83519.1%+5.0 pts
107Colorado County, TXTX21,43919.1%+4.6 pts
108Walker County, TXTX83,84219.0%+0.7 pts
109Victoria County, TXTX92,65618.9%+2.7 pts
110Cottle County, TXTX1,22418.9%+3.6 pts
111Knox County, TXTX3,19218.8%+7.0 pts
112Wise County, TXTX83,77818.8%+5.8 pts
113Wharton County, TXTX42,06018.8%+4.4 pts
114Kinney County, TXTX3,12818.8%+1.0 pts
115Webb County, TXTX281,22418.8%+4.8 pts
116Childress County, TXTX6,64318.8%+10.1 pts
117Lamar County, TXTX51,50318.7%+4.3 pts
118Dickens County, TXTX1,69218.6%+10.2 pts
119Bosque County, TXTX18,91818.5%+3.1 pts
120Sherman County, TXTX2,78118.5%−1.9 pts
121Lampasas County, TXTX23,65718.4%+2.2 pts
122Robertson County, TXTX17,83918.4%+5.7 pts
123Sterling County, TXTX1,34918.4%+1.2 pts
124Sutton County, TXTX3,20318.4%+5.3 pts
125Henderson County, TXTX88,59518.3%+6.2 pts
126Cass County, TXTX28,65118.3%+6.3 pts
127Hall County, TXTX2,73718.3%+8.0 pts
128Grimes County, TXTX34,25218.3%+8.0 pts
129Upshur County, TXTX44,41018.2%+7.2 pts
130Edwards County, TXTX1,37018.2%+0.9 pts
131Angelina County, TXTX88,15418.2%+3.5 pts
132Cameron County, TXTX433,94618.2%+4.8 pts
133Donley County, TXTX3,21318.1%+2.3 pts
134Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79118.1%+6.0 pts
135Hardin County, TXTX58,72318.1%+5.1 pts
136Fannin County, TXTX39,26517.9%+5.3 pts
137Lavaca County, TXTX20,65117.9%+6.5 pts
138McCulloch County, TXTX7,47217.7%+3.7 pts
139Calhoun County, TXTX19,59917.5%+5.4 pts
140Briscoe County, TXTX1,47417.5%−0.0 pts
141Hill County, TXTX39,50317.5%+5.0 pts
142Montague County, TXTX21,96617.4%+6.1 pts
143Cherokee County, TXTX53,33717.4%+6.1 pts
144Bailey County, TXTX6,96317.4%+8.1 pts
145San Saba County, TXTX5,78717.4%+1.5 pts
146Sabine County, TXTX10,01217.4%+6.7 pts
147Hale County, TXTX31,81917.2%+2.8 pts
148Dallam County, TXTX7,50817.0%+7.4 pts
149Navarro County, TXTX57,18117.0%+4.8 pts
150Coryell County, TXTX85,59216.9%+4.5 pts
151Coleman County, TXTX7,91516.9%+5.1 pts
152Real County, TXTX2,74516.8%−0.5 pts
153Titus County, TXTX31,56316.8%+3.6 pts
154Motley County, TXTX1,04316.7%+2.1 pts
155Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28416.7%+0.6 pts
156Marion County, TXTX9,89616.7%+8.2 pts
157Limestone County, TXTX22,84916.7%+5.5 pts
158Haskell County, TXTX5,49916.7%+2.2 pts
159Ector County, TXTX173,80116.6%+4.6 pts
160Runnels County, TXTX9,69316.6%+3.5 pts
161Culberson County, TXTX2,26716.5%+2.6 pts
162Castro County, TXTX7,29516.4%+1.8 pts
163Brooks County, TXTX6,57916.4%+9.5 pts
164Hardeman County, TXTX3,29216.3%+3.5 pts
165Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80416.2%+5.3 pts
166Scurry County, TXTX16,16216.1%+4.3 pts
167Schleicher County, TXTX2,24516.1%−1.5 pts
168Orange County, TXTX86,26616.0%+5.0 pts
169Rusk County, TXTX54,85415.9%+3.2 pts
170Goliad County, TXTX7,20815.9%+3.6 pts
171Swisher County, TXTX6,70315.9%−0.3 pts
172Karnes County, TXTX15,01815.9%+6.5 pts
173San Patricio County, TXTX72,05315.9%+2.9 pts
174Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13015.8%+4.2 pts
175Stephens County, TXTX9,38015.7%+2.4 pts
176Floyd County, TXTX4,88115.7%+3.4 pts
177Red River County, TXTX11,81615.7%+6.7 pts
178Maverick County, TXTX58,82315.7%+6.6 pts
179Hockley County, TXTX21,60015.7%+2.1 pts
180Houston County, TXTX22,31615.6%+3.3 pts
181Panola County, TXTX23,01815.6%+2.1 pts
182Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63315.4%+1.1 pts
183Jackson County, TXTX15,39315.4%+2.6 pts
184Potter County, TXTX114,45315.4%+1.9 pts
185Atascosa County, TXTX53,59015.3%+4.8 pts
186Rains County, TXTX13,54215.3%+3.8 pts
187Wheeler County, TXTX4,77315.3%+2.2 pts
188San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48815.2%+5.6 pts
189Milam County, TXTX26,25815.1%+3.5 pts
190Gray County, TXTX20,91915.1%+3.2 pts
191Parmer County, TXTX9,67815.1%+1.7 pts
192Nolan County, TXTX14,11715.1%+1.9 pts
193Leon County, TXTX16,89415.0%+2.8 pts
194Andrews County, TXTX18,91414.9%+2.5 pts
195Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48114.9%−2.2 pts
196Crosby County, TXTX4,85214.9%+4.3 pts
197Dimmit County, TXTX8,02414.8%+4.7 pts
198Caldwell County, TXTX55,15014.8%+1.5 pts
199McMullen County, TXTX54414.8%−1.4 pts
200Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.8%+3.9 pts
201Jack County, TXTX9,56314.5%+1.7 pts
202Dawson County, TXTX11,77614.5%+3.9 pts
203Polk County, TXTX53,43414.3%+3.9 pts
204Tyler County, TXTX20,44314.2%+4.6 pts
205Moore County, TXTX21,89114.2%+3.2 pts
206Morris County, TXTX12,13314.1%+3.0 pts
207Upton County, TXTX3,13114.0%+2.2 pts
208Shelby County, TXTX24,28614.0%+1.8 pts
209Lee County, TXTX18,72914.0%+0.9 pts
210San Augustine County, TXTX7,72214.0%+2.1 pts
211Madison County, TXTX14,22613.8%+2.3 pts
212Trinity County, TXTX14,38413.6%+4.3 pts
213King County, TXTX19213.5%−11.0 pts
214Howard County, TXTX30,50413.4%+2.3 pts
215Jasper County, TXTX33,07513.3%+2.9 pts
216Crane County, TXTX4,55413.3%+0.5 pts
217Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55513.2%+3.7 pts
218Concho County, TXTX3,60713.2%−0.9 pts
219Foard County, TXTX1,04412.8%+2.3 pts
220Lamb County, TXTX12,57912.6%+1.4 pts
221Stonewall County, TXTX1,18612.5%−0.1 pts
222Gonzales County, TXTX20,15912.4%+1.7 pts
223Falls County, TXTX17,86912.4%+2.8 pts
224Zavala County, TXTX9,03712.4%+4.8 pts
225Garza County, TXTX4,51012.3%+2.3 pts
226DeWitt County, TXTX20,30912.2%+0.4 pts
227Zapata County, TXTX13,75312.2%+3.5 pts
228Mitchell County, TXTX8,94712.1%+1.7 pts
229Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62612.0%+0.2 pts
230Jones County, TXTX20,86111.8%+3.6 pts
231Yoakum County, TXTX7,43811.8%+1.5 pts
232Reagan County, TXTX3,16611.7%+2.5 pts
233Terry County, TXTX11,72011.6%+2.0 pts
234Pecos County, TXTX14,56011.6%−1.4 pts
235Ward County, TXTX11,12511.5%−0.8 pts
236Anderson County, TXTX59,80511.3%+0.2 pts
237Live Oak County, TXTX11,92911.1%−0.9 pts
238Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.1%−0.5 pts
239Starr County, TXTX66,31910.9%+4.0 pts
240Bee County, TXTX32,51510.8%−1.4 pts
241Reeves County, TXTX12,13810.6%+2.6 pts
242Gaines County, TXTX23,95610.4%−0.0 pts
243Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.9%+0.1 pts
244Liberty County, TXTX121,3649.9%+1.8 pts
245Crockett County, TXTX2,7699.7%−0.7 pts
246Winkler County, TXTX7,5409.5%−1.0 pts
247Willacy County, TXTX19,9719.2%+1.7 pts
248Duval County, TXTX9,4029.2%+0.2 pts
249Newton County, TXTX11,9548.8%+3.3 pts
250Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−1.9 pts
251Frio County, TXTX18,8238.2%−0.2 pts
252La Salle County, TXTX6,5176.7%+0.3 pts
253Kenedy County, TXTX3191.5%−18.8 pts
254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS