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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Most educated, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS).

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1501Polk County, MOMO33,60412.0%
1502Cameron County, TXTX433,94612.0%
1503Allegan County, MIMI123,18812.0%
1504Johnson County, ARAR26,22512.0%
1505Canyon County, IDID275,12312.0%
1506Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45712.0%
1507Jones County, GAGA29,17112.0%
1508Saunders County, NENE23,70212.0%
1509Yazoo County, MSMS22,94712.0%
1510Nolan County, TXTX14,11712.0%
1511Kankakee County, ILIL105,52511.9%
1512Richland County, ILIL15,21911.9%
1513Kingman County, KSKS7,02911.9%
1514Bradley County, TNTN115,46511.9%
1515McLean County, NDND9,74011.9%
1516Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09511.9%
1517Beaver County, PAPA166,03211.9%
1518Dickinson County, KSKS18,63711.9%
1519Fillmore County, NENE5,45811.9%
1520McCook County, SDSD5,96411.9%
1521Berkeley County, WVWV139,52211.9%
1522Grant County, WAWA105,72711.9%
1523Randolph County, WVWV26,88211.9%
1524Saline County, ARAR133,28811.9%
1525Saline County, MOMO23,26511.9%
1526San Saba County, TXTX5,78711.9%
1527Boyd County, KYKY47,75111.9%
1528Walton County, FLFL93,28811.9%
1529Cooke County, TXTX44,46111.9%
1530Lincoln County, IDID5,60311.9%
1531Gray County, TXTX20,91911.9%
1532Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.9%
1533Barnwell County, SCSC20,65311.9%
1534Chisago County, MNMN59,14211.9%
1535Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.8%
1536Washington County, COCO4,73211.8%
1537Morrow County, OROR12,60211.8%
1538Mason County, MIMI29,04011.8%
1539Allegany County, MDMD66,84811.8%
1540Barbour County, ALAL24,60711.8%
1541Wharton County, TXTX42,06011.8%
1542Cuming County, NENE8,82311.8%
1543Kane County, UTUT8,59711.8%
1544Franklin County, NENE2,79511.8%
1545Fayette County, IAIA19,04711.8%
1546Kossuth County, IAIA14,32211.8%
1547Morgan County, WVWV18,02711.8%
1548Duchesne County, UTUT20,85611.8%
1549Howard County, TXTX30,50411.8%
1550Iredell County, NCNC211,79811.8%
1551Tulare County, CACA485,14611.8%
1552Fremont County, COCO50,03911.8%
1553Lewis County, WAWA88,06211.8%
1554Lemhi County, IDID8,47411.8%
1555De Witt County, ILIL15,11811.8%
1556Huntington County, ININ37,22411.8%
1557Bryan County, GAGA52,06211.8%
1558Salem County, NJNJ66,28011.8%
1559Todd County, SDSD8,86311.8%
1560Lebanon County, PAPA146,38011.8%
1561Caribou County, IDID7,25211.8%
1562Bourbon County, KYKY20,24311.8%
1563Presidio County, TXTX5,43311.8%
1564Henry County, ILIL48,09511.8%
1565Warren County, VAVA42,74011.8%
1566Lee County, ILIL32,91411.8%
1567Richmond County, VAVA9,29411.8%
1568Stephens County, TXTX9,38011.8%
1569Crawford County, PAPA81,79211.8%
1570Jefferson County, IDID35,29711.8%
1571Gregory County, SDSD4,03711.8%
1572Barron County, WIWI46,48411.7%
1573Clarion County, PAPA36,68011.7%
1574LaPorte County, ININ111,29411.7%
1575McLeod County, MNMN36,63111.7%
1576Tate County, MSMS28,72511.7%
1577Moore County, TNTN6,92011.7%
1578Jefferson County, TNTN60,02411.7%
1579Dodge County, MNMN21,37611.7%
1580Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92911.7%
1581Madison County, ININ135,08811.7%
1582Calhoun County, SCSC14,18811.7%
1583Rowan County, NCNC155,09611.7%
1584Coke County, TXTX3,41211.7%
1585Douglas County, OROR111,95111.7%
1586Daggett County, UTUT93411.7%
1587Carroll County, MOMO8,41711.7%
1588Skamania County, WAWA12,66911.7%
1589Dakota County, NENE21,68711.7%
1590Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.7%
1591Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.7%
1592Sheridan County, MTMT3,43611.7%
1593Merrick County, NENE7,90511.7%
1594Clay County, NENE6,17011.7%
1595Wabash County, ININ30,71311.7%
1596Decatur County, GAGA29,43211.7%
1597Jewell County, KSKS2,83011.7%
1598Madera County, CACA167,92711.7%
1599Rolette County, NDND11,68811.7%
1600Morgan County, COCO30,30611.7%
1601Augusta County, VAVA78,94011.7%
1602Washington County, IAIA22,66711.7%
1603Richardson County, NENE7,53011.7%
1604Clinton County, PAPA37,87011.7%
1605Putnam County, GAGA23,72211.7%
1606Lassen County, CACA28,11711.7%
1607Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.6%
1608Pamlico County, NCNC12,75811.6%
1609Pender County, NCNC72,11111.6%
1610Hardin County, OHOH30,07211.6%
1611Portsmouth, VAVA96,77711.6%
1612Clinton County, OHOH42,30111.6%
1613Rabun County, GAGA17,76411.6%
1614Mercer County, WVWV57,50311.6%
1615Lincoln County, MSMS35,01211.6%
1616Caddo County, OKOK26,13011.6%
1617Carroll County, ARAR29,26311.6%
1618Calhoun County, IAIA9,56211.6%
1619Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28411.6%
1620Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611.6%
1621Richland County, OHOH124,89311.6%
1622Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%
1623Seward County, KSKS21,07311.6%
1624Wilkin County, MNMN6,28811.6%
1625Wadena County, MNMN14,38811.6%
1626Valley County, NENE4,09411.6%
1627Norton, VAVA3,47711.6%
1628Briscoe County, TXTX1,47411.6%
1629Humboldt County, IAIA9,40911.6%
1630Freeborn County, MNMN30,44011.5%
1631Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95311.5%
1632Perry County, ALAL7,42511.5%
1633Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70911.5%
1634Colbert County, ALAL59,47411.5%
1635Fisher County, TXTX3,69211.5%
1636Potter County, TXTX114,45311.5%
1637Neosho County, KSKS15,63711.5%
1638Swisher County, TXTX6,70311.5%
1639Marion County, FLFL442,66011.5%
1640Isanti County, MNMN44,38611.5%
1641Greeley County, NENE2,15411.5%
1642Lea County, NMNM74,74911.5%
1643Alger County, MIMI8,64111.5%
1644Johnson County, TXTX218,04811.5%
1645Chambers County, TXTX57,59411.5%
1646Rush County, KSKS2,84511.5%
1647Pulaski County, VAVA33,58611.5%
1648Greenbrier County, WVWV31,57811.5%
1649Lafayette County, MOMO33,53111.5%
1650Macon County, MOMO15,19011.5%
1651Marshall County, ALAL103,53711.5%
1652Marengo County, ALAL18,31111.5%
1653Daniels County, MTMT1,61211.5%
1654Appanoose County, IAIA12,07711.5%
1655Lenoir County, NCNC55,83711.5%
1656Cooper County, MOMO17,13611.5%
1657Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54911.5%
1658Trigg County, KYKY14,51211.4%
1659Southampton County, VAVA18,11011.4%
1660Clearwater County, IDID9,11811.4%
1661Sherman County, NENE2,92411.4%
1662Trumbull County, OHOH198,97211.4%
1663Bear Lake County, IDID6,72711.4%
1664Musselshell County, MTMT5,58211.4%
1665Polk County, WIWI45,80311.4%
1666Towns County, GAGA13,28511.4%
1667Douglas County, ILIL19,88011.4%
1668Grant County, MNMN6,08511.4%
1669Gogebic County, MIMI14,28511.4%
1670Thomas County, NENE63911.4%
1671De Baca County, NMNM1,64711.4%
1672Alpena County, MIMI28,85311.4%
1673White Pine County, NVNV8,66111.4%
1674Allen County, OHOH100,88111.4%
1675Green Lake County, WIWI19,30511.4%
1676Tillman County, OKOK6,78011.4%
1677Cass County, MNMN31,43011.4%
1678Fulton County, NYNY52,21611.4%
1679Pearl River County, MSMS59,36311.4%
1681Ector County, TXTX173,80111.4%
1682Wilson County, KSKS8,29911.4%
1683Toombs County, GAGA27,54511.4%
1684Washington County, MDMD157,73111.4%
1685Platte County, WYWY8,63411.4%
1686Refugio County, TXTX6,65711.3%
1687Wayne County, ININ66,16911.3%
1688Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41311.3%
1689Menard County, TXTX1,95611.3%
1690Lee County, TXTX18,72911.3%
1691Putnam County, ININ37,87611.3%
1692Wells County, NDND3,72911.3%
1693Day County, SDSD5,48411.3%
1694Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73811.3%
1695Franklin County, TXTX10,99411.3%
1696Jerauld County, SDSD1,65411.3%
1697Greene County, PAPA33,88511.3%
1698Edmunds County, SDSD4,02211.3%
1699Laurens County, SCSC71,84811.3%
1700Madison County, NCNC22,55311.3%
1701Graham County, AZAZ40,15711.3%
1702Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24211.3%
1703Jefferson County, ILIL36,14711.3%
1704Pacific County, WAWA24,35711.3%
1705Wright County, IAIA12,80111.3%
1706Brown County, NENE2,82611.3%
1707Fremont County, IAIA6,52211.3%
1708Gage County, NENE21,71111.3%
1709Carroll County, IAIA20,30311.3%
1710Tooele County, UTUT87,46111.3%
1711Kidder County, NDND2,39311.3%
1712Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88511.3%
1713Delta County, MIMI36,58211.3%
1714Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24411.3%
1715Sumner County, KSKS22,31211.3%
1716Whitley County, KYKY37,29711.3%
1717Mercer County, ILIL15,22911.3%
1718Galax, VAVA6,67011.3%
1719Fannin County, TXTX39,26511.2%
1720Gadsden County, FLFL44,29811.2%
1721Uintah County, UTUT38,27811.2%
1722Tama County, IAIA16,79611.2%
1723Shelby County, OHOH48,06511.2%
1724Bamberg County, SCSC12,79611.2%
1725Hopkins County, TXTX39,06311.2%
1726Dickens County, TXTX1,69211.2%
1727Hamblen County, TNTN68,84311.2%
1728Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55511.2%
1729Osceola County, FLFL481,71811.2%
1730Clay County, GAGA2,81511.2%
1731Clark County, ININ130,45111.2%
1732Vernon County, WIWI31,44311.2%
1733Hamlin County, SDSD6,90011.2%
1734Adams County, NDND2,27511.2%
1735Grant County, ININ66,52411.2%
1736Floyd County, TXTX4,88111.2%
1737Mercer County, NDND8,44111.2%
1738Washington County, KSKS5,53311.2%
1739Swift County, MNMN9,76311.2%
1740Modoc County, CACA8,42611.2%
1741Young County, TXTX18,15411.2%
1742Buchanan County, IAIA20,88311.2%
1743Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.2%
1744Cumberland County, VAVA10,35211.2%
1745Foard County, TXTX1,04411.2%
1746Douglas County, SDSD2,88811.2%
1747Henderson County, KYKY44,25511.1%
1748Muskegon County, MIMI177,90111.1%
1749Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17811.1%
1750Redwood County, MNMN15,26511.1%
1751Cleveland County, NCNC103,32511.1%
1752Lamb County, TXTX12,57911.1%
1753Kiowa County, OKOK8,18111.1%
1754Coffee County, GAGA44,40711.1%
1755Sumter County, ALAL11,58811.1%
1756Luna County, NMNM25,40711.1%
1757Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.1%
1758Iowa County, IAIA16,50411.1%
1759Donley County, TXTX3,21311.1%
1760Knox County, ININ35,65211.1%
1761Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18611.1%
1762Webb County, TXTX281,22411.1%
1763Greenup County, KYKY35,21311.1%
1764Power County, IDID8,24611.1%
1765Nobles County, MNMN22,33811.1%
1766McKinley County, NMNM68,11911.1%
1767Johnston County, NCNC256,44811.1%
1768Spalding County, GAGA70,77511.1%
1769Stone County, MOMO32,50311.1%
1770Vermilion County, ILIL71,25911.1%
1771Esmeralda County, NVNV72911.1%
1772Fremont County, IDID14,20811.1%
1773Pawnee County, NENE2,51011.1%
1774Clay County, TXTX10,76411.1%
1775Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79111.1%
1776Colusa County, CACA21,83611.1%
1777Mitchell County, IAIA10,65011.1%
1778Ransom County, NDND5,61711.1%
1779Morgan County, GAGA22,09511.0%
1780Surry County, VAVA6,60311.0%
1781Delaware County, IAIA17,67411.0%
1782Aurora County, SDSD2,80111.0%
1783Posey County, ININ24,98811.0%
1784Kinney County, TXTX3,12811.0%
1785Union Parish, LALA20,56111.0%
1786Clinton County, ININ33,32211.0%
1787Columbia County, FLFL74,09411.0%
1788Latimer County, OKOK9,64511.0%
1789Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62611.0%
1790Edgar County, ILIL16,32311.0%
1791Washita County, OKOK10,88411.0%
1792Bay County, MIMI102,12311.0%
1793Hardeman County, TXTX3,29211.0%
1794Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,99611.0%
1795Jerome County, IDID26,36211.0%
1796Meade County, KYKY30,69911.0%
1797Jack County, TXTX9,56311.0%
1798Ida County, IAIA6,77711.0%
1799Medina County, TXTX56,88111.0%
1800Rooks County, KSKS4,64611.0%
1801Emmet County, IAIA9,10711.0%
1802Eastland County, TXTX18,14311.0%
1803Robeson County, NCNC119,94111.0%
1804Waupaca County, WIWI51,46111.0%
1805Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,77011.0%
1806Eddy County, NDND2,32911.0%
1807San Patricio County, TXTX72,05311.0%
1808Coryell County, TXTX85,59211.0%
1809Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14411.0%
1810Coos County, NHNH31,34311.0%
1811Dixon County, NENE5,60211.0%
1812Wapello County, IAIA35,21011.0%
1813Linn County, OROR132,84311.0%
1814Osborne County, KSKS3,28511.0%
1815Columbia County, OROR54,09111.0%
1816Jackson County, FLFL49,62910.9%
1817Kaufman County, TXTX209,23510.9%
1818Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,70410.9%
1819Chippewa County, MNMN12,40610.9%
1820Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71510.9%
1821Phillips County, KSKS4,72810.9%
1822Worth County, IAIA7,33810.9%
1823Dorchester County, MDMD33,62810.9%
1824Caldwell County, TXTX55,15010.9%
1825Rusk County, WIWI14,14610.9%
1826Highlands County, FLFL111,12210.9%
1827Klickitat County, WAWA24,33110.9%
1828Knox County, TXTX3,19210.9%
1829White County, ARAR80,08510.9%
1830St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96810.9%
1831Dubois County, ININ44,01610.9%
1832Wibaux County, MTMT88510.9%
1833Harper County, KSKS5,37010.9%
1834Torrance County, NMNM16,10010.9%
1835Gallia County, OHOH29,07210.9%
1836Eddy County, NMNM62,50910.9%
1837Jackson County, SDSD2,66610.9%
1838Union County, ILIL16,65610.9%
1839Gratiot County, MIMI41,19010.9%
1840Audrain County, MOMO24,52810.9%
1841Jones County, TXTX20,86110.9%
1842Beaufort County, NCNC44,67010.8%
1843Bosque County, TXTX18,91810.8%
1844Motley County, TXTX1,04310.8%
1845Jasper County, ININ33,89410.8%
1846Abbeville County, SCSC24,83610.8%
1847Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14810.8%
1848Lincoln County, WIWI28,40310.8%
1849Buffalo County, WIWI13,31810.8%
1850Winston County, MSMS17,47310.8%
1851Choctaw County, MSMS8,04810.8%
1852Crawford County, WIWI15,91010.8%
1853Gaston County, NCNC246,55810.8%
1854Cambria County, PAPA128,96810.8%
1855Jasper County, GAGA17,63210.8%
1856Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.8%
1857Sevier County, TNTN101,34210.8%
1858Grenada County, MSMS20,86810.8%
1859Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02010.8%
1860Carter County, TNTN57,36110.8%
1861Barry County, MIMI63,99110.8%
1862Chippewa County, MIMI36,08110.8%
1863La Salle County, TXTX6,51710.8%
1864Delaware County, OKOK41,91010.8%
1865Stark County, ILIL5,31910.8%
1866Adams County, IDID5,01310.8%
1867Randolph County, MOMO24,51310.8%
1868Mayes County, OKOK40,41610.8%
1869Clarke County, ALAL22,01410.8%
1870Chippewa County, WIWI67,61410.8%
1871Rock County, MNMN9,52410.8%
1872Caroline County, MDMD34,11610.8%
1873Monroe County, WIWI46,57210.8%
1874Lander County, NVNV5,87210.8%
1875Cherokee County, IAIA11,36910.8%
1876Venango County, PAPA49,34610.8%
1877Webster County, MSMS10,16710.8%
1878Montgomery County, NYNY50,04610.8%
1879Custer County, NENE10,50010.8%
1880Moore County, TXTX21,89110.8%
1881Carter County, MTMT1,38310.8%
1882Oliver County, NDND1,89810.8%
1883Richland County, WIWI17,03610.8%
1884Hertford County, NCNC19,01510.7%
1885Schuyler County, ILIL6,65710.7%
1886Dearborn County, ININ51,60910.7%
1887Amherst County, VAVA31,96210.7%
1888Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.7%
1889Wheeler County, OROR1,47210.7%
1890Brunswick County, NCNC174,70210.7%
1891White County, ININ25,16410.7%
1892Cottle County, TXTX1,22410.7%
1893Lee County, IAIA32,30610.7%
1894Warren County, PAPA37,03810.7%
1895Pulaski County, GAGA10,17210.7%
1896Hayes County, NENE82110.7%
1897Raleigh County, WVWV71,77510.7%
1898Conejos County, COCO7,52910.7%
1899Lake County, CACA67,77210.7%
1900Henry County, GAGA264,92210.7%
1901Rusk County, TXTX54,85410.7%
1902Nance County, NENE3,29010.7%
1903Adams County, ININ36,65010.7%
1904Richland Parish, LALA19,58210.7%
1905Campbell County, SDSD1,37710.7%
1906Hill County, TXTX39,50310.7%
1907Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.7%
1908McIntosh County, OKOK19,75810.7%
1909Boone County, ARAR38,62810.7%
1910St. Clair County, MIMI160,48610.7%
1911Sandusky County, OHOH58,65510.7%
1912Nelson County, NDND2,96310.6%
1913Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710.6%
1914Pike County, MOMO17,95510.6%
1915Fallon County, MTMT2,95910.6%
1916Jones County, IAIA21,25310.6%
1917Price County, WIWI13,98810.6%
1918Burke County, NCNC88,65510.6%
1919Cass County, ILIL12,46310.6%
1920Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32110.6%
1921Wheatland County, MTMT2,10010.6%
1922Snyder County, PAPA39,65510.6%
1923Linn County, MOMO11,81510.6%
1924Colorado County, TXTX21,43910.6%
1925Limestone County, TXTX22,84910.6%
1926Faulk County, SDSD2,17810.6%
1927Carroll County, ILIL15,41910.6%
1928Cochran County, TXTX2,54610.6%
1929Creek County, OKOK74,96710.6%
1930Lincoln County, NCNC98,65410.5%
1931Fillmore County, MNMN21,54010.5%
1932Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70510.5%
1933Newaygo County, MIMI51,62210.5%
1934Castro County, TXTX7,29510.5%
1935Lyman County, SDSD3,69410.5%
1936Monroe County, MIMI156,00410.5%
1937Bedford County, TNTN55,27310.5%
1938Van Buren County, ARAR16,23810.5%
1939Mississippi County, ARAR37,82810.5%
1940LaSalle County, ILIL107,77310.5%
1941Cheatham County, TNTN42,77810.5%
1942Mahnomen County, MNMN5,15310.5%
1943Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.5%
1944McMinn County, TNTN57,40410.5%
1945Morris County, TXTX12,13310.5%
1946Costilla County, COCO3,67910.5%
1947Somerset County, MEME51,62010.5%
1948Manistee County, MIMI25,65610.5%
1949Iron County, WIWI6,12710.5%
1950Childress County, TXTX6,64310.5%
1951Blair County, PAPA119,54110.5%
1952Frontier County, NENE2,65510.5%
1953Harmon County, OKOK2,32710.5%
1954Corson County, SDSD3,78110.5%
1955Davis County, IAIA9,23010.5%
1956Elk County, KSKS2,45810.5%
1957Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810.4%
1958Ottawa County, OKOK30,43810.4%
1959Greene County, ALAL7,06710.4%
1960Ward County, TXTX11,12510.4%
1961Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.4%
1962Slope County, NDND62810.4%
1963Baxter County, ARAR42,98210.4%
1964Dewey County, SDSD5,41910.4%
1965Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87310.4%
1966Oceana County, MIMI27,17710.4%
1967Mackinac County, MIMI11,23610.4%
1968Bennett County, SDSD3,30710.4%
1969Jackson County, KSKS13,43810.4%
1970Chariton County, MOMO7,37710.4%
1971Reagan County, TXTX3,16610.4%
1972Wilkes County, GAGA9,54010.4%
1973Wetzel County, WVWV13,73410.4%
1974Humphreys County, MSMS7,00110.4%
1975Citrus County, FLFL171,66610.4%
1976Roberts County, SDSD10,25510.4%
1977Christian County, KYKY70,11510.4%
1978Koochiching County, MNMN11,58710.4%
1979Ware County, GAGA36,90610.4%
1980Emery County, UTUT10,17710.4%
1981Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31210.4%
1982Desha County, ARAR9,98410.4%
1983Mineral County, WVWV26,79210.4%
1984Orange County, TXTX86,26610.4%
1985Greenwood County, KSKS5,82610.4%
1986Iosco County, MIMI25,26610.4%
1987McDuffie County, GAGA21,64010.4%
1988Floyd County, VAVA15,78910.4%
1989Pawnee County, OKOK16,02910.4%
1990Linn County, KSKS9,95010.4%
1991Marshall County, ILIL11,47310.3%
1992Cherokee County, KSKS19,10510.3%
1993Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59710.3%
1994Branch County, MIMI45,99310.3%
1995Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.3%
1996Vernon Parish, LALA45,09110.3%
1997Jefferson County, MSMS6,82510.3%
1998Carroll County, MSMS9,22610.3%
1999Lewis County, MOMO9,87910.3%
2000Webster County, NENE3,33610.3%
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