Which county has the highest bachelor's degree or higher?

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 80.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by bachelor's degree or higher?

Falls Church, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Alexandria, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most educated, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

3001Bledsoe County, TNTN15,92012.4%+73%

3002White Pine County, NVNV8,66112.4%+5%

3003Adair County, OKOK19,82812.3%+26%

3004Warren County, GAGA5,26912.3%+55%

3005Charlton County, GAGA13,12112.3%+93%

3006Moore County, TXTX21,89112.3%+11%

3007Forest County, PAPA6,61412.3%+38%

3008McDonald County, MOMO23,99212.3%+75%

3009Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65012.3%+28%

3010Bath County, KYKY13,17612.3%+22%

3011Jasper County, MSMS15,78512.2%+25%

3012Hart County, KYKY20,11712.2%+75%

3013Estill County, KYKY13,96212.2%+76%

3014Hardeman County, TNTN25,27412.2%+57%

3015Meigs County, OHOH21,58712.2%+64%

3016Greene County, NCNC20,70012.2%+50%

3017Hendry County, FLFL48,27612.2%+48%

3018East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76012.2%−1%

3019Talbot County, GAGA5,70912.1%+54%

3020Hardee County, FLFL25,93212.1%+44%

3021Randolph County, ARAR18,87612.1%+14%

3022Monroe County, OHOH12,99412.1%+44%

3023Hampton County, SCSC18,17412.1%+20%

3024Calhoun County, MSMS12,64312.1%+18%

3025Lamar County, ALAL13,58712.1%+55%

3026Chickasaw County, MSMS16,73012.0%+27%

3027Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66212.0%+43%

3028Jones County, TXTX20,86112.0%+46%

3029Lauderdale County, TNTN24,61712.0%+56%

3030Chattooga County, GAGA25,30012.0%+56%

3031Lincoln County, ARAR12,76412.0%+57%

3032Frio County, TXTX18,82311.9%+42%

3033Dallam County, TXTX7,50811.9%+24%

3034Gonzales County, TXTX20,15911.9%+11%

3035Allen Parish, LALA22,67211.9%+28%

3036Treutlen County, GAGA6,46611.9%+40%

3037Liberty County, TXTX121,36411.9%+47%

3038Childress County, TXTX6,64311.8%+37%

3039Schuyler County, MOMO4,14011.8%+2%

3040Kinney County, TXTX3,12811.8%−33%

3041La Salle County, TXTX6,51711.8%+83%

3042Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33811.8%–

3043Worth County, GAGA20,05911.7%+37%

3044Bibb County, ALAL22,26211.7%+65%

3045Gaines County, TXTX23,95611.7%+12%

3046Washington County, MOMO23,81011.7%+56%

3047Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87711.7%+7%

3048Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.7%−1%

3049Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05811.6%+27%

3050Lee County, SCSC15,73011.6%+26%

3051Harrison County, OHOH14,07011.5%+28%

3052LaGrange County, ININ41,30511.5%+30%

3053Boone County, WVWV20,25111.5%+61%

3054Mitchell County, TXTX8,94711.5%+10%

3055Clay County, TNTN7,82111.5%+70%

3056Washington County, FLFL26,69511.5%+24%

3057Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94111.5%+39%

3058Leslie County, KYKY9,62711.5%+81%

3059Buchanan County, VAVA18,49211.5%+44%

3060Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62611.4%−3%

3061Crawford County, ININ10,50911.4%+36%

3062Poinsett County, ARAR22,48311.4%+80%

3063Seward County, KSKS21,07311.4%−16%

3064St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75811.4%+1%

3065Carroll County, KYKY11,14111.4%+37%

3066Dallas County, ARAR6,01111.3%+18%

3067Clay County, WVWV7,53811.3%+55%

3068Amite County, MSMS12,48711.2%+19%

3069Appling County, GAGA19,10011.2%+33%

3070Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34411.2%+27%

3071Union County, FLFL16,25011.1%+47%

3072Lincoln County, IDID5,60311.1%−15%

3073Zavala County, TXTX9,03711.1%+46%

3074Holmes County, OHOH44,97011.1%+34%

3075Cocke County, TNTN37,88911.0%+77%

3076Macon County, GAGA11,75611.0%+10%

3077Hamilton County, FLFL14,18011.0%+51%

3078Gates County, NCNC10,23410.9%+4%

3079DeSoto County, FLFL37,07810.8%+29%

3080Hancock County, TNTN7,07510.8%+6%

3081Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910.7%+118%

3082Dixie County, FLFL18,03810.7%+59%

3083Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35410.7%−14%

3084Crockett County, TXTX2,76910.7%+2%

3085Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09510.6%−16%

3086Noxubee County, MSMS9,79810.6%−3%

3087Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.6%−3%

3088Winkler County, TXTX7,54010.6%+1%

3089Latimer County, OKOK9,64510.6%−12%

3090Greene County, MSMS13,70710.5%+32%

3091Twiggs County, GAGA7,59710.5%+93%

3092Bacon County, GAGA11,07010.4%+57%

3093Jenkins County, GAGA8,84310.3%−5%

3094Lewis County, TNTN13,48710.3%+21%

3095Hancock County, GAGA8,68210.3%+5%

3096Garza County, TXTX4,51010.2%+2%

3097Martin County, KYKY10,69710.2%+13%

3098Morrow County, OROR12,60210.1%−8%

3099Telfair County, GAGA11,19510.1%+21%

3100Calhoun County, WVWV5,97810.1%+9%

3101Dickenson County, VAVA13,23610.1%+51%

3102Carter County, MOMO5,41810.1%−7%

3103Wheeler County, GAGA7,57010.0%+41%

3104Anson County, NCNC21,7589.9%+8%

3105Buffalo County, SDSD1,8029.9%+84%

3106Lafayette County, FLFL8,7929.9%+38%

3107Butler County, KYKY12,5209.9%+54%

3108Terry County, TXTX11,7209.8%+3%

3109Turner County, GAGA8,9839.8%−6%

3110Nicholas County, KYKY7,9499.8%+31%

3111Dimmit County, TXTX8,0249.8%−3%

3112Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4339.6%−2%

3113Mingo County, WVWV21,4559.5%+31%

3114Covington, VAVA5,6809.5%+49%

3115Lake County, TNTN6,2499.4%+74%

3116Sevier County, ARAR15,7589.3%+1%

3117De Baca County, NMNM1,6479.3%−43%

3118Lee County, KYKY7,2979.2%+48%

3119Clinch County, GAGA6,8479.1%−13%

3120Lafayette County, ARAR5,8889.0%−6%

3121Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.0%+8%

3122Atkinson County, GAGA8,4548.9%+30%

3123Webster County, GAGA2,3698.9%−2%

3124Switzerland County, ININ10,0378.9%+16%

3125Jackson County, KYKY13,3258.8%+31%

3126Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.8%−12%

3127Upton County, TXTX3,1318.7%−26%

3128Wolfe County, KYKY6,2988.7%−18%

3129Elliott County, KYKY7,2658.7%+11%

3130Issaquena County, MSMS1,2638.6%+21%

3131McCreary County, KYKY17,1248.5%+26%

3132Johnson County, GAGA9,3108.4%+8%

3133Cochran County, TXTX2,5468.2%−19%

3134Lincoln County, WVWV19,1778.1%+39%

3135Bullock County, ALAL9,7808.1%+5%

3136Reeves County, TXTX12,1387.4%−7%

3137Lee County, ARAR8,0297.2%−1%

3138Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.1%−8%

3139Duval County, TXTX9,4026.8%−23%

3140Newton County, TXTX11,9546.8%+23%

3141McDowell County, WVWV16,8786.8%+20%

3142Pershing County, NVNV6,4216.1%−30%

3143Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9325.8%–

3144Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES