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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 125 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most educated, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
3001Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.9%+0.1 pts
3002Tattnall County, GAGA24,3767.9%+1.4 pts
3003Talbot County, GAGA5,7097.9%+0.8 pts
3004Lake County, MIMI13,1827.8%+1.3 pts
3005Fayette County, ININ23,5337.8%−0.2 pts
3006Clay County, ALAL14,2077.8%+0.6 pts
3007Grainger County, TNTN25,7397.8%+3.0 pts
3008Benton County, MSMS7,5027.8%+0.0 pts
3009Elliott County, KYKY7,2657.8%+2.2 pts
3010Lamar County, ALAL13,5877.8%+1.6 pts
3011Paulding County, OHOH18,7277.8%+0.9 pts
3012Ripley County, MOMO10,7177.8%+1.7 pts
3013Madison County, MOMO12,8587.8%+1.1 pts
3014Van Buren County, TNTN6,8747.8%+3.7 pts
3015Hardeman County, TNTN25,2747.8%+0.2 pts
3016Johnson County, GAGA9,3107.8%+2.9 pts
3017Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.7%−2.3 pts
3018Morgan County, KYKY14,4157.7%+1.1 pts
3019Owsley County, KYKY3,9327.7%−2.1 pts
3020Lauderdale County, TNTN24,6177.7%+1.7 pts
3021Gallatin County, ILIL4,6167.7%+0.3 pts
3022Grayson County, KYKY27,4067.7%+1.6 pts
3023Perry County, MSMS11,5777.7%+0.6 pts
3024Calhoun County, FLFL13,2897.7%−0.5 pts
3025Chattooga County, GAGA25,3007.7%+1.8 pts
3026Letcher County, KYKY19,9527.7%+1.0 pts
3027Hickory County, MOMO9,0447.7%+1.2 pts
3028Lincoln County, ARAR12,7647.6%+2.0 pts
3029Trimble County, KYKY8,7017.6%+0.3 pts
3030Switzerland County, ININ10,0377.6%+2.0 pts
3031Shannon County, MOMO7,2857.6%+1.6 pts
3032Zavala County, TXTX9,0377.6%+0.7 pts
3033Union County, FLFL16,2507.5%−0.4 pts
3034Lawrence County, ALAL33,8437.5%+1.3 pts
3035Washington County, MOMO23,8107.5%+1.8 pts
3036Polk County, TNTN18,5927.5%+1.7 pts
3037Reynolds County, MOMO5,9927.5%+1.0 pts
3038Willacy County, TXTX19,9717.5%−1.3 pts
3039Scott County, TNTN22,6717.5%+0.9 pts
3040Nicholas County, KYKY7,9497.5%+1.5 pts
3041Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5037.4%+1.1 pts
3042Ohio County, KYKY23,9347.4%+1.2 pts
3043Meigs County, OHOH21,5877.4%+0.2 pts
3044Clay County, ARAR14,0527.4%+2.2 pts
3045Casey County, KYKY16,2057.4%+0.9 pts
3046Liberty County, FLFL8,0357.4%+0.0 pts
3047Assumption Parish, LALA19,7207.4%+0.6 pts
3048Crittenden County, KYKY8,8077.3%+2.2 pts
3049Heard County, GAGA12,1497.3%+1.6 pts
3050Clay County, WVWV7,5387.3%+1.1 pts
3051Calhoun County, ARAR4,6327.3%−0.1 pts
3052Mingo County, WVWV21,4557.3%+0.7 pts
3053Decatur County, TNTN11,8207.3%+2.5 pts
3054Lee County, ARAR8,0297.3%−0.1 pts
3055Hamilton County, FLFL14,1807.3%+0.3 pts
3056Adams County, OHOH27,8657.2%+2.0 pts
3057Wayne County, KYKY19,5977.2%+1.7 pts
3058Murray County, GAGA41,6077.2%+1.7 pts
3059Lafayette County, FLFL8,7927.2%+2.0 pts
3060Boone County, WVWV20,2517.2%+0.7 pts
3061Wyoming County, WVWV19,8017.1%+1.0 pts
3062Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9207.1%+1.7 pts
3063Wheeler County, GAGA7,5707.1%−1.4 pts
3064Perry County, TNTN9,1267.1%+0.2 pts
3065Pulaski County, ILIL4,8207.1%+1.0 pts
3066Ritchie County, WVWV8,0347.1%+1.1 pts
3067Cumberland County, KYKY5,9927.1%+1.0 pts
3068Bibb County, ALAL22,2627.1%+2.4 pts
3069Issaquena County, MSMS1,2637.1%+1.5 pts
3070Webster County, KYKY12,9297.1%+1.1 pts
3071Grundy County, TNTN14,1167.1%+1.6 pts
3072Campbell County, TNTN40,2907.0%+0.5 pts
3073McDonald County, MOMO23,9927.0%+0.4 pts
3074Hart County, KYKY20,1177.0%+1.8 pts
3075Wilcox County, GAGA8,7977.0%−0.6 pts
3076Meigs County, TNTN14,1867.0%+0.4 pts
3077Estill County, KYKY13,9626.9%+1.5 pts
3078Starr County, TXTX66,3196.9%+0.2 pts
3079Atkinson County, GAGA8,4546.9%+0.5 pts
3080Bollinger County, MOMO10,6466.9%−0.0 pts
3081Johnson County, TNTN18,7186.9%+1.9 pts
3082Perry County, OHOH35,9186.9%+1.1 pts
3083Gallatin County, KYKY8,8406.9%+1.9 pts
3084Alexander County, ILIL4,5706.9%−1.0 pts
3085Wayne County, MOMO10,7826.8%+1.0 pts
3086Brooks County, TXTX6,5796.8%+0.2 pts
3087Crawford County, GAGA12,2066.8%+1.1 pts
3088Clay County, TNTN7,8216.8%−1.0 pts
3089Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.8%+1.8 pts
3090Dixie County, FLFL18,0386.8%+0.6 pts
3091McCreary County, KYKY17,1246.7%+2.1 pts
3092Hickman County, TNTN26,2196.7%−0.5 pts
3093Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.7%+0.7 pts
3094Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5836.6%+1.6 pts
3095Lawrence County, KYKY15,7656.6%+0.4 pts
3096Bacon County, GAGA11,0706.6%+0.1 pts
3097Powell County, KYKY12,8126.5%+1.2 pts
3098Glascock County, GAGA3,1416.5%+1.2 pts
3099La Salle County, TXTX6,5176.4%−4.4 pts
3100Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.4%−0.3 pts
3101Butler County, KYKY12,5206.4%+1.3 pts
3102Covington, VAVA5,6806.4%−0.6 pts
3103Charlton County, GAGA13,1216.4%−0.0 pts
3104Leslie County, KYKY9,6276.3%−0.2 pts
3105Magoffin County, KYKY11,1106.3%+1.7 pts
3106Poinsett County, ARAR22,4836.3%+0.8 pts
3107Benton County, TNTN16,1836.3%−1.1 pts
3108Lee County, KYKY7,2976.3%+0.5 pts
3109Brantley County, GAGA18,9366.2%+0.4 pts
3110Cocke County, TNTN37,8896.2%+0.7 pts
3111Quitman County, GAGA2,2546.1%−1.2 pts
3112Vinton County, OHOH12,6456.0%+1.2 pts
3113Morgan County, TNTN22,1606.0%+2.3 pts
3114Loving County, TXTX525.9%+1.9 pts
3115Lincoln County, WVWV19,1775.9%+1.2 pts
3116Long County, GAGA21,5575.8%+0.6 pts
3117Union County, TNTN21,4505.8%+1.3 pts
3118McDowell County, WVWV16,8785.6%+1.1 pts
3119Macon County, TNTN27,6635.6%+0.1 pts
3120Newton County, TXTX11,9545.5%+0.0 pts
3121Twiggs County, GAGA7,5975.4%+0.6 pts
3122Lake County, TNTN6,2495.4%+0.4 pts
3123Buffalo County, SDSD1,8025.4%+1.2 pts
3124Edmonson County, KYKY12,7494.9%−0.5 pts
3125Aleutians East, AKAK3,4794.9%−8.0 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,125 OF 3,125

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