RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 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). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 63.7%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,90624.4%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+11.0 pts

02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40760.5%+7.1 pts

03Arlington County, VAVA243,93160.2%+7.9 pts

04Pitkin County, COCO16,62557.1%+7.3 pts

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87354.8%+5.8 pts

06Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58254.6%+4.6 pts

07Alexandria, VAVA160,66254.3%+5.8 pts

08Howard County, MDMD339,18352.9%+6.0 pts

09Boulder County, COCO328,56052.4%+10.2 pts

10Douglas County, COCO399,39651.9%+11.2 pts

11Orange County, NCNC152,49851.5%+5.4 pts

12Marin County, CACA253,69451.3%+7.3 pts

13New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+7.2 pts

14Hamilton County, ININ387,03648.9%+12.7 pts

15San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.5%+8.2 pts

16Summit County, COCO31,51748.3%+8.6 pts

17Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21448.1%+6.3 pts

18Johnson County, KSKS636,90647.7%+7.3 pts

19Albemarle County, VAVA118,35647.7%+8.3 pts

20Johnson County, IAIA160,04447.6%+3.6 pts

21Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+5.7 pts

22Benton County, OROR97,72847.4%+6.1 pts

23Collin County, TXTX1,297,17947.3%+8.3 pts

24Loudoun County, VAVA449,74947.2%+14.5 pts

25Somerset County, NJNJ356,48646.5%+8.2 pts

26Teton County, WYWY23,33345.8%+15.8 pts

27Fairfax, VAVA26,77245.7%+4.3 pts

28Summit County, UTUT43,14145.5%+12.6 pts

29Williamsburg, VAVA15,86145.0%+2.1 pts

30San Francisco County, CACA826,07945.0%+9.9 pts

31Story County, IAIA101,29144.5%+6.1 pts

32Williamson County, TNTN272,06144.4%+10.1 pts

33Morris County, NJNJ524,25144.1%+7.4 pts

34Albany County, WYWY38,55844.1%+5.5 pts

35Whitman County, WAWA48,51244.0%+1.4 pts

36Wake County, NCNC1,257,23543.9%+8.6 pts

37San Juan County, COCO81343.7%+19.7 pts

38Gunnison County, COCO17,43943.6%+6.7 pts

39Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97943.6%+8.2 pts

40Blaine County, IDID25,51743.1%+10.2 pts

41Norfolk County, MAMA739,74942.9%+8.5 pts

42Douglas County, KSKS120,92042.7%+4.2 pts

43Eagle County, COCO54,29142.6%+9.7 pts

44Lexington, VAVA7,76942.6%+10.5 pts

45Routt County, COCO25,32942.5%+7.8 pts

46Chester County, PAPA557,11642.5%+7.8 pts

47Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78141.8%+7.2 pts

48Boone County, MOMO191,74641.7%+5.2 pts

49Leon County, FLFL299,04841.7%+4.7 pts

50DuPage County, ILIL934,29841.7%+5.7 pts

51James City County, VAVA83,32641.5%+8.7 pts

52Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79141.4%+9.8 pts

53Chittenden County, VTVT169,11541.2%+7.1 pts

54Delaware County, OHOH242,03241.0%+14.6 pts

55Gallatin County, MTMT128,74041.0%+7.2 pts

56Latah County, IDID41,84241.0%+5.2 pts

57Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+5.5 pts

58Charlottesville, VAVA44,38840.8%+6.7 pts

59Dane County, WIWI590,37540.6%+6.5 pts

60Travis County, TXTX1,389,67040.6%+6.0 pts

61Riley County, KSKS72,59840.5%+6.3 pts

62Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39140.5%+7.9 pts

63San Juan County, WAWA18,57740.2%+6.7 pts

64Durham County, NCNC347,24040.1%+6.7 pts

65King County, WAWA2,344,93940.0%+7.1 pts

66Clarke County, GAGA129,92139.8%+2.3 pts

67Oconee County, GAGA44,89339.8%+11.4 pts

68Cobb County, GAGA793,34539.8%+6.8 pts

69Monroe County, ININ143,34539.6%+6.7 pts

70Larimer County, COCO377,29239.5%+7.2 pts

71Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78439.1%+7.5 pts

72District of Columbia, DCDC693,64539.1%+5.8 pts

73San Mateo County, CACA743,56839.0%+7.7 pts

74Clear Creek County, COCO8,99438.8%+7.6 pts

75Montgomery County, PAPA877,64338.7%+6.7 pts

76Alachua County, FLFL290,02838.7%+4.1 pts

77Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+2.4 pts

78Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34638.6%+8.9 pts

79Lake County, ILIL719,33938.6%+6.6 pts

80Nantucket County, MAMA14,75838.4%+5.5 pts

81Dukes County, MAMA21,21938.4%+6.2 pts

82Newport County, RIRI83,05138.3%+8.2 pts

83Bergen County, NJNJ977,02638.2%+6.5 pts

84Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33738.2%+8.1 pts

85Champaign County, ILIL209,97238.0%+3.9 pts

86Hampshire County, MAMA164,06537.9%+6.0 pts

87Madison County, MSMS116,29837.9%+8.6 pts

88Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+4.5 pts

89York County, VAVA71,37437.4%+8.5 pts

90Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38337.1%+8.8 pts

91Arapahoe County, COCO673,82037.0%+1.9 pts

92Brazos County, TXTX249,08837.0%+1.2 pts

93Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90736.9%+4.7 pts

94Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19136.9%+6.7 pts

95Ouray County, COCO5,26536.8%+8.9 pts

96Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+7.8 pts

97Denton County, TXTX1,069,34636.6%+4.4 pts

98Jefferson County, COCO580,45136.5%+5.8 pts

99La Plata County, COCO56,89836.4%+8.3 pts

100DeKalb County, GAGA774,39436.3%+3.6 pts

101Centre County, PAPA157,39336.3%+4.0 pts

102Fayette County, GAGA125,15636.2%+10.4 pts

103McLean County, ILIL171,41936.2%+7.2 pts

104Juneau, AKAK31,60936.0%+5.3 pts

105Montgomery County, VAVA98,43435.9%+4.2 pts

106Fayette County, KYKY329,75135.6%+5.1 pts

107Washington County, RIRI129,79535.5%+6.4 pts

108St. Louis County, MOMO990,91135.4%+6.2 pts

109Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+5.4 pts

110Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71135.1%+10.0 pts

111Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07035.0%+3.4 pts

112Henrico County, VAVA342,77534.9%+6.9 pts

113Alameda County, CACA1,636,63034.9%+6.1 pts

114Hinsdale County, COCO75334.9%+2.9 pts

115Dakota County, MNMN457,71034.9%+7.3 pts

116Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89634.8%+3.1 pts

117Olmsted County, MNMN166,73134.7%+5.2 pts

118Forsyth County, GAGA282,80534.6%+19.0 pts

119Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03534.6%+6.1 pts

120Grand County, COCO16,49634.5%+4.3 pts

121Washington County, OROR611,70834.5%+4.7 pts

122Denver County, COCO740,61334.5%+5.4 pts

123Ramsey County, MNMN541,62334.3%+5.5 pts

124Carver County, MNMN114,37934.3%+12.9 pts

125Bristol County, RIRI50,00134.3%+6.9 pts

126Madison County, ALAL433,51634.3%+4.1 pts

127Cumberland County, MEME317,22234.2%+6.7 pts

128Payne County, OKOK83,88934.2%+4.1 pts

129Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85234.2%+4.5 pts

130Yolo County, CACA224,41034.1%+3.9 pts

131Waukesha County, WIWI417,21034.1%+7.0 pts

132Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.1%+4.4 pts

133Radford, VAVA17,24334.1%+5.0 pts

134Mercer County, NJNJ399,28934.0%+4.5 pts

135Putnam County, NYNY99,02833.9%+6.0 pts

136Washington County, MNMN286,89533.9%+7.7 pts

137Williamson County, TXTX752,82733.6%+9.0 pts

138Barnstable County, MAMA233,53933.6%+5.5 pts

139Albany County, NYNY321,22533.3%+5.0 pts

140Platte County, MOMO114,40033.3%+7.7 pts

141Watauga County, NCNC54,78633.2%+5.9 pts

142Beaufort County, SCSC204,43333.2%+6.7 pts

143Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45633.2%+2.5 pts

144St. Johns County, FLFL346,32833.1%+9.5 pts

145Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33533.0%+6.5 pts

146Ingham County, MIMI289,70933.0%+3.8 pts

147Missoula County, MTMT123,51332.8%+5.1 pts

148Grafton County, NHNH93,22532.7%+6.3 pts

149Rockwall County, TXTX140,73832.7%+4.1 pts

150Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832.6%+3.4 pts

151Lancaster County, NENE334,04932.6%+5.0 pts

152Richland County, SCSC434,95632.5%+4.5 pts

153Suffolk County, MAMA791,89132.5%+4.7 pts

154Monongalia County, WVWV107,99132.4%+4.3 pts

155Washington County, VTVT59,65232.2%+7.8 pts

156Brookings County, SDSD37,63532.2%+4.9 pts

157Jackson County, ILIL52,50132.0%+2.5 pts

158Hughes County, SDSD17,57032.0%+6.4 pts

159Columbia County, GAGA169,18932.0%+8.1 pts

160Cache County, UTUT145,00031.9%+1.8 pts

161Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53631.8%+5.2 pts

162Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.8%+5.6 pts

163El Paso County, COCO757,04031.8%+5.9 pts

164Geauga County, OHOH95,67631.7%+5.9 pts

165Rockingham County, NHNH324,07731.7%+5.7 pts

166Teller County, COCO24,75631.7%+5.3 pts

167Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33131.6%+3.7 pts

168Poquoson, VAVA13,29231.6%+2.1 pts

169Prince William County, VAVA502,96631.5%+3.8 pts

170Utah County, UTUT759,85931.5%+5.2 pts

171Kendall County, TXTX53,28931.4%+11.4 pts

172Leelanau County, MIMI22,98231.4%+7.2 pts

173Hays County, TXTX304,39031.3%+4.9 pts

174Cass County, NDND201,79431.3%+4.7 pts

175Essex County, MAMA826,65331.3%+5.3 pts

176Lamoille County, VTVT26,29431.2%+7.3 pts

177Mineral County, COCO91031.2%+13.3 pts

178Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83931.2%+2.5 pts

179Jefferson County, IAIA15,29131.2%+4.8 pts

180Bucks County, PAPA647,82831.2%+6.4 pts

181Gilpin County, COCO6,07331.2%+1.7 pts

182Ada County, IDID546,14131.2%+6.3 pts

183Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79531.2%+4.0 pts

184Monroe County, NYNY750,50631.2%+4.9 pts

185Lafayette County, MSMS59,59731.1%+1.9 pts

186Greene County, OHOH174,32231.1%+5.1 pts

187Seminole County, FLFL491,88431.0%+4.7 pts

188New Hanover County, NCNC245,95931.0%+9.8 pts

189Saratoga County, NYNY241,34330.9%+5.7 pts

190Orange County, CACA3,149,50730.8%+3.0 pts

191East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18030.8%+3.3 pts

192Charleston County, SCSC436,20030.7%+8.4 pts

193Multnomah County, OROR795,39130.7%+7.0 pts

194Oldham County, KYKY70,98630.6%+7.7 pts

195Douglas County, NENE606,46030.6%+5.8 pts

196Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38030.6%+6.0 pts

197Baltimore County, MDMD847,65030.6%+5.6 pts

198Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39330.5%+4.5 pts

199Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60130.5%+3.8 pts

200Windham County, VTVT45,20430.5%+5.3 pts

201Davidson County, TNTN745,90430.5%+6.1 pts

202Guilford County, NCNC562,23430.3%+5.5 pts

203Park County, COCO18,31430.3%+7.8 pts

204Placer County, CACA442,08130.3%+7.6 pts

205Sarpy County, NENE208,30330.2%+4.9 pts

206Buffalo County, NENE51,17230.2%+6.6 pts

207Windsor County, VTVT57,31230.2%+6.6 pts

208Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41530.1%+3.7 pts

209Delaware County, PAPA580,93730.0%+5.3 pts

210Frederick County, MDMD302,88330.0%+8.0 pts

211Coconino County, AZAZ144,36829.9%+5.4 pts

212Thurston County, WAWA304,26129.8%+5.1 pts

213Addison County, VTVT38,04829.8%+4.7 pts

214Polk County, IAIA516,54629.7%+5.8 pts

215Stafford County, VAVA170,80329.6%+8.0 pts

216Sitka, AKAK8,31929.5%+8.1 pts

217San Diego County, CACA3,282,24829.5%+4.2 pts

218New Castle County, DEDE588,02629.5%+4.3 pts

219Richmond, VAVA237,25729.5%+5.2 pts

220Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06529.4%+2.8 pts

221Goochland County, VAVA29,18729.4%+10.1 pts

222Scott County, MNMN159,01729.4%+12.2 pts

223Nicollet County, MNMN34,27329.3%+6.9 pts

224Midland County, MIMI83,75429.3%+1.8 pts

225Ellis County, KSKS29,07529.2%+5.8 pts

226Hamilton County, OHOH838,41829.2%+5.5 pts

227Merrimack County, NHNH158,07829.1%+3.7 pts

228Franklin County, MAMA70,69829.1%+4.9 pts

229Knox County, TNTN511,45329.0%+5.1 pts

230Archuleta County, COCO14,30629.0%+9.3 pts

231Mono County, CACA12,50528.9%+7.0 pts

232Anchorage, AKAK287,15528.9%+2.1 pts

233Randall County, TXTX152,35128.9%+2.5 pts

234Cook County, MNMN5,52228.8%+8.1 pts

235Davis County, UTUT381,22728.8%+5.3 pts

236Burleigh County, NDND103,25128.7%+3.6 pts

237Hanover County, VAVA116,42328.7%+9.8 pts

238Forsyth County, NCNC401,71828.7%+4.6 pts

239Sangamon County, ILIL194,17028.6%+6.2 pts

240Sonoma County, CACA486,44428.5%+4.0 pts

241Montgomery County, ALAL225,89128.5%+4.3 pts

242Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.5%+4.1 pts

243Union County, NJNJ601,86328.5%+3.5 pts

244Adair County, MOMO25,68428.5%+5.8 pts

245Dawes County, NENE7,85828.4%+5.3 pts

246Burlington County, NJNJ481,43928.4%+4.8 pts

247Jefferson County, WAWA33,97028.4%+6.6 pts

248Clackamas County, OROR426,28028.4%+4.7 pts

249Warren County, OHOH257,18128.4%+10.4 pts

250Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03528.3%+5.7 pts

251St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10828.3%+5.3 pts

252Alpine County, CACA1,04328.2%+4.3 pts

253Roanoke County, VAVA97,15028.2%+5.6 pts

254Livingston County, MIMI197,31528.2%+8.6 pts

255Manassas, VAVA44,33228.1%+2.3 pts

256Pulaski County, ARAR404,61128.1%+4.6 pts

257Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73728.1%+2.6 pts

258Teton County, IDID13,25428.1%+10.7 pts

259Cook County, ILIL5,194,62528.0%+5.3 pts

260Wayne County, NENE10,02028.0%+8.2 pts

261Cleveland County, OKOK303,97328.0%+2.1 pts

262Collier County, FLFL417,13127.9%+5.6 pts

263Cumberland County, PAPA277,27027.9%+5.0 pts

264Lee County, ALAL189,88127.9%+2.6 pts

265Honolulu County, HIHI988,70327.9%+3.3 pts

266Grand Forks County, NDND74,50127.8%+2.0 pts

267Talbot County, MDMD38,23827.8%+4.8 pts

268Plymouth County, MAMA546,82927.8%+5.5 pts

269McHenry County, ILIL317,75127.7%+6.8 pts

270Linn County, IAIA232,02827.7%+6.2 pts

271Kane County, ILIL525,75727.7%+6.3 pts

272Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72627.7%+5.6 pts

273Dare County, NCNC38,24527.7%+6.3 pts

274Brewster County, TXTX9,45827.7%−0.3 pts

275Jefferson County, MTMT13,32927.7%+6.8 pts

276Boone County, ININ80,68927.6%+5.4 pts

277Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.6%+2.8 pts

278Chatham County, NCNC85,11127.6%+8.1 pts

279Essex County, NJNJ896,37927.5%+3.5 pts

280Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09027.5%+4.5 pts

281Sarasota County, FLFL479,95827.4%+5.5 pts

282Cole County, MOMO77,90827.4%+5.2 pts

283Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91627.4%+3.6 pts

284Harford County, MDMD266,44627.3%+5.8 pts

285Whatcom County, WAWA236,39227.2%+5.3 pts

286Sussex County, NJNJ148,06327.2%+2.3 pts

287Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%+0.8 pts

288Prince George's County, MDMD970,37427.2%+1.7 pts

289Hancock County, MEME57,17127.1%+5.8 pts

290Bennington County, VTVT36,63027.1%+3.6 pts

291Fauquier County, VAVA76,50327.1%+5.6 pts

292Island County, WAWA85,65727.0%+7.0 pts

293Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97227.0%+1.8 pts

294Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03327.0%+6.1 pts

295Cherokee County, GAGA299,27327.0%+8.6 pts

296Alamosa County, COCO16,68827.0%+2.8 pts

297Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39727.0%+0.6 pts

298Ventura County, CACA830,85126.9%+3.9 pts

299Harris County, TXTX5,045,02626.9%+1.5 pts

300Worcester County, MAMA888,50226.9%+4.7 pts

301Tulsa County, OKOK698,78226.9%+3.2 pts

302McDonough County, ILIL25,91626.9%+3.6 pts

303Moore County, NCNC110,61926.8%+6.9 pts

304Lamar County, MSMS67,40326.8%+5.9 pts

305DeKalb County, ILIL101,83526.8%+0.7 pts

306Dallas County, IAIA118,45726.8%+10.5 pts

307Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68526.7%+3.5 pts

308San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36726.7%+3.8 pts

309Custer County, COCO5,59026.7%+7.5 pts

310Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63426.6%+3.9 pts

311Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46626.6%+2.7 pts

312Cheshire County, NHNH78,26926.6%+2.7 pts

313Lincoln County, MEME36,59526.6%+4.4 pts

314Elbert County, COCO30,53426.6%+6.7 pts

315El Dorado County, CACA192,32326.5%+5.7 pts

316Carroll County, NHNH52,78426.5%+3.1 pts

317Strafford County, NHNH135,04326.4%+4.8 pts

318Pitt County, NCNC182,93626.4%+4.5 pts

319Napa County, CACA132,94926.4%+4.1 pts

320Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69226.4%+4.9 pts

321Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04326.4%+5.8 pts

322Martin County, FLFL166,27226.3%+6.1 pts

323Wasatch County, UTUT38,51426.3%+7.8 pts

324Valley County, IDID12,83126.3%+7.0 pts

325St. Charles County, MOMO426,49926.3%+5.1 pts

326Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126.3%+3.4 pts

327Benton County, WAWA221,72226.3%+3.0 pts

328St. Croix County, WIWI98,27626.3%+6.0 pts

329Union County, SDSD17,40226.3%+12.4 pts

330Greenville County, SCSC583,12526.2%+5.2 pts

331Knox County, MEME41,11726.2%+6.4 pts

332Kittitas County, WAWA48,80326.2%+4.0 pts

333Wood County, OHOH134,17626.2%+4.3 pts

334Comal County, TXTX209,16626.2%+5.9 pts

335Emmet County, MIMI33,77526.2%+6.9 pts

336Bonneville County, IDID135,77126.1%+2.9 pts

337Orange County, FLFL1,528,00226.1%+4.9 pts

338Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72926.1%+4.0 pts

339Nevada County, CACA101,91126.1%+4.0 pts

340Shawnee County, KSKS178,60726.0%+3.7 pts

341Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69126.0%+4.7 pts

342Ottawa County, MIMI308,45926.0%+7.2 pts

343Berkshire County, MAMA128,22426.0%+5.0 pts

344Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55825.9%+3.8 pts

345Woodford County, KYKY27,88325.9%+6.4 pts

346Taos County, NMNM34,56425.9%+7.4 pts

347Kent County, MIMI675,23225.8%+5.1 pts

348Washington County, OKOK54,03725.8%−0.0 pts

349Orleans Parish, LALA362,15425.8%+3.3 pts

350Polk County, NCNC20,53325.7%+5.7 pts

351Athens County, OHOH63,19725.7%+2.3 pts

352Madison County, MTMT10,02625.5%+5.9 pts

353Lane County, OROR381,58425.5%+3.3 pts

354Jackson County, NCNC45,03925.5%+5.8 pts

355Will County, ILIL712,25325.5%+7.5 pts

356Lincoln County, SDSD77,14525.5%+9.1 pts

357Monroe County, FLFL80,40625.5%+5.2 pts

358Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94925.5%+3.0 pts

359Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44825.4%+5.5 pts

360Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43325.4%+3.2 pts

361Bulloch County, GAGA86,94925.4%+5.5 pts

362Marion County, ININ992,19625.4%+4.0 pts

363La Crosse County, WIWI121,33925.4%+4.3 pts

364Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12525.4%+2.8 pts

365Roberts County, TXTX86725.4%+7.9 pts

366Polk County, OROR90,03725.3%+4.1 pts

367Kitsap County, WAWA283,37425.3%+5.5 pts

368Montgomery County, TXTX781,19425.3%+5.9 pts

369Hudson County, NJNJ735,03325.3%+5.6 pts

370Shelby County, TNTN910,22625.3%+4.5 pts

371Buncombe County, NCNC277,41725.3%+6.1 pts

372Kendall County, ILIL145,47025.3%+7.4 pts

373Lynchburg, VAVA81,34725.2%+3.5 pts

374Faulkner County, ARAR133,97925.2%+7.3 pts

375Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92525.1%+5.0 pts

376Summit County, OHOH538,37625.1%+5.4 pts

377Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11525.1%+4.9 pts

378Thomas County, KSKS7,72525.0%+9.3 pts

379Spokane County, WAWA558,34425.0%+4.4 pts

380Chatham County, GAGA311,85525.0%+6.4 pts

381Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46525.0%+4.8 pts

382Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97925.0%+3.4 pts

383Pennington County, SDSD116,79225.0%+3.8 pts

384Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51125.0%+4.7 pts

385Ulster County, NYNY183,33025.0%+3.4 pts

386Deschutes County, OROR213,07225.0%+6.1 pts

387Erath County, TXTX43,91125.0%+4.7 pts

388Bannock County, IDID91,59124.9%+5.1 pts

389Clay County, MOMO265,03224.9%+4.9 pts

390Scott County, IAIA175,25924.9%+3.0 pts

391Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93424.9%+2.5 pts

392Sandoval County, NMNM159,56524.8%+5.8 pts

393Jefferson County, KYKY795,22224.8%+5.5 pts

394Midland County, TXTX187,85524.8%−1.5 pts

395Carroll County, MDMD176,67724.8%+5.2 pts

396Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46024.8%+1.9 pts

397Kent County, RIRI173,49524.8%+4.3 pts

398Medina County, OHOH185,02524.8%+6.8 pts

399Grant County, NENE56124.7%+10.2 pts

400Clay County, MNMN67,73424.7%+3.2 pts

401Warren County, KYKY149,37524.7%+5.5 pts

402Ontario County, NYNY113,13024.7%+5.2 pts

403Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.7%+7.8 pts

404Pierce County, WIWI43,51924.6%+6.8 pts

405Lexington County, SCSC317,58824.6%+3.7 pts

406Jefferson County, ALAL665,74224.6%+4.7 pts

407King County, TXTX19224.6%+0.0 pts

408Broward County, FLFL2,013,31724.5%+5.8 pts

409Erie County, NYNY946,74124.5%+4.5 pts

410Washington County, ARAR271,21324.5%+4.5 pts

411Lancaster County, VAVA10,99524.5%+5.6 pts

412Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97524.5%+8.2 pts

413Snohomish County, WAWA870,65624.4%+5.1 pts

414Custer County, SDSD9,43124.4%+7.0 pts

415Madison County, IDID55,17224.4%+5.2 pts

416Warren County, NJNJ112,95324.4%+4.8 pts

417Lubbock County, TXTX328,90624.4%+1.0 pts

418Chaffee County, COCO20,83124.3%+9.1 pts

419Queens County, NYNY2,358,18224.3%+3.7 pts

420Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81024.2%+3.2 pts

421Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99924.2%+5.0 pts

422Greene County, MOMO309,28624.2%+3.5 pts

423Henderson County, NCNC122,37524.1%+4.6 pts

424Calloway County, KYKY39,42124.0%+4.7 pts

425Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36824.0%+4.0 pts

426Camden County, NJNJ535,79924.0%+3.0 pts

427Lawrence County, SDSD29,45924.0%+4.9 pts

428Isabella County, MIMI64,69123.9%+2.4 pts

429Clarke County, VAVA15,60923.9%+5.3 pts

430Crawford County, KSKS39,00823.9%+5.2 pts

431Hamilton County, TNTN390,83323.9%+4.2 pts

432Orange County, VTVT30,00223.9%+1.9 pts

433Franklin County, KYKY52,64923.8%+2.5 pts

434Garfield County, COCO63,47423.8%+2.2 pts

435Haines, AKAK2,06823.8%+6.2 pts

436Glynn County, GAGA87,59923.8%+3.9 pts

437Rankin County, MSMS162,18123.8%+4.7 pts

438Iron County, UTUT67,14123.8%+1.8 pts

439Woods County, OKOK8,44323.7%+0.2 pts

440Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%+4.2 pts

441Transylvania County, NCNC34,21123.7%+5.8 pts

442Winchester, VAVA28,27223.7%+4.9 pts

443Washoe County, NVNV509,38623.7%+3.0 pts

444Marquette County, MIMI68,06423.7%+3.4 pts

445Park County, WYWY31,17123.7%+4.9 pts

446Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21623.6%+4.3 pts

447St. Joseph County, ININ272,86123.6%+4.4 pts

448King George County, VAVA29,64623.6%+3.2 pts

449Brown County, SDSD37,56123.6%+2.9 pts

450Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16223.6%+3.8 pts

451Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76223.6%+3.6 pts

452Brevard County, FLFL663,98223.6%+3.2 pts

453Nodaway County, MOMO20,17423.6%+6.0 pts

454Dauphin County, PAPA293,35123.5%+4.9 pts

455Beltrami County, MNMN47,05523.5%+3.1 pts

456Butler County, PAPA200,16923.5%+7.9 pts

457Butler County, OHOH400,12823.5%+4.8 pts

458Laramie County, WYWY102,93823.4%+2.8 pts

459Jackson County, MOMO732,99423.4%+3.5 pts

460Portage County, WIWI71,94323.4%+4.2 pts

461Rockdale County, GAGA98,41623.4%+5.2 pts

462Peoria County, ILIL178,55323.3%+3.9 pts

463Morgan County, UTUT13,38323.3%+4.3 pts

464Lehigh County, PAPA384,38323.3%+3.7 pts

465Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36123.3%+4.5 pts

466Kerr County, TXTX54,03723.3%+3.1 pts

467Belknap County, NHNH65,14723.3%+2.8 pts

468Carbon County, MTMT11,46623.3%+4.0 pts

469Warren County, NYNY65,02023.2%+3.8 pts

470Winona County, MNMN50,52323.2%+3.6 pts

471Johnson County, MOMO56,67023.2%+1.8 pts

472Rutland County, VTVT59,65323.2%+2.6 pts

473Richmond County, NYNY501,29023.2%+2.4 pts

474Douglas County, NVNV50,11123.2%+3.2 pts

475Hendricks County, ININ193,51023.1%+5.0 pts

476Indian River County, FLFL172,79923.1%+4.0 pts

477Johnson County, ININ174,26223.1%+6.4 pts

478Park County, MTMT18,21423.1%+3.8 pts

479Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59023.1%−0.8 pts

480Ohio County, WVWV40,49623.1%+4.6 pts

481Baldwin County, ALAL267,76123.1%+6.2 pts

482Hood River County, OROR23,72023.1%+5.1 pts

483Yankton County, SDSD23,63523.0%+4.4 pts

484Scott County, KSKS4,81523.0%+9.2 pts

485Humboldt County, CACA131,64723.0%+3.0 pts

486Lyon County, KSKS32,26623.0%+1.6 pts

487Houghton County, MIMI37,84223.0%+5.0 pts

488Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53223.0%+5.7 pts

489Harvey County, KSKS33,58023.0%+2.7 pts

490Rutherford County, TNTN386,35222.9%+4.3 pts

491Grand County, UTUT9,79022.9%+7.5 pts

492Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43922.9%+4.0 pts

493Nemaha County, NENE7,10222.9%+4.5 pts

494Pinellas County, FLFL948,56322.9%+4.4 pts

495Kenton County, KYKY175,77922.9%+5.9 pts

496Gillespie County, TXTX28,52722.9%+5.8 pts

497York County, MEME222,43422.9%+3.8 pts

498Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11522.9%+4.3 pts

499Washington County, TNTN141,19922.9%+4.0 pts

500Forrest County, MSMS79,03422.8%+3.0 pts

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Frequently asked

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

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 63.7% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.