RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most educated, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 71.0%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,53827.9%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.0%+11%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+16%

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40764.0%+6%

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+11%

05Pitkin County, COCO16,62559.7%+5%

06Howard County, MDMD339,18358.3%+10%

07Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+6%

08Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+21%

09Boulder County, COCO328,56057.0%+9%

10New York County, NYNY1,664,86257.0%+15%

11Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58256.7%+4%

12Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+6%

13Douglas County, COCO399,39654.4%+5%

14Marin County, CACA253,69454.1%+6%

15Hamilton County, ININ387,03653.8%+10%

16Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+17%

17Williamson County, TNTN272,06151.8%+17%

18Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+8%

19San Francisco County, CACA826,07951.2%+14%

20Johnson County, KSKS636,90651.1%+7%

21Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.8%+7%

22Summit County, UTUT43,14150.8%+12%

23Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21450.8%+5%

24Summit County, COCO31,51749.9%+3%

25Somerset County, NJNJ356,48649.8%+7%

26Tompkins County, NYNY104,04749.7%+5%

27Teton County, WYWY23,33349.7%+8%

28Delaware County, OHOH242,03249.5%+21%

29Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97949.3%+13%

30District of Columbia, DCDC693,64549.2%+26%

31San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.8%+1%

32Morris County, NJNJ524,25148.4%+10%

33Collin County, TXTX1,297,17948.3%+2%

34Douglas County, KSKS120,92048.3%+13%

35Benton County, OROR97,72847.9%+1%

36Chester County, PAPA557,11647.8%+13%

37Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79147.6%+15%

38Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78147.5%+14%

39Wake County, NCNC1,257,23547.4%+8%

40Whitman County, WAWA48,51247.4%+8%

41Norfolk County, MAMA739,74947.4%+10%

42Albany County, WYWY38,55847.4%+8%

43Story County, IAIA101,29147.2%+6%

44Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+14%

45Eagle County, COCO54,29145.9%+8%

46Gunnison County, COCO17,43945.8%+5%

47Routt County, COCO25,32945.6%+7%

48Dane County, WIWI590,37545.4%+12%

49DuPage County, ILIL934,29845.3%+9%

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39145.3%+12%

51King County, WAWA2,344,93945.2%+13%

52Boone County, MOMO191,74645.2%+8%

53Gallatin County, MTMT128,74045.0%+10%

54James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+8%

55Oconee County, GAGA44,89344.9%+13%

56San Juan County, WAWA18,57744.9%+12%

57Chittenden County, VTVT169,11544.8%+9%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74344.5%+9%

59Bergen County, NJNJ977,02644.5%+16%

60Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+4%

61Broomfield County, COCO79,17444.4%–

62Montgomery County, PAPA877,64344.2%+14%

63Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%+10%

64San Mateo County, CACA743,56844.0%+13%

65Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78444.0%+13%

66Cobb County, GAGA793,34543.8%+10%

67Forsyth County, GAGA282,80543.6%+26%

68Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+7%

69Newport County, RIRI83,05143.4%+13%

70Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−4%

71Blaine County, IDID25,51743.2%+0%

72Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34643.1%+12%

73Carver County, MNMN114,37942.7%+24%

74Monroe County, ININ143,34542.7%+8%

75Madison County, MSMS116,29842.6%+12%

76Larimer County, COCO377,29242.5%+8%

77Riley County, KSKS72,59842.3%+4%

78Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33742.2%+11%

79Hinsdale County, COCO75342.0%+20%

80Latah County, IDID41,84241.8%+2%

81Washington County, RIRI129,79541.7%+18%

82Clear Creek County, COCO8,99441.6%+7%

83Fayette County, GAGA125,15641.5%+15%

84York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+11%

85Hampshire County, MAMA164,06541.3%+9%

86Lake County, ILIL719,33941.3%+7%

87Leon County, FLFL299,04841.3%−1%

88Ouray County, COCO5,26541.3%+12%

89Champaign County, ILIL209,97241.2%+9%

90Clarke County, GAGA129,92141.2%+3%

91Bristol County, RIRI50,00141.1%+20%

92Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93940.9%+16%

93Alachua County, FLFL290,02840.9%+6%

94Rockland County, NYNY357,39740.7%+9%

95La Plata County, COCO56,89840.6%+12%

96Barnstable County, MAMA233,53940.5%+21%

97Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+10%

98Clay County, SDSD15,03140.4%+5%

99McLean County, ILIL171,41940.4%+12%

100Alameda County, CACA1,636,63040.3%+15%

101Dallas County, IAIA118,45740.2%+50%

102Nantucket County, MAMA14,75840.2%+5%

103Denver County, COCO740,61340.1%+16%

104Centre County, PAPA157,39340.0%+10%

105Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740.0%+8%

106Dukes County, MAMA21,21940.0%+4%

107Washington County, MNMN286,89540.0%+18%

108Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.0%+8%

109Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+14%

110Shelby County, ALAL238,55239.6%+8%

111Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+8%

112Cumberland County, MEME317,22239.5%+15%

113Leelanau County, MIMI22,98239.4%+26%

114Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+10%

115Jefferson County, COCO580,45139.3%+8%

116Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+6%

117Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+26%

118Waukesha County, WIWI417,21039.2%+15%

119Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03539.2%+13%

120Olmsted County, MNMN166,73139.1%+13%

121St. Louis County, MOMO990,91139.1%+10%

122Fayette County, KYKY329,75139.1%+10%

123Mineral County, COCO91039.1%+25%

124Archuleta County, COCO14,30639.0%+34%

125Suffolk County, MAMA791,89138.9%+20%

126Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+11%

127Washington County, OROR611,70838.9%+13%

128Ramsey County, MNMN541,62338.9%+13%

129St. Johns County, FLFL346,32838.7%+17%

130DeKalb County, GAGA774,39438.7%+7%

131Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33538.4%+16%

132Missoula County, MTMT123,51338.4%+17%

133Mercer County, NJNJ399,28938.2%+13%

134Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07038.2%+9%

135Dakota County, MNMN457,71038.1%+9%

136Boone County, ININ80,68938.0%+38%

137Putnam County, NYNY99,02838.0%+12%

138Arapahoe County, COCO673,82037.9%+2%

139Yolo County, CACA224,41037.8%+11%

140Brookings County, SDSD37,63537.7%+17%

141Albany County, NYNY321,22537.6%+13%

142Multnomah County, OROR795,39137.5%+22%

143Charleston County, SCSC436,20037.5%+22%

144Prince William County, VAVA502,96637.5%+19%

145Madison County, ALAL433,51637.4%+9%

146Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43937.4%+63%

147Washington County, VTVT59,65237.4%+16%

148Beaufort County, SCSC204,43337.4%+12%

149Williamson County, TXTX752,82737.3%+11%

150Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85237.3%+9%

151Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+12%

152Oldham County, KYKY70,98637.0%+21%

153Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.9%+45%

154Platte County, MOMO114,40036.9%+11%

155King County, TXTX19236.8%+50%

156Rockingham County, NHNH324,07736.6%+16%

157Richland County, SCSC434,95636.5%+12%

158Dawes County, NENE7,85836.5%+28%

159Cass County, NDND201,79436.4%+16%

160Essex County, MAMA826,65336.1%+16%

161Valley County, IDID12,83136.1%+37%

162New Hanover County, NCNC245,95936.1%+17%

163Sarpy County, NENE208,30336.1%+19%

164Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.0%+14%

165Scott County, MNMN159,01736.0%+22%

166Orange County, CACA3,149,50736.0%+17%

167Warren County, OHOH257,18135.9%+27%

168Frederick County, MDMD302,88335.8%+19%

169Monongalia County, WVWV107,99135.8%+10%

170Douglas County, NENE606,46035.8%+17%

171Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45635.7%+8%

172Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38035.7%+17%

173Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835.7%+9%

174Rockwall County, TXTX140,73835.6%+9%

175Utah County, UTUT759,85935.5%+13%

176Kendall County, TXTX53,28935.5%+13%

177Ingham County, MIMI289,70935.5%+8%

178Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.4%+11%

179Stafford County, VAVA170,80335.4%+19%

180Grafton County, NHNH93,22535.3%+8%

181Lancaster County, NENE334,04935.3%+8%

182Baltimore County, MDMD847,65035.2%+15%

183Radford, VAVA17,24335.1%+3%

184Cache County, UTUT145,00035.1%+10%

185Chatham County, NCNC85,11135.1%+27%

186Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53635.0%+10%

187Ada County, IDID546,14135.0%+12%

188Hays County, TXTX304,39035.0%+12%

189El Paso County, COCO757,04034.9%+10%

190Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.9%+2%

191Monroe County, NYNY750,50634.8%+12%

192Jefferson County, WAWA33,97034.8%+23%

193Juneau, AKAK31,60934.7%−4%

194Delaware County, PAPA580,93734.7%+16%

195Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33134.7%+10%

196Hudson County, NJNJ735,03334.6%+37%

197Lamoille County, VTVT26,29434.6%+11%

198Saratoga County, NYNY241,34334.6%+12%

199Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41534.5%+15%

200Greene County, OHOH174,32234.5%+11%

201Bucks County, PAPA647,82834.5%+11%

202Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71134.3%−2%

203Harding County, SDSD1,33134.3%+93%

204Roberts County, TXTX86734.1%+34%

205Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03534.1%+20%

206Placer County, CACA442,08134.1%+13%

207San Diego County, CACA3,282,24834.1%+15%

208Davidson County, TNTN745,90434.0%+12%

209Geauga County, OHOH95,67634.0%+7%

210Payne County, OKOK83,88934.0%−1%

211Knox County, TNTN511,45333.8%+16%

212Davis County, UTUT381,22733.8%+18%

213Madison County, MTMT10,02633.8%+32%

214Columbia County, GAGA169,18933.8%+6%

215Windham County, VTVT45,20433.8%+11%

216Gilpin County, COCO6,07333.7%+8%

217Nicollet County, MNMN34,27333.6%+15%

218Ellis County, KSKS29,07533.6%+15%

219Cherokee County, GAGA299,27333.6%+24%

220Seminole County, FLFL491,88433.6%+8%

221Burlington County, NJNJ481,43933.5%+18%

222Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79533.4%+7%

223St. Charles County, MOMO426,49933.4%+27%

224Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.3%+7%

225Chaffee County, COCO20,83133.3%+37%

226Hughes County, SDSD17,57033.3%+4%

227Grand Forks County, NDND74,50133.3%+19%

228Cook County, ILIL5,194,62533.2%+18%

229Woodford County, KYKY27,88333.1%+28%

230Haines, AKAK2,06833.1%+39%

231Hanover County, VAVA116,42333.0%+15%

232Anchorage, AKAK287,15533.0%+14%

233East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18032.9%+7%

234Worcester County, MAMA888,50232.9%+22%

235Cook County, MNMN5,52232.9%+14%

236Polk County, IAIA516,54632.8%+11%

237Windsor County, VTVT57,31232.8%+9%

238Merrimack County, NHNH158,07832.7%+12%

239Talbot County, MDMD38,23832.7%+18%

240Richmond, VAVA237,25732.6%+11%

241Comal County, TXTX209,16632.6%+25%

242Addison County, VTVT38,04832.6%+9%

243Roanoke County, VAVA97,15032.6%+15%

244Park County, COCO18,31432.6%+8%

245McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.6%+21%

246Hamilton County, OHOH838,41832.5%+12%

247Franklin County, MAMA70,69832.5%+12%

248Plymouth County, MAMA546,82932.5%+17%

249St. Croix County, WIWI98,27632.5%+24%

250Guilford County, NCNC562,23432.4%+7%

251New Castle County, DEDE588,02632.4%+10%

252Burleigh County, NDND103,25132.3%+13%

253Kendall County, ILIL145,47032.3%+28%

254Cumberland County, PAPA277,27032.3%+16%

255Skagway, AKAK1,10432.3%–

256Midland County, MIMI83,75432.2%+10%

257McHenry County, ILIL317,75132.1%+16%

258Dare County, NCNC38,24532.1%+16%

259Onondaga County, NYNY466,58432.0%+12%

260Dutchess County, NYNY300,70832.0%+16%

261Jefferson County, MTMT13,32932.0%+16%

262Buffalo County, NENE51,17232.0%+6%

263Kittitas County, WAWA48,80331.9%+22%

264Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09031.9%+16%

265Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731.9%+14%

266Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331.9%+5%

267Nevada County, CACA101,91131.9%+22%

268Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.8%+0%

269Lawrence County, SDSD29,45931.8%+32%

270Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72631.8%+15%

271Kane County, ILIL525,75731.8%+15%

272Lamar County, MSMS67,40331.8%+18%

273Whatcom County, WAWA236,39231.7%+16%

274Orleans Parish, LALA362,15431.6%+23%

275Essex County, NJNJ896,37931.6%+15%

276Thurston County, WAWA304,26131.6%+6%

277Teton County, IDID13,25431.6%+12%

278Lincoln County, MEME36,59531.6%+19%

279Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60131.5%+3%

280Clay County, MNMN67,73431.5%+27%

281Sonoma County, CACA486,44431.5%+10%

282Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46531.5%+26%

283Park County, MTMT18,21431.4%+36%

284Sussex County, NJNJ148,06331.4%+15%

285Clackamas County, OROR426,28031.4%+11%

286Forsyth County, NCNC401,71831.2%+9%

287Buncombe County, NCNC277,41731.2%+24%

288Union County, NJNJ601,86331.2%+10%

289Hendricks County, ININ193,51031.2%+35%

290Livingston County, MIMI197,31531.2%+11%

291Cleveland County, OKOK303,97331.2%+11%

292Carroll County, MDMD176,67731.1%+25%

293Wasatch County, UTUT38,51431.1%+18%

294Bennington County, VTVT36,63031.1%+15%

295Honolulu County, HIHI988,70331.1%+12%

296Coconino County, AZAZ144,36831.1%+4%

297El Dorado County, CACA192,32331.1%+17%

298Sangamon County, ILIL194,17031.0%+9%

299Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06531.0%+5%

300Ontario County, NYNY113,13031.0%+25%

301Teller County, COCO24,75631.0%−2%

302Lee County, ALAL189,88130.9%+11%

303Fauquier County, VAVA76,50330.8%+14%

304Collier County, FLFL417,13130.8%+10%

305Ventura County, CACA830,85130.8%+14%

306San Juan County, COCO81330.8%−30%

307Goochland County, VAVA29,18730.7%+4%

308Will County, ILIL712,25330.7%+20%

309Pulaski County, ARAR404,61130.7%+9%

310San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730.6%+14%

311Harford County, MDMD266,44630.5%+12%

312Montgomery County, ALAL225,89130.5%+7%

313Cole County, MOMO77,90830.5%+11%

314King George County, VAVA29,64630.5%+29%

315Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04330.4%+15%

316Brewster County, TXTX9,45830.4%+10%

317Orange County, FLFL1,528,00230.3%+16%

318Carroll County, NHNH52,78430.3%+14%

319Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03330.2%+12%

320Clay County, MOMO265,03230.2%+21%

321Kent County, MDMD19,56530.2%+39%

322Jefferson County, IAIA15,29130.1%−4%

323Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91630.1%+10%

324Taos County, NMNM34,56430.1%+16%

325Hancock County, MEME57,17130.1%+11%

326St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10830.1%+6%

327Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63430.1%+13%

328Randall County, TXTX152,35130.1%+4%

329Strafford County, NHNH135,04330.0%+14%

330Madison County, IDID55,17230.0%+23%

331Greenville County, SCSC583,12530.0%+14%

332Napa County, CACA132,94930.0%+14%

333Kent County, MIMI675,23229.9%+16%

334Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38829.9%+31%

335Mono County, CACA12,50529.9%+3%

336Cheshire County, NHNH78,26929.8%+12%

337Island County, WAWA85,65729.8%+10%

338Moore County, NCNC110,61929.8%+11%

339Oldham County, TXTX1,78329.8%+53%

340Scott County, IAIA175,25929.7%+20%

341Alpine County, CACA1,04329.7%+5%

342Montgomery County, TXTX781,19429.7%+17%

343Marquette County, MIMI68,06429.7%+25%

344Winchester, VAVA28,27229.7%+25%

345Linn County, IAIA232,02829.6%+7%

346Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68529.6%+11%

347Broward County, FLFL2,013,31729.6%+21%

348Prince George's County, MDMD970,37429.6%+9%

349Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44829.6%+16%

350Berkshire County, MAMA128,22429.6%+14%

351Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97929.6%+18%

352Ulster County, NYNY183,33029.5%+18%

353Medina County, OHOH185,02529.5%+19%

354Emmet County, MIMI33,77529.5%+13%

355Queens County, NYNY2,358,18229.5%+21%

356Martin County, FLFL166,27229.4%+12%

357Wood County, OHOH134,17629.3%+12%

358Elbert County, COCO30,53429.2%+10%

359Orange County, VTVT30,00229.2%+22%

360Summit County, OHOH538,37629.2%+16%

361Kent County, RIRI173,49529.2%+18%

362Clarke County, VAVA15,60929.2%+22%

363Custer County, COCO5,59029.2%+9%

364Sitka, AKAK8,31929.2%−1%

365Erie County, NYNY946,74129.1%+19%

366Union County, SDSD17,40229.1%+11%

367Beltrami County, MNMN47,05529.1%+24%

368Sarasota County, FLFL479,95829.1%+6%

369Deschutes County, OROR213,07229.1%+16%

370Salem, VAVA25,81629.1%+47%

371Washington County, NENE21,30229.1%+28%

372Union County, NCNC267,67429.1%+36%

373Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55829.0%+12%

374Calvert County, MDMD94,48429.0%+29%

375Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93429.0%+17%

376Chatham County, GAGA311,85529.0%+16%

377Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69229.0%+10%

378Shawnee County, KSKS178,60728.9%+11%

379Mason County, TXTX3,99028.9%+54%

380Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72928.9%+11%

381Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69128.9%+11%

382La Crosse County, WIWI121,33928.8%+14%

383Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11528.8%+15%

384Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76228.8%+22%

385Tulsa County, OKOK698,78228.8%+7%

386Butler County, PAPA200,16928.8%+23%

387Ottawa County, MIMI308,45928.8%+11%

388Jefferson County, ALAL665,74228.8%+17%

389Grand County, COCO16,49628.8%−17%

390Kings County, NYNY2,653,96328.8%+32%

391Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59028.8%+25%

392Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46628.7%+8%

393Monroe County, FLFL80,40628.7%+13%

394Schenectady County, NYNY162,58128.7%+9%

395Warren County, NJNJ112,95328.6%+17%

396Custer County, SDSD9,43128.6%+17%

397Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51128.6%+14%

398Richmond County, NYNY501,29028.5%+23%

399Jefferson County, KYKY795,22228.5%+15%

400Carbon County, MTMT11,46628.5%+22%

401Staunton, VAVA26,80128.5%+40%

402Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16228.5%+21%

403Woods County, OKOK8,44328.5%+20%

404Sandoval County, NMNM159,56528.4%+14%

405Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18628.4%+25%

406Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.4%+65%

407Manassas, VAVA44,33228.3%+0%

408Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.3%+12%

409Snohomish County, WAWA870,65628.2%+15%

410Iron County, UTUT67,14128.2%+19%

411Pitt County, NCNC182,93628.2%+7%

412Calloway County, KYKY39,42128.2%+17%

413Columbia County, NYNY60,16828.2%+25%

414Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12528.2%+11%

415Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92528.2%+12%

416Boone County, KYKY145,31628.2%+23%

417Slope County, NDND62828.1%+76%

418Polk County, OROR90,03728.1%+11%

419Peoria County, ILIL178,55328.1%+20%

420Kitsap County, WAWA283,37428.0%+11%

421DeKalb County, ILIL101,83528.0%+5%

422Wayne County, NENE10,02028.0%−0%

423Rankin County, MSMS162,18128.0%+18%

424Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39728.0%+4%

425Washington County, TNTN141,19927.9%+22%

426Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227.9%+13%

427Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27127.9%–

428Spokane County, WAWA558,34427.9%+11%

429Camden County, NJNJ535,79927.9%+16%

430Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46027.8%+12%

431Shelby County, TNTN910,22627.8%+10%

432Pennington County, SDSD116,79227.8%+11%

433Park County, WYWY31,17127.7%+17%

434Jefferson County, WVWV63,10227.7%+28%

435Stanley County, SDSD3,01827.7%+25%

436Harris County, TXTX5,045,02627.7%+3%

437Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.7%+13%

438Lane County, OROR381,58427.7%+8%

439Orange County, NYNY417,66927.7%+23%

440Bryan County, GAGA52,06227.6%+43%

441Lexington County, SCSC317,58827.6%+12%

442Benton County, WAWA221,72227.6%+5%

443Shackelford County, TXTX3,19727.6%+32%

444Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94927.6%+8%

445Door County, WIWI30,61627.5%+29%

446Warren County, KYKY149,37527.5%+12%

447Greene County, MOMO309,28627.5%+14%

448Denali, AKAK1,61627.5%+21%

449Caledonia County, VTVT30,41427.5%+22%

450Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43327.5%+8%

451Middlesex County, VAVA10,84127.5%+45%

452Lubbock County, TXTX328,90627.5%+13%

453Kenton County, KYKY175,77927.5%+20%

454Jessamine County, KYKY57,14727.4%+28%

455Harris County, GAGA37,28027.4%+30%

456Petersburg, AKAK3,39427.4%–

457Madison County, KYKY101,69627.4%+26%

458St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69227.4%+21%

459Washington County, ARAR271,21327.4%+12%

460Union County, OHOH73,44627.3%+72%

461Seward County, NENE18,03227.3%+21%

462Bannock County, IDID91,59127.3%+9%

463Warren County, NYNY65,02027.3%+17%

464Athens County, OHOH63,19727.3%+6%

465Marion County, ININ992,19627.3%+7%

466Henderson County, NCNC122,37527.3%+13%

467Clinton County, MIMI80,43227.2%+28%

468Franklin County, KYKY52,64927.2%+14%

469Dickinson County, IAIA18,07727.2%+27%

470Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%−0%

471Huerfano County, COCO7,01127.2%+68%

472Polk County, NCNC20,53327.2%+6%

473Cheyenne County, NENE9,52827.1%+62%

474Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97227.1%+0%

475Pinellas County, FLFL948,56327.1%+18%

476Dauphin County, PAPA293,35127.1%+15%

477Portage County, WIWI71,94327.1%+16%

478Rice County, MNMN69,93927.1%+21%

479Morgan County, UTUT13,38327.1%+16%

480Lehigh County, PAPA384,38327.0%+16%

481Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.0%+6%

482Hamilton County, TNTN390,83327.0%+13%

483Kerr County, TXTX54,03727.0%+16%

484Transylvania County, NCNC34,21127.0%+14%

485York County, SCSC306,88726.9%+29%

486Christian County, MOMO96,72526.9%+29%

487Knox County, MEME41,11726.9%+3%

488Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63826.9%+23%

489Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99926.9%+11%

490St. Louis, MOMO278,14426.9%+41%

491Belknap County, NHNH65,14726.9%+15%

492Jackson County, MOMO732,99426.9%+15%

493Houghton County, MIMI37,84226.9%+17%

494Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81026.8%+11%

495Gillespie County, TXTX28,52726.8%+17%

496Baldwin County, ALAL267,76126.8%+16%

497Bayfield County, WIWI16,78726.8%+24%

498Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.8%+16%

499Flathead County, MTMT115,42926.7%+19%

500York County, MEME222,43426.7%+17%

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Frequently asked

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

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 71.0% (2010 Decennial Census).

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, Pitkin County, Colorado.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.