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%+7.2 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.1%+9.9 pts

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40764.0%+3.5 pts

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.4%+6.1 pts

05Pitkin County, COCO16,62559.7%+2.6 pts

06Howard County, MDMD339,18358.3%+5.4 pts

07Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.0%+3.3 pts

08Loudoun County, VAVA449,74957.2%+10.0 pts

09Boulder County, COCO328,56057.0%+4.6 pts

10New York County, NYNY1,664,86257.0%+7.6 pts

11Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58256.7%+2.2 pts

12Orange County, NCNC152,49854.4%+2.9 pts

13Douglas County, COCO399,39654.4%+2.5 pts

14Marin County, CACA253,69454.1%+2.8 pts

15Hamilton County, ININ387,03653.8%+4.9 pts

16Fairfax, VAVA26,77253.2%+7.6 pts

17Williamson County, TNTN272,06151.8%+7.4 pts

18Albemarle County, VAVA118,35651.6%+3.9 pts

19San Francisco County, CACA826,07951.2%+6.2 pts

20Johnson County, KSKS636,90651.1%+3.4 pts

21Johnson County, IAIA160,04450.8%+3.2 pts

22Summit County, UTUT43,14150.8%+5.2 pts

23Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21450.8%+2.6 pts

24Summit County, COCO31,51749.9%+1.6 pts

25Somerset County, NJNJ356,48649.8%+3.3 pts

26Tompkins County, NYNY104,04749.7%+2.3 pts

27Teton County, WYWY23,33349.7%+3.9 pts

28Delaware County, OHOH242,03249.5%+8.5 pts

29Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97949.3%+5.7 pts

30District of Columbia, DCDC693,64549.2%+10.1 pts

31San Miguel County, COCO7,75348.8%+0.3 pts

32Morris County, NJNJ524,25148.4%+4.4 pts

33Collin County, TXTX1,297,17948.3%+1.0 pts

34Douglas County, KSKS120,92048.3%+5.6 pts

35Benton County, OROR97,72847.9%+0.5 pts

36Chester County, PAPA557,11647.8%+5.3 pts

37Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79147.6%+6.2 pts

38Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78147.5%+5.7 pts

39Wake County, NCNC1,257,23547.4%+3.6 pts

40Whitman County, WAWA48,51247.4%+3.4 pts

41Norfolk County, MAMA739,74947.4%+4.5 pts

42Albany County, WYWY38,55847.4%+3.3 pts

43Story County, IAIA101,29147.2%+2.7 pts

44Charlottesville, VAVA44,38846.7%+5.9 pts

45Eagle County, COCO54,29145.9%+3.2 pts

46Gunnison County, COCO17,43945.8%+2.2 pts

47Routt County, COCO25,32945.6%+3.1 pts

48Dane County, WIWI590,37545.4%+4.7 pts

49DuPage County, ILIL934,29845.3%+3.7 pts

50Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39145.3%+4.8 pts

51King County, WAWA2,344,93945.2%+5.3 pts

52Boone County, MOMO191,74645.2%+3.5 pts

53Gallatin County, MTMT128,74045.0%+4.0 pts

54James City County, VAVA83,32645.0%+3.5 pts

55Oconee County, GAGA44,89344.9%+5.2 pts

56San Juan County, WAWA18,57744.9%+4.7 pts

57Chittenden County, VTVT169,11544.8%+3.7 pts

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74344.5%+3.7 pts

59Bergen County, NJNJ977,02644.5%+6.2 pts

60Lexington, VAVA7,76944.4%+1.7 pts

61Broomfield County, COCO79,17444.4%–

62Montgomery County, PAPA877,64344.2%+5.4 pts

63Durham County, NCNC347,24044.1%+4.0 pts

64San Mateo County, CACA743,56844.0%+5.0 pts

65Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78444.0%+4.9 pts

66Cobb County, GAGA793,34543.8%+4.1 pts

67Forsyth County, GAGA282,80543.6%+9.0 pts

68Travis County, TXTX1,389,67043.5%+2.9 pts

69Newport County, RIRI83,05143.4%+5.1 pts

70Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.3%−1.7 pts

71Blaine County, IDID25,51743.2%+0.0 pts

72Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34643.1%+4.5 pts

73Carver County, MNMN114,37942.7%+8.4 pts

74Monroe County, ININ143,34542.7%+3.0 pts

75Madison County, MSMS116,29842.6%+4.7 pts

76Larimer County, COCO377,29242.5%+3.0 pts

77Riley County, KSKS72,59842.3%+1.8 pts

78Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33742.2%+4.0 pts

79Hinsdale County, COCO75342.0%+7.1 pts

80Latah County, IDID41,84241.8%+0.8 pts

81Washington County, RIRI129,79541.7%+6.2 pts

82Clear Creek County, COCO8,99441.6%+2.8 pts

83Fayette County, GAGA125,15641.5%+5.3 pts

84York County, VAVA71,37441.5%+4.1 pts

85Hampshire County, MAMA164,06541.3%+3.4 pts

86Lake County, ILIL719,33941.3%+2.7 pts

87Leon County, FLFL299,04841.3%−0.5 pts

88Ouray County, COCO5,26541.3%+4.4 pts

89Champaign County, ILIL209,97241.2%+3.2 pts

90Clarke County, GAGA129,92141.2%+1.4 pts

91Bristol County, RIRI50,00141.1%+6.8 pts

92Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93940.9%+5.6 pts

93Alachua County, FLFL290,02840.9%+2.2 pts

94Rockland County, NYNY357,39740.7%+3.2 pts

95La Plata County, COCO56,89840.6%+4.2 pts

96Barnstable County, MAMA233,53940.5%+6.9 pts

97Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19140.4%+3.5 pts

98Clay County, SDSD15,03140.4%+1.8 pts

99McLean County, ILIL171,41940.4%+4.2 pts

100Alameda County, CACA1,636,63040.3%+5.4 pts

101Dallas County, IAIA118,45740.2%+13.4 pts

102Nantucket County, MAMA14,75840.2%+1.8 pts

103Denver County, COCO740,61340.1%+5.6 pts

104Centre County, PAPA157,39340.0%+3.7 pts

105Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740.0%+3.1 pts

106Dukes County, MAMA21,21940.0%+1.7 pts

107Washington County, MNMN286,89540.0%+6.1 pts

108Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38340.0%+2.9 pts

109Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89639.9%+5.0 pts

110Shelby County, ALAL238,55239.6%+2.8 pts

111Denton County, TXTX1,069,34639.5%+2.8 pts

112Cumberland County, MEME317,22239.5%+5.2 pts

113Leelanau County, MIMI22,98239.4%+8.1 pts

114Montgomery County, VAVA98,43439.4%+3.5 pts

115Jefferson County, COCO580,45139.3%+2.8 pts

116Brazos County, TXTX249,08839.3%+2.3 pts

117Lafayette County, MSMS59,59739.3%+8.1 pts

118Waukesha County, WIWI417,21039.2%+5.1 pts

119Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03539.2%+4.6 pts

120Olmsted County, MNMN166,73139.1%+4.4 pts

121St. Louis County, MOMO990,91139.1%+3.7 pts

122Fayette County, KYKY329,75139.1%+3.4 pts

123Mineral County, COCO91039.1%+7.9 pts

124Archuleta County, COCO14,30639.0%+9.9 pts

125Suffolk County, MAMA791,89138.9%+6.5 pts

126Henrico County, VAVA342,77538.9%+4.0 pts

127Washington County, OROR611,70838.9%+4.4 pts

128Ramsey County, MNMN541,62338.9%+4.5 pts

129St. Johns County, FLFL346,32838.7%+5.6 pts

130DeKalb County, GAGA774,39438.7%+2.4 pts

131Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33538.4%+5.4 pts

132Missoula County, MTMT123,51338.4%+5.6 pts

133Mercer County, NJNJ399,28938.2%+4.3 pts

134Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07038.2%+3.2 pts

135Dakota County, MNMN457,71038.1%+3.2 pts

136Boone County, ININ80,68938.0%+10.4 pts

137Putnam County, NYNY99,02838.0%+4.1 pts

138Arapahoe County, COCO673,82037.9%+0.9 pts

139Yolo County, CACA224,41037.8%+3.6 pts

140Brookings County, SDSD37,63537.7%+5.5 pts

141Albany County, NYNY321,22537.6%+4.2 pts

142Multnomah County, OROR795,39137.5%+6.9 pts

143Charleston County, SCSC436,20037.5%+6.8 pts

144Prince William County, VAVA502,96637.5%+6.0 pts

145Madison County, ALAL433,51637.4%+3.1 pts

146Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43937.4%+14.5 pts

147Washington County, VTVT59,65237.4%+5.2 pts

148Beaufort County, SCSC204,43337.4%+4.1 pts

149Williamson County, TXTX752,82737.3%+3.7 pts

150Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85237.3%+3.1 pts

151Watauga County, NCNC54,78637.1%+3.9 pts

152Oldham County, KYKY70,98637.0%+6.4 pts

153Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.9%+11.4 pts

154Platte County, MOMO114,40036.9%+3.6 pts

155King County, TXTX19236.8%+12.2 pts

156Rockingham County, NHNH324,07736.6%+5.0 pts

157Richland County, SCSC434,95636.5%+4.0 pts

158Dawes County, NENE7,85836.5%+8.1 pts

159Cass County, NDND201,79436.4%+5.1 pts

160Essex County, MAMA826,65336.1%+4.9 pts

161Valley County, IDID12,83136.1%+9.8 pts

162New Hanover County, NCNC245,95936.1%+5.2 pts

163Sarpy County, NENE208,30336.1%+5.8 pts

164Poquoson, VAVA13,29236.0%+4.5 pts

165Scott County, MNMN159,01736.0%+6.6 pts

166Orange County, CACA3,149,50736.0%+5.1 pts

167Warren County, OHOH257,18135.9%+7.5 pts

168Frederick County, MDMD302,88335.8%+5.8 pts

169Monongalia County, WVWV107,99135.8%+3.4 pts

170Douglas County, NENE606,46035.8%+5.1 pts

171Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45635.7%+2.5 pts

172Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38035.7%+5.1 pts

173Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14835.7%+3.0 pts

174Rockwall County, TXTX140,73835.6%+3.0 pts

175Utah County, UTUT759,85935.5%+4.1 pts

176Kendall County, TXTX53,28935.5%+4.1 pts

177Ingham County, MIMI289,70935.5%+2.5 pts

178Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.4%+3.4 pts

179Stafford County, VAVA170,80335.4%+5.7 pts

180Grafton County, NHNH93,22535.3%+2.7 pts

181Lancaster County, NENE334,04935.3%+2.7 pts

182Baltimore County, MDMD847,65035.2%+4.6 pts

183Radford, VAVA17,24335.1%+1.1 pts

184Cache County, UTUT145,00035.1%+3.2 pts

185Chatham County, NCNC85,11135.1%+7.5 pts

186Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53635.0%+3.2 pts

187Ada County, IDID546,14135.0%+3.9 pts

188Hays County, TXTX304,39035.0%+3.7 pts

189El Paso County, COCO757,04034.9%+3.2 pts

190Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.9%+0.8 pts

191Monroe County, NYNY750,50634.8%+3.6 pts

192Jefferson County, WAWA33,97034.8%+6.4 pts

193Juneau, AKAK31,60934.7%−1.3 pts

194Delaware County, PAPA580,93734.7%+4.7 pts

195Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33134.7%+3.1 pts

196Hudson County, NJNJ735,03334.6%+9.4 pts

197Lamoille County, VTVT26,29434.6%+3.4 pts

198Saratoga County, NYNY241,34334.6%+3.7 pts

199Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41534.5%+4.5 pts

200Greene County, OHOH174,32234.5%+3.5 pts

201Bucks County, PAPA647,82834.5%+3.3 pts

202Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71134.3%−0.8 pts

203Harding County, SDSD1,33134.3%+16.5 pts

204Roberts County, TXTX86734.1%+8.7 pts

205Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03534.1%+5.7 pts

206Placer County, CACA442,08134.1%+3.8 pts

207San Diego County, CACA3,282,24834.1%+4.5 pts

208Davidson County, TNTN745,90434.0%+3.5 pts

209Geauga County, OHOH95,67634.0%+2.3 pts

210Payne County, OKOK83,88934.0%−0.2 pts

211Knox County, TNTN511,45333.8%+4.8 pts

212Davis County, UTUT381,22733.8%+5.0 pts

213Madison County, MTMT10,02633.8%+8.3 pts

214Columbia County, GAGA169,18933.8%+1.8 pts

215Windham County, VTVT45,20433.8%+3.3 pts

216Gilpin County, COCO6,07333.7%+2.5 pts

217Nicollet County, MNMN34,27333.6%+4.4 pts

218Ellis County, KSKS29,07533.6%+4.3 pts

219Cherokee County, GAGA299,27333.6%+6.6 pts

220Seminole County, FLFL491,88433.6%+2.5 pts

221Burlington County, NJNJ481,43933.5%+5.1 pts

222Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79533.4%+2.3 pts

223St. Charles County, MOMO426,49933.4%+7.0 pts

224Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.3%+2.1 pts

225Chaffee County, COCO20,83133.3%+9.0 pts

226Hughes County, SDSD17,57033.3%+1.3 pts

227Grand Forks County, NDND74,50133.3%+5.4 pts

228Cook County, ILIL5,194,62533.2%+5.1 pts

229Woodford County, KYKY27,88333.1%+7.2 pts

230Haines, AKAK2,06833.1%+9.3 pts

231Hanover County, VAVA116,42333.0%+4.3 pts

232Anchorage, AKAK287,15533.0%+4.1 pts

233East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18032.9%+2.2 pts

234Worcester County, MAMA888,50232.9%+6.0 pts

235Cook County, MNMN5,52232.9%+4.1 pts

236Polk County, IAIA516,54632.8%+3.1 pts

237Windsor County, VTVT57,31232.8%+2.6 pts

238Merrimack County, NHNH158,07832.7%+3.6 pts

239Talbot County, MDMD38,23832.7%+4.9 pts

240Richmond, VAVA237,25732.6%+3.2 pts

241Comal County, TXTX209,16632.6%+6.5 pts

242Addison County, VTVT38,04832.6%+2.8 pts

243Roanoke County, VAVA97,15032.6%+4.3 pts

244Park County, COCO18,31432.6%+2.3 pts

245McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.6%+5.7 pts

246Hamilton County, OHOH838,41832.5%+3.4 pts

247Franklin County, MAMA70,69832.5%+3.4 pts

248Plymouth County, MAMA546,82932.5%+4.8 pts

249St. Croix County, WIWI98,27632.5%+6.2 pts

250Guilford County, NCNC562,23432.4%+2.1 pts

251New Castle County, DEDE588,02632.4%+2.9 pts

252Burleigh County, NDND103,25132.3%+3.6 pts

253Kendall County, ILIL145,47032.3%+7.0 pts

254Cumberland County, PAPA277,27032.3%+4.4 pts

255Skagway, AKAK1,10432.3%–

256Midland County, MIMI83,75432.2%+3.0 pts

257McHenry County, ILIL317,75132.1%+4.4 pts

258Dare County, NCNC38,24532.1%+4.5 pts

259Onondaga County, NYNY466,58432.0%+3.5 pts

260Dutchess County, NYNY300,70832.0%+4.4 pts

261Jefferson County, MTMT13,32932.0%+4.4 pts

262Buffalo County, NENE51,17232.0%+1.7 pts

263Kittitas County, WAWA48,80331.9%+5.7 pts

264Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09031.9%+4.5 pts

265Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73731.9%+3.8 pts

266Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39331.9%+1.4 pts

267Nevada County, CACA101,91131.9%+5.8 pts

268Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.8%+0.0 pts

269Lawrence County, SDSD29,45931.8%+7.8 pts

270Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72631.8%+4.1 pts

271Kane County, ILIL525,75731.8%+4.0 pts

272Lamar County, MSMS67,40331.8%+4.9 pts

273Whatcom County, WAWA236,39231.7%+4.4 pts

274Orleans Parish, LALA362,15431.6%+5.9 pts

275Essex County, NJNJ896,37931.6%+4.1 pts

276Thurston County, WAWA304,26131.6%+1.7 pts

277Teton County, IDID13,25431.6%+3.5 pts

278Lincoln County, MEME36,59531.6%+4.9 pts

279Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60131.5%+1.0 pts

280Clay County, MNMN67,73431.5%+6.8 pts

281Sonoma County, CACA486,44431.5%+2.9 pts

282Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46531.5%+6.5 pts

283Park County, MTMT18,21431.4%+8.3 pts

284Sussex County, NJNJ148,06331.4%+4.2 pts

285Clackamas County, OROR426,28031.4%+3.0 pts

286Forsyth County, NCNC401,71831.2%+2.6 pts

287Buncombe County, NCNC277,41731.2%+6.0 pts

288Union County, NJNJ601,86331.2%+2.7 pts

289Hendricks County, ININ193,51031.2%+8.1 pts

290Livingston County, MIMI197,31531.2%+3.0 pts

291Cleveland County, OKOK303,97331.2%+3.1 pts

292Carroll County, MDMD176,67731.1%+6.3 pts

293Wasatch County, UTUT38,51431.1%+4.8 pts

294Bennington County, VTVT36,63031.1%+4.0 pts

295Honolulu County, HIHI988,70331.1%+3.2 pts

296Coconino County, AZAZ144,36831.1%+1.1 pts

297El Dorado County, CACA192,32331.1%+4.5 pts

298Sangamon County, ILIL194,17031.0%+2.5 pts

299Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06531.0%+1.6 pts

300Ontario County, NYNY113,13031.0%+6.3 pts

301Teller County, COCO24,75631.0%−0.7 pts

302Lee County, ALAL189,88130.9%+3.0 pts

303Fauquier County, VAVA76,50330.8%+3.8 pts

304Collier County, FLFL417,13130.8%+2.9 pts

305Ventura County, CACA830,85130.8%+3.9 pts

306San Juan County, COCO81330.8%−12.9 pts

307Goochland County, VAVA29,18730.7%+1.3 pts

308Will County, ILIL712,25330.7%+5.2 pts

309Pulaski County, ARAR404,61130.7%+2.6 pts

310San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36730.6%+3.9 pts

311Harford County, MDMD266,44630.5%+3.2 pts

312Montgomery County, ALAL225,89130.5%+2.0 pts

313Cole County, MOMO77,90830.5%+3.1 pts

314King George County, VAVA29,64630.5%+6.8 pts

315Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04330.4%+4.1 pts

316Brewster County, TXTX9,45830.4%+2.7 pts

317Orange County, FLFL1,528,00230.3%+4.2 pts

318Carroll County, NHNH52,78430.3%+3.8 pts

319Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03330.2%+3.2 pts

320Clay County, MOMO265,03230.2%+5.3 pts

321Kent County, MDMD19,56530.2%+8.5 pts

322Jefferson County, IAIA15,29130.1%−1.1 pts

323Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91630.1%+2.7 pts

324Taos County, NMNM34,56430.1%+4.2 pts

325Hancock County, MEME57,17130.1%+2.9 pts

326St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10830.1%+1.8 pts

327Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63430.1%+3.4 pts

328Randall County, TXTX152,35130.1%+1.2 pts

329Strafford County, NHNH135,04330.0%+3.6 pts

330Madison County, IDID55,17230.0%+5.6 pts

331Greenville County, SCSC583,12530.0%+3.7 pts

332Napa County, CACA132,94930.0%+3.6 pts

333Kent County, MIMI675,23229.9%+4.1 pts

334Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38829.9%+7.1 pts

335Mono County, CACA12,50529.9%+1.0 pts

336Cheshire County, NHNH78,26929.8%+3.2 pts

337Island County, WAWA85,65729.8%+2.8 pts

338Moore County, NCNC110,61929.8%+2.9 pts

339Oldham County, TXTX1,78329.8%+10.3 pts

340Scott County, IAIA175,25929.7%+4.9 pts

341Alpine County, CACA1,04329.7%+1.5 pts

342Montgomery County, TXTX781,19429.7%+4.4 pts

343Marquette County, MIMI68,06429.7%+6.0 pts

344Winchester, VAVA28,27229.7%+5.9 pts

345Linn County, IAIA232,02829.6%+1.9 pts

346Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68529.6%+2.9 pts

347Broward County, FLFL2,013,31729.6%+5.1 pts

348Prince George's County, MDMD970,37429.6%+2.5 pts

349Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44829.6%+4.2 pts

350Berkshire County, MAMA128,22429.6%+3.6 pts

351Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97929.6%+4.6 pts

352Ulster County, NYNY183,33029.5%+4.5 pts

353Medina County, OHOH185,02529.5%+4.8 pts

354Emmet County, MIMI33,77529.5%+3.3 pts

355Queens County, NYNY2,358,18229.5%+5.2 pts

356Martin County, FLFL166,27229.4%+3.1 pts

357Wood County, OHOH134,17629.3%+3.1 pts

358Elbert County, COCO30,53429.2%+2.7 pts

359Orange County, VTVT30,00229.2%+5.4 pts

360Summit County, OHOH538,37629.2%+4.1 pts

361Kent County, RIRI173,49529.2%+4.4 pts

362Clarke County, VAVA15,60929.2%+5.3 pts

363Custer County, COCO5,59029.2%+2.5 pts

364Sitka, AKAK8,31929.2%−0.4 pts

365Erie County, NYNY946,74129.1%+4.6 pts

366Union County, SDSD17,40229.1%+2.8 pts

367Beltrami County, MNMN47,05529.1%+5.6 pts

368Sarasota County, FLFL479,95829.1%+1.7 pts

369Deschutes County, OROR213,07229.1%+4.1 pts

370Salem, VAVA25,81629.1%+9.3 pts

371Washington County, NENE21,30229.1%+6.4 pts

372Union County, NCNC267,67429.1%+7.7 pts

373Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55829.0%+3.2 pts

374Calvert County, MDMD94,48429.0%+6.5 pts

375Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93429.0%+4.1 pts

376Chatham County, GAGA311,85529.0%+4.0 pts

377Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69229.0%+2.6 pts

378Shawnee County, KSKS178,60728.9%+2.9 pts

379Mason County, TXTX3,99028.9%+10.2 pts

380Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72928.9%+2.8 pts

381Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69128.9%+2.9 pts

382La Crosse County, WIWI121,33928.8%+3.5 pts

383Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11528.8%+3.7 pts

384Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,76228.8%+5.3 pts

385Tulsa County, OKOK698,78228.8%+1.9 pts

386Butler County, PAPA200,16928.8%+5.3 pts

387Ottawa County, MIMI308,45928.8%+2.8 pts

388Jefferson County, ALAL665,74228.8%+4.2 pts

389Grand County, COCO16,49628.8%−5.8 pts

390Kings County, NYNY2,653,96328.8%+6.9 pts

391Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59028.8%+5.7 pts

392Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46628.7%+2.1 pts

393Monroe County, FLFL80,40628.7%+3.3 pts

394Schenectady County, NYNY162,58128.7%+2.4 pts

395Warren County, NJNJ112,95328.6%+4.2 pts

396Custer County, SDSD9,43128.6%+4.1 pts

397Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51128.6%+3.6 pts

398Richmond County, NYNY501,29028.5%+5.3 pts

399Jefferson County, KYKY795,22228.5%+3.7 pts

400Carbon County, MTMT11,46628.5%+5.2 pts

401Staunton, VAVA26,80128.5%+8.1 pts

402Judith Basin County, MTMT2,16228.5%+4.9 pts

403Woods County, OKOK8,44328.5%+4.7 pts

404Sandoval County, NMNM159,56528.4%+3.6 pts

405Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18628.4%+5.7 pts

406Somervell County, TXTX10,26128.4%+11.2 pts

407Manassas, VAVA44,33228.3%+0.1 pts

408Lynchburg, VAVA81,34728.3%+3.0 pts

409Snohomish County, WAWA870,65628.2%+3.8 pts

410Iron County, UTUT67,14128.2%+4.5 pts

411Pitt County, NCNC182,93628.2%+1.8 pts

412Calloway County, KYKY39,42128.2%+4.2 pts

413Columbia County, NYNY60,16828.2%+5.6 pts

414Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12528.2%+2.8 pts

415Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92528.2%+3.1 pts

416Boone County, KYKY145,31628.2%+5.3 pts

417Slope County, NDND62828.1%+12.1 pts

418Polk County, OROR90,03728.1%+2.7 pts

419Peoria County, ILIL178,55328.1%+4.7 pts

420Kitsap County, WAWA283,37428.0%+2.7 pts

421DeKalb County, ILIL101,83528.0%+1.3 pts

422Wayne County, NENE10,02028.0%−0.0 pts

423Rankin County, MSMS162,18128.0%+4.2 pts

424Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39728.0%+1.0 pts

425Washington County, TNTN141,19927.9%+5.0 pts

426Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227.9%+3.3 pts

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

428Spokane County, WAWA558,34427.9%+2.8 pts

429Camden County, NJNJ535,79927.9%+3.8 pts

430Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46027.8%+3.0 pts

431Shelby County, TNTN910,22627.8%+2.5 pts

432Pennington County, SDSD116,79227.8%+2.8 pts

433Park County, WYWY31,17127.7%+4.1 pts

434Jefferson County, WVWV63,10227.7%+6.1 pts

435Stanley County, SDSD3,01827.7%+5.6 pts

436Harris County, TXTX5,045,02627.7%+0.8 pts

437Lancaster County, VAVA10,99527.7%+3.2 pts

438Lane County, OROR381,58427.7%+2.2 pts

439Orange County, NYNY417,66927.7%+5.1 pts

440Bryan County, GAGA52,06227.6%+8.3 pts

441Lexington County, SCSC317,58827.6%+3.0 pts

442Benton County, WAWA221,72227.6%+1.3 pts

443Shackelford County, TXTX3,19727.6%+6.7 pts

444Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94927.6%+2.1 pts

445Door County, WIWI30,61627.5%+6.1 pts

446Warren County, KYKY149,37527.5%+2.8 pts

447Greene County, MOMO309,28627.5%+3.3 pts

448Denali, AKAK1,61627.5%+4.8 pts

449Caledonia County, VTVT30,41427.5%+5.0 pts

450Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43327.5%+2.1 pts

451Middlesex County, VAVA10,84127.5%+8.5 pts

452Lubbock County, TXTX328,90627.5%+3.1 pts

453Kenton County, KYKY175,77927.5%+4.6 pts

454Jessamine County, KYKY57,14727.4%+5.9 pts

455Harris County, GAGA37,28027.4%+6.3 pts

456Petersburg, AKAK3,39427.4%–

457Madison County, KYKY101,69627.4%+5.6 pts

458St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69227.4%+4.8 pts

459Washington County, ARAR271,21327.4%+2.8 pts

460Union County, OHOH73,44627.3%+11.4 pts

461Seward County, NENE18,03227.3%+4.8 pts

462Bannock County, IDID91,59127.3%+2.4 pts

463Warren County, NYNY65,02027.3%+4.0 pts

464Athens County, OHOH63,19727.3%+1.6 pts

465Marion County, ININ992,19627.3%+1.9 pts

466Henderson County, NCNC122,37527.3%+3.1 pts

467Clinton County, MIMI80,43227.2%+6.0 pts

468Franklin County, KYKY52,64927.2%+3.4 pts

469Dickinson County, IAIA18,07727.2%+5.8 pts

470Hinds County, MSMS211,88827.2%−0.0 pts

471Huerfano County, COCO7,01127.2%+11.0 pts

472Polk County, NCNC20,53327.2%+1.4 pts

473Cheyenne County, NENE9,52827.1%+10.4 pts

474Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97227.1%+0.1 pts

475Pinellas County, FLFL948,56327.1%+4.2 pts

476Dauphin County, PAPA293,35127.1%+3.6 pts

477Portage County, WIWI71,94327.1%+3.7 pts

478Rice County, MNMN69,93927.1%+4.7 pts

479Morgan County, UTUT13,38327.1%+3.7 pts

480Lehigh County, PAPA384,38327.0%+3.7 pts

481Jackson County, NCNC45,03927.0%+1.5 pts

482Hamilton County, TNTN390,83327.0%+3.1 pts

483Kerr County, TXTX54,03727.0%+3.7 pts

484Transylvania County, NCNC34,21127.0%+3.2 pts

485York County, SCSC306,88726.9%+6.0 pts

486Christian County, MOMO96,72526.9%+6.0 pts

487Knox County, MEME41,11726.9%+0.7 pts

488Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63826.9%+5.0 pts

489Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99926.9%+2.7 pts

490St. Louis, MOMO278,14426.9%+7.8 pts

491Belknap County, NHNH65,14726.9%+3.6 pts

492Jackson County, MOMO732,99426.9%+3.4 pts

493Houghton County, MIMI37,84226.9%+3.9 pts

494Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81026.8%+2.6 pts

495Gillespie County, TXTX28,52726.8%+4.0 pts

496Baldwin County, ALAL267,76126.8%+3.8 pts

497Bayfield County, WIWI16,78726.8%+5.2 pts

498Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.8%+3.7 pts

499Flathead County, MTMT115,42926.7%+4.3 pts

500York County, MEME222,43426.7%+3.9 pts

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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.