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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Most educated, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 79.1%. 3,135 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28132.9%–
01Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.1%+15.4 pts
02Arlington County, VAVA243,93175.8%+15.6 pts
03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40767.6%+7.1 pts
04Alexandria, VAVA160,66265.1%+10.8 pts
05Boulder County, COCO328,56063.0%+10.6 pts
06Howard County, MDMD339,18362.7%+9.7 pts
07New York County, NYNY1,664,86262.2%+12.8 pts
08Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362.1%+7.4 pts
09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74961.6%+14.4 pts
10Pitkin County, COCO16,62561.2%+4.1 pts
11Orange County, NCNC152,49860.8%+9.4 pts
12Williamson County, TNTN272,06160.5%+16.1 pts
13Fairfax, VAVA26,77260.3%+14.6 pts
14Marin County, CACA253,69460.2%+8.9 pts
15District of Columbia, DCDC693,64559.8%+20.7 pts
16Hamilton County, ININ387,03659.4%+10.5 pts
17Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58259.2%+4.7 pts
18San Francisco County, CACA826,07958.8%+13.8 pts
19Albemarle County, VAVA118,35658.7%+11.1 pts
20Douglas County, COCO399,39658.6%+6.8 pts
21Gunnison County, COCO17,43957.5%+13.9 pts
22Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97957.1%+13.5 pts
23Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21456.7%+8.6 pts
24San Miguel County, COCO7,75356.6%+8.1 pts
25Johnson County, KSKS636,90656.1%+8.4 pts
26Summit County, UTUT43,14156.1%+10.6 pts
27Broomfield County, COCO79,17456.1%–
28Charlottesville, VAVA44,38855.7%+15.0 pts
29Somerset County, NJNJ356,48655.6%+9.1 pts
30Delaware County, OHOH242,03255.5%+14.5 pts
31Albany County, WYWY38,55855.3%+11.2 pts
32Morris County, NJNJ524,25155.3%+11.2 pts
33Teton County, WYWY23,33355.1%+9.3 pts
34Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+20.3 pts
35Norfolk County, MAMA739,74954.6%+11.6 pts
36Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+13.1 pts
37Johnson County, IAIA160,04454.3%+6.7 pts
38Chester County, PAPA557,11654.2%+11.7 pts
39Mineral County, COCO91054.1%+22.9 pts
40Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78154.0%+12.2 pts
41Wake County, NCNC1,257,23554.0%+10.1 pts
42Summit County, COCO31,51753.6%+5.3 pts
43Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39153.5%+13.0 pts
44King County, WAWA2,344,93953.4%+13.5 pts
45Benton County, OROR97,72853.3%+5.9 pts
46Collin County, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+5.9 pts
47Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.1%+5.6 pts
48Chittenden County, VTVT169,11552.6%+11.4 pts
49Dane County, WIWI590,37552.4%+11.8 pts
50San Mateo County, CACA743,56852.1%+13.1 pts
51Story County, IAIA101,29151.9%+7.4 pts
52San Juan County, WAWA18,57751.7%+11.5 pts
53Gallatin County, MTMT128,74051.6%+10.6 pts
54Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+10.9 pts
55Douglas County, KSKS120,92051.2%+8.6 pts
56Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78451.0%+11.9 pts
57James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+9.4 pts
58Clear Creek County, COCO8,99450.9%+12.0 pts
59Boone County, ININ80,68950.8%+23.2 pts
60Bergen County, NJNJ977,02650.7%+12.4 pts
61Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.6%+5.6 pts
62Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+10.8 pts
63Eagle County, COCO54,29150.5%+7.9 pts
64Dallas County, IAIA118,45750.5%+23.7 pts
65Denver County, COCO740,61350.3%+15.9 pts
66DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.3%+8.6 pts
67Madison County, MSMS116,29850.0%+12.1 pts
68Lexington, VAVA7,76950.0%+7.3 pts
69Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74349.7%+8.9 pts
70Newport County, RIRI83,05149.7%+11.4 pts
71Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349.6%+10.9 pts
72Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34649.6%+11.0 pts
73York County, VAVA71,37449.5%+12.2 pts
74Durham County, NCNC347,24049.5%+9.3 pts
75Routt County, COCO25,32949.3%+6.8 pts
76Bristol County, RIRI50,00149.2%+14.9 pts
77Carver County, MNMN114,37949.1%+14.8 pts
78Ouray County, COCO5,26549.1%+12.2 pts
79Hampshire County, MAMA164,06548.9%+11.0 pts
80Clay County, SDSD15,03148.9%+10.3 pts
81Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048.7%+13.8 pts
82Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+8.7 pts
83Whitman County, WAWA48,51248.2%+4.2 pts
84Cumberland County, MEME317,22248.1%+13.8 pts
85Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33748.0%+9.8 pts
86Boone County, MOMO191,74647.7%+6.0 pts
87Larimer County, COCO377,29247.7%+8.2 pts
88Suffolk County, MAMA791,89147.7%+15.2 pts
89Nantucket County, MAMA14,75847.5%+9.1 pts
90Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03547.3%+12.8 pts
91Riley County, KSKS72,59847.2%+6.7 pts
92Lafayette County, MSMS59,59747.1%+15.9 pts
93Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+10.6 pts
94Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93946.7%+11.4 pts
95Leelanau County, MIMI22,98246.7%+15.3 pts
96Olmsted County, MNMN166,73146.7%+12.0 pts
97Leon County, FLFL299,04846.6%+4.9 pts
98Multnomah County, OROR795,39146.5%+15.9 pts
99Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+9.6 pts
100Jefferson County, COCO580,45146.4%+9.9 pts
101Lake County, ILIL719,33946.1%+7.5 pts
102Montgomery County, VAVA98,43446.0%+10.1 pts
103Washington County, RIRI129,79546.0%+10.5 pts
104Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.8%+8.7 pts
105Centre County, PAPA157,39345.8%+9.5 pts
106Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+9.1 pts
107Washington County, MNMN286,89545.6%+11.7 pts
108DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+9.3 pts
109Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+5.5 pts
110Charleston County, SCSC436,20045.3%+14.6 pts
111Monroe County, ININ143,34545.3%+5.7 pts
112Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+13.9 pts
113Cook County, MNMN5,52245.2%+16.3 pts
114Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+23.7 pts
115Champaign County, ILIL209,97245.0%+7.0 pts
116Barnstable County, MAMA233,53945.0%+11.4 pts
117Fayette County, KYKY329,75145.0%+9.3 pts
118Washington County, OROR611,70844.9%+10.4 pts
119Waukesha County, WIWI417,21044.8%+10.7 pts
120McLean County, ILIL171,41944.6%+8.4 pts
121St. Johns County, FLFL346,32844.5%+11.3 pts
122St. Louis County, MOMO990,91144.4%+9.0 pts
123Latah County, IDID41,84244.4%+3.4 pts
124Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33544.4%+11.4 pts
125Gilpin County, COCO6,07344.3%+13.1 pts
126Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.3%+9.3 pts
127Missoula County, MTMT123,51344.2%+11.4 pts
128Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+7.4 pts
129Alachua County, FLFL290,02844.1%+5.4 pts
130La Plata County, COCO56,89844.0%+7.7 pts
131Dukes County, MAMA21,21944.0%+5.7 pts
132Hudson County, NJNJ735,03344.0%+18.7 pts
133Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+9.6 pts
134Goochland County, VAVA29,18743.8%+14.4 pts
135Hinsdale County, COCO75343.7%+8.8 pts
136Warren County, OHOH257,18143.7%+15.3 pts
137Washington County, VTVT59,65243.7%+11.5 pts
138Chatham County, NCNC85,11143.7%+16.1 pts
139Wasatch County, UTUT38,51443.7%+17.3 pts
140Monongalia County, WVWV107,99143.7%+11.2 pts
141Albany County, NYNY321,22543.6%+10.2 pts
142Mercer County, NJNJ399,28943.5%+9.6 pts
143Arapahoe County, COCO673,82043.4%+6.4 pts
144Davidson County, TNTN745,90443.3%+12.8 pts
145Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07043.3%+8.3 pts
146Oldham County, KYKY70,98643.0%+12.4 pts
147Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38043.0%+12.4 pts
148Ramsey County, MNMN541,62343.0%+8.7 pts
149Platte County, MOMO114,40043.0%+9.7 pts
150Poquoson, VAVA13,29242.9%+11.4 pts
151Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89642.9%+8.0 pts
152Rockwall County, TXTX140,73842.9%+10.2 pts
153Watauga County, NCNC54,78642.7%+9.5 pts
154Yolo County, CACA224,41042.6%+8.5 pts
155Dakota County, MNMN457,71042.6%+7.7 pts
156Jefferson County, WAWA33,97042.5%+14.1 pts
157Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03542.5%+14.2 pts
158Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33142.5%+10.9 pts
159Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39342.4%+11.9 pts
160Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.2%+10.1 pts
161Bucks County, PAPA647,82842.2%+11.0 pts
162New Hanover County, NCNC245,95942.2%+11.3 pts
163Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51142.2%+17.2 pts
164Grafton County, NHNH93,22542.1%+9.5 pts
165Beaufort County, SCSC204,43342.0%+8.8 pts
166Saratoga County, NYNY241,34342.0%+11.1 pts
167Prince William County, VAVA502,96641.9%+10.5 pts
168Williamson County, TXTX752,82741.9%+8.2 pts
169Rockland County, NYNY357,39741.9%+4.4 pts
170Rockingham County, NHNH324,07741.9%+10.2 pts
171Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85241.8%+7.6 pts
172Frederick County, MDMD302,88341.7%+11.7 pts
173Brazos County, TXTX249,08841.4%+4.4 pts
174Teton County, IDID13,25441.4%+13.3 pts
175Buncombe County, NCNC277,41741.4%+16.1 pts
176Stafford County, VAVA170,80341.3%+11.7 pts
177Orange County, CACA3,149,50741.2%+10.4 pts
178Richmond, VAVA237,25741.2%+11.7 pts
179Utah County, UTUT759,85941.1%+9.7 pts
180Seminole County, FLFL491,88441.0%+10.0 pts
181Lamoille County, VTVT26,29441.0%+9.8 pts
182Addison County, VTVT38,04841.0%+11.2 pts
183Putnam County, NYNY99,02840.9%+7.0 pts
184Scott County, MNMN159,01740.9%+11.5 pts
185Cass County, NDND201,79440.8%+9.5 pts
186Placer County, CACA442,08140.8%+10.5 pts
187St. Charles County, MOMO426,49940.8%+14.4 pts
188Brewster County, TXTX9,45840.8%+13.1 pts
189Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740.7%+3.8 pts
190Radford, VAVA17,24340.7%+6.6 pts
191Essex County, MAMA826,65340.6%+9.4 pts
192Sarpy County, NENE208,30340.5%+10.2 pts
193Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53640.4%+8.5 pts
194Lake County, COCO7,55240.3%+20.8 pts
195Hanover County, VAVA116,42340.3%+11.6 pts
196Douglas County, NENE606,46040.2%+9.6 pts
197Grand County, COCO16,49640.1%+5.5 pts
198Ada County, IDID546,14140.1%+8.9 pts
199Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14840.1%+7.4 pts
200Cook County, ILIL5,194,62540.0%+11.9 pts
201Lancaster County, NENE334,04939.8%+7.2 pts
202Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79539.8%+8.6 pts
203Baltimore County, MDMD847,65039.8%+9.2 pts
204Windham County, VTVT45,20439.7%+9.2 pts
205Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45639.7%+6.6 pts
206Talbot County, MDMD38,23839.7%+11.9 pts
207Archuleta County, COCO14,30639.7%+10.7 pts
208Greene County, OHOH174,32239.7%+8.6 pts
209Kalawao County, HIHI8239.5%+29.3 pts
210Delaware County, PAPA580,93739.5%+9.5 pts
211San Diego County, CACA3,282,24839.5%+9.9 pts
212Blaine County, IDID25,51739.3%−3.8 pts
213Ingham County, MIMI289,70939.2%+6.3 pts
214Monroe County, NYNY750,50639.2%+8.1 pts
215Richland County, SCSC434,95639.1%+6.7 pts
216Denali, AKAK1,61639.1%+16.4 pts
217Hamilton County, OHOH838,41838.9%+9.7 pts
218Hendricks County, ININ193,51038.9%+15.8 pts
219Kings County, NYNY2,653,96338.8%+17.0 pts
220Juneau, AKAK31,60938.8%+2.8 pts
221Knox County, TNTN511,45338.8%+9.7 pts
222Moore County, NCNC110,61938.7%+11.9 pts
223El Paso County, COCO757,04038.7%+7.0 pts
224Madison County, IDID55,17238.6%+14.2 pts
225Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41538.6%+8.5 pts
226Hays County, TXTX304,39038.6%+7.2 pts
227Cache County, UTUT145,00038.5%+6.6 pts
228Burlington County, NJNJ481,43938.5%+10.1 pts
229Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72938.4%+12.3 pts
230Alpine County, CACA1,04338.4%+10.2 pts
231Morgan County, UTUT13,38338.4%+15.0 pts
232Windsor County, VTVT57,31238.4%+8.2 pts
233Dare County, NCNC38,24538.3%+10.7 pts
234Franklin County, MAMA70,69838.3%+9.2 pts
235Dawes County, NENE7,85838.2%+9.8 pts
236Davis County, UTUT381,22738.2%+9.4 pts
237Plymouth County, MAMA546,82938.1%+10.4 pts
238Ellis County, KSKS29,07538.0%+8.8 pts
239Clackamas County, OROR426,28038.0%+9.6 pts
240Orleans Parish, LALA362,15438.0%+12.2 pts
241Comal County, TXTX209,16637.9%+11.7 pts
242Payne County, OKOK83,88937.8%+3.6 pts
243Geauga County, OHOH95,67637.8%+6.0 pts
244Coconino County, AZAZ144,36837.6%+7.7 pts
245Nevada County, CACA101,91137.6%+11.5 pts
246Polk County, IAIA516,54637.6%+7.8 pts
247Butler County, PAPA200,16937.5%+14.0 pts
248Bennington County, VTVT36,63037.5%+10.4 pts
249Campbell County, KYKY95,44137.5%+16.9 pts
250Cumberland County, PAPA277,27037.4%+9.5 pts
251Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09937.4%+3.3 pts
252Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97937.4%+12.4 pts
253Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09037.3%+9.9 pts
254Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73737.3%+9.2 pts
255St. Louis, MOMO278,14437.2%+18.2 pts
256Napa County, CACA132,94937.2%+10.8 pts
257Deschutes County, OROR213,07237.2%+12.2 pts
258Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72637.1%+9.4 pts
259Worcester County, MAMA888,50237.1%+10.1 pts
260Union County, NJNJ601,86337.1%+8.6 pts
261Carroll County, NHNH52,78437.0%+10.5 pts
262Carroll County, MDMD176,67737.0%+12.1 pts
263Cherokee County, GAGA299,27336.9%+9.9 pts
264Harford County, MDMD266,44636.9%+9.6 pts
265Kent County, MIMI675,23236.8%+11.0 pts
266Woodford County, KYKY27,88336.8%+10.9 pts
267St. Croix County, WIWI98,27636.8%+10.5 pts
268Fauquier County, VAVA76,50336.7%+9.6 pts
269New Castle County, DEDE588,02636.7%+7.2 pts
270Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.7%+11.2 pts
271Hughes County, SDSD17,57036.6%+4.6 pts
272East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18036.6%+5.8 pts
273Guilford County, NCNC562,23436.6%+6.3 pts
274Sussex County, NJNJ148,06336.6%+9.4 pts
275Anchorage, AKAK287,15536.6%+7.7 pts
276Monroe County, ILIL34,84036.6%+16.2 pts
277Burleigh County, NDND103,25136.5%+7.8 pts
278Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91636.5%+9.1 pts
279Livingston County, MIMI197,31536.5%+8.4 pts
280Jefferson County, IAIA15,29136.5%+5.3 pts
281Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44836.5%+11.1 pts
282Columbia County, GAGA169,18936.5%+4.5 pts
283Sonoma County, CACA486,44436.4%+7.9 pts
284Lee County, ALAL189,88136.4%+8.5 pts
285Sarasota County, FLFL479,95836.4%+9.0 pts
286Dutchess County, NYNY300,70836.4%+8.8 pts
287Greenville County, SCSC583,12536.4%+10.1 pts
288Kent County, MDMD19,56536.3%+14.6 pts
289Essex County, NJNJ896,37936.3%+8.8 pts
290Grand Forks County, NDND74,50136.2%+8.4 pts
291Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18636.2%+17.1 pts
292Onondaga County, NYNY466,58436.1%+7.6 pts
293Lincoln County, MEME36,59536.1%+9.5 pts
294La Crosse County, WIWI121,33936.1%+10.7 pts
295San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736.1%+9.4 pts
296Union County, NCNC267,67436.0%+14.7 pts
297Roanoke County, VAVA97,15036.0%+7.8 pts
298Lynchburg, VAVA81,34736.0%+10.7 pts
299Collier County, FLFL417,13135.9%+8.0 pts
300Kendall County, ILIL145,47035.9%+10.6 pts
301Ontario County, NYNY113,13035.8%+11.1 pts
302Merrimack County, NHNH158,07835.8%+6.7 pts
303Thurston County, WAWA304,26135.7%+5.9 pts
304Honolulu County, HIHI988,70335.7%+7.8 pts
305Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97535.6%+11.1 pts
306Cole County, MOMO77,90835.5%+8.1 pts
307Union County, OHOH73,44635.5%+19.6 pts
308Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.5%+3.6 pts
309Chaffee County, COCO20,83135.5%+11.2 pts
310Teller County, COCO24,75635.5%+3.8 pts
311King George County, VAVA29,64635.5%+11.8 pts
312Orange County, FLFL1,528,00235.4%+9.3 pts
313Berkshire County, MAMA128,22435.3%+9.4 pts
314Whatcom County, WAWA236,39235.3%+8.1 pts
315Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60135.3%+4.8 pts
316Monroe County, FLFL80,40635.3%+9.8 pts
317Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83935.2%+4.0 pts
318El Dorado County, CACA192,32335.2%+8.7 pts
319McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+7.5 pts
320Jefferson County, MTMT13,32935.2%+7.6 pts
321Strafford County, NHNH135,04335.2%+8.8 pts
322Hancock County, MEME57,17135.2%+8.1 pts
323Pulaski County, ARAR404,61135.2%+7.1 pts
324Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36035.2%+3.4 pts
325Erie County, NYNY946,74135.1%+10.6 pts
326Ottawa County, MIMI308,45935.1%+9.1 pts
327Mason County, TXTX3,99035.0%+16.3 pts
328Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06535.0%+5.5 pts
329Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.0%+10.9 pts
330Montgomery County, TXTX781,19434.9%+9.6 pts
331Park County, WYWY31,17134.9%+11.2 pts
332Will County, ILIL712,25334.8%+9.3 pts
333Wilson County, TNTN175,03334.8%+15.2 pts
334Midland County, MIMI83,75434.8%+5.5 pts
335Emmet County, MIMI33,77534.7%+8.6 pts
336Hood River County, OROR23,72034.7%+11.7 pts
337Door County, WIWI30,61634.7%+13.3 pts
338Richmond County, NYNY501,29034.7%+11.5 pts
339Clarke County, VAVA15,60934.7%+10.7 pts
340Kane County, ILIL525,75734.7%+6.9 pts
341Chesapeake, VAVA255,33234.6%+9.9 pts
342Benton County, ARAR332,55434.6%+14.2 pts
343Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63434.6%+7.9 pts
344Warren County, NJNJ112,95334.5%+10.1 pts
345Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11534.5%+9.4 pts
346Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18634.4%+11.7 pts
347Kitsap County, WAWA283,37434.4%+9.1 pts
348Nicollet County, MNMN34,27334.4%+5.1 pts
349Prince George's County, MDMD970,37434.4%+7.2 pts
350Chatham County, GAGA311,85534.4%+9.3 pts
351Wood County, OHOH134,17634.3%+8.1 pts
352Winchester, VAVA28,27234.3%+10.6 pts
353St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10834.3%+6.0 pts
354Cleveland County, OKOK303,97334.3%+6.2 pts
355Sitka, AKAK8,31934.2%+4.7 pts
356Knox County, MEME41,11734.2%+8.0 pts
357Calvert County, MDMD94,48434.2%+11.7 pts
358Clay County, MNMN67,73434.2%+9.4 pts
359Gillespie County, TXTX28,52734.1%+11.3 pts
360Elbert County, COCO30,53434.1%+7.6 pts
361Sangamon County, ILIL194,17034.1%+5.6 pts
362Island County, WAWA85,65734.1%+7.1 pts
363Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43934.1%+11.2 pts
364Linn County, IAIA232,02834.1%+6.4 pts
365Custer County, COCO5,59034.1%+7.4 pts
366Kittitas County, WAWA48,80334.1%+7.9 pts
367Jefferson County, ALAL665,74234.1%+9.4 pts
368Marquette County, MIMI68,06434.0%+10.2 pts
369Bartholomew County, ININ85,72933.9%+11.9 pts
370Forsyth County, NCNC401,71833.9%+5.3 pts
371Lancaster County, VAVA10,99533.9%+9.4 pts
372Jefferson County, KYKY795,22233.9%+9.1 pts
373Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51033.9%+10.2 pts
374Ventura County, CACA830,85133.9%+6.9 pts
375Medina County, OHOH185,02533.9%+9.1 pts
376Transylvania County, NCNC34,21133.8%+10.1 pts
377Woodford County, ILIL38,11133.8%+12.7 pts
378Kenton County, KYKY175,77933.8%+10.9 pts
379Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63833.8%+11.8 pts
380Madison County, MTMT10,02633.8%+8.3 pts
381Buffalo County, NENE51,17233.8%+3.5 pts
382York County, SCSC306,88733.7%+12.8 pts
383Montgomery County, ALAL225,89133.7%+5.2 pts
384Cheshire County, NHNH78,26933.7%+7.1 pts
385Columbia County, NYNY60,16833.7%+11.1 pts
386Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.6%+15.6 pts
387Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133.6%+7.7 pts
388Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68533.6%+6.9 pts
389Houghton County, MIMI37,84233.6%+10.6 pts
390Cape May County, NJNJ93,39033.6%+11.5 pts
391Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93433.5%+8.7 pts
392Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59033.5%+10.4 pts
393Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72533.5%+14.4 pts
394Martin County, FLFL166,27233.5%+7.1 pts
395Queens County, NYNY2,358,18233.5%+9.2 pts
396San Juan County, COCO81333.5%−10.2 pts
397Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92533.5%+8.3 pts
398Portage County, WIWI71,94333.4%+10.1 pts
399Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55833.4%+7.5 pts
400Otsego County, NYNY60,58933.4%+11.3 pts
401Hamilton County, TNTN390,83333.3%+9.4 pts
402Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03333.3%+6.2 pts
403Storey County, NVNV4,26033.3%+15.3 pts
404Coweta County, GAGA160,24033.3%+12.6 pts
405Lamar County, MSMS67,40333.2%+6.4 pts
406Washington County, ARAR271,21333.2%+8.7 pts
407Ulster County, NYNY183,33033.2%+8.2 pts
408Broward County, FLFL2,013,31733.1%+8.6 pts
409Johnson County, WYWY8,90833.1%+10.9 pts
410Lake County, SDSD10,99333.1%+12.0 pts
411Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12533.1%+7.7 pts
412Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94933.1%+7.6 pts
413Bremer County, IAIA25,29633.0%+11.5 pts
414Montour County, PAPA17,86833.0%+10.9 pts
415Warrick County, ININ66,80333.0%+11.2 pts
416Erath County, TXTX43,91133.0%+8.0 pts
417Bryan County, GAGA52,06233.0%+13.6 pts
418Washington County, WIWI139,23832.9%+11.0 pts
419Baltimore, MDMD569,99732.9%+13.7 pts
420Clay County, MOMO265,03232.8%+7.9 pts
421Kent County, TXTX67432.8%+17.8 pts
422Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69232.8%+6.4 pts
423Snohomish County, WAWA870,65632.8%+8.3 pts
424Summit County, OHOH538,37632.8%+7.6 pts
425Polk County, NCNC20,53332.7%+6.9 pts
426Kent County, RIRI173,49532.7%+7.9 pts
427Shackelford County, TXTX3,19732.6%+11.8 pts
428Northumberland County, VAVA12,55732.6%+10.9 pts
429Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46632.6%+6.0 pts
430Scott County, IAIA175,25932.6%+7.7 pts
431Towns County, GAGA13,28532.6%+15.1 pts
432Rutherford County, TNTN386,35232.6%+9.6 pts
433Park County, COCO18,31432.6%+2.3 pts
434Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04332.5%+6.2 pts
435Pinellas County, FLFL948,56332.5%+9.6 pts
436Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.5%+5.5 pts
437Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61932.5%+12.8 pts
438Benzie County, MIMI18,56832.5%+12.5 pts
439Harris County, GAGA37,28032.4%+11.3 pts
440McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.4%+5.5 pts
441DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532.4%+5.6 pts
442Shelby County, TNTN910,22632.4%+7.1 pts
443Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03632.4%+12.5 pts
444Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.3%+5.3 pts
445Johnson County, ININ174,26232.3%+9.2 pts
446Dauphin County, PAPA293,35132.3%+8.8 pts
447Washington County, TNTN141,19932.3%+9.4 pts
448Taos County, NMNM34,56432.3%+6.4 pts
449Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.3%+5.3 pts
450Warren County, NYNY65,02032.3%+9.0 pts
451Camden County, NJNJ535,79932.3%+8.2 pts
452Warren County, KYKY149,37532.2%+7.5 pts
453Dickinson County, IAIA18,07732.2%+10.9 pts
454Boone County, KYKY145,31632.2%+9.4 pts
455Rutland County, VTVT59,65332.2%+9.0 pts
456York County, MEME222,43432.2%+9.3 pts
457Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81032.2%+7.9 pts
458Marion County, ININ992,19632.1%+6.8 pts
459Jackson County, MOMO732,99432.1%+8.7 pts
460Galveston County, TXTX372,20732.1%+9.4 pts
461Madison County, KYKY101,69632.1%+10.3 pts
462Washington County, NENE21,30232.1%+9.4 pts
463Clinton County, MIMI80,43232.1%+10.9 pts
464Faulkner County, ARAR133,97932.1%+6.9 pts
465Pitt County, NCNC182,93632.1%+5.7 pts
466Schenectady County, NYNY162,58132.1%+5.8 pts
467Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38832.1%+9.2 pts
468Bayfield County, WIWI16,78732.1%+10.5 pts
469New Kent County, VAVA28,02232.1%+15.7 pts
470Mono County, CACA12,50532.1%+3.1 pts
471Park County, MTMT18,21432.1%+9.0 pts
472St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69232.0%+9.5 pts
473Tulsa County, OKOK698,78232.0%+5.1 pts
474Sumter County, FLFL157,77232.0%+19.8 pts
475Harvey County, KSKS33,58032.0%+9.1 pts
476Lubbock County, TXTX328,90632.0%+7.6 pts
477Flathead County, MTMT115,42932.0%+9.6 pts
478Calloway County, KYKY39,42132.0%+7.9 pts
479Garfield County, COCO63,47432.0%+8.1 pts
480Orange County, VTVT30,00231.9%+8.1 pts
481Wayne County, NENE10,02031.9%+3.9 pts
482Baldwin County, ALAL267,76131.9%+8.8 pts
483Lane County, OROR381,58431.9%+6.4 pts
484Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99931.9%+7.7 pts
485Douglas County, NVNV50,11131.9%+8.7 pts
486Northampton County, PAPA324,41131.8%+10.7 pts
487Athens County, OHOH63,19731.8%+6.1 pts
488Hancock County, ININ90,96931.8%+9.6 pts
489Brown County, SDSD37,56131.7%+8.1 pts
490Belknap County, NHNH65,14731.7%+8.4 pts
491Pennington County, SDSD116,79231.7%+6.7 pts
492Washoe County, NVNV509,38631.7%+7.9 pts
493Spokane County, WAWA558,34431.6%+6.6 pts
494Jefferson County, WVWV63,10231.6%+10.0 pts
495Benton County, WAWA221,72231.6%+5.3 pts
496Ohio County, WVWV40,49631.6%+8.5 pts
497Waldo County, MEME40,69331.6%+9.2 pts
498Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66631.5%–
499Henderson County, NCNC122,37531.5%+7.4 pts
500Carbon County, MTMT11,46631.5%+8.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 79.1% (2020 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, Boulder County, Colorado.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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, 2020 Decennial Census.