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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,28132.9%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.1%+24%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93175.8%+26%

03Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40767.6%+12%

04Alexandria, VAVA160,66265.1%+20%

05Boulder County, COCO328,56063.0%+20%

06Howard County, MDMD339,18362.7%+18%

07New York County, NYNY1,664,86262.2%+26%

08Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87362.1%+13%

09Loudoun County, VAVA449,74961.6%+31%

10Pitkin County, COCO16,62561.2%+7%

11Orange County, NCNC152,49860.8%+18%

12Williamson County, TNTN272,06160.5%+36%

13Fairfax, VAVA26,77260.3%+32%

14Marin County, CACA253,69460.2%+17%

15District of Columbia, DCDC693,64559.8%+53%

16Hamilton County, ININ387,03659.4%+21%

17Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58259.2%+9%

18San Francisco County, CACA826,07958.8%+31%

19Albemarle County, VAVA118,35658.7%+23%

20Douglas County, COCO399,39658.6%+13%

21Gunnison County, COCO17,43957.5%+32%

22Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97957.1%+31%

23Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21456.7%+18%

24San Miguel County, COCO7,75356.6%+17%

25Johnson County, KSKS636,90656.1%+18%

26Summit County, UTUT43,14156.1%+23%

27Broomfield County, COCO79,17456.1%–

28Charlottesville, VAVA44,38855.7%+37%

29Somerset County, NJNJ356,48655.6%+19%

30Delaware County, OHOH242,03255.5%+35%

31Albany County, WYWY38,55855.3%+25%

32Morris County, NJNJ524,25155.3%+25%

33Teton County, WYWY23,33355.1%+20%

34Forsyth County, GAGA282,80554.8%+59%

35Norfolk County, MAMA739,74954.6%+27%

36Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79154.5%+32%

37Johnson County, IAIA160,04454.3%+14%

38Chester County, PAPA557,11654.2%+28%

39Mineral County, COCO91054.1%+73%

40Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78154.0%+29%

41Wake County, NCNC1,257,23554.0%+23%

42Summit County, COCO31,51753.6%+11%

43Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39153.5%+32%

44King County, WAWA2,344,93953.4%+34%

45Benton County, OROR97,72853.3%+12%

46Collin County, TXTX1,297,17953.2%+12%

47Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.1%+12%

48Chittenden County, VTVT169,11552.6%+28%

49Dane County, WIWI590,37552.4%+29%

50San Mateo County, CACA743,56852.1%+33%

51Story County, IAIA101,29151.9%+17%

52San Juan County, WAWA18,57751.7%+29%

53Gallatin County, MTMT128,74051.6%+26%

54Travis County, TXTX1,389,67051.5%+27%

55Douglas County, KSKS120,92051.2%+20%

56Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78451.0%+31%

57James City County, VAVA83,32651.0%+23%

58Clear Creek County, COCO8,99450.9%+31%

59Boone County, ININ80,68950.8%+84%

60Bergen County, NJNJ977,02650.7%+33%

61Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.6%+12%

62Oconee County, GAGA44,89350.6%+27%

63Eagle County, COCO54,29150.5%+18%

64Dallas County, IAIA118,45750.5%+89%

65Denver County, COCO740,61350.3%+46%

66DuPage County, ILIL934,29850.3%+21%

67Madison County, MSMS116,29850.0%+32%

68Lexington, VAVA7,76950.0%+17%

69Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74349.7%+22%

70Newport County, RIRI83,05149.7%+30%

71Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349.6%+28%

72Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34649.6%+29%

73York County, VAVA71,37449.5%+33%

74Durham County, NCNC347,24049.5%+23%

75Routt County, COCO25,32949.3%+16%

76Bristol County, RIRI50,00149.2%+43%

77Carver County, MNMN114,37949.1%+43%

78Ouray County, COCO5,26549.1%+33%

79Hampshire County, MAMA164,06548.9%+29%

80Clay County, SDSD15,03148.9%+27%

81Alameda County, CACA1,636,63048.7%+39%

82Cobb County, GAGA793,34548.4%+22%

83Whitman County, WAWA48,51248.2%+9%

84Cumberland County, MEME317,22248.1%+40%

85Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33748.0%+26%

86Boone County, MOMO191,74647.7%+14%

87Larimer County, COCO377,29247.7%+21%

88Suffolk County, MAMA791,89147.7%+47%

89Nantucket County, MAMA14,75847.5%+24%

90Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03547.3%+37%

91Riley County, KSKS72,59847.2%+17%

92Lafayette County, MSMS59,59747.1%+51%

93Fayette County, GAGA125,15646.8%+29%

94Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93946.7%+32%

95Leelanau County, MIMI22,98246.7%+49%

96Olmsted County, MNMN166,73146.7%+35%

97Leon County, FLFL299,04846.6%+12%

98Multnomah County, OROR795,39146.5%+52%

99Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19146.5%+26%

100Jefferson County, COCO580,45146.4%+27%

101Lake County, ILIL719,33946.1%+19%

102Montgomery County, VAVA98,43446.0%+28%

103Washington County, RIRI129,79546.0%+30%

104Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38345.8%+23%

105Centre County, PAPA157,39345.8%+26%

106Denton County, TXTX1,069,34645.8%+25%

107Washington County, MNMN286,89545.6%+35%

108DeKalb County, GAGA774,39445.6%+26%

109Clarke County, GAGA129,92145.4%+14%

110Charleston County, SCSC436,20045.3%+47%

111Monroe County, ININ143,34545.3%+14%

112Kendall County, TXTX53,28945.3%+44%

113Cook County, MNMN5,52245.2%+57%

114Borden County, TXTX56745.2%+111%

115Champaign County, ILIL209,97245.0%+19%

116Barnstable County, MAMA233,53945.0%+34%

117Fayette County, KYKY329,75145.0%+26%

118Washington County, OROR611,70844.9%+30%

119Waukesha County, WIWI417,21044.8%+31%

120McLean County, ILIL171,41944.6%+23%

121St. Johns County, FLFL346,32844.5%+34%

122St. Louis County, MOMO990,91144.4%+26%

123Latah County, IDID41,84244.4%+8%

124Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33544.4%+34%

125Gilpin County, COCO6,07344.3%+42%

126Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.3%+27%

127Missoula County, MTMT123,51344.2%+35%

128Shelby County, ALAL238,55244.2%+20%

129Alachua County, FLFL290,02844.1%+14%

130La Plata County, COCO56,89844.0%+21%

131Dukes County, MAMA21,21944.0%+15%

132Hudson County, NJNJ735,03344.0%+74%

133Madison County, ALAL433,51643.8%+28%

134Goochland County, VAVA29,18743.8%+49%

135Hinsdale County, COCO75343.7%+25%

136Warren County, OHOH257,18143.7%+54%

137Washington County, VTVT59,65243.7%+36%

138Chatham County, NCNC85,11143.7%+58%

139Wasatch County, UTUT38,51443.7%+66%

140Monongalia County, WVWV107,99143.7%+35%

141Albany County, NYNY321,22543.6%+31%

142Mercer County, NJNJ399,28943.5%+28%

143Arapahoe County, COCO673,82043.4%+17%

144Davidson County, TNTN745,90443.3%+42%

145Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07043.3%+24%

146Oldham County, KYKY70,98643.0%+41%

147Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38043.0%+41%

148Ramsey County, MNMN541,62343.0%+25%

149Platte County, MOMO114,40043.0%+29%

150Poquoson, VAVA13,29242.9%+36%

151Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89642.9%+23%

152Rockwall County, TXTX140,73842.9%+31%

153Watauga County, NCNC54,78642.7%+29%

154Yolo County, CACA224,41042.6%+25%

155Dakota County, MNMN457,71042.6%+22%

156Jefferson County, WAWA33,97042.5%+50%

157Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03542.5%+50%

158Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33142.5%+35%

159Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39342.4%+39%

160Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.2%+31%

161Bucks County, PAPA647,82842.2%+35%

162New Hanover County, NCNC245,95942.2%+36%

163Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51142.2%+69%

164Grafton County, NHNH93,22542.1%+29%

165Beaufort County, SCSC204,43342.0%+27%

166Saratoga County, NYNY241,34342.0%+36%

167Prince William County, VAVA502,96641.9%+33%

168Williamson County, TXTX752,82741.9%+25%

169Rockland County, NYNY357,39741.9%+12%

170Rockingham County, NHNH324,07741.9%+32%

171Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85241.8%+22%

172Frederick County, MDMD302,88341.7%+39%

173Brazos County, TXTX249,08841.4%+12%

174Teton County, IDID13,25441.4%+47%

175Buncombe County, NCNC277,41741.4%+64%

176Stafford County, VAVA170,80341.3%+40%

177Orange County, CACA3,149,50741.2%+34%

178Richmond, VAVA237,25741.2%+40%

179Utah County, UTUT759,85941.1%+31%

180Seminole County, FLFL491,88441.0%+32%

181Lamoille County, VTVT26,29441.0%+31%

182Addison County, VTVT38,04841.0%+37%

183Putnam County, NYNY99,02840.9%+21%

184Scott County, MNMN159,01740.9%+39%

185Cass County, NDND201,79440.8%+30%

186Placer County, CACA442,08140.8%+35%

187St. Charles County, MOMO426,49940.8%+55%

188Brewster County, TXTX9,45840.8%+47%

189Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90740.7%+10%

190Radford, VAVA17,24340.7%+19%

191Essex County, MAMA826,65340.6%+30%

192Sarpy County, NENE208,30340.5%+34%

193Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53640.4%+27%

194Lake County, COCO7,55240.3%+107%

195Hanover County, VAVA116,42340.3%+41%

196Douglas County, NENE606,46040.2%+31%

197Grand County, COCO16,49640.1%+16%

198Ada County, IDID546,14140.1%+28%

199Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14840.1%+23%

200Cook County, ILIL5,194,62540.0%+43%

201Lancaster County, NENE334,04939.8%+22%

202Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79539.8%+28%

203Baltimore County, MDMD847,65039.8%+30%

204Windham County, VTVT45,20439.7%+30%

205Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45639.7%+20%

206Talbot County, MDMD38,23839.7%+43%

207Archuleta County, COCO14,30639.7%+37%

208Greene County, OHOH174,32239.7%+28%

209Kalawao County, HIHI8239.5%+287%

210Delaware County, PAPA580,93739.5%+31%

211San Diego County, CACA3,282,24839.5%+34%

212Blaine County, IDID25,51739.3%−9%

213Ingham County, MIMI289,70939.2%+19%

214Monroe County, NYNY750,50639.2%+26%

215Richland County, SCSC434,95639.1%+20%

216Denali, AKAK1,61639.1%+72%

217Hamilton County, OHOH838,41838.9%+33%

218Hendricks County, ININ193,51038.9%+68%

219Kings County, NYNY2,653,96338.8%+78%

220Juneau, AKAK31,60938.8%+8%

221Knox County, TNTN511,45338.8%+34%

222Moore County, NCNC110,61938.7%+44%

223El Paso County, COCO757,04038.7%+22%

224Madison County, IDID55,17238.6%+58%

225Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41538.6%+28%

226Hays County, TXTX304,39038.6%+23%

227Cache County, UTUT145,00038.5%+21%

228Burlington County, NJNJ481,43938.5%+35%

229Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72938.4%+47%

230Alpine County, CACA1,04338.4%+36%

231Morgan County, UTUT13,38338.4%+64%

232Windsor County, VTVT57,31238.4%+27%

233Dare County, NCNC38,24538.3%+39%

234Franklin County, MAMA70,69838.3%+32%

235Dawes County, NENE7,85838.2%+35%

236Davis County, UTUT381,22738.2%+33%

237Plymouth County, MAMA546,82938.1%+37%

238Ellis County, KSKS29,07538.0%+30%

239Clackamas County, OROR426,28038.0%+34%

240Orleans Parish, LALA362,15438.0%+47%

241Comal County, TXTX209,16637.9%+45%

242Payne County, OKOK83,88937.8%+11%

243Geauga County, OHOH95,67637.8%+19%

244Coconino County, AZAZ144,36837.6%+26%

245Nevada County, CACA101,91137.6%+44%

246Polk County, IAIA516,54637.6%+26%

247Butler County, PAPA200,16937.5%+60%

248Bennington County, VTVT36,63037.5%+38%

249Campbell County, KYKY95,44137.5%+82%

250Cumberland County, PAPA277,27037.4%+34%

251Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09937.4%+10%

252Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97937.4%+50%

253Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09037.3%+36%

254Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73737.3%+33%

255St. Louis, MOMO278,14437.2%+95%

256Napa County, CACA132,94937.2%+41%

257Deschutes County, OROR213,07237.2%+49%

258Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72637.1%+34%

259Worcester County, MAMA888,50237.1%+38%

260Union County, NJNJ601,86337.1%+30%

261Carroll County, NHNH52,78437.0%+40%

262Carroll County, MDMD176,67737.0%+49%

263Cherokee County, GAGA299,27336.9%+37%

264Harford County, MDMD266,44636.9%+35%

265Kent County, MIMI675,23236.8%+43%

266Woodford County, KYKY27,88336.8%+42%

267St. Croix County, WIWI98,27636.8%+40%

268Fauquier County, VAVA76,50336.7%+36%

269New Castle County, DEDE588,02636.7%+24%

270Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.7%+44%

271Hughes County, SDSD17,57036.6%+15%

272East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18036.6%+19%

273Guilford County, NCNC562,23436.6%+21%

274Sussex County, NJNJ148,06336.6%+34%

275Anchorage, AKAK287,15536.6%+27%

276Monroe County, ILIL34,84036.6%+80%

277Burleigh County, NDND103,25136.5%+27%

278Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91636.5%+33%

279Livingston County, MIMI197,31536.5%+30%

280Jefferson County, IAIA15,29136.5%+17%

281Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44836.5%+44%

282Columbia County, GAGA169,18936.5%+14%

283Sonoma County, CACA486,44436.4%+28%

284Lee County, ALAL189,88136.4%+31%

285Sarasota County, FLFL479,95836.4%+33%

286Dutchess County, NYNY300,70836.4%+32%

287Greenville County, SCSC583,12536.4%+39%

288Kent County, MDMD19,56536.3%+67%

289Essex County, NJNJ896,37936.3%+32%

290Grand Forks County, NDND74,50136.2%+30%

291Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18636.2%+90%

292Onondaga County, NYNY466,58436.1%+27%

293Lincoln County, MEME36,59536.1%+36%

294La Crosse County, WIWI121,33936.1%+42%

295San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736.1%+35%

296Union County, NCNC267,67436.0%+69%

297Roanoke County, VAVA97,15036.0%+27%

298Lynchburg, VAVA81,34736.0%+42%

299Collier County, FLFL417,13135.9%+28%

300Kendall County, ILIL145,47035.9%+42%

301Ontario County, NYNY113,13035.8%+45%

302Merrimack County, NHNH158,07835.8%+23%

303Thurston County, WAWA304,26135.7%+20%

304Honolulu County, HIHI988,70335.7%+28%

305Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97535.6%+46%

306Cole County, MOMO77,90835.5%+30%

307Union County, OHOH73,44635.5%+123%

308Jackson County, ILIL52,50135.5%+11%

309Chaffee County, COCO20,83135.5%+46%

310Teller County, COCO24,75635.5%+12%

311King George County, VAVA29,64635.5%+50%

312Orange County, FLFL1,528,00235.4%+36%

313Berkshire County, MAMA128,22435.3%+36%

314Whatcom County, WAWA236,39235.3%+30%

315Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60135.3%+16%

316Monroe County, FLFL80,40635.3%+38%

317Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83935.2%+13%

318El Dorado County, CACA192,32335.2%+33%

319McHenry County, ILIL317,75135.2%+27%

320Jefferson County, MTMT13,32935.2%+27%

321Strafford County, NHNH135,04335.2%+33%

322Hancock County, MEME57,17135.2%+30%

323Pulaski County, ARAR404,61135.2%+25%

324Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36035.2%+11%

325Erie County, NYNY946,74135.1%+43%

326Ottawa County, MIMI308,45935.1%+35%

327Mason County, TXTX3,99035.0%+87%

328Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06535.0%+19%

329Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.0%+46%

330Montgomery County, TXTX781,19434.9%+38%

331Park County, WYWY31,17134.9%+47%

332Will County, ILIL712,25334.8%+37%

333Wilson County, TNTN175,03334.8%+77%

334Midland County, MIMI83,75434.8%+19%

335Emmet County, MIMI33,77534.7%+33%

336Hood River County, OROR23,72034.7%+51%

337Door County, WIWI30,61634.7%+62%

338Richmond County, NYNY501,29034.7%+50%

339Clarke County, VAVA15,60934.7%+45%

340Kane County, ILIL525,75734.7%+25%

341Chesapeake, VAVA255,33234.6%+40%

342Benton County, ARAR332,55434.6%+70%

343Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63434.6%+30%

344Warren County, NJNJ112,95334.5%+41%

345Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11534.5%+37%

346Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18634.4%+51%

347Kitsap County, WAWA283,37434.4%+36%

348Nicollet County, MNMN34,27334.4%+17%

349Prince George's County, MDMD970,37434.4%+27%

350Chatham County, GAGA311,85534.4%+37%

351Wood County, OHOH134,17634.3%+31%

352Winchester, VAVA28,27234.3%+45%

353St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10834.3%+21%

354Cleveland County, OKOK303,97334.3%+22%

355Sitka, AKAK8,31934.2%+16%

356Knox County, MEME41,11734.2%+30%

357Calvert County, MDMD94,48434.2%+52%

358Clay County, MNMN67,73434.2%+38%

359Gillespie County, TXTX28,52734.1%+49%

360Elbert County, COCO30,53434.1%+29%

361Sangamon County, ILIL194,17034.1%+20%

362Island County, WAWA85,65734.1%+26%

363Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43934.1%+49%

364Linn County, IAIA232,02834.1%+23%

365Custer County, COCO5,59034.1%+28%

366Kittitas County, WAWA48,80334.1%+30%

367Jefferson County, ALAL665,74234.1%+38%

368Marquette County, MIMI68,06434.0%+43%

369Bartholomew County, ININ85,72933.9%+54%

370Forsyth County, NCNC401,71833.9%+18%

371Lancaster County, VAVA10,99533.9%+39%

372Jefferson County, KYKY795,22233.9%+37%

373Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51033.9%+43%

374Ventura County, CACA830,85133.9%+26%

375Medina County, OHOH185,02533.9%+37%

376Transylvania County, NCNC34,21133.8%+43%

377Woodford County, ILIL38,11133.8%+60%

378Kenton County, KYKY175,77933.8%+48%

379Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63833.8%+54%

380Madison County, MTMT10,02633.8%+32%

381Buffalo County, NENE51,17233.8%+12%

382York County, SCSC306,88733.7%+61%

383Montgomery County, ALAL225,89133.7%+18%

384Cheshire County, NHNH78,26933.7%+27%

385Columbia County, NYNY60,16833.7%+49%

386Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.6%+86%

387Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133.6%+30%

388Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68533.6%+26%

389Houghton County, MIMI37,84233.6%+46%

390Cape May County, NJNJ93,39033.6%+52%

391Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93433.5%+35%

392Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59033.5%+45%

393Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72533.5%+75%

394Martin County, FLFL166,27233.5%+27%

395Queens County, NYNY2,358,18233.5%+38%

396San Juan County, COCO81333.5%−23%

397Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92533.5%+33%

398Portage County, WIWI71,94333.4%+43%

399Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55833.4%+29%

400Otsego County, NYNY60,58933.4%+52%

401Hamilton County, TNTN390,83333.3%+39%

402Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03333.3%+23%

403Storey County, NVNV4,26033.3%+85%

404Coweta County, GAGA160,24033.3%+61%

405Lamar County, MSMS67,40333.2%+24%

406Washington County, ARAR271,21333.2%+35%

407Ulster County, NYNY183,33033.2%+33%

408Broward County, FLFL2,013,31733.1%+35%

409Johnson County, WYWY8,90833.1%+49%

410Lake County, SDSD10,99333.1%+57%

411Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12533.1%+30%

412Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94933.1%+30%

413Bremer County, IAIA25,29633.0%+54%

414Montour County, PAPA17,86833.0%+49%

415Warrick County, ININ66,80333.0%+51%

416Erath County, TXTX43,91133.0%+32%

417Bryan County, GAGA52,06233.0%+70%

418Washington County, WIWI139,23832.9%+50%

419Baltimore, MDMD569,99732.9%+72%

420Clay County, MOMO265,03232.8%+32%

421Kent County, TXTX67432.8%+118%

422Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69232.8%+24%

423Snohomish County, WAWA870,65632.8%+34%

424Summit County, OHOH538,37632.8%+30%

425Polk County, NCNC20,53332.7%+27%

426Kent County, RIRI173,49532.7%+32%

427Shackelford County, TXTX3,19732.6%+57%

428Northumberland County, VAVA12,55732.6%+50%

429Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46632.6%+22%

430Scott County, IAIA175,25932.6%+31%

431Towns County, GAGA13,28532.6%+87%

432Rutherford County, TNTN386,35232.6%+42%

433Park County, COCO18,31432.6%+8%

434Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04332.5%+23%

435Pinellas County, FLFL948,56332.5%+42%

436Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.5%+21%

437Hodgeman County, KSKS1,61932.5%+65%

438Benzie County, MIMI18,56832.5%+62%

439Harris County, GAGA37,28032.4%+53%

440McDonough County, ILIL25,91632.4%+21%

441DeKalb County, ILIL101,83532.4%+21%

442Shelby County, TNTN910,22632.4%+28%

443Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03632.4%+63%

444Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97232.3%+20%

445Johnson County, ININ174,26232.3%+40%

446Dauphin County, PAPA293,35132.3%+37%

447Washington County, TNTN141,19932.3%+41%

448Taos County, NMNM34,56432.3%+25%

449Harris County, TXTX5,045,02632.3%+20%

450Warren County, NYNY65,02032.3%+39%

451Camden County, NJNJ535,79932.3%+34%

452Warren County, KYKY149,37532.2%+31%

453Dickinson County, IAIA18,07732.2%+51%

454Boone County, KYKY145,31632.2%+41%

455Rutland County, VTVT59,65332.2%+39%

456York County, MEME222,43432.2%+41%

457Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81032.2%+33%

458Marion County, ININ992,19632.1%+27%

459Jackson County, MOMO732,99432.1%+37%

460Galveston County, TXTX372,20732.1%+41%

461Madison County, KYKY101,69632.1%+47%

462Washington County, NENE21,30232.1%+42%

463Clinton County, MIMI80,43232.1%+51%

464Faulkner County, ARAR133,97932.1%+27%

465Pitt County, NCNC182,93632.1%+22%

466Schenectady County, NYNY162,58132.1%+22%

467Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38832.1%+41%

468Bayfield County, WIWI16,78732.1%+49%

469New Kent County, VAVA28,02232.1%+96%

470Mono County, CACA12,50532.1%+11%

471Park County, MTMT18,21432.1%+39%

472St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69232.0%+42%

473Tulsa County, OKOK698,78232.0%+19%

474Sumter County, FLFL157,77232.0%+162%

475Harvey County, KSKS33,58032.0%+40%

476Lubbock County, TXTX328,90632.0%+31%

477Flathead County, MTMT115,42932.0%+43%

478Calloway County, KYKY39,42132.0%+33%

479Garfield County, COCO63,47432.0%+34%

480Orange County, VTVT30,00231.9%+34%

481Wayne County, NENE10,02031.9%+14%

482Baldwin County, ALAL267,76131.9%+38%

483Lane County, OROR381,58431.9%+25%

484Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99931.9%+32%

485Douglas County, NVNV50,11131.9%+38%

486Northampton County, PAPA324,41131.8%+50%

487Athens County, OHOH63,19731.8%+24%

488Hancock County, ININ90,96931.8%+43%

489Brown County, SDSD37,56131.7%+34%

490Belknap County, NHNH65,14731.7%+36%

491Pennington County, SDSD116,79231.7%+27%

492Washoe County, NVNV509,38631.7%+33%

493Spokane County, WAWA558,34431.6%+26%

494Jefferson County, WVWV63,10231.6%+46%

495Benton County, WAWA221,72231.6%+20%

496Ohio County, WVWV40,49631.6%+37%

497Waldo County, MEME40,69331.6%+41%

498Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66631.5%–

499Henderson County, NCNC122,37531.5%+31%

500Carbon County, MTMT11,46631.5%+35%

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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.