RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most graduate degrees, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 51.8%. 3,144 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 9 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 3,144 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mora County, NM, up 477 places to #69.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15951.8%+18.1 pts

02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40744.2%+8.1 pts

03Arlington County, VAVA243,93141.7%+11.2 pts

04▲1District of Columbia, DCDC693,64538.0%+17.0 pts

05▲10Charlottesville, VAVA44,38835.6%+14.3 pts

06▲7Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts

07▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66234.8%+10.0 pts

08▼4Orange County, NCNC152,49834.6%+7.4 pts

09▼2Howard County, MDMD339,18334.1%+10.7 pts

10▼2Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58233.4%+5.9 pts

11▼1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87333.0%+8.6 pts

12Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21431.5%+7.7 pts

13▲4Albemarle County, VAVA118,35631.3%+8.3 pts

14▼3New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts

15▼1Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97930.5%+10.5 pts

16▲15Lexington, VAVA7,76930.1%+8.6 pts

17▼1Boulder County, COCO328,56030.0%+8.8 pts

18▼9Fairfax, VAVA26,77229.5%+8.7 pts

19Loudoun County, VAVA449,74928.6%+13.4 pts

20Norfolk County, MAMA739,74928.4%+10.5 pts

21▲1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39128.3%+11.9 pts

22▼4Oconee County, GAGA44,89328.3%+11.2 pts

23Albany County, WYWY38,55827.7%+9.1 pts

24▲4Hampshire County, MAMA164,06527.6%+9.0 pts

25▼4Marin County, CACA253,69427.6%+7.1 pts

26▲17Monongalia County, WVWV107,99126.7%+9.4 pts

27▼1Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts

28▲66Gilpin County, COCO6,07326.7%+16.5 pts

29▼5Somerset County, NJNJ356,48626.6%+7.5 pts

30▲15Clear Creek County, COCO8,99426.4%+12.2 pts

31▲4Durham County, NCNC347,24026.3%+8.9 pts

32Benton County, OROR97,72826.2%+4.9 pts

33▼4Montgomery County, VAVA98,43426.0%+7.4 pts

34▲22Monroe County, ININ143,34525.6%+6.0 pts

35▲31Alachua County, FLFL290,02825.5%+6.5 pts

36Western Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT640,48225.4%–

37▲91Pitkin County, COCO16,62525.4%+8.3 pts

38▼4San Francisco County, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts

39▼6Champaign County, ILIL209,97225.3%+5.9 pts

40▼10James City County, VAVA83,32624.8%+8.1 pts

41▲20Chittenden County, VTVT169,11524.8%+8.9 pts

42▼4Bristol County, RIRI50,00124.7%+10.7 pts

43▲24Broomfield County, COCO79,17424.7%–

44▲3Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79124.6%+9.9 pts

45▲28Grafton County, NHNH93,22524.5%+10.3 pts

46▼10Douglas County, KSKS120,92024.5%+6.3 pts

47▲46Dukes County, MAMA21,21924.4%+11.5 pts

48▼9Clarke County, GAGA129,92124.3%+5.4 pts

49▲1Chester County, PAPA557,11624.3%+8.4 pts

50▲8King County, WAWA2,344,93924.2%+10.8 pts

51▼26Johnson County, IAIA160,04424.1%+2.7 pts

52▼8San Mateo County, CACA743,56824.1%+9.5 pts

53▼13Morris County, NJNJ524,25124.1%+7.0 pts

54▲5Delaware County, OHOH242,03224.0%+11.1 pts

55▼6Williamson County, TNTN272,06124.0%+9.7 pts

56▲25Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90723.9%+7.3 pts

57▼4Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78123.7%+7.4 pts

58▼7Centre County, PAPA157,39323.6%+6.1 pts

59▲4Montgomery County, PAPA877,64323.5%+7.9 pts

60▲5Suffolk County, MAMA791,89123.5%+9.8 pts

61▼20Hamilton County, ININ387,03623.5%+7.9 pts

62▼7Story County, IAIA101,29123.5%+3.9 pts

63▼6San Juan County, WAWA18,57723.4%+8.2 pts

64▲13Alameda County, CACA1,636,63023.4%+9.8 pts

65▲13Wake County, NCNC1,257,23523.4%+9.1 pts

66▼24York County, VAVA71,37423.3%+6.9 pts

67▲16Washington County, RIRI129,79523.2%+9.4 pts

68▲14Chatham County, NCNC85,11123.2%+11.6 pts

69▲477Mora County, NMNM4,05123.1%+14.4 pts

70▲4Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+4.5 pts

71▲19Newport County, RIRI83,05122.9%+7.9 pts

72▼10Johnson County, KSKS636,90622.9%+6.9 pts

73▼3Summit County, UTUT43,14122.8%+8.0 pts

74▼5Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts

75▼11Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts

76▼30Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.7%+7.6 pts

77▼23Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.6%+5.8 pts

78▼3Douglas County, COCO399,39622.5%+7.2 pts

79▼52Williamsburg, VAVA15,86122.5%+1.1 pts

80▲4Barnstable County, MAMA233,53922.4%+9.4 pts

81▼44Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.4%+2.5 pts

82▲18Forsyth County, GAGA282,80522.3%+13.7 pts

83▲18Denver County, COCO740,61322.3%+9.9 pts

84▼8Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33722.2%+7.2 pts

85▼25Riley County, KSKS72,59822.2%+3.3 pts

86▼18Dane County, WIWI590,37522.2%+6.3 pts

87▲11Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+7.5 pts

88▲44Teton County, WYWY23,33322.1%+8.4 pts

89▲49Nantucket County, MAMA14,75821.9%+10.6 pts

90▲9Watauga County, NCNC54,78621.7%+7.3 pts

91▼19Yolo County, CACA224,41021.7%+5.7 pts

92▲15Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+7.1 pts

93▲2Bergen County, NJNJ977,02621.5%+7.3 pts

94▲3Larimer County, COCO377,29221.5%+7.1 pts

95▼8Olmsted County, MNMN166,73121.5%+8.0 pts

96▼7Leelanau County, MIMI22,98221.5%+9.8 pts

97▲14Cumberland County, MEME317,22221.4%+8.9 pts

98▲51Windham County, VTVT45,20421.3%+8.9 pts

99▼13Leon County, FLFL299,04821.2%+3.5 pts

100▼21Mercer County, NJNJ399,28921.2%+5.7 pts

101▼10DuPage County, ILIL934,29821.1%+6.3 pts

102▲105Summit County, COCO31,51721.1%+9.2 pts

103▼11DeKalb County, GAGA774,39421.1%+7.5 pts

104▼33Madison County, MSMS116,29821.0%+8.9 pts

105▼17Boone County, ININ80,68921.0%+11.0 pts

106▼10Fayette County, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts

107▲59Montour County, PAPA17,86820.8%+9.8 pts

108Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CTCT177,31120.7%–

109▲35Routt County, COCO25,32920.7%+9.2 pts

110▲17Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38020.6%+9.1 pts

111▲10Frederick County, MDMD302,88320.5%+9.4 pts

112▲2Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts

113▲3Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+8.7 pts

114▲19Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts

115▼11St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+7.0 pts

116▼7Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39320.3%+7.7 pts

117Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78420.3%+8.2 pts

118South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT578,74120.3%–

119▲22Hudson County, NJNJ735,03320.3%+11.4 pts

120▲3Gallatin County, MTMT128,74020.3%+7.4 pts

121▲66Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts

122▼74Clay County, SDSD15,03120.2%+2.7 pts

123▼18Lake County, ILIL719,33920.1%+5.6 pts

124▼12Greene County, OHOH174,32220.1%+6.2 pts

125▲18Oldham County, KYKY70,98620.0%+8.7 pts

126▼7Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03520.0%+7.2 pts

127▲113Cook County, MNMN5,52220.0%+10.8 pts

128▲39Charleston County, SCSC436,20019.8%+8.8 pts

129▼44Goochland County, VAVA29,18719.8%+8.3 pts

130▲27Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+9.0 pts

131▲81Bennington County, VTVT36,63019.7%+9.5 pts

132▼29Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.6%+9.1 pts

133▼8Multnomah County, OROR795,39119.6%+9.0 pts

134▼10Washington County, VTVT59,65219.6%+7.3 pts

135▼5Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33519.4%+6.9 pts

136▲388San Juan County, COCO81319.4%+3.2 pts

137▲9Henrico County, VAVA342,77519.4%+7.6 pts

138▲22St. Johns County, FLFL346,32819.3%+8.1 pts

139▲14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts

140▼6Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03519.3%+8.3 pts

141▲35Lee County, ALAL189,88119.3%+6.5 pts

142▲21Jefferson County, COCO580,45119.3%+7.2 pts

143▲40La Plata County, COCO56,89819.2%+7.1 pts

144▼31Ouray County, COCO5,26519.2%+5.9 pts

145▼3Beaufort County, SCSC204,43319.2%+7.6 pts

146▲320Lake County, COCO7,55219.2%+13.0 pts

147▼39Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+1.9 pts

148▼38Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.1%+2.8 pts

149▲5Baltimore County, MDMD847,65019.1%+6.6 pts

150▲12Adair County, MOMO25,68419.1%+7.1 pts

151▲28Buncombe County, NCNC277,41719.0%+10.1 pts

152▼12Cobb County, GAGA793,34519.0%+7.3 pts

153▼47Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34619.0%+6.0 pts

154▲80San Miguel County, COCO7,75318.9%+7.0 pts

155▼8Richmond, VAVA237,25718.9%+8.1 pts

156▼36Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.9%+6.6 pts

157▲91Wasatch County, UTUT38,51418.8%+12.1 pts

158Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,11518.8%–

159▲58Jefferson County, IAIA15,29118.8%+6.9 pts

160▼4Madison County, ALAL433,51618.8%+7.2 pts

161▲67Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83918.7%+7.0 pts

162▲29Davidson County, TNTN745,90418.7%+8.3 pts

163▲116Chaffee County, COCO20,83118.7%+10.7 pts

164▲29Berkshire County, MAMA128,22418.7%+7.7 pts

165▼113Radford, VAVA17,24318.7%+3.1 pts

166▼18Athens County, OHOH63,19718.6%+5.5 pts

167▲4Missoula County, MTMT123,51318.6%+7.9 pts

168▼23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85218.6%+6.1 pts

169▼5St. Louis, MOMO278,14418.6%+11.0 pts

170▼11Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.6%+6.7 pts

171▲23Addison County, VTVT38,04818.6%+6.6 pts

172▼35Monroe County, NYNY750,50618.6%+5.9 pts

173▼42Franklin County, MAMA70,69818.5%+5.6 pts

174▼23Washington County, OROR611,70818.5%+7.7 pts

175▼17Ramsey County, MNMN541,62318.4%+5.9 pts

176▼15Delaware County, PAPA580,93718.4%+6.6 pts

177▼25Warren County, OHOH257,18118.4%+9.3 pts

178▼1Gunnison County, COCO17,43918.3%+6.2 pts

179▼6Windsor County, VTVT57,31218.3%+6.4 pts

180▼30Bucks County, PAPA647,82818.3%+6.9 pts

181▼16Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.2%+7.4 pts

182▲301Custer County, COCO5,59018.2%+8.1 pts

183▲47Kent County, MDMD19,56518.1%+9.1 pts

184▲11Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18618.1%+11.2 pts

185Baltimore, MDMD569,99718.1%+9.4 pts

186▼60Ingham County, MIMI289,70918.1%+3.6 pts

187▼32Prince William County, VAVA502,96618.1%+6.9 pts

188▼2Payne County, OKOK83,88918.0%+2.6 pts

189Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CTCT337,69718.0%–

190▼1Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018.0%+6.0 pts

191▼7Platte County, MOMO114,40018.0%+7.1 pts

192▼18Cook County, ILIL5,194,62518.0%+7.2 pts

193▲12Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97917.9%+9.3 pts

194▼19Essex County, MAMA826,65317.9%+6.2 pts

195▼60Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51117.9%+8.1 pts

196▲8Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38317.9%+7.4 pts

197▲79Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+8.6 pts

198▼76Talbot County, MDMD38,23817.7%+6.9 pts

199▼29Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07017.7%+5.6 pts

200▼12Dallas County, IAIA118,45717.7%+11.3 pts

201▲76Emmet County, MIMI33,77517.7%+8.0 pts

202▲55Moore County, NCNC110,61917.7%+8.3 pts

203▲83Archuleta County, COCO14,30617.6%+8.1 pts

204▼12Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.6%+5.6 pts

205▼6Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60117.5%+4.5 pts

206▲12Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.5%+6.3 pts

207▼68Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45617.4%+2.3 pts

208▼28Washington County, MNMN286,89517.4%+6.9 pts

209▼12Eagle County, COCO54,29117.3%+7.4 pts

210▼9Orange County, VTVT30,00217.3%+7.9 pts

211▼30Richland County, SCSC434,95617.3%+5.4 pts

212▼44Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.3%+8.0 pts

213▲28Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+7.3 pts

214▼8New Castle County, DEDE588,02617.2%+6.2 pts

215▼6Rockingham County, NHNH324,07717.2%+6.6 pts

216▲7San Diego County, CACA3,282,24817.2%+6.3 pts

217▲105Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+6.9 pts

218▼36Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+7.1 pts

219▼17Sarasota County, FLFL479,95817.1%+6.8 pts

220▼12Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.1%+8.3 pts

221▼85Dawes County, NENE7,85817.1%+6.6 pts

222▼3Erie County, NYNY946,74117.1%+7.0 pts

223▼13Harford County, MDMD266,44617.0%+7.6 pts

224▲653Jackson County, COCO1,21117.0%+10.2 pts

225Northwest Hills Planning Region, CTCT114,69017.0%–

226▲57Woodford County, KYKY27,88317.0%+7.1 pts

227▼58Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+6.2 pts

228▲4Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14816.9%+6.5 pts

229▼14Hamilton County, OHOH838,41816.9%+6.3 pts

230▲9Essex County, NJNJ896,37916.9%+5.9 pts

231▼15Carver County, MNMN114,37916.9%+8.7 pts

232▼8El Paso County, COCO757,04016.8%+5.2 pts

233▲54Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116.8%+5.1 pts

234▼1Coconino County, AZAZ144,36816.8%+5.5 pts

235▲28Collier County, FLFL417,13116.8%+7.1 pts

236▲2Worcester County, MAMA888,50216.8%+6.5 pts

237▼135Jackson County, ILIL52,50116.8%+2.0 pts

238▲16Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72916.8%+7.1 pts

239▲19Columbia County, GAGA169,18916.8%+4.8 pts

240▼4Waukesha County, WIWI417,21016.8%+6.3 pts

241▼28Calvert County, MDMD94,48416.6%+8.3 pts

242▼64Hood River County, OROR23,72016.6%+8.8 pts

243▼6Warren County, NYNY65,02016.6%+6.8 pts

244▲26Deschutes County, OROR213,07216.6%+8.7 pts

245▲10Houghton County, MIMI37,84216.6%+7.7 pts

246▼20Carroll County, NHNH52,78416.6%+7.2 pts

247▲52Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.5%+7.7 pts

248▼133Latah County, IDID41,84216.4%−1.8 pts

249▼169Poquoson, VAVA13,29216.4%+2.5 pts

250▼50Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79516.4%+4.3 pts

251▼24Prince George's County, MDMD970,37416.4%+6.2 pts

252▲138Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.4%+7.9 pts

253▼6Orange County, CACA3,149,50716.3%+6.0 pts

254▲26Staunton, VAVA26,80116.3%+8.3 pts

255▼20Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53616.3%+5.6 pts

256▼45Lincoln County, MEME36,59516.3%+6.5 pts

257▼28McLean County, ILIL171,41916.2%+5.3 pts

258▲72Taos County, NMNM34,56416.2%+6.9 pts

259▲16Cumberland County, PAPA277,27016.2%+6.4 pts

260▼39Knox County, TNTN511,45316.2%+5.4 pts

261▲65St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69216.2%+8.0 pts

262▼48Merrimack County, NHNH158,07816.2%+5.8 pts

263▲11Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36016.2%+0.8 pts

264▲43Harris County, GAGA37,28016.2%+8.9 pts

265▼136Mineral County, COCO91016.2%+5.9 pts

266▲203Teton County, IDID13,25416.2%+8.0 pts

267▲23Plymouth County, MAMA546,82916.1%+7.1 pts

268▼48Shelby County, ALAL238,55216.1%+4.9 pts

269▲19Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41516.1%+6.1 pts

270▲447Storey County, NVNV4,26016.1%+10.4 pts

271▲2Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68516.0%+5.2 pts

272Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CTCT284,01516.0%–

273▼5Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72616.0%+5.8 pts

274▼12Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.0%+7.0 pts

275▼11New Hanover County, NCNC245,95916.0%+7.3 pts

276▼27East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.9%+4.6 pts

277▲468Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.9%+8.1 pts

278Douglas County, NENE606,46015.9%+6.5 pts

279▲50Geauga County, OHOH95,67615.8%+4.0 pts

280▲59Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28115.8%+8.3 pts

281▼35St. Charles County, MOMO426,49915.8%+8.0 pts

282▼31Union County, NJNJ601,86315.8%+4.9 pts

283▲31Hinsdale County, COCO75315.8%+6.2 pts

284▼12Sarpy County, NENE208,30315.8%+6.1 pts

285▲6Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92515.7%+6.2 pts

286▼55Lamoille County, VTVT26,29415.7%+5.3 pts

287▲8Carroll County, MDMD176,67715.7%+6.9 pts

288▲18San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36715.6%+6.3 pts

289▲210Lee County, GAGA34,17915.6%+9.9 pts

290▲37Juneau, AKAK31,60915.6%+2.6 pts

291▲30Ada County, IDID546,14115.6%+6.1 pts

292▼96Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+5.3 pts

293▲23Chatham County, GAGA311,85515.6%+7.2 pts

294▼52Teller County, COCO24,75615.5%+5.4 pts

295▲23Burlington County, NJNJ481,43915.5%+6.3 pts

296▲81Transylvania County, NCNC34,21115.5%+6.5 pts

297▲11Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73715.5%+6.6 pts

298▼55Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.5%+6.0 pts

299▼77Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.5%+5.7 pts

300▲11Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+4.5 pts

301▼3Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51015.5%+4.9 pts

302▲21Jefferson County, KYKY795,22215.5%+5.9 pts

303▼59Lancaster County, NENE334,04915.4%+4.5 pts

304▼19Pulaski County, ARAR404,61115.4%+5.2 pts

305▼80Morgan County, UTUT13,38315.3%+8.3 pts

306▲49Cache County, UTUT145,00015.3%+4.4 pts

307▲38Campbell County, KYKY95,44115.3%+8.1 pts

308▲24Phelps County, MOMO45,24715.3%+6.1 pts

309▲35Greenville County, SCSC583,12515.3%+7.1 pts

310▼138McDonough County, ILIL25,91615.3%+1.7 pts

311▲36Monroe County, FLFL80,40615.3%+6.6 pts

312▲90Knox County, MEME41,11715.3%+6.1 pts

313▼61Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.3%+7.5 pts

314▼20Placer County, CACA442,08115.2%+5.7 pts

315▼10Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59015.2%+5.3 pts

316▼16Hancock County, MEME57,17115.2%+5.1 pts

317▼58Towns County, GAGA13,28515.2%+7.2 pts

318▲50Forsyth County, NCNC401,71815.1%+5.6 pts

319▼74Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44815.1%+6.1 pts

320▲494Harding County, NMNM61715.1%+8.3 pts

321▲21Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+6.3 pts

322▼13Wood County, OHOH134,17614.9%+4.6 pts

323▲15Dakota County, MNMN457,71014.9%+5.6 pts

324▼23Anchorage, AKAK287,15514.9%+4.7 pts

325▲362Alamosa County, COCO16,68814.9%+3.3 pts

326▲26Whatcom County, WAWA236,39214.9%+6.0 pts

327▲64Will County, ILIL712,25314.9%+7.2 pts

328▼59Grand County, COCO16,49614.9%+5.5 pts

329▲82Charles County, MDMD176,59314.9%+8.0 pts

330▼10Thurston County, WAWA304,26114.9%+3.7 pts

331▼47Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.9%+3.8 pts

332▲290Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+10.0 pts

333▲24Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%+6.1 pts

334▼131Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+1.3 pts

335▼53Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.8%+3.4 pts

336▲25Cleveland County, OKOK303,97314.8%+4.4 pts

337▲21Sangamon County, ILIL194,17014.8%+4.5 pts

338▲158York County, SCSC306,88714.8%+8.0 pts

339▼3Butler County, PAPA200,16914.8%+7.4 pts

340▲429Park County, COCO18,31414.8%+7.2 pts

341▲8Guilford County, NCNC562,23414.8%+5.7 pts

342▼89Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts

343▲111Cape May County, NJNJ93,39014.8%+8.2 pts

344▼47Washington County, ARAR271,21314.8%+5.0 pts

345▼52Seminole County, FLFL491,88414.7%+4.8 pts

346▲24Nevada County, CACA101,91114.7%+6.0 pts

347▼7Essex County, NYNY36,43814.7%+6.6 pts

348▲23Kent County, MIMI675,23214.7%+6.3 pts

349▼82Midland County, MIMI83,75414.7%+3.0 pts

350▼17Clackamas County, OROR426,28014.6%+5.2 pts

351▲50Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11514.6%+6.2 pts

352▲7Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03614.6%+7.7 pts

353▼163Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33114.6%+4.3 pts

354Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91614.6%+5.5 pts

355▼38Sonoma County, CACA486,44414.6%+4.8 pts

356▲156Lincoln County, SDSD77,14514.5%+8.3 pts

357▼96Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts

358▲133Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.5%+5.7 pts

359▼40Washington County, TNTN141,19914.5%+6.3 pts

360▲50Sussex County, NJNJ148,06314.5%+5.8 pts

361Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CTCT463,34914.5%–

362▼102Bartholomew County, ININ85,72914.4%+6.0 pts

363▲62Camden County, NJNJ535,79914.4%+6.0 pts

364▲10Chesapeake, VAVA255,33214.4%+5.7 pts

365▲202Waldo County, MEME40,69314.4%+6.6 pts

366▼63Island County, WAWA85,65714.4%+6.2 pts

367▼14Broome County, NYNY195,73614.4%+4.3 pts

368▲274Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39114.4%+6.0 pts

369▼38Ellis County, KSKS29,07514.4%+3.7 pts

370▼7Park County, WYWY31,17114.4%+6.4 pts

371▼173Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.3%+1.9 pts

372▲36Ohio County, WVWV40,49614.3%+4.5 pts

373▲26Broward County, FLFL2,013,31714.3%+5.6 pts

374▲111Pitt County, NCNC182,93614.3%+5.0 pts

375▼47La Crosse County, WIWI121,33914.3%+5.2 pts

376▲12Honolulu County, HIHI988,70314.3%+5.3 pts

377▲480Wallowa County, OROR7,59514.2%+7.5 pts

378▲26Strafford County, NHNH135,04314.2%+4.7 pts

379▼66King George County, VAVA29,64614.2%+6.1 pts

380▲34Orange County, FLFL1,528,00214.2%+6.3 pts

381▼89Sumter County, FLFL157,77214.2%+9.6 pts

382▲155Union County, NCNC267,67414.1%+8.5 pts

383▼4Cole County, MOMO77,90814.1%+5.0 pts

384▲23Sussex County, DEDE277,14014.1%+7.6 pts

385▲55Rutland County, VTVT59,65314.1%+6.2 pts

386▲274Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.1%+7.1 pts

387▼22Madison County, KYKY101,69614.1%+5.3 pts

388▼2Cass County, NDND201,79414.1%+5.9 pts

389▲108Norfolk, VAVA231,01314.1%+6.4 pts

390▲115Benzie County, MIMI18,56814.1%+7.3 pts

391▼81Richmond County, NYNY501,29014.1%+5.0 pts

392▲315Grant County, NMNM27,25214.1%+5.0 pts

393▲360Saguache County, COCO6,73214.1%+6.6 pts

394▼12Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.0%+4.9 pts

395▲70Kitsap County, WAWA283,37414.0%+5.7 pts

396▲207Hughes County, SDSD17,57014.0%+6.2 pts

397▲75Madison County, NYNY67,12014.0%+5.3 pts

398▲14Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55814.0%+5.3 pts

399▲80Hamilton County, TNTN390,83314.0%+6.0 pts

400▼24Napa County, CACA132,94914.0%+4.6 pts

401▼37Shelby County, TNTN910,22614.0%+5.1 pts

402▼6Cheshire County, NHNH78,26914.0%+4.6 pts

403▼138Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.0%+6.4 pts

404▲34Scott County, IAIA175,25914.0%+5.8 pts

405▼36Lane County, OROR381,58414.0%+4.0 pts

406▲180Haines, AKAK2,06814.0%+8.7 pts

407▲34Indian River County, FLFL172,79914.0%+6.0 pts

408▲65Greene County, GAGA21,36714.0%+7.3 pts

409▲130Klickitat County, WAWA24,33114.0%+8.7 pts

410▲20Faulkner County, ARAR133,97913.9%+5.4 pts

411▲63Clinton County, MIMI80,43213.9%+6.6 pts

412▲33Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18613.9%+6.6 pts

413▲11Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72513.9%+9.2 pts

414▼52Orange County, NYNY417,66913.9%+4.6 pts

415▼34Livingston County, NYNY61,43813.9%+6.0 pts

416▲260Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+6.1 pts

417▲141Kittitas County, WAWA48,80313.9%+4.6 pts

418▼72Houston County, GAGA178,21413.9%+6.0 pts

419▲85El Dorado County, CACA192,32313.9%+5.5 pts

420▼124Hendricks County, ININ193,51013.9%+7.3 pts

421▼61Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.9%+3.9 pts

422▲35Warrick County, ININ66,80313.9%+6.1 pts

423▲148Worcester County, MDMD54,45913.9%+6.8 pts

424▲5Polk County, NCNC20,53313.8%+4.2 pts

425▲2Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09113.8%+4.6 pts

426▼5Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81013.8%+4.6 pts

427▲79Brevard County, FLFL663,98213.8%+5.4 pts

428▲7Cortland County, NYNY45,85013.8%+5.7 pts

429▼14Ventura County, CACA830,85113.8%+4.3 pts

430▲21St. Clair County, ILIL250,70813.8%+6.6 pts

431▼59Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36813.8%+4.1 pts

432▲4Northampton County, PAPA324,41113.8%+6.1 pts

433▲70Autauga County, ALAL61,92013.7%+7.5 pts

434▼122Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.7%+6.7 pts

435▲33Union County, OHOH73,44613.7%+9.6 pts

436▲12Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+4.7 pts

437▲43Cabell County, WVWV91,18313.7%+4.9 pts

438▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.7%+6.8 pts

439▼54Utah County, UTUT759,85913.7%+3.8 pts

440▲81Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+6.1 pts

441▼35Salem, VAVA25,81613.6%+6.9 pts

442▲167Coweta County, GAGA160,24013.6%+7.3 pts

443▼10Kane County, ILIL525,75713.6%+4.5 pts

444▲34Ottawa County, MIMI308,45913.6%+5.6 pts

445▲83Pinellas County, FLFL948,56313.6%+5.7 pts

446▲25Livingston County, MIMI197,31513.5%+4.3 pts

447▲72Henderson County, NCNC122,37513.5%+5.0 pts

448▼114Isabella County, MIMI64,69113.5%+3.3 pts

449▼23Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36113.5%+4.9 pts

450▲39Dawson County, GAGA35,36513.5%+7.4 pts

451▼195Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.5%+2.4 pts

452▲38Door County, WIWI30,61613.5%+6.7 pts

453▼164Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%+3.9 pts

454▼79Sandoval County, NMNM159,56513.5%+4.2 pts

455▲106Johnson County, ININ174,26213.5%+5.2 pts

456▼100Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.5%+4.3 pts

457▲105Caledonia County, VTVT30,41413.5%+5.6 pts

458▲517Lincoln County, NMNM19,84413.5%+4.0 pts

459▲2,667Kalawao County, HIHI8213.4%+13.4 pts

460▲175Snohomish County, WAWA870,65613.4%+6.5 pts

461▲84Nassau County, FLFL106,87913.4%+6.9 pts

462▲199Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.4%+4.9 pts

463▼54Davis County, UTUT381,22713.4%+5.3 pts

464▲23Manatee County, FLFL468,20013.4%+6.2 pts

465▼72Kent County, RIRI173,49513.4%+5.2 pts

466▼20St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10813.4%+3.9 pts

467▼23Grand Forks County, NDND74,50113.4%+4.3 pts

468▼74St. Joseph County, ININ272,86113.4%+4.1 pts

469▼5Summit County, OHOH538,37613.4%+5.0 pts

470▼23Washoe County, NVNV509,38613.4%+5.5 pts

471▼18Peoria County, ILIL178,55313.3%+5.2 pts

472▲289Rockdale County, GAGA98,41613.3%+5.8 pts

473▲52Union County, SDSD17,40213.3%+4.5 pts

474▲44Boone County, KYKY145,31613.3%+6.3 pts

475▼109Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.3%+3.2 pts

476▼44DeKalb County, ILIL101,83513.3%+2.5 pts

477▼227Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.3%+4.7 pts

478▼28Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+4.9 pts

479▼2Forrest County, MSMS79,03413.3%+4.7 pts

480▼60Martin County, FLFL166,27213.2%+4.4 pts

481▼133Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts

482▲59Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02913.2%+3.9 pts

483▼34Bryan County, GAGA52,06213.2%+7.1 pts

484▲411Mariposa County, CACA16,91813.2%+7.3 pts

485▲44Bayfield County, WIWI16,78713.2%+6.3 pts

486▼102Dare County, NCNC38,24513.2%+4.7 pts

487▼104Jackson County, NCNC45,03913.2%+1.6 pts

488▼27Lehigh County, PAPA384,38313.2%+4.4 pts

489▼55Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12513.2%+4.4 pts

490▼74Kenton County, KYKY175,77913.2%+5.2 pts

491▼16Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+4.1 pts

492▲15Polk County, IAIA516,54613.1%+4.4 pts

493▲85Lexington County, SCSC317,58813.1%+5.5 pts

494▲121Antrim County, MIMI24,69813.1%+6.3 pts

495▼82Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.1%+5.9 pts

496▼73Sitka, AKAK8,31913.1%+4.7 pts

497▼54Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.1%+7.5 pts

498▼155Belknap County, NHNH65,14713.1%+5.5 pts

499▼102Blaine County, IDID25,51713.1%+0.2 pts

500▼100Franklin County, KYKY52,64913.1%+4.4 pts

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Frequently asked

Which county has the highest graduate degree?

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 51.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by graduate degree?

Falls Church, Virginia, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Arlington County, Virginia, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).