RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 75 SHOWN OF 75

Most graduate degrees, Arkansas counties · 1990

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 75 is 2.9%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,6118.2%–

02Washington County, ARAR271,2137.8%–

03Clark County, ARAR20,9387.3%–

04Faulkner County, ARAR133,9797.1%–

05Craighead County, ARAR116,9576.0%–

06Pope County, ARAR64,9764.9%–

07Drew County, ARAR17,0544.9%–

08Garland County, ARAR99,6954.8%–

09Sebastian County, ARAR130,6414.6%–

10Benton County, ARAR332,5544.6%–

11Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.2%–

12Jefferson County, ARAR62,9874.2%–

13White County, ARAR80,0854.1%–

14Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.0%–

15Columbia County, ARAR21,8944.0%–

16Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383.6%–

17Independence County, ARAR38,7853.5%–

18Union County, ARAR36,9263.5%–

19Conway County, ARAR21,3933.5%–

20Polk County, ARAR19,4863.5%–

21Izard County, ARAR14,4053.4%–

22Miller County, ARAR42,3573.3%–

23Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4513.3%–

24Baxter County, ARAR42,9823.3%–

25Grant County, ARAR18,7563.3%–

26Ouachita County, ARAR21,7313.3%–

27Sharp County, ARAR18,1223.3%–

28Cleburne County, ARAR25,6723.1%–

29Mississippi County, ARAR37,8283.1%–

30Randolph County, ARAR18,8763.1%–

31Little River County, ARAR11,7633.1%–

32Boone County, ARAR38,6283.0%–

33Saline County, ARAR133,2883.0%–

34Franklin County, ARAR17,7253.0%–

35Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%–

36Greene County, ARAR47,4112.9%–

37Ashley County, ARAR17,8312.9%–

38Desha County, ARAR9,9842.9%–

39Crittenden County, ARAR46,2102.9%–

40Montgomery County, ARAR8,5792.9%–

41Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.9%–

42Phillips County, ARAR14,2552.9%–

43Arkansas County, ARAR15,8362.9%–

44Lonoke County, ARAR76,6642.8%–

45Madison County, ARAR18,4102.8%–

46Lee County, ARAR8,0292.8%–

47Stone County, ARAR12,7032.8%–

48Hempstead County, ARAR19,0802.7%–

49Searcy County, ARAR7,8482.6%–

50Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.5%–

51Marion County, ARAR17,5932.5%–

52Lawrence County, ARAR16,2732.4%–

53Howard County, ARAR12,3062.4%–

54Crawford County, ARAR62,6572.4%–

55St. Francis County, ARAR21,8002.4%–

56Cross County, ARAR16,1862.4%–

57Cleveland County, ARAR7,2242.4%–

58Chicot County, ARAR9,1072.4%–

59Calhoun County, ARAR4,6322.4%–

60Prairie County, ARAR7,9232.2%–

61Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.2%–

62Yell County, ARAR19,9562.1%–

63Pike County, ARAR9,9642.1%–

64Logan County, ARAR21,6332.0%–

65Bradley County, ARAR9,8282.0%–

66Sevier County, ARAR15,7582.0%–

67Perry County, ARAR10,3092.0%–

68Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.0%–

69Scott County, ARAR9,9652.0%–

70Clay County, ARAR14,0522.0%–

71Newton County, ARAR7,0261.9%–

72Poinsett County, ARAR22,4831.8%–

73Jackson County, ARAR16,7411.6%–

74Fulton County, ARAR12,4921.5%–

75Lincoln County, ARAR12,7641.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS