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Most graduate degrees, Arkansas counties · 2020

Arkansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 75 counties in Arkansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Pulaski County, ARAR404,61114.1%+39%

02Washington County, ARAR271,21313.9%+42%

03Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.2%+43%

04Benton County, ARAR332,55411.4%+97%

05Craighead County, ARAR116,95710.4%+36%

06Saline County, ARAR133,2889.1%+82%

07Clark County, ARAR20,9388.6%+1%

08White County, ARAR80,0858.5%+57%

09Sebastian County, ARAR130,6418.2%+41%

10Pope County, ARAR64,9768.0%+29%

11Drew County, ARAR17,0547.7%+59%

12Garland County, ARAR99,6957.6%+21%

13Columbia County, ARAR21,8947.5%+53%

14Carroll County, ARAR29,2637.2%+57%

15Union County, ARAR36,9266.8%+59%

16Miller County, ARAR42,3576.8%+64%

17Van Buren County, ARAR16,2386.5%+88%

18Cross County, ARAR16,1866.5%+82%

19Boone County, ARAR38,6286.5%+65%

20Pike County, ARAR9,9646.5%+79%

21Clay County, ARAR14,0526.4%+171%

22Cleburne County, ARAR25,6726.3%+29%

23Lonoke County, ARAR76,6646.3%+39%

24Woodruff County, ARAR5,7106.2%+236%

25Grant County, ARAR18,7566.2%+64%

26Jefferson County, ARAR62,9876.1%+25%

27Baxter County, ARAR42,9826.0%+43%

28Johnson County, ARAR26,2256.0%+32%

29Independence County, ARAR38,7855.9%+16%

30Hempstead County, ARAR19,0805.9%+56%

31Crittenden County, ARAR46,2105.7%+52%

32Greene County, ARAR47,4115.6%+62%

33Arkansas County, ARAR15,8365.6%+50%

34Mississippi County, ARAR37,8285.6%+56%

35Polk County, ARAR19,4865.5%+27%

36Montgomery County, ARAR8,5795.5%+51%

37Fulton County, ARAR12,4925.4%+29%

38Marion County, ARAR17,5935.4%+65%

39Hot Spring County, ARAR33,4515.3%+62%

40Crawford County, ARAR62,6575.3%+64%

41Calhoun County, ARAR4,6325.1%+105%

42Newton County, ARAR7,0265.0%+34%

43Randolph County, ARAR18,8765.0%+17%

44Phillips County, ARAR14,2554.9%+26%

45Sevier County, ARAR15,7584.9%+71%

46Perry County, ARAR10,3094.8%+39%

47Madison County, ARAR18,4104.8%+56%

48Lawrence County, ARAR16,2734.7%+18%

49Ouachita County, ARAR21,7314.6%+18%

50Cleveland County, ARAR7,2244.6%+101%

51Izard County, ARAR14,4054.5%+10%

52St. Francis County, ARAR21,8004.5%+35%

53Yell County, ARAR19,9564.5%+20%

54Chicot County, ARAR9,1074.5%+57%

55Jackson County, ARAR16,7414.4%+29%

56Conway County, ARAR21,3934.3%−6%

57Little River County, ARAR11,7634.3%+77%

58Prairie County, ARAR7,9234.2%+53%

59Nevada County, ARAR7,9424.1%+20%

60Logan County, ARAR21,6334.0%+41%

61Scott County, ARAR9,9653.8%+28%

62Bradley County, ARAR9,8283.7%−12%

63Desha County, ARAR9,9843.6%+38%

64Howard County, ARAR12,3063.5%−0%

65Sharp County, ARAR18,1223.5%+10%

66Stone County, ARAR12,7033.3%−12%

67Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.2%+51%

68Monroe County, ARAR6,2443.2%+7%

69Lafayette County, ARAR5,8883.2%+5%

70Ashley County, ARAR17,8313.1%+3%

71Searcy County, ARAR7,8483.0%−1%

72Lincoln County, ARAR12,7642.7%+39%

73Franklin County, ARAR17,7252.6%−24%

74Dallas County, ARAR6,0111.9%+7%

75Lee County, ARAR8,0291.7%−23%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS