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Most graduate degrees, Arizona counties

Arizona counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 15 counties in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 15 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greenlee County, AZ, up 6 places to #9.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Coconino County, AZAZ144,36816.8%+5.5 pts

02Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68516.0%+5.2 pts

03Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55814.0%+5.3 pts

04Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55212.2%+4.1 pts

05Cochise County, AZAZ126,33211.2%+4.8 pts

06Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0209.1%+2.9 pts

07▲1Pinal County, AZAZ539,3807.5%+3.1 pts

08▲1Navajo County, AZAZ109,9467.4%+2.6 pts

09▲6Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3127.4%+2.4 pts

10▼3Gila County, AZAZ53,8017.0%+1.6 pts

11▲1Apache County, AZAZ64,4457.0%+2.9 pts

12▼2Yuma County, AZAZ224,4496.1%+1.5 pts

13▼2Mohave County, AZAZ228,1025.8%+2.2 pts

14▼1Graham County, AZAZ40,1574.7%−0.8 pts

15▼1La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113.6%+0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES