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Most graduate degrees, Colorado counties

Colorado counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Boulder County, COCO328,56030.0%+41%

02Gilpin County, COCO6,07326.7%+162%

03Clear Creek County, COCO8,99426.4%+86%

04Pitkin County, COCO16,62525.4%+49%

05Broomfield County, COCO79,17424.7%–

06Douglas County, COCO399,39622.5%+47%

07Denver County, COCO740,61322.3%+80%

08Larimer County, COCO377,29221.5%+50%

09Summit County, COCO31,51721.1%+78%

10Routt County, COCO25,32920.7%+81%

11San Juan County, COCO81319.4%+20%

12Jefferson County, COCO580,45119.3%+60%

13La Plata County, COCO56,89819.2%+59%

14Ouray County, COCO5,26519.2%+44%

15Lake County, COCO7,55219.2%+210%

16San Miguel County, COCO7,75318.9%+59%

17Chaffee County, COCO20,83118.7%+133%

18Gunnison County, COCO17,43918.3%+52%

19Custer County, COCO5,59018.2%+81%

20Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018.0%+51%

21Archuleta County, COCO14,30617.6%+86%

22Eagle County, COCO54,29117.3%+75%

23Jackson County, COCO1,21117.0%+149%

24El Paso County, COCO757,04016.8%+45%

25Mineral County, COCO91016.2%+57%

26Hinsdale County, COCO75315.8%+64%

27Teller County, COCO24,75615.5%+54%

28Alamosa County, COCO16,68814.9%+29%

29Grand County, COCO16,49614.9%+58%

30Park County, COCO18,31414.8%+94%

31Saguache County, COCO6,73214.1%+89%

32Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.4%+59%

33Garfield County, COCO63,47412.3%+98%

34Rio Grande County, COCO11,08712.1%+147%

35Weld County, COCO378,42612.0%+69%

36Huerfano County, COCO7,01111.3%+70%

37Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.2%+235%

38Phillips County, COCO4,42011.0%+86%

39Montrose County, COCO44,59111.0%+104%

40Elbert County, COCO30,53410.8%+53%

41Mesa County, COCO162,84510.7%+46%

42Delta County, COCO32,1789.3%+82%

43Adams County, COCO554,6689.2%+92%

44Conejos County, COCO7,5299.2%+70%

45Pueblo County, COCO169,2779.2%+43%

46Yuma County, COCO9,8968.9%+120%

47Prowers County, COCO11,8848.5%+93%

48Sedgwick County, COCO2,2478.2%+117%

49Costilla County, COCO3,6797.7%+102%

50Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6837.6%+15%

51Washington County, COCO4,7327.3%+105%

52Logan County, COCO20,6547.3%+37%

53Kiowa County, COCO1,4127.3%+22%

54Otero County, COCO17,6837.0%+30%

55Morgan County, COCO30,3066.4%+43%

56Fremont County, COCO50,0396.3%+21%

57Baca County, COCO3,3476.1%+41%

58Las Animas County, COCO14,3915.6%−10%

59Moffat County, COCO13,1225.6%+38%

60Kit Carson County, COCO7,0695.3%+2%

61Bent County, COCO5,7165.3%+86%

62Crowley County, COCO5,6774.2%−31%

63Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.2%−14%

64Dolores County, COCO2,4663.6%+3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES