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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. The median across all 64 is 13.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cheyenne County, CO, up 26 places to #37.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Boulder County, COCO328,56030.0%+8.8 pts
02▲3Gilpin County, COCO6,07326.7%+16.5 pts
03▼1Clear Creek County, COCO8,99426.4%+12.2 pts
04▲5Pitkin County, COCO16,62525.4%+8.3 pts
05▼2Broomfield County, COCO79,17424.7%–
06▼2Douglas County, COCO399,39622.5%+7.2 pts
07Denver County, COCO740,61322.3%+9.9 pts
08▼2Larimer County, COCO377,29221.5%+7.1 pts
09▲8Summit County, COCO31,51721.1%+9.2 pts
10▲1Routt County, COCO25,32920.7%+9.2 pts
11▲16San Juan County, COCO81319.4%+3.2 pts
12Jefferson County, COCO580,45119.3%+7.2 pts
13▲1La Plata County, COCO56,89819.2%+7.1 pts
14▼6Ouray County, COCO5,26519.2%+5.9 pts
15▲10Lake County, COCO7,55219.2%+13.0 pts
16▲3San Miguel County, COCO7,75318.9%+7.0 pts
17▲5Chaffee County, COCO20,83118.7%+10.7 pts
18▼5Gunnison County, COCO17,43918.3%+6.2 pts
19▲7Custer County, COCO5,59018.2%+8.1 pts
20▼5Arapahoe County, COCO673,82018.0%+6.0 pts
21▲2Archuleta County, COCO14,30617.6%+8.1 pts
22▼6Eagle County, COCO54,29117.3%+7.4 pts
23▲16Jackson County, COCO1,21117.0%+10.2 pts
24▼6El Paso County, COCO757,04016.8%+5.2 pts
25▼15Mineral County, COCO91016.2%+5.9 pts
26▼2Hinsdale County, COCO75315.8%+6.2 pts
27▼7Teller County, COCO24,75615.5%+5.4 pts
28▲5Alamosa County, COCO16,68814.9%+3.3 pts
29▼8Grand County, COCO16,49614.9%+5.5 pts
30▲5Park County, COCO18,31414.8%+7.2 pts
31▲3Saguache County, COCO6,73214.1%+6.6 pts
32▼2Montezuma County, COCO26,67813.4%+4.9 pts
33▼5Garfield County, COCO63,47412.3%+6.1 pts
34▲6Rio Grande County, COCO11,08712.1%+7.2 pts
35▲1Weld County, COCO378,42612.0%+4.9 pts
36▲5Huerfano County, COCO7,01111.3%+4.7 pts
37▲26Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.2%+7.9 pts
38▲5Phillips County, COCO4,42011.0%+5.1 pts
39▲3Montrose County, COCO44,59111.0%+5.6 pts
40▼11Elbert County, COCO30,53410.8%+3.7 pts
41▼4Mesa County, COCO162,84510.7%+3.3 pts
42▲8Delta County, COCO32,1789.3%+4.2 pts
43▲1Adams County, COCO554,6689.2%+4.4 pts
44▼6Conejos County, COCO7,5299.2%+3.8 pts
45Pueblo County, COCO169,2779.2%+2.7 pts
46▲7Yuma County, COCO9,8968.9%+4.9 pts
47▼1Prowers County, COCO11,8848.5%+4.1 pts
48▲6Sedgwick County, COCO2,2478.2%+4.4 pts
49▼18Costilla County, COCO3,6797.7%+3.9 pts
50▼2Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6837.6%+1.0 pts
51▲6Washington County, COCO4,7327.3%+3.7 pts
52▼1Logan County, COCO20,6547.3%+2.0 pts
53▲7Kiowa County, COCO1,4127.3%+1.3 pts
54▼7Otero County, COCO17,6837.0%+1.6 pts
55▲6Morgan County, COCO30,3066.4%+1.9 pts
56▼1Fremont County, COCO50,0396.3%+1.1 pts
57▲2Baca County, COCO3,3476.1%+1.8 pts
58▼9Las Animas County, COCO14,3915.6%−0.6 pts
59▼3Moffat County, COCO13,1225.6%+1.6 pts
60▼8Kit Carson County, COCO7,0695.3%+0.1 pts
61▼3Bent County, COCO5,7165.3%+2.4 pts
62Crowley County, COCO5,6774.2%−1.9 pts
63▲1Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.2%−0.7 pts
64▼32Dolores County, COCO2,4663.6%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES