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Most graduate degrees, Colorado counties · 1990

Colorado counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 63 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 5.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Boulder County, COCO328,56016.4%–

02Larimer County, COCO377,29212.1%–

03Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.9%–

04Douglas County, COCO399,39611.8%–

05Ouray County, COCO5,26510.9%–

06Arapahoe County, COCO673,82010.7%–

07Gilpin County, COCO6,07310.7%–

08Denver County, COCO740,61310.6%–

09Clear Creek County, COCO8,9949.9%–

10Alamosa County, COCO16,6889.6%–

11Jefferson County, COCO580,4519.5%–

12Pitkin County, COCO16,6259.5%–

13San Miguel County, COCO7,7539.3%–

14La Plata County, COCO56,8989.2%–

15El Paso County, COCO757,0409.1%–

16Summit County, COCO31,5178.7%–

17Park County, COCO18,3148.0%–

18Routt County, COCO25,3297.8%–

19Teller County, COCO24,7567.7%–

20Grand County, COCO16,4967.3%–

21San Juan County, COCO8137.3%–

22Lake County, COCO7,5527.0%–

23Rio Grande County, COCO11,0876.9%–

24Weld County, COCO378,4266.4%–

25Eagle County, COCO54,2916.3%–

26Hinsdale County, COCO7535.9%–

27Montrose County, COCO44,5915.8%–

28Archuleta County, COCO14,3065.8%–

29Garfield County, COCO63,4745.8%–

30Mesa County, COCO162,8455.6%–

31Kit Carson County, COCO7,0695.5%–

32Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.2%–

33Mineral County, COCO9105.1%–

34Pueblo County, COCO169,2775.0%–

35Delta County, COCO32,1784.9%–

36Chaffee County, COCO20,8314.7%–

37Prowers County, COCO11,8844.6%–

38Phillips County, COCO4,4204.5%–

39Custer County, COCO5,5904.5%–

40Otero County, COCO17,6834.5%–

41Bent County, COCO5,7164.4%–

42Fremont County, COCO50,0394.4%–

43Elbert County, COCO30,5344.3%–

44Logan County, COCO20,6544.3%–

45Huerfano County, COCO7,0114.2%–

46Moffat County, COCO13,1224.2%–

47Las Animas County, COCO14,3914.2%–

48Montezuma County, COCO26,6784.2%–

49Baca County, COCO3,3473.7%–

50Costilla County, COCO3,6793.7%–

51Adams County, COCO554,6683.6%–

52Saguache County, COCO6,7323.6%–

53Morgan County, COCO30,3063.5%–

54Conejos County, COCO7,5293.3%–

55Lincoln County, COCO5,6453.2%–

56Yuma County, COCO9,8962.9%–

57Crowley County, COCO5,6772.7%–

58Dolores County, COCO2,4662.6%–

59Cheyenne County, COCO1,7132.6%–

60Kiowa County, COCO1,4122.5%–

61Washington County, COCO4,7322.1%–

62Sedgwick County, COCO2,2472.0%–

63Jackson County, COCO1,2112.0%–

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