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Most graduate degrees, Colorado counties · 2000

Colorado counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 63 counties in Colorado that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Boulder County, COCO328,56021.2%+29%

02Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.1%+80%

03San Juan County, COCO81316.1%+120%

04Douglas County, COCO399,39615.3%+30%

05Larimer County, COCO377,29214.4%+19%

06Clear Creek County, COCO8,99414.2%+43%

07Ouray County, COCO5,26513.4%+23%

08Denver County, COCO740,61312.4%+17%

09La Plata County, COCO56,89812.1%+32%

10Jefferson County, COCO580,45112.1%+27%

11Gunnison County, COCO17,43912.1%+1%

12Arapahoe County, COCO673,82012.0%+12%

13San Miguel County, COCO7,75311.9%+28%

14Summit County, COCO31,51711.9%+36%

15El Paso County, COCO757,04011.6%+28%

16Alamosa County, COCO16,68811.6%+21%

17Routt County, COCO25,32911.4%+46%

18Mineral County, COCO91010.3%+103%

19Gilpin County, COCO6,07310.2%−5%

20Teller County, COCO24,75610.1%+32%

21Custer County, COCO5,59010.1%+122%

22Eagle County, COCO54,2919.9%+59%

23Hinsdale County, COCO7539.6%+63%

24Archuleta County, COCO14,3069.5%+65%

25Grand County, COCO16,4969.4%+28%

26Montezuma County, COCO26,6788.5%+103%

27Chaffee County, COCO20,8318.0%+72%

28Park County, COCO18,3147.6%−4%

29Saguache County, COCO6,7327.4%+108%

30Mesa County, COCO162,8457.3%+31%

31Elbert County, COCO30,5347.1%+65%

32Weld County, COCO378,4267.1%+11%

33Jackson County, COCO1,2116.8%+238%

34Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6836.7%+27%

35Huerfano County, COCO7,0116.7%+58%

36Pueblo County, COCO169,2776.4%+28%

37Las Animas County, COCO14,3916.2%+50%

38Lake County, COCO7,5526.2%−11%

39Garfield County, COCO63,4746.2%+8%

40Crowley County, COCO5,6776.1%+129%

41Kiowa County, COCO1,4126.0%+141%

42Phillips County, COCO4,4205.9%+31%

43Conejos County, COCO7,5295.4%+65%

44Montrose County, COCO44,5915.4%−7%

45Otero County, COCO17,6835.4%+19%

46Logan County, COCO20,6545.3%+24%

47Kit Carson County, COCO7,0695.3%−5%

48Fremont County, COCO50,0395.2%+18%

49Delta County, COCO32,1785.1%+4%

50Rio Grande County, COCO11,0874.9%−29%

51Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.9%+53%

52Adams County, COCO554,6684.8%+33%

53Morgan County, COCO30,3064.5%+30%

54Prowers County, COCO11,8844.4%−5%

55Baca County, COCO3,3474.3%+17%

56Yuma County, COCO9,8964.0%+37%

57Moffat County, COCO13,1224.0%−4%

58Costilla County, COCO3,6793.8%+5%

59Sedgwick County, COCO2,2473.8%+84%

60Washington County, COCO4,7323.6%+73%

61Dolores County, COCO2,4663.5%+33%

62Cheyenne County, COCO1,7133.4%+29%

63Bent County, COCO5,7162.8%−36%

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