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Most graduate degrees, Colorado counties · 2010

Colorado counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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

01Hinsdale County, COCO75327.0%+181%

02Boulder County, COCO328,56025.0%+18%

03Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.5%+2%

04Douglas County, COCO399,39617.2%+12%

05Larimer County, COCO377,29216.6%+15%

06Denver County, COCO740,61315.8%+28%

07Summit County, COCO31,51715.2%+28%

08Broomfield County, COCO79,17415.2%–

09La Plata County, COCO56,89814.7%+21%

10Gilpin County, COCO6,07314.7%+44%

11Routt County, COCO25,32914.6%+27%

12Jefferson County, COCO580,45113.7%+13%

13Alamosa County, COCO16,68813.5%+17%

14Archuleta County, COCO14,30613.5%+42%

15Clear Creek County, COCO8,99413.3%−7%

16El Paso County, COCO757,04013.2%+14%

17Arapahoe County, COCO673,82013.1%+9%

18Ouray County, COCO5,26513.0%−3%

19Teller County, COCO24,75612.9%+28%

20San Miguel County, COCO7,75312.7%+7%

21Mineral County, COCO91012.0%+17%

22Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.8%−3%

23Eagle County, COCO54,29111.7%+18%

24San Juan County, COCO81310.7%−34%

25Park County, COCO18,31410.5%+38%

26Chaffee County, COCO20,83110.5%+31%

27Montezuma County, COCO26,6789.7%+15%

28Elbert County, COCO30,5349.6%+35%

29Custer County, COCO5,5908.9%−11%

30Huerfano County, COCO7,0118.8%+32%

31Mesa County, COCO162,8458.5%+16%

32Saguache County, COCO6,7328.3%+12%

33Montrose County, COCO44,5918.2%+53%

34Weld County, COCO378,4267.9%+11%

35Lake County, COCO7,5527.5%+21%

36Garfield County, COCO63,4747.5%+21%

37Grand County, COCO16,4967.4%−21%

38Dolores County, COCO2,4667.4%+112%

39Prowers County, COCO11,8847.2%+63%

40Pueblo County, COCO169,2777.2%+12%

41Rio Grande County, COCO11,0876.9%+40%

42Las Animas County, COCO14,3916.8%+9%

43Conejos County, COCO7,5296.6%+21%

44Delta County, COCO32,1785.9%+16%

45Adams County, COCO554,6685.8%+20%

46Kit Carson County, COCO7,0695.8%+11%

47Costilla County, COCO3,6795.8%+50%

48Logan County, COCO20,6545.7%+6%

49Fremont County, COCO50,0395.3%+3%

50Baca County, COCO3,3475.3%+22%

51Phillips County, COCO4,4205.3%−11%

52Washington County, COCO4,7325.2%+47%

53Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6835.0%−25%

54Moffat County, COCO13,1225.0%+24%

55Otero County, COCO17,6835.0%−7%

56Morgan County, COCO30,3064.7%+6%

57Cheyenne County, COCO1,7134.6%+37%

58Yuma County, COCO9,8964.5%+11%

59Sedgwick County, COCO2,2474.4%+16%

60Jackson County, COCO1,2114.3%−37%

61Kiowa County, COCO1,4124.2%−29%

62Lincoln County, COCO5,6454.0%−18%

63Bent County, COCO5,7163.7%+29%

64Crowley County, COCO5,6771.5%−75%

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