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Most graduate degrees, Colorado counties · 2020

Colorado counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, COCO328,56028.4%+34%

02Clear Creek County, COCO8,99422.5%+59%

03Broomfield County, COCO79,17421.2%–

04Douglas County, COCO399,39620.7%+35%

05Gilpin County, COCO6,07319.7%+94%

06Larimer County, COCO377,29219.6%+36%

07Denver County, COCO740,61319.3%+56%

08Ouray County, COCO5,26518.9%+42%

09Pitkin County, COCO16,62518.2%+6%

10Mineral County, COCO91018.1%+76%

11Routt County, COCO25,32917.5%+53%

12Jefferson County, COCO580,45116.8%+39%

13Gunnison County, COCO17,43916.4%+35%

14La Plata County, COCO56,89816.2%+34%

15Arapahoe County, COCO673,82016.1%+34%

16Eagle County, COCO54,29115.9%+60%

17Summit County, COCO31,51715.6%+31%

18El Paso County, COCO757,04015.3%+32%

19San Miguel County, COCO7,75315.1%+27%

20Teller County, COCO24,75615.0%+48%

21Grand County, COCO16,49614.4%+52%

22Chaffee County, COCO20,83114.2%+77%

23Archuleta County, COCO14,30614.1%+48%

24Hinsdale County, COCO75313.6%+42%

25Lake County, COCO7,55211.9%+91%

26Custer County, COCO5,59011.8%+17%

27San Juan County, COCO81311.5%−29%

28Garfield County, COCO63,47410.9%+76%

29Elbert County, COCO30,53410.5%+47%

30Montezuma County, COCO26,67810.4%+23%

31Costilla County, COCO3,67910.4%+171%

32Dolores County, COCO2,46610.4%+198%

33Alamosa County, COCO16,68810.3%−11%

34Saguache County, COCO6,7329.8%+33%

35Park County, COCO18,3149.7%+28%

36Weld County, COCO378,4269.3%+31%

37Mesa County, COCO162,8459.3%+27%

38Conejos County, COCO7,5299.2%+69%

39Jackson County, COCO1,2119.1%+33%

40Rio Grande County, COCO11,0878.7%+77%

41Huerfano County, COCO7,0118.2%+24%

42Montrose County, COCO44,5918.0%+49%

43Phillips County, COCO4,4208.0%+35%

44Adams County, COCO554,6687.9%+63%

45Pueblo County, COCO169,2777.8%+22%

46Prowers County, COCO11,8847.7%+75%

47Otero County, COCO17,6837.5%+40%

48Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6837.4%+12%

49Las Animas County, COCO14,3917.3%+17%

50Delta County, COCO32,1787.2%+40%

51Logan County, COCO20,6547.2%+35%

52Kit Carson County, COCO7,0697.2%+36%

53Yuma County, COCO9,8967.2%+77%

54Sedgwick County, COCO2,2477.0%+86%

55Fremont County, COCO50,0396.8%+31%

56Moffat County, COCO13,1226.8%+67%

57Washington County, COCO4,7326.3%+77%

58Bent County, COCO5,7166.2%+117%

59Baca County, COCO3,3475.7%+31%

60Kiowa County, COCO1,4125.6%−7%

61Morgan County, COCO30,3065.0%+12%

62Crowley County, COCO5,6773.5%−43%

63Cheyenne County, COCO1,7133.3%−0%

64Lincoln County, COCO5,6453.2%−34%

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