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Most graduate degrees, Iowa counties

Iowa counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 99 is 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, IA, up 62 places to #33.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Johnson County, IAIA160,04424.1%+2.7 pts
02Story County, IAIA101,29123.5%+3.9 pts
03▲1Jefferson County, IAIA15,29118.8%+6.9 pts
04▼1Dallas County, IAIA118,45717.7%+11.3 pts
05▲1Scott County, IAIA175,25914.0%+5.8 pts
06▲2Polk County, IAIA516,54613.1%+4.4 pts
07▲5Bremer County, IAIA25,29612.1%+5.8 pts
08▲2Dubuque County, IAIA99,38111.6%+4.8 pts
09▲2Linn County, IAIA232,02811.4%+4.2 pts
10▼5Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36811.2%+4.4 pts
11▼4Decatur County, IAIA7,65511.2%+5.9 pts
12▲2Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53211.0%+2.4 pts
13▼4Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73310.3%+4.1 pts
14▲1Warren County, IAIA57,3319.7%+3.7 pts
15▼2Marion County, IAIA34,1929.7%+4.3 pts
16▲12Mills County, IAIA14,7939.6%+5.2 pts
17▲5Boone County, IAIA26,7999.5%+4.6 pts
18▲24Washington County, IAIA22,6678.9%+4.1 pts
19▼2Dickinson County, IAIA18,0778.6%+3.2 pts
20Woodbury County, IAIA106,6498.4%+2.4 pts
21▲34Shelby County, IAIA11,6898.3%+4.2 pts
22▼3Cherokee County, IAIA11,3698.3%+4.2 pts
23▼7Sioux County, IAIA36,7748.3%+1.9 pts
24▲17Benton County, IAIA26,0048.2%+4.5 pts
25▲9Guthrie County, IAIA10,7828.0%+4.5 pts
26▼5Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3727.9%+1.8 pts
27Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9967.9%+3.3 pts
28▼5Wapello County, IAIA35,2107.6%+2.7 pts
29▲21Mitchell County, IAIA10,6507.5%+4.7 pts
30▲7Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4497.5%+2.9 pts
31▲1Des Moines County, IAIA38,0777.5%+2.3 pts
32▲3Grundy County, IAIA12,3617.4%+3.0 pts
33▲62Monroe County, IAIA7,4067.4%+4.3 pts
34▲5Marshall County, IAIA39,8907.4%+2.9 pts
35▲5Henry County, IAIA19,3497.2%+2.4 pts
36▼10Muscatine County, IAIA41,8537.2%+2.4 pts
37▲36Winnebago County, IAIA10,2517.1%+2.8 pts
38▲20Clinton County, IAIA46,0027.0%+3.0 pts
39▼15Clay County, IAIA16,2027.0%+4.1 pts
40▲7Iowa County, IAIA16,5046.9%+2.7 pts
41▲26Allamakee County, IAIA14,2386.7%+2.9 pts
42▲7Hamilton County, IAIA14,9446.7%+2.1 pts
43▲26Lee County, IAIA32,3066.5%+3.2 pts
44▲7Jasper County, IAIA38,1536.5%+2.1 pts
45▲49Wright County, IAIA12,8016.5%+2.7 pts
46▲15Delaware County, IAIA17,6746.5%+3.4 pts
47▼29Madison County, IAIA17,2706.5%+3.1 pts
48Jones County, IAIA21,2536.5%+3.2 pts
49▼18Calhoun County, IAIA9,5626.4%+2.4 pts
50▼25Union County, IAIA11,8296.3%+2.7 pts
51▲21Monona County, IAIA8,5396.1%+3.1 pts
52▲10Carroll County, IAIA20,3036.1%+2.6 pts
53▼10Mahaska County, IAIA21,8806.0%+1.7 pts
54▲5Fayette County, IAIA19,0476.0%+2.2 pts
55▲30Tama County, IAIA16,7965.9%+3.1 pts
56▼23Hardin County, IAIA16,4555.9%+1.4 pts
57▼13Webster County, IAIA36,8385.8%+0.7 pts
58▲34Adams County, IAIA3,6175.8%+2.9 pts
59▼13Harrison County, IAIA14,6235.8%+2.7 pts
60▼7Van Buren County, IAIA7,1315.8%+2.2 pts
61▲21Clarke County, IAIA9,5745.8%+2.7 pts
62▼26Buchanan County, IAIA20,8835.8%+2.7 pts
63▼9Page County, IAIA14,8565.8%+1.0 pts
64▲16Kossuth County, IAIA14,3225.8%+2.5 pts
65▼9Cedar County, IAIA18,3595.8%+2.2 pts
66▼28Ringgold County, IAIA4,6425.7%+1.1 pts
67▼7Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6635.5%+2.3 pts
68▼5Greene County, IAIA8,6585.4%+2.0 pts
69▲18Hancock County, IAIA10,5285.4%+1.6 pts
70▲19Lucas County, IAIA8,8475.3%+2.4 pts
71▲4Montgomery County, IAIA10,0025.3%+2.0 pts
72▼2Adair County, IAIA7,4035.2%+2.9 pts
73▲15Butler County, IAIA14,0495.1%+1.8 pts
74▼3Sac County, IAIA9,5255.1%+1.8 pts
75▲2Davis County, IAIA9,2305.1%+1.8 pts
76▼46Cass County, IAIA12,9605.1%+0.5 pts
77▲16Ida County, IAIA6,7775.1%+2.2 pts
78▼33Jackson County, IAIA19,2885.0%+1.1 pts
79Wayne County, IAIA6,7385.0%+1.5 pts
80▲18Franklin County, IAIA9,8685.0%+1.7 pts
81▼24Plymouth County, IAIA25,6975.0%+0.6 pts
82▼16O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204.9%+1.5 pts
83▼19Floyd County, IAIA14,9014.8%+1.0 pts
84▼16Keokuk County, IAIA9,7974.7%+1.9 pts
85▼33Worth County, IAIA7,3384.7%+1.7 pts
86▲5Humboldt County, IAIA9,4094.6%+0.8 pts
87▲10Taylor County, IAIA5,8354.6%+0.9 pts
88▼59Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8994.5%+0.7 pts
89▼15Emmet County, IAIA9,1074.4%+1.0 pts
90▲9Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8194.2%+1.3 pts
91▼5Crawford County, IAIA16,2374.2%+1.0 pts
92▲4Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.1%−0.4 pts
93▼17Lyon County, IAIA12,3544.1%+0.8 pts
94▼10Appanoose County, IAIA12,0774.1%+1.0 pts
95▼14Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.9%+0.5 pts
96▼18Howard County, IAIA9,4153.9%+0.5 pts
97▼32Audubon County, IAIA5,5093.6%−0.4 pts
98▼15Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts
99▼9Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES