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Most graduate degrees, Iowa counties · 2000

Iowa counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Johnson County, IAIA160,04421.4%+0%

02Story County, IAIA101,29119.6%+0%

03Jefferson County, IAIA15,29111.9%+0%

04Polk County, IAIA516,5468.7%+0%

05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5328.7%+0%

06Scott County, IAIA175,2598.2%+0%

07Linn County, IAIA232,0287.2%+0%

08Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3686.8%+0%

09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816.8%+0%

10Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.4%+0%

11Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+0%

12Bremer County, IAIA25,2966.3%+0%

13Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7336.2%+0%

14Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3726.2%+0%

15Warren County, IAIA57,3316.1%+0%

16Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.0%+0%

17Dickinson County, IAIA18,0775.4%+0%

18Marion County, IAIA34,1925.4%+0%

19Decatur County, IAIA7,6555.4%+0%

20Des Moines County, IAIA38,0775.2%+0%

21Webster County, IAIA36,8385.1%+0%

22Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.9%+0%

23Boone County, IAIA26,7994.9%+0%

24Washington County, IAIA22,6674.8%+0%

25Page County, IAIA14,8564.8%+0%

26Muscatine County, IAIA41,8534.8%+0%

27Henry County, IAIA19,3494.8%+0%

28Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4494.7%+0%

29Cass County, IAIA12,9604.6%+0%

30Ringgold County, IAIA4,6424.6%+0%

31Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964.6%+0%

32Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.5%+0%

33Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.5%+0%

34Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.5%+0%

35Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.5%+0%

36Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.5%+0%

37Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.4%+0%

38Jasper County, IAIA38,1534.4%+0%

39Mills County, IAIA14,7934.4%+0%

40Mahaska County, IAIA21,8804.3%+0%

41Winnebago County, IAIA10,2514.3%+0%

42Iowa County, IAIA16,5044.3%+0%

43Shelby County, IAIA11,6894.1%+0%

44Calhoun County, IAIA9,5624.1%+0%

45Cherokee County, IAIA11,3694.0%+0%

46Audubon County, IAIA5,5094.0%+0%

47Jackson County, IAIA19,2884.0%+0%

48Clinton County, IAIA46,0024.0%+0%

49Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.8%+0%

50Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8993.8%+0%

51Wright County, IAIA12,8013.8%+0%

52Humboldt County, IAIA9,4093.8%+0%

53Allamakee County, IAIA14,2383.8%+0%

54Hancock County, IAIA10,5283.8%+0%

55Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.7%+0%

56Benton County, IAIA26,0043.7%+0%

57Taylor County, IAIA5,8353.7%+0%

58Cedar County, IAIA18,3593.6%+0%

59Van Buren County, IAIA7,1313.6%+0%

60Union County, IAIA11,8293.6%+0%

61Wayne County, IAIA6,7383.6%+0%

62Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.5%+0%

63Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.5%+0%

64Carroll County, IAIA20,3033.5%+0%

65Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.4%+0%

66Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.4%+0%

67Madison County, IAIA17,2703.4%+0%

68Greene County, IAIA8,6583.4%+0%

69Howard County, IAIA9,4153.4%+0%

70Lee County, IAIA32,3063.4%+0%

71O'Brien County, IAIA14,2203.4%+0%

72Sac County, IAIA9,5253.3%+0%

73Davis County, IAIA9,2303.3%+0%

74Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.3%+0%

75Butler County, IAIA14,0493.3%+0%

76Montgomery County, IAIA10,0023.3%+0%

77Lyon County, IAIA12,3543.3%+0%

78Kossuth County, IAIA14,3223.3%+0%

79Jones County, IAIA21,2533.3%+0%

80Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.2%+0%

81Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6633.2%+0%

82Clarke County, IAIA9,5743.2%+0%

83Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%+0%

84Delaware County, IAIA17,6743.1%+0%

85Harrison County, IAIA14,6233.1%+0%

86Buchanan County, IAIA20,8833.1%+0%

87Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.1%+0%

88Monona County, IAIA8,5393.1%+0%

89Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.0%+0%

90Worth County, IAIA7,3383.0%+0%

91Adams County, IAIA3,6172.9%+0%

92Lucas County, IAIA8,8472.9%+0%

93Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8192.9%+0%

94Ida County, IAIA6,7772.9%+0%

95Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.9%+0%

96Clay County, IAIA16,2022.9%+0%

97Tama County, IAIA16,7962.9%+0%

98Keokuk County, IAIA9,7972.8%+0%

99Adair County, IAIA7,4032.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES