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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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 99 counties in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Johnson County, IAIA160,04421.4%+1.5 pts
02Story County, IAIA101,29119.6%+2.3 pts
03Jefferson County, IAIA15,29111.9%+0.7 pts
04Polk County, IAIA516,5468.7%+1.4 pts
05Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5328.7%+3.0 pts
06Scott County, IAIA175,2598.2%+1.8 pts
07Linn County, IAIA232,0287.2%+1.5 pts
08Poweshiek County, IAIA18,3686.8%+0.5 pts
09Dubuque County, IAIA99,3816.8%+1.7 pts
10Dallas County, IAIA118,4576.4%+2.4 pts
11Sioux County, IAIA36,7746.4%+1.4 pts
12Bremer County, IAIA25,2966.3%+1.9 pts
13Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7336.2%+1.1 pts
14Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,3726.2%+1.5 pts
15Warren County, IAIA57,3316.1%+1.6 pts
16Woodbury County, IAIA106,6496.0%+1.2 pts
17Dickinson County, IAIA18,0775.4%+0.5 pts
18Marion County, IAIA34,1925.4%+2.0 pts
19Decatur County, IAIA7,6555.4%+0.4 pts
20Des Moines County, IAIA38,0775.2%+1.3 pts
21Webster County, IAIA36,8385.1%+1.2 pts
22Wapello County, IAIA35,2104.9%+1.4 pts
23Boone County, IAIA26,7994.9%+1.5 pts
24Washington County, IAIA22,6674.8%+1.9 pts
25Page County, IAIA14,8564.8%+0.9 pts
26Muscatine County, IAIA41,8534.8%+1.3 pts
27Henry County, IAIA19,3494.8%+0.9 pts
28Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4494.7%+1.1 pts
29Cass County, IAIA12,9604.6%+1.1 pts
30Ringgold County, IAIA4,6424.6%+1.0 pts
31Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,9964.6%+1.3 pts
32Hamilton County, IAIA14,9444.5%+1.6 pts
33Osceola County, IAIA5,9804.5%+0.7 pts
34Marshall County, IAIA39,8904.5%−0.1 pts
35Grundy County, IAIA12,3614.5%+1.6 pts
36Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.5%+0.3 pts
37Hardin County, IAIA16,4554.4%+1.2 pts
38Jasper County, IAIA38,1534.4%+1.3 pts
39Mills County, IAIA14,7934.4%+1.4 pts
40Mahaska County, IAIA21,8804.3%+0.4 pts
41Winnebago County, IAIA10,2514.3%+1.7 pts
42Iowa County, IAIA16,5044.3%+1.1 pts
43Shelby County, IAIA11,6894.1%+1.0 pts
44Calhoun County, IAIA9,5624.1%+1.0 pts
45Cherokee County, IAIA11,3694.0%+1.4 pts
46Audubon County, IAIA5,5094.0%+1.3 pts
47Jackson County, IAIA19,2884.0%+1.0 pts
48Clinton County, IAIA46,0024.0%+0.5 pts
49Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.8%+0.1 pts
50Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8993.8%+1.1 pts
51Wright County, IAIA12,8013.8%+1.0 pts
52Humboldt County, IAIA9,4093.8%+0.7 pts
53Allamakee County, IAIA14,2383.8%+0.8 pts
54Hancock County, IAIA10,5283.8%+1.0 pts
55Fayette County, IAIA19,0473.7%+0.3 pts
56Benton County, IAIA26,0043.7%+1.3 pts
57Taylor County, IAIA5,8353.7%+0.9 pts
58Cedar County, IAIA18,3593.6%+0.2 pts
59Van Buren County, IAIA7,1313.6%+1.1 pts
60Union County, IAIA11,8293.6%−0.3 pts
61Wayne County, IAIA6,7383.6%+0.8 pts
62Guthrie County, IAIA10,7823.5%+0.6 pts
63Emmet County, IAIA9,1073.5%+1.0 pts
64Carroll County, IAIA20,3033.5%+0.5 pts
65Louisa County, IAIA10,4163.4%+1.0 pts
66Clayton County, IAIA16,8453.4%+0.9 pts
67Madison County, IAIA17,2703.4%−0.1 pts
68Greene County, IAIA8,6583.4%−0.1 pts
69Howard County, IAIA9,4153.4%+1.3 pts
70Lee County, IAIA32,3063.4%−0.1 pts
71O'Brien County, IAIA14,2203.4%−0.3 pts
72Sac County, IAIA9,5253.3%+0.5 pts
73Davis County, IAIA9,2303.3%+0.5 pts
74Franklin County, IAIA9,8683.3%−0.0 pts
75Butler County, IAIA14,0493.3%+0.8 pts
76Montgomery County, IAIA10,0023.3%+0.5 pts
77Lyon County, IAIA12,3543.3%+1.0 pts
78Kossuth County, IAIA14,3223.3%+0.4 pts
79Jones County, IAIA21,2533.3%+0.5 pts
80Crawford County, IAIA16,2373.2%+0.6 pts
81Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6633.2%+0.6 pts
82Clarke County, IAIA9,5743.2%+0.9 pts
83Monroe County, IAIA7,4063.1%+0.1 pts
84Delaware County, IAIA17,6743.1%+0.3 pts
85Harrison County, IAIA14,6233.1%+0.7 pts
86Buchanan County, IAIA20,8833.1%+0.2 pts
87Appanoose County, IAIA12,0773.1%+0.1 pts
88Monona County, IAIA8,5393.1%+0.7 pts
89Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.0%+0.4 pts
90Worth County, IAIA7,3383.0%+0.5 pts
91Adams County, IAIA3,6172.9%−0.4 pts
92Lucas County, IAIA8,8472.9%+1.0 pts
93Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8192.9%−0.2 pts
94Ida County, IAIA6,7772.9%+1.2 pts
95Mitchell County, IAIA10,6502.9%+0.5 pts
96Clay County, IAIA16,2022.9%+0.4 pts
97Tama County, IAIA16,7962.9%−0.0 pts
98Keokuk County, IAIA9,7972.8%+0.4 pts
99Adair County, IAIA7,4032.3%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS