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Most graduate degrees, Kansas counties · 2020

Kansas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 105 counties in Kansas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Douglas County, KSKS120,92023.4%+28%

02Riley County, KSKS72,59821.6%+14%

03Johnson County, KSKS636,90621.5%+34%

04Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59013.8%+39%

05Ellis County, KSKS29,07513.4%+26%

06Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18612.0%+64%

07Sedgwick County, KSKS538,43311.2%+40%

08Miami County, KSKS36,24011.2%+86%

09Shawnee County, KSKS178,60711.1%+27%

10Harvey County, KSKS33,58011.1%+42%

11Lincoln County, KSKS2,86111.0%+118%

12Butler County, KSKS69,48410.5%+73%

13Crawford County, KSKS39,00810.4%+12%

14Lyon County, KSKS32,26610.2%+16%

15Lane County, KSKS1,50810.0%+133%

16Republic County, KSKS4,6409.9%+139%

17Cloud County, KSKS8,8339.9%+32%

18Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0189.6%+79%

19Marion County, KSKS11,6349.5%+54%

20Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6199.3%+120%

21Saline County, KSKS53,3779.3%+51%

22Thomas County, KSKS7,7259.3%+5%

23Clay County, KSKS7,9909.3%+61%

24Pratt County, KSKS9,1179.0%+46%

25Cowley County, KSKS34,3828.7%+55%

26Atchison County, KSKS16,1728.6%+19%

27Nemaha County, KSKS10,0548.6%+111%

28Stafford County, KSKS4,0058.5%+94%

29Elk County, KSKS2,4588.4%+122%

30McPherson County, KSKS30,0648.3%+43%

31Geary County, KSKS36,3388.2%+35%

32Anderson County, KSKS8,0188.2%+120%

33Clark County, KSKS1,9007.9%+42%

34Jefferson County, KSKS18,2967.8%+30%

35Neosho County, KSKS15,6377.8%+54%

36Morris County, KSKS5,3487.8%+23%

37Russell County, KSKS6,5817.7%+26%

38Rice County, KSKS9,2667.6%+45%

39Labette County, KSKS19,6857.5%+41%

40Meade County, KSKS3,8527.4%+20%

41Kiowa County, KSKS2,4327.4%+45%

42Osage County, KSKS15,6937.4%+63%

43Greeley County, KSKS1,1827.4%+61%

44Franklin County, KSKS26,2997.2%+50%

45Jackson County, KSKS13,4387.1%+61%

46Phillips County, KSKS4,7286.9%+111%

47Trego County, KSKS2,7406.9%+46%

48Mitchell County, KSKS5,5906.9%+43%

49Kearny County, KSKS3,8886.9%+21%

50Coffey County, KSKS8,4676.9%+13%

51Scott County, KSKS4,8156.9%−18%

52Chase County, KSKS2,5726.9%+36%

53Barber County, KSKS4,0836.8%+25%

54Harper County, KSKS5,3706.6%+28%

55Cherokee County, KSKS19,1056.6%+81%

56Marshall County, KSKS9,8526.6%+45%

57Barton County, KSKS24,7906.6%+15%

58Reno County, KSKS61,5396.6%+12%

59Rooks County, KSKS4,6466.5%+78%

60Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2576.5%+25%

61Ford County, KSKS33,9936.5%+15%

62Bourbon County, KSKS14,3196.4%−15%

63Doniphan County, KSKS7,5946.4%+60%

64Jewell County, KSKS2,8306.4%+74%

65Finney County, KSKS37,5056.3%+34%

66Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5976.3%+44%

67Dickinson County, KSKS18,6376.1%+40%

68Kingman County, KSKS7,0296.1%+21%

69Haskell County, KSKS3,5996.1%+37%

70Grant County, KSKS7,0286.1%+83%

71Ottawa County, KSKS5,7446.0%+51%

72Washington County, KSKS5,5336.0%+36%

73Montgomery County, KSKS30,1776.0%+14%

74Sumner County, KSKS22,3125.9%+25%

75Woodson County, KSKS3,1185.8%+104%

76Graham County, KSKS2,3715.8%+37%

77Wallace County, KSKS1,4415.7%+46%

78Linn County, KSKS9,9505.5%+21%

79Allen County, KSKS12,3025.5%−11%

80Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6045.5%+74%

81Greenwood County, KSKS5,8265.4%+24%

82Smith County, KSKS3,5665.4%+19%

83Sheridan County, KSKS2,4275.2%+6%

84Stanton County, KSKS1,9865.1%+6%

85Wilson County, KSKS8,2994.9%+46%

86Gove County, KSKS2,6314.8%+0%

87Wichita County, KSKS2,0314.7%+24%

88Brown County, KSKS9,1044.7%−20%

89Rush County, KSKS2,8454.6%+2%

90Rawlins County, KSKS2,4314.4%+43%

91Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3214.4%+19%

92Ness County, KSKS2,6174.2%−14%

93Morton County, KSKS2,4704.2%−15%

94Gray County, KSKS5,6524.2%+1%

95Osborne County, KSKS3,2854.1%+4%

96Edwards County, KSKS2,6404.1%+23%

97Logan County, KSKS2,6614.1%−13%

98Pawnee County, KSKS5,9914.1%−36%

99Hamilton County, KSKS2,5003.7%−26%

100Stevens County, KSKS4,9843.7%−17%

101Norton County, KSKS5,2883.5%−9%

102Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−20%

103Comanche County, KSKS1,6733.0%−40%

104Sherman County, KSKS5,7632.7%−31%

105Decatur County, KSKS2,7162.5%−45%

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