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Most graduate degrees, Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 115 is 6.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Iron County, MO, up 60 places to #46.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+4.5 pts

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+7.0 pts

03Adair County, MOMO25,68419.1%+7.1 pts

04St. Louis, MOMO278,14418.6%+11.0 pts

05Platte County, MOMO114,40018.0%+7.1 pts

06St. Charles County, MOMO426,49915.8%+8.0 pts

07Phelps County, MOMO45,24715.3%+6.1 pts

08▲1Cole County, MOMO77,90814.1%+5.0 pts

09▲5Greene County, MOMO309,28612.9%+4.6 pts

10▲6Clay County, MOMO265,03212.8%+5.4 pts

11▲1Jackson County, MOMO732,99412.7%+4.7 pts

12▲3Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%+6.9 pts

13▼3Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.0%+4.2 pts

14▼1Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.8%+1.0 pts

15▼4Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.2%+1.0 pts

16▲2Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.8%+5.1 pts

17▲3Cass County, MOMO115,85910.6%+5.0 pts

18▼10Howard County, MOMO10,18010.1%+3.9 pts

19Marion County, MOMO28,52510.0%+5.8 pts

20▲13Camden County, MOMO44,0479.3%+3.6 pts

21▲1Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.2%+4.3 pts

22▲40Maries County, MOMO8,3979.0%+6.0 pts

23▲23Polk County, MOMO33,6049.0%+4.2 pts

24▲17Taney County, MOMO57,0018.5%+3.8 pts

25▼8Pulaski County, MOMO54,4428.5%+2.5 pts

26▲2Cooper County, MOMO17,1368.4%+3.8 pts

27▲34Gentry County, MOMO6,3848.2%+3.5 pts

28▼5Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.2%+2.8 pts

29▲5Saline County, MOMO23,2658.1%+1.9 pts

30▲18Jasper County, MOMO127,4288.1%+2.9 pts

31▲22Worth County, MOMO1,9148.1%+5.4 pts

32▲8Jefferson County, MOMO233,1328.0%+4.3 pts

33▲18Stone County, MOMO32,5038.0%+3.4 pts

34▼9Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.9%+3.6 pts

35▲20Chariton County, MOMO7,3777.9%+4.1 pts

36▲2Clinton County, MOMO21,6617.8%+3.6 pts

37▲32Texas County, MOMO25,9947.8%+4.1 pts

38▼3Newton County, MOMO62,2637.8%+2.1 pts

39Buchanan County, MOMO83,5407.7%+2.3 pts

40▲39Osage County, MOMO13,6117.6%+4.3 pts

41▲3Linn County, MOMO11,8157.5%+4.7 pts

42▲35Dallas County, MOMO18,0257.5%+4.4 pts

43▲16Carroll County, MOMO8,4177.4%+2.9 pts

44▼18Scott County, MOMO37,9757.3%+3.9 pts

45▼14Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.3%+1.8 pts

46▲60Iron County, MOMO9,3187.2%+4.0 pts

47▼17Benton County, MOMO20,5367.1%+4.2 pts

48▼19Howell County, MOMO40,7987.0%+2.9 pts

49▼13Daviess County, MOMO8,5587.0%+3.9 pts

50▲26Cedar County, MOMO14,8887.0%+3.7 pts

51▲45Caldwell County, MOMO9,0127.0%+3.9 pts

52▼31Putnam County, MOMO4,5466.8%+3.5 pts

53▼3Miller County, MOMO25,8176.7%+3.4 pts

54▲12Atchison County, MOMO5,1756.7%+1.6 pts

55▲30Audrain County, MOMO24,5286.5%+2.3 pts

56▼19Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.4%+3.8 pts

57▼12Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+2.4 pts

58▲5Ralls County, MOMO10,4446.3%+2.5 pts

59▼10Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+2.5 pts

60▲14Sullivan County, MOMO5,7386.3%+3.4 pts

61▼5Dent County, MOMO14,5846.3%+3.2 pts

62▼2St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096.2%+2.4 pts

63▲25New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.2%+2.8 pts

64▲1Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556.2%+3.3 pts

65▲6Perry County, MOMO19,0936.2%+2.8 pts

66▲4Macon County, MOMO15,1906.1%+2.5 pts

67▲43Wright County, MOMO19,6716.1%+2.4 pts

68▼36Vernon County, MOMO19,9466.0%+1.5 pts

69▼22Webster County, MOMO43,0546.0%+2.4 pts

70▼12Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+2.8 pts

71▲1Harrison County, MOMO8,2816.0%+2.8 pts

72▼48Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6895.9%+3.3 pts

73▲28Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.9%+3.7 pts

74▲13Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.9%+2.5 pts

75▲24Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.8%+2.4 pts

76▲27Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.8%+2.2 pts

77▲18Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015.7%+1.6 pts

78▼35Warren County, MOMO39,0165.7%+2.2 pts

79▼15Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.7%+1.2 pts

80▲14Morgan County, MOMO22,4185.6%+2.4 pts

81▲12Pike County, MOMO17,9555.6%+1.9 pts

82Butler County, MOMO41,9045.5%+0.2 pts

83▼26Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%+1.3 pts

84▼32Scotland County, MOMO4,7965.5%+1.8 pts

85▲7Bates County, MOMO16,5125.5%+2.0 pts

86▼44Mercer County, MOMO3,4045.4%+2.2 pts

87▼14Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.3%+1.5 pts

88▼61Gasconade County, MOMO14,7845.2%+1.8 pts

89▲8Lincoln County, MOMO66,6765.2%+2.0 pts

90▲12Douglas County, MOMO12,3425.0%+1.6 pts

91▲24Dade County, MOMO7,8045.0%+1.8 pts

92▼3Barry County, MOMO36,2005.0%+1.5 pts

93▼39Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+1.4 pts

94▼8DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.6 pts

95▼4Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+2.7 pts

96▲4Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+1.6 pts

97▼13Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+1.0 pts

98▼20Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+0.9 pts

99▼19Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+1.2 pts

100▼19Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+1.8 pts

101▲7Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+1.5 pts

102▼35Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+2.4 pts

103▲10Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+2.7 pts

104▲8Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+1.3 pts

105▼15Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+2.2 pts

106▼8Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+2.0 pts

107▼24St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+0.8 pts

108▲1Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+1.7 pts

109▼2Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+1.2 pts

110▲4Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+1.0 pts

111▼6Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+1.6 pts

112▼44Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+0.1 pts

113▼9Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+1.0 pts

114▼3McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+1.5 pts

115▼40Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES