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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Boone County, MOMO191,74623.1%+24%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91120.4%+52%

03Adair County, MOMO25,68419.1%+60%

04St. Louis, MOMO278,14418.6%+144%

05Platte County, MOMO114,40018.0%+65%

06St. Charles County, MOMO426,49915.8%+102%

07Phelps County, MOMO45,24715.3%+67%

08Cole County, MOMO77,90814.1%+54%

09Greene County, MOMO309,28612.9%+56%

10Clay County, MOMO265,03212.8%+72%

11Jackson County, MOMO732,99412.7%+60%

12Christian County, MOMO96,72512.5%+122%

13Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.0%+54%

14Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.8%+9%

15Johnson County, MOMO56,67011.2%+10%

16Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.8%+90%

17Cass County, MOMO115,85910.6%+88%

18Howard County, MOMO10,18010.1%+62%

19Marion County, MOMO28,52510.0%+140%

20Camden County, MOMO44,0479.3%+63%

21Lafayette County, MOMO33,5319.2%+89%

22Maries County, MOMO8,3979.0%+207%

23Polk County, MOMO33,6049.0%+89%

24Taney County, MOMO57,0018.5%+80%

25Pulaski County, MOMO54,4428.5%+42%

26Cooper County, MOMO17,1368.4%+82%

27Gentry County, MOMO6,3848.2%+74%

28Callaway County, MOMO45,7658.2%+51%

29Saline County, MOMO23,2658.1%+29%

30Jasper County, MOMO127,4288.1%+55%

31Worth County, MOMO1,9148.1%+202%

32Jefferson County, MOMO233,1328.0%+117%

33Stone County, MOMO32,5038.0%+74%

34Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.9%+81%

35Chariton County, MOMO7,3777.9%+107%

36Clinton County, MOMO21,6617.8%+84%

37Texas County, MOMO25,9947.8%+109%

38Newton County, MOMO62,2637.8%+36%

39Buchanan County, MOMO83,5407.7%+42%

40Osage County, MOMO13,6117.6%+127%

41Linn County, MOMO11,8157.5%+165%

42Dallas County, MOMO18,0257.5%+144%

43Carroll County, MOMO8,4177.4%+65%

44Scott County, MOMO37,9757.3%+115%

45Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.3%+32%

46Iron County, MOMO9,3187.2%+122%

47Benton County, MOMO20,5367.1%+141%

48Howell County, MOMO40,7987.0%+71%

49Daviess County, MOMO8,5587.0%+127%

50Cedar County, MOMO14,8887.0%+112%

51Caldwell County, MOMO9,0127.0%+126%

52Putnam County, MOMO4,5466.8%+106%

53Miller County, MOMO25,8176.7%+104%

54Atchison County, MOMO5,1756.7%+31%

55Audrain County, MOMO24,5286.5%+56%

56Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.4%+142%

57Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+59%

58Ralls County, MOMO10,4446.3%+67%

59Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+66%

60Sullivan County, MOMO5,7386.3%+122%

61Dent County, MOMO14,5846.3%+102%

62St. Francois County, MOMO67,8096.2%+64%

63New Madrid County, MOMO15,0866.2%+83%

64Dunklin County, MOMO26,8556.2%+115%

65Perry County, MOMO19,0936.2%+85%

66Macon County, MOMO15,1906.1%+68%

67Wright County, MOMO19,6716.1%+67%

68Vernon County, MOMO19,9466.0%+32%

69Webster County, MOMO43,0546.0%+65%

70Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+87%

71Harrison County, MOMO8,2816.0%+89%

72Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6895.9%+126%

73Bollinger County, MOMO10,6465.9%+166%

74Ozark County, MOMO9,1725.9%+74%

75Laclede County, MOMO36,9435.8%+72%

76Stoddard County, MOMO28,2845.8%+63%

77Lawrence County, MOMO39,4015.7%+39%

78Warren County, MOMO39,0165.7%+64%

79Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.7%+26%

80Morgan County, MOMO22,4185.6%+72%

81Pike County, MOMO17,9555.6%+53%

82Butler County, MOMO41,9045.5%+5%

83Henry County, MOMO22,6715.5%+32%

84Scotland County, MOMO4,7965.5%+48%

85Bates County, MOMO16,5125.5%+57%

86Mercer County, MOMO3,4045.4%+69%

87Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.3%+39%

88Gasconade County, MOMO14,7845.2%+52%

89Lincoln County, MOMO66,6765.2%+65%

90Douglas County, MOMO12,3425.0%+49%

91Dade County, MOMO7,8045.0%+55%

92Barry County, MOMO36,2005.0%+42%

93Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.9%+39%

94DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+48%

95Clark County, MOMO6,4754.9%+128%

96Ray County, MOMO23,3984.9%+47%

97Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.9%+25%

98Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.8%+22%

99Montgomery County, MOMO11,5904.8%+34%

100Madison County, MOMO12,8584.7%+63%

101Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.7%+46%

102Shannon County, MOMO7,2854.7%+104%

103Wayne County, MOMO10,7824.7%+142%

104Schuyler County, MOMO4,1404.5%+39%

105Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.5%+96%

106Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.5%+82%

107St. Clair County, MOMO9,9764.5%+21%

108Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.3%+65%

109Crawford County, MOMO22,9294.2%+41%

110Hickory County, MOMO9,0444.2%+31%

111Washington County, MOMO23,8104.0%+68%

112Barton County, MOMO11,7953.9%+3%

113Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+40%

114McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+77%

115Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES