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Most graduate degrees, Missouri counties · 2000

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Boone County, MOMO191,74618.6%+15%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91113.4%+31%

03Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%+21%

04Platte County, MOMO114,40010.9%+58%

05Nodaway County, MOMO20,17410.8%+59%

06Johnson County, MOMO56,67010.2%+14%

07Cole County, MOMO77,9089.2%+22%

08Phelps County, MOMO45,2479.2%+20%

09Greene County, MOMO309,2868.3%+13%

10Jackson County, MOMO732,9947.9%+20%

11St. Charles County, MOMO426,4997.8%+35%

12Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9997.8%+26%

13St. Louis, MOMO278,1447.6%+32%

14Clay County, MOMO265,0327.5%+23%

15Saline County, MOMO23,2656.3%+79%

16Howard County, MOMO10,1806.3%+5%

17Pulaski County, MOMO54,4425.9%+43%

18Andrew County, MOMO18,2415.7%+34%

19Newton County, MOMO62,2635.7%+51%

20Camden County, MOMO44,0475.7%+37%

21Christian County, MOMO96,7255.6%+35%

22Cass County, MOMO115,8595.6%+31%

23Pettis County, MOMO44,2545.5%+23%

24Buchanan County, MOMO83,5405.4%+16%

25Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.4%+8%

26Butler County, MOMO41,9045.3%+68%

27Jasper County, MOMO127,4285.2%+20%

28Atchison County, MOMO5,1755.1%+8%

29Lafayette County, MOMO33,5314.8%−0%

30Polk County, MOMO33,6044.7%+7%

31Taney County, MOMO57,0014.7%−4%

32Gentry County, MOMO6,3844.7%+36%

33Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.6%−2%

34Vernon County, MOMO19,9464.6%−7%

35Stone County, MOMO32,5034.6%+25%

36Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.5%+8%

37Carroll County, MOMO8,4174.5%+39%

38Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.4%+47%

39Clinton County, MOMO21,6614.2%+26%

40Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.2%+5%

41Marion County, MOMO28,5254.2%+8%

42Henry County, MOMO22,6714.1%+11%

43Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.1%+19%

44Howell County, MOMO40,7984.1%+34%

45Knox County, MOMO3,7284.0%+49%

46Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.0%+25%

47Moniteau County, MOMO15,4283.9%+21%

48Barton County, MOMO11,7953.8%+18%

49Livingston County, MOMO14,7083.8%−15%

50Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.8%+11%

51St. Francois County, MOMO67,8093.8%−2%

52Ralls County, MOMO10,4443.8%+42%

53Randolph County, MOMO24,5133.8%+20%

54Texas County, MOMO25,9943.7%+38%

55Scotland County, MOMO4,7963.7%+57%

56Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323.7%+27%

57St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.7%+31%

58Webster County, MOMO43,0543.7%+15%

59Pike County, MOMO17,9553.6%−6%

60Macon County, MOMO15,1903.6%+5%

61Wright County, MOMO19,6713.6%+47%

62Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.6%+3%

63Shelby County, MOMO5,8703.5%+88%

64Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.5%+31%

65Barry County, MOMO36,2003.5%+28%

66Warren County, MOMO39,0163.5%+1%

67Bates County, MOMO16,5123.5%+16%

68Gasconade County, MOMO14,7843.4%+41%

69Scott County, MOMO37,9753.4%+22%

70New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863.4%+25%

71Douglas County, MOMO12,3423.4%+8%

72Laclede County, MOMO36,9433.4%+11%

73Ozark County, MOMO9,1723.4%+5%

74Osage County, MOMO13,6113.4%+66%

75Perry County, MOMO19,0933.3%+44%

76DeKalb County, MOMO9,7953.3%+28%

77Putnam County, MOMO4,5463.3%−20%

78Ray County, MOMO23,3983.3%+26%

79Miller County, MOMO25,8173.3%+47%

80Cedar County, MOMO14,8883.3%+44%

81Morgan County, MOMO22,4183.3%+39%

82Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.3%+45%

83Iron County, MOMO9,3183.2%+30%

84Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%+2%

85Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.2%+9%

86Holt County, MOMO4,2003.2%−3%

87Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.2%+20%

88Hickory County, MOMO9,0443.2%+36%

89Carter County, MOMO5,4183.2%+17%

90Harrison County, MOMO8,2813.2%+32%

91Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763.2%+12%

92Dent County, MOMO14,5843.1%+28%

93Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123.1%+9%

94Daviess County, MOMO8,5583.1%+13%

95Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.1%+80%

96Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.0%+18%

97Benton County, MOMO20,5363.0%+15%

98Maries County, MOMO8,3972.9%+50%

99Madison County, MOMO12,8582.9%+3%

100Dunklin County, MOMO26,8552.9%+16%

101Linn County, MOMO11,8152.8%−34%

102Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.8%+23%

103Worth County, MOMO1,9142.7%−16%

104Oregon County, MOMO8,7092.6%−3%

105Monroe County, MOMO8,9592.6%−14%

106Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6892.6%+8%

107Reynolds County, MOMO5,9922.6%+10%

108Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.5%+28%

109Washington County, MOMO23,8102.4%+35%

110Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4652.3%+14%

111Shannon County, MOMO7,2852.3%+52%

112Bollinger County, MOMO10,6462.2%+8%

113Clark County, MOMO6,4752.2%+26%

114McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.0%−22%

115Wayne County, MOMO10,7821.9%−2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS