RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 115 SHOWN OF 115

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%+2.4 pts

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91113.4%+3.2 pts

03Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%+2.1 pts

04Platte County, MOMO114,40010.9%+4.0 pts

05Nodaway County, MOMO20,17410.8%+4.0 pts

06Johnson County, MOMO56,67010.2%+1.3 pts

07Cole County, MOMO77,9089.2%+1.6 pts

08Phelps County, MOMO45,2479.2%+1.6 pts

09Greene County, MOMO309,2868.3%+1.0 pts

10Jackson County, MOMO732,9947.9%+1.3 pts

11St. Charles County, MOMO426,4997.8%+2.0 pts

12Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9997.8%+1.6 pts

13St. Louis, MOMO278,1447.6%+1.9 pts

14Clay County, MOMO265,0327.5%+1.4 pts

15Saline County, MOMO23,2656.3%+2.8 pts

16Howard County, MOMO10,1806.3%+0.3 pts

17Pulaski County, MOMO54,4425.9%+1.8 pts

18Andrew County, MOMO18,2415.7%+1.4 pts

19Newton County, MOMO62,2635.7%+1.9 pts

20Camden County, MOMO44,0475.7%+1.5 pts

21Christian County, MOMO96,7255.6%+1.5 pts

22Cass County, MOMO115,8595.6%+1.3 pts

23Pettis County, MOMO44,2545.5%+1.0 pts

24Buchanan County, MOMO83,5405.4%+0.8 pts

25Callaway County, MOMO45,7655.4%+0.4 pts

26Butler County, MOMO41,9045.3%+2.1 pts

27Jasper County, MOMO127,4285.2%+0.9 pts

28Atchison County, MOMO5,1755.1%+0.4 pts

29Lafayette County, MOMO33,5314.8%−0.0 pts

30Polk County, MOMO33,6044.7%+0.3 pts

31Taney County, MOMO57,0014.7%−0.2 pts

32Gentry County, MOMO6,3844.7%+1.2 pts

33Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.6%−0.1 pts

34Vernon County, MOMO19,9464.6%−0.3 pts

35Stone County, MOMO32,5034.6%+0.9 pts

36Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.5%+0.3 pts

37Carroll County, MOMO8,4174.5%+1.2 pts

38Franklin County, MOMO108,0904.4%+1.4 pts

39Clinton County, MOMO21,6614.2%+0.9 pts

40Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.2%+0.2 pts

41Marion County, MOMO28,5254.2%+0.3 pts

42Henry County, MOMO22,6714.1%+0.4 pts

43Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.1%+0.7 pts

44Howell County, MOMO40,7984.1%+1.1 pts

45Knox County, MOMO3,7284.0%+1.3 pts

46Lewis County, MOMO9,8794.0%+0.8 pts

47Moniteau County, MOMO15,4283.9%+0.7 pts

48Barton County, MOMO11,7953.8%+0.6 pts

49Livingston County, MOMO14,7083.8%−0.7 pts

50Chariton County, MOMO7,3773.8%+0.4 pts

51St. Francois County, MOMO67,8093.8%−0.1 pts

52Ralls County, MOMO10,4443.8%+1.1 pts

53Randolph County, MOMO24,5133.8%+0.6 pts

54Texas County, MOMO25,9943.7%+1.0 pts

55Scotland County, MOMO4,7963.7%+1.3 pts

56Jefferson County, MOMO233,1323.7%+0.8 pts

57St. Clair County, MOMO9,9763.7%+0.9 pts

58Webster County, MOMO43,0543.7%+0.5 pts

59Pike County, MOMO17,9553.6%−0.2 pts

60Macon County, MOMO15,1903.6%+0.2 pts

61Wright County, MOMO19,6713.6%+1.2 pts

62Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.6%+0.1 pts

63Shelby County, MOMO5,8703.5%+1.7 pts

64Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.5%+0.8 pts

65Barry County, MOMO36,2003.5%+0.8 pts

66Warren County, MOMO39,0163.5%+0.0 pts

67Bates County, MOMO16,5123.5%+0.5 pts

68Gasconade County, MOMO14,7843.4%+1.0 pts

69Scott County, MOMO37,9753.4%+0.6 pts

70New Madrid County, MOMO15,0863.4%+0.7 pts

71Douglas County, MOMO12,3423.4%+0.3 pts

72Laclede County, MOMO36,9433.4%+0.3 pts

73Ozark County, MOMO9,1723.4%+0.2 pts

74Osage County, MOMO13,6113.4%+1.3 pts

75Perry County, MOMO19,0933.3%+1.0 pts

76DeKalb County, MOMO9,7953.3%+0.7 pts

77Putnam County, MOMO4,5463.3%−0.8 pts

78Ray County, MOMO23,3983.3%+0.7 pts

79Miller County, MOMO25,8173.3%+1.1 pts

80Cedar County, MOMO14,8883.3%+1.0 pts

81Morgan County, MOMO22,4183.3%+0.9 pts

82Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.3%+1.0 pts

83Iron County, MOMO9,3183.2%+0.7 pts

84Dade County, MOMO7,8043.2%+0.1 pts

85Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.2%+0.3 pts

86Holt County, MOMO4,2003.2%−0.1 pts

87Mercer County, MOMO3,4043.2%+0.5 pts

88Hickory County, MOMO9,0443.2%+0.8 pts

89Carter County, MOMO5,4183.2%+0.5 pts

90Harrison County, MOMO8,2813.2%+0.8 pts

91Lincoln County, MOMO66,6763.2%+0.3 pts

92Dent County, MOMO14,5843.1%+0.7 pts

93Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123.1%+0.3 pts

94Daviess County, MOMO8,5583.1%+0.4 pts

95Dallas County, MOMO18,0253.1%+1.4 pts

96Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.0%+0.5 pts

97Benton County, MOMO20,5363.0%+0.4 pts

98Maries County, MOMO8,3972.9%+1.0 pts

99Madison County, MOMO12,8582.9%+0.1 pts

100Dunklin County, MOMO26,8552.9%+0.4 pts

101Linn County, MOMO11,8152.8%−1.4 pts

102Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.8%+0.5 pts

103Worth County, MOMO1,9142.7%−0.5 pts

104Oregon County, MOMO8,7092.6%−0.1 pts

105Monroe County, MOMO8,9592.6%−0.4 pts

106Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6892.6%+0.2 pts

107Reynolds County, MOMO5,9922.6%+0.2 pts

108Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.5%+0.5 pts

109Washington County, MOMO23,8102.4%+0.6 pts

110Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4652.3%+0.3 pts

111Shannon County, MOMO7,2852.3%+0.8 pts

112Bollinger County, MOMO10,6462.2%+0.2 pts

113Clark County, MOMO6,4752.2%+0.4 pts

114McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.0%−0.6 pts

115Wayne County, MOMO10,7821.9%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS