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Most graduate degrees, Missouri counties · 2010

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, MOMO191,74620.2%+8%

02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91115.6%+17%

03Platte County, MOMO114,40012.2%+12%

04Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%−1%

05St. Louis, MOMO278,14411.5%+51%

06St. Charles County, MOMO426,49910.8%+38%

07Phelps County, MOMO45,24710.5%+15%

08Cole County, MOMO77,90810.0%+9%

09Jackson County, MOMO732,99410.0%+26%

10Johnson County, MOMO56,6709.8%−3%

11Greene County, MOMO309,2869.7%+17%

12Clay County, MOMO265,0329.6%+28%

13Nodaway County, MOMO20,1749.3%−14%

14Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,9999.2%+18%

15Camden County, MOMO44,0477.6%+34%

16Howard County, MOMO10,1807.5%+20%

17Christian County, MOMO96,7257.3%+31%

18Knox County, MOMO3,7287.3%+83%

19Marion County, MOMO28,5257.1%+71%

20Callaway County, MOMO45,7656.9%+27%

21Newton County, MOMO62,2636.9%+21%

22Pulaski County, MOMO54,4426.9%+16%

23Putnam County, MOMO4,5466.8%+106%

24Linn County, MOMO11,8156.7%+136%

25Cass County, MOMO115,8596.6%+18%

26Andrew County, MOMO18,2416.5%+14%

27Warren County, MOMO39,0166.5%+86%

28Clinton County, MOMO21,6616.4%+51%

29Buchanan County, MOMO83,5406.4%+17%

30Stone County, MOMO32,5036.3%+37%

31Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.2%+63%

32Howell County, MOMO40,7986.2%+49%

33Franklin County, MOMO108,0906.1%+39%

34Saline County, MOMO23,2656.1%−3%

35Carroll County, MOMO8,4176.1%+35%

36Jasper County, MOMO127,4285.9%+13%

37Pettis County, MOMO44,2545.9%+7%

38Polk County, MOMO33,6045.9%+24%

39Ray County, MOMO23,3985.8%+75%

40Butler County, MOMO41,9045.7%+9%

41Taney County, MOMO57,0015.7%+20%

42Holt County, MOMO4,2005.5%+73%

43Mercer County, MOMO3,4045.5%+72%

44Jefferson County, MOMO233,1325.5%+50%

45Webster County, MOMO43,0545.5%+50%

46St. Francois County, MOMO67,8095.5%+44%

47Vernon County, MOMO19,9465.5%+19%

48St. Clair County, MOMO9,9765.4%+48%

49Maries County, MOMO8,3975.3%+81%

50Barton County, MOMO11,7955.2%+37%

51Gasconade County, MOMO14,7845.1%+48%

52Carter County, MOMO5,4185.1%+59%

53Lafayette County, MOMO33,5315.0%+3%

54Shannon County, MOMO7,2855.0%+119%

55Chariton County, MOMO7,3775.0%+30%

56Henry County, MOMO22,6715.0%+20%

57Shelby County, MOMO5,8704.8%+37%

58Moniteau County, MOMO15,4284.8%+25%

59Atchison County, MOMO5,1754.8%−7%

60Ozark County, MOMO9,1724.7%+40%

61Monroe County, MOMO8,9594.7%+78%

62Benton County, MOMO20,5364.7%+59%

63Cooper County, MOMO17,1364.6%+1%

64Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.6%+11%

65Stoddard County, MOMO28,2844.5%+28%

66New Madrid County, MOMO15,0864.4%+31%

67Macon County, MOMO15,1904.4%+22%

68Scott County, MOMO37,9754.4%+30%

69Daviess County, MOMO8,5584.4%+43%

70Dunklin County, MOMO26,8554.4%+52%

71Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.3%+4%

72Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.3%−6%

73Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.2%+84%

74Wright County, MOMO19,6714.2%+16%

75Bollinger County, MOMO10,6464.2%+90%

76Scotland County, MOMO4,7964.1%+10%

77Ripley County, MOMO10,7174.1%+26%

78Lincoln County, MOMO66,6764.0%+26%

79Gentry County, MOMO6,3843.9%−16%

80Osage County, MOMO13,6113.9%+17%

81Montgomery County, MOMO11,5903.8%+7%

82Cedar County, MOMO14,8883.8%+14%

83Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123.7%+21%

84Barry County, MOMO36,2003.7%+6%

85Bates County, MOMO16,5123.7%+5%

86Randolph County, MOMO24,5133.6%−4%

87Laclede County, MOMO36,9433.6%+7%

88Dent County, MOMO14,5843.6%+16%

89Perry County, MOMO19,0933.6%+7%

90Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6893.6%+37%

91Texas County, MOMO25,9943.5%−5%

92Lewis County, MOMO9,8793.5%−13%

93DeKalb County, MOMO9,7953.4%+4%

94Madison County, MOMO12,8583.4%+17%

95Douglas County, MOMO12,3423.4%−0%

96Pike County, MOMO17,9553.3%−8%

97Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.3%+10%

98Washington County, MOMO23,8103.2%+37%

99Ralls County, MOMO10,4443.2%−15%

100Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.2%+25%

101Oregon County, MOMO8,7093.1%+18%

102Morgan County, MOMO22,4183.0%−9%

103Miller County, MOMO25,8172.9%−11%

104Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.9%+2%

105Mississippi County, MOMO12,0032.9%+16%

106Iron County, MOMO9,3182.9%−12%

107Clark County, MOMO6,4752.9%+33%

108Schuyler County, MOMO4,1402.8%−16%

109Dade County, MOMO7,8042.7%−16%

110Wayne County, MOMO10,7822.6%+36%

111Dallas County, MOMO18,0252.2%−30%

112Harrison County, MOMO8,2812.1%−32%

113McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.0%+2%

114Hickory County, MOMO9,0442.0%−38%

115Worth County, MOMO1,9142.0%−27%

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