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Most graduate degrees, Missouri counties · 2020

Missouri counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). This list covers the 115 counties in Missouri that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Boone County, MOMO191,74620.7%+2.2 pts
02St. Louis County, MOMO990,91119.3%+5.9 pts
03Adair County, MOMO25,68416.8%+4.9 pts
04St. Louis, MOMO278,14416.8%+9.1 pts
05Platte County, MOMO114,40016.2%+5.3 pts
06St. Charles County, MOMO426,49914.9%+7.0 pts
07Phelps County, MOMO45,24713.4%+4.3 pts
08Howard County, MOMO10,18013.2%+6.9 pts
09Cole County, MOMO77,90812.8%+3.6 pts
10Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.5%+4.7 pts
11Johnson County, MOMO56,67012.3%+2.1 pts
12Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.8%+3.9 pts
13Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.7%+1.0 pts
14Greene County, MOMO309,28611.5%+3.2 pts
15Christian County, MOMO96,72511.5%+5.9 pts
16Clay County, MOMO265,03210.9%+3.4 pts
17Pulaski County, MOMO54,44210.9%+4.9 pts
18Andrew County, MOMO18,24110.1%+4.4 pts
19Marion County, MOMO28,5259.1%+4.9 pts
20Cass County, MOMO115,8599.0%+3.4 pts
21Putnam County, MOMO4,5468.3%+5.0 pts
22Lafayette County, MOMO33,5318.2%+3.3 pts
23Callaway County, MOMO45,7657.8%+2.4 pts
24Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,6897.8%+5.2 pts
25Franklin County, MOMO108,0907.7%+3.3 pts
26Scott County, MOMO37,9757.6%+4.2 pts
27Gasconade County, MOMO14,7847.6%+4.1 pts
28Cooper County, MOMO17,1367.3%+2.7 pts
29Howell County, MOMO40,7987.2%+3.1 pts
30Benton County, MOMO20,5367.2%+4.2 pts
31Pettis County, MOMO44,2547.1%+1.6 pts
32Vernon County, MOMO19,9467.0%+2.4 pts
33Camden County, MOMO44,0477.0%+1.3 pts
34Saline County, MOMO23,2656.8%+0.6 pts
35Newton County, MOMO62,2636.8%+1.1 pts
36Daviess County, MOMO8,5586.8%+3.7 pts
37Oregon County, MOMO8,7096.8%+4.1 pts
38Clinton County, MOMO21,6616.8%+2.5 pts
39Buchanan County, MOMO83,5406.8%+1.3 pts
40Jefferson County, MOMO233,1326.7%+3.1 pts
41Taney County, MOMO57,0016.6%+1.9 pts
42Mercer County, MOMO3,4046.6%+3.4 pts
43Warren County, MOMO39,0166.5%+3.0 pts
44Linn County, MOMO11,8156.5%+3.7 pts
45Knox County, MOMO3,7286.4%+2.4 pts
46Polk County, MOMO33,6046.4%+1.6 pts
47Webster County, MOMO43,0546.4%+2.7 pts
48Jasper County, MOMO127,4286.3%+1.1 pts
49Livingston County, MOMO14,7086.3%+2.5 pts
50Miller County, MOMO25,8176.2%+2.9 pts
51Stone County, MOMO32,5036.2%+1.6 pts
52Scotland County, MOMO4,7966.1%+2.4 pts
53Worth County, MOMO1,9146.1%+3.4 pts
54Shelby County, MOMO5,8706.1%+2.6 pts
55Chariton County, MOMO7,3776.1%+2.3 pts
56Dent County, MOMO14,5846.1%+3.0 pts
57Henry County, MOMO22,6716.1%+1.9 pts
58Holt County, MOMO4,2006.0%+2.8 pts
59Carroll County, MOMO8,4176.0%+1.5 pts
60St. Francois County, MOMO67,8095.9%+2.1 pts
61Gentry County, MOMO6,3845.8%+1.1 pts
62Maries County, MOMO8,3975.8%+2.9 pts
63Ralls County, MOMO10,4445.8%+2.0 pts
64Grundy County, MOMO9,7445.8%+1.2 pts
65Dunklin County, MOMO26,8555.8%+2.9 pts
66Atchison County, MOMO5,1755.8%+0.6 pts
67Shannon County, MOMO7,2855.7%+3.5 pts
68Barton County, MOMO11,7955.7%+1.8 pts
69Texas County, MOMO25,9945.7%+2.0 pts
70Macon County, MOMO15,1905.7%+2.0 pts
71Perry County, MOMO19,0935.7%+2.3 pts
72Harrison County, MOMO8,2815.6%+2.4 pts
73Randolph County, MOMO24,5135.5%+1.7 pts
74Sullivan County, MOMO5,7385.5%+2.7 pts
75Carter County, MOMO5,4185.5%+2.3 pts
76Cedar County, MOMO14,8885.4%+2.1 pts
77Dallas County, MOMO18,0255.4%+2.3 pts
78Lewis County, MOMO9,8795.2%+1.3 pts
79Osage County, MOMO13,6115.2%+1.8 pts
80Montgomery County, MOMO11,5905.1%+1.5 pts
81Madison County, MOMO12,8585.1%+2.2 pts
82Butler County, MOMO41,9045.0%−0.3 pts
83St. Clair County, MOMO9,9765.0%+1.3 pts
84Moniteau County, MOMO15,4285.0%+1.1 pts
85Audrain County, MOMO24,5285.0%+0.8 pts
86DeKalb County, MOMO9,7954.9%+1.5 pts
87Ozark County, MOMO9,1724.9%+1.5 pts
88New Madrid County, MOMO15,0864.8%+1.4 pts
89Barry County, MOMO36,2004.8%+1.3 pts
90Pemiscot County, MOMO14,4654.8%+2.5 pts
91Clark County, MOMO6,4754.8%+2.6 pts
92Bates County, MOMO16,5124.7%+1.2 pts
93Pike County, MOMO17,9554.6%+0.9 pts
94Morgan County, MOMO22,4184.5%+1.2 pts
95Lawrence County, MOMO39,4014.5%+0.3 pts
96Caldwell County, MOMO9,0124.5%+1.4 pts
97Lincoln County, MOMO66,6764.4%+1.3 pts
98Mississippi County, MOMO12,0034.3%+1.8 pts
99Laclede County, MOMO36,9434.2%+0.8 pts
100Ray County, MOMO23,3984.2%+0.9 pts
101Bollinger County, MOMO10,6464.1%+1.9 pts
102Douglas County, MOMO12,3424.0%+0.6 pts
103Stoddard County, MOMO28,2843.7%+0.2 pts
104Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.7%+1.1 pts
105Washington County, MOMO23,8103.7%+1.3 pts
106Iron County, MOMO9,3183.6%+0.4 pts
107Crawford County, MOMO22,9293.5%+0.5 pts
108Ripley County, MOMO10,7173.5%+0.3 pts
109Monroe County, MOMO8,9593.3%+0.7 pts
110Wright County, MOMO19,6713.3%−0.3 pts
111McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.2%+1.2 pts
112Schuyler County, MOMO4,1403.1%−0.1 pts
113Wayne County, MOMO10,7822.8%+0.9 pts
114Hickory County, MOMO9,0442.8%−0.4 pts
115Dade County, MOMO7,8042.4%−0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS