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Most graduate degrees, Montana counties

Montana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 56 counties in Montana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 56 is 6.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Petroleum County, MT, up 34 places to #11.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Gallatin County, MTMT128,74020.3%+7.4 pts

02Missoula County, MTMT123,51318.6%+7.9 pts

03Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33114.6%+4.3 pts

04▲8Park County, MTMT18,21413.0%+5.9 pts

05▲5Flathead County, MTMT115,42913.0%+6.6 pts

06Jefferson County, MTMT13,32912.4%+3.5 pts

07▼2Carbon County, MTMT11,46612.0%+5.6 pts

08▼1Prairie County, MTMT1,11211.8%+9.2 pts

09▼1Lake County, MTMT33,39211.0%+4.5 pts

10▼1Ravalli County, MTMT48,58210.9%+4.3 pts

11▲34Petroleum County, MTMT54810.6%+9.7 pts

12▲3Cascade County, MTMT85,02910.5%+3.8 pts

13▼9Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04310.4%+2.7 pts

14▼3Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69210.4%+3.1 pts

15▲6Powder River County, MTMT1,7819.9%+6.1 pts

16▲2Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1189.0%+2.1 pts

17▲7Teton County, MTMT6,4968.9%+4.1 pts

18▲1Stillwater County, MTMT9,4458.8%+4.0 pts

19▲22Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7098.5%+4.4 pts

20▲15Toole County, MTMT5,2118.5%+5.0 pts

21▼8Madison County, MTMT10,0268.3%+2.4 pts

22▲10Blaine County, MTMT6,8607.4%+3.8 pts

23▼3Dawson County, MTMT8,6927.3%+3.7 pts

24▲6Hill County, MTMT16,1677.1%+1.0 pts

25▼9Glacier County, MTMT13,4636.7%+1.1 pts

26▼1Phillips County, MTMT4,2036.7%+3.5 pts

27▼13Custer County, MTMT12,0346.6%+0.1 pts

28▲27Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1626.6%+2.2 pts

29▼12Sheridan County, MTMT3,4366.6%+3.5 pts

30▲9Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7626.6%+1.4 pts

31▲11Mineral County, MTMT5,1856.5%+3.5 pts

32▲20Sanders County, MTMT14,0626.4%+1.8 pts

33▲14Wheatland County, MTMT2,1006.3%+3.5 pts

34▼5Rosebud County, MTMT8,2536.3%+1.6 pts

35▲2Chouteau County, MTMT5,8656.2%+1.7 pts

36▲10Roosevelt County, MTMT10,2425.9%+2.8 pts

37▲3Lincoln County, MTMT22,3285.9%+1.6 pts

38▼7Musselshell County, MTMT5,5825.8%+1.7 pts

39▼17Granite County, MTMT3,6585.7%+2.0 pts

40▼4Meagher County, MTMT2,1375.7%+2.3 pts

41▼18Fergus County, MTMT11,8255.7%+0.9 pts

42▼16Broadwater County, MTMT8,4935.7%+2.3 pts

43▼10Liberty County, MTMT1,9575.6%+2.1 pts

44▼17Big Horn County, MTMT12,7525.5%+1.3 pts

45▼17Powell County, MTMT7,1575.2%+0.6 pts

46▲7Valley County, MTMT7,3855.2%+0.9 pts

47▲3Garfield County, MTMT1,1485.2%+3.1 pts

48▲3Treasure County, MTMT7285.2%+2.7 pts

49▼6Wibaux County, MTMT8855.1%+0.3 pts

50▼12Golden Valley County, MTMT8445.0%+2.2 pts

51▲3Carter County, MTMT1,3835.0%+3.1 pts

52▲4McCone County, MTMT1,7204.8%+1.7 pts

53▼19Daniels County, MTMT1,6124.7%+2.6 pts

54▼10Pondera County, MTMT6,0724.6%−1.1 pts

55▼7Richland County, MTMT11,3774.1%+1.0 pts

56▼7Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.8%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES