RANKING · 2024 ACS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most graduate degrees, Nevada counties

Nevada counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Storey County, NVNV4,26016.1%+10.4 pts

02Washoe County, NVNV509,38613.4%+5.5 pts

03Lander County, NVNV5,87211.0%+8.1 pts

04Douglas County, NVNV50,11110.8%+3.4 pts

05Clark County, NVNV2,407,2269.5%+3.6 pts

06Carson City, NVNV58,5719.2%+2.6 pts

07Lincoln County, NVNV4,3207.5%+2.5 pts

08Esmeralda County, NVNV7296.3%+4.7 pts

09Elko County, NVNV54,8156.1%+1.2 pts

10Eureka County, NVNV1,8675.7%+2.4 pts

11Lyon County, NVNV65,0885.4%+2.7 pts

12Humboldt County, NVNV17,2674.8%+1.0 pts

13Churchill County, NVNV25,8514.8%−0.4 pts

14Nye County, NVNV57,3364.0%+0.8 pts

15Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.3%+0.4 pts

16White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.5 pts

17Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.4%−1.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES