RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 17 SHOWN OF 17

Most graduate degrees, Nevada counties · 1990

Nevada counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 17 counties in Nevada that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Washoe County, NVNV509,3866.9%−12%

02Douglas County, NVNV50,1116.3%−14%

03Carson City, NVNV58,5716.1%−8%

04Storey County, NVNV4,2605.9%+3%

05Clark County, NVNV2,407,2264.9%−17%

06Lincoln County, NVNV4,3204.3%−14%

07Elko County, NVNV54,8153.5%−29%

08White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−31%

09Lander County, NVNV5,8723.1%+7%

10Churchill County, NVNV25,8513.0%−42%

11Nye County, NVNV57,3362.8%−10%

12Humboldt County, NVNV17,2672.8%−26%

13Lyon County, NVNV65,0882.4%−12%

14Mineral County, NVNV4,4072.3%−24%

15Esmeralda County, NVNV7292.1%+35%

16Eureka County, NVNV1,8672.0%−39%

17Pershing County, NVNV6,4211.9%−46%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES