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Most graduate degrees, Ohio counties

Ohio counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 7.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fulton County, OH, up 23 places to #35.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Delaware County, OHOH242,03224.0%+11.1 pts

02Greene County, OHOH174,32220.1%+6.2 pts

03Athens County, OHOH63,19718.6%+5.5 pts

04Warren County, OHOH257,18118.4%+9.3 pts

05Hamilton County, OHOH838,41816.9%+6.3 pts

06Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53616.3%+5.6 pts

07▲2Geauga County, OHOH95,67615.8%+4.0 pts

08▼1Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92515.7%+6.2 pts

09▼1Wood County, OHOH134,17614.9%+4.6 pts

10▲2Union County, OHOH73,44613.7%+9.6 pts

11Summit County, OHOH538,37613.4%+5.0 pts

12▲2Montgomery County, OHOH539,59812.9%+4.4 pts

13▼3Portage County, OHOH163,40412.7%+5.6 pts

14▼1Medina County, OHOH185,02512.4%+5.4 pts

15▲1Clermont County, OHOH216,97712.1%+5.3 pts

16▼1Butler County, OHOH400,12811.7%+3.6 pts

17▲2Fairfield County, OHOH169,75211.7%+5.2 pts

18Hancock County, OHOH75,03411.4%+4.0 pts

19▲11Ottawa County, OHOH39,48111.4%+5.9 pts

20Lucas County, OHOH423,34711.3%+3.8 pts

21▼4Lake County, OHOH232,21711.2%+4.3 pts

22▼1Lorain County, OHOH323,21910.7%+5.1 pts

23▲3Miami County, OHOH112,63410.7%+5.3 pts

24▼2Erie County, OHOH73,2969.9%+4.3 pts

25▼2Licking County, OHOH185,5649.8%+4.0 pts

26▼2Mahoning County, OHOH224,7069.7%+4.1 pts

27▲6Knox County, OHOH64,0029.4%+3.2 pts

28▼3Wayne County, OHOH116,7589.4%+3.8 pts

29▼2Stark County, OHOH373,7719.2%+3.1 pts

30▲2Gallia County, OHOH29,0729.1%+4.5 pts

31▼3Putnam County, OHOH34,3808.4%+4.4 pts

32▲2Washington County, OHOH58,3898.3%+2.6 pts

33▼4Auglaize County, OHOH45,9098.3%+3.7 pts

34▲7Mercer County, OHOH42,7377.9%+2.8 pts

35▲23Fulton County, OHOH41,8537.9%+4.1 pts

36▲3Wyandot County, OHOH21,5677.9%+5.0 pts

37Allen County, OHOH100,8817.8%+2.9 pts

38▲5Muskingum County, OHOH87,0147.7%+3.1 pts

39▲10Jefferson County, OHOH63,5977.7%+3.5 pts

40▲7Pickaway County, OHOH62,9787.6%+3.8 pts

41▲13Seneca County, OHOH54,5227.6%+3.3 pts

42▲15Madison County, OHOH46,9857.5%+3.7 pts

43▼7Clark County, OHOH135,3407.5%+2.1 pts

44▼13Ashland County, OHOH52,5237.4%+2.1 pts

45▲14Belmont County, OHOH64,4347.3%+3.3 pts

46▼6Shelby County, OHOH48,0657.1%+3.1 pts

47▼9Adams County, OHOH27,8657.1%+4.2 pts

48Trumbull County, OHOH198,9726.9%+2.5 pts

49▼5Preble County, OHOH40,6646.9%+3.4 pts

50▲16Crawford County, OHOH41,8966.9%+3.8 pts

51▼1Hardin County, OHOH30,0726.9%+2.5 pts

52▲17Lawrence County, OHOH55,7106.8%+3.0 pts

53▼1Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3736.7%+2.6 pts

54▼19Clinton County, OHOH42,3016.7%+1.9 pts

55Ross County, OHOH76,4296.6%+2.7 pts

56▼10Scioto County, OHOH71,3656.6%+2.9 pts

57▼12Defiance County, OHOH38,2926.5%+1.9 pts

58▲16Huron County, OHOH58,2506.5%+3.2 pts

59▼6Richland County, OHOH124,8936.4%+2.5 pts

60▲13Carroll County, OHOH26,4756.3%+3.4 pts

61▼5Henry County, OHOH27,5986.3%+3.4 pts

62▲20Morrow County, OHOH36,3056.1%+3.1 pts

63▼3Logan County, OHOH46,3026.0%+1.4 pts

64▲8Columbiana County, OHOH99,3775.9%+2.5 pts

65▲11Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7135.8%+2.2 pts

66▲18Paulding County, OHOH18,7275.7%+2.4 pts

67▼16Highland County, OHOH43,8235.6%+1.7 pts

68▼26Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.6%+1.6 pts

69▲10Jackson County, OHOH32,8175.6%+1.7 pts

70▼5Guernsey County, OHOH38,3795.6%+1.6 pts

71▲15Noble County, OHOH14,2765.5%+3.3 pts

72▼11Sandusky County, OHOH58,6555.5%+1.3 pts

73▼10Pike County, OHOH27,0615.4%+2.0 pts

74▼10Darke County, OHOH51,5205.4%+1.8 pts

75▼5Coshocton County, OHOH37,1885.3%+1.9 pts

76▼14Champaign County, OHOH38,8205.2%+1.7 pts

77▼9Brown County, OHOH44,3975.1%+1.8 pts

78▲2Marion County, OHOH65,1155.1%+1.3 pts

79▲4Perry County, OHOH35,9185.0%+2.7 pts

80▼9Fayette County, OHOH28,5524.8%+1.8 pts

81▼6Monroe County, OHOH12,9944.8%+2.2 pts

82▲5Vinton County, OHOH12,6454.7%+2.6 pts

83▼16Williams County, OHOH36,5494.5%+1.0 pts

84▼3Hocking County, OHOH27,5124.4%+0.7 pts

85▼7Harrison County, OHOH14,0704.2%+1.2 pts

86▼9Meigs County, OHOH21,5873.7%+1.3 pts

87▼2Morgan County, OHOH13,6263.7%−0.3 pts

88Holmes County, OHOH44,9703.5%+1.1 pts

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