RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Most graduate degrees, Ohio counties · 1990

Ohio counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 3.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Athens County, OHOH63,19712.0%–

02Greene County, OHOH174,32211.1%–

03Delaware County, OHOH242,0329.3%–

04Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5369.1%–

05Geauga County, OHOH95,6769.1%–

06Hamilton County, OHOH838,4188.6%–

07Wood County, OHOH134,1768.3%–

08Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9257.4%–

09Montgomery County, OHOH539,5987.0%–

10Butler County, OHOH400,1286.8%–

11Portage County, OHOH163,4046.6%–

12Summit County, OHOH538,3766.3%–

13Lucas County, OHOH423,3476.0%–

14Warren County, OHOH257,1815.9%–

15Hancock County, OHOH75,0345.5%–

16Lake County, OHOH232,2175.2%–

17Medina County, OHOH185,0254.9%–

18Fairfield County, OHOH169,7524.8%–

19Wayne County, OHOH116,7584.8%–

20Erie County, OHOH73,2964.6%–

21Stark County, OHOH373,7714.6%–

22Clark County, OHOH135,3404.6%–

23Clermont County, OHOH216,9774.6%–

24Licking County, OHOH185,5644.5%–

25Mahoning County, OHOH224,7064.5%–

26Miami County, OHOH112,6344.4%–

27Washington County, OHOH58,3894.4%–

28Hardin County, OHOH30,0724.3%–

29Gallia County, OHOH29,0724.3%–

30Lorain County, OHOH323,2194.3%–

31Ottawa County, OHOH39,4814.2%–

32Knox County, OHOH64,0024.2%–

33Ashland County, OHOH52,5234.2%–

34Union County, OHOH73,4463.8%–

35Trumbull County, OHOH198,9723.8%–

36Clinton County, OHOH42,3013.8%–

37Shelby County, OHOH48,0653.7%–

38Muskingum County, OHOH87,0143.6%–

39Allen County, OHOH100,8813.5%–

40Defiance County, OHOH38,2923.4%–

41Richland County, OHOH124,8933.4%–

42Sandusky County, OHOH58,6553.4%–

43Logan County, OHOH46,3023.3%–

44Fulton County, OHOH41,8533.3%–

45Mercer County, OHOH42,7373.3%–

46Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093.2%–

47Pike County, OHOH27,0613.2%–

48Belmont County, OHOH64,4343.2%–

49Darke County, OHOH51,5203.2%–

50Van Wert County, OHOH29,0133.2%–

51Scioto County, OHOH71,3653.2%–

52Brown County, OHOH44,3973.2%–

53Lawrence County, OHOH55,7103.1%–

54Carroll County, OHOH26,4753.1%–

55Marion County, OHOH65,1153.0%–

56Seneca County, OHOH54,5223.0%–

57Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3733.0%–

58Ross County, OHOH76,4293.0%–

59Crawford County, OHOH41,8963.0%–

60Huron County, OHOH58,2503.0%–

61Jackson County, OHOH32,8173.0%–

62Pickaway County, OHOH62,9782.9%–

63Champaign County, OHOH38,8202.9%–

64Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7132.9%–

65Columbiana County, OHOH99,3772.9%–

66Paulding County, OHOH18,7272.8%–

67Jefferson County, OHOH63,5972.8%–

68Putnam County, OHOH34,3802.8%–

69Hocking County, OHOH27,5122.7%–

70Williams County, OHOH36,5492.7%–

71Madison County, OHOH46,9852.7%–

72Henry County, OHOH27,5982.7%–

73Monroe County, OHOH12,9942.6%–

74Guernsey County, OHOH38,3792.6%–

75Wyandot County, OHOH21,5672.5%–

76Morrow County, OHOH36,3052.5%–

77Highland County, OHOH43,8232.5%–

78Coshocton County, OHOH37,1882.4%–

79Preble County, OHOH40,6642.4%–

80Meigs County, OHOH21,5872.4%–

81Morgan County, OHOH13,6262.3%–

82Perry County, OHOH35,9182.2%–

83Adams County, OHOH27,8652.2%–

84Fayette County, OHOH28,5522.1%–

85Harrison County, OHOH14,0702.0%–

86Holmes County, OHOH44,9701.7%–

87Noble County, OHOH14,2761.6%–

88Vinton County, OHOH12,6451.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS