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Most graduate degrees, Oklahoma counties

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 77 is 6.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harmon County, OK, up 32 places to #40.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Payne County, OKOK83,88918.0%+2.6 pts

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,97314.8%+4.4 pts

03Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12513.2%+4.4 pts

04▲4Woods County, OKOK8,44312.3%+5.2 pts

05Tulsa County, OKOK698,78212.0%+3.6 pts

06▲9Custer County, OKOK28,17511.8%+2.8 pts

07▼3Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52811.7%+2.5 pts

08▼2Cherokee County, OKOK49,19610.2%+1.4 pts

09▲4Canadian County, OKOK187,1899.7%+3.9 pts

10▲8Jackson County, OKOK24,7649.4%+2.4 pts

11▼1Logan County, OKOK55,4739.3%+2.8 pts

12▼5Washington County, OKOK54,0379.3%+0.1 pts

13▲12Rogers County, OKOK102,1979.1%+4.3 pts

14▲6Wagoner County, OKOK93,2639.0%+4.9 pts

15▲2Bryan County, OKOK51,3678.6%+1.9 pts

16▲15Cotton County, OKOK5,4328.4%+5.7 pts

17▼3McClain County, OKOK49,6478.3%+4.3 pts

18▼9Comanche County, OKOK122,1588.3%+2.2 pts

19▲8Dewey County, OKOK4,2077.9%+3.0 pts

20▼1Texas County, OKOK20,3227.7%+3.7 pts

21▲21Osage County, OKOK46,7947.5%+3.0 pts

22▲7Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8077.3%+2.4 pts

23▲11Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2597.3%+2.5 pts

24▲8Stephens County, OKOK44,3107.1%+2.4 pts

25▲8Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3207.0%+2.5 pts

26▲4Grant County, OKOK4,0677.0%+2.7 pts

27▼3Garfield County, OKOK61,7797.0%+0.4 pts

28▲16Grady County, OKOK59,1286.8%+2.4 pts

29▲6Hughes County, OKOK13,4556.7%+3.4 pts

30▲21Garvin County, OKOK26,3776.7%+2.9 pts

31▼8Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7956.7%+2.6 pts

32▼10Coal County, OKOK5,4366.7%+1.5 pts

33▼17Carter County, OKOK48,9106.7%+1.9 pts

34▲5Delaware County, OKOK41,9106.7%+1.6 pts

35▲2Woodward County, OKOK19,8276.6%+2.8 pts

36▼10Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1026.6%+1.0 pts

37▼26Washita County, OKOK10,8846.6%+1.9 pts

38▼2Major County, OKOK7,5366.6%+3.2 pts

39▲10Beaver County, OKOK4,8826.4%+1.7 pts

40▲32Harmon County, OKOK2,3276.3%+2.1 pts

41▲4Kay County, OKOK43,4906.3%+1.1 pts

42▼4Muskogee County, OKOK66,7085.9%+1.0 pts

43▲7Creek County, OKOK74,9675.7%+1.8 pts

44▲29McIntosh County, OKOK19,7585.7%+0.4 pts

45▲8Murray County, OKOK13,8055.6%−0.6 pts

46▲9Atoka County, OKOK14,6095.6%+2.2 pts

47▼19Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6495.4%+1.3 pts

48▼36Johnston County, OKOK10,4485.3%+0.2 pts

49▼28Noble County, OKOK10,8995.3%+1.0 pts

50▲12Lincoln County, OKOK35,2785.3%+1.6 pts

51▲23Adair County, OKOK19,8285.2%+1.6 pts

52▼4Pawnee County, OKOK16,0295.0%+0.8 pts

53▲11Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2415.0%+1.4 pts

54▲6Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.9%0.0 pts

55▲4Seminole County, OKOK23,4414.9%+0.1 pts

56▲1Le Flore County, OKOK50,1964.9%+1.0 pts

57▼17Harper County, OKOK3,1724.9%−1.6 pts

58▲5Haskell County, OKOK11,7874.7%+1.7 pts

59▼18Ottawa County, OKOK30,4384.7%+0.6 pts

60▼17Tillman County, OKOK6,7804.7%+1.1 pts

61▲7Nowata County, OKOK9,5224.7%+2.5 pts

62▲4Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.6%+1.0 pts

63▲8Mayes County, OKOK40,4164.4%+0.5 pts

64▲1Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8424.4%+0.1 pts

65▼4McCurtain County, OKOK30,7444.3%+0.6 pts

66▼8Choctaw County, OKOK14,0594.2%+0.7 pts

67▼13Ellis County, OKOK3,6134.2%−0.9 pts

68▼1Caddo County, OKOK26,1304.2%−0.4 pts

69▲1Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4514.2%+0.9 pts

70▼18Craig County, OKOK14,5184.2%+0.9 pts

71▼15Blaine County, OKOK8,5154.0%−1.1 pts

72▲4Love County, OKOK10,7803.8%−0.3 pts

73▼27Latimer County, OKOK9,6453.7%−1.0 pts

74▼27Beckham County, OKOK22,1593.5%−2.5 pts

75▲2Greer County, OKOK5,3733.4%−0.3 pts

76▼7Jefferson County, OKOK5,4313.3%−0.1 pts

77▼2Cimarron County, OKOK2,0593.1%−1.0 pts

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