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Most graduate degrees, Oklahoma counties · 1990

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 77 counties in Oklahoma that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Payne County, OKOK83,88914.2%–

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,9739.7%–

03Custer County, OKOK28,1759.3%–

04Cherokee County, OKOK49,1968.9%–

05Woods County, OKOK8,4438.4%–

06Washington County, OKOK54,0378.1%–

07Bryan County, OKOK51,3677.4%–

08Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1257.4%–

09Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5287.3%–

10Tulsa County, OKOK698,7827.1%–

11Jackson County, OKOK24,7646.5%–

12Murray County, OKOK13,8056.1%–

13Comanche County, OKOK122,1585.9%–

14Latimer County, OKOK9,6455.6%–

15Kay County, OKOK43,4905.6%–

16Garfield County, OKOK61,7795.4%–

17Blaine County, OKOK8,5155.4%–

18Muskogee County, OKOK66,7085.3%–

19Beckham County, OKOK22,1595.1%–

20Canadian County, OKOK187,1895.1%–

21Cimarron County, OKOK2,0594.9%–

22Grady County, OKOK59,1284.8%–

23Ellis County, OKOK3,6134.7%–

24Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6494.6%–

25McIntosh County, OKOK19,7584.5%–

26Caddo County, OKOK26,1304.5%–

27Logan County, OKOK55,4734.5%–

28Carter County, OKOK48,9104.5%–

29McClain County, OKOK49,6474.4%–

30Ottawa County, OKOK30,4384.4%–

31Grant County, OKOK4,0674.3%–

32Washita County, OKOK10,8844.3%–

33Harmon County, OKOK2,3274.3%–

34Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1024.2%–

35Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.2%–

36Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.1%–

37Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3204.0%–

38Dewey County, OKOK4,2074.0%–

39Beaver County, OKOK4,8824.0%–

40Atoka County, OKOK14,6094.0%–

41Le Flore County, OKOK50,1963.9%–

42Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2593.8%–

43Adair County, OKOK19,8283.8%–

44Stephens County, OKOK44,3103.8%–

45Seminole County, OKOK23,4413.8%–

46Johnston County, OKOK10,4483.8%–

47Coal County, OKOK5,4363.8%–

48Osage County, OKOK46,7943.7%–

49Texas County, OKOK20,3223.7%–

50Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7953.7%–

51Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4513.6%–

52Garvin County, OKOK26,3773.6%–

53Craig County, OKOK14,5183.6%–

54Woodward County, OKOK19,8273.5%–

55Delaware County, OKOK41,9103.5%–

56Noble County, OKOK10,8993.5%–

57Tillman County, OKOK6,7803.4%–

58Wagoner County, OKOK93,2633.4%–

59Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8423.4%–

60Mayes County, OKOK40,4163.4%–

61Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8073.4%–

62Rogers County, OKOK102,1973.3%–

63Harper County, OKOK3,1723.3%–

64Creek County, OKOK74,9673.2%–

65Hughes County, OKOK13,4553.2%–

66Lincoln County, OKOK35,2783.1%–

67McCurtain County, OKOK30,7443.1%–

68Pawnee County, OKOK16,0293.0%–

69Greer County, OKOK5,3732.9%–

70Haskell County, OKOK11,7872.9%–

71Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2412.8%–

72Major County, OKOK7,5362.7%–

73Choctaw County, OKOK14,0592.7%–

74Love County, OKOK10,7802.5%–

75Cotton County, OKOK5,4322.3%–

76Nowata County, OKOK9,5222.3%–

77Jefferson County, OKOK5,4312.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS