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Most graduate degrees, Oklahoma counties · 2020

Oklahoma counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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 2000

01Payne County, OKOK83,88916.1%+5%

02Cleveland County, OKOK303,97313.1%+26%

03Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12512.2%+40%

04Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52810.8%+17%

05Tulsa County, OKOK698,78210.8%+28%

06Cherokee County, OKOK49,19610.2%+15%

07Washington County, OKOK54,0379.9%+7%

08Woods County, OKOK8,4439.6%+35%

09Comanche County, OKOK122,1589.5%+56%

10Logan County, OKOK55,4739.2%+41%

11Washita County, OKOK10,8848.8%+87%

12Johnston County, OKOK10,4488.6%+68%

13Canadian County, OKOK187,1898.5%+49%

14McClain County, OKOK49,6478.5%+110%

15Custer County, OKOK28,1758.4%−7%

16Carter County, OKOK48,9108.2%+72%

17Bryan County, OKOK51,3677.9%+18%

18Jackson County, OKOK24,7647.8%+12%

19Texas County, OKOK20,3227.7%+91%

20Wagoner County, OKOK93,2637.4%+84%

21Noble County, OKOK10,8997.3%+69%

22Coal County, OKOK5,4367.2%+39%

23Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7957.1%+74%

24Garfield County, OKOK61,7797.1%+7%

25Rogers County, OKOK102,1977.1%+47%

26Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1026.9%+23%

27Dewey County, OKOK4,2076.7%+38%

28Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6496.7%+67%

29Pushmataha County, OKOK10,8076.7%+38%

30Grant County, OKOK4,0676.5%+52%

31Cotton County, OKOK5,4326.3%+138%

32Stephens County, OKOK44,3106.2%+33%

33Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3206.2%+40%

34Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2596.2%+30%

35Hughes County, OKOK13,4556.0%+78%

36Major County, OKOK7,5365.9%+74%

37Woodward County, OKOK19,8275.9%+52%

38Muskogee County, OKOK66,7085.9%+18%

39Delaware County, OKOK41,9105.8%+16%

40Harper County, OKOK3,1725.8%−11%

41Ottawa County, OKOK30,4385.5%+36%

42Osage County, OKOK46,7945.5%+21%

43Tillman County, OKOK6,7805.4%+50%

44Grady County, OKOK59,1285.3%+21%

45Kay County, OKOK43,4905.3%+4%

46Latimer County, OKOK9,6455.2%+10%

47Beckham County, OKOK22,1595.2%−14%

48Pawnee County, OKOK16,0295.1%+23%

49Beaver County, OKOK4,8825.0%+7%

50Creek County, OKOK74,9674.9%+26%

51Garvin County, OKOK26,3774.9%+30%

52Craig County, OKOK14,5184.9%+48%

53Murray County, OKOK13,8054.8%−22%

54Ellis County, OKOK3,6134.8%−5%

55Atoka County, OKOK14,6094.8%+40%

56Blaine County, OKOK8,5154.8%−6%

57Le Flore County, OKOK50,1964.8%+22%

58Choctaw County, OKOK14,0594.8%+35%

59Seminole County, OKOK23,4414.7%−3%

60Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.5%−8%

61McCurtain County, OKOK30,7444.2%+15%

62Lincoln County, OKOK35,2784.2%+17%

63Haskell County, OKOK11,7874.2%+38%

64Okmulgee County, OKOK37,2414.2%+17%

65Sequoyah County, OKOK40,8424.1%−5%

66Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.0%+13%

67Caddo County, OKOK26,1303.9%−16%

68Nowata County, OKOK9,5223.8%+73%

69Jefferson County, OKOK5,4313.7%+12%

70Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4513.7%+11%

71Mayes County, OKOK40,4163.7%−5%

72Harmon County, OKOK2,3273.7%−13%

73McIntosh County, OKOK19,7583.4%−34%

74Adair County, OKOK19,8283.3%−7%

75Cimarron County, OKOK2,0593.0%−27%

76Love County, OKOK10,7802.7%−34%

77Greer County, OKOK5,3731.3%−65%

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