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Most graduate degrees, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 6.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hansford County, TX, up 210 places to #27.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+7.5 pts
02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+7.1 pts
03▲1Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+8.7 pts
04▼1Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+1.9 pts
05▲5Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+8.6 pts
06▲2Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+7.3 pts
07▲5Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+6.9 pts
08▼3Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+6.2 pts
09▼3Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+5.3 pts
10▲1Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+4.5 pts
11▲2Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+6.3 pts
12▲10Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+10.0 pts
13▼6Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+1.3 pts
14▲11Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+6.1 pts
15▼1Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+4.7 pts
16▲2Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+6.1 pts
17▼2Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+4.9 pts
18▼2Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+4.1 pts
19Brazoria County, TXTX419,08012.7%+6.9 pts
20▲4Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08812.3%+4.0 pts
21▲5Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.2%+4.0 pts
22▼2Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46612.2%+4.4 pts
23Erath County, TXTX43,91111.8%+3.0 pts
24▲4Randall County, TXTX152,35111.8%+2.4 pts
25▼4Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.6%+3.6 pts
26▲12McLennan County, TXTX272,02011.4%+4.1 pts
27▲210Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.1%+7.0 pts
28▲55Haskell County, TXTX5,49910.9%+5.9 pts
29▲7Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03510.9%+1.8 pts
30▼3Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110.8%+4.8 pts
31▼1Taylor County, TXTX150,07710.6%+3.0 pts
32▲3Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+4.5 pts
33▲39Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.5%+4.7 pts
34▲83Lynn County, TXTX6,01710.4%+6.3 pts
35▲167Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.3%+7.0 pts
36▲9Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.2%+5.6 pts
37▼6Hood County, TXTX70,50110.2%+3.8 pts
38▲9Ellis County, TXTX240,86710.2%+5.5 pts
39▲27Llano County, TXTX23,35310.0%+2.8 pts
40▲11Franklin County, TXTX10,9949.8%+4.5 pts
41Smith County, TXTX252,5499.8%+2.5 pts
42▼3Borden County, TXTX5679.7%+5.7 pts
43▲20Sterling County, TXTX1,3499.7%+4.8 pts
44▲41Val Verde County, TXTX47,8359.7%+4.4 pts
45▼3Carson County, TXTX5,8059.7%+5.4 pts
46▼6Blanco County, TXTX13,5819.6%+2.7 pts
47▲14Midland County, TXTX187,8559.6%+3.2 pts
48▼19Washington County, TXTX38,2889.6%+4.3 pts
49▼17Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+3.9 pts
50▼7Bell County, TXTX402,2489.0%+2.6 pts
51▲68Mills County, TXTX4,5809.0%+1.8 pts
52▲27Bastrop County, TXTX118,9089.0%+4.3 pts
53▲197Kenedy County, TXTX3198.9%+0.1 pts
54▲5Bowie County, TXTX92,6968.8%+2.8 pts
55▼21Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.8%+3.4 pts
56▼47Kent County, TXTX6748.8%+3.8 pts
57▲32McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728.6%+4.3 pts
58▼25Kimble County, TXTX4,4388.6%+2.7 pts
59▼13Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.6%+3.2 pts
60▼12El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.5%+3.0 pts
61▲10Kleberg County, TXTX30,3158.5%+0.8 pts
62▼7Wichita County, TXTX129,5558.4%+2.8 pts
63▼7Medina County, TXTX56,8818.4%+4.4 pts
64▼10Nueces County, TXTX352,9928.2%+1.4 pts
65▲10Cooke County, TXTX44,4618.1%+2.8 pts
66▲81Hamilton County, TXTX8,6808.1%+1.8 pts
67▲21Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.0%+5.1 pts
68▲10Wood County, TXTX49,6888.0%+2.6 pts
69▲12Wilson County, TXTX56,1397.9%+5.0 pts
70▲159San Saba County, TXTX5,7877.9%+2.6 pts
71▲112Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.9%+2.6 pts
72▼7Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.9%+2.2 pts
73▲17Grayson County, TXTX153,6137.8%+1.8 pts
74▲30Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357.7%+4.3 pts
75▼6Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.6%+3.9 pts
76▲20Hopkins County, TXTX39,0637.6%+2.7 pts
77▲141Terrell County, TXTX7027.6%+3.8 pts
78▲17Gregg County, TXTX126,0957.6%+1.3 pts
79▲13Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.6%+3.6 pts
80▲35Burleson County, TXTX20,5497.5%+3.8 pts
81▼1Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.5%+1.5 pts
82▼32Archer County, TXTX9,1297.5%+3.4 pts
83▼25Waller County, TXTX69,8587.5%+1.7 pts
84▲15Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%+3.4 pts
85▲15Fayette County, TXTX25,4597.4%+3.7 pts
86▲20Lamar County, TXTX51,5037.3%+2.3 pts
87▼70Menard County, TXTX1,9567.3%+1.6 pts
88▼15Young County, TXTX18,1547.3%+3.2 pts
89▲55Colorado County, TXTX21,4397.2%+2.8 pts
90▲7Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%+1.9 pts
91▲132Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.1%+4.6 pts
92▲30Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.1%+2.3 pts
93▲94Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1307.1%+3.0 pts
94▲19Comanche County, TXTX14,4327.0%+3.0 pts
95▲14Walker County, TXTX83,8427.0%+0.4 pts
96▲29Cameron County, TXTX433,9467.0%+2.1 pts
97▼40Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.0%+2.7 pts
98▲30Bosque County, TXTX18,9187.0%+2.4 pts
99▼6Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.9%+2.3 pts
100▼14Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.9%+2.9 pts
101▲50Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.8%+1.8 pts
102▲51Wise County, TXTX83,7786.7%+2.9 pts
103▲74Goliad County, TXTX7,2086.7%+2.8 pts
104▲16Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%+2.0 pts
105▼23Austin County, TXTX33,6256.7%+1.9 pts
106▲55Lavaca County, TXTX20,6516.6%+3.1 pts
107▲48Milam County, TXTX26,2586.6%+3.7 pts
108▼3Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5496.6%+2.0 pts
109▼56Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.6%+0.4 pts
110▲8Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.6%+2.1 pts
111▲18Callahan County, TXTX14,4916.5%+3.1 pts
112▲27San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.5%+3.3 pts
113▲8Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.5%+2.7 pts
114▼77Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.5%+2.1 pts
115▲91Leon County, TXTX16,8946.4%+2.7 pts
116▼72Coke County, TXTX3,4126.4%+2.6 pts
117▲69Live Oak County, TXTX11,9296.4%+1.9 pts
118▼24Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+1.5 pts
119▼12Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.3%+2.4 pts
120▲115Motley County, TXTX1,0436.3%+2.3 pts
121▲13Webb County, TXTX281,2246.3%+1.0 pts
122▼45Grimes County, TXTX34,2526.3%+3.2 pts
123▲48Irion County, TXTX1,4636.2%+1.8 pts
124▲22Uvalde County, TXTX24,9636.2%+2.1 pts
125▲7Hill County, TXTX39,5036.1%+2.2 pts
126▲40Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2846.1%+2.9 pts
127▼63Camp County, TXTX13,3806.1%+2.4 pts
128▲24Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.0%+1.2 pts
129▼62Glasscock County, TXTX1,1286.0%+2.7 pts
130▲79Stephens County, TXTX9,3806.0%+0.7 pts
131▲90Runnels County, TXTX9,6936.0%+2.6 pts
132▼8Cass County, TXTX28,6516.0%+2.3 pts
133▼7Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.9%+1.2 pts
134▲55Panola County, TXTX23,0185.9%+1.3 pts
135▲45Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.9%+0.8 pts
136▲83Falls County, TXTX17,8695.9%+2.5 pts
137▼29Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+0.6 pts
138▼62Cottle County, TXTX1,2245.9%+2.1 pts
139▼3Donley County, TXTX3,2135.9%+0.9 pts
140▲107Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.8%+2.6 pts
141▲90DeWitt County, TXTX20,3095.8%+2.0 pts
142▲56Baylor County, TXTX3,4725.8%+2.4 pts
143▼40Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.8%+1.4 pts
144▲10Potter County, TXTX114,4535.8%+1.0 pts
145▼3San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.8%+1.9 pts
146▼9Montague County, TXTX21,9665.7%+2.6 pts
147▼7Brown County, TXTX38,7115.7%+1.1 pts
148▼57Clay County, TXTX10,7645.7%+2.8 pts
149▲103La Salle County, TXTX6,5175.7%+4.7 pts
150▼5Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.6%+1.1 pts
151▼8Hall County, TXTX2,7375.5%+2.7 pts
152▼50Hale County, TXTX31,8195.5%+0.9 pts
153▼55Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.5%+1.5 pts
154▲24Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.5%+2.2 pts
155▲18Red River County, TXTX11,8165.5%+1.8 pts
156▼94Chambers County, TXTX57,5945.5%+1.8 pts
157▼8Ector County, TXTX173,8015.5%+2.1 pts
158▲11Nolan County, TXTX14,1175.4%+1.7 pts
159▲40Polk County, TXTX53,4345.4%+2.0 pts
160▲16Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.3%+2.0 pts
161▼13San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.3%−0.1 pts
162▼39Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.1%+1.5 pts
163▲80Concho County, TXTX3,6075.1%+2.0 pts
164▼50Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.1%+1.2 pts
165▲49Orange County, TXTX86,2665.1%+2.3 pts
166▲28Morris County, TXTX12,1335.1%+1.5 pts
167▼99Dickens County, TXTX1,6925.1%+3.4 pts
168▼67Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.1%+0.5 pts
169▲82Zapata County, TXTX13,7535.1%+2.1 pts
170▼11Karnes County, TXTX15,0185.0%+1.9 pts
171▲40King County, TXTX1925.0%+1.5 pts
172▲3Howard County, TXTX30,5045.0%+1.7 pts
173▲60Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.0%+0.1 pts
174▼10Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+1.3 pts
175▼15Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+0.6 pts
176▼9Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+1.4 pts
177▼47Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+1.6 pts
178▲34Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+1.0 pts
179Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+1.9 pts
180▲44Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts
181▼50Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+1.2 pts
182▼70Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−0.1 pts
183▼123Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−0.8 pts
184▲56Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+1.4 pts
185▼27Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts
186▼112Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+0.5 pts
187▼49Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts
188▼7Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts
189▼32Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+0.4 pts
190▲18Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts
191▼7Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+1.2 pts
192▼105Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+1.2 pts
193▲17Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts
194▲3Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+1.2 pts
195▼84Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−1.1 pts
196▲24Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+0.6 pts
197▲10Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−0.6 pts
198▼26Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+0.8 pts
199▲27Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−0.5 pts
200▲3Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+0.2 pts
201▼66Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+0.1 pts
202▼10Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.2 pts
203▲33Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+1.3 pts
204▼34Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+0.2 pts
205▼20Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+0.2 pts
206▲35Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+1.1 pts
207▼91Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+1.1 pts
208▼17Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+0.4 pts
209▼46Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+1.4 pts
210▲34Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts
211▼70Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%0.0 pts
212▼7Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts
213▼18Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts
214▼10Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts
215▼88Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts
216▼23Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts
217▼21Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts
218▲16Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts
219▼29Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts
220▼5Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts
221▼33Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts
222▼5Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts
223▲16Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts
224▼59Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts
225▼25Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts
226▼174Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts
227▼157Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts
228▼6Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts
229▼47Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts
230▼17Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts
231▲7Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts
232▲10Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts
233▼5Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts
234▼9Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts
235▼85Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts
236▼20Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts
237▼188Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts
238▼11Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts
239▼71Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts
240▼156Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts
241▼67Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts
242▼86Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts
243▲5Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts
244▼43Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts
245▼13Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts
246▼16Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts
247▼137Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts
248▼2Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts
249▲4Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts
250▼1Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts
251▼6Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts
252▼119Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts
253▼91McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts
254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES