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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Collin County, TXTX1,297,17922.1%+51%

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67021.6%+49%

03Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+74%

04Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.2%+11%

05Williamson County, TXTX752,82717.8%+94%

06Denton County, TXTX1,069,34617.2%+73%

07Brewster County, TXTX9,45817.1%+67%

08Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.9%+57%

09Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.6%+52%

10Hays County, TXTX304,39015.5%+41%

11Comal County, TXTX209,16615.0%+72%

12Mason County, TXTX3,99014.8%+204%

13Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71114.8%+9%

14Gillespie County, TXTX28,52713.9%+79%

15Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39713.7%+53%

16Montgomery County, TXTX781,19413.7%+80%

17Lubbock County, TXTX328,90613.3%+58%

18Harris County, TXTX5,045,02613.1%+46%

19Brazoria County, TXTX419,08012.7%+117%

20Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08812.3%+48%

21Kerr County, TXTX54,03712.2%+48%

22Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46612.2%+56%

23Erath County, TXTX43,91111.8%+34%

24Randall County, TXTX152,35111.8%+26%

25Galveston County, TXTX372,20711.6%+45%

26McLennan County, TXTX272,02011.4%+57%

27Hansford County, TXTX4,94411.1%+171%

28Haskell County, TXTX5,49910.9%+116%

29Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03510.9%+19%

30Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11110.8%+80%

31Taylor County, TXTX150,07710.6%+40%

32Parker County, TXTX184,76710.5%+73%

33Bandera County, TXTX22,87610.5%+81%

34Lynn County, TXTX6,01710.4%+153%

35Sherman County, TXTX2,78110.3%+208%

36Armstrong County, TXTX1,84310.2%+120%

37Hood County, TXTX70,50110.2%+61%

38Ellis County, TXTX240,86710.2%+118%

39Llano County, TXTX23,35310.0%+39%

40Franklin County, TXTX10,9949.8%+84%

41Smith County, TXTX252,5499.8%+35%

42Borden County, TXTX5679.7%+139%

43Sterling County, TXTX1,3499.7%+97%

44Val Verde County, TXTX47,8359.7%+83%

45Carson County, TXTX5,8059.7%+125%

46Blanco County, TXTX13,5819.6%+40%

47Midland County, TXTX187,8559.6%+51%

48Washington County, TXTX38,2889.6%+80%

49Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+68%

50Bell County, TXTX402,2489.0%+40%

51Mills County, TXTX4,5809.0%+25%

52Bastrop County, TXTX118,9089.0%+93%

53Kenedy County, TXTX3198.9%+1%

54Bowie County, TXTX92,6968.8%+47%

55Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.8%+64%

56Kent County, TXTX6748.8%+76%

57McCulloch County, TXTX7,4728.6%+100%

58Kimble County, TXTX4,4388.6%+44%

59Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.6%+59%

60El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.5%+54%

61Kleberg County, TXTX30,3158.5%+11%

62Wichita County, TXTX129,5558.4%+49%

63Medina County, TXTX56,8818.4%+108%

64Nueces County, TXTX352,9928.2%+20%

65Cooke County, TXTX44,4618.1%+53%

66Hamilton County, TXTX8,6808.1%+29%

67Matagorda County, TXTX36,4638.0%+171%

68Wood County, TXTX49,6888.0%+49%

69Wilson County, TXTX56,1397.9%+168%

70San Saba County, TXTX5,7877.9%+50%

71Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.9%+50%

72Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.9%+40%

73Grayson County, TXTX153,6137.8%+30%

74Kaufman County, TXTX209,2357.7%+124%

75Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.6%+107%

76Hopkins County, TXTX39,0637.6%+54%

77Terrell County, TXTX7027.6%+100%

78Gregg County, TXTX126,0957.6%+21%

79Calhoun County, TXTX19,5997.6%+89%

80Burleson County, TXTX20,5497.5%+102%

81Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.5%+25%

82Archer County, TXTX9,1297.5%+84%

83Waller County, TXTX69,8587.5%+30%

84Johnson County, TXTX218,0487.5%+83%

85Fayette County, TXTX25,4597.4%+100%

86Lamar County, TXTX51,5037.3%+47%

87Menard County, TXTX1,9567.3%+28%

88Young County, TXTX18,1547.3%+77%

89Colorado County, TXTX21,4397.2%+63%

90Lampasas County, TXTX23,6577.1%+36%

91Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.1%+186%

92Robertson County, TXTX17,8397.1%+48%

93Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1307.1%+76%

94Comanche County, TXTX14,4327.0%+73%

95Walker County, TXTX83,8427.0%+7%

96Cameron County, TXTX433,9467.0%+42%

97Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.0%+62%

98Bosque County, TXTX18,9187.0%+51%

99Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.9%+50%

100Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.9%+74%

101Presidio County, TXTX5,4336.8%+37%

102Wise County, TXTX83,7786.7%+78%

103Goliad County, TXTX7,2086.7%+72%

104Angelina County, TXTX88,1546.7%+44%

105Austin County, TXTX33,6256.7%+40%

106Lavaca County, TXTX20,6516.6%+86%

107Milam County, TXTX26,2586.6%+128%

108Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5496.6%+45%

109Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.6%+6%

110Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.6%+47%

111Callahan County, TXTX14,4916.5%+92%

112San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4886.5%+102%

113Coryell County, TXTX85,5926.5%+73%

114Hartley County, TXTX4,9046.5%+49%

115Leon County, TXTX16,8946.4%+74%

116Coke County, TXTX3,4126.4%+67%

117Live Oak County, TXTX11,9296.4%+42%

118Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+31%

119Cherokee County, TXTX53,3376.3%+60%

120Motley County, TXTX1,0436.3%+56%

121Webb County, TXTX281,2246.3%+18%

122Grimes County, TXTX34,2526.3%+104%

123Irion County, TXTX1,4636.2%+40%

124Uvalde County, TXTX24,9636.2%+51%

125Hill County, TXTX39,5036.1%+57%

126Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2846.1%+91%

127Camp County, TXTX13,3806.1%+64%

128Hockley County, TXTX21,6006.0%+24%

129Glasscock County, TXTX1,1286.0%+79%

130Stephens County, TXTX9,3806.0%+13%

131Runnels County, TXTX9,6936.0%+79%

132Cass County, TXTX28,6516.0%+63%

133Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.9%+25%

134Panola County, TXTX23,0185.9%+28%

135Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.9%+17%

136Falls County, TXTX17,8695.9%+75%

137Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+12%

138Cottle County, TXTX1,2245.9%+54%

139Donley County, TXTX3,2135.9%+19%

140Yoakum County, TXTX7,4385.8%+79%

141DeWitt County, TXTX20,3095.8%+54%

142Baylor County, TXTX3,4725.8%+72%

143Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.8%+33%

144Potter County, TXTX114,4535.8%+20%

145San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.8%+50%

146Montague County, TXTX21,9665.7%+87%

147Brown County, TXTX38,7115.7%+25%

148Clay County, TXTX10,7645.7%+101%

149La Salle County, TXTX6,5175.7%+482%

150Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.6%+23%

151Hall County, TXTX2,7375.5%+97%

152Hale County, TXTX31,8195.5%+20%

153Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7915.5%+37%

154Caldwell County, TXTX55,1505.5%+68%

155Red River County, TXTX11,8165.5%+50%

156Chambers County, TXTX57,5945.5%+47%

157Ector County, TXTX173,8015.5%+61%

158Nolan County, TXTX14,1175.4%+47%

159Polk County, TXTX53,4345.4%+58%

160Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.3%+60%

161San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.3%−2%

162Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.1%+42%

163Concho County, TXTX3,6075.1%+64%

164Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.1%+31%

165Orange County, TXTX86,2665.1%+84%

166Morris County, TXTX12,1335.1%+42%

167Dickens County, TXTX1,6925.1%+208%

168Wharton County, TXTX42,0605.1%+10%

169Zapata County, TXTX13,7535.1%+69%

170Karnes County, TXTX15,0185.0%+59%

171King County, TXTX1925.0%+43%

172Howard County, TXTX30,5045.0%+50%

173Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.0%+3%

174Lee County, TXTX18,7294.9%+35%

175Houston County, TXTX22,3164.9%+14%

176Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.8%+43%

177Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.8%+52%

178Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8044.7%+27%

179Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.7%+70%

180Starr County, TXTX66,3194.7%+47%

181Jasper County, TXTX33,0754.7%+35%

182Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.7%−2%

183Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−15%

184Lamb County, TXTX12,5794.6%+43%

185Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−2%

186Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.5%+13%

187Bee County, TXTX32,5154.5%−7%

188Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.5%+10%

189Rains County, TXTX13,5424.4%+9%

190Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.3%+27%

191Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.3%+40%

192Sutton County, TXTX3,2034.2%+41%

193Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.1%−13%

194Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+41%

195Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9554.1%−20%

196Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.1%+18%

197Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.0%−13%

198Madison County, TXTX14,2263.9%+25%

199Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.9%−12%

200Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.9%+6%

201Jack County, TXTX9,5633.9%+3%

202Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+7%

203Mitchell County, TXTX8,9473.9%+53%

204Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.8%+6%

205Castro County, TXTX7,2953.8%+6%

206Liberty County, TXTX121,3643.8%+39%

207Bailey County, TXTX6,9633.7%+41%

208Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.7%+12%

209Floyd County, TXTX4,8813.6%+61%

210Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−19%

211Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%−1%

212Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−7%

213Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+7%

214Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+23%

215Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−20%

216Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+8%

217Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+16%

218Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−16%

219Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+66%

220Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−11%

221Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−19%

222Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−44%

223Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+51%

224Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−12%

225Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+29%

226Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−42%

227Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+21%

228Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−8%

229Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−6%

230Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−6%

231Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+12%

232Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+22%

233Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−28%

234Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−5%

235Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−18%

236Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−9%

237Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+4%

238Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+11%

239Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−29%

240Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+12%

241Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−33%

242Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−44%

243Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+34%

244Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−29%

245Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−33%

246Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−20%

247Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−66%

248Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−64%

249Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−52%

250Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−60%

251Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−51%

252Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−74%

253McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−72%

254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES