RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most graduate degrees, Texas counties · 2000

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Brazos County, TXTX249,08817.3%+1%

02Collin County, TXTX1,297,17914.6%+34%

03Travis County, TXTX1,389,67014.5%+20%

04Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71113.6%+87%

05Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19111.8%+34%

06Hays County, TXTX304,39011.0%+21%

07Kendall County, TXTX53,28910.8%+62%

08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.3%+13%

09Brewster County, TXTX9,45810.3%−10%

10Denton County, TXTX1,069,34610.0%+11%

11Randall County, TXTX152,3519.3%+25%

12Williamson County, TXTX752,8279.2%+43%

13Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.1%+15%

14Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.0%+11%

15Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.0%+10%

16Kenedy County, TXTX3198.8%+395%

17Erath County, TXTX43,9118.8%+13%

18Comal County, TXTX209,1668.7%+33%

19Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068.4%+4%

20Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0888.3%+18%

21Kerr County, TXTX54,0378.3%+16%

22Galveston County, TXTX372,2078.0%+15%

23Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4667.8%+19%

24Gillespie County, TXTX28,5277.8%+66%

25Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.6%−5%

26Montgomery County, TXTX781,1947.6%+43%

27Taylor County, TXTX150,0777.6%+15%

28McLennan County, TXTX272,0207.3%+25%

29Mills County, TXTX4,5807.2%+32%

30Smith County, TXTX252,5497.2%+16%

31Llano County, TXTX23,3537.2%+73%

32Blanco County, TXTX13,5816.9%+73%

33Nueces County, TXTX352,9926.8%+17%

34Walker County, TXTX83,8426.6%−10%

35Bell County, TXTX402,2486.4%+14%

36Midland County, TXTX187,8556.4%−6%

37Hood County, TXTX70,5016.4%+54%

38Gregg County, TXTX126,0956.3%+7%

39Hamilton County, TXTX8,6806.2%+49%

40Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.2%+39%

41Parker County, TXTX184,7676.1%+49%

42Hunt County, TXTX123,3366.0%−2%

43Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1116.0%+32%

44Bowie County, TXTX92,6966.0%+18%

45Grayson County, TXTX153,6136.0%+16%

46Kimble County, TXTX4,4386.0%+92%

47Loving County, TXTX525.9%+47%

48Brazoria County, TXTX419,0805.9%+33%

49Bandera County, TXTX22,8765.8%+12%

50Waller County, TXTX69,8585.8%−16%

51Menard County, TXTX1,9565.7%+109%

52Burnet County, TXTX57,0155.7%+35%

53Wichita County, TXTX129,5555.7%+13%

54Aransas County, TXTX26,1465.6%+16%

55Crane County, TXTX4,5545.6%+94%

56El Paso County, TXTX877,8585.6%+19%

57Delta County, TXTX5,5495.4%−23%

58San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.4%+95%

59Tom Green County, TXTX120,6025.4%+10%

60Shackelford County, TXTX3,1975.4%+35%

61Wood County, TXTX49,6885.3%+51%

62Franklin County, TXTX10,9945.3%+24%

63Webb County, TXTX281,2245.3%+51%

64Stephens County, TXTX9,3805.3%+27%

65Roberts County, TXTX8675.3%+109%

66Washington County, TXTX38,2885.3%+17%

67Cooke County, TXTX44,4615.3%+14%

68Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.3%+28%

69Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355.3%+58%

70Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4875.3%+50%

71San Saba County, TXTX5,7875.3%+112%

72Lampasas County, TXTX23,6575.2%+58%

73Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.2%+42%

74Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.1%+21%

75Haskell County, TXTX5,4995.1%+58%

76Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.0%+3%

77Kent County, TXTX6745.0%+93%

78Hopkins County, TXTX39,0635.0%+3%

79Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.9%+7%

80Cameron County, TXTX433,9464.9%+25%

81Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.9%+25%

82Donley County, TXTX3,2134.9%+121%

83Mason County, TXTX3,9904.9%−5%

84Kinney County, TXTX3,1284.8%+73%

85Bee County, TXTX32,5154.8%+28%

86Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4814.8%+60%

87Jefferson County, TXTX254,3214.8%+1%

88Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%+2%

89Potter County, TXTX114,4534.8%+31%

90Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.8%+28%

91Robertson County, TXTX17,8394.8%+39%

92Austin County, TXTX33,6254.8%+11%

93Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.8%+37%

94Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.7%+15%

95Titus County, TXTX31,5634.7%+1%

96Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.7%+23%

97Bastrop County, TXTX118,9084.7%+25%

98Armstrong County, TXTX1,8434.7%+13%

99Panola County, TXTX23,0184.6%−8%

100Harrison County, TXTX71,9564.6%+5%

101Angelina County, TXTX88,1544.6%+1%

102Hale County, TXTX31,8194.6%+19%

103Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.6%+41%

104Wharton County, TXTX42,0604.6%+25%

105Limestone County, TXTX22,8494.6%+17%

106Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.6%+37%

107Brown County, TXTX38,7114.5%+6%

108Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5494.5%+21%

109Cochran County, TXTX2,5464.5%+34%

110Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.5%+37%

111Ward County, TXTX11,1254.5%+109%

112Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.5%+6%

113Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.5%+39%

114Edwards County, TXTX1,3704.4%+23%

115Colorado County, TXTX21,4394.4%+23%

116Irion County, TXTX1,4634.4%+2%

117Real County, TXTX2,7454.4%+34%

118Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.3%−15%

119Hartley County, TXTX4,9044.3%−31%

120McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.3%+8%

121Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5544.3%−6%

122Houston County, TXTX22,3164.3%+26%

123Carson County, TXTX5,8054.3%−7%

124Young County, TXTX18,1544.1%+26%

125Lynn County, TXTX6,0174.1%+101%

126Hansford County, TXTX4,9444.1%+85%

127Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.1%−13%

128Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.1%+14%

129Archer County, TXTX9,1294.1%+38%

130Borden County, TXTX5674.1%−6%

131Johnson County, TXTX218,0484.1%+14%

132Comanche County, TXTX14,4324.1%+28%

133Motley County, TXTX1,0434.1%+34%

134Medina County, TXTX56,8814.0%+8%

135Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.0%−7%

136Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7914.0%+8%

137Rains County, TXTX13,5424.0%+1%

138Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%+25%

139Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.0%+29%

140Calhoun County, TXTX19,5994.0%+22%

141Cherokee County, TXTX53,3373.9%−5%

142Henderson County, TXTX88,5953.9%+3%

143Oldham County, TXTX1,7833.9%+2%

144Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.9%+23%

145Hill County, TXTX39,5033.9%+7%

146Goliad County, TXTX7,2083.9%+13%

147Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.9%+23%

148Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.9%+5%

149San Patricio County, TXTX72,0533.8%+15%

150Coke County, TXTX3,4123.8%+26%

151Terrell County, TXTX7023.8%+33%

152Cottle County, TXTX1,2243.8%+22%

153Upton County, TXTX3,1313.8%+4%

154Jack County, TXTX9,5633.8%+39%

155DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.8%+16%

156Wise County, TXTX83,7783.8%+51%

157Coryell County, TXTX85,5923.7%+25%

158Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833.7%−10%

159Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.7%+24%

160Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.7%+15%

161Chambers County, TXTX57,5943.7%−2%

162Camp County, TXTX13,3803.7%−4%

163Eastland County, TXTX18,1433.7%−8%

164Nolan County, TXTX14,1173.7%+2%

165Red River County, TXTX11,8163.7%+37%

166Leon County, TXTX16,8943.7%−10%

167Fayette County, TXTX25,4593.7%+64%

168Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%+43%

169Cass County, TXTX28,6513.7%+12%

170Lee County, TXTX18,7293.7%+4%

171Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%+12%

172Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.6%+37%

173Upshur County, TXTX44,4103.6%+19%

174Zavala County, TXTX9,0373.6%+34%

175Culberson County, TXTX2,2673.6%−9%

176Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.6%+74%

177Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.6%+25%

178Gray County, TXTX20,9193.6%+5%

179Morris County, TXTX12,1333.6%−4%

180Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.6%+62%

181Castro County, TXTX7,2953.6%+29%

182King County, TXTX1923.5%−49%

183Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.5%−22%

184Jasper County, TXTX33,0753.5%−4%

185Kaufman County, TXTX209,2353.5%−17%

186Polk County, TXTX53,4343.4%+6%

187Falls County, TXTX17,8693.4%−10%

188Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.4%+11%

189Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.4%+9%

190Callahan County, TXTX14,4913.4%−9%

191Ector County, TXTX173,8013.4%+1%

192Moore County, TXTX21,8913.4%+20%

193Baylor County, TXTX3,4723.4%+73%

194Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.4%+54%

195Glasscock County, TXTX1,1283.3%+70%

196Hardin County, TXTX58,7233.3%+35%

197Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.3%+15%

198Howard County, TXTX30,5043.3%−28%

199Runnels County, TXTX9,6933.3%+34%

200Duval County, TXTX9,4023.3%+19%

201Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.3%−15%

202Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4333.3%+31%

203Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.3%+10%

204Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.3%+3%

205Yoakum County, TXTX7,4383.2%+12%

206Lamb County, TXTX12,5793.2%+5%

207San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4883.2%+45%

208Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2843.2%+13%

209Garza County, TXTX4,5103.2%+41%

210Starr County, TXTX66,3193.2%+24%

211Fisher County, TXTX3,6923.2%−0%

212Madison County, TXTX14,2263.1%−16%

213Karnes County, TXTX15,0183.1%+59%

214Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.1%+7%

215Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.1%+22%

216Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.1%+21%

217Concho County, TXTX3,6073.1%+80%

218Grimes County, TXTX34,2523.1%+6%

219Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.1%+4%

220Montague County, TXTX21,9663.0%−10%

221Zapata County, TXTX13,7533.0%−9%

222Marion County, TXTX9,8963.0%+17%

223Matagorda County, TXTX36,4633.0%−19%

224Sutton County, TXTX3,2033.0%−51%

225Wilson County, TXTX56,1393.0%+18%

226Foard County, TXTX1,0443.0%−11%

227Trinity County, TXTX14,3842.9%−9%

228Milam County, TXTX26,2582.9%−11%

229Childress County, TXTX6,6432.9%−1%

230Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.9%+183%

231Clay County, TXTX10,7642.8%−12%

232Hall County, TXTX2,7372.8%+29%

233Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.8%−22%

234Orange County, TXTX86,2662.8%−18%

235McMullen County, TXTX5442.8%−14%

236Reagan County, TXTX3,1662.8%+16%

237Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.7%+3%

238Bailey County, TXTX6,9632.6%+46%

239Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.6%+21%

240Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.6%−1%

241Martin County, TXTX5,2842.6%+58%

242Knox County, TXTX3,1922.5%+10%

243Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.5%−18%

244Stonewall County, TXTX1,1862.5%+31%

245Terry County, TXTX11,7202.4%−9%

246Jones County, TXTX20,8612.4%−29%

247Gonzales County, TXTX20,1592.4%−3%

248Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.3%−4%

249Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.3%−23%

250Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.1%−24%

251Frio County, TXTX18,8231.9%−25%

252Newton County, TXTX11,9541.8%+2%

253Dickens County, TXTX1,6921.6%−62%

254La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.0%−74%

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