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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Brazos County, TXTX249,08817.3%+0.1 pts
02Collin County, TXTX1,297,17914.6%+3.7 pts
03Travis County, TXTX1,389,67014.5%+2.4 pts
04Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71113.6%+6.3 pts
05Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19111.8%+3.0 pts
06Hays County, TXTX304,39011.0%+1.9 pts
07Kendall County, TXTX53,28910.8%+4.1 pts
08Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.3%+1.2 pts
09Brewster County, TXTX9,45810.3%−1.1 pts
10Denton County, TXTX1,069,34610.0%+1.0 pts
11Randall County, TXTX152,3519.3%+1.9 pts
12Williamson County, TXTX752,8279.2%+2.8 pts
13Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.1%+1.2 pts
14Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.0%+0.9 pts
15Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.0%+0.8 pts
16Kenedy County, TXTX3198.8%+7.0 pts
17Erath County, TXTX43,9118.8%+1.0 pts
18Comal County, TXTX209,1668.7%+2.2 pts
19Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068.4%+0.3 pts
20Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0888.3%+1.3 pts
21Kerr County, TXTX54,0378.3%+1.1 pts
22Galveston County, TXTX372,2078.0%+1.0 pts
23Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4667.8%+1.3 pts
24Gillespie County, TXTX28,5277.8%+3.1 pts
25Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.6%−0.4 pts
26Montgomery County, TXTX781,1947.6%+2.3 pts
27Taylor County, TXTX150,0777.6%+1.0 pts
28McLennan County, TXTX272,0207.3%+1.5 pts
29Mills County, TXTX4,5807.2%+1.8 pts
30Smith County, TXTX252,5497.2%+1.0 pts
31Llano County, TXTX23,3537.2%+3.0 pts
32Blanco County, TXTX13,5816.9%+2.9 pts
33Nueces County, TXTX352,9926.8%+1.0 pts
34Walker County, TXTX83,8426.6%−0.8 pts
35Bell County, TXTX402,2486.4%+0.8 pts
36Midland County, TXTX187,8556.4%−0.4 pts
37Hood County, TXTX70,5016.4%+2.2 pts
38Gregg County, TXTX126,0956.3%+0.4 pts
39Hamilton County, TXTX8,6806.2%+2.1 pts
40Somervell County, TXTX10,2616.2%+1.7 pts
41Parker County, TXTX184,7676.1%+2.0 pts
42Hunt County, TXTX123,3366.0%−0.1 pts
43Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1116.0%+1.5 pts
44Bowie County, TXTX92,6966.0%+0.9 pts
45Grayson County, TXTX153,6136.0%+0.8 pts
46Kimble County, TXTX4,4386.0%+2.9 pts
47Loving County, TXTX525.9%+1.9 pts
48Brazoria County, TXTX419,0805.9%+1.5 pts
49Bandera County, TXTX22,8765.8%+0.6 pts
50Waller County, TXTX69,8585.8%−1.1 pts
51Menard County, TXTX1,9565.7%+3.0 pts
52Burnet County, TXTX57,0155.7%+1.5 pts
53Wichita County, TXTX129,5555.7%+0.6 pts
54Aransas County, TXTX26,1465.6%+0.8 pts
55Crane County, TXTX4,5545.6%+2.7 pts
56El Paso County, TXTX877,8585.6%+0.9 pts
57Delta County, TXTX5,5495.4%−1.6 pts
58San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.4%+2.6 pts
59Tom Green County, TXTX120,6025.4%+0.5 pts
60Shackelford County, TXTX3,1975.4%+1.4 pts
61Wood County, TXTX49,6885.3%+1.8 pts
62Franklin County, TXTX10,9945.3%+1.0 pts
63Webb County, TXTX281,2245.3%+1.8 pts
64Stephens County, TXTX9,3805.3%+1.1 pts
65Roberts County, TXTX8675.3%+2.8 pts
66Washington County, TXTX38,2885.3%+0.8 pts
67Cooke County, TXTX44,4615.3%+0.6 pts
68Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.3%+1.2 pts
69Val Verde County, TXTX47,8355.3%+1.9 pts
70Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4875.3%+1.8 pts
71San Saba County, TXTX5,7875.3%+2.8 pts
72Lampasas County, TXTX23,6575.2%+1.9 pts
73Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.2%+1.5 pts
74Pecos County, TXTX14,5605.1%+0.9 pts
75Haskell County, TXTX5,4995.1%+1.9 pts
76Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.0%+0.1 pts
77Kent County, TXTX6745.0%+2.4 pts
78Hopkins County, TXTX39,0635.0%+0.2 pts
79Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.9%+0.3 pts
80Cameron County, TXTX433,9464.9%+1.0 pts
81Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.9%+1.0 pts
82Donley County, TXTX3,2134.9%+2.7 pts
83Mason County, TXTX3,9904.9%−0.3 pts
84Kinney County, TXTX3,1284.8%+2.0 pts
85Bee County, TXTX32,5154.8%+1.1 pts
86Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4814.8%+1.8 pts
87Jefferson County, TXTX254,3214.8%+0.1 pts
88Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%+0.1 pts
89Potter County, TXTX114,4534.8%+1.1 pts
90Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.8%+1.0 pts
91Robertson County, TXTX17,8394.8%+1.3 pts
92Austin County, TXTX33,6254.8%+0.5 pts
93Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.8%+1.3 pts
94Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.7%+0.6 pts
95Titus County, TXTX31,5634.7%+0.0 pts
96Ellis County, TXTX240,8674.7%+0.9 pts
97Bastrop County, TXTX118,9084.7%+0.9 pts
98Armstrong County, TXTX1,8434.7%+0.5 pts
99Panola County, TXTX23,0184.6%−0.4 pts
100Harrison County, TXTX71,9564.6%+0.2 pts
101Angelina County, TXTX88,1544.6%+0.0 pts
102Hale County, TXTX31,8194.6%+0.8 pts
103Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.6%+1.3 pts
104Wharton County, TXTX42,0604.6%+0.9 pts
105Limestone County, TXTX22,8494.6%+0.7 pts
106Shelby County, TXTX24,2864.6%+1.2 pts
107Brown County, TXTX38,7114.5%+0.3 pts
108Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5494.5%+0.8 pts
109Cochran County, TXTX2,5464.5%+1.1 pts
110Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.5%+1.2 pts
111Ward County, TXTX11,1254.5%+2.3 pts
112Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.5%+0.3 pts
113Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.5%+1.2 pts
114Edwards County, TXTX1,3704.4%+0.8 pts
115Colorado County, TXTX21,4394.4%+0.8 pts
116Irion County, TXTX1,4634.4%+0.1 pts
117Real County, TXTX2,7454.4%+1.1 pts
118Navarro County, TXTX57,1814.3%−0.7 pts
119Hartley County, TXTX4,9044.3%−2.0 pts
120McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.3%+0.3 pts
121Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5544.3%−0.3 pts
122Houston County, TXTX22,3164.3%+0.9 pts
123Carson County, TXTX5,8054.3%−0.3 pts
124Young County, TXTX18,1544.1%+0.9 pts
125Lynn County, TXTX6,0174.1%+2.1 pts
126Hansford County, TXTX4,9444.1%+1.9 pts
127Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.1%−0.6 pts
128Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.1%+0.5 pts
129Archer County, TXTX9,1294.1%+1.1 pts
130Borden County, TXTX5674.1%−0.2 pts
131Johnson County, TXTX218,0484.1%+0.5 pts
132Comanche County, TXTX14,4324.1%+0.9 pts
133Motley County, TXTX1,0434.1%+1.0 pts
134Medina County, TXTX56,8814.0%+0.3 pts
135Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.0%−0.3 pts
136Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7914.0%+0.3 pts
137Rains County, TXTX13,5424.0%+0.1 pts
138Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%+0.8 pts
139Sabine County, TXTX10,0124.0%+0.9 pts
140Calhoun County, TXTX19,5994.0%+0.7 pts
141Cherokee County, TXTX53,3373.9%−0.2 pts
142Henderson County, TXTX88,5953.9%+0.1 pts
143Oldham County, TXTX1,7833.9%+0.1 pts
144Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.9%+0.7 pts
145Hill County, TXTX39,5033.9%+0.2 pts
146Goliad County, TXTX7,2083.9%+0.5 pts
147Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.9%+0.7 pts
148Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.9%+0.2 pts
149San Patricio County, TXTX72,0533.8%+0.5 pts
150Coke County, TXTX3,4123.8%+0.8 pts
151Terrell County, TXTX7023.8%+0.9 pts
152Cottle County, TXTX1,2243.8%+0.7 pts
153Upton County, TXTX3,1313.8%+0.2 pts
154Jack County, TXTX9,5633.8%+1.1 pts
155DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.8%+0.5 pts
156Wise County, TXTX83,7783.8%+1.3 pts
157Coryell County, TXTX85,5923.7%+0.7 pts
158Hemphill County, TXTX3,0833.7%−0.4 pts
159Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.7%+0.7 pts
160Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.7%+0.5 pts
161Chambers County, TXTX57,5943.7%−0.1 pts
162Camp County, TXTX13,3803.7%−0.1 pts
163Eastland County, TXTX18,1433.7%−0.3 pts
164Nolan County, TXTX14,1173.7%+0.1 pts
165Red River County, TXTX11,8163.7%+1.0 pts
166Leon County, TXTX16,8943.7%−0.4 pts
167Fayette County, TXTX25,4593.7%+1.4 pts
168Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%+1.1 pts
169Cass County, TXTX28,6513.7%+0.4 pts
170Lee County, TXTX18,7293.7%+0.2 pts
171Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%+0.4 pts
172Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.6%+1.0 pts
173Upshur County, TXTX44,4103.6%+0.6 pts
174Zavala County, TXTX9,0373.6%+0.9 pts
175Culberson County, TXTX2,2673.6%−0.4 pts
176Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.6%+1.5 pts
177Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.6%+0.7 pts
178Gray County, TXTX20,9193.6%+0.2 pts
179Morris County, TXTX12,1333.6%−0.1 pts
180Briscoe County, TXTX1,4743.6%+1.4 pts
181Castro County, TXTX7,2953.6%+0.8 pts
182King County, TXTX1923.5%−3.4 pts
183Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.5%−1.0 pts
184Jasper County, TXTX33,0753.5%−0.1 pts
185Kaufman County, TXTX209,2353.5%−0.7 pts
186Polk County, TXTX53,4343.4%+0.2 pts
187Falls County, TXTX17,8693.4%−0.4 pts
188Crockett County, TXTX2,7693.4%+0.3 pts
189Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.4%+0.3 pts
190Callahan County, TXTX14,4913.4%−0.3 pts
191Ector County, TXTX173,8013.4%+0.0 pts
192Moore County, TXTX21,8913.4%+0.6 pts
193Baylor County, TXTX3,4723.4%+1.4 pts
194Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.4%+1.2 pts
195Glasscock County, TXTX1,1283.3%+1.4 pts
196Hardin County, TXTX58,7233.3%+0.9 pts
197Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.3%+0.4 pts
198Howard County, TXTX30,5043.3%−1.3 pts
199Runnels County, TXTX9,6933.3%+0.8 pts
200Duval County, TXTX9,4023.3%+0.5 pts
201Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.3%−0.6 pts
202Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4333.3%+0.8 pts
203Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.3%+0.3 pts
204Jackson County, TXTX15,3933.3%+0.1 pts
205Yoakum County, TXTX7,4383.2%+0.3 pts
206Lamb County, TXTX12,5793.2%+0.2 pts
207San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4883.2%+1.0 pts
208Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2843.2%+0.4 pts
209Garza County, TXTX4,5103.2%+0.9 pts
210Starr County, TXTX66,3193.2%+0.6 pts
211Fisher County, TXTX3,6923.2%−0.0 pts
212Madison County, TXTX14,2263.1%−0.6 pts
213Karnes County, TXTX15,0183.1%+1.2 pts
214Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.1%+0.2 pts
215Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.1%+0.6 pts
216Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.1%+0.5 pts
217Concho County, TXTX3,6073.1%+1.4 pts
218Grimes County, TXTX34,2523.1%+0.2 pts
219Freestone County, TXTX20,8113.1%+0.1 pts
220Montague County, TXTX21,9663.0%−0.3 pts
221Zapata County, TXTX13,7533.0%−0.3 pts
222Marion County, TXTX9,8963.0%+0.4 pts
223Matagorda County, TXTX36,4633.0%−0.7 pts
224Sutton County, TXTX3,2033.0%−3.0 pts
225Wilson County, TXTX56,1393.0%+0.5 pts
226Foard County, TXTX1,0443.0%−0.4 pts
227Trinity County, TXTX14,3842.9%−0.3 pts
228Milam County, TXTX26,2582.9%−0.4 pts
229Childress County, TXTX6,6432.9%−0.0 pts
230Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.9%+1.9 pts
231Clay County, TXTX10,7642.8%−0.4 pts
232Hall County, TXTX2,7372.8%+0.6 pts
233Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.8%−0.8 pts
234Orange County, TXTX86,2662.8%−0.6 pts
235McMullen County, TXTX5442.8%−0.4 pts
236Reagan County, TXTX3,1662.8%+0.4 pts
237Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.7%+0.1 pts
238Bailey County, TXTX6,9632.6%+0.8 pts
239Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.6%+0.5 pts
240Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.6%−0.0 pts
241Martin County, TXTX5,2842.6%+1.0 pts
242Knox County, TXTX3,1922.5%+0.2 pts
243Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.5%−0.5 pts
244Stonewall County, TXTX1,1862.5%+0.6 pts
245Terry County, TXTX11,7202.4%−0.2 pts
246Jones County, TXTX20,8612.4%−1.0 pts
247Gonzales County, TXTX20,1592.4%−0.1 pts
248Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.3%−0.1 pts
249Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.3%−0.7 pts
250Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.1%−0.7 pts
251Frio County, TXTX18,8231.9%−0.7 pts
252Newton County, TXTX11,9541.8%+0.0 pts
253Dickens County, TXTX1,6921.6%−2.6 pts
254La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.0%−2.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS