RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most graduate degrees, Texas counties · 2010

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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

01Brazos County, TXTX249,08816.9%−2%

02Collin County, TXTX1,297,17916.0%+10%

03Travis County, TXTX1,389,67015.9%+10%

04Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19113.8%+18%

05Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+32%

06Kendall County, TXTX53,28912.9%+19%

07Roberts County, TXTX86712.5%+136%

08Denton County, TXTX1,069,34611.8%+18%

09Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71111.3%−17%

10Comal County, TXTX209,16611.1%+28%

11Williamson County, TXTX752,82711.1%+21%

12Hays County, TXTX304,39010.9%−0%

13Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.8%+6%

14Randall County, TXTX152,3519.8%+5%

15Gillespie County, TXTX28,5279.8%+25%

16Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.7%+63%

17Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+7%

18Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.5%+6%

19Lubbock County, TXTX328,9069.5%+13%

20Kerr County, TXTX54,0379.2%+11%

21Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0889.1%+10%

22Brazoria County, TXTX419,0809.1%+55%

23Oldham County, TXTX1,7839.1%+131%

24Galveston County, TXTX372,2079.1%+13%

25Montgomery County, TXTX781,1948.8%+16%

26Shackelford County, TXTX3,1978.7%+63%

27Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4668.7%+11%

28Kenedy County, TXTX3198.7%−1%

29Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1118.6%+42%

30Mason County, TXTX3,9908.3%+70%

31Washington County, TXTX38,2888.2%+56%

32Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0358.2%−10%

33Llano County, TXTX23,3538.2%+14%

34Motley County, TXTX1,0438.2%+101%

35Aransas County, TXTX26,1468.0%+42%

36Blanco County, TXTX13,5817.9%+14%

37Morris County, TXTX12,1337.8%+119%

38Smith County, TXTX252,5497.7%+7%

39Culberson County, TXTX2,2677.7%+115%

40Erath County, TXTX43,9117.7%−12%

41Loving County, TXTX527.7%+31%

42Foard County, TXTX1,0447.7%+160%

43Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.5%+29%

44Nueces County, TXTX352,9927.4%+9%

45Stonewall County, TXTX1,1867.4%+199%

46Taylor County, TXTX150,0777.3%−3%

47Franklin County, TXTX10,9947.3%+36%

48Hood County, TXTX70,5017.1%+12%

49Armstrong County, TXTX1,8437.1%+53%

50Parker County, TXTX184,7677.1%+17%

51Carson County, TXTX5,8057.1%+65%

52McLennan County, TXTX272,0207.0%−3%

53Bell County, TXTX402,2487.0%+8%

54King County, TXTX1926.9%+97%

55Hamilton County, TXTX8,6806.9%+10%

56Bowie County, TXTX92,6966.9%+15%

57Baylor County, TXTX3,4726.8%+102%

58Burnet County, TXTX57,0156.6%+16%

59Kleberg County, TXTX30,3156.6%−14%

60McCulloch County, TXTX7,4726.5%+49%

61El Paso County, TXTX877,8586.4%+15%

62Midland County, TXTX187,8556.3%−1%

63Medina County, TXTX56,8816.3%+57%

64Wichita County, TXTX129,5556.3%+11%

65Ellis County, TXTX240,8676.0%+29%

66Tom Green County, TXTX120,6026.0%+11%

67Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4815.9%+23%

68Gregg County, TXTX126,0955.9%−5%

69Somervell County, TXTX10,2615.9%−5%

70San Augustine County, TXTX7,7225.7%+6%

71Grayson County, TXTX153,6135.7%−5%

72Jefferson County, TXTX254,3215.6%+16%

73Clay County, TXTX10,7645.6%+98%

74Bastrop County, TXTX118,9085.6%+19%

75Bailey County, TXTX6,9635.6%+112%

76Cooke County, TXTX44,4615.6%+5%

77Hunt County, TXTX123,3365.5%−9%

78Walker County, TXTX83,8425.5%−17%

79Harrison County, TXTX71,9565.4%+17%

80Austin County, TXTX33,6255.4%+13%

81Navarro County, TXTX57,1815.4%+23%

82Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.3%+7%

83Uvalde County, TXTX24,9635.3%+29%

84Hopkins County, TXTX39,0635.3%+7%

85Eastland County, TXTX18,1435.2%+41%

86Comanche County, TXTX14,4325.2%+27%

87Hansford County, TXTX4,9445.2%+26%

88Wood County, TXTX49,6885.2%−3%

89Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.1%−3%

90Floyd County, TXTX4,8815.1%+127%

91Donley County, TXTX3,2135.1%+4%

92Camp County, TXTX13,3805.1%+36%

93Edwards County, TXTX1,3705.0%+13%

94Waller County, TXTX69,8585.0%−13%

95Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2845.0%+55%

96Sterling County, TXTX1,3494.9%+0%

97Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.9%+3%

98Marion County, TXTX9,8964.9%+63%

99Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.9%−1%

100Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5544.9%+13%

101Lampasas County, TXTX23,6574.9%−7%

102Montague County, TXTX21,9664.9%+60%

103Runnels County, TXTX9,6934.9%+46%

104Hartley County, TXTX4,9044.9%+12%

105Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%+0%

106Wilson County, TXTX56,1394.8%+63%

107Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354.8%+39%

108Nolan County, TXTX14,1174.8%+30%

109Angelina County, TXTX88,1544.8%+3%

110Callahan County, TXTX14,4914.7%+40%

111Cameron County, TXTX433,9464.7%−4%

112Henderson County, TXTX88,5954.7%+19%

113DeWitt County, TXTX20,3094.7%+25%

114Tyler County, TXTX20,4434.7%+21%

115San Saba County, TXTX5,7874.7%−12%

116Upshur County, TXTX44,4104.6%+28%

117Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.6%+24%

118Potter County, TXTX114,4534.6%−4%

119Bosque County, TXTX18,9184.6%−0%

120Delta County, TXTX5,5494.6%−15%

121Real County, TXTX2,7454.6%+5%

122Hale County, TXTX31,8194.6%−1%

123Coryell County, TXTX85,5924.6%+22%

124Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.5%+16%

125Swisher County, TXTX6,7034.5%+44%

126Wise County, TXTX83,7784.5%+20%

127Hardeman County, TXTX3,2924.5%−6%

128Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7914.5%+11%

129Brown County, TXTX38,7114.5%−2%

130Brooks County, TXTX6,5794.5%+22%

131Chambers County, TXTX57,5944.5%+20%

132Val Verde County, TXTX47,8354.4%−16%

133Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6264.4%+24%

134Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5494.4%−3%

135Limestone County, TXTX22,8494.4%−4%

136Webb County, TXTX281,2244.4%−18%

137Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.3%+57%

138Milam County, TXTX26,2584.3%+49%

139Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.3%+8%

140Fisher County, TXTX3,6924.3%+36%

141Johnson County, TXTX218,0484.3%+5%

142Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.3%−5%

143Maverick County, TXTX58,8234.2%+24%

144Fayette County, TXTX25,4594.2%+14%

145Robertson County, TXTX17,8394.2%−12%

146Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.2%+36%

147Falls County, TXTX17,8694.1%+22%

148Moore County, TXTX21,8914.1%+22%

149Cass County, TXTX28,6514.1%+13%

150Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.1%−19%

151Trinity County, TXTX14,3844.1%+40%

152Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.1%−9%

153Gonzales County, TXTX20,1594.1%+70%

154Archer County, TXTX9,1294.1%−1%

155Mills County, TXTX4,5804.1%−44%

156Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.0%−10%

157Calhoun County, TXTX19,5994.0%+1%

158Childress County, TXTX6,6434.0%+39%

159Leon County, TXTX16,8944.0%+9%

160Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.0%+22%

161Duval County, TXTX9,4024.0%+20%

162Ector County, TXTX173,8014.0%+17%

163Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6334.0%−17%

164Colorado County, TXTX21,4394.0%−11%

165Refugio County, TXTX6,6573.9%−3%

166Titus County, TXTX31,5633.9%−16%

167Cherokee County, TXTX53,3373.9%−1%

168Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4873.9%−26%

169Caldwell County, TXTX55,1503.9%+18%

170Lee County, TXTX18,7293.8%+5%

171Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.8%+16%

172Wharton County, TXTX42,0603.8%−17%

173Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.8%+2%

174Bee County, TXTX32,5153.8%−22%

175Lavaca County, TXTX20,6513.7%+5%

176San Patricio County, TXTX72,0533.7%−3%

177Terry County, TXTX11,7203.7%+53%

178Sabine County, TXTX10,0123.7%−8%

179Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.7%+2%

180Hill County, TXTX39,5033.7%−5%

181Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553.7%−29%

182Lamb County, TXTX12,5793.7%+14%

183Polk County, TXTX53,4343.6%+7%

184Terrell County, TXTX7023.6%−4%

185Shelby County, TXTX24,2863.6%−21%

186Grimes County, TXTX34,2523.6%+17%

187Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.6%+15%

188Gray County, TXTX20,9193.5%−1%

189Burleson County, TXTX20,5493.5%−6%

190Glasscock County, TXTX1,1283.5%+5%

191Houston County, TXTX22,3163.5%−19%

192Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.5%+4%

193Haskell County, TXTX5,4993.5%−31%

194Knox County, TXTX3,1923.5%+38%

195Hardin County, TXTX58,7233.5%+4%

196Orange County, TXTX86,2663.5%+24%

197Yoakum County, TXTX7,4383.4%+6%

198Howard County, TXTX30,5043.4%+2%

199Menard County, TXTX1,9563.4%−41%

200Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.4%−3%

201Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.4%−8%

202Stephens County, TXTX9,3803.4%−37%

203Borden County, TXTX5673.4%−18%

204Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.3%−15%

205Crane County, TXTX4,5543.3%−41%

206Concho County, TXTX3,6073.3%+7%

207Sutton County, TXTX3,2033.3%+11%

208Rains County, TXTX13,5423.2%−19%

209Martin County, TXTX5,2843.2%+23%

210Matagorda County, TXTX36,4633.2%+8%

211Panola County, TXTX23,0183.2%−31%

212Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+64%

213Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4333.1%−5%

214Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+48%

215Dickens County, TXTX1,6923.1%+86%

216Kinney County, TXTX3,1283.1%−37%

217Jasper County, TXTX33,0753.0%−13%

218Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.9%−35%

219Anderson County, TXTX59,8052.9%−29%

220Coke County, TXTX3,4122.9%−24%

221Zapata County, TXTX13,7532.9%−3%

222San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4882.9%−11%

223Lynn County, TXTX6,0172.8%−31%

224Ward County, TXTX11,1252.8%−37%

225Starr County, TXTX66,3192.8%−14%

226Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742.7%−23%

227McMullen County, TXTX5442.6%−5%

228Castro County, TXTX7,2952.6%−27%

229Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+12%

230Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.6%−8%

231Zavala County, TXTX9,0372.5%−29%

232Jones County, TXTX20,8612.5%+5%

233Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.5%−4%

234Hall County, TXTX2,7372.5%−11%

235Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.5%−9%

236La Salle County, TXTX6,5172.5%+153%

237Karnes County, TXTX15,0182.5%−22%

238Upton County, TXTX3,1312.4%−37%

239Madison County, TXTX14,2262.4%−24%

240Young County, TXTX18,1542.4%−42%

241Jack County, TXTX9,5632.4%−37%

242Dallam County, TXTX7,5082.3%−21%

243Red River County, TXTX11,8162.1%−42%

244Kent County, TXTX6742.1%−57%

245Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.1%−18%

246Parmer County, TXTX9,6782.0%−40%

247Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.0%−25%

248Cottle County, TXTX1,2242.0%−48%

249Schleicher County, TXTX2,2451.9%−52%

250Newton County, TXTX11,9541.8%+2%

251Reeves County, TXTX12,1381.6%−49%

252Garza County, TXTX4,5101.6%−50%

253Irion County, TXTX1,4631.4%−69%

254Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.0%−100%

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