RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most graduate degrees, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+33%

02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+31%

03Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+10%

04Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+59%

05Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.6%+54%

06Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.9%+55%

07Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.7%+15%

08Denton County, TXTX1,069,34615.0%+50%

09Kent County, TXTX67414.4%+190%

10Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.2%+55%

11Hays County, TXTX304,39013.7%+25%

12Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+32%

13Comal County, TXTX209,16613.3%+52%

14Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712.0%+34%

15Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612.0%+43%

16Harris County, TXTX5,045,02611.8%+31%

17Menard County, TXTX1,95611.6%+102%

18Montgomery County, TXTX781,19411.5%+51%

19Brazoria County, TXTX419,08011.2%+91%

20Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.0%+40%

21Galveston County, TXTX372,20710.9%+36%

22Mason County, TXTX3,99010.8%+120%

23Erath County, TXTX43,91110.7%+22%

24Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08810.5%+26%

25Gillespie County, TXTX28,52710.3%+32%

26Kerr County, TXTX54,03710.0%+21%

27Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.9%+65%

28Randall County, TXTX152,3519.9%+6%

29Washington County, TXTX38,2889.9%+86%

30Taylor County, TXTX150,0779.6%+27%

31Hood County, TXTX70,5019.6%+50%

32Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+67%

33Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.5%+58%

34Shackelford County, TXTX3,1979.4%+76%

35Parker County, TXTX184,7679.4%+55%

36Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.2%+1%

37Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.2%+113%

38McLennan County, TXTX272,0209.2%+26%

39Borden County, TXTX5679.0%+120%

40Blanco County, TXTX13,5818.8%+28%

41Smith County, TXTX252,5498.8%+21%

42Carson County, TXTX5,8058.7%+102%

43Bell County, TXTX402,2488.7%+34%

44Coke County, TXTX3,4128.4%+120%

45Armstrong County, TXTX1,8438.4%+79%

46Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.3%+53%

47Ellis County, TXTX240,8678.1%+72%

48El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.0%+43%

49Martin County, TXTX5,2847.9%+202%

50Archer County, TXTX9,1297.9%+93%

51Franklin County, TXTX10,9947.8%+47%

52Roberts County, TXTX8677.8%+47%

53Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.8%+26%

54Nueces County, TXTX352,9927.7%+13%

55Wichita County, TXTX129,5557.7%+36%

56Medina County, TXTX56,8817.7%+90%

57Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.7%+78%

58Waller County, TXTX69,8587.7%+33%

59Bowie County, TXTX92,6967.7%+28%

60Delta County, TXTX5,5497.6%+41%

61Midland County, TXTX187,8557.6%+19%

62Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.6%+104%

63Sterling County, TXTX1,3497.5%+52%

64Camp County, TXTX13,3807.5%+102%

65Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.4%+32%

66Llano County, TXTX23,3537.4%+3%

67Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.4%+120%

68Dickens County, TXTX1,6927.2%+337%

69Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.2%+95%

70Knox County, TXTX3,1927.2%+185%

71Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.2%−6%

72Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.1%+22%

73Young County, TXTX18,1547.1%+72%

74Sabine County, TXTX10,0127.1%+76%

75Cooke County, TXTX44,4617.0%+33%

76Cottle County, TXTX1,2247.0%+85%

77Grimes County, TXTX34,2527.0%+129%

78Wood County, TXTX49,6887.0%+31%

79Bastrop County, TXTX118,9086.9%+49%

80Hunt County, TXTX123,3366.9%+15%

81Wilson County, TXTX56,1396.9%+134%

82Austin County, TXTX33,6256.9%+45%

83Haskell County, TXTX5,4996.9%+37%

84Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246.8%+193%

85Val Verde County, TXTX47,8356.7%+27%

86Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.7%+69%

87Sutton County, TXTX3,2036.6%+124%

88Matagorda County, TXTX36,4636.6%+123%

89McCulloch County, TXTX7,4726.5%+51%

90Grayson County, TXTX153,6136.5%+9%

91Clay County, TXTX10,7646.4%+128%

92Calhoun County, TXTX19,5996.4%+59%

93Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.4%+37%

94Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+31%

95Gregg County, TXTX126,0956.3%+1%

96Hopkins County, TXTX39,0636.3%+26%

97Lampasas County, TXTX23,6576.1%+16%

98Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%+50%

99Johnson County, TXTX218,0486.1%+48%

100Fayette County, TXTX25,4596.0%+64%

101Wharton County, TXTX42,0606.0%+31%

102Hale County, TXTX31,8196.0%+30%

103Navarro County, TXTX57,1816.0%+38%

104Kaufman County, TXTX209,2356.0%+74%

105Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5495.9%+31%

106Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.9%+19%

107Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.9%+50%

108Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+11%

109Walker County, TXTX83,8425.9%−11%

110Kinney County, TXTX3,1285.9%+21%

111Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.8%+13%

112Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925.8%+22%

113Comanche County, TXTX14,4325.8%+42%

114Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.8%+47%

115Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.8%+55%

116Bailey County, TXTX6,9635.8%+119%

117Lynn County, TXTX6,0175.7%+40%

118Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.7%+28%

119Mills County, TXTX4,5805.7%−21%

120Angelina County, TXTX88,1545.7%+23%

121Coryell County, TXTX85,5925.7%+52%

122Robertson County, TXTX17,8395.6%+18%

123Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.6%+55%

124Cass County, TXTX28,6515.6%+53%

125Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.6%+13%

126Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.6%+17%

127Real County, TXTX2,7455.6%+27%

128Bosque County, TXTX18,9185.5%+20%

129Callahan County, TXTX14,4915.5%+63%

130Fisher County, TXTX3,6925.5%+72%

131Jasper County, TXTX33,0755.4%+57%

132Hill County, TXTX39,5035.4%+39%

133Zavala County, TXTX9,0375.4%+50%

134Webb County, TXTX281,2245.4%+1%

135Jack County, TXTX9,5635.3%+41%

136Donley County, TXTX3,2135.3%+7%

137Montague County, TXTX21,9665.2%+71%

138Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%+7%

139San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4885.2%+61%

140Brown County, TXTX38,7115.1%+13%

141Coleman County, TXTX7,9155.1%+41%

142San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.1%+33%

143Hall County, TXTX2,7375.0%+80%

144Colorado County, TXTX21,4395.0%+12%

145Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.0%+9%

146Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.9%+21%

147Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804.9%−21%

148San Augustine County, TXTX7,7224.9%−9%

149Ector County, TXTX173,8014.9%+44%

150Moore County, TXTX21,8914.9%+44%

151Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.8%−2%

152Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%−1%

153Wise County, TXTX83,7784.8%+27%

154Potter County, TXTX114,4534.7%−1%

155Milam County, TXTX26,2584.7%+62%

156Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.6%+3%

157Rains County, TXTX13,5424.6%+15%

158Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−2%

159Karnes County, TXTX15,0184.6%+47%

160Houston County, TXTX22,3164.6%+6%

161Lavaca County, TXTX20,6514.6%+28%

162McMullen County, TXTX5444.6%+65%

163Floyd County, TXTX4,8814.5%+101%

164Lee County, TXTX18,7294.5%+24%

165Gray County, TXTX20,9194.5%+26%

166Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2844.4%+39%

167Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.4%+30%

168Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.4%+17%

169Nolan County, TXTX14,1174.3%+18%

170Briscoe County, TXTX1,4744.3%+22%

171Irion County, TXTX1,4634.3%−3%

172Madison County, TXTX14,2264.3%+36%

173Red River County, TXTX11,8164.3%+16%

174Upton County, TXTX3,1314.3%+12%

175Howard County, TXTX30,5044.2%+27%

176Hardin County, TXTX58,7234.2%+25%

177Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.2%+7%

178Caldwell County, TXTX55,1504.2%+27%

179Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.1%+50%

180Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.1%−19%

181Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.1%+1%

182Garza County, TXTX4,5104.1%+28%

183Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874.1%−23%

184Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.1%+34%

185Castro County, TXTX7,2954.1%+15%

186Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.1%−9%

187Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%+0%

188Andrews County, TXTX18,9144.0%+3%

189Panola County, TXTX23,0184.0%−14%

190Frio County, TXTX18,8234.0%+105%

191Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.0%+21%

192Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+9%

193Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.9%+26%

194Morris County, TXTX12,1333.9%+10%

195Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.9%+18%

196Childress County, TXTX6,6433.9%+35%

197Trinity County, TXTX14,3843.9%+34%

198Baylor County, TXTX3,4723.9%+15%

199Polk County, TXTX53,4343.9%+14%

200Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.8%+61%

201Duval County, TXTX9,4023.8%+15%

202Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.8%+13%

203Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%+2%

204Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.7%+31%

205Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.7%−3%

206Leon County, TXTX16,8943.7%+2%

207Shelby County, TXTX24,2863.7%−19%

208Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.6%+7%

209Stephens County, TXTX9,3803.6%−32%

210Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%−25%

211King County, TXTX1923.6%+3%

212Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.6%−3%

213Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.6%+14%

214Orange County, TXTX86,2663.5%+28%

215Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%−3%

216Marion County, TXTX9,8963.5%+16%

217Crane County, TXTX4,5543.5%−39%

218Terrell County, TXTX7023.5%−9%

219Falls County, TXTX17,8693.4%+2%

220Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.4%−2%

221Runnels County, TXTX9,6933.4%+3%

222Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.4%+3%

223Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.3%+33%

224Starr County, TXTX66,3193.3%+3%

225Foard County, TXTX1,0443.3%+11%

226Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.2%−29%

227Terry County, TXTX11,7203.1%+29%

228Refugio County, TXTX6,6573.1%−23%

229San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%−42%

230Gaines County, TXTX23,9563.1%+17%

231DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.1%−19%

232Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.0%−3%

233Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4813.0%−37%

234Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.0%−22%

235Motley County, TXTX1,0433.0%−26%

236Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.9%+17%

237Hansford County, TXTX4,9442.8%−31%

238Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.8%+8%

239Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.8%+35%

240Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.8%−14%

241Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.8%+2%

242Jones County, TXTX20,8612.6%+10%

243Concho County, TXTX3,6072.5%−19%

244Ward County, TXTX11,1252.4%−46%

245Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.3%−19%

246Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.0%−56%

247Yoakum County, TXTX7,4381.8%−43%

248Newton County, TXTX11,9541.7%−6%

249Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.6%−57%

250Kenedy County, TXTX3191.1%−87%

251Zapata County, TXTX13,7531.0%−66%

252La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.8%−18%

253Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.4%−89%

254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−100%

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