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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Collin County, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+4.9 pts
02Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+4.5 pts
03Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+1.8 pts
04Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+7.0 pts
05Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.6%+5.8 pts
06Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.9%+5.6 pts
07Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.7%+2.1 pts
08Denton County, TXTX1,069,34615.0%+5.0 pts
09Kent County, TXTX67414.4%+9.5 pts
10Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.2%+5.0 pts
11Hays County, TXTX304,39013.7%+2.7 pts
12Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+3.3 pts
13Comal County, TXTX209,16613.3%+4.6 pts
14Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712.0%+3.1 pts
15Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612.0%+3.6 pts
16Harris County, TXTX5,045,02611.8%+2.8 pts
17Menard County, TXTX1,95611.6%+5.8 pts
18Montgomery County, TXTX781,19411.5%+3.9 pts
19Brazoria County, TXTX419,08011.2%+5.3 pts
20Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46611.0%+3.1 pts
21Galveston County, TXTX372,20710.9%+2.9 pts
22Mason County, TXTX3,99010.8%+5.9 pts
23Erath County, TXTX43,91110.7%+1.9 pts
24Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08810.5%+2.2 pts
25Gillespie County, TXTX28,52710.3%+2.5 pts
26Kerr County, TXTX54,03710.0%+1.7 pts
27Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1119.9%+3.9 pts
28Randall County, TXTX152,3519.9%+0.5 pts
29Washington County, TXTX38,2889.9%+4.6 pts
30Taylor County, TXTX150,0779.6%+2.0 pts
31Hood County, TXTX70,5019.6%+3.2 pts
32Burnet County, TXTX57,0159.5%+3.8 pts
33Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.5%+3.5 pts
34Shackelford County, TXTX3,1979.4%+4.1 pts
35Parker County, TXTX184,7679.4%+3.3 pts
36Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.2%+0.1 pts
37Hartley County, TXTX4,9049.2%+4.9 pts
38McLennan County, TXTX272,0209.2%+1.9 pts
39Borden County, TXTX5679.0%+4.9 pts
40Blanco County, TXTX13,5818.8%+1.9 pts
41Smith County, TXTX252,5498.8%+1.6 pts
42Carson County, TXTX5,8058.7%+4.4 pts
43Bell County, TXTX402,2488.7%+2.2 pts
44Coke County, TXTX3,4128.4%+4.6 pts
45Armstrong County, TXTX1,8438.4%+3.7 pts
46Tom Green County, TXTX120,6028.3%+2.9 pts
47Ellis County, TXTX240,8678.1%+3.4 pts
48El Paso County, TXTX877,8588.0%+2.4 pts
49Martin County, TXTX5,2847.9%+5.3 pts
50Archer County, TXTX9,1297.9%+3.8 pts
51Franklin County, TXTX10,9947.8%+2.5 pts
52Roberts County, TXTX8677.8%+2.5 pts
53Somervell County, TXTX10,2617.8%+1.6 pts
54Nueces County, TXTX352,9927.7%+0.9 pts
55Wichita County, TXTX129,5557.7%+2.1 pts
56Medina County, TXTX56,8817.7%+3.7 pts
57Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5547.7%+3.4 pts
58Waller County, TXTX69,8587.7%+1.9 pts
59Bowie County, TXTX92,6967.7%+1.7 pts
60Delta County, TXTX5,5497.6%+2.2 pts
61Midland County, TXTX187,8557.6%+1.2 pts
62Chambers County, TXTX57,5947.6%+3.9 pts
63Sterling County, TXTX1,3497.5%+2.6 pts
64Camp County, TXTX13,3807.5%+3.8 pts
65Aransas County, TXTX26,1467.4%+1.8 pts
66Llano County, TXTX23,3537.4%+0.2 pts
67Glasscock County, TXTX1,1287.4%+4.0 pts
68Dickens County, TXTX1,6927.2%+5.6 pts
69Eastland County, TXTX18,1437.2%+3.5 pts
70Knox County, TXTX3,1927.2%+4.7 pts
71Kleberg County, TXTX30,3157.2%−0.5 pts
72Bandera County, TXTX22,8767.1%+1.3 pts
73Young County, TXTX18,1547.1%+3.0 pts
74Sabine County, TXTX10,0127.1%+3.1 pts
75Cooke County, TXTX44,4617.0%+1.8 pts
76Cottle County, TXTX1,2247.0%+3.2 pts
77Grimes County, TXTX34,2527.0%+3.9 pts
78Wood County, TXTX49,6887.0%+1.7 pts
79Bastrop County, TXTX118,9086.9%+2.3 pts
80Hunt County, TXTX123,3366.9%+0.9 pts
81Wilson County, TXTX56,1396.9%+4.0 pts
82Austin County, TXTX33,6256.9%+2.2 pts
83Haskell County, TXTX5,4996.9%+1.9 pts
84Dimmit County, TXTX8,0246.8%+4.5 pts
85Val Verde County, TXTX47,8356.7%+1.4 pts
86Henderson County, TXTX88,5956.7%+2.7 pts
87Sutton County, TXTX3,2036.6%+3.7 pts
88Matagorda County, TXTX36,4636.6%+3.6 pts
89McCulloch County, TXTX7,4726.5%+2.2 pts
90Grayson County, TXTX153,6136.5%+0.5 pts
91Clay County, TXTX10,7646.4%+3.6 pts
92Calhoun County, TXTX19,5996.4%+2.4 pts
93Harrison County, TXTX71,9566.4%+1.7 pts
94Jefferson County, TXTX254,3216.3%+1.5 pts
95Gregg County, TXTX126,0956.3%+0.1 pts
96Hopkins County, TXTX39,0636.3%+1.3 pts
97Lampasas County, TXTX23,6576.1%+0.8 pts
98Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7916.1%+2.0 pts
99Johnson County, TXTX218,0486.1%+2.0 pts
100Fayette County, TXTX25,4596.0%+2.4 pts
101Wharton County, TXTX42,0606.0%+1.4 pts
102Hale County, TXTX31,8196.0%+1.4 pts
103Navarro County, TXTX57,1816.0%+1.6 pts
104Kaufman County, TXTX209,2356.0%+2.5 pts
105Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5495.9%+1.4 pts
106Lamar County, TXTX51,5035.9%+0.9 pts
107Cherokee County, TXTX53,3375.9%+2.0 pts
108Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.9%+0.6 pts
109Walker County, TXTX83,8425.9%−0.7 pts
110Kinney County, TXTX3,1285.9%+1.0 pts
111Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9555.8%+0.7 pts
112Hardeman County, TXTX3,2925.8%+1.0 pts
113Comanche County, TXTX14,4325.8%+1.7 pts
114Oldham County, TXTX1,7835.8%+1.9 pts
115Burleson County, TXTX20,5495.8%+2.0 pts
116Bailey County, TXTX6,9635.8%+3.1 pts
117Lynn County, TXTX6,0175.7%+1.6 pts
118Fannin County, TXTX39,2655.7%+1.3 pts
119Mills County, TXTX4,5805.7%−1.5 pts
120Angelina County, TXTX88,1545.7%+1.1 pts
121Coryell County, TXTX85,5925.7%+1.9 pts
122Robertson County, TXTX17,8395.6%+0.9 pts
123Upshur County, TXTX44,4105.6%+2.0 pts
124Cass County, TXTX28,6515.6%+1.9 pts
125Cameron County, TXTX433,9465.6%+0.7 pts
126Rusk County, TXTX54,8545.6%+0.8 pts
127Real County, TXTX2,7455.6%+1.2 pts
128Bosque County, TXTX18,9185.5%+0.9 pts
129Callahan County, TXTX14,4915.5%+2.1 pts
130Fisher County, TXTX3,6925.5%+2.3 pts
131Jasper County, TXTX33,0755.4%+2.0 pts
132Hill County, TXTX39,5035.4%+1.5 pts
133Zavala County, TXTX9,0375.4%+1.8 pts
134Webb County, TXTX281,2245.4%+0.1 pts
135Jack County, TXTX9,5635.3%+1.6 pts
136Donley County, TXTX3,2135.3%+0.3 pts
137Montague County, TXTX21,9665.2%+2.2 pts
138Bee County, TXTX32,5155.2%+0.3 pts
139San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4885.2%+2.0 pts
140Brown County, TXTX38,7115.1%+0.6 pts
141Coleman County, TXTX7,9155.1%+1.5 pts
142San Patricio County, TXTX72,0535.1%+1.3 pts
143Hall County, TXTX2,7375.0%+2.2 pts
144Colorado County, TXTX21,4395.0%+0.5 pts
145Limestone County, TXTX22,8495.0%+0.4 pts
146Uvalde County, TXTX24,9634.9%+0.9 pts
147Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804.9%−1.3 pts
148San Augustine County, TXTX7,7224.9%−0.5 pts
149Ector County, TXTX173,8014.9%+1.5 pts
150Moore County, TXTX21,8914.9%+1.5 pts
151Presidio County, TXTX5,4334.8%−0.1 pts
152Hockley County, TXTX21,6004.8%−0.0 pts
153Wise County, TXTX83,7784.8%+1.0 pts
154Potter County, TXTX114,4534.7%−0.1 pts
155Milam County, TXTX26,2584.7%+1.8 pts
156Scurry County, TXTX16,1624.6%+0.1 pts
157Rains County, TXTX13,5424.6%+0.6 pts
158Titus County, TXTX31,5634.6%−0.1 pts
159Karnes County, TXTX15,0184.6%+1.5 pts
160Houston County, TXTX22,3164.6%+0.3 pts
161Lavaca County, TXTX20,6514.6%+1.0 pts
162McMullen County, TXTX5444.6%+1.8 pts
163Floyd County, TXTX4,8814.5%+2.3 pts
164Lee County, TXTX18,7294.5%+0.9 pts
165Gray County, TXTX20,9194.5%+0.9 pts
166Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2844.4%+1.2 pts
167Crockett County, TXTX2,7694.4%+1.0 pts
168Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.4%+0.6 pts
169Nolan County, TXTX14,1174.3%+0.7 pts
170Briscoe County, TXTX1,4744.3%+0.8 pts
171Irion County, TXTX1,4634.3%−0.1 pts
172Madison County, TXTX14,2264.3%+1.1 pts
173Red River County, TXTX11,8164.3%+0.6 pts
174Upton County, TXTX3,1314.3%+0.5 pts
175Howard County, TXTX30,5044.2%+0.9 pts
176Hardin County, TXTX58,7234.2%+0.8 pts
177Goliad County, TXTX7,2084.2%+0.3 pts
178Caldwell County, TXTX55,1504.2%+0.9 pts
179Reagan County, TXTX3,1664.1%+1.4 pts
180Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.1%−1.0 pts
181Anderson County, TXTX59,8054.1%+0.0 pts
182Garza County, TXTX4,5104.1%+0.9 pts
183Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874.1%−1.2 pts
184Freestone County, TXTX20,8114.1%+1.0 pts
185Castro County, TXTX7,2954.1%+0.5 pts
186Live Oak County, TXTX11,9294.1%−0.4 pts
187Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1304.0%+0.0 pts
188Andrews County, TXTX18,9144.0%+0.1 pts
189Panola County, TXTX23,0184.0%−0.6 pts
190Frio County, TXTX18,8234.0%+2.0 pts
191Jackson County, TXTX15,3934.0%+0.7 pts
192Atascosa County, TXTX53,5903.9%+0.3 pts
193Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.9%+0.8 pts
194Morris County, TXTX12,1333.9%+0.4 pts
195Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.9%+0.6 pts
196Childress County, TXTX6,6433.9%+1.0 pts
197Trinity County, TXTX14,3843.9%+1.0 pts
198Baylor County, TXTX3,4723.9%+0.5 pts
199Polk County, TXTX53,4343.9%+0.5 pts
200Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.8%+1.5 pts
201Duval County, TXTX9,4023.8%+0.5 pts
202Sherman County, TXTX2,7813.8%+0.4 pts
203Brooks County, TXTX6,5793.7%+0.1 pts
204Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.7%+0.9 pts
205Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.7%−0.1 pts
206Leon County, TXTX16,8943.7%+0.1 pts
207Shelby County, TXTX24,2863.7%−0.9 pts
208Maverick County, TXTX58,8233.6%+0.3 pts
209Stephens County, TXTX9,3803.6%−1.7 pts
210Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.6%−1.2 pts
211King County, TXTX1923.6%+0.1 pts
212Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8043.6%−0.1 pts
213Crosby County, TXTX4,8523.6%+0.4 pts
214Orange County, TXTX86,2663.5%+0.8 pts
215Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.5%−0.1 pts
216Marion County, TXTX9,8963.5%+0.5 pts
217Crane County, TXTX4,5543.5%−2.2 pts
218Terrell County, TXTX7023.5%−0.3 pts
219Falls County, TXTX17,8693.4%+0.1 pts
220Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5553.4%−0.1 pts
221Runnels County, TXTX9,6933.4%+0.1 pts
222Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.4%+0.1 pts
223Stonewall County, TXTX1,1863.3%+0.8 pts
224Starr County, TXTX66,3193.3%+0.1 pts
225Foard County, TXTX1,0443.3%+0.3 pts
226Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.2%−1.3 pts
227Terry County, TXTX11,7203.1%+0.7 pts
228Refugio County, TXTX6,6573.1%−0.9 pts
229San Saba County, TXTX5,7873.1%−2.2 pts
230Gaines County, TXTX23,9563.1%+0.4 pts
231DeWitt County, TXTX20,3093.1%−0.7 pts
232Reeves County, TXTX12,1383.0%−0.1 pts
233Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4813.0%−1.8 pts
234Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.0%−0.9 pts
235Motley County, TXTX1,0433.0%−1.1 pts
236Mitchell County, TXTX8,9472.9%+0.4 pts
237Hansford County, TXTX4,9442.8%−1.3 pts
238Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.8%+0.2 pts
239Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.8%+0.7 pts
240Lamb County, TXTX12,5792.8%−0.5 pts
241Liberty County, TXTX121,3642.8%+0.0 pts
242Jones County, TXTX20,8612.6%+0.2 pts
243Concho County, TXTX3,6072.5%−0.6 pts
244Ward County, TXTX11,1252.4%−2.0 pts
245Winkler County, TXTX7,5402.3%−0.5 pts
246Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.0%−2.5 pts
247Yoakum County, TXTX7,4381.8%−1.4 pts
248Newton County, TXTX11,9541.7%−0.1 pts
249Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.6%−2.0 pts
250Kenedy County, TXTX3191.1%−7.7 pts
251Zapata County, TXTX13,7531.0%−2.0 pts
252La Salle County, TXTX6,5170.8%−0.2 pts
253Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.4%−2.9 pts
254Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS