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Most graduate degrees, Wisconsin counties

Wisconsin counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 72 counties in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 72 is 7.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kewaunee County, WI, up 25 places to #39.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Dane County, WIWI590,37522.2%+6.3 pts

02Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34619.0%+6.0 pts

03Waukesha County, WIWI417,21016.8%+6.3 pts

04La Crosse County, WIWI121,33914.3%+5.2 pts

05Door County, WIWI30,61613.5%+6.7 pts

06Bayfield County, WIWI16,78713.2%+6.3 pts

07▲1Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21612.6%+4.6 pts

08▲1Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03312.4%+3.7 pts

09▼2St. Croix County, WIWI98,27612.3%+5.4 pts

10Walworth County, WIWI106,12711.1%+4.2 pts

11▲4Washington County, WIWI139,23810.9%+4.9 pts

12▲2Kenosha County, WIWI168,44810.8%+4.5 pts

13▼2Dunn County, WIWI46,22310.7%+3.4 pts

14▼2Pierce County, WIWI43,51910.5%+2.8 pts

15▲2Oneida County, WIWI38,13110.4%+3.5 pts

16Vilas County, WIWI23,76110.4%+5.5 pts

17▲2Brown County, WIWI275,80310.3%+4.4 pts

18▲5Grant County, WIWI52,44610.1%+3.8 pts

19▼6Portage County, WIWI71,94310.0%+2.7 pts

20▲5Winnebago County, WIWI174,2189.9%+3.4 pts

21▼1Sawyer County, WIWI18,8469.7%+4.1 pts

22Racine County, WIWI198,9199.3%+3.0 pts

23▼5Outagamie County, WIWI195,8949.3%+3.5 pts

24▲5Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0479.3%+4.2 pts

25▼4Iowa County, WIWI23,9519.2%+3.9 pts

26▲8Calumet County, WIWI53,9829.2%+3.6 pts

27Jefferson County, WIWI86,5058.9%+3.8 pts

28▲7Green County, WIWI37,2278.6%+3.1 pts

29▲1Vernon County, WIWI31,4438.5%+4.0 pts

30▼2Marathon County, WIWI139,4328.4%+2.7 pts

31▼7Douglas County, WIWI43,9908.4%+2.9 pts

32▲15Ashland County, WIWI16,2038.2%+2.9 pts

33▲3Sauk County, WIWI66,6528.2%+3.0 pts

34▼1Rock County, WIWI166,4728.1%+2.7 pts

35▼3Columbia County, WIWI58,1328.0%+2.8 pts

36▲4Barron County, WIWI46,4847.9%+3.7 pts

37▲7Green Lake County, WIWI19,3057.9%+4.3 pts

38▲7Washburn County, WIWI17,0877.6%+3.2 pts

39▲25Kewaunee County, WIWI20,7587.3%+4.0 pts

40▲6Burnett County, WIWI17,2237.2%+3.2 pts

41▲18Trempealeau County, WIWI31,1717.2%+3.1 pts

42▼3Polk County, WIWI45,8037.1%+2.3 pts

43▼17Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6697.1%+2.2 pts

44▲13Iron County, WIWI6,1276.9%+3.2 pts

45▲4Lafayette County, WIWI17,4786.7%+2.7 pts

46▼3Monroe County, WIWI46,5726.6%+3.1 pts

47▼5Manitowoc County, WIWI81,7106.6%+2.4 pts

48▼17Wood County, WIWI74,0606.5%+1.5 pts

49▲1Buffalo County, WIWI13,3186.5%+2.5 pts

50▲1Pepin County, WIWI7,5136.4%+2.5 pts

51▼10Chippewa County, WIWI67,6146.4%+2.1 pts

52▲3Lincoln County, WIWI28,4036.4%+2.0 pts

53▼15Richland County, WIWI17,0366.3%+1.8 pts

54Florence County, WIWI4,7486.2%+2.6 pts

55▲8Shawano County, WIWI41,5606.1%+2.2 pts

56▲2Crawford County, WIWI15,9106.0%+2.1 pts

57▲5Dodge County, WIWI89,0975.9%+2.2 pts

58▼2Waushara County, WIWI25,2235.7%+2.2 pts

59▼11Jackson County, WIWI20,9995.6%+2.4 pts

60▼8Waupaca County, WIWI51,4615.6%+1.5 pts

61▼1Marinette County, WIWI42,5745.6%+1.8 pts

62▲5Price County, WIWI13,9885.5%+2.2 pts

63▼26Menominee County, WIWI4,1995.5%+3.3 pts

64▲6Oconto County, WIWI40,1955.3%+2.7 pts

65▲1Juneau County, WIWI26,6495.3%+2.3 pts

66▼5Taylor County, WIWI20,1185.2%+2.0 pts

67▼14Langlade County, WIWI19,5345.0%+0.6 pts

68▼3Rusk County, WIWI14,1464.5%+1.5 pts

69Adams County, WIWI21,7524.3%+0.9 pts

70▲1Marquette County, WIWI15,9274.0%+1.0 pts

71▼3Forest County, WIWI9,5744.0%+1.2 pts

72Clark County, WIWI35,0523.7%+0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES