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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Most graduate degrees, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS).

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1001Crawford County, PAPA81,7924.6%
1002Lincoln County, SDSD77,1454.6%
1003Dickinson County, KSKS18,6374.6%
1004Florence County, SCSC138,5044.6%
1005Decatur County, ININ26,5764.6%
1006Benton County, ARAR332,5544.6%
1007Clermont County, OHOH216,9774.6%
1008Worcester County, MDMD54,4594.6%
1009Cecil County, MDMD107,1314.6%
1010Kootenai County, IDID191,8644.5%
1011Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.5%
1012Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1114.5%
1013Phillips County, COCO4,4204.5%
1014Hanson County, SDSD3,4564.5%
1015Randolph County, ININ24,4384.5%
1016Licking County, OHOH185,5644.5%
1017Dallas County, ALAL35,1404.5%
1018Custer County, COCO5,5904.5%
1019McIntosh County, OKOK19,7584.5%
1020King William County, VAVA19,6174.5%
1021Nez Perce County, IDID42,9054.5%
1022Mahoning County, OHOH224,7064.5%
1023Scott County, KSKS4,8154.5%
1024Coffee County, GAGA44,4074.5%
1025Clay County, GAGA2,8154.5%
1026Washington County, TXTX38,2884.5%
1027Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.5%
1028Danville, VAVA41,6474.5%
1029Weakley County, TNTN33,2614.5%
1030Clinton County, ININ33,3224.5%
1031Livingston County, MOMO14,7084.5%
1032Fleming County, KYKY15,7874.5%
1033Walton County, FLFL93,2884.5%
1034Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.5%
1035Rock Island County, ILIL141,8694.5%
1036Caddo County, OKOK26,1304.5%
1037Otero County, COCO17,6834.5%
1038Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5554.5%
1039Pike County, MSMS38,7124.5%
1040Oconee County, SCSC83,7754.5%
1041Pettis County, MOMO44,2544.5%
1042Bond County, ILIL16,9594.5%
1043Saginaw County, MIMI187,6884.5%
1044Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.5%
1045Van Buren County, MIMI76,0714.5%
1046Jefferson County, OROR25,7404.5%
1047Tuolumne County, CACA53,1604.5%
1048Lyon County, KYKY9,1234.5%
1049Putnam County, GAGA23,7224.5%
1050Dubois County, ININ44,0164.5%
1051Custer County, SDSD9,4314.5%
1052Gilmer County, WVWV7,0854.5%
1053Fall River County, SDSD7,4674.5%
1054Lawrence County, PAPA83,9114.5%
1055Reno County, KSKS61,5394.5%
1056Logan County, OKOK55,4734.5%
1057Campbell County, VAVA55,6294.5%
1058Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.5%
1059Carter County, OKOK48,9104.5%
1060DeKalb County, ININ44,5354.5%
1061Kimball County, NENE3,3914.5%
1062Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,1864.4%
1063Montgomery County, KSKS30,1774.4%
1064Polk County, MOMO33,6044.4%
1065Bent County, COCO5,7164.4%
1066Spencer County, ININ20,0614.4%
1067Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974.4%
1068Otsego County, MIMI26,0804.4%
1069Deuel County, NENE1,8624.4%
1070Jay County, ININ20,1184.4%
1071Miami County, OHOH112,6344.4%
1072Morgan County, ININ74,9674.4%
1073Graham County, NCNC8,1904.4%
1074Macomb County, MIMI886,2214.4%
1075Somervell County, TXTX10,2614.4%
1076Blackford County, ININ11,7304.4%
1077Forsyth County, GAGA282,8054.4%
1078Mineral County, WVWV26,7924.4%
1079Wilson County, TNTN175,0334.4%
1080Galax, VAVA6,6704.4%
1081McClain County, OKOK49,6474.4%
1082Morton County, KSKS2,4704.4%
1083Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.4%
1084Door County, WIWI30,6164.4%
1085Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.4%
1086Warren County, IAIA57,3314.4%
1087Henry County, ININ49,1374.4%
1088Malheur County, OROR32,2614.4%
1089Larue County, KYKY15,1844.4%
1090Mason County, KYKY16,9364.4%
1091Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%
1092Graham County, AZAZ40,1574.4%
1093Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7204.4%
1094Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,5864.4%
1095Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.4%
1096Northampton County, VAVA11,8794.4%
1097Brazoria County, TXTX419,0804.4%
1098Harrison County, TXTX71,9564.4%
1099Fremont County, COCO50,0394.4%
1100Bremer County, IAIA25,2964.4%
1101Umatilla County, OROR81,1194.4%
1102Ward County, NDND68,2334.4%
1103York County, PAPA473,1974.4%
1104Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.4%
1105Lake County, MTMT33,3924.4%
1106Jackson County, FLFL49,6294.4%
1107Saline County, NENE14,9964.4%
1108Clay County, NCNC12,2394.4%
1109Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6574.4%
1110Rock County, WIWI166,4724.4%
1111Irion County, TXTX1,4634.4%
1112Nemaha County, KSKS10,0544.4%
1113Chase County, KSKS2,5724.4%
1114Ashland County, WIWI16,2034.4%
1115Wayne County, UTUT2,5874.4%
1116Outagamie County, WIWI195,8944.4%
1117Jasper County, MOMO127,4284.4%
1118Refugio County, TXTX6,6574.4%
1119Ottawa County, OKOK30,4384.4%
1120Adams County, ILIL64,2674.4%
1121Washington County, OHOH58,3894.4%
1122Greene County, ININ31,1654.4%
1123Columbia County, WAWA4,1414.3%
1124Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.3%
1125Lake County, FLFL456,0684.3%
1126Davison County, SDSD20,0694.3%
1127Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7094.3%
1128Seward County, NENE18,0324.3%
1129Hall County, NENE63,6334.3%
1130Maury County, TNTN118,1314.3%
1131Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3%
1132Lincoln County, NVNV4,3204.3%
1133Dorchester County, MDMD33,6284.3%
1134Hardin County, OHOH30,0724.3%
1135Gallia County, OHOH29,0724.3%
1136Macon County, NCNC39,2324.3%
1137Borden County, TXTX5674.3%
1138Carbon County, UTUT20,6804.3%
1139Clinton County, PAPA37,8704.3%
1140Parke County, ININ16,6424.3%
1141Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.3%
1142Boise County, IDID8,5454.3%
1143Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.3%
1144Elbert County, COCO30,5344.3%
1145Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.3%
1146Brule County, SDSD5,2784.3%
1147Austin County, TXTX33,6254.3%
1148Clay County, ININ26,4104.3%
1149Kearny County, KSKS3,8884.3%
1150Meade County, KSKS3,8524.3%
1151Plumas County, CACA18,5834.3%
1152Essex County, VAVA10,6544.3%
1153Wichita County, KSKS2,0314.3%
1154Linn County, MOMO11,8154.3%
1155Franklin County, TXTX10,9944.3%
1156Cass County, MOMO115,8594.3%
1157Craven County, NCNC105,0254.3%
1158Dickens County, TXTX1,6924.3%
1159Lorain County, OHOH323,2194.3%
1160Habersham County, GAGA50,4164.3%
1161Bell County, KYKY22,8294.3%
1162Grant County, OKOK4,0674.3%
1163Logan County, COCO20,6544.3%
1164Clinton County, KYKY9,1394.3%
1165Washita County, OKOK10,8844.3%
1166Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.3%
1167Brown County, TXTX38,7114.3%
1168Andrew County, MOMO18,2414.3%
1169Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%
1170Talladega County, ALAL81,6034.3%
1171Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%
1172Bonner County, IDID54,4204.3%
1173Allen County, KSKS12,3024.3%
1174Harmon County, OKOK2,3274.3%
1175Madison County, NCNC22,5534.3%
1176Nelson County, KYKY49,0364.3%
1177Glacier County, MTMT13,4634.2%
1178Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%
1179Dearborn County, ININ51,6094.2%
1180Sumter County, ALAL11,5884.2%
1181Polk County, FLFL874,7904.2%
1182Billings County, NDND1,0714.2%
1183Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.2%
1184Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%
1185Haines, AKAK2,0684.2%
1186Washington County, VAVA53,8984.2%
1187Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1624.2%
1188Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.2%
1189Franklin County, KSKS26,2994.2%
1190Alpena County, MIMI28,8534.2%
1191Stone County, MSMS19,6544.2%
1192Henry County, ILIL48,0954.2%
1193Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1024.2%
1194Whitley County, ININ35,0464.2%
1195Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.2%
1196Ottawa County, OHOH39,4814.2%
1197Huerfano County, COCO7,0114.2%
1198Knox County, ILIL47,7674.2%
1199Trego County, KSKS2,7404.2%
1200Marion County, FLFL442,6604.2%
1201Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.2%
1202Burnet County, TXTX57,0154.2%
1203Tate County, MSMS28,7254.2%
1204Gratiot County, MIMI41,1904.2%
1205Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.2%
1206Knox County, OHOH64,0024.2%
1207Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%
1208Skamania County, WAWA12,6694.2%
1209Stephens County, TXTX9,3804.2%
1210Boone County, ILIL53,5684.2%
1211Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.2%
1212Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.2%
1213Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.2%
1214Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.2%
1215St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4494.2%
1216Sussex County, DEDE277,1404.2%
1217Moffat County, COCO13,1224.2%
1218Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.2%
1219Greene County, VAVA21,9584.2%
1220Kern County, CACA927,0684.2%
1221Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804.2%
1222Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%
1223Troup County, GAGA72,8444.2%
1224Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.2%
1225Clay County, KSKS7,9904.2%
1226Christian County, MOMO96,7254.2%
1227Jefferson County, ARAR62,9874.2%
1228Granite County, MTMT3,6584.2%
1229Norton, VAVA3,4774.2%
1230Llano County, TXTX23,3534.2%
1231Las Animas County, COCO14,3914.2%
1232Marshall County, ALAL103,5374.2%
1233Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.2%
1234Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354.2%
1235Fulton County, ININ20,0914.2%
1236Ashland County, OHOH52,5234.2%
1237Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.2%
1238Oxford County, MEME60,3464.2%
1239Montezuma County, COCO26,6784.2%
1240Greene County, PAPA33,8854.2%
1241Yakima County, WAWA259,1854.2%
1242Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.2%
1243Kiowa County, KSKS2,4324.2%
1244Norton County, KSKS5,2884.2%
1245Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7384.1%
1246Camden County, MOMO44,0474.1%
1247Armstrong County, TXTX1,8434.1%
1248Sioux County, NENE1,1884.1%
1249Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.1%
1250Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.1%
1251Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.1%
1252San Benito County, CACA70,0824.1%
1253Orleans County, VTVT27,6004.1%
1254Converse County, WYWY13,8244.1%
1255Putnam County, MOMO4,5464.1%
1256Hood County, TXTX70,5014.1%
1257Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.1%
1258Cherokee County, TXTX53,3374.1%
1259Lee County, GAGA34,1794.1%
1260Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.1%
1261Inyo County, CACA18,1584.1%
1262San Joaquin County, CACA823,8154.1%
1263Wasatch County, UTUT38,5144.1%
1264Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.1%
1265Sullivan County, ININ20,8314.1%
1266White County, ARAR80,0854.1%
1267Goshen County, WYWY12,6404.1%
1268Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324.1%
1269Victoria County, TXTX92,6564.1%
1270Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.1%
1271Carbon County, WYWY14,0134.1%
1272Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%
1273Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%
1274Sanders County, MTMT14,0624.1%
1275Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.1%
1276San Juan County, UTUT14,5424.1%
1277Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.1%
1278Dallas County, IAIA118,4574.1%
1279Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.1%
1280Dakota County, NENE21,6874.1%
1281Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.1%
1282Leon County, TXTX16,8944.1%
1283Jackson County, MIMI159,5524.1%
1284Dale County, ALAL49,9124.1%
1285Parker County, TXTX184,7674.1%
1286Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.1%
1287Shasta County, CACA181,6484.1%
1288St. Clair County, MIMI160,4864.1%
1289Custer County, IDID4,6364.1%
1290Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374.1%
1291Josephine County, OROR87,8674.1%
1292Mason County, MIMI29,0404.1%
1293Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0204.1%
1294Garrett County, MDMD28,3704.1%
1295Asotin County, WAWA22,5454.1%
1296Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.1%
1297Kenosha County, WIWI168,4484.1%
1298Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%
1299Marathon County, WIWI139,4324.1%
1300Dodge County, NENE38,0574.1%
1301Clark County, ININ130,4514.1%
1302Franklin County, VTVT51,1774.1%
1303Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.1%
1304Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.0%
1305Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.0%
1306Lee County, ILIL32,9144.0%
1307Warren County, VAVA42,7404.0%
1308Sawyer County, WIWI18,8464.0%
1309Washington County, MEME31,3344.0%
1310Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.0%
1311Allegan County, MIMI123,1884.0%
1312Candler County, GAGA11,2754.0%
1313Highlands County, FLFL111,1224.0%
1314Christian County, KYKY70,1154.0%
1315Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2574.0%
1316Madison County, VAVA14,2374.0%
1317Cass County, ININ37,8364.0%
1318Washburn County, WIWI17,0874.0%
1320Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.0%
1321Washington County, WIWI139,2384.0%
1322Benton County, ININ8,8834.0%
1323Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%
1324Colbert County, ALAL59,4744.0%
1325Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.0%
1326Columbia County, ARAR21,8944.0%
1327Monroe County, MIMI156,0044.0%
1328Union County, ILIL16,6564.0%
1329Cherokee County, KSKS19,1054.0%
1330Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.0%
1331Loving County, TXTX524.0%
1332Wallowa County, OROR7,5954.0%
1333McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.0%
1334Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3204.0%
1335Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.0%
1336Ripley County, ININ29,4344.0%
1337Keith County, NENE8,1004.0%
1338Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%
1339Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.0%
1340Blanco County, TXTX13,5814.0%
1341Uinta County, WYWY20,7284.0%
1342Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.0%
1343Etowah County, ALAL103,8864.0%
1344Dewey County, OKOK4,2074.0%
1345Perkins County, SDSD2,8534.0%
1346Union County, NCNC267,6744.0%
1347Sauk County, WIWI66,6524.0%
1348Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.0%
1349Beaver County, OKOK4,8824.0%
1350Shackelford County, TXTX3,1974.0%
1351Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134.0%
1352Rains County, TXTX13,5424.0%
1353Atoka County, OKOK14,6094.0%
1354Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%
1355Bryan County, GAGA52,0624.0%
1356Walworth County, SDSD5,2174.0%
1357Gosper County, NENE1,8034.0%
1358Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444.0%
1359Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%
1360Towns County, GAGA13,2853.9%
1361Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773.9%
1362Culberson County, TXTX2,2673.9%
1363Curry County, OROR22,6213.9%
1364Iowa County, WIWI23,9513.9%
1365Webster County, MSMS10,1673.9%
1366Lake County, MNMN10,7463.9%
1367Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.9%
1368Marengo County, ALAL18,3113.9%
1369Cameron County, TXTX433,9463.9%
1370Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%
1371Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.9%
1372Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.9%
1373Clark County, KYKY37,8883.9%
1374Bristol, VAVA16,4183.9%
1375Page County, IAIA14,8563.9%
1376Coos County, OROR63,9923.9%
1377Kauai County, HIHI73,4003.9%
1378Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.9%
1379Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.9%
1380Clarke County, ALAL22,0143.9%
1381Sterling County, TXTX1,3493.9%
1382Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.9%
1383Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.9%
1384Wabash County, ILIL10,9073.9%
1385Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.9%
1386Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.9%
1387Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273.9%
1388Oceana County, MIMI27,1773.9%
1389Wayne County, NCNC122,2783.9%
1390Stanton County, KSKS1,9863.9%
1391Union County, ININ6,8633.9%
1392Eddy County, NMNM62,5093.9%
1393Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.9%
1394Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.9%
1395Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4573.9%
1396Le Flore County, OKOK50,1963.9%
1397Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%
1398Ford County, ILIL13,2163.9%
1399Pike County, ININ12,0033.9%
1400Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.9%
1401Rush County, ININ16,7673.9%
1402Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.9%
1403Limestone County, TXTX22,8493.9%
1404Klamath County, OROR70,2743.9%
1405Cambria County, PAPA128,9683.9%
1406Miami County, ININ34,4873.9%
1407Pike County, MOMO17,9553.9%
1408Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.9%
1409St. Francois County, MOMO67,8093.9%
1410Meagher County, MTMT2,1373.9%
1411Stephenson County, ILIL43,2203.9%
1412Lea County, NMNM74,7493.9%
1413Teton County, MTMT6,4963.9%
1414Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.9%
1415Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.9%
1416Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.9%
1417Stark County, NDND34,0133.9%
1418Rush County, KSKS2,8453.9%
1419Bullock County, ALAL9,7803.9%
1420Barton County, KSKS24,7903.9%
1421Jones County, MSMS66,4963.9%
1422Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%
1423Barry County, MIMI63,9913.9%
1424Hale County, TXTX31,8193.9%
1425Hancock County, ILIL16,8033.9%
1426Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%
1427Madera County, CACA167,9273.9%
1428Camp County, TXTX13,3803.9%
1429Marion County, MOMO28,5253.9%
1430Lawrence County, ININ45,5683.8%
1431Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2593.8%
1432Adair County, OKOK19,8283.8%
1433Union County, OHOH73,4463.8%
1434Sierra County, CACA3,0983.8%
1435Newaygo County, MIMI51,6223.8%
1436Phelps County, NENE8,9943.8%
1437Henry County, IAIA19,3493.8%
1438Webster County, IAIA36,8383.8%
1439Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.8%
1440Big Horn County, WYWY12,0243.8%
1441Henderson County, TXTX88,5953.8%
1442Stephens County, OKOK44,3103.8%
1443Douglas County, ILIL19,8803.8%
1444Harrison County, ININ40,4373.8%
1445Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0473.8%
1446Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.8%
1447Nassau County, FLFL106,8793.8%
1448Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.8%
1449Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%
1450Union County, IAIA11,8293.8%
1451Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%
1452Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.8%
1453Alger County, MIMI8,6413.8%
1454Oldham County, TXTX1,7833.8%
1455Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.8%
1456Jackson County, ININ47,3703.8%
1457Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.8%
1458Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.8%
1459Clay County, KYKY19,4653.8%
1460Blair County, PAPA119,5413.8%
1461Lassen County, CACA28,1173.8%
1462Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.8%
1463Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.8%
1464St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9683.8%
1465St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%
1466Douglas County, OROR111,9513.8%
1467Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.8%
1468Chippewa County, MIMI36,0813.8%
1469Dickinson County, MIMI25,8273.8%
1470Chase County, NENE3,7183.8%
1471Lee County, NCNC70,2583.8%
1472Carroll County, ININ20,6553.8%
1473Logan County, ILIL27,1823.8%
1474Gadsden County, FLFL44,2983.8%
1475Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.8%
1476Seminole County, OKOK23,4413.8%
1477Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%
1478Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%
1479Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463.8%
1480Trumbull County, OHOH198,9723.8%
1481Chambers County, TXTX57,5943.8%
1482Ellis County, TXTX240,8673.8%
1483Fayette County, ININ23,5333.8%
1484Pondera County, MTMT6,0723.8%
1485Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.8%
1486Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.8%
1487Effingham County, ILIL34,5193.8%
1488Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.8%
1489Kane County, UTUT8,5973.8%
1490Caroline County, MDMD34,1163.8%
1491Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%
1492Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%
1493Douglas County, GAGA154,2933.8%
1494Clinton County, OHOH42,3013.8%
1495Newton County, MOMO62,2633.8%
1496Johnston County, OKOK10,4483.8%
1497Liberty County, GAGA70,3133.8%
1498Bee County, TXTX32,5153.8%
1499Wasco County, OROR26,3103.8%
1500Falls County, TXTX17,8693.8%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS