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Most graduate degrees, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
3001Reynolds County, MOMO5,9923.6%+1.0 pts
3002Union County, SCSC26,7993.6%+0.5 pts
3003Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−0.9 pts
3004Coleman County, TXTX7,9153.6%−0.0 pts
3005Forest County, PAPA6,6143.6%+0.2 pts
3006Dolores County, COCO2,4663.6%+0.1 pts
3007Lake County, MIMI13,1823.6%+1.3 pts
3008Renville County, NDND2,3313.6%+0.9 pts
3009Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.6%−0.3 pts
3010Parmer County, TXTX9,6783.6%+0.2 pts
3011Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.6%+0.1 pts
3012La Paz County, AZAZ16,7113.6%+0.3 pts
3013Holmes County, FLFL20,1193.5%+0.4 pts
3014McCreary County, KYKY17,1243.5%−0.2 pts
3015Clinch County, GAGA6,8473.5%−0.8 pts
3016Poinsett County, ARAR22,4833.5%+1.4 pts
3017McDonald County, MOMO23,9923.5%+1.5 pts
3018Dallam County, TXTX7,5083.5%+0.7 pts
3019Holmes County, OHOH44,9703.5%+1.1 pts
3020Real County, TXTX2,7453.5%−0.9 pts
3021Macon County, TNTN27,6633.5%+1.3 pts
3022Beckham County, OKOK22,1593.5%−2.5 pts
3023Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+0.3 pts
3024Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.2 pts
3025Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+0.9 pts
3026McIntosh County, NDND2,4513.4%+0.7 pts
3027Turner County, GAGA8,9833.4%−1.3 pts
3028Fremont County, IAIA6,5223.4%+0.4 pts
3029Jasper County, MSMS15,7853.4%+0.8 pts
3030Greer County, OKOK5,3733.4%−0.3 pts
3031Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.4%+0.3 pts
3032Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%−0.2 pts
3033Braxton County, WVWV11,8853.4%+0.1 pts
3034Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3383.4%–
3035Charlton County, GAGA13,1213.4%+0.4 pts
3036Childress County, TXTX6,6433.4%+0.5 pts
3037Blaine County, NENE4583.4%+1.9 pts
3038Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.3%+0.3 pts
3039Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−1.7 pts
3040Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,2403.3%+1.3 pts
3041Mineral County, NVNV4,4073.3%+0.4 pts
3042Carter County, MOMO5,4183.3%+0.1 pts
3043Calhoun County, WVWV5,9783.3%−0.6 pts
3044McHenry County, NDND5,1303.3%+0.4 pts
3045Seward County, KSKS21,0733.3%−0.9 pts
3046Kimball County, NENE3,3913.3%−0.3 pts
3047Dakota County, NENE21,6873.3%−0.7 pts
3048Jefferson County, OKOK5,4313.3%−0.1 pts
3049DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.3%+0.1 pts
3050White Pine County, NVNV8,6613.3%−1.5 pts
3051St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−1.6 pts
3052Schleicher County, TXTX2,2453.3%−0.6 pts
3053Burke County, NDND2,1323.2%+1.7 pts
3054Jackson County, KYKY13,3253.2%−0.5 pts
3055Frio County, TXTX18,8233.2%+1.3 pts
3056Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963.2%−0.7 pts
3057Steele County, NDND1,7973.2%+1.0 pts
3058Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts
3059Andrews County, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts
3060Crane County, TXTX4,5543.2%−2.5 pts
3061Willacy County, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts
3062Sevier County, ARAR15,7583.1%+0.3 pts
3063Gray County, TXTX20,9193.1%−0.4 pts
3064Dixie County, FLFL18,0383.1%+0.1 pts
3065Towner County, NDND2,0403.1%+0.6 pts
3066Gonzales County, TXTX20,1593.1%+0.7 pts
3067Roberts County, TXTX8673.1%−2.2 pts
3068Cimarron County, OKOK2,0593.1%−1.0 pts
3069Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−0.3 pts
3070Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%+0.0 pts
3071Nevada County, ARAR7,9423.0%−0.4 pts
3072Knox County, TXTX3,1923.0%+0.5 pts
3073Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.0%−0.3 pts
3074Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.0%−0.3 pts
3075Webster County, WVWV7,7603.0%+0.1 pts
3076Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0%+0.1 pts
3077Cavalier County, NDND3,4973.0%+0.5 pts
3078Garza County, TXTX4,5103.0%−0.2 pts
3079Benton County, ININ8,8833.0%−1.2 pts
3080Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+1.3 pts
3081Greene County, NCNC20,7003.0%−0.1 pts
3082Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5823.0%−0.2 pts
3083Lincoln County, WVWV19,1772.9%+0.2 pts
3084Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.9%−0.2 pts
3085Dawson County, TXTX11,7762.9%+0.3 pts
3086Louisa County, IAIA10,4162.9%−0.5 pts
3087Jones County, TXTX20,8612.9%+0.5 pts
3088Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.9%−0.1 pts
3089Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−1.7 pts
3090Refugio County, TXTX6,6572.9%−1.1 pts
3091Marlboro County, SCSC25,4882.9%−0.8 pts
3092Morrow County, OROR12,6022.9%+0.4 pts
3093Ritchie County, WVWV8,0342.9%+0.4 pts
3094Foard County, TXTX1,0442.8%−0.1 pts
3095Fallon County, MTMT2,9592.8%−0.8 pts
3096Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.8%−0.6 pts
3097Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%+0.0 pts
3098Moore County, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts
3099Anson County, NCNC21,7582.7%+0.1 pts
3100Marion County, TXTX9,8962.7%−0.3 pts
3101Martin County, TXTX5,2842.7%+0.1 pts
3102Glades County, FLFL13,2702.7%−1.6 pts
3103Terry County, TXTX11,7202.7%+0.3 pts
3104Hemphill County, TXTX3,0832.7%−1.1 pts
3105Scott County, ARAR9,9652.7%−0.3 pts
3106Dimmit County, TXTX8,0242.6%+0.3 pts
3107Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.6%+0.9 pts
3108Decatur County, TNTN11,8202.6%+0.0 pts
3109Lewis County, TNTN13,4872.5%−0.3 pts
3110Switzerland County, ININ10,0372.5%−0.7 pts
3111Tunica County, MSMS8,8192.5%+0.0 pts
3112Upton County, TXTX3,1312.5%−1.3 pts
3113Warren County, GAGA5,2692.5%+0.1 pts
3114Scurry County, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts
3115Hayes County, NENE8212.5%+0.3 pts
3116Newton County, TXTX11,9542.4%+0.6 pts
3117Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.4%−0.5 pts
3118Pershing County, NVNV6,4212.4%−1.1 pts
3119Duval County, TXTX9,4022.3%−1.0 pts
3120Logan County, NDND1,8592.3%−0.6 pts
3121Lafayette County, ARAR5,8882.3%−0.7 pts
3122McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.3%−0.1 pts
3123Clark County, SDSD4,0312.3%+0.2 pts
3124Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.2%−1.4 pts
3125Reeves County, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts
3126East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−3.0 pts
3127Owsley County, KYKY3,9322.1%−2.6 pts
3128Gaines County, TXTX23,9562.1%−0.5 pts
3129Sheridan County, NDND1,2962.1%+1.1 pts
3130Lee County, ARAR8,0292.0%−0.2 pts
3131Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.0%+0.8 pts
3132Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.8%−1.8 pts
3133Webster County, GAGA2,3691.7%−0.4 pts
3134Treutlen County, GAGA6,4661.7%−1.6 pts
3135Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.6%−3.2 pts
3136Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.6%−2.9 pts
3137Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.6%−1.7 pts
3138Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4%−2.2 pts
3139Hooker County, NENE6861.4%−2.9 pts
3140Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.4%−1.4 pts
3141Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%–
3142Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.9%−2.7 pts
3143McMullen County, TXTX5440.8%−2.0 pts
3144Loving County, TXTX520.0%−5.9 pts
SHOWING 3,001–3,144 OF 3,144

UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES