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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,125

Most graduate degrees, US counties · 2000

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). Los Alamos County, New Mexico leads at 36.0%. 3,125 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
USUnited States281,421,9068.8%–
01Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.0%+6.4 pts
02Falls Church, VAVA15,15933.8%+8.2 pts
03Arlington County, VAVA243,93130.6%+6.6 pts
04Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58227.5%+4.3 pts
05Orange County, NCNC152,49827.1%+3.6 pts
06Tompkins County, NYNY104,04726.7%+3.2 pts
07Alexandria, VAVA160,66224.8%+5.5 pts
08Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87324.4%+4.1 pts
09Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21423.8%+3.0 pts
10Howard County, MDMD339,18323.4%+4.2 pts
11New York County, NYNY1,664,86223.4%+3.3 pts
12Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623.1%+5.6 pts
13Lexington, VAVA7,76921.6%+6.4 pts
14Johnson County, IAIA160,04421.4%+1.5 pts
15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.4%+4.8 pts
16Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.4%+1.2 pts
17Benton County, OROR97,72821.2%+2.2 pts
18Boulder County, COCO328,56021.2%+4.8 pts
19District of Columbia, DCDC693,64521.0%+3.8 pts
20Fairfax, VAVA26,77220.8%+5.7 pts
21Marin County, CACA253,69420.5%+3.6 pts
22Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97920.1%+4.7 pts
23Whitman County, WAWA48,51219.9%−0.6 pts
24Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74319.8%+3.2 pts
25Monroe County, ININ143,34519.6%+2.4 pts
26Story County, IAIA101,29119.6%+2.3 pts
27Champaign County, ILIL209,97219.4%+1.6 pts
28Somerset County, NJNJ356,48619.1%+4.1 pts
29Alachua County, FLFL290,02819.0%+2.0 pts
30Riley County, KSKS72,59818.9%+3.6 pts
31Clarke County, GAGA129,92118.9%+0.5 pts
32Hampshire County, MAMA164,06518.6%+3.3 pts
33Montgomery County, VAVA98,43418.6%+2.4 pts
34Boone County, MOMO191,74618.6%+2.4 pts
35Albany County, WYWY38,55818.5%+1.8 pts
36Douglas County, KSKS120,92018.3%+1.5 pts
37Latah County, IDID41,84218.2%+2.1 pts
38Norfolk County, MAMA739,74917.9%+4.4 pts
39Leon County, FLFL299,04817.7%+2.1 pts
40Centre County, PAPA157,39317.5%+1.9 pts
41Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%−2.1 pts
42Durham County, NCNC347,24017.4%+3.0 pts
43Monongalia County, WVWV107,99117.4%+2.3 pts
44Brazos County, TXTX249,08817.3%+0.1 pts
45Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.1%+7.6 pts
46Oconee County, GAGA44,89317.1%+4.3 pts
47Morris County, NJNJ524,25117.0%+3.6 pts
48Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89616.8%+1.2 pts
49James City County, VAVA83,32616.7%+2.8 pts
50Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90716.6%+3.5 pts
51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39116.4%+4.4 pts
52York County, VAVA71,37416.4%+4.2 pts
53San Francisco County, CACA826,07916.4%+3.5 pts
54Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78116.3%+3.9 pts
55Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.3%+2.1 pts
56San Juan County, COCO81316.1%+8.8 pts
57Johnson County, KSKS636,90616.0%+3.6 pts
58Yolo County, CACA224,41016.0%+2.2 pts
59Chittenden County, VTVT169,11515.9%+2.6 pts
60Chester County, PAPA557,11615.9%+3.5 pts
61Dane County, WIWI590,37515.8%+2.4 pts
62Albany County, NYNY321,22515.8%+2.8 pts
63Montgomery County, PAPA877,64315.7%+3.0 pts
64Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93915.6%+2.6 pts
65Hamilton County, ININ387,03615.6%+3.5 pts
66Radford, VAVA17,24315.5%+1.7 pts
67Mercer County, NJNJ399,28915.5%+2.9 pts
68Payne County, OKOK83,88915.4%+1.1 pts
69Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36015.3%+3.1 pts
70Douglas County, COCO399,39615.3%+3.5 pts
71Loudoun County, VAVA449,74915.2%+5.0 pts
72San Juan County, WAWA18,57715.2%+3.9 pts
73Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45615.1%−0.2 pts
74Lafayette County, MSMS59,59715.1%+1.0 pts
75Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33715.0%+3.8 pts
76Newport County, RIRI83,05115.0%+3.8 pts
77Summit County, UTUT43,14114.9%+6.1 pts
78DuPage County, ILIL934,29814.8%+2.9 pts
79Jackson County, ILIL52,50114.8%+0.7 pts
80Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79114.7%+4.4 pts
81Collin County, TXTX1,297,17914.6%+3.7 pts
82San Mateo County, CACA743,56814.6%+3.5 pts
83Lake County, ILIL719,33914.6%+3.1 pts
84Travis County, TXTX1,389,67014.5%+2.4 pts
85Watauga County, NCNC54,78614.5%+2.5 pts
86Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.5%+2.5 pts
87Ingham County, MIMI289,70914.4%+1.6 pts
88Larimer County, COCO377,29214.4%+2.3 pts
89Wake County, NCNC1,257,23514.3%+3.4 pts
90Williamson County, TNTN272,06114.2%+3.4 pts
91Grafton County, NHNH93,22514.2%+3.8 pts
92Bergen County, NJNJ977,02614.2%+2.4 pts
93Clear Creek County, COCO8,99414.2%+4.3 pts
94Putnam County, NYNY99,02814.1%+2.2 pts
95Bristol County, RIRI50,00114.0%+3.2 pts
96Greene County, OHOH174,32213.9%+2.9 pts
97Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.9%+2.7 pts
98Washington County, RIRI129,79513.7%+2.1 pts
99Suffolk County, MAMA791,89113.7%+2.4 pts
100Alameda County, CACA1,636,63013.7%+2.8 pts
101Teton County, WYWY23,33313.7%+5.0 pts
102Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71113.6%+6.3 pts
103McDonough County, ILIL25,91613.6%+3.2 pts
104DeKalb County, GAGA774,39413.6%+2.2 pts
105Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113.5%+2.6 pts
106St. Louis County, MOMO990,91113.4%+3.2 pts
107Ouray County, COCO5,26513.4%+2.5 pts
108King County, WAWA2,344,93913.3%+3.3 pts
109Athens County, OHOH63,19713.1%+1.1 pts
110Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60113.1%+2.1 pts
111Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34613.0%+3.7 pts
112Barnstable County, MAMA233,53913.0%+3.7 pts
113Juneau, AKAK31,60913.0%+1.3 pts
114Dukes County, MAMA21,21913.0%+2.5 pts
115Blaine County, IDID25,51712.9%+4.0 pts
116Gallatin County, MTMT128,74012.9%+1.0 pts
117Delaware County, OHOH242,03212.9%+3.5 pts
118Franklin County, MAMA70,69812.9%+3.1 pts
119Lee County, ALAL189,88112.8%+1.3 pts
120Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03512.8%+2.1 pts
121Monroe County, NYNY750,50612.7%+2.7 pts
122Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.6%+4.6 pts
123Cumberland County, MEME317,22212.5%+3.3 pts
124Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33512.5%+3.0 pts
125Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.5%+2.7 pts
126Baltimore County, MDMD847,65012.5%+2.5 pts
127Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.5%+2.1 pts
128Windham County, VTVT45,20412.4%+3.2 pts
129Denver County, COCO740,61312.4%+1.8 pts
130Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312.4%+3.0 pts
131Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+0.4 pts
132Washington County, VTVT59,65212.3%+3.2 pts
133Fayette County, GAGA125,15612.3%+5.2 pts
134Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07012.2%+1.5 pts
135Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79512.1%+1.3 pts
136Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78412.1%+3.2 pts
137La Plata County, COCO56,89812.1%+2.9 pts
138Jefferson County, COCO580,45112.1%+2.5 pts
139Gunnison County, COCO17,43912.1%+0.2 pts
140Madison County, MSMS116,29812.0%+3.8 pts
141Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.0%+3.5 pts
142Arapahoe County, COCO673,82012.0%+1.3 pts
143Onondaga County, NYNY466,58411.9%+2.7 pts
144Addison County, VTVT38,04811.9%+1.8 pts
145Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%+2.1 pts
146Windsor County, VTVT57,31211.9%+3.1 pts
147San Miguel County, COCO7,75311.9%+2.6 pts
148Dutchess County, NYNY300,70811.9%+1.8 pts
149Summit County, COCO31,51711.9%+3.2 pts
150Richland County, SCSC434,95611.9%+2.2 pts
151Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+2.8 pts
152Jefferson County, IAIA15,29111.9%+0.7 pts
153Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09011.8%+2.0 pts
154Delaware County, PAPA580,93711.8%+2.6 pts
155Geauga County, OHOH95,67611.8%+2.7 pts
156Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.8%+2.0 pts
157Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19111.8%+3.0 pts
158Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83911.7%−0.5 pts
159Cobb County, GAGA793,34511.7%+2.6 pts
160Henrico County, VAVA342,77511.7%+2.8 pts
161Essex County, MAMA826,65311.7%+2.4 pts
162Leelanau County, MIMI22,98211.7%+3.4 pts
163Midland County, MIMI83,75411.6%+0.5 pts
164Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.6%+3.6 pts
165Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.6%+2.4 pts
166El Paso County, COCO757,04011.6%+2.5 pts
167Chatham County, NCNC85,11111.6%+4.3 pts
168Alamosa County, COCO16,68811.6%+2.0 pts
169Madison County, ALAL433,51611.6%+2.0 pts
170Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.5%+5.0 pts
171Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38011.5%+2.7 pts
172Routt County, COCO25,32911.4%+3.6 pts
173Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06511.4%+1.4 pts
174Nantucket County, MAMA14,75811.4%+2.3 pts
175Bucks County, PAPA647,82811.4%+2.8 pts
176Rowan County, KYKY24,47611.4%+2.0 pts
177Oldham County, KYKY70,98611.4%+3.8 pts
178East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18011.3%+1.5 pts
179St. Johns County, FLFL346,32811.3%+3.0 pts
180Coconino County, AZAZ144,36811.3%+2.2 pts
181Shelby County, ALAL238,55211.2%+2.5 pts
182Prince William County, VAVA502,96611.2%+1.9 pts
183Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.2%+2.1 pts
184Frederick County, MDMD302,88311.1%+2.8 pts
185Thurston County, WAWA304,26111.1%+2.5 pts
186Montgomery County, ALAL225,89111.1%+1.9 pts
187Calloway County, KYKY39,42111.1%+1.5 pts
188Charleston County, SCSC436,20011.0%+3.2 pts
189Montour County, PAPA17,86811.0%+1.4 pts
190New Castle County, DEDE588,02611.0%+1.8 pts
191Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.0%+2.5 pts
192Berkshire County, MAMA128,22411.0%+2.9 pts
193Hays County, TXTX304,39011.0%+1.9 pts
194McLean County, ILIL171,41911.0%+2.0 pts
195Cache County, UTUT145,00010.9%−0.5 pts
196Essex County, NJNJ896,37910.9%+1.6 pts
197Union County, NJNJ601,86310.9%+1.7 pts
198Platte County, MOMO114,40010.9%+4.0 pts
199Lancaster County, NENE334,04910.9%+1.6 pts
200Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68510.9%+1.9 pts
201San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%+2.0 pts
202Richmond, VAVA237,25710.8%+1.9 pts
203Washington County, OROR611,70810.8%+1.7 pts
204Talbot County, MDMD38,23810.8%+3.3 pts
205Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.8%+4.2 pts
206Cook County, ILIL5,194,62510.8%+2.5 pts
207Knox County, TNTN511,45310.8%+2.3 pts
208Nodaway County, MOMO20,17410.8%+4.0 pts
209Kendall County, TXTX53,28910.8%+4.1 pts
210DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.8%−0.4 pts
211Missoula County, MTMT123,51310.7%+1.9 pts
212Orleans Parish, LALA362,15410.7%+1.6 pts
213Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53610.7%+1.5 pts
214Hamilton County, OHOH838,41810.7%+2.0 pts
215Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97210.6%+1.4 pts
216Ellis County, KSKS29,07510.6%+4.0 pts
217Rockingham County, NHNH324,07710.6%+2.5 pts
218Multnomah County, OROR795,39110.6%+2.4 pts
219Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.5%+1.6 pts
220Jefferson County, WAWA33,97010.5%+4.3 pts
221Dawes County, NENE7,85810.5%+2.9 pts
222Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38310.5%+3.3 pts
223Washington County, MNMN286,89510.5%+3.0 pts
224Lamoille County, VTVT26,29410.5%+2.1 pts
225Waukesha County, WIWI417,21010.4%+2.8 pts
226Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.4%+1.7 pts
227Cleveland County, OKOK303,97310.4%+0.7 pts
228Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.4%+1.3 pts
229Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.4%+2.7 pts
230Davidson County, TNTN745,90410.4%+1.9 pts
231Merrimack County, NHNH158,07810.3%+1.7 pts
232Sarasota County, FLFL479,95810.3%+2.4 pts
233Wood County, OHOH134,17610.3%+2.0 pts
234Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33110.3%+1.4 pts
235Mineral County, COCO91010.3%+5.2 pts
236Manassas, VAVA44,33210.3%+3.2 pts
237Sangamon County, ILIL194,17010.3%+2.1 pts
238Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.3%+1.2 pts
239Worcester County, MAMA888,50210.3%+2.1 pts
240Brewster County, TXTX9,45810.3%−1.1 pts
241Anchorage, AKAK287,15510.2%+0.7 pts
242Isabella County, MIMI64,69110.2%+0.2 pts
243Prince George's County, MDMD970,37410.2%+0.9 pts
244Bennington County, VTVT36,63010.2%+2.0 pts
245Johnson County, MOMO56,67010.2%+1.3 pts
246Gilpin County, COCO6,07310.2%−0.5 pts
247Wayne County, NENE10,02010.2%+3.0 pts
248Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72610.1%+2.5 pts
249Pulaski County, ARAR404,61110.1%+1.9 pts
250Teller County, COCO24,75610.1%+2.5 pts
251Buffalo County, NENE51,17210.1%+2.0 pts
252Erie County, NYNY946,74110.1%+2.1 pts
253Custer County, COCO5,59010.1%+5.6 pts
254Broome County, NYNY195,73610.1%+1.8 pts
255Ontario County, NYNY113,13010.1%+2.6 pts
256Hancock County, MEME57,17110.1%+2.5 pts
257Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41510.1%+1.8 pts
258Hinds County, MSMS211,88810.0%+0.3 pts
259Warren County, KYKY149,37510.0%+2.0 pts
260Boone County, ININ80,68910.0%+1.2 pts
261Madison County, IDID55,17210.0%+2.5 pts
262Denton County, TXTX1,069,34610.0%+1.0 pts
263Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.0%+2.2 pts
264Seminole County, FLFL491,88410.0%+2.2 pts
265Mono County, CACA12,5059.9%+4.2 pts
266Eagle County, COCO54,2919.9%+3.7 pts
267Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5909.9%−1.0 pts
268Lane County, OROR381,5849.9%+1.4 pts
269Woodford County, KYKY27,8839.9%+2.9 pts
270Utah County, UTUT759,8599.9%+1.6 pts
271Cumberland County, PAPA277,2709.8%+2.3 pts
272Otsego County, NYNY60,5899.8%+1.2 pts
273Benton County, WAWA221,7229.8%+2.0 pts
274Washington County, ARAR271,2139.8%+2.0 pts
275Grand Isle County, VTVT7,5119.8%+2.5 pts
276Warren County, NYNY65,0209.8%+2.4 pts
277Ohio County, WVWV40,4969.8%+2.7 pts
278Lincoln County, MEME36,5959.8%+2.2 pts
279Collier County, FLFL417,1319.7%+2.3 pts
280Sonoma County, CACA486,4449.7%+1.8 pts
281Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3689.7%+0.6 pts
282Vigo County, ININ106,5129.7%+0.9 pts
283Sarpy County, NENE208,3039.7%+0.9 pts
284Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7299.7%+2.7 pts
285Emmet County, MIMI33,7759.7%+3.2 pts
286Winchester, VAVA28,2729.6%+3.9 pts
287Hinsdale County, COCO7539.6%+3.7 pts
288Polk County, NCNC20,5339.6%+2.5 pts
289Jefferson County, KYKY795,2229.6%+2.1 pts
290Coles County, ILIL46,6079.6%+1.4 pts
291Delaware County, ININ113,1069.6%+1.2 pts
292Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9259.6%+2.2 pts
293Placer County, CACA442,0819.5%+2.9 pts
294Ventura County, CACA830,8519.5%+1.7 pts
295Strafford County, NHNH135,0439.5%+1.9 pts
296Archuleta County, COCO14,3069.5%+3.7 pts
297Forsyth County, NCNC401,7189.5%+1.8 pts
298Lynchburg, VAVA81,3479.5%+1.2 pts
299Ada County, IDID546,1419.5%+2.1 pts
300Clackamas County, OROR426,2809.5%+1.9 pts
301St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+2.1 pts
302Grand County, COCO16,4969.4%+2.1 pts
303Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.4%+4.3 pts
304Harford County, MDMD266,4469.4%+2.0 pts
305Moore County, NCNC110,6199.4%+3.5 pts
306Carroll County, NHNH52,7849.4%+2.8 pts
307Orange County, VTVT30,0029.4%+0.6 pts
308Cheshire County, NHNH78,2699.4%+1.3 pts
309Napa County, CACA132,9499.4%+1.8 pts
310Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.4%+2.4 pts
311Douglas County, NENE606,4609.4%+1.6 pts
312Roosevelt County, NMNM18,6159.4%+1.3 pts
313Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.3%–
314Randall County, TXTX152,3519.3%+1.9 pts
315Kittitas County, WAWA48,8039.3%+2.3 pts
316San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3679.3%+1.9 pts
317Dakota County, MNMN457,7109.3%+2.9 pts
318Taos County, NMNM34,5649.3%+2.6 pts
319Crawford County, KSKS39,0089.3%+1.8 pts
320Orange County, NYNY417,6699.3%+1.3 pts
321Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+1.7 pts
322Sandoval County, NMNM159,5659.3%+1.9 pts
323Pitt County, NCNC182,9369.3%+1.0 pts
324St. Joseph County, ININ272,8619.2%+1.1 pts
325Lamar County, MSMS67,4039.2%+1.2 pts
326Doña Ana County, NMNM229,0919.2%+1.1 pts
327Polk County, OROR90,0379.2%+1.1 pts
328Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.2%+3.0 pts
329Burlington County, NJNJ481,4399.2%+1.9 pts
330Pontotoc County, OKOK38,5289.2%+2.0 pts
331Washington County, OKOK54,0379.2%+1.1 pts
332Cook County, MNMN5,5229.2%+4.1 pts
333Nicollet County, MNMN34,2739.2%+2.2 pts
334Livingston County, MIMI197,3159.2%+2.7 pts
335Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9759.2%+3.7 pts
336Nelson County, VAVA14,9209.2%+3.6 pts
337Williamson County, TXTX752,8279.2%+2.8 pts
338Queens County, NYNY2,358,1829.2%+1.0 pts
339Cole County, MOMO77,9089.2%+1.6 pts
340Phelps County, MOMO45,2479.2%+1.6 pts
341Knox County, MEME41,1179.2%+3.1 pts
342Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0359.1%+1.2 pts
343Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9169.1%+1.5 pts
344Porter County, ININ176,0499.1%+1.3 pts
345Grant County, NMNM27,2529.1%+2.2 pts
346La Crosse County, WIWI121,3399.1%+1.7 pts
347Grand Forks County, NDND74,5019.1%+1.0 pts
348Warren County, OHOH257,1819.1%+3.2 pts
349Kent County, MDMD19,5659.1%+3.1 pts
350Kane County, ILIL525,7579.1%+2.0 pts
351Richmond County, NYNY501,2909.1%+0.6 pts
352Guilford County, NCNC562,2349.0%+1.8 pts
353Plymouth County, MAMA546,8299.0%+2.0 pts
354Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.0%+0.9 pts
355Transylvania County, NCNC34,2119.0%+3.1 pts
356Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.0%+3.5 pts
357San Miguel County, NMNM26,2609.0%+1.0 pts
358Custer County, OKOK28,1759.0%−0.3 pts
359Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,4489.0%+2.1 pts
360Honolulu County, HIHI988,7039.0%+1.1 pts
361Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.0%+0.8 pts
362Buncombe County, NCNC277,4178.9%+2.3 pts
363Hudson County, NJNJ735,0338.9%+2.6 pts
364Jefferson County, MTMT13,3298.9%+3.8 pts
365Houghton County, MIMI37,8428.9%+1.6 pts
366Hanover County, VAVA116,4238.9%+3.1 pts
367Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378.9%+1.2 pts
368Whatcom County, WAWA236,3928.9%+2.1 pts
369Shelby County, TNTN910,2268.9%+1.8 pts
370Martin County, FLFL166,2728.9%+2.4 pts
371Anderson County, TNTN82,0668.9%+1.1 pts
372Bonneville County, IDID135,7718.9%+1.7 pts
373Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038.8%+2.3 pts
374Kings County, NYNY2,653,9638.8%+1.7 pts
375Lyon County, KSKS32,2668.8%+0.7 pts
376Cabell County, WVWV91,1838.8%+0.9 pts
377Carroll County, MDMD176,6778.8%+1.9 pts
378Kenedy County, TXTX3198.8%+7.0 pts
379Erath County, TXTX43,9118.8%+1.0 pts
380Cherokee County, OKOK49,1968.8%−0.1 pts
381Yates County, NYNY24,5478.8%+2.6 pts
382Shawnee County, KSKS178,6078.8%+1.3 pts
383Dauphin County, PAPA293,3518.8%+2.5 pts
384Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%+0.9 pts
385Chesapeake, VAVA255,3328.8%+3.7 pts
386Thomas County, KSKS7,7258.8%+3.3 pts
387Nevada County, CACA101,9118.8%+2.2 pts
388Jessamine County, KYKY57,1478.8%+1.0 pts
389Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+4.0 pts
390Madison County, KYKY101,6968.8%+0.2 pts
391Jefferson County, ALAL665,7428.7%+1.9 pts
392Monterey County, CACA433,7298.7%+1.1 pts
393Lehigh County, PAPA384,3838.7%+1.7 pts
394Mora County, NMNM4,0518.7%+2.5 pts
395Baltimore, MDMD569,9978.7%+1.7 pts
396Spokane County, WAWA558,3448.7%+2.1 pts
397Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5588.7%+1.6 pts
398Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1258.7%+1.3 pts
399Monroe County, FLFL80,4068.7%+1.7 pts
400Glynn County, GAGA87,5998.7%+2.2 pts
401Madison County, NYNY67,1208.7%+1.0 pts
402Comal County, TXTX209,1668.7%+2.2 pts
403Broward County, FLFL2,013,3178.7%+2.3 pts
404Polk County, IAIA516,5468.7%+1.4 pts
405Marion County, ININ992,1968.7%+1.0 pts
406New Hanover County, NCNC245,9598.7%+2.8 pts
407Jefferson County, WVWV63,1028.7%+2.6 pts
408Eau Claire County, WIWI109,0338.7%+1.1 pts
409Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5328.7%+3.0 pts
410Sussex County, NJNJ148,0638.7%+1.0 pts
411Franklin County, KYKY52,6498.6%+0.2 pts
412Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3618.6%+2.6 pts
413Socorro County, NMNM15,8388.6%+1.3 pts
414Sagadahoc County, MEME37,9798.6%+2.5 pts
415Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4398.6%+2.1 pts
416Clark County, ARAR20,9388.6%+1.3 pts
417Forrest County, MSMS79,0348.5%+0.9 pts
418Bannock County, IDID91,5918.5%+2.1 pts
419Faulkner County, ARAR133,9798.5%+1.4 pts
420Henderson County, NCNC122,3758.5%+2.2 pts
421Forsyth County, GAGA282,8058.5%+4.1 pts
422Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.5%+2.3 pts
423Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6348.5%+1.3 pts
424Montgomery County, OHOH539,5988.5%+1.5 pts
425Montezuma County, COCO26,6788.5%+4.3 pts
426Allegany County, NYNY46,8008.5%+0.7 pts
427Dare County, NCNC38,2458.4%+2.4 pts
428Boyle County, KYKY31,6328.4%+2.7 pts
429Sitka, AKAK8,3198.4%+2.0 pts
430El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.4%+2.7 pts
431Tulsa County, OKOK698,7828.4%+1.4 pts
432Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1158.4%+1.9 pts
433Camden County, NJNJ535,7998.4%+1.4 pts
434Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.4%+1.7 pts
435Bartholomew County, ININ85,7298.4%+1.6 pts
436Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068.4%+0.3 pts
437Alpine County, CACA1,0438.4%+4.1 pts
438Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.4%+1.4 pts
439Macon County, ALAL18,1328.4%+1.0 pts
440Summit County, OHOH538,3768.4%+2.1 pts
441Chatham County, GAGA311,8558.4%+2.1 pts
442Lincoln County, OROR50,6368.4%+2.1 pts
443Brevard County, FLFL663,9828.4%+2.0 pts
444Scott County, KSKS4,8158.4%+3.8 pts
445Kent County, MIMI675,2328.3%+1.9 pts
446Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0888.3%+1.3 pts
447Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.3%+2.4 pts
448Calvert County, MDMD94,4848.3%+2.2 pts
449Kerr County, TXTX54,0378.3%+1.1 pts
450Johnson County, ININ174,2628.3%+2.0 pts
451Claiborne County, MSMS8,0588.3%+1.3 pts
452Providence County, RIRI678,1798.3%+1.5 pts
453Greene County, MOMO309,2868.3%+1.0 pts
454Hampton, VAVA137,3158.3%+1.9 pts
455Island County, WAWA85,6578.3%+2.6 pts
456Baldwin County, ALAL267,7618.3%+2.4 pts
457St. Mary's County, MDMD116,6928.2%+2.9 pts
458Wicomico County, MDMD106,8998.2%+1.8 pts
459Cass County, NDND201,7948.2%+1.2 pts
460Grand County, UTUT9,7908.2%+4.8 pts
461Bristol Bay, AKAK8478.2%−0.1 pts
462Carver County, MNMN114,3798.2%+3.4 pts
463Mathews County, VAVA8,5298.2%+2.6 pts
464Washington County, TNTN141,1998.2%+1.8 pts
465McHenry County, ILIL317,7518.2%+1.8 pts
466Scott County, IAIA175,2598.2%+1.8 pts
467Kent County, RIRI173,4958.2%+1.5 pts
468Greenville County, SCSC583,1258.2%+1.9 pts
469Chemung County, NYNY80,4158.1%+1.3 pts
470Teton County, IDID13,2548.1%+5.1 pts
471Davis County, UTUT381,2278.1%+1.7 pts
472Sumter County, GAGA28,8018.1%+1.3 pts
473Rice County, MNMN69,9398.1%+1.0 pts
474Kanawha County, WVWV172,3818.1%+2.1 pts
475Peoria County, ILIL178,5538.1%+1.5 pts
476Laramie County, WYWY102,9388.1%+1.4 pts
477Yavapai County, AZAZ252,5528.1%+2.0 pts
478Cortland County, NYNY45,8508.1%+0.7 pts
479Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.1%+0.9 pts
480Butler County, OHOH400,1288.1%+1.3 pts
481King George County, VAVA29,6468.1%+1.9 pts
482Essex County, NYNY36,4388.1%+1.7 pts
483Hamilton County, TNTN390,8338.0%+2.2 pts
484Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.0%+1.0 pts
485Staunton, VAVA26,8018.0%+1.4 pts
486Galveston County, TXTX372,2078.0%+1.0 pts
487Chaffee County, COCO20,8318.0%+3.4 pts
488Towns County, GAGA13,2858.0%+4.1 pts
489Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4338.0%+1.2 pts
490Park County, WYWY31,1718.0%+2.4 pts
491Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+1.6 pts
492Muscogee County, GAGA202,1718.0%+1.8 pts
493Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.0%+2.0 pts
494Rutland County, VTVT59,6537.9%+1.7 pts
495Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427.9%+1.6 pts
496Warren County, MSMS41,7597.9%+0.9 pts
497St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.9%+0.5 pts
498Indian River County, FLFL172,7997.9%+2.0 pts
499Kenton County, KYKY175,7797.9%+2.3 pts
500Ottawa County, MIMI308,4597.9%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest graduate degree?

Los Alamos County, New Mexico ranks #1 with 36.0% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by graduate degree?

Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Falls Church, Virginia, Arlington County, Virginia, Montgomery County, Maryland, Orange County, North Carolina.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,125 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.