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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most graduate degrees, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 40.6%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53810.2%–
01Falls Church, VAVA15,15940.6%+6.8 pts
02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.8%+0.8 pts
03Arlington County, VAVA243,93136.7%+6.1 pts
04Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58229.8%+2.3 pts
05Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1%+2.0 pts
06Alexandria, VAVA160,66229.1%+4.3 pts
07Tompkins County, NYNY104,04728.5%+1.8 pts
08Howard County, MDMD339,18327.6%+4.2 pts
09Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327.4%+3.0 pts
10District of Columbia, DCDC693,64527.2%+6.2 pts
11New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+3.8 pts
12Hinsdale County, COCO75327.0%+17.4 pts
13Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21426.2%+2.4 pts
14Albemarle County, VAVA118,35625.7%+2.6 pts
15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.0%+3.7 pts
16Boulder County, COCO328,56025.0%+3.7 pts
17Fairfax, VAVA26,77223.8%+3.0 pts
18Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97923.7%+3.7 pts
19Lexington, VAVA7,76923.7%+2.2 pts
20Johnson County, IAIA160,04423.1%+1.7 pts
21Oconee County, GAGA44,89323.0%+5.9 pts
22Marin County, CACA253,69422.7%+2.1 pts
23Benton County, OROR97,72822.5%+1.3 pts
24Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+2.3 pts
25Somerset County, NJNJ356,48621.8%+2.7 pts
26Loudoun County, VAVA449,74921.6%+6.4 pts
27Whitman County, WAWA48,51221.6%+1.8 pts
28Douglas County, KSKS120,92021.1%+2.8 pts
29Monroe County, ININ143,34521.0%+1.4 pts
30Norfolk County, MAMA739,74920.9%+3.0 pts
31Hampshire County, MAMA164,06520.8%+2.2 pts
32Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+1.4 pts
33Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%+1.9 pts
34James City County, VAVA83,32620.4%+3.7 pts
35Boone County, MOMO191,74620.2%+1.6 pts
36Albany County, WYWY38,55820.1%+1.6 pts
37Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.0%+1.0 pts
38San Francisco County, CACA826,07919.7%+3.3 pts
39Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89619.7%+2.9 pts
40Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.6%−1.7 pts
41Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39119.6%+3.1 pts
42Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78119.5%+3.2 pts
43Durham County, NCNC347,24019.4%+2.0 pts
44Story County, IAIA101,29119.3%−0.2 pts
45Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.3%+0.4 pts
46Centre County, PAPA157,39319.2%+1.7 pts
47Summit County, UTUT43,14119.1%+4.2 pts
48Latah County, IDID41,84219.0%+0.8 pts
49Morris County, NJNJ524,25119.0%+2.0 pts
50Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90719.0%+2.4 pts
51Riley County, KSKS72,59818.8%−0.1 pts
52Montgomery County, PAPA877,64318.5%+2.8 pts
53San Juan County, WAWA18,57718.3%+3.1 pts
54Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.3%+1.0 pts
55Chester County, PAPA557,11618.3%+2.4 pts
56Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+1.9 pts
57Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+3.4 pts
58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+2.6 pts
59Dukes County, MAMA21,21918.1%+5.2 pts
60York County, VAVA71,37418.1%+1.6 pts
61Newport County, RIRI83,05118.0%+3.1 pts
62Dane County, WIWI590,37518.0%+2.2 pts
63Hamilton County, ININ387,03617.9%+2.4 pts
64Johnson County, KSKS636,90617.9%+1.9 pts
65Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+2.1 pts
66Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+2.7 pts
67Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79117.7%+3.0 pts
68Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33717.6%+2.6 pts
69Mercer County, NJNJ399,28917.6%+2.1 pts
70Kalawao County, HIHI8217.6%+17.6 pts
71Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.5%+0.4 pts
72Yolo County, CACA224,41017.4%+1.4 pts
73Leon County, FLFL299,04817.3%−0.4 pts
74DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+2.5 pts
75Douglas County, COCO399,39617.2%+1.9 pts
76Washington County, RIRI129,79517.1%+3.4 pts
77Chittenden County, VTVT169,11517.1%+1.2 pts
78Suffolk County, MAMA791,89117.1%+3.4 pts
79Williamson County, TNTN272,06117.1%+2.8 pts
80San Mateo County, CACA743,56817.0%+2.5 pts
81Delaware County, OHOH242,03217.0%+4.2 pts
82Brazos County, TXTX249,08816.9%−0.3 pts
83Bristol County, RIRI50,00116.7%+2.6 pts
84Bergen County, NJNJ977,02616.7%+2.5 pts
85Larimer County, COCO377,29216.6%+2.2 pts
86Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+1.9 pts
87King County, WAWA2,344,93916.4%+3.1 pts
88Fayette County, KYKY329,75116.4%+1.9 pts
89Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45616.4%+1.3 pts
90Teton County, WYWY23,33316.4%+2.8 pts
91Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+1.8 pts
92Alameda County, CACA1,636,63016.3%+2.6 pts
93Barnstable County, MAMA233,53916.1%+3.1 pts
94Gallatin County, MTMT128,74016.1%+3.3 pts
95Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0%+1.7 pts
96Greene County, OHOH174,32216.0%+2.1 pts
97Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+1.9 pts
98Collin County, TXTX1,297,17916.0%+1.4 pts
99Travis County, TXTX1,389,67015.9%+1.4 pts
100Denver County, COCO740,61315.8%+3.5 pts
101Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34615.7%+2.7 pts
102Clay County, SDSD15,03115.7%−1.7 pts
103Boone County, ININ80,68915.7%+5.7 pts
104Grafton County, NHNH93,22515.7%+1.4 pts
105Washington County, VTVT59,65215.6%+3.3 pts
106St. Louis County, MOMO990,91115.6%+2.2 pts
107Talbot County, MDMD38,23815.6%+4.8 pts
108Olmsted County, MNMN166,73115.5%+2.0 pts
109Fayette County, GAGA125,15615.4%+3.2 pts
110Jefferson County, WAWA33,97015.4%+4.9 pts
111Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33515.3%+2.8 pts
112Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+3.2 pts
113Ramsey County, MNMN541,62315.3%+2.7 pts
114Nantucket County, MAMA14,75815.2%+3.9 pts
115Summit County, COCO31,51715.2%+3.3 pts
116Leelanau County, MIMI22,98215.2%+3.5 pts
117Broomfield County, COCO79,17415.2%–
118Ingham County, MIMI289,70915.1%+0.7 pts
119Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+2.4 pts
120DeKalb County, GAGA774,39415.1%+1.5 pts
121Athens County, OHOH63,19715.1%+1.9 pts
122Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.0%+3.4 pts
123Poquoson, VAVA13,29214.9%+1.0 pts
124Windham County, VTVT45,20414.9%+2.5 pts
125Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03514.9%+2.1 pts
126Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38014.8%+3.3 pts
127Cumberland County, MEME317,22214.8%+2.3 pts
128Baltimore County, MDMD847,65014.8%+2.3 pts
129Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+2.4 pts
130Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.7%+3.5 pts
131La Plata County, COCO56,89814.7%+2.6 pts
132Gilpin County, COCO6,07314.7%+4.5 pts
133Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414.7%+2.5 pts
134Routt County, COCO25,32914.6%+3.1 pts
135Payne County, OKOK83,88914.6%−0.8 pts
136McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+1.0 pts
137Cobb County, GAGA793,34514.6%+2.8 pts
138Delaware County, PAPA580,93714.5%+2.7 pts
139Windsor County, VTVT57,31214.5%+2.6 pts
140Essex County, MAMA826,65314.4%+2.7 pts
141Richland County, SCSC434,95614.4%+2.5 pts
142Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.4%+3.0 pts
143Franklin County, MAMA70,69814.3%+1.5 pts
144Multnomah County, OROR795,39114.3%+3.7 pts
145Henrico County, VAVA342,77514.2%+2.5 pts
146Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.2%+2.4 pts
147Stafford County, VAVA170,80314.2%+3.3 pts
148Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.1%+2.5 pts
149Missoula County, MTMT123,51314.1%+3.4 pts
150Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60114.0%+0.9 pts
151Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.0%+2.3 pts
152Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85213.9%+1.5 pts
153Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.9%+5.4 pts
154Frederick County, MDMD302,88313.9%+2.7 pts
155Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813.9%+2.0 pts
156Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19113.8%+2.1 pts
157Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36013.8%−1.5 pts
158Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.8 pts
159Addison County, VTVT38,04813.8%+1.8 pts
160Blaine County, IDID25,51713.7%+0.8 pts
161Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07013.7%+1.5 pts
162Jefferson County, COCO580,45113.7%+1.6 pts
163Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03513.6%+2.6 pts
164Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.6%+2.3 pts
165St. Johns County, FLFL346,32813.6%+2.3 pts
166Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.6%+2.4 pts
167Alamosa County, COCO16,68813.5%+2.0 pts
168Madison County, ALAL433,51613.5%+2.0 pts
169Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+3.2 pts
170Archuleta County, COCO14,30613.5%+4.0 pts
171Charleston County, SCSC436,20013.4%+2.4 pts
172Lee County, ALAL189,88113.4%+0.6 pts
173Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.4%+0.8 pts
174Bucks County, PAPA647,82813.4%+2.0 pts
175Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413.4%+2.6 pts
176Alpine County, CACA1,04313.3%+4.9 pts
177Washington County, OROR611,70813.3%+2.5 pts
178Warren County, OHOH257,18113.3%+4.2 pts
179Clear Creek County, COCO8,99413.3%−0.9 pts
180Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%+0.9 pts
181El Paso County, COCO757,04013.2%+1.6 pts
182Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.1%+1.3 pts
183Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.1%+2.0 pts
184New Castle County, DEDE588,02613.1%+2.1 pts
185Waukesha County, WIWI417,21013.1%+2.7 pts
186Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+2.3 pts
187Lincoln County, MEME36,59513.1%+3.3 pts
188Arapahoe County, COCO673,82013.1%+1.1 pts
189Richmond, VAVA237,25713.0%+2.2 pts
190Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.0%+1.2 pts
191Cook County, MNMN5,52213.0%+3.8 pts
192Ouray County, COCO5,26513.0%−0.4 pts
193Teller County, COCO24,75612.9%+2.8 pts
194Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.9%+2.5 pts
195Rockingham County, NHNH324,07712.9%+2.3 pts
196Kendall County, TXTX53,28912.9%+2.1 pts
197Winchester, VAVA28,27212.9%+3.2 pts
198Coconino County, AZAZ144,36812.8%+1.6 pts
199Goochland County, VAVA29,18712.8%+1.3 pts
200Radford, VAVA17,24312.8%−2.7 pts
201Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.8%+2.9 pts
202Geauga County, OHOH95,67612.8%+1.0 pts
203Washington County, MNMN286,89512.7%+2.3 pts
204San Miguel County, COCO7,75312.7%+0.8 pts
205Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.7%+0.7 pts
206Erie County, NYNY946,74112.7%+2.6 pts
207Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79512.7%+0.6 pts
208San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.7%+1.9 pts
209Worcester County, MAMA888,50212.7%+2.5 pts
210Merrimack County, NHNH158,07812.7%+2.4 pts
211Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.6%+2.1 pts
212Ontario County, NYNY113,13012.6%+2.6 pts
213Berkshire County, MAMA128,22412.6%+1.6 pts
214McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+1.7 pts
215Roberts County, TXTX86712.5%+7.2 pts
216Juneau, AKAK31,60912.5%−0.5 pts
217Forsyth County, GAGA282,80512.5%+4.0 pts
218Midland County, MIMI83,75412.5%+0.8 pts
219Dawes County, NENE7,85812.4%+1.9 pts
220Orange County, VTVT30,00212.4%+3.0 pts
221Orange County, CACA3,149,50712.4%+2.0 pts
222Carver County, MNMN114,37912.4%+4.2 pts
223Thurston County, WAWA304,26112.4%+1.3 pts
224Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.4%+1.0 pts
225Kent County, MDMD19,56512.4%+3.3 pts
226Davidson County, TNTN745,90412.4%+2.0 pts
227Hamilton County, OHOH838,41812.4%+1.7 pts
228Knox County, TNTN511,45312.3%+1.6 pts
229Montgomery County, ALAL225,89112.3%+1.2 pts
230Essex County, NJNJ896,37912.3%+1.4 pts
231Cache County, UTUT145,00012.2%+1.3 pts
232Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53612.2%+1.6 pts
233Shelby County, ALAL238,55212.2%+1.0 pts
234Hudson County, NJNJ735,03312.2%+3.3 pts
235Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812.2%+1.8 pts
236Platte County, MOMO114,40012.2%+1.3 pts
237Jefferson County, MTMT13,32912.2%+3.2 pts
238Bennington County, VTVT36,63012.1%+1.9 pts
239Prince George's County, MDMD970,37412.1%+1.9 pts
240Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41512.1%+2.0 pts
241Mineral County, COCO91012.0%+1.7 pts
242Hamilton County, NYNY5,00612.0%+4.3 pts
243Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68512.0%+1.2 pts
244East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18012.0%+0.7 pts
245Cumberland County, PAPA277,27012.0%+2.2 pts
246Douglas County, NENE606,46012.0%+2.6 pts
247Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.0%+6.1 pts
248Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.9%+4.2 pts
249Union County, NJNJ601,86311.9%+1.0 pts
250Harford County, MDMD266,44611.9%+2.5 pts
251Madison County, KYKY101,69611.9%+3.1 pts
252New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.9%+3.2 pts
253Grand Forks County, NDND74,50111.9%+2.8 pts
254Collier County, FLFL417,13111.9%+2.1 pts
255Fauquier County, VAVA76,50311.9%+3.0 pts
256Warren County, NYNY65,02011.9%+2.1 pts
257Calvert County, MDMD94,48411.9%+3.6 pts
258Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%−0.1 pts
259Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52811.8%+2.6 pts
260Lamoille County, VTVT26,29411.8%+1.4 pts
261Denton County, TXTX1,069,34611.8%+1.8 pts
262Valley County, IDID12,83111.8%+4.0 pts
263Burlington County, NJNJ481,43911.8%+2.6 pts
264Kittitas County, WAWA48,80311.8%+2.5 pts
265Sarpy County, NENE208,30311.8%+2.1 pts
266Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33111.8%+1.5 pts
267Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+1.2 pts
268Baltimore, MDMD569,99711.8%+3.1 pts
269Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.8%−0.3 pts
270Carroll County, MDMD176,67711.8%+2.9 pts
271Orange County, NYNY417,66911.7%+2.4 pts
272Eagle County, COCO54,29111.7%+1.8 pts
273Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.7%+1.6 pts
274Haines, AKAK2,06811.7%+6.4 pts
275Ellis County, KSKS29,07511.7%+1.0 pts
276Anchorage, AKAK287,15511.6%+1.4 pts
277Wood County, OHOH134,17611.6%+1.3 pts
278Cleveland County, OKOK303,97311.5%+1.1 pts
279St. Louis, MOMO278,14411.5%+3.9 pts
280Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.5%+0.6 pts
281Montour County, PAPA17,86811.5%+0.5 pts
282Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+1.2 pts
283Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.5%+2.2 pts
284Pulaski County, ARAR404,61111.5%+1.3 pts
285Sarasota County, FLFL479,95811.5%+1.1 pts
286Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44811.4%+2.5 pts
287Broome County, NYNY195,73611.4%+1.4 pts
288San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.4%+2.0 pts
289Plymouth County, MAMA546,82911.4%+2.4 pts
290Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92511.4%+1.8 pts
291Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.3%+0.7 pts
292Roanoke County, VAVA97,15011.3%+1.9 pts
293Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.3%+2.3 pts
294Mono County, CACA12,50511.3%+1.4 pts
295Island County, WAWA85,65711.3%+3.0 pts
296Jefferson County, KYKY795,22211.3%+1.7 pts
297Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71111.3%−2.3 pts
298Bartholomew County, ININ85,72911.2%+2.8 pts
299Dakota County, MNMN457,71011.2%+1.9 pts
300Ventura County, CACA830,85111.2%+1.7 pts
301Wasatch County, UTUT38,51411.2%+4.4 pts
302Isabella County, MIMI64,69111.1%+0.9 pts
303Ada County, IDID546,14111.1%+1.7 pts
304Comal County, TXTX209,16611.1%+2.4 pts
305Williamson County, TXTX752,82711.1%+1.9 pts
306Salem, VAVA25,81611.1%+4.4 pts
307Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.1%+2.1 pts
308Sonoma County, CACA486,44411.1%+1.3 pts
309Seminole County, FLFL491,88411.1%+1.1 pts
310Sitka, AKAK8,31911.0%+2.6 pts
311Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.0%+1.7 pts
312Lane County, OROR381,58411.0%+1.1 pts
313Otsego County, NYNY60,58911.0%+1.2 pts
314Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59011.0%+1.1 pts
315Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.0%−0.6 pts
316Lincoln County, SDSD77,14511.0%+4.7 pts
317Taos County, NMNM34,56411.0%+1.6 pts
318Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.0%+2.4 pts
319Caledonia County, VTVT30,41410.9%+3.1 pts
320Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.9%+2.3 pts
321Hays County, TXTX304,39010.9%−0.0 pts
322Strafford County, NHNH135,04310.9%+1.4 pts
323Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%+2.0 pts
324Placer County, CACA442,08110.9%+1.4 pts
325Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.9%+2.0 pts
326Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810.9%+4.1 pts
327DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+0.1 pts
328Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.9%+0.9 pts
329Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.9%+2.1 pts
330Utah County, UTUT759,85910.9%+1.0 pts
331Hancock County, MEME57,17110.9%+0.8 pts
332Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%+1.3 pts
333Nicollet County, MNMN34,27310.9%+1.7 pts
334Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97910.9%+2.3 pts
335Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+1.8 pts
336Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.8%+0.6 pts
337Forrest County, MSMS79,03410.8%+2.3 pts
338Bulloch County, GAGA86,94910.8%−1.0 pts
339St. Charles County, MOMO426,49910.8%+3.0 pts
340Warren County, KYKY149,37510.8%+0.8 pts
341Emmet County, MIMI33,77510.8%+1.2 pts
342Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310.8%+2.0 pts
343Lehigh County, PAPA384,38310.8%+2.1 pts
344Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.8%+1.3 pts
345Sussex County, NJNJ148,06310.8%+2.1 pts
346Harris County, GAGA37,28010.7%+3.4 pts
347Benton County, WAWA221,72210.7%+0.9 pts
348Scott County, KYKY62,26210.7%+2.9 pts
349San Juan County, COCO81310.7%−5.4 pts
350Jefferson County, ALAL665,74210.7%+1.9 pts
351Whatcom County, WAWA236,39210.7%+1.8 pts
352Nevada County, CACA101,91110.7%+1.9 pts
353Carroll County, NHNH52,78410.7%+1.3 pts
354Beltrami County, MNMN47,05510.7%+3.1 pts
355Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+2.9 pts
356Honolulu County, HIHI988,70310.6%+1.6 pts
357Dallas County, IAIA118,45710.6%+4.1 pts
358Essex County, NYNY36,43810.5%+2.5 pts
359Park County, COCO18,31410.5%+2.9 pts
360Martin County, FLFL166,27210.5%+1.7 pts
361Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36810.5%+0.8 pts
362Houghton County, MIMI37,84210.5%+1.6 pts
363Washington County, TNTN141,19910.5%+2.3 pts
364Chaffee County, COCO20,83110.5%+2.5 pts
365Petersburg, AKAK3,39410.5%–
366Phelps County, MOMO45,24710.5%+1.3 pts
367Cheshire County, NHNH78,26910.5%+1.1 pts
368Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03610.5%+3.6 pts
369Clackamas County, OROR426,28010.5%+1.0 pts
370Boyle County, KYKY31,63210.4%+2.0 pts
371Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210.4%+1.6 pts
372Broward County, FLFL2,013,31710.4%+1.7 pts
373La Crosse County, WIWI121,33910.4%+1.3 pts
374Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.4%+1.3 pts
375Pitt County, NCNC182,93610.4%+1.1 pts
376Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.4%–
377Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91610.3%+1.2 pts
378Woods County, OKOK8,44310.3%+3.2 pts
379Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+1.5 pts
380Grant County, NMNM27,25210.3%+1.2 pts
381Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%+0.8 pts
382Campbell County, KYKY95,44110.3%+3.1 pts
383Moore County, NCNC110,61910.3%+0.9 pts
384Shelby County, TNTN910,22610.3%+1.4 pts
385Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72910.3%+0.6 pts
386Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+2.2 pts
387Cass County, NDND201,79410.3%+2.1 pts
388King George County, VAVA29,64610.3%+2.2 pts
389Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%+2.3 pts
390Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51110.3%+0.5 pts
391Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%+4.0 pts
392Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110.3%+1.3 pts
393Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.3%+1.1 pts
394Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55810.3%+1.5 pts
395Ohio County, WVWV40,49610.3%+0.5 pts
396Macon County, ALAL18,13210.2%+1.8 pts
397Dare County, NCNC38,24510.2%+1.8 pts
398McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+2.0 pts
399Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+3.0 pts
400Madison County, IDID55,17210.2%+0.2 pts
401Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%+0.8 pts
402Chatham County, GAGA311,85510.1%+1.8 pts
403Benzie County, MIMI18,56810.1%+3.4 pts
404San Miguel County, NMNM26,26010.1%+1.2 pts
405Lawrence County, SDSD29,45910.1%+3.0 pts
406El Dorado County, CACA192,32310.1%+1.7 pts
407Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.1%+1.6 pts
408Davis County, UTUT381,22710.1%+2.0 pts
409Wicomico County, MDMD106,89910.1%+1.9 pts
410Dauphin County, PAPA293,35110.1%+1.3 pts
411Kent County, RIRI173,49510.1%+1.9 pts
412Spokane County, WAWA558,34410.1%+1.3 pts
413Providence County, RIRI678,17910.1%+1.8 pts
414Livingston County, MIMI197,31510.1%+0.8 pts
415Summit County, OHOH538,37610.0%+1.7 pts
416St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69210.0%+1.8 pts
417Cole County, MOMO77,90810.0%+0.9 pts
418Camden County, NJNJ535,79910.0%+1.6 pts
419Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03310.0%+1.3 pts
420Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09110.0%+0.8 pts
421Kitsap County, WAWA283,37410.0%+1.7 pts
422Shawnee County, KSKS178,60710.0%+1.2 pts
423Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.0%+0.7 pts
424Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36110.0%+1.4 pts
425Kent County, MIMI675,23210.0%+1.6 pts
426Jackson County, MOMO732,99410.0%+2.1 pts
427Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.9%+1.2 pts
428Livingston County, NYNY61,4389.9%+2.1 pts
429Madison County, NYNY67,1209.9%+1.2 pts
430Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.9%+1.8 pts
431Rice County, MNMN69,9399.9%+1.8 pts
432Douglas County, NVNV50,1119.9%+2.6 pts
433Monroe County, FLFL80,4069.9%+1.2 pts
434Scott County, IAIA175,2599.9%+1.7 pts
435Washington County, ARAR271,2139.8%+0.0 pts
436Johnson County, MOMO56,6709.8%−0.3 pts
437Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.8%−0.2 pts
438Union County, SDSD17,4029.8%+1.1 pts
439Deschutes County, OROR213,0729.8%+1.9 pts
440Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.8%+2.0 pts
441Glynn County, GAGA87,5999.8%+1.1 pts
442Randall County, TXTX152,3519.8%+0.4 pts
443Indian River County, FLFL172,7999.8%+1.9 pts
444Charles County, MDMD176,5939.8%+3.0 pts
445Gillespie County, TXTX28,5279.8%+2.0 pts
446Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.7%+1.4 pts
447Clinton County, MIMI80,4329.7%+2.3 pts
448Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.7%+3.8 pts
449Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+0.1 pts
450Manassas, VAVA44,3329.7%−0.6 pts
451Montezuma County, COCO26,6789.7%+1.2 pts
452St. Joseph County, ININ272,8619.7%+0.5 pts
453Greene County, MOMO309,2869.7%+1.4 pts
454Bayfield County, WIWI16,7879.7%+2.8 pts
455Cabell County, WVWV91,1839.7%+0.9 pts
456Norfolk, VAVA231,0139.7%+2.0 pts
457Manatee County, FLFL468,2009.7%+2.4 pts
458Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1159.7%+1.3 pts
459Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.7%+0.2 pts
460Washoe County, NVNV509,3869.7%+1.8 pts
461Franklin County, KYKY52,6499.7%+1.0 pts
462Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1259.6%+0.9 pts
463Allegany County, NYNY46,8009.6%+1.2 pts
464Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+0.7 pts
465Polk County, OROR90,0379.6%+0.4 pts
466Madison County, MTMT10,0269.6%+3.7 pts
467Franklin County, MEME30,8249.6%+3.0 pts
468Hendricks County, ININ193,5109.6%+3.0 pts
469Pennington County, SDSD116,7929.6%+1.6 pts
470Elbert County, COCO30,5349.6%+2.5 pts
471Delaware County, ININ113,1069.6%+0.0 pts
472Orange County, FLFL1,528,0029.6%+1.7 pts
473Clay County, MOMO265,0329.6%+2.1 pts
474Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7339.6%+3.4 pts
475Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.5%−0.6 pts
476Clallam County, WAWA78,2029.5%+1.7 pts
477St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+0.1 pts
478Butler County, OHOH400,1289.5%+1.5 pts
479Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6349.5%+1.0 pts
480Northampton County, PAPA324,4119.5%+1.9 pts
481Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.5%+0.2 pts
482Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.5%+0.5 pts
483Lubbock County, TXTX328,9069.5%+1.1 pts
484Hood River County, OROR23,7209.5%+1.7 pts
485Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0439.5%+1.8 pts
486Clinton County, NYNY78,1389.5%+1.5 pts
487Polk County, IAIA516,5469.5%+0.8 pts
488Marion County, ININ992,1969.5%+0.8 pts
489Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.5%+1.9 pts
490Steuben County, NYNY91,8559.5%+1.5 pts
491Manassas Park, VAVA16,5609.5%+3.5 pts
492Sioux County, NENE1,1889.5%+4.6 pts
493Vigo County, ININ106,5129.5%−0.2 pts
494Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2169.5%+1.5 pts
495Mora County, NMNM4,0519.4%+0.7 pts
496Park County, WYWY31,1719.4%+1.4 pts
497Butler County, PAPA200,1699.4%+2.0 pts
498Antrim County, MIMI24,6989.4%+2.6 pts
499Scott County, MNMN159,0179.4%+3.0 pts
500Ottawa County, MIMI308,4599.4%+1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest graduate degree?

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 40.6% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by graduate degree?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.