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. The median across all 3,131 is 5.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

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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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.