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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,53810.2%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15940.6%+20%

02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40736.8%+2%

03Arlington County, VAVA243,93136.7%+20%

04Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58229.8%+8%

05Orange County, NCNC152,49829.1%+7%

06Alexandria, VAVA160,66229.1%+17%

07Tompkins County, NYNY104,04728.5%+7%

08Howard County, MDMD339,18327.6%+18%

09Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327.4%+12%

10District of Columbia, DCDC693,64527.2%+30%

11New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+16%

12Hinsdale County, COCO75327.0%+181%

13Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21426.2%+10%

14Albemarle County, VAVA118,35625.7%+11%

15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38825.0%+17%

16Boulder County, COCO328,56025.0%+18%

17Fairfax, VAVA26,77223.8%+14%

18Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97923.7%+18%

19Lexington, VAVA7,76923.7%+10%

20Johnson County, IAIA160,04423.1%+8%

21Oconee County, GAGA44,89323.0%+35%

22Marin County, CACA253,69422.7%+10%

23Benton County, OROR97,72822.5%+6%

24Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+12%

25Somerset County, NJNJ356,48621.8%+14%

26Loudoun County, VAVA449,74921.6%+42%

27Whitman County, WAWA48,51221.6%+9%

28Douglas County, KSKS120,92021.1%+16%

29Monroe County, ININ143,34521.0%+7%

30Norfolk County, MAMA739,74920.9%+17%

31Hampshire County, MAMA164,06520.8%+12%

32Champaign County, ILIL209,97220.7%+7%

33Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%+10%

34James City County, VAVA83,32620.4%+22%

35Boone County, MOMO191,74620.2%+8%

36Albany County, WYWY38,55820.1%+9%

37Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.0%+5%

38San Francisco County, CACA826,07919.7%+20%

39Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89619.7%+17%

40Williamsburg, VAVA15,86119.6%−8%

41Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39119.6%+19%

42Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78119.5%+20%

43Durham County, NCNC347,24019.4%+12%

44Story County, IAIA101,29119.3%−1%

45Clarke County, GAGA129,92119.3%+2%

46Centre County, PAPA157,39319.2%+9%

47Summit County, UTUT43,14119.1%+28%

48Latah County, IDID41,84219.0%+4%

49Morris County, NJNJ524,25119.0%+12%

50Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90719.0%+14%

51Riley County, KSKS72,59818.8%−1%

52Montgomery County, PAPA877,64318.5%+18%

53San Juan County, WAWA18,57718.3%+21%

54Monongalia County, WVWV107,99118.3%+6%

55Chester County, PAPA557,11618.3%+15%

56Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+12%

57Jackson County, ILIL52,50118.2%+23%

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+17%

59Dukes County, MAMA21,21918.1%+40%

60York County, VAVA71,37418.1%+10%

61Newport County, RIRI83,05118.0%+20%

62Dane County, WIWI590,37518.0%+14%

63Hamilton County, ININ387,03617.9%+15%

64Johnson County, KSKS636,90617.9%+12%

65Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+13%

66Lafayette County, MSMS59,59717.8%+18%

67Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79117.7%+20%

68Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33717.6%+17%

69Mercer County, NJNJ399,28917.6%+14%

70Kalawao County, HIHI8217.6%–

71Pitkin County, COCO16,62517.5%+2%

72Yolo County, CACA224,41017.4%+9%

73Leon County, FLFL299,04817.3%−2%

74DuPage County, ILIL934,29817.3%+17%

75Douglas County, COCO399,39617.2%+12%

76Washington County, RIRI129,79517.1%+25%

77Chittenden County, VTVT169,11517.1%+7%

78Suffolk County, MAMA791,89117.1%+25%

79Williamson County, TNTN272,06117.1%+20%

80San Mateo County, CACA743,56817.0%+17%

81Delaware County, OHOH242,03217.0%+32%

82Brazos County, TXTX249,08816.9%−2%

83Bristol County, RIRI50,00116.7%+19%

84Bergen County, NJNJ977,02616.7%+17%

85Larimer County, COCO377,29216.6%+15%

86Lake County, ILIL719,33916.5%+13%

87King County, WAWA2,344,93916.4%+23%

88Fayette County, KYKY329,75116.4%+13%

89Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45616.4%+9%

90Teton County, WYWY23,33316.4%+20%

91Watauga County, NCNC54,78616.3%+12%

92Alameda County, CACA1,636,63016.3%+19%

93Barnstable County, MAMA233,53916.1%+24%

94Gallatin County, MTMT128,74016.1%+25%

95Wake County, NCNC1,257,23516.0%+12%

96Greene County, OHOH174,32216.0%+15%

97Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+13%

98Collin County, TXTX1,297,17916.0%+10%

99Travis County, TXTX1,389,67015.9%+10%

100Denver County, COCO740,61315.8%+28%

101Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34615.7%+21%

102Clay County, SDSD15,03115.7%−10%

103Boone County, ININ80,68915.7%+57%

104Grafton County, NHNH93,22515.7%+10%

105Washington County, VTVT59,65215.6%+27%

106St. Louis County, MOMO990,91115.6%+17%

107Talbot County, MDMD38,23815.6%+44%

108Olmsted County, MNMN166,73115.5%+15%

109Fayette County, GAGA125,15615.4%+26%

110Jefferson County, WAWA33,97015.4%+46%

111Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33515.3%+22%

112Madison County, MSMS116,29815.3%+27%

113Ramsey County, MNMN541,62315.3%+22%

114Nantucket County, MAMA14,75815.2%+34%

115Summit County, COCO31,51715.2%+28%

116Leelanau County, MIMI22,98215.2%+30%

117Broomfield County, COCO79,17415.2%–

118Ingham County, MIMI289,70915.1%+5%

119Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+19%

120DeKalb County, GAGA774,39415.1%+11%

121Athens County, OHOH63,19715.1%+15%

122Chatham County, NCNC85,11115.0%+29%

123Poquoson, VAVA13,29214.9%+7%

124Windham County, VTVT45,20414.9%+20%

125Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03514.9%+16%

126Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38014.8%+28%

127Cumberland County, MEME317,22214.8%+18%

128Baltimore County, MDMD847,65014.8%+18%

129Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+19%

130Prince William County, VAVA502,96614.7%+31%

131La Plata County, COCO56,89814.7%+21%

132Gilpin County, COCO6,07314.7%+44%

133Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414.7%+21%

134Routt County, COCO25,32914.6%+27%

135Payne County, OKOK83,88914.6%−5%

136McDonough County, ILIL25,91614.6%+7%

137Cobb County, GAGA793,34514.6%+24%

138Delaware County, PAPA580,93714.5%+23%

139Windsor County, VTVT57,31214.5%+22%

140Essex County, MAMA826,65314.4%+23%

141Richland County, SCSC434,95614.4%+21%

142Oldham County, KYKY70,98614.4%+26%

143Franklin County, MAMA70,69814.3%+12%

144Multnomah County, OROR795,39114.3%+35%

145Henrico County, VAVA342,77514.2%+21%

146Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.2%+20%

147Stafford County, VAVA170,80314.2%+31%

148Beaufort County, SCSC204,43314.1%+22%

149Missoula County, MTMT123,51314.1%+31%

150Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60114.0%+7%

151Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.0%+19%

152Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85213.9%+12%

153Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913.9%+62%

154Frederick County, MDMD302,88313.9%+24%

155Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813.9%+16%

156Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19113.8%+18%

157Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36013.8%−10%

158Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+15%

159Addison County, VTVT38,04813.8%+15%

160Blaine County, IDID25,51713.7%+7%

161Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07013.7%+12%

162Jefferson County, COCO580,45113.7%+13%

163Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03513.6%+24%

164Rowan County, KYKY24,47613.6%+20%

165St. Johns County, FLFL346,32813.6%+20%

166Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.6%+21%

167Alamosa County, COCO16,68813.5%+17%

168Madison County, ALAL433,51613.5%+17%

169Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+32%

170Archuleta County, COCO14,30613.5%+42%

171Charleston County, SCSC436,20013.4%+22%

172Lee County, ALAL189,88113.4%+5%

173Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39313.4%+6%

174Bucks County, PAPA647,82813.4%+18%

175Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413.4%+25%

176Alpine County, CACA1,04313.3%+59%

177Washington County, OROR611,70813.3%+23%

178Warren County, OHOH257,18113.3%+46%

179Clear Creek County, COCO8,99413.3%−7%

180Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%+7%

181El Paso County, COCO757,04013.2%+14%

182Jefferson County, IAIA15,29113.1%+11%

183Calloway County, KYKY39,42113.1%+18%

184New Castle County, DEDE588,02613.1%+19%

185Waukesha County, WIWI417,21013.1%+25%

186Cook County, ILIL5,194,62513.1%+21%

187Lincoln County, MEME36,59513.1%+34%

188Arapahoe County, COCO673,82013.1%+9%

189Richmond, VAVA237,25713.0%+20%

190Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.0%+11%

191Cook County, MNMN5,52213.0%+41%

192Ouray County, COCO5,26513.0%−3%

193Teller County, COCO24,75612.9%+28%

194Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.9%+24%

195Rockingham County, NHNH324,07712.9%+22%

196Kendall County, TXTX53,28912.9%+19%

197Winchester, VAVA28,27212.9%+33%

198Coconino County, AZAZ144,36812.8%+14%

199Goochland County, VAVA29,18712.8%+11%

200Radford, VAVA17,24312.8%−17%

201Woodford County, KYKY27,88312.8%+30%

202Geauga County, OHOH95,67612.8%+8%

203Washington County, MNMN286,89512.7%+22%

204San Miguel County, COCO7,75312.7%+7%

205Columbia County, GAGA169,18912.7%+6%

206Erie County, NYNY946,74112.7%+26%

207Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79512.7%+5%

208San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.7%+17%

209Worcester County, MAMA888,50212.7%+24%

210Merrimack County, NHNH158,07812.7%+23%

211Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38312.6%+21%

212Ontario County, NYNY113,13012.6%+25%

213Berkshire County, MAMA128,22412.6%+15%

214McLean County, ILIL171,41912.6%+15%

215Roberts County, TXTX86712.5%+136%

216Juneau, AKAK31,60912.5%−4%

217Forsyth County, GAGA282,80512.5%+46%

218Midland County, MIMI83,75412.5%+7%

219Dawes County, NENE7,85812.4%+19%

220Orange County, VTVT30,00212.4%+32%

221Orange County, CACA3,149,50712.4%+20%

222Carver County, MNMN114,37912.4%+52%

223Thurston County, WAWA304,26112.4%+12%

224Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.4%+9%

225Kent County, MDMD19,56512.4%+36%

226Davidson County, TNTN745,90412.4%+19%

227Hamilton County, OHOH838,41812.4%+16%

228Knox County, TNTN511,45312.3%+15%

229Montgomery County, ALAL225,89112.3%+11%

230Essex County, NJNJ896,37912.3%+13%

231Cache County, UTUT145,00012.2%+12%

232Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53612.2%+15%

233Shelby County, ALAL238,55212.2%+9%

234Hudson County, NJNJ735,03312.2%+36%

235Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812.2%+17%

236Platte County, MOMO114,40012.2%+12%

237Jefferson County, MTMT13,32912.2%+36%

238Bennington County, VTVT36,63012.1%+19%

239Prince George's County, MDMD970,37412.1%+18%

240Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41512.1%+20%

241Mineral County, COCO91012.0%+17%

242Hamilton County, NYNY5,00612.0%+55%

243Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68512.0%+11%

244East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18012.0%+6%

245Cumberland County, PAPA277,27012.0%+22%

246Douglas County, NENE606,46012.0%+28%

247Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.0%+106%

248Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.9%+54%

249Union County, NJNJ601,86311.9%+9%

250Harford County, MDMD266,44611.9%+26%

251Madison County, KYKY101,69611.9%+36%

252New Hanover County, NCNC245,95911.9%+37%

253Grand Forks County, NDND74,50111.9%+31%

254Collier County, FLFL417,13111.9%+22%

255Fauquier County, VAVA76,50311.9%+34%

256Warren County, NYNY65,02011.9%+21%

257Calvert County, MDMD94,48411.9%+43%

258Adair County, MOMO25,68411.9%−1%

259Pontotoc County, OKOK38,52811.8%+28%

260Lamoille County, VTVT26,29411.8%+13%

261Denton County, TXTX1,069,34611.8%+18%

262Valley County, IDID12,83111.8%+50%

263Burlington County, NJNJ481,43911.8%+28%

264Kittitas County, WAWA48,80311.8%+26%

265Sarpy County, NENE208,30311.8%+22%

266Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33111.8%+14%

267Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+12%

268Baltimore, MDMD569,99711.8%+35%

269Gunnison County, COCO17,43911.8%−3%

270Carroll County, MDMD176,67711.8%+33%

271Orange County, NYNY417,66911.7%+26%

272Eagle County, COCO54,29111.7%+18%

273Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.7%+16%

274Haines, AKAK2,06811.7%+120%

275Ellis County, KSKS29,07511.7%+10%

276Anchorage, AKAK287,15511.6%+13%

277Wood County, OHOH134,17611.6%+12%

278Cleveland County, OKOK303,97311.5%+11%

279St. Louis, MOMO278,14411.5%+51%

280Lancaster County, NENE334,04911.5%+6%

281Montour County, PAPA17,86811.5%+4%

282Sangamon County, ILIL194,17011.5%+11%

283Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.5%+24%

284Pulaski County, ARAR404,61111.5%+13%

285Sarasota County, FLFL479,95811.5%+11%

286Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44811.4%+27%

287Broome County, NYNY195,73611.4%+14%

288San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.4%+22%

289Plymouth County, MAMA546,82911.4%+26%

290Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92511.4%+19%

291Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97211.3%+6%

292Roanoke County, VAVA97,15011.3%+21%

293Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.3%+25%

294Mono County, CACA12,50511.3%+14%

295Island County, WAWA85,65711.3%+37%

296Jefferson County, KYKY795,22211.3%+18%

297Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71111.3%−17%

298Bartholomew County, ININ85,72911.2%+34%

299Dakota County, MNMN457,71011.2%+20%

300Ventura County, CACA830,85111.2%+17%

301Wasatch County, UTUT38,51411.2%+65%

302Isabella County, MIMI64,69111.1%+9%

303Ada County, IDID546,14111.1%+18%

304Comal County, TXTX209,16611.1%+28%

305Williamson County, TXTX752,82711.1%+21%

306Salem, VAVA25,81611.1%+66%

307Buncombe County, NCNC277,41711.1%+24%

308Sonoma County, CACA486,44411.1%+14%

309Seminole County, FLFL491,88411.1%+11%

310Sitka, AKAK8,31911.0%+31%

311Sandoval County, NMNM159,56511.0%+19%

312Lane County, OROR381,58411.0%+11%

313Otsego County, NYNY60,58911.0%+12%

314Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59011.0%+11%

315Jackson County, NCNC45,03911.0%−5%

316Lincoln County, SDSD77,14511.0%+76%

317Taos County, NMNM34,56411.0%+18%

318Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.0%+28%

319Caledonia County, VTVT30,41410.9%+40%

320Jefferson County, WVWV63,10210.9%+26%

321Hays County, TXTX304,39010.9%−0%

322Strafford County, NHNH135,04310.9%+15%

323Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%+22%

324Placer County, CACA442,08110.9%+14%

325Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.9%+22%

326Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810.9%+59%

327DeKalb County, ILIL101,83510.9%+1%

328Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09910.9%+9%

329Jessamine County, KYKY57,14710.9%+24%

330Utah County, UTUT759,85910.9%+10%

331Hancock County, MEME57,17110.9%+8%

332Polk County, NCNC20,53310.9%+13%

333Nicollet County, MNMN34,27310.9%+18%

334Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97910.9%+26%

335Kane County, ILIL525,75710.9%+20%

336Rockwall County, TXTX140,73810.8%+6%

337Forrest County, MSMS79,03410.8%+27%

338Bulloch County, GAGA86,94910.8%−9%

339St. Charles County, MOMO426,49910.8%+38%

340Warren County, KYKY149,37510.8%+8%

341Emmet County, MIMI33,77510.8%+12%

342Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310.8%+22%

343Lehigh County, PAPA384,38310.8%+24%

344Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.8%+14%

345Sussex County, NJNJ148,06310.8%+24%

346Harris County, GAGA37,28010.7%+47%

347Benton County, WAWA221,72210.7%+9%

348Scott County, KYKY62,26210.7%+37%

349San Juan County, COCO81310.7%−34%

350Jefferson County, ALAL665,74210.7%+22%

351Whatcom County, WAWA236,39210.7%+20%

352Nevada County, CACA101,91110.7%+22%

353Carroll County, NHNH52,78410.7%+13%

354Beltrami County, MNMN47,05510.7%+41%

355Will County, ILIL712,25310.6%+38%

356Honolulu County, HIHI988,70310.6%+18%

357Dallas County, IAIA118,45710.6%+64%

358Essex County, NYNY36,43810.5%+31%

359Park County, COCO18,31410.5%+38%

360Martin County, FLFL166,27210.5%+19%

361Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36810.5%+8%

362Houghton County, MIMI37,84210.5%+18%

363Washington County, TNTN141,19910.5%+29%

364Chaffee County, COCO20,83110.5%+31%

365Petersburg, AKAK3,39410.5%–

366Phelps County, MOMO45,24710.5%+15%

367Cheshire County, NHNH78,26910.5%+12%

368Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03610.5%+52%

369Clackamas County, OROR426,28010.5%+11%

370Boyle County, KYKY31,63210.4%+24%

371Chesapeake, VAVA255,33210.4%+19%

372Broward County, FLFL2,013,31710.4%+19%

373La Crosse County, WIWI121,33910.4%+14%

374Guilford County, NCNC562,23410.4%+15%

375Pitt County, NCNC182,93610.4%+12%

376Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKAK2,27110.4%–

377Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91610.3%+13%

378Woods County, OKOK8,44310.3%+46%

379Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+17%

380Grant County, NMNM27,25210.3%+13%

381Forsyth County, NCNC401,71810.3%+9%

382Campbell County, KYKY95,44110.3%+43%

383Moore County, NCNC110,61910.3%+10%

384Shelby County, TNTN910,22610.3%+16%

385Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72910.3%+6%

386Peoria County, ILIL178,55310.3%+27%

387Cass County, NDND201,79410.3%+26%

388King George County, VAVA29,64610.3%+28%

389Staunton, VAVA26,80110.3%+28%

390Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51110.3%+5%

391Middlesex County, VAVA10,84110.3%+63%

392Transylvania County, NCNC34,21110.3%+14%

393Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.3%+12%

394Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55810.3%+18%

395Ohio County, WVWV40,49610.3%+5%

396Macon County, ALAL18,13210.2%+22%

397Dare County, NCNC38,24510.2%+21%

398McHenry County, ILIL317,75110.2%+25%

399Kendall County, ILIL145,47010.2%+41%

400Madison County, IDID55,17210.2%+2%

401Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%+8%

402Chatham County, GAGA311,85510.1%+21%

403Benzie County, MIMI18,56810.1%+50%

404San Miguel County, NMNM26,26010.1%+13%

405Lawrence County, SDSD29,45910.1%+41%

406El Dorado County, CACA192,32310.1%+20%

407Henderson County, NCNC122,37510.1%+18%

408Davis County, UTUT381,22710.1%+24%

409Wicomico County, MDMD106,89910.1%+23%

410Dauphin County, PAPA293,35110.1%+15%

411Kent County, RIRI173,49510.1%+24%

412Spokane County, WAWA558,34410.1%+15%

413Providence County, RIRI678,17910.1%+22%

414Livingston County, MIMI197,31510.1%+9%

415Summit County, OHOH538,37610.0%+20%

416St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69210.0%+22%

417Cole County, MOMO77,90810.0%+9%

418Camden County, NJNJ535,79910.0%+19%

419Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03310.0%+15%

420Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09110.0%+8%

421Kitsap County, WAWA283,37410.0%+20%

422Shawnee County, KSKS178,60710.0%+14%

423Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.0%+8%

424Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36110.0%+16%

425Kent County, MIMI675,23210.0%+20%

426Jackson County, MOMO732,99410.0%+26%

427Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.9%+13%

428Livingston County, NYNY61,4389.9%+26%

429Madison County, NYNY67,1209.9%+14%

430Greenville County, SCSC583,1259.9%+22%

431Rice County, MNMN69,9399.9%+22%

432Douglas County, NVNV50,1119.9%+35%

433Monroe County, FLFL80,4069.9%+14%

434Scott County, IAIA175,2599.9%+21%

435Washington County, ARAR271,2139.8%+0%

436Johnson County, MOMO56,6709.8%−3%

437Hinds County, MSMS211,8889.8%−2%

438Union County, SDSD17,4029.8%+12%

439Deschutes County, OROR213,0729.8%+24%

440Pickens County, SCSC139,1989.8%+26%

441Glynn County, GAGA87,5999.8%+13%

442Randall County, TXTX152,3519.8%+5%

443Indian River County, FLFL172,7999.8%+23%

444Charles County, MDMD176,5939.8%+44%

445Gillespie County, TXTX28,5279.8%+25%

446Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.7%+16%

447Clinton County, MIMI80,4329.7%+32%

448Kimble County, TXTX4,4389.7%+63%

449Coles County, ILIL46,6079.7%+1%

450Manassas, VAVA44,3329.7%−6%

451Montezuma County, COCO26,6789.7%+15%

452St. Joseph County, ININ272,8619.7%+5%

453Greene County, MOMO309,2869.7%+17%

454Bayfield County, WIWI16,7879.7%+41%

455Cabell County, WVWV91,1839.7%+10%

456Norfolk, VAVA231,0139.7%+26%

457Manatee County, FLFL468,2009.7%+34%

458Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1159.7%+15%

459Lincoln County, NMNM19,8449.7%+3%

460Washoe County, NVNV509,3869.7%+23%

461Franklin County, KYKY52,6499.7%+12%

462Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1259.6%+10%

463Allegany County, NYNY46,8009.6%+14%

464Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3979.6%+7%

465Polk County, OROR90,0379.6%+4%

466Madison County, MTMT10,0269.6%+64%

467Franklin County, MEME30,8249.6%+47%

468Hendricks County, ININ193,5109.6%+46%

469Pennington County, SDSD116,7929.6%+20%

470Elbert County, COCO30,5349.6%+35%

471Delaware County, ININ113,1069.6%+0%

472Orange County, FLFL1,528,0029.6%+22%

473Clay County, MOMO265,0329.6%+28%

474Winneshiek County, IAIA19,7339.6%+55%

475Buffalo County, NENE51,1729.5%−5%

476Clallam County, WAWA78,2029.5%+21%

477St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+1%

478Butler County, OHOH400,1289.5%+18%

479Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6349.5%+12%

480Northampton County, PAPA324,4119.5%+25%

481Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,0299.5%+2%

482Harris County, TXTX5,045,0269.5%+6%

483Lubbock County, TXTX328,9069.5%+13%

484Hood River County, OROR23,7209.5%+22%

485Beaverhead County, MTMT10,0439.5%+23%

486Clinton County, NYNY78,1389.5%+18%

487Polk County, IAIA516,5469.5%+9%

488Marion County, ININ992,1969.5%+9%

489Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.5%+25%

490Steuben County, NYNY91,8559.5%+20%

491Manassas Park, VAVA16,5609.5%+59%

492Sioux County, NENE1,1889.5%+95%

493Vigo County, ININ106,5129.5%−2%

494Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2169.5%+19%

495Mora County, NMNM4,0519.4%+8%

496Park County, WYWY31,1719.4%+18%

497Butler County, PAPA200,1699.4%+27%

498Antrim County, MIMI24,6989.4%+39%

499Scott County, MNMN159,0179.4%+48%

500Ottawa County, MIMI308,4599.4%+18%

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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.