RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,135

Most graduate degrees, US counties · 2020

US counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 ACS). Falls Church, Virginia leads at 47.6%. 3,135 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 States331,449,28112.7%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15947.6%+41%

02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40742.4%+18%

03Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+33%

04Orange County, NCNC152,49834.8%+28%

05District of Columbia, DCDC693,64534.5%+64%

06Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+37%

07Howard County, MDMD339,18332.3%+38%

08Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58232.0%+16%

09Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+50%

10Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+28%

11New York County, NYNY1,664,86230.5%+30%

12Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21430.0%+26%

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,04729.6%+11%

14Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97928.9%+44%

15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+34%

16Boulder County, COCO328,56028.4%+34%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+23%

18Oconee County, GAGA44,89326.6%+55%

19Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+74%

20Norfolk County, MAMA739,74925.8%+44%

21Marin County, CACA253,69425.8%+26%

22Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39125.6%+55%

23Albany County, WYWY38,55825.5%+38%

24Somerset County, NJNJ356,48625.3%+32%

25Johnson County, IAIA160,04425.2%+18%

26Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74325.2%+27%

27Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+17%

28Hampshire County, MAMA164,06524.6%+32%

29Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+32%

30James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+45%

31Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+12%

32Benton County, OROR97,72824.0%+13%

33Champaign County, ILIL209,97223.9%+24%

34San Francisco County, CACA826,07923.7%+45%

35Durham County, NCNC347,24023.7%+36%

36Douglas County, KSKS120,92023.4%+28%

37Whitman County, WAWA48,51223.3%+17%

38Bristol County, RIRI50,00123.2%+65%

39Clarke County, GAGA129,92123.0%+22%

40Morris County, NJNJ524,25122.8%+34%

41Hamilton County, ININ387,03622.8%+46%

42York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+39%

43Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.7%+31%

44San Mateo County, CACA743,56822.6%+55%

45Clear Creek County, COCO8,99422.5%+59%

46Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.5%+49%

47Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79122.4%+52%

48Clay County, SDSD15,03122.4%+28%

49Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+57%

50Chester County, PAPA557,11622.3%+41%

51Centre County, PAPA157,39322.2%+27%

52Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+43%

53Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78122.1%+35%

54Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.0%+31%

55Story County, IAIA101,29122.0%+12%

56Monroe County, ININ143,34521.9%+12%

57San Juan County, WAWA18,57721.8%+43%

58King County, WAWA2,344,93921.7%+63%

59Delaware County, OHOH242,03221.7%+68%

60Riley County, KSKS72,59821.6%+14%

61Chittenden County, VTVT169,11521.5%+35%

62Johnson County, KSKS636,90621.5%+34%

63Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321.5%+37%

64Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4%+36%

65Suffolk County, MAMA791,89121.4%+56%

66Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.3%+12%

67Broomfield County, COCO79,17421.2%–

68Dane County, WIWI590,37521.1%+33%

69Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93921.1%+36%

70Summit County, UTUT43,14120.9%+40%

71Madison County, MSMS116,29820.8%+73%

72Yolo County, CACA224,41020.8%+30%

73Grafton County, NHNH93,22520.8%+46%

74Boone County, MOMO191,74620.7%+12%

75Douglas County, COCO399,39620.7%+35%

76Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33720.7%+38%

77Alameda County, CACA1,636,63020.6%+50%

78Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.5%+44%

79Mercer County, NJNJ399,28920.4%+31%

80Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+46%

81Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720.1%+21%

82Chatham County, NCNC85,11120.1%+73%

83Washington County, RIRI129,79520.1%+46%

84Barnstable County, MAMA233,53920.1%+54%

85Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+74%

86Leon County, FLFL299,04820.1%+13%

87Olmsted County, MNMN166,73120.0%+48%

88Boone County, ININ80,68919.9%+99%

89Leelanau County, MIMI22,98219.9%+71%

90Newport County, RIRI83,05119.8%+32%

91DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+33%

92DeKalb County, GAGA774,39419.7%+45%

93Dukes County, MAMA21,21919.7%+52%

94Gilpin County, COCO6,07319.7%+94%

95Bergen County, NJNJ977,02619.7%+39%

96Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+36%

97Larimer County, COCO377,29219.6%+36%

98Collin County, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+33%

99Watauga County, NCNC54,78619.4%+34%

100Forsyth County, GAGA282,80519.3%+127%

101Denver County, COCO740,61319.3%+56%

102Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+30%

103Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.3%+83%

104St. Louis County, MOMO990,91119.3%+44%

105Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+31%

106Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34619.1%+47%

107Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+31%

108Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+10%

109Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+51%

110Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.0%+17%

111Cumberland County, MEME317,22219.0%+52%

112Greene County, OHOH174,32219.0%+36%

113Ouray County, COCO5,26518.9%+42%

114Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318.8%+52%

115Latah County, IDID41,84218.7%+3%

116Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+59%

117Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78418.6%+54%

118Alpine County, CACA1,04318.6%+122%

119Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518.6%+45%

120Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.5%+51%

121Frederick County, MDMD302,88318.5%+66%

122Talbot County, MDMD38,23818.5%+71%

123Gallatin County, MTMT128,74018.4%+43%

124Washington County, VTVT59,65218.4%+49%

125Multnomah County, OROR795,39118.4%+74%

126Ingham County, MIMI289,70918.3%+26%

127Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38018.3%+58%

128Pitkin County, COCO16,62518.2%+6%

129Mineral County, COCO91018.1%+76%

130Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33517.9%+43%

131Franklin County, MAMA70,69817.9%+39%

132Teton County, WYWY23,33317.8%+31%

133Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.8%+26%

134Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03517.8%+61%

135Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51117.8%+82%

136Dawes County, NENE7,85817.7%+69%

137Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.7%+39%

138Nantucket County, MAMA14,75817.7%+55%

139Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45617.6%+17%

140Cobb County, GAGA793,34517.6%+50%

141Hudson County, NJNJ735,03317.6%+97%

142Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317.6%+51%

143Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+55%

144Routt County, COCO25,32917.5%+53%

145Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85217.4%+40%

146Henrico County, VAVA342,77517.4%+48%

147Richmond, VAVA237,25717.3%+60%

148Athens County, OHOH63,19717.3%+32%

149Windham County, VTVT45,20417.2%+38%

150Bucks County, PAPA647,82817.1%+51%

151Washington County, OROR611,70817.1%+58%

152Warren County, OHOH257,18117.1%+88%

153Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.0%+43%

154Baltimore County, MDMD847,65017.0%+36%

155Prince William County, VAVA502,96617.0%+52%

156Madison County, ALAL433,51617.0%+47%

157Orleans Parish, LALA362,15417.0%+58%

158Ramsey County, MNMN541,62317.0%+36%

159Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.9%+43%

160St. Johns County, FLFL346,32816.9%+50%

161Delaware County, PAPA580,93716.8%+42%

162Adair County, MOMO25,68416.8%+41%

163Jefferson County, COCO580,45116.8%+39%

164St. Louis, MOMO278,14416.8%+120%

165Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.7%+55%

166Montour County, PAPA17,86816.7%+51%

167Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.7%+51%

168Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.6%+80%

169Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.6%+54%

170Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07016.6%+36%

171Missoula County, MTMT123,51316.5%+54%

172McDonough County, ILIL25,91616.4%+21%

173Windsor County, VTVT57,31216.4%+38%

174Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.4%+52%

175Essex County, MAMA826,65316.4%+40%

176Lee County, ALAL189,88116.4%+28%

177Gunnison County, COCO17,43916.4%+35%

178Hood River County, OROR23,72016.3%+109%

179Buncombe County, NCNC277,41716.3%+83%

180Washington County, MNMN286,89516.3%+56%

181Richland County, SCSC434,95616.2%+36%

182Ontario County, NYNY113,13016.2%+61%

183La Plata County, COCO56,89816.2%+34%

184Platte County, MOMO114,40016.2%+48%

185Baltimore, MDMD569,99716.1%+85%

186Payne County, OKOK83,88916.1%+5%

187Columbia County, NYNY60,16816.1%+55%

188Dallas County, IAIA118,45716.1%+150%

189Arapahoe County, COCO673,82016.1%+34%

190Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33116.0%+55%

191Davidson County, TNTN745,90416.0%+55%

192Onondaga County, NYNY466,58416.0%+34%

193Berkshire County, MAMA128,22416.0%+45%

194Addison County, VTVT38,04816.0%+34%

195Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18615.9%+130%

196Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.9%+55%

197Eagle County, COCO54,29115.9%+60%

198Brookings County, SDSD37,63515.8%+28%

199Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.8%+20%

200Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79515.7%+29%

201Orange County, VTVT30,00215.7%+67%

202Sarasota County, FLFL479,95815.7%+52%

203Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.7%+15%

204Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.6%+49%

205Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97915.6%+82%

206New Castle County, DEDE588,02615.6%+42%

207Summit County, COCO31,51715.6%+31%

208Kings County, NYNY2,653,96315.6%+76%

209Rockingham County, NHNH324,07715.6%+47%

210Harford County, MDMD266,44615.5%+65%

211Lincoln County, MEME36,59515.5%+59%

212Bennington County, VTVT36,63015.5%+52%

213Calvert County, MDMD94,48415.5%+86%

214Merrimack County, NHNH158,07815.5%+50%

215Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.5%+45%

216Carver County, MNMN114,37915.4%+89%

217Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.4%+30%

218Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.4%+38%

219Erie County, NYNY946,74115.4%+52%

220Shelby County, ALAL238,55215.3%+37%

221Knox County, TNTN511,45315.3%+42%

222Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.3%+56%

223San Diego County, CACA3,282,24815.3%+41%

224El Paso County, COCO757,04015.3%+32%

225Morgan County, UTUT13,38315.3%+116%

226Carroll County, NHNH52,78415.2%+62%

227Prince George's County, MDMD970,37415.2%+49%

228Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.2%+29%

229McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+39%

230Kent County, MDMD19,56515.2%+67%

231Lamoille County, VTVT26,29415.2%+45%

232Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.2%+45%

233Coconino County, AZAZ144,36815.2%+34%

234San Miguel County, COCO7,75315.1%+27%

235Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53615.1%+41%

236Waukesha County, WIWI417,21015.1%+44%

237Warren County, NYNY65,02015.1%+54%

238Worcester County, MAMA888,50215.1%+47%

239Essex County, NJNJ896,37915.0%+37%

240Cook County, MNMN5,52215.0%+63%

241Denton County, TXTX1,069,34615.0%+50%

242Teller County, COCO24,75615.0%+48%

243Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%+58%

244Lancaster County, NENE334,04914.9%+37%

245Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44814.9%+66%

246St. Charles County, MOMO426,49914.9%+90%

247Orange County, CACA3,149,50714.9%+43%

248Wasatch County, UTUT38,51414.8%+120%

249East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18014.8%+31%

250Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.8%+73%

251Union County, NJNJ601,86314.8%+35%

252Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.8%+91%

253Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+64%

254Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72914.7%+52%

255Houghton County, MIMI37,84214.7%+65%

256Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+32%

257Moore County, NCNC110,61914.6%+56%

258Columbia County, GAGA169,18914.6%+22%

259Towns County, GAGA13,28514.6%+82%

260Bartholomew County, ININ85,72914.5%+73%

261Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+28%

262Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.5%+63%

263Collier County, FLFL417,13114.5%+49%

264New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.5%+66%

265Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.5%+92%

266Kent County, TXTX67414.4%+190%

267Midland County, MIMI83,75414.4%+24%

268Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72614.4%+42%

269Grand County, COCO16,49614.4%+52%

270Deschutes County, OROR213,07214.3%+82%

271Greene County, VAVA21,95814.3%+130%

272Sarpy County, NENE208,30314.3%+48%

273Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%+31%

274Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36014.3%−7%

275Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014.2%+45%

276Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.2%+55%

277Emmet County, MIMI33,77514.2%+47%

278Douglas County, NENE606,46014.2%+52%

279Chaffee County, COCO20,83114.2%+77%

280Staunton, VAVA26,80114.2%+76%

281Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614.1%–

282Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.1%+24%

283Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+43%

284Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.1%+27%

285Pulaski County, ARAR404,61114.1%+39%

286Archuleta County, COCO14,30614.1%+48%

287Schenectady County, NYNY162,58114.1%+20%

288Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41514.1%+40%

289Winchester, VAVA28,27214.1%+46%

290Plymouth County, MAMA546,82914.0%+56%

291Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92514.0%+46%

292Sumter County, FLFL157,77214.0%+207%

293Seminole County, FLFL491,88414.0%+40%

294Placer County, CACA442,08113.9%+46%

295Carroll County, MDMD176,67713.9%+58%

296Hendricks County, ININ193,51013.9%+112%

297Washington County, ARAR271,21313.9%+42%

298Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51013.9%+32%

299Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.9%+57%

300Hancock County, MEME57,17113.9%+38%

301Anchorage, AKAK287,15513.9%+35%

302Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.8%+509%

303Island County, WAWA85,65713.8%+68%

304Sheridan County, WYWY33,24113.8%+123%

305Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59013.8%+39%

306San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36713.8%+47%

307Harris County, GAGA37,28013.8%+88%

308Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.7%+54%

309Wood County, OHOH134,17613.7%+33%

310Richmond County, NYNY501,29013.7%+51%

311Hays County, TXTX304,39013.7%+25%

312Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.6%+94%

313King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+69%

314Hinsdale County, COCO75313.6%+42%

315Pike County, ALAL33,68813.6%+93%

316Chatham County, GAGA311,85513.6%+62%

317Sonoma County, CACA486,44413.6%+40%

318Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913.6%+47%

319Washington County, TNTN141,19913.6%+66%

320Thurston County, WAWA304,26113.6%+22%

321Ada County, IDID546,14113.5%+43%

322Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+32%

323Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+41%

324Denali, AKAK1,61613.5%+154%

325Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213.5%+27%

326St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69213.5%+64%

327Juneau, AKAK31,60913.5%+4%

328La Crosse County, WIWI121,33913.5%+48%

329Geauga County, OHOH95,67613.5%+14%

330Taos County, NMNM34,56413.5%+44%

331Ellis County, KSKS29,07513.4%+26%

332Phelps County, MOMO45,24713.4%+47%

333Clackamas County, OROR426,28013.4%+42%

334Isabella County, MIMI64,69113.4%+31%

335Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.4%+106%

336Butler County, PAPA200,16913.4%+80%

337Grand County, UTUT9,79013.4%+63%

338Dakota County, MNMN457,71013.3%+43%

339Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28113.3%+77%

340Essex County, NYNY36,43813.3%+65%

341Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36813.3%+95%

342Comal County, TXTX209,16613.3%+52%

343Belknap County, NHNH65,14713.3%+75%

344Greenville County, SCSC583,12513.3%+63%

345Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+84%

346Houston County, GAGA178,21413.2%+68%

347Monroe County, FLFL80,40613.2%+52%

348Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+43%

349Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.2%+46%

350Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+31%

351Howard County, MOMO10,18013.2%+110%

352Whatcom County, WAWA236,39213.1%+47%

353Broome County, NYNY195,73613.1%+30%

354Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91613.1%+44%

355Cache County, UTUT145,00013.1%+20%

356Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.1%+43%

357Jefferson County, ALAL665,74213.1%+50%

358Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+27%

359Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03613.1%+90%

360Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.1%+31%

361Cleveland County, OKOK303,97313.1%+26%

362Orange County, NYNY417,66913.1%+41%

363Park County, WYWY31,17113.0%+63%

364Shelby County, TNTN910,22613.0%+47%

365Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+49%

366Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.0%+29%

367Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.9%+89%

368Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.9%+36%

369Lane County, OROR381,58412.9%+30%

370Nevada County, CACA101,91112.9%+47%

371Kent County, MIMI675,23212.9%+54%

372Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36812.9%+33%

373Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.9%+79%

374Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212.8%+46%

375Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.8%+38%

376Napa County, CACA132,94912.8%+36%

377Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.8%+42%

378Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.8%–

379Cole County, MOMO77,90812.8%+39%

380Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.8%+76%

381Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.7%+62%

382Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.7%+39%

383Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.7%+10%

384Dare County, NCNC38,24512.7%+50%

385Utah County, UTUT759,85912.7%+28%

386Cass County, NDND201,79412.6%+54%

387Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+62%

388Honolulu County, HIHI988,70312.6%+40%

389Columbia County, WAWA4,14112.6%+126%

390Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+48%

391Will County, ILIL712,25312.5%+63%

392Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.5%+251%

393Kent County, RIRI173,49512.5%+54%

394St. Joseph County, ININ272,86112.5%+36%

395Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.5%+115%

396Cheshire County, NHNH78,26912.5%+33%

397Blaine County, IDID25,51712.5%−3%

398Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.5%+44%

399Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.5%+44%

400Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+44%

401Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.5%+48%

402Knox County, MEME41,11712.5%+36%

403Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.5%+60%

404Strafford County, NHNH135,04312.5%+31%

405Johnson County, WYWY8,90812.4%+117%

406Salem, VAVA25,81612.4%+85%

407Sussex County, DEDE277,14012.4%+91%

408Ohio County, WVWV40,49612.4%+27%

409Davis County, UTUT381,22712.4%+53%

410Sussex County, NJNJ148,06312.4%+43%

411Charles County, MDMD176,59312.4%+81%

412Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55812.4%+42%

413Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.4%+71%

414Orange County, FLFL1,528,00212.4%+57%

415Ventura County, CACA830,85112.3%+30%

416Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+55%

417Johnson County, MOMO56,67012.3%+21%

418Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.3%+31%

419Polk County, OROR90,03712.3%+33%

420Martin County, FLFL166,27212.3%+39%

421Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81012.3%+32%

422Benton County, WAWA221,72212.3%+25%

423Sitka, AKAK8,31912.3%+45%

424Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.3%+161%

425Camden County, NJNJ535,79912.3%+46%

426Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36112.2%+42%

427Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09112.2%+32%

428Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.2%+107%

429Polk County, NCNC20,53312.2%+27%

430Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.2%+43%

431Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04312.2%+58%

432DeKalb County, ILIL101,83512.2%+13%

433Kane County, ILIL525,75712.2%+35%

434Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12512.2%+40%

435Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%+51%

436Northampton County, PAPA324,41112.1%+59%

437Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.1%+77%

438Scott County, IAIA175,25912.1%+48%

439Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.1%+53%

440Rutland County, VTVT59,65312.1%+52%

441Indian River County, FLFL172,79912.1%+53%

442Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+55%

443Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.1%+115%

444Grand Forks County, NDND74,50112.1%+33%

445Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18612.0%+64%

446St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.0%+27%

447Washoe County, NVNV509,38612.0%+53%

448Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712.0%+34%

449Bryan County, GAGA52,06212.0%+96%

450Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612.0%+43%

451St. Clair County, ILIL250,70812.0%+67%

452Decatur County, IAIA7,65512.0%+123%

453Peoria County, ILIL178,55312.0%+48%

454Cape May County, NJNJ93,39012.0%+83%

455Portage County, OHOH163,40412.0%+69%

456Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+42%

457Warrick County, ININ66,80311.9%+53%

458Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%+29%

459Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+0%

460St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48811.9%+50%

461Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+37%

462Sullivan County, NYNY80,58611.9%+57%

463Scott County, MNMN159,01711.9%+88%

464Summit County, OHOH538,37611.9%+42%

465Kitsap County, WAWA283,37411.9%+43%

466Lake County, COCO7,55211.9%+91%

467Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38711.9%+114%

468Union County, OHOH73,44611.8%+187%

469Teton County, IDID13,25411.8%+45%

470Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.8%+50%

471Livingston County, MIMI197,31511.8%+28%

472Madison County, NYNY67,12011.8%+36%

473Greene County, GAGA21,36711.8%+77%

474Clinton County, MIMI80,43211.8%+60%

475Harris County, TXTX5,045,02611.8%+31%

476Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.8%+37%

477Forrest County, MSMS79,03411.8%+38%

478Ottawa County, MIMI308,45911.8%+49%

479Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.8%+46%

480Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.8%+34%

481Bibb County, GAGA157,55611.8%+55%

482Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811.8%+42%

483Custer County, COCO5,59011.8%+17%

484Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.7%+9%

485Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.7%+27%

486Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93411.7%+34%

487Manatee County, FLFL468,20011.7%+62%

488Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.7%+33%

489Dawson County, GAGA35,36511.7%+92%

490Door County, WIWI30,61611.7%+73%

491Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+34%

492Wicomico County, MDMD106,89911.7%+43%

493Douglas County, NVNV50,11111.7%+60%

494Manassas, VAVA44,33211.7%+14%

495Baldwin County, ALAL267,76111.7%+42%

496York County, SCSC306,88711.7%+72%

497Norfolk, VAVA231,01311.7%+52%

498Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.7%+73%

499Lee County, GAGA34,17911.7%+106%

500McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.6%+43%

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Frequently asked

Which county has the highest graduate degree?

Falls Church, Virginia ranks #1 with 47.6% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by graduate degree?

Falls Church, Virginia, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, Arlington County, Virginia, Orange County, North Carolina, District of Columbia, District of Columbia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.