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. The median across all 3,135 is 6.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States331,449,28112.7%–

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15947.6%+13.9 pts

02Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40742.4%+6.3 pts

03Arlington County, VAVA243,93140.5%+10.0 pts

04Orange County, NCNC152,49834.8%+7.7 pts

05District of Columbia, DCDC693,64534.5%+13.5 pts

06Alexandria, VAVA160,66233.8%+9.1 pts

07Howard County, MDMD339,18332.3%+8.9 pts

08Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58232.0%+4.5 pts

09Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%+10.4 pts

10Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87331.1%+6.8 pts

11New York County, NYNY1,664,86230.5%+7.1 pts

12Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21430.0%+6.2 pts

13Tompkins County, NYNY104,04729.6%+3.0 pts

14Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97928.9%+8.9 pts

15Charlottesville, VAVA44,38828.6%+7.3 pts

16Boulder County, COCO328,56028.4%+7.2 pts

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,35628.3%+5.2 pts

18Oconee County, GAGA44,89326.6%+9.5 pts

19Loudoun County, VAVA449,74926.4%+11.2 pts

20Norfolk County, MAMA739,74925.8%+7.9 pts

21Marin County, CACA253,69425.8%+5.3 pts

22Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39125.6%+9.1 pts

23Albany County, WYWY38,55825.5%+7.0 pts

24Somerset County, NJNJ356,48625.3%+6.2 pts

25Johnson County, IAIA160,04425.2%+3.8 pts

26Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74325.2%+5.4 pts

27Williamsburg, VAVA15,86124.9%+3.6 pts

28Hampshire County, MAMA164,06524.6%+5.9 pts

29Montgomery County, VAVA98,43424.5%+5.9 pts

30James City County, VAVA83,32624.2%+7.5 pts

31Lexington, VAVA7,76924.2%+2.6 pts

32Benton County, OROR97,72824.0%+2.8 pts

33Champaign County, ILIL209,97223.9%+4.6 pts

34San Francisco County, CACA826,07923.7%+7.3 pts

35Durham County, NCNC347,24023.7%+6.3 pts

36Douglas County, KSKS120,92023.4%+5.2 pts

37Whitman County, WAWA48,51223.3%+3.5 pts

38Bristol County, RIRI50,00123.2%+9.1 pts

39Clarke County, GAGA129,92123.0%+4.1 pts

40Morris County, NJNJ524,25122.8%+5.8 pts

41Hamilton County, ININ387,03622.8%+7.2 pts

42York County, VAVA71,37422.8%+6.3 pts

43Monongalia County, WVWV107,99122.7%+5.4 pts

44San Mateo County, CACA743,56822.6%+8.0 pts

45Clear Creek County, COCO8,99422.5%+8.3 pts

46Lafayette County, MSMS59,59722.5%+7.4 pts

47Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79122.4%+7.7 pts

48Clay County, SDSD15,03122.4%+5.0 pts

49Williamson County, TNTN272,06122.4%+8.1 pts

50Chester County, PAPA557,11622.3%+6.5 pts

51Centre County, PAPA157,39322.2%+4.7 pts

52Radford, VAVA17,24322.2%+6.7 pts

53Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78122.1%+5.8 pts

54Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89622.0%+5.2 pts

55Story County, IAIA101,29122.0%+2.4 pts

56Monroe County, ININ143,34521.9%+2.3 pts

57San Juan County, WAWA18,57721.8%+6.6 pts

58King County, WAWA2,344,93921.7%+8.4 pts

59Delaware County, OHOH242,03221.7%+8.8 pts

60Riley County, KSKS72,59821.6%+2.7 pts

61Chittenden County, VTVT169,11521.5%+5.6 pts

62Johnson County, KSKS636,90621.5%+5.5 pts

63Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321.5%+5.8 pts

64Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4%+5.7 pts

65Suffolk County, MAMA791,89121.4%+7.7 pts

66Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.3%+2.3 pts

67Broomfield County, COCO79,17421.2%–

68Dane County, WIWI590,37521.1%+5.3 pts

69Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93921.1%+5.5 pts

70Summit County, UTUT43,14120.9%+6.0 pts

71Madison County, MSMS116,29820.8%+8.8 pts

72Yolo County, CACA224,41020.8%+4.8 pts

73Grafton County, NHNH93,22520.8%+6.5 pts

74Boone County, MOMO191,74620.7%+2.2 pts

75Douglas County, COCO399,39620.7%+5.4 pts

76Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33720.7%+5.7 pts

77Alameda County, CACA1,636,63020.6%+6.9 pts

78Wake County, NCNC1,257,23520.5%+6.2 pts

79Mercer County, NJNJ399,28920.4%+4.9 pts

80Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.2%+6.4 pts

81Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90720.1%+3.5 pts

82Chatham County, NCNC85,11120.1%+8.5 pts

83Washington County, RIRI129,79520.1%+6.4 pts

84Barnstable County, MAMA233,53920.1%+7.1 pts

85Goochland County, VAVA29,18720.1%+8.5 pts

86Leon County, FLFL299,04820.1%+2.3 pts

87Olmsted County, MNMN166,73120.0%+6.5 pts

88Boone County, ININ80,68919.9%+9.9 pts

89Leelanau County, MIMI22,98219.9%+8.3 pts

90Newport County, RIRI83,05119.8%+4.8 pts

91DuPage County, ILIL934,29819.7%+4.9 pts

92DeKalb County, GAGA774,39419.7%+6.1 pts

93Dukes County, MAMA21,21919.7%+6.7 pts

94Gilpin County, COCO6,07319.7%+9.5 pts

95Bergen County, NJNJ977,02619.7%+5.5 pts

96Fayette County, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts

97Larimer County, COCO377,29219.6%+5.2 pts

98Collin County, TXTX1,297,17919.4%+4.9 pts

99Watauga County, NCNC54,78619.4%+4.9 pts

100Forsyth County, GAGA282,80519.3%+10.8 pts

101Denver County, COCO740,61319.3%+6.9 pts

102Jackson County, ILIL52,50119.3%+4.5 pts

103Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.3%+8.8 pts

104St. Louis County, MOMO990,91119.3%+5.9 pts

105Lake County, ILIL719,33919.1%+4.6 pts

106Ozaukee County, WIWI94,34619.1%+6.1 pts

107Travis County, TXTX1,389,67019.1%+4.5 pts

108Brazos County, TXTX249,08819.1%+1.8 pts

109Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39319.0%+6.4 pts

110Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.0%+2.7 pts

111Cumberland County, MEME317,22219.0%+6.5 pts

112Greene County, OHOH174,32219.0%+5.1 pts

113Ouray County, COCO5,26518.9%+5.6 pts

114Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318.8%+6.4 pts

115Latah County, IDID41,84218.7%+0.5 pts

116Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19118.7%+7.0 pts

117Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78418.6%+6.5 pts

118Alpine County, CACA1,04318.6%+10.2 pts

119Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03518.6%+5.8 pts

120Fayette County, GAGA125,15618.5%+6.3 pts

121Frederick County, MDMD302,88318.5%+7.3 pts

122Talbot County, MDMD38,23818.5%+7.7 pts

123Gallatin County, MTMT128,74018.4%+5.5 pts

124Washington County, VTVT59,65218.4%+6.1 pts

125Multnomah County, OROR795,39118.4%+7.8 pts

126Ingham County, MIMI289,70918.3%+3.8 pts

127Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38018.3%+6.7 pts

128Pitkin County, COCO16,62518.2%+1.1 pts

129Mineral County, COCO91018.1%+7.8 pts

130Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33517.9%+5.4 pts

131Franklin County, MAMA70,69817.9%+5.0 pts

132Teton County, WYWY23,33317.8%+4.2 pts

133Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.8%+3.7 pts

134Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03517.8%+6.8 pts

135Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51117.8%+8.0 pts

136Dawes County, NENE7,85817.7%+7.2 pts

137Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.7%+5.0 pts

138Nantucket County, MAMA14,75817.7%+6.3 pts

139Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45617.6%+2.5 pts

140Cobb County, GAGA793,34517.6%+5.9 pts

141Hudson County, NJNJ735,03317.6%+8.6 pts

142Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317.6%+5.9 pts

143Oldham County, KYKY70,98617.5%+6.2 pts

144Routt County, COCO25,32917.5%+6.1 pts

145Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85217.4%+5.0 pts

146Henrico County, VAVA342,77517.4%+5.7 pts

147Richmond, VAVA237,25717.3%+6.5 pts

148Athens County, OHOH63,19717.3%+4.1 pts

149Windham County, VTVT45,20417.2%+4.7 pts

150Bucks County, PAPA647,82817.1%+5.8 pts

151Washington County, OROR611,70817.1%+6.3 pts

152Warren County, OHOH257,18117.1%+8.0 pts

153Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.0%+5.1 pts

154Baltimore County, MDMD847,65017.0%+4.5 pts

155Prince William County, VAVA502,96617.0%+5.8 pts

156Madison County, ALAL433,51617.0%+5.4 pts

157Orleans Parish, LALA362,15417.0%+6.3 pts

158Ramsey County, MNMN541,62317.0%+4.5 pts

159Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.9%+5.1 pts

160St. Johns County, FLFL346,32816.9%+5.7 pts

161Delaware County, PAPA580,93716.8%+5.0 pts

162Adair County, MOMO25,68416.8%+4.9 pts

163Jefferson County, COCO580,45116.8%+4.7 pts

164St. Louis, MOMO278,14416.8%+9.1 pts

165Stafford County, VAVA170,80316.7%+5.9 pts

166Montour County, PAPA17,86816.7%+5.7 pts

167Charleston County, SCSC436,20016.7%+5.6 pts

168Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.6%+7.4 pts

169Kendall County, TXTX53,28916.6%+5.8 pts

170Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07016.6%+4.4 pts

171Missoula County, MTMT123,51316.5%+5.7 pts

172McDonough County, ILIL25,91616.4%+2.9 pts

173Windsor County, VTVT57,31216.4%+4.5 pts

174Cook County, ILIL5,194,62516.4%+5.6 pts

175Essex County, MAMA826,65316.4%+4.7 pts

176Lee County, ALAL189,88116.4%+3.6 pts

177Gunnison County, COCO17,43916.4%+4.3 pts

178Hood River County, OROR23,72016.3%+8.5 pts

179Buncombe County, NCNC277,41716.3%+7.4 pts

180Washington County, MNMN286,89516.3%+5.8 pts

181Richland County, SCSC434,95616.2%+4.3 pts

182Ontario County, NYNY113,13016.2%+6.1 pts

183La Plata County, COCO56,89816.2%+4.1 pts

184Platte County, MOMO114,40016.2%+5.3 pts

185Baltimore, MDMD569,99716.1%+7.4 pts

186Payne County, OKOK83,88916.1%+0.7 pts

187Columbia County, NYNY60,16816.1%+5.7 pts

188Dallas County, IAIA118,45716.1%+9.6 pts

189Arapahoe County, COCO673,82016.1%+4.1 pts

190Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33116.0%+5.7 pts

191Davidson County, TNTN745,90416.0%+5.7 pts

192Onondaga County, NYNY466,58416.0%+4.1 pts

193Berkshire County, MAMA128,22416.0%+5.0 pts

194Addison County, VTVT38,04816.0%+4.0 pts

195Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18615.9%+9.0 pts

196Rockwall County, TXTX140,73815.9%+5.6 pts

197Eagle County, COCO54,29115.9%+5.9 pts

198Brookings County, SDSD37,63515.8%+3.4 pts

199Bernalillo County, NMNM667,60115.8%+2.7 pts

200Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79515.7%+3.6 pts

201Orange County, VTVT30,00215.7%+6.3 pts

202Sarasota County, FLFL479,95815.7%+5.3 pts

203Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71115.7%+2.1 pts

204Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38315.6%+5.2 pts

205Sagadahoc County, MEME37,97915.6%+7.0 pts

206New Castle County, DEDE588,02615.6%+4.6 pts

207Summit County, COCO31,51715.6%+3.7 pts

208Kings County, NYNY2,653,96315.6%+6.7 pts

209Rockingham County, NHNH324,07715.6%+5.0 pts

210Harford County, MDMD266,44615.5%+6.1 pts

211Lincoln County, MEME36,59515.5%+5.8 pts

212Bennington County, VTVT36,63015.5%+5.3 pts

213Calvert County, MDMD94,48415.5%+7.2 pts

214Merrimack County, NHNH158,07815.5%+5.1 pts

215Hamilton County, OHOH838,41815.5%+4.8 pts

216Carver County, MNMN114,37915.4%+7.2 pts

217Jefferson County, IAIA15,29115.4%+3.6 pts

218Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.4%+4.2 pts

219Erie County, NYNY946,74115.4%+5.3 pts

220Shelby County, ALAL238,55215.3%+4.1 pts

221Knox County, TNTN511,45315.3%+4.5 pts

222Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.3%+5.5 pts

223San Diego County, CACA3,282,24815.3%+4.4 pts

224El Paso County, COCO757,04015.3%+3.7 pts

225Morgan County, UTUT13,38315.3%+8.2 pts

226Carroll County, NHNH52,78415.2%+5.8 pts

227Prince George's County, MDMD970,37415.2%+5.0 pts

228Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.2%+3.5 pts

229McLean County, ILIL171,41915.2%+4.2 pts

230Kent County, MDMD19,56515.2%+6.1 pts

231Lamoille County, VTVT26,29415.2%+4.7 pts

232Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.2%+4.7 pts

233Coconino County, AZAZ144,36815.2%+3.9 pts

234San Miguel County, COCO7,75315.1%+3.2 pts

235Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53615.1%+4.4 pts

236Waukesha County, WIWI417,21015.1%+4.6 pts

237Warren County, NYNY65,02015.1%+5.3 pts

238Worcester County, MAMA888,50215.1%+4.8 pts

239Essex County, NJNJ896,37915.0%+4.1 pts

240Cook County, MNMN5,52215.0%+5.8 pts

241Denton County, TXTX1,069,34615.0%+5.0 pts

242Teller County, COCO24,75615.0%+4.9 pts

243Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.0%+5.5 pts

244Lancaster County, NENE334,04914.9%+4.1 pts

245Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44814.9%+6.0 pts

246St. Charles County, MOMO426,49914.9%+7.0 pts

247Orange County, CACA3,149,50714.9%+4.5 pts

248Wasatch County, UTUT38,51414.8%+8.1 pts

249East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18014.8%+3.5 pts

250Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43914.8%+6.3 pts

251Union County, NJNJ601,86314.8%+3.9 pts

252Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.8%+7.0 pts

253Northumberland County, VAVA12,55714.8%+5.8 pts

254Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72914.7%+5.1 pts

255Houghton County, MIMI37,84214.7%+5.8 pts

256Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.7%+3.6 pts

257Moore County, NCNC110,61914.6%+5.2 pts

258Columbia County, GAGA169,18914.6%+2.6 pts

259Towns County, GAGA13,28514.6%+6.6 pts

260Bartholomew County, ININ85,72914.5%+6.1 pts

261Rowan County, KYKY24,47614.5%+3.2 pts

262Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.5%+5.6 pts

263Collier County, FLFL417,13114.5%+4.8 pts

264New Hanover County, NCNC245,95914.5%+5.8 pts

265Rabun County, GAGA17,76414.5%+6.9 pts

266Kent County, TXTX67414.4%+9.5 pts

267Midland County, MIMI83,75414.4%+2.8 pts

268Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72614.4%+4.2 pts

269Grand County, COCO16,49614.4%+4.9 pts

270Deschutes County, OROR213,07214.3%+6.5 pts

271Greene County, VAVA21,95814.3%+8.1 pts

272Sarpy County, NENE208,30314.3%+4.6 pts

273Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%+3.4 pts

274Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36014.3%−1.1 pts

275Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014.2%+4.4 pts

276Williamson County, TXTX752,82714.2%+5.0 pts

277Emmet County, MIMI33,77514.2%+4.5 pts

278Douglas County, NENE606,46014.2%+4.8 pts

279Chaffee County, COCO20,83114.2%+6.2 pts

280Staunton, VAVA26,80114.2%+6.1 pts

281Copper River Census Area, AKAK2,66614.1%–

282Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.1%+2.7 pts

283Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.1%+4.2 pts

284Montgomery County, ALAL225,89114.1%+3.0 pts

285Pulaski County, ARAR404,61114.1%+4.0 pts

286Archuleta County, COCO14,30614.1%+4.6 pts

287Schenectady County, NYNY162,58114.1%+2.3 pts

288Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41514.1%+4.0 pts

289Winchester, VAVA28,27214.1%+4.4 pts

290Plymouth County, MAMA546,82914.0%+5.0 pts

291Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92514.0%+4.4 pts

292Sumter County, FLFL157,77214.0%+9.4 pts

293Seminole County, FLFL491,88414.0%+4.0 pts

294Placer County, CACA442,08113.9%+4.4 pts

295Carroll County, MDMD176,67713.9%+5.1 pts

296Hendricks County, ININ193,51013.9%+7.4 pts

297Washington County, ARAR271,21313.9%+4.1 pts

298Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51013.9%+3.4 pts

299Fauquier County, VAVA76,50313.9%+5.0 pts

300Hancock County, MEME57,17113.9%+3.8 pts

301Anchorage, AKAK287,15513.9%+3.6 pts

302Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.8%+11.6 pts

303Island County, WAWA85,65713.8%+5.6 pts

304Sheridan County, WYWY33,24113.8%+7.6 pts

305Leavenworth County, KSKS84,59013.8%+3.9 pts

306San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36713.8%+4.4 pts

307Harris County, GAGA37,28013.8%+6.5 pts

308Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.7%+4.8 pts

309Wood County, OHOH134,17613.7%+3.4 pts

310Richmond County, NYNY501,29013.7%+4.7 pts

311Hays County, TXTX304,39013.7%+2.7 pts

312Monroe County, ILIL34,84013.6%+6.6 pts

313King George County, VAVA29,64613.6%+5.6 pts

314Hinsdale County, COCO75313.6%+4.0 pts

315Pike County, ALAL33,68813.6%+6.6 pts

316Chatham County, GAGA311,85513.6%+5.2 pts

317Sonoma County, CACA486,44413.6%+3.9 pts

318Burlington County, NJNJ481,43913.6%+4.3 pts

319Washington County, TNTN141,19913.6%+5.4 pts

320Thurston County, WAWA304,26113.6%+2.4 pts

321Ada County, IDID546,14113.5%+4.1 pts

322Brewster County, TXTX9,45813.5%+3.3 pts

323Jefferson County, KYKY795,22213.5%+4.0 pts

324Denali, AKAK1,61613.5%+8.2 pts

325Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,97213.5%+2.8 pts

326St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69213.5%+5.3 pts

327Juneau, AKAK31,60913.5%+0.5 pts

328La Crosse County, WIWI121,33913.5%+4.4 pts

329Geauga County, OHOH95,67613.5%+1.6 pts

330Taos County, NMNM34,56413.5%+4.1 pts

331Ellis County, KSKS29,07513.4%+2.8 pts

332Phelps County, MOMO45,24713.4%+4.3 pts

333Clackamas County, OROR426,28013.4%+4.0 pts

334Isabella County, MIMI64,69113.4%+3.2 pts

335Monroe County, GAGA32,02313.4%+6.9 pts

336Butler County, PAPA200,16913.4%+6.0 pts

337Grand County, UTUT9,79013.4%+5.2 pts

338Dakota County, MNMN457,71013.3%+4.0 pts

339Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28113.3%+5.8 pts

340Essex County, NYNY36,43813.3%+5.2 pts

341Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36813.3%+6.5 pts

342Comal County, TXTX209,16613.3%+4.6 pts

343Belknap County, NHNH65,14713.3%+5.7 pts

344Greenville County, SCSC583,12513.3%+5.1 pts

345Campbell County, KYKY95,44113.2%+6.1 pts

346Houston County, GAGA178,21413.2%+5.4 pts

347Monroe County, FLFL80,40613.2%+4.5 pts

348Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97513.2%+4.0 pts

349Guilford County, NCNC562,23413.2%+4.2 pts

350Warren County, KYKY149,37513.2%+3.1 pts

351Howard County, MOMO10,18013.2%+6.9 pts

352Whatcom County, WAWA236,39213.1%+4.2 pts

353Broome County, NYNY195,73613.1%+3.1 pts

354Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,91613.1%+4.0 pts

355Cache County, UTUT145,00013.1%+2.2 pts

356Nelson County, VAVA14,92013.1%+3.9 pts

357Jefferson County, ALAL665,74213.1%+4.4 pts

358Sangamon County, ILIL194,17013.1%+2.8 pts

359Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03613.1%+6.2 pts

360Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09913.1%+3.1 pts

361Cleveland County, OKOK303,97313.1%+2.7 pts

362Orange County, NYNY417,66913.1%+3.8 pts

363Park County, WYWY31,17113.0%+5.0 pts

364Shelby County, TNTN910,22613.0%+4.1 pts

365Madison County, KYKY101,69613.0%+4.3 pts

366Hinds County, MSMS211,88813.0%+2.9 pts

367Waynesboro, VAVA23,95112.9%+6.1 pts

368Forsyth County, NCNC401,71812.9%+3.4 pts

369Lane County, OROR381,58412.9%+3.0 pts

370Nevada County, CACA101,91112.9%+4.1 pts

371Kent County, MIMI675,23212.9%+4.5 pts

372Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36812.9%+3.2 pts

373Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17812.9%+5.7 pts

374Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212.8%+4.1 pts

375Sandoval County, NMNM159,56512.8%+3.5 pts

376Napa County, CACA132,94912.8%+3.4 pts

377Transylvania County, NCNC34,21112.8%+3.8 pts

378Chugach Census Area, AKAK6,55312.8%–

379Cole County, MOMO77,90812.8%+3.6 pts

380Kendall County, ILIL145,47012.8%+5.5 pts

381Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.7%+4.9 pts

382Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.7%+3.6 pts

383Jackson County, NCNC45,03912.7%+1.1 pts

384Dare County, NCNC38,24512.7%+4.3 pts

385Utah County, UTUT759,85912.7%+2.8 pts

386Cass County, NDND201,79412.6%+4.5 pts

387Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+4.8 pts

388Honolulu County, HIHI988,70312.6%+3.6 pts

389Columbia County, WAWA4,14112.6%+7.0 pts

390Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66312.5%+4.1 pts

391Will County, ILIL712,25312.5%+4.8 pts

392Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,35712.5%+9.0 pts

393Kent County, RIRI173,49512.5%+4.4 pts

394St. Joseph County, ININ272,86112.5%+3.3 pts

395Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.5%+6.7 pts

396Cheshire County, NHNH78,26912.5%+3.1 pts

397Blaine County, IDID25,51712.5%−0.4 pts

398Jefferson County, WVWV63,10212.5%+3.8 pts

399Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.5%+3.8 pts

400Franklin County, KYKY52,64912.5%+3.8 pts

401Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.5%+4.1 pts

402Knox County, MEME41,11712.5%+3.3 pts

403Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,99912.5%+4.7 pts

404Strafford County, NHNH135,04312.5%+2.9 pts

405Johnson County, WYWY8,90812.4%+6.7 pts

406Salem, VAVA25,81612.4%+5.7 pts

407Sussex County, DEDE277,14012.4%+5.9 pts

408Ohio County, WVWV40,49612.4%+2.6 pts

409Davis County, UTUT381,22712.4%+4.3 pts

410Sussex County, NJNJ148,06312.4%+3.7 pts

411Charles County, MDMD176,59312.4%+5.6 pts

412Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55812.4%+3.7 pts

413Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.4%+5.2 pts

414Orange County, FLFL1,528,00212.4%+4.5 pts

415Ventura County, CACA830,85112.3%+2.8 pts

416Kenton County, KYKY175,77912.3%+4.4 pts

417Johnson County, MOMO56,67012.3%+2.1 pts

418Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.3%+2.9 pts

419Polk County, OROR90,03712.3%+3.1 pts

420Martin County, FLFL166,27212.3%+3.4 pts

421Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81012.3%+3.0 pts

422Benton County, WAWA221,72212.3%+2.5 pts

423Sitka, AKAK8,31912.3%+3.8 pts

424Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72512.3%+7.6 pts

425Camden County, NJNJ535,79912.3%+3.8 pts

426Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36112.2%+3.6 pts

427Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09112.2%+3.0 pts

428Woodford County, ILIL38,11112.2%+6.3 pts

429Polk County, NCNC20,53312.2%+2.6 pts

430Faulkner County, ARAR133,97912.2%+3.7 pts

431Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04312.2%+4.5 pts

432DeKalb County, ILIL101,83512.2%+1.4 pts

433Kane County, ILIL525,75712.2%+3.1 pts

434Oklahoma County, OKOK822,12512.2%+3.5 pts

435Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%+4.1 pts

436Northampton County, PAPA324,41112.1%+4.5 pts

437Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.1%+5.3 pts

438Scott County, IAIA175,25912.1%+4.0 pts

439Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.1%+4.2 pts

440Rutland County, VTVT59,65312.1%+4.2 pts

441Indian River County, FLFL172,79912.1%+4.2 pts

442Scott County, KYKY62,26212.1%+4.3 pts

443Suffolk, VAVA104,69912.1%+6.5 pts

444Grand Forks County, NDND74,50112.1%+3.0 pts

445Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,18612.0%+4.7 pts

446St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.0%+2.6 pts

447Washoe County, NVNV509,38612.0%+4.1 pts

448Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39712.0%+3.1 pts

449Bryan County, GAGA52,06212.0%+5.9 pts

450Lubbock County, TXTX328,90612.0%+3.6 pts

451St. Clair County, ILIL250,70812.0%+4.8 pts

452Decatur County, IAIA7,65512.0%+6.6 pts

453Peoria County, ILIL178,55312.0%+3.9 pts

454Cape May County, NJNJ93,39012.0%+5.4 pts

455Portage County, OHOH163,40412.0%+4.9 pts

456Boyle County, KYKY31,63211.9%+3.5 pts

457Warrick County, ININ66,80311.9%+4.2 pts

458Lamar County, MSMS67,40311.9%+2.7 pts

459Bulloch County, GAGA86,94911.9%+0.1 pts

460St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48811.9%+4.0 pts

461Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+3.2 pts

462Sullivan County, NYNY80,58611.9%+4.3 pts

463Scott County, MNMN159,01711.9%+5.6 pts

464Summit County, OHOH538,37611.9%+3.5 pts

465Kitsap County, WAWA283,37411.9%+3.5 pts

466Lake County, COCO7,55211.9%+5.7 pts

467Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38711.9%+6.3 pts

468Union County, OHOH73,44611.8%+7.7 pts

469Teton County, IDID13,25411.8%+3.7 pts

470Jackson County, MOMO732,99411.8%+3.9 pts

471Livingston County, MIMI197,31511.8%+2.6 pts

472Madison County, NYNY67,12011.8%+3.1 pts

473Greene County, GAGA21,36711.8%+5.2 pts

474Clinton County, MIMI80,43211.8%+4.4 pts

475Harris County, TXTX5,045,02611.8%+2.8 pts

476Socorro County, NMNM15,83811.8%+3.2 pts

477Forrest County, MSMS79,03411.8%+3.2 pts

478Ottawa County, MIMI308,45911.8%+3.9 pts

479Hamilton County, TNTN390,83311.8%+3.7 pts

480Cabell County, WVWV91,18311.8%+3.0 pts

481Bibb County, GAGA157,55611.8%+4.2 pts

482Claiborne County, MSMS8,05811.8%+3.5 pts

483Custer County, COCO5,59011.8%+1.7 pts

484Nodaway County, MOMO20,17411.7%+1.0 pts

485Pitt County, NCNC182,93611.7%+2.5 pts

486Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93411.7%+3.0 pts

487Manatee County, FLFL468,20011.7%+4.5 pts

488Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.7%+2.9 pts

489Dawson County, GAGA35,36511.7%+5.6 pts

490Door County, WIWI30,61611.7%+4.9 pts

491Jessamine County, KYKY57,14711.7%+2.9 pts

492Wicomico County, MDMD106,89911.7%+3.5 pts

493Douglas County, NVNV50,11111.7%+4.4 pts

494Manassas, VAVA44,33211.7%+1.4 pts

495Baldwin County, ALAL267,76111.7%+3.4 pts

496York County, SCSC306,88711.7%+4.9 pts

497Norfolk, VAVA231,01311.7%+4.0 pts

498Georgetown County, SCSC65,91211.7%+4.9 pts

499Lee County, GAGA34,17911.7%+6.0 pts

500McHenry County, ILIL317,75111.6%+3.5 pts

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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.