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Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 3,199 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Franklin County, Kansas 100.0%
2 Grand Isle County, Vermont 100.0%
3 Morton County, Kansas 93.9%
4 Erath County, Texas 92.8%
5 Cimarron County, Oklahoma 90.8%
6 Crawford County, Kansas 89.8%
7 Harrison County, Iowa 89.1%
8 Barber County, Kansas 86.9%
9 St. Mary Parish, Louisiana 85.9%
10 Butler County, Kansas 85.7%
11 Juneau City and Borough, Alaska 85.5%
12 Bremer County, Iowa 85.2%
13 Sussex County, Delaware 84.3%
14 Magoffin County, Kentucky 84.2%
15 Barton County, Kansas 83.9%
16 Cherokee County, Iowa 83.8%
17 Caroline County, Maryland 82.5%
18 New Castle County, Delaware 82.2%
19 Greene County, Arkansas 82.1%
20 Bullitt County, Kentucky 81.8%
21 Crockett County, Texas 81.6%
22 Johnson County, Iowa 81.1%
23 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana 80.8%
24 Anderson County, Kansas 80.8%
25 Hot Spring County, Arkansas 80.5%
26 Atchison County, Kansas 80.4%
27 Castro County, Texas 79.9%
28 Jackson County, Arkansas 79.7%
29 Falls Church city, Virginia 79.7%
30 Shasta County, California 79.4%
31 Orange County, California 79.4%
32 Clay County, Iowa 78.7%
33 Evangeline Parish, Louisiana 78.1%
34 Henry County, Iowa 78.1%
35 Rock County, Wisconsin 78.0%
36 Allen County, Kansas 77.7%
37 Loving County, Texas 77.3%
38 Moca Municipio, Puerto Rico 77.2%
39 Arlington County, Virginia 77.1%
40 Archer County, Texas 76.9%
41 Marshall County, Iowa 76.5%
42 Tulare County, California 76.3%
43 Blaine County, Montana 76.2%
44 Bee County, Texas 75.5%
45 Juana Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico 75.0%
46 Crane County, Texas 74.9%
47 Caldwell County, North Carolina 74.0%
48 Scott County, Kansas 73.8%
49 Dolores County, Colorado 73.2%
50 Kauai County, Hawaii 72.8%
51 Kingsbury County, South Dakota 72.7%
52 San Diego County, California 72.6%
53 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska 72.6%
54 De Soto Parish, Louisiana 72.3%
55 Franklin County, North Carolina 72.2%
56 Custer County, South Dakota 72.2%
57 Alameda County, California 71.7%
58 Keokuk County, Iowa 71.7%
59 Leslie County, Kentucky 71.7%
60 Kent County, Delaware 71.5%
61 Lincoln County, Kansas 71.3%
62 Garfield County, Montana 71.2%
63 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska 71.0%
64 Harper County, Oklahoma 70.6%
65 Powder River County, Montana 70.3%
66 Wabaunsee County, Kansas 70.2%
67 Adams County, Iowa 70.2%
68 Washburn County, Wisconsin 70.0%
69 Audubon County, Iowa 69.6%
70 Pinal County, Arizona 69.6%
71 Grant County, Arkansas 69.5%
72 Calhoun County, Iowa 69.4%
73 Palo Alto County, Iowa 69.2%
74 Grant Parish, Louisiana 69.1%
75 Day County, South Dakota 68.5%
76 Los Alamos County, New Mexico 68.2%
77 Lake County, California 68.0%
78 Carbon County, Montana 68.0%
79 Hardin County, Kentucky 67.9%
80 Sarasota County, Florida 67.7%
81 Culberson County, Texas 67.7%
82 Sweet Grass County, Montana 67.6%
83 Floyd County, Kentucky 67.5%
84 Rush County, Kansas 67.4%
85 Tehama County, California 67.2%
86 Phillips County, Kansas 67.2%
87 Jackson County, Colorado 67.2%
88 Cass County, Texas 67.1%
89 Alamosa County, Colorado 67.0%
90 Copper River Census Area, Alaska 67.0%
91 Lawrence County, Arkansas 66.8%
92 Milam County, Texas 66.7%
93 East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 66.7%
94 Forsyth County, North Carolina 66.7%
95 Bossier Parish, Louisiana 66.4%
96 Shelby County, Missouri 66.3%
97 Sumner County, Kansas 65.9%
98 Wayne County, Kentucky 65.9%
99 Orange County, North Carolina 65.8%
100 Santa Clara County, California 65.7%