Arkansas 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 75 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	Greene County, Arkansas	82.1%
2	Hot Spring County, Arkansas	80.5%
3	Jackson County, Arkansas	79.7%
4	Grant County, Arkansas	69.5%
5	Lawrence County, Arkansas	66.8%
6	Miller County, Arkansas	55.9%
7	Faulkner County, Arkansas	54.8%
8	Cross County, Arkansas	52.5%
9	Lafayette County, Arkansas	51.9%
10	Jefferson County, Arkansas	50.4%
11	Drew County, Arkansas	49.9%
12	Desha County, Arkansas	48.5%
13	Arkansas County, Arkansas	46.4%
14	Yell County, Arkansas	45.9%
15	Dallas County, Arkansas	40.9%
16	Lee County, Arkansas	40.8%
17	Izard County, Arkansas	39.0%
18	Crittenden County, Arkansas	39.0%
19	Johnson County, Arkansas	38.7%
20	Pulaski County, Arkansas	37.4%
21	Howard County, Arkansas	37.4%
22	Benton County, Arkansas	36.6%
23	Craighead County, Arkansas	36.4%
24	Washington County, Arkansas	36.4%
25	Garland County, Arkansas	35.6%
26	Crawford County, Arkansas	34.7%
27	Newton County, Arkansas	33.9%
28	Marion County, Arkansas	31.1%
29	Lincoln County, Arkansas	30.2%
30	Saline County, Arkansas	28.5%
31	Little River County, Arkansas	27.4%
32	Clark County, Arkansas	25.5%
33	Pope County, Arkansas	24.6%
34	Sebastian County, Arkansas	24.4%
35	Van Buren County, Arkansas	21.2%
36	Carroll County, Arkansas	21.1%
37	Lonoke County, Arkansas	21.0%
38	Columbia County, Arkansas	20.4%
39	White County, Arkansas	19.8%
40	Pike County, Arkansas	19.6%
41	Logan County, Arkansas	19.0%
42	Union County, Arkansas	18.9%
43	Baxter County, Arkansas	18.7%
44	Cleburne County, Arkansas	18.3%
45	Conway County, Arkansas	18.2%
46	Calhoun County, Arkansas	18.1%
47	Chicot County, Arkansas	17.2%
48	Polk County, Arkansas	17.2%
49	Perry County, Arkansas	17.1%
50	Independence County, Arkansas	16.9%
51	Montgomery County, Arkansas	16.8%
52	Prairie County, Arkansas	16.7%
53	Boone County, Arkansas	16.3%
54	Cleveland County, Arkansas	16.2%
55	Woodruff County, Arkansas	15.9%
56	Bradley County, Arkansas	15.8%
57	Fulton County, Arkansas	15.7%
58	Clay County, Arkansas	15.6%
59	Monroe County, Arkansas	15.6%
60	Stone County, Arkansas	15.4%
61	Ouachita County, Arkansas	15.1%
62	Hempstead County, Arkansas	14.6%
63	Randolph County, Arkansas	14.5%
64	Phillips County, Arkansas	14.5%
65	Mississippi County, Arkansas	14.2%
66	Searcy County, Arkansas	13.7%
67	Franklin County, Arkansas	13.2%
68	St. Francis County, Arkansas	12.9%
69	Madison County, Arkansas	12.8%
70	Ashley County, Arkansas	12.2%
71	Poinsett County, Arkansas	11.9%
72	Sharp County, Arkansas	11.9%
73	Nevada County, Arkansas	11.7%
74	Sevier County, Arkansas	10.9%
75	Scott County, Arkansas	10.8%