Colorado 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 64 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	Dolores County, Colorado	73.2%
2	Jackson County, Colorado	67.2%
3	Alamosa County, Colorado	67.0%
4	San Miguel County, Colorado	65.2%
5	Boulder County, Colorado	63.9%
6	Huerfano County, Colorado	63.2%
7	Fremont County, Colorado	59.6%
8	Douglas County, Colorado	55.4%
9	Hinsdale County, Colorado	52.8%
10	Summit County, Colorado	52.5%
11	Gilpin County, Colorado	48.4%
12	Kiowa County, Colorado	48.0%
13	San Juan County, Colorado	47.2%
14	Montrose County, Colorado	46.4%
15	Mesa County, Colorado	45.3%
16	Elbert County, Colorado	44.8%
17	Las Animas County, Colorado	44.8%
18	El Paso County, Colorado	41.6%
19	Logan County, Colorado	38.3%
20	Teller County, Colorado	37.8%
21	Archuleta County, Colorado	36.9%
22	Routt County, Colorado	36.4%
23	Bent County, Colorado	35.8%
24	Gunnison County, Colorado	35.7%
25	Moffat County, Colorado	35.2%
26	Arapahoe County, Colorado	33.5%
27	Grand County, Colorado	32.9%
28	Weld County, Colorado	32.0%
29	La Plata County, Colorado	31.7%
30	Pitkin County, Colorado	31.7%
31	Baca County, Colorado	31.3%
32	Clear Creek County, Colorado	30.3%
33	Lake County, Colorado	29.7%
34	Eagle County, Colorado	28.6%
35	Morgan County, Colorado	28.3%
36	Montezuma County, Colorado	28.2%
37	Custer County, Colorado	27.7%
38	Sedgwick County, Colorado	27.4%
39	Saguache County, Colorado	26.8%
40	Ouray County, Colorado	26.0%
41	Yuma County, Colorado	26.0%
42	Phillips County, Colorado	25.7%
43	Pueblo County, Colorado	25.0%
44	Conejos County, Colorado	24.9%
45	Washington County, Colorado	24.9%
46	Delta County, Colorado	24.7%
47	Jefferson County, Colorado	24.4%
48	Cheyenne County, Colorado	24.4%
49	Denver County, Colorado	22.9%
50	Garfield County, Colorado	22.4%
51	Park County, Colorado	21.9%
52	Chaffee County, Colorado	19.0%
53	Prowers County, Colorado	18.8%
54	Mineral County, Colorado	18.5%
55	Otero County, Colorado	18.1%
56	Larimer County, Colorado	17.5%
57	Kit Carson County, Colorado	17.1%
58	Adams County, Colorado	15.8%
59	Crowley County, Colorado	12.7%
60	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	9.9%
61	Rio Grande County, Colorado	8.0%
62	Costilla County, Colorado	2.1%
63	Lincoln County, Colorado	0.0%
64	Broomfield County, Colorado	0.0%