Texas 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 254 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	Erath County, Texas	92.8%
2	Crockett County, Texas	81.6%
3	Castro County, Texas	79.9%
4	Loving County, Texas	77.3%
5	Archer County, Texas	76.9%
6	Bee County, Texas	75.5%
7	Crane County, Texas	74.9%
8	Culberson County, Texas	67.7%
9	Cass County, Texas	67.1%
10	Milam County, Texas	66.7%
11	Mitchell County, Texas	65.4%
12	McLennan County, Texas	63.0%
13	Potter County, Texas	62.8%
14	Maverick County, Texas	61.9%
15	Cherokee County, Texas	59.2%
16	Galveston County, Texas	59.1%
17	Collin County, Texas	59.0%
18	Palo Pinto County, Texas	58.6%
19	McCulloch County, Texas	58.1%
20	Coleman County, Texas	53.0%
21	Guadalupe County, Texas	52.9%
22	Presidio County, Texas	52.0%
23	Oldham County, Texas	51.8%
24	Gaines County, Texas	50.8%
25	Kendall County, Texas	49.1%
26	Denton County, Texas	48.4%
27	Williamson County, Texas	47.4%
28	Hardeman County, Texas	46.8%
29	Randall County, Texas	45.2%
30	Rockwall County, Texas	44.0%
31	Bailey County, Texas	44.0%
32	Tarrant County, Texas	42.8%
33	Roberts County, Texas	42.7%
34	Pecos County, Texas	41.8%
35	Mason County, Texas	40.1%
36	Jack County, Texas	39.5%
37	Childress County, Texas	39.2%
38	Garza County, Texas	38.6%
39	Hale County, Texas	38.4%
40	Montgomery County, Texas	37.9%
41	Parker County, Texas	37.6%
42	Harris County, Texas	37.3%
43	King County, Texas	36.4%
44	Concho County, Texas	36.2%
45	Haskell County, Texas	35.5%
46	Gillespie County, Texas	35.3%
47	Reagan County, Texas	35.0%
48	Dallas County, Texas	34.8%
49	Blanco County, Texas	34.3%
50	Carson County, Texas	33.8%
51	Lubbock County, Texas	33.3%
52	Llano County, Texas	33.1%
53	Trinity County, Texas	33.0%
54	Borden County, Texas	33.0%
55	Duval County, Texas	32.7%
56	Marion County, Texas	32.7%
57	Menard County, Texas	32.4%
58	Terrell County, Texas	32.3%
59	Chambers County, Texas	32.1%
60	Madison County, Texas	32.1%
61	Tom Green County, Texas	32.1%
62	Martin County, Texas	31.9%
63	Bexar County, Texas	31.5%
64	Kerr County, Texas	31.2%
65	Angelina County, Texas	31.1%
66	Washington County, Texas	31.0%
67	Camp County, Texas	30.8%
68	Nolan County, Texas	30.6%
69	Jeff Davis County, Texas	30.4%
70	Callahan County, Texas	30.1%
71	Cottle County, Texas	29.9%
72	Hood County, Texas	29.3%
73	Midland County, Texas	29.2%
74	Stonewall County, Texas	28.8%
75	Dimmit County, Texas	28.8%
76	Brooks County, Texas	28.7%
77	Burnet County, Texas	28.7%
78	Edwards County, Texas	28.4%
79	Mills County, Texas	28.1%
80	Ochiltree County, Texas	27.8%
81	Aransas County, Texas	27.6%
82	Coke County, Texas	27.4%
83	Van Zandt County, Texas	27.3%
84	Fayette County, Texas	27.2%
85	Dallam County, Texas	27.2%
86	Kent County, Texas	26.9%
87	Gregg County, Texas	26.6%
88	Nacogdoches County, Texas	26.5%
89	Wilson County, Texas	26.3%
90	Collingsworth County, Texas	26.0%
91	Comanche County, Texas	25.9%
92	Briscoe County, Texas	25.9%
93	Kimble County, Texas	25.6%
94	Bandera County, Texas	25.5%
95	Lipscomb County, Texas	25.4%
96	Cochran County, Texas	25.3%
97	Kaufman County, Texas	25.3%
98	Rains County, Texas	25.2%
99	Hamilton County, Texas	25.1%
100	Somervell County, Texas	25.0%