US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
US counties ranked by the percentage of adults who hold a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
| # | County | State | Bachelor's Degree+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falls Church city | Virginia | 79.7% |
| 2 | Arlington County | Virginia | 77.1% |
| 3 | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | 68.2% |
| 4 | Alexandria city | Virginia | 65.8% |
| 5 | San Miguel County | Colorado | 65.2% |
| 6 | Howard County | Maryland | 64.5% |
| 7 | Fairfax County | Virginia | 64.3% |
| 8 | Loudoun County | Virginia | 64.0% |
| 9 | New York County | New York | 64.0% |
| 10 | Pitkin County | Colorado | 64.0% |
| 11 | Boulder County | Colorado | 63.9% |
| 12 | District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 63.6% |
| 13 | Fairfax city | Virginia | 62.3% |
| 14 | Williamson County | Tennessee | 61.8% |
| 15 | Hamilton County | Indiana | 61.8% |
| 16 | Orange County | North Carolina | 61.8% |
| 17 | Teton County | Wyoming | 61.2% |
| 18 | Douglas County | Colorado | 60.9% |
| 19 | Albemarle County | Virginia | 60.6% |
| 20 | Charlottesville city | Virginia | 60.6% |
| 21 | Marin County | California | 60.5% |
| 22 | Montgomery County | Maryland | 60.3% |
| 23 | San Francisco County | California | 60.1% |
| 24 | Gunnison County | Colorado | 59.3% |
| 25 | Tompkins County | New York | 59.2% |
Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.