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    US Counties by Bachelor's Degree Attainment— Page 78

    US counties ranked by the percentage of adults who hold a bachelor's degree or higher, from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.

    3,221 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #19261950
    #CountyStateBachelor's Degree+
    1926Tripp CountySouth Dakota19.9%
    1927San Lorenzo MunicipioPuerto Rico19.9%
    1928Liberty CountyGeorgia19.9%
    1929Putnam CountyIndiana19.9%
    1930Gilmer CountyWest Virginia19.9%
    1931Logan CountyIllinois19.9%
    1932Roosevelt CountyMontana19.9%
    1933Allamakee CountyIowa19.9%
    1934Jasper CountyGeorgia19.9%
    1935Saluda CountySouth Carolina19.8%
    1936Plaquemines ParishLouisiana19.8%
    1937Person CountyNorth Carolina19.8%
    1938Eddy CountyNew Mexico19.8%
    1939Whitley CountyKentucky19.8%
    1940Benewah CountyIdaho19.8%
    1941Lapeer CountyMichigan19.8%
    1942White CountyArkansas19.8%
    1943Greene CountyIowa19.8%
    1944Humboldt CountyNevada19.8%
    1945Hitchcock CountyNebraska19.8%
    1946Dewey CountyOklahoma19.8%
    1947Susquehanna CountyPennsylvania19.8%
    1948Naranjito MunicipioPuerto Rico19.8%
    1949Sullivan CountyPennsylvania19.7%
    1950Delaware CountyIowa19.7%

    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.