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+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Norton County | Kansas | 19.4% |
| 2002 | Wapello County | Iowa | 19.4% |
| 2003 | Shelby County | Indiana | 19.4% |
| 2004 | Jackson County | West Virginia | 19.4% |
| 2005 | Humphreys County | Mississippi | 19.4% |
| 2006 | Richland County | Montana | 19.4% |
| 2007 | Lewis County | New York | 19.4% |
| 2008 | Surry County | North Carolina | 19.4% |
| 2009 | Tama County | Iowa | 19.4% |
| 2010 | Butte County | South Dakota | 19.4% |
| 2011 | Boyd County | Kentucky | 19.4% |
| 2012 | Chariton County | Missouri | 19.4% |
| 2013 | Van Buren County | Iowa | 19.4% |
| 2014 | Orangeburg County | South Carolina | 19.4% |
| 2015 | Ripley County | Indiana | 19.4% |
| 2016 | Lee County | Illinois | 19.4% |
| 2017 | Dillingham Census Area | Alaska | 19.4% |
| 2018 | Whitfield County | Georgia | 19.3% |
| 2019 | Salinas Municipio | Puerto Rico | 19.3% |
| 2020 | Appanoose County | Iowa | 19.3% |
| 2021 | Pennington County | Minnesota | 19.3% |
| 2022 | Dale County | Alabama | 19.3% |
| 2023 | Abbeville County | South Carolina | 19.3% |
| 2024 | Luce County | Michigan | 19.3% |
| 2025 | Montgomery County | North Carolina | 19.3% |
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.