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US Counties: Ranking Table – Bachelors (BA) Degree and Above (%)
Rank |
County |
State |
Percent of Residents with a BA and Above |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arlington County |
Virginia |
66.36% |
2 |
Marin County |
California |
58.98% |
3 |
Alexandria city |
Virginia |
58.82% |
4 |
Fairfax County |
Virginia |
58.52% |
5 |
Howard County |
Maryland |
57.85% |
6 |
Boulder County |
Colorado |
57.57% |
7 |
New York County |
New York |
57.50% |
8 |
Montgomery County |
Maryland |
56.26% |
9 |
Orange County |
North Carolina |
55.79% |
10 |
Loudoun County |
Virginia |
55.66% |
11 |
Albemarle County |
Virginia |
54.35% |
12 |
Hamilton County |
Indiana |
53.62% |
13 |
Douglas County |
Colorado |
53.38% |
14 |
Tompkins County |
New York |
53.05% |
15 |
Washtenaw County |
Michigan |
52.41% |
16 |
Johnson County |
Kansas |
52.13% |
17 |
Somerset County |
New Jersey |
51.89% |
18 |
Johnson County |
Iowa |
51.67% |
19 |
Hunterdon County |
New Jersey |
51.30% |
20 |
San Francisco County |
California |
50.08% |
21 |
Morris County |
New Jersey |
48.64% |
22 |
Boone County |
Missouri |
48.47% |
23 |
Delaware County |
Ohio |
48.44% |
24 |
Montgomery County |
Virginia |
48.39% |
25 |
Story County |
Iowa |
48.27% |
26 |
Collin County |
Texas |
48.25% |
27 |
Wake County |
North Carolina |
48.17% |
28 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
47.46% |
29 |
Williamson County |
Tennessee |
47.32% |
30 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
47.28% |
31 |
Douglas County |
Kansas |
47.12% |
32 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
45.96% |
33 |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
45.92% |
34 |
Chittenden County |
Vermont |
45.71% |
35 |
Benton County |
Oregon |
45.50% |
36 |
Westchester County |
New York |
45.35% |
37 |
Ozaukee County |
Wisconsin |
45.29% |
38 |
District of Columbia |
District of Columbia |
45.25% |
39 |
Madison County |
Mississippi |
44.75% |
40 |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
44.64% |
41 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
44.55% |
42 |
Leon County |
Florida |
44.53% |
43 |
Forsyth County |
Georgia |
44.22% |
44 |
Dane County |
Wisconsin |
43.74% |
45 |
San Mateo County |
California |
43.65% |
46 |
King County |
Washington |
43.65% |
47 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
43.58% |
48 |
Larimer County |
Colorado |
43.38% |
49 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
43.29% |
50 |
Gallatin County |
Montana |
43.21% |
51 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
43.05% |
52 |
Durham County |
North Carolina |
43.03% |
53 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
42.89% |
54 |
DuPage County |
Illinois |
42.87% |
55 |
Travis County |
Texas |
42.85% |
56 |
Clarke County |
Georgia |
42.84% |
57 |
Newport County |
Rhode Island |
42.82% |
58 |
Brazos County |
Texas |
42.21% |
59 |
Hampshire County |
Massachusetts |
41.71% |
60 |
Champaign County |
Illinois |
41.71% |
61 |
Lake County |
Illinois |
41.54% |
62 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
41.34% |
63 |
Fayette County |
Georgia |
41.11% |
64 |
Shelby County |
Alabama |
40.93% |
65 |
Guaynabo Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
40.86% |
66 |
Santa Fe County |
New Mexico |
40.71% |
67 |
Washington County |
Rhode Island |
40.63% |
68 |
Madison County |
Alabama |
40.48% |
69 |
Centre County |
Pennsylvania |
40.22% |
70 |
Olmsted County |
Minnesota |
40.06% |
71 |
Nassau County |
New York |
39.97% |
72 |
Fort Bend County |
Texas |
39.80% |
73 |
Denton County |
Texas |
39.76% |
74 |
Alameda County |
California |
39.62% |
75 |
Fayette County |
Kentucky |
39.53% |
76 |
Rockland County |
New York |
39.15% |
77 |
Mecklenburg County |
North Carolina |
39.02% |
78 |
McLean County |
Illinois |
39.01% |
79 |
Monroe County |
Indiana |
38.97% |
80 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
38.96% |
81 |
Geauga County |
Ohio |
38.85% |
82 |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
38.85% |
83 |
Sarpy County |
Nebraska |
38.80% |
84 |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
38.77% |
85 |
Alachua County |
Florida |
38.76% |
86 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
38.53% |
87 |
Washington County |
Minnesota |
38.33% |
88 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
38.32% |
89 |
Santa Cruz County |
California |
38.29% |
90 |
Williamson County |
Texas |
38.29% |
91 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
38.26% |
92 |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
38.13% |
93 |
Cumberland County |
Maine |
38.04% |
94 |
Henrico County |
Virginia |
37.98% |
95 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
37.80% |
96 |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
37.69% |
97 |
Dakota County |
Minnesota |
37.66% |
98 |
St. Johns County |
Florida |
37.65% |
99 |
Arapahoe County |
Colorado |
37.57% |
100 |
Yolo County |
California |
37.54% |
101 |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
37.49% |
102 |
Carver County |
Minnesota |
37.22% |
103 |
Waukesha County |
Wisconsin |
37.19% |
104 |
Washington County |
Oregon |
37.08% |
105 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
36.78% |
106 |
Tippecanoe County |
Indiana |
36.10% |
107 |
New Hanover County |
North Carolina |
35.99% |
108 |
Barnstable County |
Massachusetts |
35.95% |
109 |
Payne County |
Oklahoma |
35.95% |
110 |
Missoula County |
Montana |
35.94% |
111 |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
35.93% |
112 |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut |
35.71% |
113 |
Chesterfield County |
Virginia |
35.70% |
114 |
Monongalia County |
West Virginia |
35.52% |
115 |
Albany County |
New York |
35.52% |
116 |
Rockingham County |
New Hampshire |
35.51% |
117 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
35.51% |
118 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
35.49% |
119 |
Platte County |
Missouri |
35.48% |
120 |
Putnam County |
New York |
35.32% |
121 |
Hanover County |
Virginia |
35.24% |
122 |
Cache County |
Utah |
35.14% |
123 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
35.12% |
124 |
Utah County |
Utah |
35.01% |
125 |
Orange County |
California |
34.95% |
126 |
Prince William County |
Virginia |
34.88% |
127 |
Stafford County |
Virginia |
34.88% |
128 |
Beaufort County |
South Carolina |
34.83% |
129 |
Bucks County |
Pennsylvania |
34.52% |
130 |
Merrimack County |
New Hampshire |
34.46% |
131 |
Lancaster County |
Nebraska |
34.44% |
132 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
34.44% |
133 |
Kalamazoo County |
Michigan |
34.31% |
134 |
Anne Arundel County |
Maryland |
34.28% |
135 |
Monroe County |
New York |
34.28% |
136 |
Cumberland County |
Pennsylvania |
34.17% |
137 |
Warren County |
Ohio |
34.16% |
138 |
Ingham County |
Michigan |
34.16% |
139 |
Gwinnett County |
Georgia |
34.06% |
140 |
Tolland County |
Connecticut |
34.06% |
141 |
Monroe County |
Florida |
34.03% |
142 |
San Diego County |
California |
33.99% |
143 |
Columbia County |
Georgia |
33.98% |
144 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
33.88% |
145 |
Scott County |
Minnesota |
33.77% |
146 |
Frederick County |
Maryland |
33.67% |
147 |
El Paso County |
Colorado |
33.67% |
148 |
Randall County |
Texas |
33.45% |
149 |
Nevada County |
California |
33.36% |
150 |
Seminole County |
Florida |
33.30% |
151 |
Burleigh County |
North Dakota |
33.30% |
152 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
33.26% |
153 |
Hillsborough County |
New Hampshire |
33.17% |
154 |
Burlington County |
New Jersey |
33.16% |
155 |
Saratoga County |
New York |
33.07% |
156 |
Richmond city |
Virginia |
33.05% |
157 |
Litchfield County |
Connecticut |
33.04% |
158 |
Greene County |
Ohio |
33.00% |
159 |
Livingston County |
Michigan |
32.92% |
160 |
Grand Forks County |
North Dakota |
32.85% |
161 |
Hays County |
Texas |
32.85% |
162 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
32.84% |
163 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
32.82% |
164 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
32.81% |
165 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
32.74% |
166 |
Ada County |
Idaho |
32.74% |
167 |
Franklin County |
Massachusetts |
32.52% |
168 |
Placer County |
California |
32.52% |
169 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
32.52% |
170 |
Comal County |
Texas |
32.48% |
171 |
Bernalillo County |
New Mexico |
32.43% |
172 |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
32.40% |
173 |
Warren County |
Kentucky |
32.35% |
174 |
Anchorage Municipality |
Alaska |
32.34% |
175 |
New Castle County |
Delaware |
32.29% |
176 |
Whatcom County |
Washington |
32.17% |
177 |
Polk County |
Iowa |
32.13% |
178 |
San Juan Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
32.11% |
179 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
32.07% |
180 |
Santa Barbara County |
California |
31.98% |
181 |
Roanoke County |
Virginia |
31.98% |
182 |
Guilford County |
North Carolina |
31.85% |
183 |
Coconino County |
Arizona |
31.81% |
184 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
31.71% |
185 |
Scott County |
Iowa |
31.68% |
186 |
Sussex County |
New Jersey |
31.66% |
187 |
Clackamas County |
Oregon |
31.63% |
188 |
Dutchess County |
New York |
31.57% |
189 |
Grand Traverse County |
Michigan |
31.55% |
190 |
Pulaski County |
Arkansas |
31.48% |
191 |
El Dorado County |
California |
31.46% |
192 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
31.42% |
193 |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
31.41% |
194 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
31.40% |
195 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
31.37% |
196 |
Montgomery County |
Alabama |
31.33% |
197 |
Thurston County |
Washington |
31.32% |
198 |
Buncombe County |
North Carolina |
31.18% |
199 |
St. Croix County |
Wisconsin |
31.16% |
200 |
St. Tammany Parish |
Louisiana |
30.98% |
201 |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
30.93% |
202 |
Sonoma County |
California |
30.92% |
203 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
30.90% |
204 |
Plymouth County |
Massachusetts |
30.88% |
205 |
Davis County |
Utah |
30.87% |
206 |
Harford County |
Maryland |
30.84% |
207 |
Grafton County |
New Hampshire |
30.72% |
208 |
Cole County |
Missouri |
30.70% |
209 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
30.70% |
210 |
DeKalb County |
Illinois |
30.70% |
211 |
St. Charles County |
Missouri |
30.62% |
212 |
Cherokee County |
Georgia |
30.59% |
213 |
Hendricks County |
Indiana |
30.58% |
214 |
Collier County |
Florida |
30.48% |
215 |
Napa County |
California |
30.46% |
216 |
East Baton Rouge Parish |
Louisiana |
30.44% |
217 |
Carroll County |
Maryland |
30.29% |
218 |
Strafford County |
New Hampshire |
30.27% |
219 |
Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Alaska |
30.26% |
220 |
Pima County |
Arizona |
30.14% |
221 |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
30.08% |
222 |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
30.04% |
223 |
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
30.03% |
224 |
Will County |
Illinois |
30.02% |
225 |
San Luis Obispo County |
California |
29.99% |
226 |
McHenry County |
Illinois |
29.98% |
227 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
29.96% |
228 |
Midland County |
Michigan |
29.95% |
229 |
Forsyth County |
North Carolina |
29.90% |
230 |
Trujillo Alto Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
29.90% |
231 |
Kane County |
Illinois |
29.86% |
232 |
Chatham County |
Georgia |
29.78% |
233 |
Ventura County |
California |
29.75% |
234 |
New London County |
Connecticut |
29.71% |
235 |
Clay County |
Missouri |
29.56% |
236 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
29.52% |
237 |
Peoria County |
Illinois |
29.44% |
238 |
La Crosse County |
Wisconsin |
29.42% |
239 |
Pitt County |
North Carolina |
29.38% |
240 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
29.37% |
241 |
Glynn County |
Georgia |
29.33% |
242 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
29.24% |
243 |
Eau Claire County |
Wisconsin |
29.23% |
244 |
Greenville County |
South Carolina |
29.20% |
245 |
Lynchburg city |
Virginia |
29.17% |
246 |
Prince George 's County |
Maryland |
29.15% |
247 |
Sarasota County |
Florida |
29.15% |
248 |
Medina County |
Ohio |
29.12% |
249 |
Rankin County |
Mississippi |
29.08% |
250 |
Deschutes County |
Oregon |
29.05% |
251 |
Sangamon County |
Illinois |
29.01% |
252 |
Montgomery County |
Texas |
28.88% |
253 |
Kendall County |
Illinois |
28.74% |
254 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
28.74% |
255 |
Broward County |
Florida |
28.71% |
256 |
Calvert County |
Maryland |
28.69% |
257 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
28.69% |
258 |
Kent County |
Rhode Island |
28.59% |
259 |
Pennington County |
South Dakota |
28.51% |
260 |
Bannock County |
Idaho |
28.49% |
261 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
28.48% |
262 |
Washington County |
Arkansas |
28.44% |
263 |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
28.33% |
264 |
Butler County |
Pennsylvania |
28.32% |
265 |
Washington County |
Tennessee |
28.29% |
266 |
Cleveland County |
Oklahoma |
28.26% |
267 |
Ottawa County |
Michigan |
28.19% |
268 |
Shawnee County |
Kansas |
28.19% |
269 |
Queens County |
New York |
28.17% |
270 |
Sacramento County |
California |
28.12% |
271 |
Ontario County |
New York |
28.11% |
272 |
Cheshire County |
New Hampshire |
28.11% |
273 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
28.08% |
274 |
Polk County |
Oregon |
27.97% |
275 |
Lane County |
Oregon |
27.97% |
276 |
Schenectady County |
New York |
27.91% |
277 |
Tarrant County |
Texas |
27.90% |
278 |
Sherburne County |
Minnesota |
27.90% |
279 |
Isabella County |
Michigan |
27.86% |
280 |
Okaloosa County |
Florida |
27.79% |
281 |
Lee County |
Alabama |
27.71% |
282 |
Chesapeake city |
Virginia |
27.67% |
283 |
Wood County |
Ohio |
27.63% |
284 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
27.63% |
285 |
Hamilton County |
Tennessee |
27.62% |
286 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
27.54% |
287 |
Richmond County |
New York |
27.44% |
288 |
Minnehaha County |
South Dakota |
27.40% |
289 |
Harris County |
Texas |
27.39% |
290 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
27.38% |
291 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
27.37% |
292 |
Benton County |
Arkansas |
27.36% |
293 |
Orange County |
Florida |
27.34% |
294 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
27.32% |
295 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
27.30% |
296 |
York County |
Maine |
27.29% |
297 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
27.28% |
298 |
Yellowstone County |
Montana |
27.28% |
299 |
Hillsborough County |
Florida |
27.22% |
300 |
United States |
US |
27.19% |
301 |
Kitsap County |
Washington |
27.13% |
302 |
Island County |
Washington |
27.13% |
303 |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
27.09% |
304 |
Washoe County |
Nevada |
27.08% |
305 |
Martin County |
Florida |
27.08% |
306 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
27.05% |
307 |
Lafayette Parish |
Louisiana |
26.98% |
308 |
Linn County |
Iowa |
26.93% |
309 |
Orange County |
New York |
26.93% |
310 |
Winnebago County |
Wisconsin |
26.87% |
311 |
Rutherford County |
Tennessee |
26.75% |
312 |
Brevard County |
Florida |
26.73% |
313 |
Kings County |
New York |
26.72% |
314 |
Snohomish County |
Washington |
26.71% |
315 |
Lexington County |
South Carolina |
26.68% |
316 |
Erie County |
New York |
26.66% |
317 |
Benton County |
Washington |
26.60% |
318 |
Baldwin County |
Alabama |
26.59% |
319 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
26.57% |
320 |
Faulkner County |
Arkansas |
26.55% |
321 |
Mendocino County |
California |
26.55% |
322 |
Weld County |
Colorado |
26.55% |
323 |
Sandoval County |
New Mexico |
26.51% |
324 |
Humboldt County |
California |
26.49% |
325 |
Rockdale County |
Georgia |
26.48% |
326 |
Santa Rosa County |
Florida |
26.46% |
327 |
Butte County |
California |
26.40% |
328 |
Spokane County |
Washington |
26.38% |
329 |
Brown County |
Wisconsin |
26.37% |
330 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
26.37% |
331 |
Cape May County |
New Jersey |
26.29% |
332 |
Pinellas County |
Florida |
26.22% |
333 |
Canadian County |
Oklahoma |
26.19% |
334 |
Kennebec County |
Maine |
26.17% |
335 |
Sedgwick County |
Kansas |
26.13% |
336 |
Galveston County |
Texas |
26.10% |
337 |
St. Mary's County |
Maryland |
26.02% |
338 |
Lubbock County |
Texas |
26.00% |
339 |
Broome County |
New York |
25.97% |
340 |
Porter County |
Indiana |
25.96% |
341 |
Manatee County |
Florida |
25.95% |
342 |
Madison County |
Kentucky |
25.85% |
343 |
Dauphin County |
Pennsylvania |
25.81% |
344 |
Ulster County |
New York |
25.80% |
345 |
Wicomico County |
Maryland |
25.79% |
346 |
Anoka County |
Minnesota |
25.72% |
347 |
Tuscaloosa County |
Alabama |
25.63% |
348 |
Muscogee County |
Georgia |
25.58% |
349 |
Carolina Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
25.49% |
350 |
Warren County |
New York |
25.46% |
351 |
Northampton County |
Pennsylvania |
25.44% |
352 |
Madison County |
New York |
25.43% |
353 |
Bonneville County |
Idaho |
25.42% |
354 |
Rensselaer County |
New York |
25.33% |
355 |
Greene County |
Missouri |
25.29% |
356 |
Gloucester County |
New Jersey |
25.26% |
357 |
Chelan County |
Washington |
25.22% |
358 |
St. Louis County |
Minnesota |
25.21% |
359 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
25.20% |
360 |
Duval County |
Florida |
25.15% |
361 |
Outagamie County |
Wisconsin |
25.14% |
362 |
Leavenworth County |
Kansas |
25.10% |
363 |
Lee County |
Mississippi |
25.08% |
364 |
York County |
South Carolina |
25.00% |
365 |
St. Joseph County |
Indiana |
24.96% |
366 |
Warren County |
New Jersey |
24.95% |
367 |
Dubuque County |
Iowa |
24.77% |
368 |
Toa Alta Municipio |
Puerto Rico |