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US Counties: Ranking Table – Advanced Degree (%)
Rank |
County |
State |
Percent of Residents with an Advanced Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arlington County |
Virginia |
35.93% |
2 |
Orange County |
North Carolina |
31.69% |
3 |
Montgomery County |
Maryland |
29.77% |
4 |
Tompkins County |
New York |
29.76% |
5 |
Alexandria city |
Virginia |
28.22% |
6 |
Howard County |
Maryland |
27.60% |
7 |
Fairfax County |
Virginia |
27.33% |
8 |
Washtenaw County |
Michigan |
26.89% |
9 |
New York County |
New York |
26.86% |
10 |
Albemarle County |
Virginia |
26.32% |
11 |
District of Columbia |
District of Columbia |
25.20% |
12 |
Montgomery County |
Virginia |
24.78% |
13 |
Marin County |
California |
24.22% |
14 |
Johnson County |
Iowa |
23.88% |
15 |
Boulder County |
Colorado |
23.65% |
16 |
Douglas County |
Kansas |
23.42% |
17 |
Middlesex County |
Massachusetts |
22.95% |
18 |
Westchester County |
New York |
22.68% |
19 |
Somerset County |
New Jersey |
22.05% |
20 |
Hampshire County |
Massachusetts |
21.90% |
21 |
Story County |
Iowa |
21.49% |
22 |
Monongalia County |
West Virginia |
21.07% |
23 |
Clarke County |
Georgia |
20.19% |
24 |
Hunterdon County |
New Jersey |
20.14% |
25 |
Alachua County |
Florida |
20.09% |
26 |
Norfolk County |
Massachusetts |
20.09% |
27 |
Boone County |
Missouri |
19.86% |
28 |
Santa Fe County |
New Mexico |
19.65% |
29 |
Benton County |
Oregon |
19.50% |
30 |
Yolo County |
California |
19.37% |
31 |
Champaign County |
Illinois |
19.19% |
32 |
Durham County |
North Carolina |
19.17% |
33 |
Morris County |
New Jersey |
19.16% |
34 |
Centre County |
Pennsylvania |
19.10% |
35 |
San Francisco County |
California |
18.90% |
36 |
Monroe County |
Indiana |
18.89% |
37 |
Leon County |
Florida |
18.87% |
38 |
Santa Clara County |
California |
18.75% |
39 |
Washington County |
Rhode Island |
18.74% |
40 |
Loudoun County |
Virginia |
18.60% |
41 |
Montgomery County |
Pennsylvania |
18.54% |
42 |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
18.27% |
43 |
Rockland County |
New York |
18.25% |
44 |
Fairfield County |
Connecticut |
17.99% |
45 |
Chittenden County |
Vermont |
17.94% |
46 |
Hamilton County |
Indiana |
17.87% |
47 |
Douglas County |
Colorado |
17.72% |
48 |
Brazos County |
Texas |
17.50% |
49 |
Nassau County |
New York |
17.50% |
50 |
Oakland County |
Michigan |
17.39% |
51 |
Mercer County |
New Jersey |
17.36% |
52 |
Albany County |
New York |
17.28% |
53 |
Fayette County |
Kentucky |
17.13% |
54 |
Fulton County |
Georgia |
17.11% |
55 |
Dane County |
Wisconsin |
17.11% |
56 |
Johnson County |
Kansas |
17.07% |
57 |
Olmsted County |
Minnesota |
16.96% |
58 |
Williamson County |
Tennessee |
16.78% |
59 |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
16.58% |
60 |
Greene County |
Ohio |
16.44% |
61 |
Newport County |
Rhode Island |
16.34% |
62 |
Larimer County |
Colorado |
16.17% |
63 |
Wake County |
North Carolina |
16.17% |
64 |
San Mateo County |
California |
16.08% |
65 |
Alameda County |
California |
15.97% |
66 |
DuPage County |
Illinois |
15.95% |
67 |
Suffolk County |
Massachusetts |
15.88% |
68 |
Lake County |
Illinois |
15.79% |
69 |
Tippecanoe County |
Indiana |
15.79% |
70 |
Delaware County |
Ohio |
15.75% |
71 |
Guaynabo Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
15.65% |
72 |
Middlesex County |
Connecticut |
15.64% |
73 |
King County |
Washington |
15.42% |
74 |
DeKalb County |
Georgia |
15.39% |
75 |
New Haven County |
Connecticut |
15.38% |
76 |
Denver County |
Colorado |
15.36% |
77 |
Collin County |
Texas |
15.33% |
78 |
Travis County |
Texas |
15.25% |
79 |
Monmouth County |
New Jersey |
15.10% |
80 |
Middlesex County |
New Jersey |
15.10% |
81 |
Payne County |
Oklahoma |
15.05% |
82 |
St. Louis County |
Missouri |
15.02% |
83 |
Ramsey County |
Minnesota |
14.93% |
84 |
Kalamazoo County |
Michigan |
14.90% |
85 |
Santa Cruz County |
California |
14.88% |
86 |
Ozaukee County |
Wisconsin |
14.83% |
87 |
Cobb County |
Georgia |
14.80% |
88 |
Ingham County |
Michigan |
14.69% |
89 |
Bernalillo County |
New Mexico |
14.58% |
90 |
Grafton County |
New Hampshire |
14.56% |
91 |
Monroe County |
New York |
14.41% |
92 |
Madison County |
Alabama |
14.35% |
93 |
Essex County |
Massachusetts |
14.32% |
94 |
Hennepin County |
Minnesota |
14.31% |
95 |
Madison County |
Mississippi |
14.19% |
96 |
Putnam County |
New York |
14.06% |
97 |
Berkshire County |
Massachusetts |
14.06% |
98 |
Tolland County |
Connecticut |
14.05% |
99 |
Geauga County |
Ohio |
14.04% |
100 |
Suffolk County |
New York |
13.97% |
101 |
Montgomery County |
Alabama |
13.95% |
102 |
Delaware County |
Pennsylvania |
13.88% |
103 |
Contra Costa County |
California |
13.83% |
104 |
Cache County |
Utah |
13.76% |
105 |
Richland County |
South Carolina |
13.70% |
106 |
Dutchess County |
New York |
13.70% |
107 |
Charleston County |
South Carolina |
13.56% |
108 |
Litchfield County |
Connecticut |
13.55% |
109 |
Washington County |
Minnesota |
13.51% |
110 |
Anne Arundel County |
Maryland |
13.49% |
111 |
Franklin County |
Massachusetts |
13.45% |
112 |
Richmond city |
Virginia |
13.41% |
113 |
Stafford County |
Virginia |
13.35% |
114 |
Orleans Parish |
Louisiana |
13.32% |
115 |
Hartford County |
Connecticut |
13.30% |
116 |
Baltimore County |
Maryland |
13.29% |
117 |
Warren County |
Kentucky |
13.27% |
118 |
Fayette County |
Georgia |
13.25% |
119 |
Jefferson County |
Colorado |
13.25% |
120 |
New Castle County |
Delaware |
13.16% |
121 |
Saratoga County |
New York |
13.11% |
122 |
Washington County |
Oregon |
13.07% |
123 |
Barnstable County |
Massachusetts |
13.07% |
124 |
Ulster County |
New York |
12.98% |
125 |
Bucks County |
Pennsylvania |
12.88% |
126 |
Hanover County |
Virginia |
12.88% |
127 |
Allegheny County |
Pennsylvania |
12.87% |
128 |
Rockingham County |
New Hampshire |
12.86% |
129 |
San Diego County |
California |
12.84% |
130 |
Prince William County |
Virginia |
12.83% |
131 |
Fairbanks North Star Borough |
Alaska |
12.82% |
132 |
Multnomah County |
Oregon |
12.79% |
133 |
Arapahoe County |
Colorado |
12.67% |
134 |
El Paso County |
Colorado |
12.67% |
135 |
Cook County |
Illinois |
12.66% |
136 |
Anchorage Municipality |
Alaska |
12.62% |
137 |
Gallatin County |
Montana |
12.62% |
138 |
Madison County |
Kentucky |
12.54% |
139 |
Schenectady County |
New York |
12.52% |
140 |
Essex County |
New Jersey |
12.45% |
141 |
Orange County |
California |
12.45% |
142 |
Franklin County |
Ohio |
12.45% |
143 |
Shelby County |
Alabama |
12.45% |
144 |
Cumberland County |
Maine |
12.43% |
145 |
Fort Bend County |
Texas |
12.39% |
146 |
Warren County |
Ohio |
12.38% |
147 |
Davidson County |
Tennessee |
12.36% |
148 |
Forsyth County |
Georgia |
12.31% |
149 |
Cumberland County |
Pennsylvania |
12.30% |
150 |
Coconino County |
Arizona |
12.25% |
151 |
Madison County |
New York |
12.24% |
152 |
Onondaga County |
New York |
12.20% |
153 |
Columbia County |
Georgia |
12.18% |
154 |
San Juan Municipio |
Puerto Rico |
12.16% |
155 |
Pima County |
Arizona |
12.16% |
156 |
Henrico County |
Virginia |
12.13% |
157 |
Santa Barbara County |
California |
12.08% |
158 |
Prince George 's County |
Maryland |
12.06% |
159 |
New London County |
Connecticut |
12.04% |
160 |
Hillsborough County |
New Hampshire |
12.02% |
161 |
Beaufort County |
South Carolina |
11.99% |
162 |
East Baton Rouge Parish |
Louisiana |
11.98% |
163 |
Sarpy County |
Nebraska |
11.94% |
164 |
Lee County |
Alabama |
11.94% |
165 |
Worcester County |
Massachusetts |
11.91% |
166 |
Richmond County |
New York |
11.91% |
167 |
St. Johns County |
Florida |
11.88% |
168 |
Midland County |
Michigan |
11.84% |
169 |
Frederick County |
Maryland |
11.81% |
170 |
Missoula County |
Montana |
11.78% |
171 |
Wicomico County |
Maryland |
11.73% |
172 |
Merrimack County |
New Hampshire |
11.65% |
173 |
Rensselaer County |
New York |
11.65% |
174 |
Chesterfield County |
Virginia |
11.61% |
175 |
Erie County |
New York |
11.56% |
176 |
Hamilton County |
Ohio |
11.56% |
177 |
Pulaski County |
Arkansas |
11.54% |
178 |
Lancaster County |
Nebraska |
11.52% |
179 |
Scott County |
Iowa |
11.52% |
180 |
Platte County |
Missouri |
11.46% |
181 |
Livingston County |
Michigan |
11.44% |
182 |
Mecklenburg County |
North Carolina |
11.42% |
183 |
Knox County |
Tennessee |
11.42% |
184 |
Union County |
New Jersey |
11.40% |
185 |
Isabella County |
Michigan |
11.38% |
186 |
Grand Traverse County |
Michigan |
11.37% |
187 |
Monroe County |
Florida |
11.28% |
188 |
Roanoke County |
Virginia |
11.28% |
189 |
Grand Forks County |
North Dakota |
11.26% |
190 |
Sonoma County |
California |
11.24% |
191 |
Sarasota County |
Florida |
11.23% |
192 |
Benton County |
Washington |
11.23% |
193 |
Clinton County |
New York |
11.22% |
194 |
Collier County |
Florida |
11.21% |
195 |
Palm Beach County |
Florida |
11.20% |
196 |
Sangamon County |
Illinois |
11.19% |
197 |
Strafford County |
New Hampshire |
11.18% |
198 |
Douglas County |
Nebraska |
11.17% |
199 |
Whatcom County |
Washington |
11.14% |
200 |
Ontario County |
New York |
11.12% |
201 |
Clackamas County |
Oregon |
11.12% |
202 |
Lane County |
Oregon |
11.11% |
203 |
Denton County |
Texas |
11.11% |
204 |
Glynn County |
Georgia |
11.08% |
205 |
McLean County |
Illinois |
11.04% |
206 |
Jefferson County |
Kentucky |
11.02% |
207 |
Harford County |
Maryland |
11.01% |
208 |
Island County |
Washington |
11.00% |
209 |
Williamson County |
Texas |
10.98% |
210 |
Baltimore city |
Maryland |
10.97% |
211 |
Broome County |
New York |
10.95% |
212 |
Plymouth County |
Massachusetts |
10.93% |
213 |
Bannock County |
Idaho |
10.93% |
214 |
Nevada County |
California |
10.92% |
215 |
Cuyahoga County |
Ohio |
10.92% |
216 |
Calvert County |
Maryland |
10.91% |
217 |
St. Lawrence County |
New York |
10.90% |
218 |
New Hanover County |
North Carolina |
10.88% |
219 |
Ventura County |
California |
10.88% |
220 |
Cheshire County |
New Hampshire |
10.85% |
221 |
Sussex County |
New Jersey |
10.84% |
222 |
Martin County |
Florida |
10.77% |
223 |
Randall County |
Texas |
10.76% |
224 |
Lynchburg city |
Virginia |
10.69% |
225 |
Seminole County |
Florida |
10.68% |
226 |
Chesapeake city |
Virginia |
10.66% |
227 |
Cleveland County |
Oklahoma |
10.64% |
228 |
Waukesha County |
Wisconsin |
10.63% |
229 |
Washington County |
Tennessee |
10.60% |
230 |
Chatham County |
Georgia |
10.59% |
231 |
Dakota County |
Minnesota |
10.57% |
232 |
San Luis Obispo County |
California |
10.52% |
233 |
Laramie County |
Wyoming |
10.49% |
234 |
St. Tammany Parish |
Louisiana |
10.46% |
235 |
Eau Claire County |
Wisconsin |
10.45% |
236 |
Washington County |
Arkansas |
10.44% |
237 |
Kennebec County |
Maine |
10.42% |
238 |
Craighead County |
Arkansas |
10.42% |
239 |
Mendocino County |
California |
10.42% |
240 |
Virginia Beach city |
Virginia |
10.41% |
241 |
Will County |
Illinois |
10.40% |
242 |
Jefferson County |
Alabama |
10.34% |
243 |
Gwinnett County |
Georgia |
10.33% |
244 |
Sandoval County |
New Mexico |
10.32% |
245 |
Anderson County |
Tennessee |
10.31% |
246 |
Thurston County |
Washington |
10.30% |
247 |
Ada County |
Idaho |
10.28% |
248 |
St. Joseph County |
Indiana |
10.27% |
249 |
Dona Ana County |
New Mexico |
10.24% |
250 |
Napa County |
California |
10.24% |
251 |
Carroll County |
Maryland |
10.24% |
252 |
Forsyth County |
North Carolina |
10.23% |
253 |
Tuscaloosa County |
Alabama |
10.22% |
254 |
Hinds County |
Mississippi |
10.20% |
255 |
Queens County |
New York |
10.18% |
256 |
Okaloosa County |
Florida |
10.18% |
257 |
Summit County |
Ohio |
10.17% |
258 |
Rankin County |
Mississippi |
10.13% |
259 |
Wood County |
Ohio |
10.13% |
260 |
Hamilton County |
Tennessee |
10.10% |
261 |
Lehigh County |
Pennsylvania |
10.07% |
262 |
Buncombe County |
North Carolina |
10.04% |
263 |
Steuben County |
New York |
10.03% |
264 |
Greenville County |
South Carolina |
10.01% |
265 |
Kent County |
Michigan |
10.01% |
266 |
El Dorado County |
California |
9.98% |
267 |
Windham County |
Connecticut |
9.97% |
268 |
United States |
US |
9.97% |
269 |
Hancock County |
Ohio |
9.96% |
270 |
Brevard County |
Florida |
9.95% |
271 |
Kane County |
Illinois |
9.89% |
272 |
Polk County |
Oregon |
9.87% |
273 |
Berrien County |
Michigan |
9.87% |
274 |
Kings County |
New York |
9.87% |
275 |
Kitsap County |
Washington |
9.86% |
276 |
Muscogee County |
Georgia |
9.86% |
277 |
Leavenworth County |
Kansas |
9.85% |
278 |
Burlington County |
New Jersey |
9.84% |
279 |
Jackson County |
Missouri |
9.84% |
280 |
Comal County |
Texas |
9.82% |
281 |
Davis County |
Utah |
9.81% |
282 |
McHenry County |
Illinois |
9.79% |
283 |
St. Charles County |
Missouri |
9.76% |
284 |
Oklahoma County |
Oklahoma |
9.76% |
285 |
Honolulu County |
Hawaii |
9.75% |
286 |
Orange County |
New York |
9.74% |
287 |
Carver County |
Minnesota |
9.72% |
288 |
Spokane County |
Washington |
9.70% |
289 |
Kent County |
Rhode Island |
9.67% |
290 |
Warren County |
New York |
9.67% |
291 |
St. Louis city |
Missouri |
9.66% |
292 |
Pitt County |
North Carolina |
9.63% |
293 |
Shelby County |
Tennessee |
9.60% |
294 |
Forrest County |
Mississippi |
9.59% |
295 |
Broward County |
Florida |
9.57% |
296 |
Peoria County |
Illinois |
9.55% |
297 |
Maricopa County |
Arizona |
9.54% |
298 |
Vigo County |
Indiana |
9.54% |
299 |
Los Angeles County |
California |
9.53% |
300 |
Monterey County |
California |
9.51% |
301 |
Porter County |
Indiana |
9.50% |
302 |
Placer County |
California |
9.49% |
303 |
Bartholomew County |
Indiana |
9.48% |
304 |
St. Croix County |
Wisconsin |
9.48% |
305 |
Harris County |
Texas |
9.47% |
306 |
Bonneville County |
Idaho |
9.47% |
307 |
Philadelphia County |
Pennsylvania |
9.45% |
308 |
Dauphin County |
Pennsylvania |
9.44% |
309 |
Clallam County |
Washington |
9.42% |
310 |
Lubbock County |
Texas |
9.41% |
311 |
Hudson County |
New Jersey |
9.41% |
312 |
Utah County |
Utah |
9.40% |
313 |
Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
9.39% |
314 |
Lowndes County |
Georgia |
9.36% |
315 |
Shawnee County |
Kansas |
9.35% |
316 |
La Crosse County |
Wisconsin |
9.35% |
317 |
Hampden County |
Massachusetts |
9.28% |
318 |
Polk County |
Iowa |
9.28% |
319 |
Ottawa County |
Michigan |
9.25% |
320 |
Marion County |
Indiana |
9.24% |
321 |
Dallas County |
Texas |
9.23% |
322 |
Milwaukee County |
Wisconsin |
9.22% |
323 |
Bexar County |
Texas |
9.20% |
324 |
Scott County |
Minnesota |
9.19% |
325 |
Hillsborough County |
Florida |
9.18% |
326 |
Sullivan County |
New York |
9.16% |
327 |
Kendall County |
Illinois |
9.16% |
328 |
Indian River County |
Florida |
9.15% |
329 |
Providence County |
Rhode Island |
9.13% |
330 |
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
9.12% |
331 |
Salt Lake County |
Utah |
9.11% |
332 |
Hawaii County |
Hawaii |
9.06% |
333 |
Baldwin County |
Alabama |
9.06% |
334 |
Sacramento County |
California |
9.06% |
335 |
Camden County |
New Jersey |
9.06% |
336 |
Clay County |
Missouri |
9.06% |
337 |
Burleigh County |
North Dakota |
9.05% |
338 |
Kanawha County |
West Virginia |
9.04% |
339 |
Cabell County |
West Virginia |
9.02% |
340 |
Northampton County |
Pennsylvania |
9.02% |
341 |
Washoe County |
Nevada |
8.99% |
342 |
Medina County |
Ohio |
8.99% |
343 |
Delaware County |
Indiana |
8.97% |
344 |
Montgomery County |
Ohio |
8.95% |
345 |
Manatee County |
Florida |
8.95% |
346 |
Guilford County |
North Carolina |
8.94% |
347 |
York County |
Maine |
8.93% |
348 |
Cass County |
North Dakota |
8.92% |
349 |
Lexington County |
South Carolina |
8.87% |
350 |
Hendricks County |
Indiana |
8.87% |
351 |
Yavapai County |
Arizona |
8.82% |
352 |
Floyd County |
Indiana |
8.80% |
353 |
Orange County |
Florida |
8.80% |
354 |
Kenton County |
Kentucky |
8.79% |
355 |
Pennington County |
South Dakota |
8.78% |
356 |
Penobscot County |
Maine |
8.74% |
357 |
Cochise County |
Arizona |
8.74% |
358 |
Hardin County |
Kentucky |
8.73% |
359 |
Tulsa County |
Oklahoma |
8.73% |
360 |
Cole County |
Missouri |
8.73% |
361 |
Black Hawk County |
Iowa |
8.72% |
362 |
Moore County |
North Carolina |
8.70% |
363 |
Boone County |
Kentucky |
8.69% |
364 |
Pinellas County |
Florida |
8.66% |
365 |
Cape Girardeau County |
Missouri |
8.64% |
366 |
Hampton city |
Virginia |
8.64% |
367 |
Henderson County |
North Carolina |
8.61% |
368 |
Faulkner County |
Arkansas |
8.60% |
369 |
Lucas County |
Ohio |
8.59% |