Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Iowa (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 688,911. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (95,992), followed by Linn County (53,602), and Scott County (38,401).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Polk County
Linn County
Scott County
Black Hawk County
Johnson County
Pottawattamie County
Woodbury County
Dubuque County
Dallas County
Story County
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Polk County 95992
2 Linn County 53602
3 Scott County 38401
4 Black Hawk County 27499
5 Johnson County 24127
6 Pottawattamie County 21874
7 Woodbury County 21372
8 Dubuque County 19311
9 Dallas County 17008
10 Story County 15127
11 Warren County 11618
12 Cerro Gordo County 11166
13 Clinton County 10735
14 Des Moines County 10563
15 Jasper County 9334
16 Webster County 9189
17 Muscatine County 9125
18 Lee County 8859
19 Marshall County 7968
20 Wapello County 7765
21 Boone County 6869
22 Sioux County 6700
23 Marion County 6559
24 Benton County 6346
25 Plymouth County 6044
26 Carroll County 5340
27 Bremer County 5288
28 Buchanan County 5130
29 Jones County 5086
30 Dickinson County 4814
31 Washington County 4795
32 Henry County 4758
33 Mahaska County 4606
34 Cedar County 4601
35 Hardin County 4538
36 Fayette County 4458
37 Jackson County 4424
38 Clay County 4248
39 Madison County 4244
40 Kossuth County 4158
41 Winneshiek County 4149
42 Iowa County 4038
43 Page County 4023
44 Butler County 3902
45 Tama County 3853
46 Hamilton County 3842
47 Clayton County 3698
48 Delaware County 3648
48 Floyd County 3648
49 Mills County 3579
50 Buena Vista County 3477
51 Harrison County 3451
52 Jefferson County 3395
53 O'Brien County 3266
54 Wright County 3262
55 Cass County 3228
56 Appanoose County 3160
57 Poweshiek County 3149
58 Allamakee County 3139
59 Grundy County 3129
60 Shelby County 3050
61 Crawford County 2970
62 Union County 2935
63 Guthrie County 2902
64 Montgomery County 2731
65 Sac County 2730
66 Hancock County 2697
67 Winnebago County 2693
68 Cherokee County 2654
69 Mitchell County 2619
70 Lyon County 2610
71 Franklin County 2602
72 Emmet County 2545
73 Palo Alto County 2512
74 Humboldt County 2498
75 Chickasaw County 2472
76 Calhoun County 2458
77 Louisa County 2424
78 Monona County 2364
79 Keokuk County 2330
80 Greene County 2207
81 Lucas County 2100
82 Howard County 2094
83 Worth County 1998
84 Fremont County 1904
85 Adair County 1842
86 Clarke County 1802
87 Pocahontas County 1788
88 Davis County 1773
89 Monroe County 1719
90 Van Buren County 1685
91 Ida County 1580
92 Osceola County 1464
93 Taylor County 1432
94 Wayne County 1399
95 Audubon County 1383
96 Decatur County 1216
97 Ringgold County 1084
98 Adams County 968