Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Kansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 661,235. Among all Kansas counties, Johnson County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (231,149), followed by Sedgwick County (105,634), and Shawnee County (39,301).

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

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Douglas County
Wyandotte County
Leavenworth County
Riley County
Butler County
Saline County
Reno County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Johnson County 231149
2 Sedgwick County 105634
3 Shawnee County 39301
4 Douglas County 36544
5 Wyandotte County 20584
6 Leavenworth County 19191
7 Riley County 17926
8 Butler County 14266
9 Saline County 10226
10 Reno County 8841
11 Miami County 7560
12 Harvey County 7222
13 Crawford County 7065
14 Ellis County 6660
15 McPherson County 6053
16 Pottawatomie County 5814
17 Cowley County 5521
18 Lyon County 5145
19 Geary County 4696
20 Montgomery County 4417
21 Ford County 4223
22 Finney County 4024
23 Franklin County 4004
24 Sumner County 3880
25 Barton County 3634
26 Jefferson County 3186
27 Dickinson County 3180
28 Labette County 3063
29 Cherokee County 2642
30 Osage County 2341
31 Atchison County 2252
32 Marion County 2237
33 Bourbon County 2233
34 Neosho County 2165
35 Pratt County 1928
36 Jackson County 1878
37 Nemaha County 1853
38 Allen County 1605
39 Seward County 1461
40 Clay County 1457
41 Linn County 1405
42 Rice County 1369
43 Cloud County 1344
44 Coffey County 1336
45 Marshall County 1298
46 Brown County 1228
47 Thomas County 1213
48 Kingman County 1186
49 Wabaunsee County 1147
50 Wilson County 1104
51 Grant County 1058
52 Russell County 1019
53 Mitchell County 1012
54 Morris County 996
55 Ellsworth County 962
56 Pawnee County 953
57 Norton County 931
58 Doniphan County 927
59 Republic County 875
60 Washington County 865
61 Anderson County 858
61 Ottawa County 858
62 Gray County 810
63 Sherman County 805
64 Scott County 799
65 Greenwood County 772
66 Phillips County 757
67 Stafford County 735
68 Rooks County 729
69 Barber County 719
70 Harper County 630
71 Meade County 586
72 Smith County 563
73 Osborne County 547
74 Chase County 532
75 Trego County 511
76 Lincoln County 508
77 Woodson County 481
78 Graham County 467
79 Decatur County 452
80 Kearny County 451
81 Jewell County 428
82 Rush County 423
83 Ness County 415
84 Cheyenne County 414
85 Rawlins County 406
86 Stevens County 402
87 Kiowa County 391
88 Sheridan County 390
89 Clark County 386
89 Logan County 386
90 Hodgeman County 384
91 Edwards County 380
92 Gove County 376
93 Chautauqua County 369
94 Haskell County 368
95 Elk County 319
96 Hamilton County 317
97 Morton County 312
98 Wallace County 303
99 Wichita County 280
100 Lane County 257
101 Comanche County 240
102 Greeley County 236
103 Stanton County 194