Ranking of Texas 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 Texas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 5,871,195. Among all Texas counties, Harris County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (979,189), followed by Dallas County (552,919), and Travis County (464,623).
The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
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Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Texas 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 | Harris County | 979189 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 552919 |
| 3 | Travis County | 464623 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 449725 |
| 5 | Bexar County | 383551 |
| 6 | Collin County | 366408 |
| 7 | Denton County | 277846 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 249367 |
| 9 | Williamson County | 177127 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 144712 |
| 11 | El Paso County | 130896 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 95429 |
| 13 | Galveston County | 77604 |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 75268 |
| 15 | Bell County | 59008 |
| 16 | Lubbock County | 58795 |
| 17 | Hays County | 55120 |
| 18 | Brazos County | 52751 |
| 19 | Nueces County | 50795 |
| 20 | Cameron County | 47124 |
| 21 | Comal County | 43288 |
| 22 | Smith County | 42515 |
| 23 | McLennan County | 41378 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 32646 |
| 25 | Guadalupe County | 32216 |
| 26 | Ellis County | 31862 |
| 27 | Rockwall County | 30040 |
| 28 | Midland County | 29891 |
| 29 | Randall County | 29610 |
| 30 | Webb County | 29041 |
| 31 | Parker County | 28286 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 24161 |
| 33 | Johnson County | 23626 |
| 34 | Kaufman County | 19818 |
| 35 | Grayson County | 19682 |
| 36 | Tom Green County | 19176 |
| 37 | Wichita County | 19125 |
| 38 | Gregg County | 16964 |
| 39 | Ector County | 15625 |
| 40 | Bowie County | 14441 |
| 41 | Bastrop County | 14394 |
| 42 | Kendall County | 14361 |
| 43 | Hunt County | 13906 |
| 44 | Hood County | 13334 |
| 45 | Potter County | 11962 |
| 46 | Victoria County | 11551 |
| 47 | Kerr County | 11108 |
| 48 | Henderson County | 10508 |
| 49 | Angelina County | 10223 |
| 50 | Walker County | 9984 |
| 51 | Burnet County | 9677 |
| 52 | Harrison County | 9641 |
| 53 | Orange County | 9547 |
| 54 | Nacogdoches County | 9294 |
| 55 | Coryell County | 8960 |
| 56 | Wise County | 8551 |
| 57 | Wilson County | 8058 |
| 58 | Waller County | 7868 |
| 59 | Medina County | 7696 |
| 60 | Erath County | 7690 |
| 61 | San Patricio County | 7343 |
| 62 | Van Zandt County | 7234 |
| 63 | Hardin County | 7118 |
| 64 | Gillespie County | 6878 |
| 65 | Chambers County | 6828 |
| 66 | Washington County | 6675 |
| 67 | Lamar County | 6666 |
| 68 | Wood County | 6603 |
| 69 | Cooke County | 6175 |
| 70 | Rusk County | 5750 |
| 71 | Cherokee County | 5734 |
| 72 | Liberty County | 5664 |
| 73 | Val Verde County | 5641 |
| 74 | Navarro County | 5600 |
| 75 | Maverick County | 5277 |
| 76 | Llano County | 5168 |
| 77 | Hopkins County | 5156 |
| 78 | Brown County | 5142 |
| 79 | Anderson County | 5095 |
| 80 | Wharton County | 4991 |
| 81 | Austin County | 4921 |
| 82 | Upshur County | 4820 |
| 83 | Caldwell County | 4726 |
| 84 | Matagorda County | 4712 |
| 85 | Polk County | 4661 |
| 86 | Fannin County | 4647 |
| 87 | Atascosa County | 4598 |
| 88 | Aransas County | 4541 |
| 89 | Starr County | 4476 |
| 90 | Bandera County | 4378 |
| 91 | Hill County | 4231 |
| 92 | Fayette County | 4130 |
| 93 | Kleberg County | 4022 |
| 94 | Jim Wells County | 3907 |
| 95 | Grimes County | 3526 |
| 96 | Cass County | 3473 |
| 97 | Hale County | 3382 |
| 97 | Palo Pinto County | 3382 |
| 98 | Brewster County | 3297 |
| 99 | Howard County | 3247 |
| 100 | Titus County | 3239 |
| 101 | Young County | 3190 |
| 102 | Jasper County | 3030 |
| 103 | Colorado County | 2887 |
| 104 | Uvalde County | 2831 |
| 105 | Lampasas County | 2774 |
| 106 | San Jacinto County | 2761 |
| 107 | Milam County | 2732 |
| 108 | Burleson County | 2619 |
| 109 | Eastland County | 2592 |
| 110 | Bee County | 2529 |
| 111 | Lavaca County | 2498 |
| 112 | Montague County | 2445 |
| 113 | Limestone County | 2422 |
| 114 | Bosque County | 2408 |
| 115 | Calhoun County | 2376 |
| 116 | Houston County | 2342 |
| 117 | Hockley County | 2306 |
| 118 | Hutchinson County | 2262 |
| 119 | Shelby County | 2241 |
| 120 | Blanco County | 2235 |
| 121 | Freestone County | 2206 |
| 122 | Callahan County | 2189 |
| 123 | Tyler County | 2113 |
| 124 | Franklin County | 2085 |
| 125 | Panola County | 2072 |
| 126 | Andrews County | 2069 |
| 127 | Gray County | 2066 |
| 128 | Robertson County | 2043 |
| 129 | Leon County | 1924 |
| 130 | Camp County | 1863 |
| 131 | Comanche County | 1823 |
| 132 | Somervell County | 1816 |
| 133 | Jones County | 1771 |
| 134 | DeWitt County | 1761 |
| 135 | Lee County | 1759 |
| 136 | Gonzales County | 1736 |
| 137 | Scurry County | 1732 |
| 138 | Clay County | 1727 |
| 139 | Rains County | 1682 |
| 140 | Moore County | 1624 |
| 141 | Karnes County | 1613 |
| 142 | Nolan County | 1548 |
| 143 | Jackson County | 1541 |
| 144 | Falls County | 1520 |
| 145 | Sabine County | 1402 |
| 146 | Archer County | 1353 |
| 147 | Wilbarger County | 1337 |
| 148 | Trinity County | 1330 |
| 149 | Red River County | 1267 |
| 150 | Deaf Smith County | 1253 |
| 151 | Willacy County | 1246 |
| 152 | Hamilton County | 1229 |
| 153 | Gaines County | 1222 |
| 154 | Runnels County | 1203 |
| 155 | Pecos County | 1164 |
| 156 | Stephens County | 1162 |
| 157 | Ochiltree County | 1135 |
| 158 | Parmer County | 1121 |
| 159 | Madison County | 1107 |
| 160 | Coleman County | 1104 |
| 161 | Marion County | 1090 |
| 162 | Dawson County | 1067 |
| 163 | Frio County | 1061 |
| 164 | Morris County | 1056 |
| 165 | Carson County | 1054 |
| 166 | Lamb County | 1049 |
| 167 | Live Oak County | 1034 |
| 168 | Castro County | 996 |
| 169 | Mason County | 952 |
| 170 | Childress County | 943 |
| 171 | Zapata County | 939 |
| 172 | Hartley County | 937 |
| 173 | Reeves County | 927 |
| 174 | Goliad County | 921 |
| 175 | Kimble County | 903 |
| 176 | Zavala County | 869 |
| 177 | Terry County | 865 |
| 178 | Brooks County | 855 |
| 178 | Jack County | 855 |
| 179 | Lynn County | 838 |
| 179 | Mills County | 838 |
| 180 | Delta County | 796 |
| 181 | Ward County | 775 |
| 182 | Hansford County | 767 |
| 183 | McCulloch County | 763 |
| 184 | Swisher County | 757 |
| 185 | Newton County | 730 |
| 186 | Dimmit County | 719 |
| 186 | Presidio County | 719 |
| 187 | Shackelford County | 706 |
| 188 | San Augustine County | 700 |
| 189 | Dallam County | 685 |
| 190 | Haskell County | 674 |
| 191 | San Saba County | 671 |
| 192 | Bailey County | 648 |
| 193 | Martin County | 647 |
| 194 | Wheeler County | 594 |
| 195 | Duval County | 565 |
| 196 | Floyd County | 531 |
| 197 | Mitchell County | 529 |
| 198 | Fisher County | 514 |
| 199 | Yoakum County | 505 |
| 200 | Crosby County | 500 |
| 201 | Garza County | 498 |
| 202 | Hemphill County | 495 |
| 203 | Refugio County | 491 |
| 204 | Baylor County | 488 |
| 205 | Lipscomb County | 483 |
| 206 | Winkler County | 470 |
| 207 | Coke County | 469 |
| 208 | Collingsworth County | 444 |
| 209 | Jeff Davis County | 417 |
| 210 | Crane County | 411 |
| 210 | Menard County | 411 |
| 210 | Sutton County | 411 |
| 211 | Kinney County | 409 |
| 212 | Hardeman County | 391 |
| 213 | Hall County | 385 |
| 214 | Crockett County | 360 |
| 215 | La Salle County | 356 |
| 216 | Armstrong County | 348 |
| 217 | Knox County | 343 |
| 218 | Jim Hogg County | 337 |
| 219 | Donley County | 332 |
| 220 | Concho County | 321 |
| 221 | Sherman County | 320 |
| 222 | Real County | 317 |
| 223 | Oldham County | 313 |
| 224 | Schleicher County | 288 |
| 225 | Upton County | 266 |
| 226 | Reagan County | 265 |
| 227 | Culberson County | 263 |
| 228 | Glasscock County | 256 |
| 229 | Dickens County | 236 |
| 230 | Throckmorton County | 233 |
| 231 | Cottle County | 199 |
| 232 | Motley County | 198 |
| 233 | Irion County | 196 |
| 234 | Hudspeth County | 194 |
| 235 | Edwards County | 192 |
| 236 | Terrell County | 167 |
| 237 | Cochran County | 163 |
| 238 | Briscoe County | 151 |
| 238 | Sterling County | 151 |
| 239 | Roberts County | 145 |
| 240 | Kent County | 142 |
| 241 | Foard County | 140 |
| 242 | Borden County | 136 |
| 243 | Stonewall County | 117 |
| 244 | McMullen County | 74 |
| 245 | King County | 42 |
| 246 | Kenedy County | 4 |
| 247 | Loving County | 0 |