Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Kansas White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.61%. Among all Kansas counties, Hamilton County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (41.78%), followed by Atchison County (41.43%), and Washington County (41.22%).

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 Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Hamilton County
Atchison County
Washington County
Jackson County
Gove County
Stanton County
Jefferson County
Marshall County
Osage County
Linn County
Ranking of Kansas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hamilton County 41.78
2 Atchison County 41.43
3 Washington County 41.22
4 Jackson County 40.98
5 Gove County 40.04
6 Stanton County 39.98
7 Jefferson County 39.68
8 Marshall County 39.53
9 Osage County 39.35
10 Linn County 39.22
11 Smith County 38.37
12 Harper County 38.19
13 Morton County 37.92
14 Anderson County 37.89
15 Franklin County 37.74
16 Brown County 37.71
17 Nemaha County 37.60
18 Elk County 37.21
19 Wabaunsee County 37.10
20 Wilson County 36.81
21 Greenwood County 36.77
22 Woodson County 36.53
23 Jewell County 36.22
24 Kearny County 36.14
25 Clay County 36.08
26 Allen County 35.99
27 Morris County 35.71
28 Sumner County 35.39
29 Edwards County 35.10
30 Barber County 35.04
31 Ellsworth County 34.67
32 Doniphan County 34.43
33 Phillips County 34.32
34 Chautauqua County 34.21
35 Pawnee County 34.01
36 Osborne County 33.99
37 Rooks County 33.84
38 Wyandotte County 33.81
39 Ottawa County 33.73
40 Sheridan County 33.21
41 Ness County 33.07
42 Graham County 33.06
43 Decatur County 33.05
44 Coffey County 32.87
45 Sherman County 32.78
46 Cheyenne County 32.43
47 Chase County 32.27
48 Seward County 31.85
49 Norton County 31.69
50 Kingman County 31.67
51 Republic County 31.55
52 Montgomery County 31.54
52 Stevens County 31.54
53 Comanche County 31.46
54 Wichita County 31.41
55 Rush County 31.28
56 Barton County 31.03
56 Dickinson County 31.03
57 Lyon County 31.02
58 Rice County 30.93
59 Logan County 30.91
60 Cherokee County 30.86
60 Neosho County 30.86
61 Stafford County 30.82
62 Cloud County 30.65
63 Labette County 30.63
64 Miami County 30.44
65 Lane County 30.43
66 Marion County 30.42
67 Reno County 30.22
68 Pottawatomie County 30.21
69 Bourbon County 30.16
70 Clark County 29.84
71 Trego County 29.81
72 Saline County 29.74
73 Kiowa County 29.54
74 Cowley County 29.45
75 Shawnee County 29.13
76 Crawford County 28.86
77 Wallace County 28.50
78 Russell County 28.48
79 Ellis County 28.31
80 Leavenworth County 27.81
81 Rawlins County 27.43
82 Scott County 27.13
83 Pratt County 26.32
84 Lincoln County 26.31
85 Sedgwick County 26.21
86 Butler County 26.20
87 Geary County 26.08
88 Finney County 25.77
89 McPherson County 25.30
90 Meade County 25.28
91 Mitchell County 25.23
92 Hodgeman County 24.41
93 Thomas County 24.20
94 Harvey County 23.81
95 Gray County 22.64
96 Grant County 22.44
97 Haskell County 22.43
98 Ford County 21.84
99 Greeley County 19.97
100 Douglas County 18.90
101 Riley County 15.64
102 Johnson County 13.41