Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Missouri Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.71%. Among all Missouri counties, St. Louis city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (54.21%), followed by St. Louis County (51.24%), and Boone County (50.20%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
St. Louis city
St. Louis County
Boone County
Platte County
St. Charles County
Jackson County
Cole County
Clay County
Cape Girardeau County
Adair County
Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 St. Louis city 54.21
2 St. Louis County 51.24
3 Boone County 50.20
4 Platte County 46.38
5 St. Charles County 41.14
6 Jackson County 38.27
7 Cole County 37.42
8 Clay County 35.11
9 Cape Girardeau County 33.62
10 Adair County 32.21
11 Greene County 32.03
12 Christian County 31.76
13 Johnson County 28.71
14 Phelps County 28.27
15 Cass County 27.40
16 Pulaski County 27.23
17 Andrew County 27.13
18 Nodaway County 27.01
19 Howard County 26.95
20 Marion County 24.51
21 Jasper County 24.27
22 Cooper County 24.21
23 Saline County 24.04
24 Callaway County 23.61
25 Buchanan County 23.49
26 Newton County 22.72
27 Taney County 22.52
28 Camden County 22.43
29 Scott County 22.23
30 Polk County 22.20
31 Jefferson County 22.15
32 Lafayette County 22.09
33 Osage County 21.94
34 Clinton County 21.79
35 Atchison County 21.16
36 Franklin County 21.11
37 Holt County 20.80
38 Livingston County 20.79
39 Stone County 20.58
40 Daviess County 20.38
41 Warren County 19.97
42 Barton County 19.90
43 Moniteau County 19.78
44 Chariton County 19.61
44 Miller County 19.61
45 Gentry County 19.56
46 Perry County 19.55
47 Carroll County 19.53
48 Randolph County 19.32
49 Putnam County 19.23
50 Linn County 19.21
51 Shelby County 19.08
52 Pettis County 18.88
53 Lincoln County 18.85
54 Ste. Genevieve County 18.66
55 Vernon County 18.54
56 Worth County 18.42
57 Howell County 18.35
58 Gasconade County 18.33
59 Webster County 18.08
60 Macon County 17.61
61 Harrison County 17.34
62 Maries County 16.93
63 Laclede County 16.88
64 DeKalb County 16.70
65 Montgomery County 16.51
66 Mercer County 16.36
66 Mississippi County 16.36
67 Monroe County 16.22
68 Madison County 15.98
69 Grundy County 15.92
70 Dent County 15.86
70 Lawrence County 15.86
71 Barry County 15.85
72 Sullivan County 15.78
72 Texas County 15.78
73 Pike County 15.69
74 Cedar County 15.54
75 Henry County 15.53
75 Ray County 15.53
76 Audrain County 15.35
77 Dunklin County 15.15
78 Shannon County 15.11
79 Knox County 14.99
80 Caldwell County 14.79
81 Iron County 14.76
82 Scotland County 14.59
83 New Madrid County 14.49
84 Bates County 14.44
85 Oregon County 14.26
86 Benton County 14.16
87 Ralls County 14.14
88 St. Francois County 14.12
89 Butler County 13.88
90 Stoddard County 13.82
91 Pemiscot County 13.70
92 Dade County 13.68
93 Reynolds County 13.59
94 Carter County 13.34
95 Morgan County 13.05
96 Washington County 12.91
97 St. Clair County 12.85
98 Douglas County 12.74
99 Dallas County 12.67
100 Ozark County 11.95
101 Clark County 11.77
102 Wright County 11.74
103 Lewis County 11.70
104 Bollinger County 11.62
105 Crawford County 11.60
106 McDonald County 11.56
107 Ripley County 10.24
108 Wayne County 10.21
109 Schuyler County 10.00
110 Hickory County 9.99