Ranking of Missouri 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 Missouri White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.62%. Among all Missouri counties, Carter 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 (52.37%), followed by Pike County (50.90%), and Sullivan County (50.36%).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Carter County
Pike County
Sullivan County
Schuyler County
Monroe County
Bollinger County
Worth County
Dallas County
Ralls County
Hickory County
Ranking of Missouri 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 Carter County 52.37
2 Pike County 50.90
3 Sullivan County 50.36
4 Schuyler County 49.91
5 Monroe County 49.19
6 Bollinger County 49.14
7 Worth County 48.95
8 Dallas County 48.89
9 Ralls County 48.53
10 Hickory County 48.30
11 Bates County 48.02
12 Holt County 46.62
13 Chariton County 46.53
14 Mississippi County 46.50
15 DeKalb County 46.46
16 Linn County 46.40
17 Ray County 46.30
18 Shannon County 46.08
19 Lewis County 45.88
20 Macon County 45.74
21 Harrison County 45.60
22 Knox County 45.54
23 Carroll County 45.35
24 Caldwell County 45.21
25 Clark County 45.19
26 Pemiscot County 44.70
27 Atchison County 43.99
28 New Madrid County 43.92
29 McDonald County 43.87
29 Oregon County 43.87
30 Stoddard County 43.83
31 Wright County 43.77
32 Montgomery County 43.53
33 Mercer County 43.51
34 Henry County 43.37
35 Dade County 43.31
36 Clinton County 43.19
37 Laclede County 43.14
38 Wayne County 42.82
39 Shelby County 42.71
40 Lafayette County 42.63
41 St. Clair County 42.49
42 Audrain County 42.43
43 Gentry County 42.31
44 Madison County 42.30
45 Osage County 42.17
46 Livingston County 42.13
47 Dent County 42.07
48 Moniteau County 41.82
49 Ripley County 41.68
50 Ozark County 41.29
51 Douglas County 41.12
52 Lincoln County 40.98
53 Benton County 40.75
54 Scotland County 40.69
55 Gasconade County 40.68
56 Morgan County 40.56
57 Perry County 40.55
58 Daviess County 40.45
58 Putnam County 40.45
59 Dunklin County 40.39
60 Vernon County 40.33
61 Washington County 40.05
62 Crawford County 39.92
63 Reynolds County 39.91
64 Iron County 39.89
65 Barton County 39.85
65 Miller County 39.85
66 Lawrence County 39.82
67 Howell County 39.79
68 Saline County 39.74
69 Texas County 39.62
70 Barry County 39.56
71 Nodaway County 39.44
72 Butler County 39.21
73 Maries County 39.05
74 Webster County 38.64
75 Cedar County 38.54
76 Randolph County 38.19
77 Buchanan County 38.10
78 Ste. Genevieve County 38.09
79 St. Francois County 37.92
80 Warren County 37.91
81 Cooper County 37.77
82 Andrew County 37.72
83 Polk County 37.53
84 Scott County 37.03
85 Marion County 36.99
86 Grundy County 36.80
87 Camden County 36.72
88 Callaway County 36.47
89 Pettis County 36.03
90 Newton County 35.15
91 Taney County 34.77
92 Adair County 34.62
93 Stone County 34.44
94 Jasper County 34.34
95 Howard County 34.13
96 Franklin County 33.97
97 Cass County 33.12
98 Johnson County 31.76
99 Cape Girardeau County 31.69
100 Jefferson County 31.56
101 Phelps County 31.31
102 Pulaski County 30.66
103 Christian County 28.96
104 Cole County 28.87
105 Greene County 28.37
106 Clay County 27.51
107 Jackson County 25.81
108 St. Charles County 23.81
109 Platte County 21.65
110 Boone County 19.65
111 St. Louis County 18.95
112 St. Louis city 17.51