Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the population of Arkansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 24.31%. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (36.34%), followed by Benton County (34.56%), and Washington County (33.75%).

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

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Pulaski County
Benton County
Washington County
Faulkner County
Craighead County
Saline County
Clark County
Sebastian County
Garland County
Drew County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Percentage of 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 Pulaski County 36.34
2 Benton County 34.56
3 Washington County 33.75
4 Faulkner County 32.90
5 Craighead County 28.95
6 Saline County 27.91
7 Clark County 27.89
8 Sebastian County 24.00
9 Garland County 23.77
10 Drew County 23.74
11 Pope County 23.24
12 Carroll County 22.02
13 Lonoke County 20.33
14 White County 20.29
15 Columbia County 20.16
16 Pike County 19.48
17 Jefferson County 19.46
18 Crawford County 19.07
19 Conway County 18.68
20 Baxter County 18.61
21 Union County 18.40
22 Grant County 17.96
23 Boone County 17.76
24 Perry County 17.50
25 Crittenden County 17.47
26 Izard County 17.02
27 Cleburne County 16.98
28 Miller County 16.94
29 Cleveland County 16.71
30 Arkansas County 16.58
31 Independence County 16.45
32 Hot Spring County 16.44
33 Newton County 16.41
34 Greene County 16.28
35 Van Buren County 16.27
36 Woodruff County 16.10
37 Randolph County 16.07
38 Johnson County 16.02
39 Hempstead County 16.00
40 Polk County 15.52
41 Montgomery County 15.34
42 Searcy County 15.32
43 Prairie County 15.29
44 Marion County 15.10
45 Lawrence County 14.87
45 Little River County 14.87
46 Chicot County 14.76
47 Stone County 14.38
48 Phillips County 14.35
49 Howard County 14.26
50 Mississippi County 14.24
51 Cross County 14.06
52 Yell County 14.05
53 Clay County 13.99
54 Desha County 13.68
55 Madison County 13.54
56 Monroe County 13.48
57 Ouachita County 13.29
58 Jackson County 12.67
59 Logan County 12.64
60 Bradley County 12.52
61 Calhoun County 12.25
62 Ashley County 12.02
63 Sevier County 11.62
64 Poinsett County 11.51
65 Dallas County 11.50
66 St. Francis County 11.41
67 Fulton County 11.40
68 Nevada County 11.13
68 Sharp County 11.13
69 Scott County 10.94
70 Lafayette County 10.73
71 Franklin County 10.60
72 Lee County 9.76
73 Lincoln County 8.73