Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 Texas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 24.51%. Among all Texas counties, Sterling County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (46.58%), followed by McMullen County (46.57%), and La Salle County (45.10%).
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 Percentage of 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 | Sterling County | 46.58 |
| 2 | McMullen County | 46.57 |
| 3 | La Salle County | 45.10 |
| 4 | Jasper County | 43.77 |
| 5 | Reagan County | 43.31 |
| 6 | Mitchell County | 43.29 |
| 7 | San Augustine County | 43.23 |
| 8 | Newton County | 43.11 |
| 9 | Gonzales County | 43.05 |
| 10 | Cass County | 43.03 |
| 11 | Morris County | 41.99 |
| 12 | Red River County | 41.31 |
| 13 | Milam County | 40.96 |
| 14 | DeWitt County | 40.76 |
| 15 | Refugio County | 40.55 |
| 16 | Deaf Smith County | 40.37 |
| 17 | Lee County | 40.30 |
| 18 | Atascosa County | 39.77 |
| 19 | Marion County | 39.76 |
| 20 | Lavaca County | 39.60 |
| 21 | Hardin County | 39.45 |
| 22 | Tyler County | 39.38 |
| 23 | Madison County | 39.27 |
| 24 | Culberson County | 39.10 |
| 25 | San Jacinto County | 39.08 |
| 26 | Trinity County | 39.03 |
| 27 | Walker County | 38.97 |
| 28 | Liberty County | 38.93 |
| 29 | Fayette County | 38.79 |
| 30 | Jones County | 38.77 |
| 31 | Anderson County | 38.68 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 38.47 |
| 33 | Reeves County | 38.38 |
| 34 | Stonewall County | 38.35 |
| 35 | Robertson County | 38.32 |
| 36 | San Saba County | 38.28 |
| 37 | Haskell County | 38.25 |
| 38 | Jack County | 38.23 |
| 39 | Crockett County | 38.15 |
| 40 | Archer County | 38.09 |
| 41 | Real County | 38.01 |
| 42 | Willacy County | 37.93 |
| 43 | Concho County | 37.73 |
| 44 | Frio County | 37.71 |
| 45 | Pecos County | 37.68 |
| 46 | Baylor County | 37.65 |
| 47 | Jim Wells County | 37.50 |
| 48 | Polk County | 37.42 |
| 49 | Crane County | 37.41 |
| 50 | Titus County | 37.30 |
| 51 | Crosby County | 37.28 |
| 52 | Karnes County | 37.04 |
| 53 | Hardeman County | 36.95 |
| 54 | Montague County | 36.71 |
| 55 | Houston County | 36.59 |
| 56 | Palo Pinto County | 36.55 |
| 57 | Upton County | 36.48 |
| 58 | Jim Hogg County | 36.46 |
| 58 | Rains County | 36.46 |
| 59 | Childress County | 36.14 |
| 60 | Leon County | 36.09 |
| 61 | Orange County | 36.06 |
| 62 | Lamb County | 35.95 |
| 63 | Colorado County | 35.78 |
| 64 | Briscoe County | 35.71 |
| 65 | Hemphill County | 35.70 |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 35.66 |
| 67 | King County | 35.54 |
| 68 | Runnels County | 35.51 |
| 69 | Hartley County | 35.50 |
| 70 | Shelby County | 35.42 |
| 71 | Johnson County | 35.28 |
| 72 | Ward County | 35.22 |
| 73 | Fannin County | 35.12 |
| 74 | Sabine County | 35.08 |
| 75 | Throckmorton County | 35.03 |
| 76 | Hunt County | 35.02 |
| 77 | Fisher County | 34.95 |
| 78 | Limestone County | 34.93 |
| 79 | Brown County | 34.84 |
| 80 | Hopkins County | 34.78 |
| 81 | Stephens County | 34.41 |
| 82 | Hill County | 34.39 |
| 83 | Clay County | 34.29 |
| 84 | Lamar County | 34.28 |
| 85 | Bailey County | 34.20 |
| 86 | Swisher County | 34.19 |
| 87 | Sutton County | 34.03 |
| 88 | Burleson County | 34.02 |
| 89 | Callahan County | 33.96 |
| 90 | Howard County | 33.95 |
| 91 | Wheeler County | 33.89 |
| 92 | Upshur County | 33.88 |
| 93 | Wise County | 33.87 |
| 94 | Bowie County | 33.78 |
| 95 | Roberts County | 33.75 |
| 96 | Austin County | 33.73 |
| 97 | Camp County | 33.69 |
| 98 | Henderson County | 33.59 |
| 99 | Grimes County | 33.57 |
| 100 | Falls County | 33.50 |
| 101 | Ochiltree County | 33.48 |
| 102 | Freestone County | 33.42 |
| 103 | Duval County | 33.39 |
| 104 | Martin County | 33.38 |
| 105 | Coke County | 33.36 |
| 106 | Cochran County | 33.27 |
| 107 | Gray County | 33.19 |
| 108 | Bosque County | 33.18 |
| 109 | Wilbarger County | 33.15 |
| 110 | Rusk County | 33.14 |
| 111 | Dawson County | 33.06 |
| 112 | Jackson County | 33.05 |
| 113 | Nolan County | 33.02 |
| 114 | McCulloch County | 33.01 |
| 115 | Hutchinson County | 32.99 |
| 116 | Aransas County | 32.97 |
| 116 | Hall County | 32.97 |
| 117 | Kleberg County | 32.88 |
| 118 | Wichita County | 32.86 |
| 119 | Wilson County | 32.83 |
| 120 | Dickens County | 32.79 |
| 121 | Harrison County | 32.77 |
| 122 | Scurry County | 32.75 |
| 123 | Somervell County | 32.66 |
| 123 | Zapata County | 32.66 |
| 124 | Gaines County | 32.55 |
| 125 | Dimmit County | 32.49 |
| 126 | Bee County | 32.39 |
| 126 | Garza County | 32.39 |
| 127 | Castro County | 32.33 |
| 128 | Calhoun County | 32.28 |
| 129 | Carson County | 32.25 |
| 130 | Comanche County | 32.24 |
| 130 | Van Zandt County | 32.24 |
| 131 | San Patricio County | 32.22 |
| 132 | Wood County | 32.17 |
| 133 | Donley County | 32.09 |
| 133 | Washington County | 32.09 |
| 134 | Medina County | 32.05 |
| 135 | Hale County | 32.04 |
| 136 | Jefferson County | 32.03 |
| 137 | Delta County | 31.87 |
| 138 | Cooke County | 31.81 |
| 139 | Coleman County | 31.79 |
| 139 | Terry County | 31.79 |
| 140 | Live Oak County | 31.77 |
| 141 | Angelina County | 31.61 |
| 142 | Young County | 31.50 |
| 143 | Potter County | 31.45 |
| 144 | Zavala County | 31.35 |
| 145 | Bastrop County | 31.32 |
| 146 | Andrews County | 31.31 |
| 147 | Oldham County | 31.30 |
| 148 | Dallam County | 31.22 |
| 149 | Moore County | 31.20 |
| 150 | Knox County | 31.16 |
| 151 | Lampasas County | 31.02 |
| 152 | Mills County | 30.92 |
| 153 | Waller County | 30.62 |
| 154 | Victoria County | 30.61 |
| 155 | Nacogdoches County | 30.50 |
| 156 | Burnet County | 30.38 |
| 156 | Cherokee County | 30.38 |
| 157 | Guadalupe County | 30.32 |
| 158 | Winkler County | 30.22 |
| 159 | Panola County | 30.21 |
| 160 | Grayson County | 30.10 |
| 161 | Navarro County | 30.05 |
| 162 | Lipscomb County | 29.94 |
| 163 | Ector County | 29.77 |
| 164 | Kaufman County | 29.75 |
| 165 | Matagorda County | 29.65 |
| 166 | Floyd County | 29.63 |
| 166 | Yoakum County | 29.63 |
| 167 | Taylor County | 29.55 |
| 168 | Uvalde County | 29.52 |
| 169 | Tom Green County | 29.51 |
| 170 | Nueces County | 29.37 |
| 171 | Motley County | 29.23 |
| 172 | Wharton County | 29.15 |
| 173 | Eastland County | 29.10 |
| 174 | Coryell County | 28.85 |
| 175 | Kimble County | 28.77 |
| 176 | Goliad County | 28.75 |
| 177 | Bandera County | 28.73 |
| 178 | Blanco County | 28.72 |
| 179 | Kerr County | 28.65 |
| 180 | Lynn County | 28.54 |
| 181 | Hansford County | 28.44 |
| 182 | Schleicher County | 28.29 |
| 183 | Cottle County | 28.23 |
| 184 | Gregg County | 28.15 |
| 185 | Hood County | 28.12 |
| 186 | Erath County | 27.77 |
| 187 | Franklin County | 27.52 |
| 188 | Parker County | 27.32 |
| 189 | Armstrong County | 27.28 |
| 189 | Terrell County | 27.28 |
| 190 | Ellis County | 27.23 |
| 191 | McLennan County | 26.92 |
| 192 | Brooks County | 26.53 |
| 193 | Starr County | 26.47 |
| 194 | Hockley County | 26.44 |
| 195 | Llano County | 26.37 |
| 196 | Gillespie County | 26.36 |
| 197 | Maverick County | 26.33 |
| 198 | Parmer County | 26.32 |
| 199 | Irion County | 26.29 |
| 200 | Cameron County | 26.06 |
| 201 | Chambers County | 25.95 |
| 202 | Bell County | 25.94 |
| 203 | Lubbock County | 25.89 |
| 204 | Kinney County | 25.70 |
| 204 | Val Verde County | 25.70 |
| 205 | Menard County | 25.45 |
| 206 | Borden County | 24.86 |
| 207 | Bexar County | 24.39 |
| 208 | Galveston County | 24.34 |
| 209 | Hidalgo County | 24.27 |
| 210 | Midland County | 24.24 |
| 211 | Brazoria County | 24.22 |
| 212 | Smith County | 24.14 |
| 213 | Comal County | 23.91 |
| 214 | El Paso County | 23.79 |
| 214 | Kent County | 23.79 |
| 215 | Tarrant County | 23.68 |
| 216 | Webb County | 23.62 |
| 217 | Randall County | 23.61 |
| 218 | Foard County | 23.42 |
| 219 | Montgomery County | 23.11 |
| 220 | Collingsworth County | 23.10 |
| 221 | Hudspeth County | 22.94 |
| 222 | Harris County | 22.76 |
| 223 | Hays County | 22.65 |
| 224 | Dallas County | 22.60 |
| 225 | Shackelford County | 22.22 |
| 226 | Sherman County | 22.20 |
| 227 | Edwards County | 21.83 |
| 228 | Brazos County | 20.95 |
| 229 | Mason County | 20.45 |
| 230 | Williamson County | 18.68 |
| 231 | Glasscock County | 18.29 |
| 232 | Fort Bend County | 17.95 |
| 232 | Rockwall County | 17.95 |
| 233 | Jeff Davis County | 17.90 |
| 234 | Loving County | 17.31 |
| 235 | Denton County | 16.92 |
| 236 | Brewster County | 16.38 |
| 237 | Travis County | 15.73 |
| 238 | Collin County | 14.70 |
| 239 | Kendall County | 14.66 |
| 240 | Kenedy County | 14.56 |
| 241 | Presidio County | 12.93 |