Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 15.18%. Among all Texas counties, Kenedy County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (81.55%), followed by Hudspeth County (50.33%), and Presidio County (47.91%).

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

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Kenedy County
Hudspeth County
Presidio County
Starr County
Gaines County
Maverick County
Culberson County
Frio County
Garza County
Moore County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Kenedy County 81.55
2 Hudspeth County 50.33
3 Presidio County 47.91
4 Starr County 41.25
5 Gaines County 38.44
6 Maverick County 36.45
7 Culberson County 36.28
8 Frio County 34.46
9 Garza County 33.79
10 Moore County 32.89
11 Hidalgo County 32.68
12 Cochran County 32.62
13 Zapata County 31.76
14 Brooks County 31.46
14 Willacy County 31.46
15 Dimmit County 31.42
16 La Salle County 31.18
16 Webb County 31.18
17 Cameron County 30.54
18 Dallam County 29.64
19 Reeves County 29.52
20 Dawson County 29.15
21 Val Verde County 29.09
22 Sherman County 28.40
23 Winkler County 28.27
24 Bailey County 28.11
25 Duval County 27.63
26 Hansford County 27.27
27 Jim Hogg County 27.17
28 Swisher County 27.12
29 Yoakum County 27.09
30 Terry County 27.03
31 Parmer County 26.71
32 Floyd County 26.34
33 Deaf Smith County 25.76
34 Collingsworth County 25.44
35 Uvalde County 25.22
36 Pecos County 25.03
37 Karnes County 24.91
38 Hale County 24.76
39 Concho County 24.70
40 Glasscock County 24.55
41 Crane County 24.48
42 Zavala County 24.43
43 Foard County 24.27
44 Andrews County 23.94
44 Upton County 23.94
45 Lamb County 23.73
46 Ector County 23.67
47 Castro County 23.63
48 Gonzales County 23.54
49 Potter County 23.51
50 King County 23.49
51 Hockley County 23.45
52 Ochiltree County 23.35
53 Live Oak County 23.32
54 Sutton County 23.08
55 Crosby County 22.84
56 Liberty County 21.94
57 Madison County 21.72
58 Edwards County 21.62
59 Wilbarger County 21.44
60 Ward County 21.28
61 Haskell County 21.13
62 Jim Wells County 21.06
63 Bee County 20.96
64 Lynn County 20.95
65 Titus County 20.82
66 Falls County 20.50
67 Houston County 20.43
68 Crockett County 20.33
69 El Paso County 20.24
70 Caldwell County 19.94
71 Navarro County 19.82
72 Polk County 19.62
73 Cherokee County 19.54
74 McCulloch County 19.50
75 Wharton County 19.47
76 Howard County 19.45
77 Jackson County 19.43
78 Kleberg County 19.39
79 Shelby County 19.34
80 Atascosa County 19.33
81 Jones County 19.30
82 Dallas County 19.28
83 Martin County 19.25
84 Knox County 19.00
85 Scurry County 18.99
86 Gray County 18.98
87 San Augustine County 18.93
88 Refugio County 18.77
89 Wheeler County 18.65
90 Matagorda County 18.62
91 Tyler County 18.60
92 Jack County 18.37
93 San Saba County 18.36
94 Grimes County 18.34
95 San Patricio County 18.25
96 Harris County 18.13
97 Anderson County 17.94
98 Newton County 17.93
99 Menard County 17.91
100 Mitchell County 17.75
101 Nolan County 17.67
102 Mason County 17.62
103 Hall County 17.41
104 Freestone County 17.37
105 Panola County 17.33
106 Burleson County 17.20
107 Childress County 17.14
108 Calhoun County 17.00
109 DeWitt County 16.87
110 Runnels County 16.80
111 Leon County 16.61
112 Victoria County 16.36
113 Goliad County 16.28
114 Coke County 16.25
115 Dickens County 16.23
116 Angelina County 16.20
117 Trinity County 16.10
118 Baylor County 16.04
119 Nueces County 15.89
120 Bastrop County 15.64
120 Colorado County 15.64
121 Stonewall County 15.54
122 Jasper County 15.52
123 San Jacinto County 15.51
124 Limestone County 15.50
125 Midland County 15.48
126 Rusk County 15.46
127 Henderson County 15.16
128 Stephens County 15.15
129 Jefferson County 15.14
130 Schleicher County 15.08
131 Robertson County 15.06
132 Eastland County 14.99
133 Kinney County 14.97
134 Reagan County 14.83
135 Briscoe County 14.80
136 Mills County 14.68
137 Nacogdoches County 14.67
138 Bexar County 14.63
139 Cottle County 14.61
140 Hill County 14.56
141 Hardeman County 14.53
142 Hemphill County 14.50
143 Comanche County 14.46
144 Upshur County 14.45
145 Kimble County 14.32
146 Coleman County 14.22
147 Medina County 14.18
148 Gregg County 14.14
148 Walker County 14.14
149 Lipscomb County 14.13
150 Fannin County 14.12
150 Wise County 14.12
151 Donley County 14.03
152 Hartley County 14.01
153 Milam County 13.93
154 Van Zandt County 13.87
155 Wood County 13.85
156 Hopkins County 13.83
157 Hutchinson County 13.74
158 Johnson County 13.69
159 Lavaca County 13.68
160 Rains County 13.64
161 Sabine County 13.62
162 Fisher County 13.61
163 Kaufman County 13.60
163 McLennan County 13.60
164 Terrell County 13.58
165 Montague County 13.52
166 Motley County 13.41
167 Jeff Davis County 13.39
168 Tarrant County 13.35
169 Young County 13.25
170 Palo Pinto County 13.14
171 Hamilton County 13.08
172 Cass County 13.07
173 Brown County 13.06
174 Marion County 12.99
175 Lee County 12.89
176 Austin County 12.79
177 Hunt County 12.70
178 Delta County 12.65
179 Camp County 12.62
180 Ellis County 12.57
180 Oldham County 12.57
181 Tom Green County 12.56
182 Lamar County 12.55
183 Waller County 12.48
184 Erath County 12.36
184 Smith County 12.36
185 Red River County 12.23
186 Lubbock County 12.13
187 Cooke County 12.11
188 Brewster County 12.01
189 Harrison County 11.94
190 Wichita County 11.91
191 Hardin County 11.55
192 Fayette County 11.51
193 Burnet County 11.40
194 Irion County 11.32
195 Aransas County 11.29
196 Brazos County 11.28
197 Brazoria County 11.19
198 Kent County 11.09
199 Orange County 11.04
200 Washington County 10.88
201 Llano County 10.86
202 Coryell County 10.84
203 Real County 10.75
204 Guadalupe County 10.71
205 Somervell County 10.69
206 Wilson County 10.67
207 Taylor County 10.65
208 Chambers County 10.58
209 Bosque County 10.48
210 Callahan County 10.43
211 Gillespie County 10.41
212 Montgomery County 10.40
213 Parker County 10.34
214 Bowie County 10.25
215 McMullen County 10.19
216 Galveston County 10.14
217 Morris County 10.07
218 Blanco County 9.85
219 Kerr County 9.82
220 Franklin County 9.71
221 Grayson County 9.65
222 Hays County 9.53
223 Shackelford County 9.44
224 Travis County 9.37
225 Archer County 9.34
226 Bandera County 9.28
227 Fort Bend County 8.99
228 Throckmorton County 8.96
229 Bell County 8.90
230 Lampasas County 8.61
231 Hood County 8.08
232 Clay County 7.98
233 Armstrong County 7.89
234 Borden County 7.82
235 Sterling County 7.58
236 Carson County 7.48
237 Denton County 6.74
237 Kendall County 6.74
238 Rockwall County 6.44
239 Roberts County 6.43
240 Randall County 6.28
241 Comal County 6.18
242 Collin County 6.10
243 Williamson County 5.99
244 Loving County 5.77