Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 4, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the US White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 29.32%. Among all US counties, Loving County, TX had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (76.47%), followed by Banner County, NE (50.70%), and Irion County, TX (49.36%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US counties, and the table below shows the top 500 US counties.

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Loving County, TX
Banner County, NE
Irion County, TX
Kiowa County, CO
Buffalo County, SD
Emery County, UT
Rawlins County, KS
Thomas County, NE
Rich County, UT
Carbon County, UT
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Loving County, TX 76.47
2 Banner County, NE 50.70
3 Irion County, TX 49.36
4 Kiowa County, CO 49.23
5 Buffalo County, SD 48.11
6 Emery County, UT 47.71
7 Rawlins County, KS 47.24
8 Thomas County, NE 47.04
9 Rich County, UT 46.79
10 Carbon County, UT 46.61
11 Logan County, NE 46.33
12 Chugach Census Area, AK 46.27
13 Lincoln County, KS 46.02
14 Comanche County, KS 45.75
15 McCone County, MT 45.70
16 Hitchcock County, NE 45.69
17 Thomas County, KS 45.52
18 Hayes County, NE 45.22
19 Franklin city, VA 45.15
20 Kinney County, TX 44.97
21 Hyde County, SD 44.94
22 Richland County, ND 44.86
23 Columbia County, WA 44.82
24 Divide County, ND 44.68
25 Hot Springs County, WY 44.63
26 Geary County, KS 44.57
27 Wayne County, UT 44.50
28 Arthur County, NE 44.48
29 Churchill County, NV 44.47
30 Edwards County, IL 44.41
31 Sioux County, NE 44.40
31 Coryell County, TX 44.40
32 Plumas County, CA 44.30
33 Lane County, KS 44.14
34 Lake of the Woods County, MN 44.13
35 Garfield County, WA 44.04
36 Jefferson County, ID 44.00
37 Apache County, AZ 43.89
38 Russell County, KS 43.86
39 Sierra County, CA 43.84
40 Butte County, ID 43.83
41 Burke County, ND 43.78
42 Lander County, NV 43.77
43 Lampasas County, TX 43.73
44 Caribou County, ID 43.68
45 Stanton County, NE 43.65
46 Hamilton County, NE 43.63
46 Wheeler County, NE 43.63
47 Washakie County, WY 43.62
48 Shasta County, CA 43.60
49 Loup County, NE 43.59
50 Jeff Davis County, TX 43.44
51 Towner County, ND 43.42
52 Pennington County, MN 43.40
53 Mitchell County, KS 43.35
54 Judith Basin County, MT 43.30
55 Big Horn County, WY 43.25
56 Lewis County, ID 43.24
57 Las Animas County, CO 42.99
58 Tuolumne County, CA 42.94
59 Yakutat City and Borough, AK 42.86
60 Logan County, KS 42.85
61 Lincoln County, NE 42.83
62 Elmore County, ID 42.76
63 Broadwater County, MT 42.74
64 Navajo County, AZ 42.69
65 Oliver County, ND 42.66
66 Mercer County, ND 42.63
67 Pope County, MN 42.59
68 Garfield County, NE 42.58
69 Keith County, NE 42.57
70 Graham County, AZ 42.47
71 Linn County, OR 42.38
72 Kit Carson County, CO 42.36
73 Amador County, CA 42.32
74 Golden Valley County, ND 42.31
75 Traverse County, MN 42.14
76 San Juan County, NM 42.13
77 Hyde County, NC 42.12
78 Huerfano County, CO 42.11
79 San Juan County, UT 42.08
80 Franklin County, MS 42.04
80 Mason County, WA 42.04
81 Josephine County, OR 42.03
82 Cavalier County, ND 42.00
83 Siskiyou County, CA 41.99
84 Frontier County, NE 41.98
85 Cowlitz County, WA 41.96
86 Custer County, CO 41.87
87 Dawson County, MT 41.86
88 Nance County, NE 41.79
89 Foster County, ND 41.78
90 Deuel County, NE 41.77
91 Koochiching County, MN 41.76
92 Madison County, ID 41.75
93 Yellow Medicine County, MN 41.72
94 Grant County, MN 41.70
94 Lincoln County, WA 41.70
95 Yuba County, CA 41.68
95 Wahkiakum County, WA 41.68
96 Washington County, UT 41.67
97 Richland County, IL 41.66
98 Chase County, NE 41.55
99 Terrell County, TX 41.54
100 Cloud County, KS 41.49
101 Steele County, ND 41.48
102 Curry County, OR 41.46
103 Harlan County, NE 41.45
104 Sweetwater County, WY 41.44
105 Humphreys County, MS 41.36
106 Sweet Grass County, MT 41.34
107 Washington County, ID 41.30
108 Hoke County, NC 41.25
109 Daggett County, UT 41.19
110 Tehama County, CA 41.17
110 Roosevelt County, MT 41.17
111 Crawford County, IL 41.15
112 Chattahoochee County, GA 41.10
113 McLeod County, MN 41.09
114 Webster County, NE 41.06
115 Trego County, KS 41.05
116 Calaveras County, CA 41.04
117 McPherson County, NE 41.03
118 Greeley County, KS 41.01
119 Natrona County, WY 40.99
120 Benton County, MN 40.97
121 Iron County, UT 40.92
122 Wabash County, IL 40.90
123 Lewis County, WA 40.84
124 Gila County, AZ 40.81
125 Sherburne County, MN 40.78
126 Lake County, CA 40.74
127 Lyon County, NV 40.73
128 Reno County, KS 40.72
129 York County, NE 40.71
130 Carter County, MT 40.70
131 Sedgwick County, CO 40.69
131 Red Lake County, MN 40.69
132 Valley County, MT 40.65
133 Chisago County, MN 40.63
134 Perkins County, NE 40.61
135 Meade County, KS 40.59
136 Storey County, NV 40.56
137 Sargent County, ND 40.53
138 Iron County, WI 40.48
139 Benson County, ND 40.45
140 Palo Alto County, IA 40.41
141 Wasco County, OR 40.39
141 Panola County, TX 40.39
141 Pacific County, WA 40.39
142 Coos County, OR 40.38
143 Lauderdale County, MS 40.36
143 Lincoln County, OR 40.36
144 Fallon County, MT 40.35
145 Shoshone County, ID 40.32
146 Martin County, NC 40.30
147 Donley County, TX 40.25
148 Kootenai County, ID 40.24
148 Goliad County, TX 40.24
149 Goshen County, WY 40.20
150 Rush County, KS 40.15
151 Upton County, TX 40.14
152 Asotin County, WA 40.13
153 Richland County, MT 40.12
153 Merrick County, NE 40.12
154 Cochise County, AZ 40.11
155 Wheeler County, OR 40.10
156 Orangeburg County, SC 40.04
157 Carson City, NV 39.98
158 Ottawa County, KS 39.97
159 Greenlee County, AZ 39.96
159 Alpena County, MI 39.96
160 Gilliam County, OR 39.93
161 Kemper County, MS 39.91
161 Harding County, NM 39.91
162 Bottineau County, ND 39.90
163 Gates County, NC 39.85
164 Elko County, NV 39.83
165 Neosho County, KS 39.81
166 Garfield County, UT 39.80
167 Lassen County, CA 39.78
168 White County, IL 39.77
168 Spokane County, WA 39.77
169 Yavapai County, AZ 39.72
170 Gogebic County, MI 39.70
171 Kandiyohi County, MN 39.69
172 Wallace County, KS 39.67
172 Sanpete County, UT 39.67
173 Jefferson County, IL 39.66
173 Kossuth County, IA 39.66
174 Chippewa County, MN 39.65
174 Mora County, NM 39.65
175 Columbia County, OR 39.63
176 Clatsop County, OR 39.59
176 Grayson County, TX 39.59
177 Greeley County, NE 39.58
178 Fremont County, IA 39.57
179 Southampton County, VA 39.56
180 Franklin County, NE 39.54
181 Hanson County, SD 39.52
182 Massac County, IL 39.51
182 Crawford County, MI 39.51
182 Adams County, NE 39.51
183 Grays Harbor County, WA 39.50
184 Franklin County, IL 39.46
184 Colfax County, NM 39.46
184 Nelson County, ND 39.46
185 Morgan County, UT 39.45
186 Sully County, SD 39.44
187 Tooele County, UT 39.42
188 Crook County, WY 39.41
189 Douglas County, OR 39.38
190 Crook County, OR 39.37
191 Walla Walla County, WA 39.36
192 Dickinson County, MI 39.34
193 Solano County, CA 39.33
194 Webster County, GA 39.29
195 Tillamook County, OR 39.28
196 Saline County, IL 39.26
196 Uinta County, WY 39.26
197 Eaton County, MI 39.24
197 Sevier County, UT 39.24
198 Eureka County, NV 39.22
199 Corson County, SD 39.19
200 Kearney County, NE 39.18
201 Butte County, CA 39.17
202 Cumberland County, NC 39.16
203 Grant County, WA 39.11
204 Sheridan County, KS 39.10
205 La Paz County, AZ 39.09
206 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK 39.08
206 Custer County, NE 39.08
207 Montgomery County, KS 39.07
208 Russell County, AL 39.06
209 Sutter County, CA 39.03
209 Coffey County, KS 39.03
210 Crow Wing County, MN 39.02
210 Douglas County, MN 39.02
211 Hand County, SD 39.01
212 McLean County, ND 39.00
213 Clearwater County, ID 38.99
213 Madison County, NE 38.99
213 Bosque County, TX 38.99
214 Roscommon County, MI 38.97
215 Sheridan County, NE 38.95
216 Hettinger County, ND 38.94
216 Bee County, TX 38.94
217 San Benito County, CA 38.92
217 Montgomery County, IA 38.92
217 Wadena County, MN 38.92
218 Fremont County, ID 38.91
218 St. Clair County, MI 38.91
219 Sac County, IA 38.90
220 Kitsap County, WA 38.89
221 Onslow County, NC 38.88
222 Chambers County, TX 38.87
223 Cheyenne County, NE 38.86
224 Otter Tail County, MN 38.84
224 Phelps County, NE 38.84
224 Laramie County, WY 38.84
225 Camden County, GA 38.83
225 Nye County, NV 38.83
226 Ness County, KS 38.81
227 Craven County, NC 38.79
227 Kane County, UT 38.79
228 Guthrie County, IA 38.78
229 Pend Oreille County, WA 38.76
230 Bannock County, ID 38.75
230 Furnas County, NE 38.75
231 Cheyenne County, KS 38.74
232 Mariposa County, CA 38.73
232 Meeker County, MN 38.73
233 Isanti County, MN 38.72
233 Renville County, MN 38.72
233 Stone County, MS 38.72
234 Dickey County, ND 38.69
235 Mohave County, AZ 38.66
236 Wilkin County, MN 38.65
236 Wallowa County, OR 38.65
237 Rice County, KS 38.64
238 Ramsey County, ND 38.63
239 Madison County, IA 38.62
240 Yamhill County, OR 38.61
241 Becker County, MN 38.60
242 Hardin County, KY 38.59
243 Monona County, IA 38.55
244 Liberty County, GA 38.54
244 Cowley County, KS 38.54
244 Pondera County, MT 38.54
244 Grant County, OR 38.54
245 Chautauqua County, KS 38.52
245 Traill County, ND 38.52
245 Randall County, TX 38.52
246 Butler County, IA 38.51
246 Stevens County, KS 38.51
247 Freeborn County, MN 38.48
248 Osborne County, KS 38.46
248 Box Butte County, NE 38.46
249 Clay County, NE 38.45
249 Beaver County, UT 38.45
250 Renville County, ND 38.44
251 Itasca County, MN 38.43
251 St. Louis County, MN 38.43
252 Barton County, KS 38.42
253 Mille Lacs County, MN 38.41
254 Antelope County, NE 38.35
254 Douglas County, WI 38.35
255 Perry County, IL 38.31
256 Adams County, ID 38.30
257 Park County, CO 38.29
257 Clarke County, MS 38.29
258 Skagit County, WA 38.27
259 Holmes County, MS 38.23
259 Grant County, ND 38.23
260 Wichita County, KS 38.22
260 Malheur County, OR 38.22
261 Douglas County, NV 38.21
261 Armstrong County, TX 38.21
262 Bristol Bay Borough, AK 38.17
263 Ouray County, CO 38.16
263 Bingham County, ID 38.16
263 Otero County, NM 38.16
263 Lane County, OR 38.16
264 Catron County, NM 38.15
265 Greenwood County, KS 38.14
265 Fergus County, MT 38.14
265 McHenry County, ND 38.14
266 Grand Forks County, ND 38.11
266 Island County, WA 38.11
267 Gallatin County, IL 38.10
267 Carroll County, IA 38.10
267 Sherman County, OR 38.10
268 Cassia County, ID 38.09
268 Morrow County, OR 38.09
269 Nevada County, CA 38.08
270 Des Moines County, IA 38.05
270 Coleman County, TX 38.05
271 Columbia County, WI 38.04
272 Roseau County, MN 38.03
273 Carteret County, NC 38.02
274 Cheyenne County, CO 37.99
274 Clallam County, WA 37.99
274 Ferry County, WA 37.99
275 Faribault County, MN 37.98
275 Lee County, NC 37.98
276 Curry County, NM 37.95
277 Fulton County, AR 37.94
277 Sibley County, MN 37.94
278 Shiawassee County, MI 37.93
278 Red Willow County, NE 37.93
278 Pembina County, ND 37.93
278 Greer County, OK 37.93
279 Lincoln County, WY 37.90
280 Mendocino County, CA 37.89
280 Emmet County, IA 37.89
281 Marion County, IL 37.87
281 Thayer County, NE 37.87
282 Clay County, IA 37.82
282 Worth County, IA 37.82
283 Grand County, UT 37.80
284 Pierce County, NE 37.79
284 Perkins County, SD 37.79
285 Rock County, MN 37.78
285 Hutchinson County, TX 37.78
286 El Dorado County, CA 37.77
287 Menard County, IL 37.76
288 Pueblo County, CO 37.75
289 Washington County, CO 37.73
290 Pierce County, WA 37.72
291 Kanabec County, MN 37.71
292 Allen County, KS 37.69
293 Decatur County, KS 37.68
293 Kingman County, KS 37.68
293 Delta County, MI 37.68
294 Winnebago County, IA 37.67
295 Carlton County, MN 37.65
295 Dundy County, NE 37.65
296 Weston County, WY 37.64
297 Boone County, AR 37.62
297 Yuma County, CO 37.62
297 Camden County, NC 37.62
298 Wayne County, IL 37.61
299 Dickinson County, KS 37.60
299 Custer County, MT 37.60
299 Holt County, NE 37.60
299 Perquimans County, NC 37.60
299 Polk County, OR 37.60
300 Otero County, CO 37.58
300 Labette County, KS 37.58
300 Daniels County, MT 37.58
300 Marion County, OR 37.58
300 Box Elder County, UT 37.58
301 Baker County, OR 37.57
302 Canyon County, ID 37.56
302 Lawrence County, IL 37.56
303 Lyon County, MN 37.54
304 Jefferson County, OR 37.53
304 Snohomish County, WA 37.53
305 Cottle County, TX 37.52
306 Twin Falls County, ID 37.51
307 Valley County, NE 37.50
308 Mineral County, NV 37.49
308 Douglas County, SD 37.49
308 Meade County, SD 37.49
309 Dickinson County, IA 37.48
309 Morton County, ND 37.48
310 Effingham County, IL 37.47
310 Kay County, OK 37.47
311 Hardeman County, TX 37.46
312 Gosper County, NE 37.45
312 Johnston County, NC 37.45
313 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK 37.44
313 Yadkin County, NC 37.44
314 Hardin County, IL 37.43
315 Humboldt County, IA 37.42
315 Republic County, KS 37.42
316 Polk County, NE 37.41
317 Boise County, ID 37.40
318 Swift County, MN 37.39
319 Prowers County, CO 37.37
319 Luce County, MI 37.37
320 Turner County, GA 37.36
321 Hardin County, IA 37.35
321 Benton County, WA 37.35
322 Cook County, GA 37.33
323 Buchanan County, IA 37.32
323 Morrill County, NE 37.32
324 Redwood County, MN 37.31
325 Kings County, CA 37.30
326 Humboldt County, CA 37.28
326 Le Sueur County, MN 37.28
327 Doniphan County, KS 37.27
328 Muskegon County, MI 37.26
328 Harnett County, NC 37.26
328 Pulaski County, VA 37.26
329 Latimer County, OK 37.24
330 Harper County, OK 37.23
331 Harrison County, MS 37.22
332 Pinal County, AZ 37.21
332 Adams County, IA 37.21
333 Cherokee County, KS 37.19
333 Iosco County, MI 37.19
333 Phillips County, MT 37.19
334 Weber County, UT 37.17
335 Elbert County, CO 37.16
335 Umatilla County, OR 37.16
336 Montgomery County, AR 37.15
337 Sierra County, NM 37.14
338 Knox County, NE 37.13
338 Faulk County, SD 37.13
339 Bay County, MI 37.09
340 Trinity County, CA 37.08
340 Santa Rosa County, FL 37.08
340 Fillmore County, NE 37.08
340 Nuckolls County, NE 37.08
340 Harney County, OR 37.08
341 Clinton County, MI 37.04
342 Harmon County, OK 37.03
342 Stevens County, WA 37.03
343 Lemhi County, ID 37.01
343 Morris County, TX 37.01
343 Thurston County, WA 37.01
344 Bonneville County, ID 37.00
345 Schleicher County, TX 36.99
345 Clark County, WA 36.99
346 Marengo County, AL 36.98
346 Sherman County, KS 36.98
347 Lapeer County, MI 36.97
347 Aitkin County, MN 36.97
347 Rusk County, TX 36.97
347 Juab County, UT 36.97
348 Jefferson County, MO 36.96
348 Roger Mills County, OK 36.96
349 Rock Island County, IL 36.94
349 Lee County, IA 36.94
349 Taylor County, IA 36.94
350 Clinton County, IL 36.93
350 Lac qui Parle County, MN 36.93
350 Panola County, MS 36.93
350 Scotts Bluff County, NE 36.93
351 Esmeralda County, NV 36.92
352 Bay County, FL 36.90
353 Nez Perce County, ID 36.88
354 Lee County, GA 36.85
354 Franklin County, IA 36.85
355 Van Zandt County, TX 36.84
355 Converse County, WY 36.84
356 Stearns County, MN 36.83
356 Knox County, TX 36.83
357 Coffee County, AL 36.82
357 Mitchell County, IA 36.82
358 Harvey County, KS 36.81
359 Warren County, NC 36.78
360 Placer County, CA 36.77
360 Golden Valley County, MT 36.77
361 Keya Paha County, NE 36.76
362 Lee County, IL 36.75
362 Genesee County, MI 36.75
362 Davis County, UT 36.75
363 LaSalle County, IL 36.74