Ranking of US 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 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 33.67%. Among all US counties, Falls Church city, VA had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (78.70%), followed by Arlington County, VA (76.30%), and Los Alamos County, NM (68.52%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Falls Church city, VA
Arlington County, VA
Los Alamos County, NM
Alexandria city, VA
Howard County, MD
Fairfax County, VA
Loudoun County, VA
Boulder County, CO
New York County, NY
Pitkin County, CO
Ranking of US 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 Falls Church city, VA 78.70
2 Arlington County, VA 76.30
3 Los Alamos County, NM 68.52
4 Alexandria city, VA 65.18
5 Howard County, MD 63.57
6 Fairfax County, VA 63.53
7 Loudoun County, VA 62.98
8 Boulder County, CO 62.86
9 New York County, NY 62.55
10 Pitkin County, CO 62.35
11 Williamson County, TN 61.94
12 Fairfax city, VA 61.38
13 Orange County, NC 61.26
14 Hamilton County, IN 60.53
15 Lexington city, VA 60.51
16 Marin County, CA 60.15
17 San Miguel County, CO 59.93
18 Montgomery County, MD 59.78
19 San Francisco County, CA 59.52
20 Douglas County, CO 59.24
21 Albemarle County, VA 58.92
22 Charlottesville city, VA 57.98
23 Teton County, WY 57.87
24 Broomfield County, CO 57.77
24 Middlesex County, MA 57.77
25 Washtenaw County, MI 57.20
26 Delaware County, OH 57.06
27 Gunnison County, CO 56.73
28 Johnson County, KS 56.33
29 Mineral County, CO 56.27
30 Albany County, WY 56.26
31 Somerset County, NJ 56.13
32 Forsyth County, GA 55.92
33 Fulton County, GA 55.87
34 Morris County, NJ 55.75
35 Norfolk County, MA 55.54
36 Tompkins County, NY 55.27
37 Chester County, PA 55.24
38 Summit County, UT 55.17
39 Wake County, NC 54.72
40 Santa Clara County, CA 54.39
41 Hunterdon County, NJ 54.32
42 Chittenden County, VT 54.12
43 Johnson County, IA 54.08
44 King County, WA 54.03
45 Clear Creek County, CO 53.57
46 Collin County, TX 53.44
47 Benton County, OR 53.36
48 Dane County, WI 53.03
49 Summit County, CO 52.82
50 Travis County, TX 52.70
51 Denver County, CO 52.53
52 San Mateo County, CA 52.46
53 Douglas County, KS 52.34
54 Gallatin County, MT 52.21
55 Hennepin County, MN 51.85
56 Oconee County, GA 51.58
57 San Juan County, WA 51.28
58 Bergen County, NJ 51.23
59 Story County, IA 51.08
60 Eagle County, CO 50.92
61 Routt County, CO 50.81
62 Montgomery County, PA 50.75
63 Durham County, NC 50.72
64 Nantucket County, MA 50.70
65 Newport County, RI 50.67
66 DuPage County, IL 50.66
67 Westchester County, NY 50.65
68 James City County, VA 50.48
69 Williamsburg city, VA 50.44
69 Ozaukee County, WI 50.44
70 Dallas County, IA 50.43
71 Hampshire County, MA 50.23
71 Madison County, MS 50.23
72 Cumberland County, ME 49.81
73 Carver County, MN 49.69
74 Alameda County, CA 49.64
75 Bristol County, RI 49.46
76 Boone County, IN 49.41
77 Larimer County, CO 49.38
78 Fairfield County, CT 49.21
79 Cobb County, GA 49.03
80 Oakland County, MI 48.94
81 Gilpin County, CO 48.82
82 York County, VA 48.54
83 Boone County, MO 48.51
83 Monmouth County, NJ 48.51
84 Riley County, KS 48.17
85 Suffolk County, MA 48.14
86 Fort Bend County, TX 48.06
87 Jefferson County, CO 47.91
88 Whitman County, WA 47.65
89 Kendall County, TX 47.51
90 Nassau County, NY 47.48
91 Monroe County, IN 47.42
92 Denton County, TX 47.32
93 Leelanau County, MI 47.26
94 Multnomah County, OR 47.23
95 Olmsted County, MN 47.15
96 Washington County, MN 47.12
97 Leon County, FL 47.05
98 La Plata County, CO 46.97
99 Clarke County, GA 46.96
100 Mecklenburg County, NC 46.93
101 Waukesha County, WI 46.86
102 Hinsdale County, CO 46.77
103 Charleston County, SC 46.74
104 Teton County, ID 46.64
105 Monongalia County, WV 46.39
106 Lake County, IL 46.32
107 Ouray County, CO 46.24
108 Fayette County, GA 46.22
109 DeKalb County, GA 46.09
109 Washington County, RI 46.09
110 Goochland County, VA 46.07
111 Dukes County, MA 46.05
111 Brewster County, TX 46.05
112 St. Johns County, FL 45.98
113 Clay County, SD 45.91
114 Montgomery County, VA 45.90
115 Centre County, PA 45.86
116 Hudson County, NJ 45.67
117 McLean County, IL 45.61
117 Fayette County, KY 45.61
118 Washington County, OR 45.56
119 Champaign County, IL 45.48
120 St. Louis County, MO 45.29
121 Alachua County, FL 45.18
122 Chatham County, NC 44.99
123 Lafayette County, MS 44.98
124 Henrico County, VA 44.95
125 Barnstable County, MA 44.87
126 Middlesex County, NJ 44.84
127 Williamson County, TX 44.80
128 Shelby County, AL 44.79
129 Arapahoe County, CO 44.49
130 Watauga County, NC 44.42
130 Davidson County, TN 44.42
131 Oldham County, KY 44.41
132 Platte County, MO 44.38
133 Albany County, NY 44.32
134 Madison County, AL 44.29
135 Wasatch County, UT 44.25
136 Missoula County, MT 44.22
137 Warren County, OH 44.14
138 Oktibbeha County, MS 44.07
139 Contra Costa County, CA 44.06
140 Washington County, VT 43.99
141 Latah County, ID 43.92
142 Ramsey County, MN 43.89
143 Rockwall County, TX 43.78
144 Middlesex County, CT 43.62
145 Mercer County, NJ 43.60
146 Allegheny County, PA 43.29
147 Dakota County, MN 43.20
148 Richmond city, VA 43.09
149 Yolo County, CA 43.07
150 Brookings County, SD 42.97
151 Bucks County, PA 42.92
152 Anne Arundel County, MD 42.90
153 New Hanover County, NC 42.83
154 Tolland County, CT 42.82
154 Rockingham County, NH 42.82
155 Prince William County, VA 42.74
156 Jefferson County, WA 42.71
157 Fredericksburg city, VA 42.68
158 Saratoga County, NY 42.66
159 Grafton County, NH 42.56
160 Lamoille County, VT 42.47
161 Blaine County, ID 42.45
162 Grand Isle County, VT 42.41
163 Cook County, MN 42.40
164 Beaufort County, SC 42.35
165 Stafford County, VA 42.31
166 Utah County, UT 42.29
167 Buncombe County, NC 42.28
168 Scott County, MN 42.27
168 Lewis and Clark County, MT 42.27
169 Addison County, VT 42.26
170 Frederick County, MD 42.25
171 Brazos County, TX 42.22
172 San Juan County, CO 42.16
173 Orange County, CA 42.12
174 Rockland County, NY 41.96
175 Seminole County, FL 41.94
176 Santa Cruz County, CA 41.89
177 St. Charles County, MO 41.79
178 Cass County, ND 41.76
179 Placer County, CA 41.60
180 Putnam County, NY 41.49
181 Chesterfield County, VA 41.36
182 Lincoln County, SD 41.25
183 Franklin County, OH 41.20
184 Essex County, MA 41.19
185 Sarpy County, NE 41.13
185 Santa Fe County, NM 41.13
185 Greene County, OH 41.13
186 Talbot County, MD 40.99
187 Poquoson city, VA 40.91
188 Windham County, VT 40.85
189 Cook County, IL 40.75
190 Ada County, ID 40.74
190 Douglas County, NE 40.74
191 Tippecanoe County, IN 40.61
192 Ingham County, MI 40.59
193 Delaware County, PA 40.55
194 Hanover County, VA 40.54
195 Kalamazoo County, MI 40.44
195 Radford city, VA 40.44
196 Baltimore County, MD 40.43
197 San Diego County, CA 40.26
198 Windsor County, VT 40.21
199 Dare County, NC 40.17
200 Moore County, NC 40.14
201 Lancaster County, NE 40.12
202 Juneau City and Borough, AK 40.06
203 Burlington County, NJ 39.95
203 Monroe County, NY 39.95
204 Archuleta County, CO 39.93
205 Morgan County, UT 39.66
206 Woodford County, KY 39.65
206 Richland County, SC 39.65
207 Hillsborough County, NH 39.64
207 Hamilton County, OH 39.64
208 Comal County, TX 39.60
209 Kings County, NY 39.53
210 El Paso County, CO 39.51
211 Hendricks County, IN 39.45
212 Denali Borough, AK 39.43
213 Chaffee County, CO 39.40
214 Plymouth County, MA 39.33
215 Alpine County, CA 39.32
216 Hartford County, CT 39.22
217 Orleans Parish, LA 39.10
218 Cache County, UT 39.02
219 Clackamas County, OR 38.88
220 Franklin County, MA 38.85
221 Knox County, TN 38.76
222 Coconino County, AZ 38.74
223 Campbell County, KY 38.71
224 Nevada County, CA 38.67
224 Hays County, TX 38.67
225 Custer County, CO 38.66
225 Deschutes County, OR 38.66
226 Lee County, AL 38.62
226 Jones County, SD 38.62
226 Virginia Beach city, VA 38.62
227 Gwinnett County, GA 38.50
227 Bennington County, VT 38.50
228 Grand Traverse County, MI 38.42
228 Geauga County, OH 38.42
229 Hood River County, OR 38.41
230 Cherokee County, GA 38.39
231 Suffolk County, NY 38.31
232 Lynchburg city, VA 38.28
233 Jefferson County, IA 38.26
233 Payne County, OK 38.26
234 Sagadahoc County, ME 38.25
235 Butler County, PA 38.21
236 Cumberland County, PA 38.20
237 Kent County, MI 38.10
237 Sussex County, NJ 38.10
238 Worcester County, MA 38.06
239 Davis County, UT 38.05
240 Polk County, IA 38.03
241 St. Louis city, MO 38.01
242 Borden County, TX 37.99
243 Palm Beach County, FL 37.98
244 Carroll County, MD 37.97
245 Greenville County, SC 37.89
246 Collier County, FL 37.88
247 Livingston County, MI 37.83
248 Union County, OH 37.80
249 Grand County, CO 37.70
249 Harford County, MD 37.70
249 Fauquier County, VA 37.70
250 Union County, NC 37.68
251 Dutchess County, NY 37.67
252 Lincoln Parish, LA 37.61
253 Union County, NJ 37.59
254 Lincoln County, ME 37.57
255 New Castle County, DE 37.55
256 Columbia County, GA 37.54
257 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 37.51
258 Ontario County, NY 37.49
259 Kent County, MD 37.48
260 Ellis County, KS 37.42
261 Roanoke County, VA 37.41
262 Carroll County, NH 37.37
263 Sarasota County, FL 37.32
264 Burleigh County, ND 37.22
265 Guilford County, NC 37.21
266 Sonoma County, CA 37.13
266 Salt Lake County, UT 37.13
267 Monroe County, IL 37.05
268 Napa County, CA 37.00
269 Teller County, CO 36.97
270 Queen Anne's County, MD 36.96
270 Emmet County, MI 36.96
271 St. Croix County, WI 36.89
272 Strafford County, NH 36.88
273 El Dorado County, CA 36.83
273 Keweenaw County, MI 36.83
274 Anchorage Municipality, AK 36.77
275 San Luis Obispo County, CA 36.74
276 Pottawatomie County, KS 36.71
277 New Haven County, CT 36.65
277 Essex County, NJ 36.65
278 Onondaga County, NY 36.50
279 Dawes County, NE 36.43
280 St. Tammany Parish, LA 36.41
281 Whatcom County, WA 36.38
282 Montgomery County, TX 36.37
283 Bernalillo County, NM 36.35
284 Pulaski County, AR 36.34
284 Madison County, ID 36.34
285 Knox County, ME 36.30
286 Fluvanna County, VA 36.27
287 Wood County, OH 36.26
288 Honolulu County, HI 36.23
289 Litchfield County, CT 36.19
289 Thurston County, WA 36.19
290 Kalawao County, HI 36.17
291 Grand Forks County, ND 36.11
292 Berkshire County, MA 36.07
293 Clay County, MN 36.00
293 Johnson County, WY 36.00
294 Lake County, CO 35.98
295 Kane County, IL 35.97
296 Wilson County, TN 35.94
297 Transylvania County, NC 35.90
298 Erie County, NY 35.89
299 York County, SC 35.87
300 Merrimack County, NH 35.83
301 Jefferson County, MT 35.78
302 Orange County, FL 35.70
302 Calvert County, MD 35.70
303 Monroe County, FL 35.69
304 Ottawa County, MI 35.67
305 Midland County, MI 35.58
306 Montour County, PA 35.56
307 Chatham County, GA 35.55
307 Blue Earth County, MN 35.55
308 Hillsborough County, FL 35.53
309 Kenton County, KY 35.52
310 Hancock County, ME 35.50
311 Chesapeake city, VA 35.49
312 Will County, IL 35.37
313 Kittitas County, WA 35.32
314 Cole County, MO 35.31
315 Elbert County, CO 35.30
316 Kendall County, IL 35.26
317 Gillespie County, TX 35.23
318 Bartholomew County, IN 35.22
319 Nicollet County, MN 35.21
319 Clarke County, VA 35.21
320 McHenry County, IL 35.19
321 La Crosse County, WI 35.18
322 Santa Barbara County, CA 35.14
323 Medina County, OH 35.02
323 Kitsap County, WA 35.02
324 Jefferson County, KY 34.99
325 Cape May County, NJ 34.98
326 Island County, WA 34.97
327 Mason County, TX 34.95
328 Prince George's County, MD 34.92
329 Woodford County, IL 34.91
329 King George County, VA 34.91
330 Richmond County, NY 34.90
331 Columbia County, NY 34.89
332 Cabarrus County, NC 34.77
333 Cleveland County, OK 34.68
334 Jefferson County, AL 34.66
335 Leavenworth County, KS 34.64
336 Benton County, AR 34.56
336 New London County, CT 34.56
337 Harrisonburg city, VA 34.55
338 Hughes County, SD 34.54
339 Buffalo County, NE 34.53
339 Lawrence County, SD 34.53
340 Warren County, NJ 34.49
341 Gloucester County, NJ 34.48
341 Ulster County, NY 34.48
341 Forsyth County, NC 34.48
342 Door County, WI 34.40
343 Union County, SD 34.39
344 Pima County, AZ 34.38
344 Cuyahoga County, OH 34.38
345 Maricopa County, AZ 34.36
346 Rensselaer County, NY 34.34
347 Linn County, IA 34.31
348 Broward County, FL 34.28
349 Martin County, FL 34.24
350 Orange County, VT 34.22
351 Baltimore city, MD 34.21
352 Clay County, MO 34.16
353 Jackson County, IL 34.15
354 Pinellas County, FL 34.12
355 Marquette County, MI 34.11
355 Snohomish County, WA 34.11
356 Hamilton County, TN 34.10
357 Athens County, OH 34.06
358 Los Angeles County, CA 34.04
359 Ventura County, CA 34.03
360 Sangamon County, IL 33.98
361 Boone County, KY 33.96
362 Summit County, OH 33.94
363 Lafayette Parish, LA 33.92
363 Queens County, NY 33.92
364 Northumberland County, VA 33.86
365 Polk County, NC 33.77
366 Washington County, AR 33.75
367 Washington County, NE 33.74
368 Oklahoma County, OK 33.70
368 Winchester city, VA 33.70
369 Coweta County, GA 33.67
369 Bremer County, IA 33.67
369 Yellowstone County, MT 33.67
370 Flathead County, MT 33.65
370 Camden County, NJ 33.65
371 Scott County, IA 33.58
371 Houghton County, MI 33.58
372 Rutherford County, TN 33.53
373 Bayfield County, WI 33.52
374 Bryan County, GA 33.50
375 Minnehaha County, SD 33.46
376 Spotsylvania County, VA 33.45
377 Portage County, WI 33.44
378 Madison County, KY 33.39
378 Tarrant County, TX 33.39
379 Wayne County, NE 33.38
380 Montgomery County, AL 33.36
381 Otsego County, NY 33.35
381 Lancaster County, VA 33.35
382 Shelby County, TN 33.31
383 Park County, MT 33.29
384 Ohio County, WV 33.28
385 Schenectady County, NY 33.26
385 Eau Claire County, WI 33.26
386 Sitka City and Borough, AK 33.25
386 Pennington County, SD 33.25
387 Galveston County, TX 33.23
388 Okaloosa County, FL 33.22
389 Washington County, WI 33.20
390 DeKalb County, IL 33.19
391 Beaverhead County, MT 33.13
392 Park County, CO 33.09
393 Washington County, TN 33.07
394 Cheshire County, NH 33.06
395 Warren County, NY 33.05
396 St. Mary's County, MD 33.03
396 Lake County, SD 33.03
397 Henderson County, NC 33.02
398 Park County, WY 33.01
399 Adair County, MO 32.98
400 Dallas County, TX 32.96
401 Garfield County, CO 32.93
402 Peoria County, IL 32.92
403 Faulkner County, AR 32.90
403 Waldo County, ME 32.90
404 Kent County, RI 32.88
405 Sumter County, FL 32.85
406 Johnson County, IN 32.82
406 Warrick County, IN 32.82
406 Shackelford County, TX 32.82
407 Benzie County, MI 32.81
408 Miami County, KS 32.80
409 Marion County, IN 32.79
409 Kent County, TX 32.79
410 Northampton County, PA 32.78
411 Lamar County, MS 32.77
411 Granite County, MT 32.77
411 New Kent County, VA 32.77
412 Dawson County, GA 32.76
412 York County, ME 32.76
413 Cape Girardeau County, MO 32.75
414 Tulsa County, OK 32.73
415 Pitt County, NC 32.64
416 Clinton County, MI 32.58
417 Hancock County, IN 32.57
418 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 32.56
419 Lake County, MT 32.55
419 Taos County, NM 32.55
420 Harris County, TX 32.53
421 Charlevoix County, MI 32.52
421 Philadelphia County, PA 32.52
422 Walton County, FL 32.49
423 Lane County, OR 32.47
424 Lumpkin County, GA 32.46
425 Baldwin County, AL 32.45
426 Milwaukee County, WI 32.41
427 Jackson County, MO 32.40
427 Brown County, SD 32.40
428 Harris County, GA 32.38
429 Warren County, KY 32.34
429 Washoe County, NV 32.34
430 Warren County, IA 32.31
431 Woods County, OK 32.29
432 Shawnee County, KS 32.28
433 Butler County, KS 32.26