Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County was 12% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1 pts from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 14 counties in 2024.
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10.4 |
| 2021 | 10.7 |
Compared with Vermont and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Orleans County | 12 |
| Vermont | 18.6 |
| United States | 14.1 |
Orleans County compared with nearby places
- Under 13
- 13 to 16
- 16 to 18
- 18 to 20
- 20 and over
Rankings
- US states by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over
- Counties in Vermont by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over
Definition
People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Orleans County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Orleans County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/orleans-county-vermont. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Orleans County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/orleans-county-vermont.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Orleans County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/orleans-county-vermont (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_graduate_or_professional_degree_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, Orleans County, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/graduate-or-professional-degree/orleans-county-vermont. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
What is the graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County?
Graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County was 12% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1 pts from 2023. That is the 12th highest of 14 counties in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over in Orleans County?
12% in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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