Counties in Arkansas by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Pulaski County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 75 counties in 2024, at 37.9%. Lee County had the lowest, at 7.2%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 25.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.9Pulaski County
Lowest7.2Lee County
Median16.875 counties
Arkansas25.7History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 37.9 %37.9Benton CountyBenton County: 37.8 %37.8Washington CountyWashington County: 35.3 %35.3Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 35 %35Craighead CountyCraighead County: 29.7 %29.7Saline CountySaline County: 29.4 %29.4Clark CountyClark County: 26.2 %26.2Drew CountyDrew County: 25.6 %25.6Garland CountyGarland County: 25.3 %25.3Pope CountyPope County: 24.7 %24.7Sebastian CountySebastian County: 23.3 %23.3Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 22.1 %22.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 21.9 %21.9Grant CountyGrant County: 21.5 %21.5White CountyWhite County: 20.4 %20.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.1 %20.1Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20 %20Carroll CountyCarroll County: 20 %20Conway CountyConway County: 19.9 %19.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 19.8 %19.8Izard CountyIzard County: 19.7 %19.7Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 19.7 %19.7Baxter CountyBaxter County: 19.5 %19.5Pike CountyPike County: 19.1 %19.1Union CountyUnion County: 19.1 %19.1Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 18.4 %18.4Cross CountyCross County: 18.4 %18.4Prairie CountyPrairie County: 18.2 %18.2Independence CountyIndependence County: 18.1 %18.1Chicot CountyChicot County: 18 %18Johnson CountyJohnson County: 17.9 %17.9Polk CountyPolk County: 17.8 %17.8Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 17.5 %17.5Boone CountyBoone County: 17.2 %17.2Little River CountyLittle River County: 17.2 %17.2Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 17 %17Greene CountyGreene County: 16.9 %16.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.8 %16.8Logan CountyLogan County: 16.7 %16.7Perry CountyPerry County: 16.5 %16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pulaski County37.9+0.6 pts
2Benton County37.8+1.1 pts
3Washington County35.3+0.6 pts
4Faulkner County35+1.8 pts
5Craighead County29.7+1.9 pts
6Saline County29.4+0.9 pts
7Clark County26.2+0.7 pts
8Drew County25.6+2.3 pts
9Garland County25.3-0.9 pts
10Pope County24.70 pts
11Sebastian County23.3-1.1 pts
12Lonoke County22.1+1.1 pts
13Columbia County21.9+1.6 pts
14Grant County21.5+0.6 pts
15White County20.4+0.6 pts
16Jefferson County20.1-0.6 pts
17Crawford County20+0.7 pts
18Carroll County20-1.1 pts
19Conway County19.9+1.8 pts
20Calhoun County19.8+1.7 pts
21Izard County19.7+1 pts
22Cleveland County19.7+3.5 pts
23Baxter County19.5+0.7 pts
24Pike County19.1-0.4 pts
25Union County19.1+0.2 pts
26Cleburne County18.4+0.2 pts
27Cross County18.4+3.5 pts
28Prairie County18.2+1.5 pts
29Independence County18.1+1.3 pts
30Chicot County18+0.8 pts
31Johnson County17.9-0.2 pts
32Polk County17.8+0.6 pts
33Hot Spring County17.5+1.7 pts
34Boone County17.2+0.9 pts
35Little River County17.2-0.3 pts
36Crittenden County17-0.2 pts
37Greene County16.9+0.4 pts
38Montgomery County16.8-0.1 pts
39Logan County16.7+1.1 pts
40Perry County16.5-0.7 pts
41Hempstead County16.3+1.7 pts
42Ouachita County16.3+1.2 pts
43Howard County16.2-0.5 pts
44Woodruff County16.2+0.3 pts
45Fulton County16+0.2 pts
46Stone County15.8+0.4 pts
47Newton County15.7+1.4 pts
48Bradley County15.3-0.5 pts
49Clay County15.3-0.3 pts
50Searcy County15+1.3 pts
51Phillips County15+0.5 pts
51Van Buren County15-0.8 pts
53Miller County15-1.1 pts
54Yell County14.9+0.6 pts
55Marion County14.9-0.6 pts
56Jackson County14.7+1.5 pts
57Lawrence County14.5+0.5 pts
58Franklin County14.5+1.3 pts
59St. Francis County14.3+1.3 pts
60Sharp County13.9+2 pts
61Nevada County13.8+2.2 pts
62Mississippi County13.7-0.5 pts
63Arkansas County13.6-1.8 pts
64Scott County13+2.2 pts
65Madison County12.90 pts
66Ashley County12.8+0.6 pts
67Monroe County12.7-2.9 pts
68Desha County12.6-0.4 pts
69Randolph County12.1-2.4 pts
70Lincoln County12+1.1 pts
71Poinsett County11.4-0.6 pts
72Dallas County11.4+0.2 pts
73Sevier County9.4-1.6 pts
74Lafayette County9-0.2 pts
75Lee County7.2+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, 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.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher 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 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Pulaski County, with 37.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Lee County, with 7.2% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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