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

Pulaski County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 75 counties in 2021, at 36.3%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 8.7%. The median was 16% and the figure for Arkansas was 24.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.3Pulaski County
Lowest8.7Lincoln County
Median1675 counties
Arkansas24.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 36.3 %36.3Benton CountyBenton County: 34.6 %34.6Washington CountyWashington County: 33.8 %33.8Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 32.9 %32.9Craighead CountyCraighead County: 29 %29Saline CountySaline County: 27.9 %27.9Clark CountyClark County: 27.9 %27.9Sebastian CountySebastian County: 24 %24Garland CountyGarland County: 23.8 %23.8Drew CountyDrew County: 23.7 %23.7Pope CountyPope County: 23.2 %23.2Carroll CountyCarroll County: 22 %22Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 20.3 %20.3White CountyWhite County: 20.3 %20.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 20.2 %20.2Pike CountyPike County: 19.5 %19.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 19.5 %19.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 19.1 %19.1Conway CountyConway County: 18.7 %18.7Baxter CountyBaxter County: 18.6 %18.6Union CountyUnion County: 18.4 %18.4Grant CountyGrant County: 18 %18Boone CountyBoone County: 17.8 %17.8Perry CountyPerry County: 17.5 %17.5Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 17.5 %17.5Izard CountyIzard County: 17 %17Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 17 %17Miller CountyMiller County: 16.9 %16.9Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 16.7 %16.7Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 16.6 %16.6Independence CountyIndependence County: 16.5 %16.5Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 16.4 %16.4Newton CountyNewton County: 16.4 %16.4Greene CountyGreene County: 16.3 %16.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 16.3 %16.3Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 16.1 %16.1Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.1 %16.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 16 %16Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 16 %16Polk CountyPolk County: 15.5 %15.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pulaski County36.3
2Benton County34.6
3Washington County33.8
4Faulkner County32.9
5Craighead County29
6Saline County27.9
7Clark County27.9
8Sebastian County24
9Garland County23.8
10Drew County23.7
11Pope County23.2
12Carroll County22
13Lonoke County20.3
14White County20.3
15Columbia County20.2
16Pike County19.5
17Jefferson County19.5
18Crawford County19.1
19Conway County18.7
20Baxter County18.6
21Union County18.4
22Grant County18
23Boone County17.8
24Perry County17.5
25Crittenden County17.5
26Izard County17
27Cleburne County17
28Miller County16.9
29Cleveland County16.7
30Arkansas County16.6
31Independence County16.5
32Hot Spring County16.4
33Newton County16.4
34Greene County16.3
35Van Buren County16.3
36Woodruff County16.1
37Randolph County16.1
38Johnson County16
39Hempstead County16
40Polk County15.5
41Montgomery County15.3
42Searcy County15.3
43Prairie County15.3
44Marion County15.1
45Lawrence County14.9
45Little River County14.9
47Chicot County14.8
48Stone County14.4
49Phillips County14.4
50Howard County14.3
51Mississippi County14.2
52Cross County14.1
52Yell County14.1
54Clay County14
55Desha County13.7
56Madison County13.5
57Monroe County13.5
58Ouachita County13.3
59Jackson County12.7
60Logan County12.6
61Bradley County12.5
62Calhoun County12.3
63Ashley County12
64Sevier County11.6
65Poinsett County11.5
66Dallas County11.5
67St. Francis County11.4
68Fulton County11.4
69Nevada County11.1
69Sharp County11.1
71Scott County10.9
72Lafayette County10.7
73Franklin County10.6
74Lee County9.8
75Lincoln County8.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 36.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 8.7% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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