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 2022, at 37%. Lee County had the lowest, at 7.7%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Arkansas was 24.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest7.7Lee County
Median15.875 counties
Arkansas24.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 37 %37Benton CountyBenton County: 35.5 %35.5Washington CountyWashington County: 34.5 %34.5Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 32.5 %32.5Saline CountySaline County: 28.5 %28.5Craighead CountyCraighead County: 28.2 %28.2Clark CountyClark County: 26.5 %26.5Garland CountyGarland County: 25.3 %25.3Drew CountyDrew County: 25 %25Sebastian CountySebastian County: 23.9 %23.9Pope CountyPope County: 23.9 %23.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 21.4 %21.4White CountyWhite County: 20.5 %20.5Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20.3 %20.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.2 %20.2Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 19.9 %19.9Conway CountyConway County: 19.2 %19.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19 %19Izard CountyIzard County: 18.9 %18.9Grant CountyGrant County: 18.8 %18.8Pike CountyPike County: 18.5 %18.5Union CountyUnion County: 18.5 %18.5Baxter CountyBaxter County: 18.2 %18.2Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 17.6 %17.6Chicot CountyChicot County: 17.6 %17.6Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 17.2 %17.2Independence CountyIndependence County: 17.1 %17.1Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 16.8 %16.8Boone CountyBoone County: 16.6 %16.6Greene CountyGreene County: 16.6 %16.6Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 16.5 %16.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.4 %16.4Polk CountyPolk County: 16.3 %16.3Cross CountyCross County: 16.1 %16.1Prairie CountyPrairie County: 16 %16Little River CountyLittle River County: 15.9 %15.9Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 15.9 %15.9Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 15.8 %15.8Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 15.8 %15.8Miller CountyMiller County: 15.6 %15.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pulaski County37+0.7 pts
2Benton County35.5+0.9 pts
3Washington County34.5+0.7 pts
4Faulkner County32.5-0.4 pts
5Saline County28.5+0.6 pts
6Craighead County28.2-0.7 pts
7Clark County26.5-1.4 pts
8Garland County25.3+1.5 pts
9Drew County25+1.3 pts
10Sebastian County23.9-0.1 pts
11Pope County23.9+0.6 pts
12Carroll County21.4-0.6 pts
13White County20.5+0.2 pts
14Crawford County20.3+1.3 pts
15Jefferson County20.2+0.7 pts
16Lonoke County19.9-0.4 pts
17Conway County19.2+0.5 pts
18Columbia County19-1.2 pts
19Izard County18.9+1.9 pts
20Grant County18.8+0.8 pts
21Pike County18.5-1 pts
22Union County18.5+0.1 pts
23Baxter County18.2-0.4 pts
24Crittenden County17.6+0.2 pts
25Chicot County17.6+2.9 pts
26Cleburne County17.2+0.2 pts
27Independence County17.1+0.7 pts
28Van Buren County16.8+0.5 pts
29Boone County16.6-1.1 pts
30Greene County16.6+0.3 pts
31Woodruff County16.5+0.4 pts
32Montgomery County16.4+1.1 pts
33Polk County16.3+0.8 pts
34Cross County16.1+2 pts
35Prairie County16+0.7 pts
36Little River County15.9+1.1 pts
37Cleveland County15.9-0.8 pts
38Hempstead County15.8-0.2 pts
39Arkansas County15.8-0.8 pts
40Miller County15.6-1.3 pts
41Randolph County15.6-0.5 pts
42Hot Spring County15.5-0.9 pts
43Clay County15.4+1.4 pts
44Phillips County15.2+0.9 pts
45Marion County15.2+0.1 pts
46Perry County15.2-2.3 pts
47Johnson County15-1 pts
48Howard County15+0.7 pts
49Ouachita County15+1.7 pts
49Searcy County15-0.4 pts
51Mississippi County14.8+0.6 pts
52Newton County14.8-1.6 pts
53Stone County14.4+0.1 pts
54Fulton County14.4+3 pts
55Logan County14.3+1.7 pts
56Monroe County14.2+0.7 pts
57Yell County13.8-0.2 pts
58St. Francis County13.3+1.9 pts
59Desha County13.1-0.6 pts
60Dallas County13+1.5 pts
61Lawrence County13-1.9 pts
62Bradley County12.50 pts
62Calhoun County12.5+0.3 pts
64Madison County12.3-1.2 pts
65Franklin County12.3+1.7 pts
66Scott County12+1.1 pts
67Jackson County11.9-0.8 pts
68Sevier County11.7+0.1 pts
69Ashley County11.6-0.4 pts
70Poinsett County11.50 pts
71Sharp County11.5+0.4 pts
72Nevada County10.9-0.2 pts
73Lafayette County10.6-0.1 pts
74Lincoln County8.1-0.6 pts
75Lee County7.7-2.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 7.7% in 2022.

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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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