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 2023, at 37.4%. Lee County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 25.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.4Pulaski County
Lowest6.9Lee County
Median16.375 counties
Arkansas25.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 37.4 %37.4Benton CountyBenton County: 36.6 %36.6Washington CountyWashington County: 34.6 %34.6Faulkner CountyFaulkner County: 33.2 %33.2Saline CountySaline County: 28.5 %28.5Craighead CountyCraighead County: 27.8 %27.8Garland CountyGarland County: 26.3 %26.3Clark CountyClark County: 25.5 %25.5Pope CountyPope County: 24.6 %24.6Sebastian CountySebastian County: 24.4 %24.4Drew CountyDrew County: 23.3 %23.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 21.1 %21.1Lonoke CountyLonoke County: 21 %21Grant CountyGrant County: 20.9 %20.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 20.6 %20.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 20.4 %20.4White CountyWhite County: 19.8 %19.8Pike CountyPike County: 19.6 %19.6Crawford CountyCrawford County: 19.3 %19.3Union CountyUnion County: 18.9 %18.9Baxter CountyBaxter County: 18.8 %18.8Izard CountyIzard County: 18.7 %18.7Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 18.3 %18.3Conway CountyConway County: 18.2 %18.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 18.1 %18.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 18.1 %18.1Little River CountyLittle River County: 17.4 %17.4Chicot CountyChicot County: 17.2 %17.2Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 17.2 %17.2Polk CountyPolk County: 17.2 %17.2Perry CountyPerry County: 17.1 %17.1Independence CountyIndependence County: 16.9 %16.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.9 %16.9Prairie CountyPrairie County: 16.7 %16.7Howard CountyHoward County: 16.7 %16.7Greene CountyGreene County: 16.5 %16.5Boone CountyBoone County: 16.3 %16.3Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 16.3 %16.3Miller CountyMiller County: 16.1 %16.1Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 15.9 %15.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pulaski County37.4+0.3 pts
2Benton County36.6+1.1 pts
3Washington County34.6+0.1 pts
4Faulkner County33.2+0.7 pts
5Saline County28.50 pts
6Craighead County27.8-0.4 pts
7Garland County26.3+1 pts
8Clark County25.5-1 pts
9Pope County24.6+0.8 pts
10Sebastian County24.4+0.5 pts
11Drew County23.3-1.7 pts
12Carroll County21.1-0.3 pts
13Lonoke County21+1.1 pts
14Grant County20.9+2.1 pts
15Jefferson County20.6+0.5 pts
16Columbia County20.4+1.4 pts
17White County19.8-0.7 pts
18Pike County19.6+1 pts
19Crawford County19.3-1 pts
20Union County18.9+0.5 pts
21Baxter County18.8+0.6 pts
22Izard County18.7-0.2 pts
23Cleburne County18.3+1.1 pts
24Conway County18.2-1 pts
25Calhoun County18.1+5.6 pts
26Johnson County18.1+3 pts
27Little River County17.4+1.5 pts
28Chicot County17.2-0.4 pts
29Crittenden County17.2-0.4 pts
29Polk County17.2+0.9 pts
31Perry County17.1+1.9 pts
32Independence County16.9-0.2 pts
33Montgomery County16.9+0.5 pts
34Prairie County16.7+0.7 pts
35Howard County16.7+1.7 pts
36Greene County16.5-0.1 pts
37Boone County16.3-0.3 pts
38Cleveland County16.3+0.4 pts
39Miller County16.1+0.5 pts
40Woodruff County15.9-0.6 pts
41Hot Spring County15.8+0.3 pts
41Van Buren County15.8-1 pts
43Bradley County15.8+3.2 pts
44Fulton County15.7+1.3 pts
45Monroe County15.6+1.5 pts
46Clay County15.6+0.2 pts
47Logan County15.6+1.2 pts
48Marion County15.4+0.2 pts
49Stone County15.4+0.9 pts
50Arkansas County15.3-0.4 pts
51Ouachita County15.1+0.1 pts
52Cross County14.8-1.2 pts
53Hempstead County14.6-1.2 pts
54Phillips County14.5-0.7 pts
55Randolph County14.5-1.1 pts
56Yell County14.3+0.5 pts
57Newton County14.3-0.5 pts
58Mississippi County14.2-0.6 pts
59Lawrence County14+1.1 pts
60Searcy County13.7-1.3 pts
61Jackson County13.3+1.4 pts
62Franklin County13.2+0.9 pts
63Desha County13-0 pts
64St. Francis County12.9-0.4 pts
65Madison County12.8+0.5 pts
66Ashley County12.2+0.6 pts
67Sharp County11.9+0.4 pts
68Poinsett County11.9+0.4 pts
69Nevada County11.7+0.7 pts
70Dallas County11.1-1.9 pts
71Sevier County10.9-0.7 pts
72Lincoln County10.9+2.8 pts
73Scott County10.8-1.2 pts
74Lafayette County9.2-1.4 pts
75Lee County6.9-0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 37.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 6.9% in 2023.

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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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