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

Boulder County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 64 counties in 2022, at 63.2%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 30.4% and the figure for Colorado was 43.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63.2Boulder County
Lowest12.7Crowley County
Median30.464 counties
Colorado43.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Boulder CountyBoulder County: 63.2 %63.2Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 63.1 %63.1San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 62.2 %62.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 60 %60Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 59.3 %59.3Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 58.4 %58.4Mineral CountyMineral County: 57.7 %57.7Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 55 %55Denver CountyDenver County: 54.3 %54.3Summit CountySummit County: 52.3 %52.3Eagle CountyEagle County: 51.8 %51.8Larimer CountyLarimer County: 50.9 %50.9Routt CountyRoutt County: 50 %50Ouray CountyOuray County: 49.6 %49.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 49.1 %49.1La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 47 %47Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 44.9 %44.9Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 44.6 %44.6Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 43.9 %43.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: 41.7 %41.7Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 41.4 %41.4El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 40.2 %40.2Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 39.4 %39.4Lake CountyLake County: 39.2 %39.2Teller CountyTeller County: 38 %38Grand CountyGrand County: 37.8 %37.8Custer CountyCuster County: 36.5 %36.5Elbert CountyElbert County: 35.6 %35.6Park CountyPark County: 35.5 %35.5Garfield CountyGarfield County: 33.7 %33.7Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 31.3 %31.3Weld CountyWeld County: 30.7 %30.7Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 30.1 %30.1Mesa CountyMesa County: 30 %30Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 28.2 %28.2Montrose CountyMontrose County: 27.7 %27.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 27.5 %27.5Adams CountyAdams County: 27.2 %27.2Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 26.5 %26.5Dolores CountyDolores County: 26.3 %26.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boulder County63.2+0.4 pts
2Pitkin County63.1+0.8 pts
3San Miguel County62.2+2.2 pts
4Douglas County60+0.8 pts
5Gunnison County59.3+2.6 pts
6Broomfield County58.4+0.6 pts
7Mineral County57.7+1.4 pts
8Clear Creek County55+1.5 pts
9Denver County54.3+1.7 pts
10Summit County52.3-0.6 pts
11Eagle County51.8+0.9 pts
12Larimer County50.9+1.5 pts
13Routt County50-0.8 pts
14Ouray County49.6+3.3 pts
15Jefferson County49.1+1.2 pts
16La Plata County47-0 pts
17Arapahoe County44.9+0.4 pts
18Hinsdale County44.6-2.2 pts
19Gilpin County43.9-4.9 pts
20San Juan County41.7-0.5 pts
21Chaffee County41.4+2 pts
22El Paso County40.2+0.7 pts
23Archuleta County39.4-0.5 pts
24Lake County39.2+3.3 pts
25Teller County38+1 pts
26Grand County37.8+0.1 pts
27Custer County36.5-2.2 pts
28Elbert County35.6+0.3 pts
29Park County35.5+2.4 pts
30Garfield County33.7+0.8 pts
31Rio Grande County31.3+2.4 pts
32Weld County30.7+1.2 pts
33Montezuma County30.1+0.1 pts
34Mesa County30+0.7 pts
35Alamosa County28.2+2.6 pts
36Montrose County27.7+1.3 pts
37Jackson County27.5+0.3 pts
38Adams County27.2+0.7 pts
39Sedgwick County26.5+4.1 pts
40Dolores County26.3-0.1 pts
41Phillips County26.3+0.2 pts
42Huerfano County26.1+0.8 pts
43Conejos County24.7+0.2 pts
44Delta County24.5+1.6 pts
45Washington County24.5+2.4 pts
46Yuma County24.4+0.9 pts
47Saguache County24.4-1.1 pts
48Baca County24.4+0.6 pts
49Pueblo County24.1+0.4 pts
50Rio Blanco County23.8-0.1 pts
51Costilla County23.7-0.7 pts
52Cheyenne County23.4+1.2 pts
53Lincoln County22.8+6 pts
54Moffat County20.5+1.7 pts
55Fremont County20.2+1.6 pts
56Logan County19.7-0.6 pts
57Otero County18.3-0.6 pts
58Prowers County18.2+1.4 pts
59Kit Carson County18.1-0.1 pts
60Kiowa County18-2.3 pts
61Morgan County17.7+0.2 pts
62Las Animas County16.6-2.2 pts
63Bent County15.5+1.3 pts
64Crowley County12.7+3.5 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?

Boulder County, with 63.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Crowley County, with 12.7% in 2022.

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