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.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boulder County | 63.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 2 | Pitkin County | 63.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 3 | San Miguel County | 62.2 | +2.2 pts |
| 4 | Douglas County | 60 | +0.8 pts |
| 5 | Gunnison County | 59.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 6 | Broomfield County | 58.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 7 | Mineral County | 57.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 8 | Clear Creek County | 55 | +1.5 pts |
| 9 | Denver County | 54.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 10 | Summit County | 52.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 11 | Eagle County | 51.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 12 | Larimer County | 50.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 13 | Routt County | 50 | -0.8 pts |
| 14 | Ouray County | 49.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 49.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 16 | La Plata County | 47 | -0 pts |
| 17 | Arapahoe County | 44.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 18 | Hinsdale County | 44.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 19 | Gilpin County | 43.9 | -4.9 pts |
| 20 | San Juan County | 41.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 21 | Chaffee County | 41.4 | +2 pts |
| 22 | El Paso County | 40.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 23 | Archuleta County | 39.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 24 | Lake County | 39.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 25 | Teller County | 38 | +1 pts |
| 26 | Grand County | 37.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 27 | Custer County | 36.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 28 | Elbert County | 35.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 29 | Park County | 35.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 30 | Garfield County | 33.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Rio Grande County | 31.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 32 | Weld County | 30.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 33 | Montezuma County | 30.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 34 | Mesa County | 30 | +0.7 pts |
| 35 | Alamosa County | 28.2 | +2.6 pts |
| 36 | Montrose County | 27.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 37 | Jackson County | 27.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 38 | Adams County | 27.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 39 | Sedgwick County | 26.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 40 | Dolores County | 26.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 41 | Phillips County | 26.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 42 | Huerfano County | 26.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 43 | Conejos County | 24.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 44 | Delta County | 24.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 45 | Washington County | 24.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 46 | Yuma County | 24.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 47 | Saguache County | 24.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 48 | Baca County | 24.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 49 | Pueblo County | 24.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 50 | Rio Blanco County | 23.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 51 | Costilla County | 23.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 52 | Cheyenne County | 23.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 22.8 | +6 pts |
| 54 | Moffat County | 20.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 55 | Fremont County | 20.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 56 | Logan County | 19.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 57 | Otero County | 18.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 58 | Prowers County | 18.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 59 | Kit Carson County | 18.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Kiowa County | 18 | -2.3 pts |
| 61 | Morgan County | 17.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 62 | Las Animas County | 16.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 63 | Bent County | 15.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 64 | Crowley County | 12.7 | +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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Questions
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.
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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