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

San Miguel County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 64 counties in 2023, at 65.2%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 31% and the figure for Colorado was 44.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest65.2San Miguel County
Lowest12.7Crowley County
Median3164 counties
Colorado44.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 65.2 %65.2Pitkin CountyPitkin County: 64 %64Boulder CountyBoulder County: 63.9 %63.9Douglas CountyDouglas County: 60.9 %60.9Gunnison CountyGunnison County: 59.3 %59.3Broomfield CountyBroomfield County: 58.6 %58.6Clear Creek CountyClear Creek County: 56.3 %56.3Denver CountyDenver County: 55.7 %55.7Mineral CountyMineral County: 54.5 %54.5Ouray CountyOuray County: 54 %54Summit CountySummit County: 52.5 %52.5Routt CountyRoutt County: 52.1 %52.1Larimer CountyLarimer County: 51.7 %51.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 50.8 %50.8Eagle CountyEagle County: 50.3 %50.3Gilpin CountyGilpin County: 48.4 %48.4La Plata CountyLa Plata County: 47.3 %47.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 47.2 %47.2Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 47.1 %47.1Lake CountyLake County: 46.1 %46.1Arapahoe CountyArapahoe County: 45.7 %45.7Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 45.4 %45.4Grand CountyGrand County: 41.8 %41.8El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 41.1 %41.1Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 40.7 %40.7Park CountyPark County: 38.8 %38.8Teller CountyTeller County: 37.8 %37.8Custer CountyCuster County: 35.3 %35.3Elbert CountyElbert County: 35.2 %35.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 33.4 %33.4Weld CountyWeld County: 32 %32Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 31.1 %31.1Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 30.8 %30.8Saguache CountySaguache County: 30.7 %30.7Mesa CountyMesa County: 30.6 %30.6Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 29.3 %29.3Montrose CountyMontrose County: 28.3 %28.3Adams CountyAdams County: 28 %28Costilla CountyCostilla County: 27.9 %27.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 27.5 %27.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1San Miguel County65.2+3 pts
2Pitkin County64+0.9 pts
3Boulder County63.9+0.7 pts
4Douglas County60.9+0.9 pts
5Gunnison County59.3-0.1 pts
6Broomfield County58.6+0.3 pts
7Clear Creek County56.3+1.2 pts
8Denver County55.7+1.4 pts
9Mineral County54.5-3.1 pts
10Ouray County54+4.4 pts
11Summit County52.5+0.2 pts
12Routt County52.1+2.1 pts
13Larimer County51.7+0.9 pts
14Jefferson County50.8+1.6 pts
15Eagle County50.3-1.5 pts
16Gilpin County48.4+4.5 pts
17La Plata County47.3+0.3 pts
18San Juan County47.2+5.6 pts
19Hinsdale County47.1+2.4 pts
20Lake County46.1+6.9 pts
21Arapahoe County45.7+0.8 pts
22Chaffee County45.4+4 pts
23Grand County41.8+4 pts
24El Paso County41.1+0.9 pts
25Archuleta County40.7+1.3 pts
26Park County38.8+3.3 pts
27Teller County37.8-0.1 pts
28Custer County35.3-1.2 pts
29Elbert County35.2-0.4 pts
30Garfield County33.4-0.3 pts
31Weld County32+1.3 pts
32Rio Grande County31.1-0.2 pts
33Montezuma County30.8+0.8 pts
34Saguache County30.7+6.3 pts
35Mesa County30.6+0.6 pts
36Alamosa County29.3+1.1 pts
37Montrose County28.3+0.6 pts
38Adams County28+0.9 pts
39Costilla County27.9+4.2 pts
40Jackson County27.50 pts
41Sedgwick County27.4+0.9 pts
42Huerfano County27.1+1 pts
43Rio Blanco County26.6+2.8 pts
44Yuma County26+1.5 pts
45Lincoln County25.7+3 pts
46Delta County25.7+1.2 pts
47Phillips County25.7-0.6 pts
48Pueblo County25+0.9 pts
49Washington County24.9+0.4 pts
50Dolores County24.7-1.6 pts
51Cheyenne County24.4+1 pts
52Baca County24.1-0.3 pts
53Conejos County23.3-1.4 pts
54Fremont County21+0.8 pts
55Moffat County21+0.5 pts
56Kiowa County20.6+2.7 pts
57Logan County18.9-0.8 pts
58Prowers County18.8+0.6 pts
59Otero County18.8+0.5 pts
60Kit Carson County18.4+0.4 pts
61Morgan County17.6-0.2 pts
62Las Animas County17.3+0.7 pts
63Bent County14.2-1.3 pts
64Crowley County12.7-0.1 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/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?

San Miguel County, with 65.2% in 2023, 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 2023.

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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