Counties in Indiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024
Hamilton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 92 counties in 2024, at 61.9%. Switzerland County had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 20.2% and the figure for Indiana was 29.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County | 61.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 2 | Boone County | 51.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 3 | Monroe County | 49.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 4 | Tippecanoe County | 40.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 5 | Hendricks County | 39.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 6 | Warrick County | 35.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 7 | Hancock County | 34.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 8 | Marion County | 34.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 9 | Johnson County | 34.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 10 | Bartholomew County | 34.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 11 | St. Joseph County | 33.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 12 | Floyd County | 32.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 13 | Allen County | 31.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 14 | Porter County | 31.1 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Vanderburgh County | 27.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 16 | Clark County | 27.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 17 | Brown County | 26.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 18 | Vigo County | 26.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 19 | Delaware County | 26.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 20 | Lake County | 25.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 21 | Dubois County | 25.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 22 | Steuben County | 25.6 | +1 pts |
| 23 | Dearborn County | 25.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 24 | Posey County | 25.3 | -0 pts |
| 25 | Kosciusko County | 25.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 26 | Whitley County | 23.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 27 | Tipton County | 23.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 28 | Wabash County | 23.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 29 | LaPorte County | 22.7 | +1 pts |
| 30 | Spencer County | 22 | +0.8 pts |
| 31 | Shelby County | 21.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 32 | Harrison County | 21.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 33 | Huntington County | 21.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 34 | Morgan County | 21.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 35 | Marshall County | 20.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 36 | Howard County | 20.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 37 | Ripley County | 20.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 38 | Madison County | 20.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 39 | Wayne County | 20.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 20.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 41 | Lawrence County | 20.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 42 | Clay County | 20.3 | +3.3 pts |
| 42 | Grant County | 20.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 44 | Jackson County | 20.3 | 0 pts |
| 45 | Putnam County | 20.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 46 | DeKalb County | 20.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 47 | Elkhart County | 20.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 48 | Decatur County | 20 | -0.1 pts |
| 49 | Wells County | 20 | +1.1 pts |
| 50 | Benton County | 19.8 | +1 pts |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 19.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 52 | Franklin County | 19.5 | -0 pts |
| 53 | White County | 19.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 54 | Jasper County | 19.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 55 | Knox County | 19.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 56 | Noble County | 18.8 | +1 pts |
| 57 | Rush County | 18.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 58 | Gibson County | 18.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 59 | Union County | 18.4 | -2.2 pts |
| 60 | Ohio County | 17.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 61 | Vermillion County | 17.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 62 | Warren County | 17.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 63 | Henry County | 17.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 64 | Carroll County | 17.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 65 | Fulton County | 16.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 66 | Owen County | 16.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 67 | Perry County | 16.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 68 | Clinton County | 16.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 69 | Cass County | 16.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 70 | Daviess County | 16.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 71 | Adams County | 16.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 72 | Greene County | 16.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 73 | Orange County | 16.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 74 | Miami County | 16.1 | -0 pts |
| 75 | Fayette County | 16.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 76 | Pike County | 16 | +0.3 pts |
| 77 | Parke County | 15.4 | +1.2 pts |
| 78 | Newton County | 15.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 79 | Randolph County | 15.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 80 | Jennings County | 14.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Fountain County | 14.7 | +1 pts |
| 82 | Sullivan County | 14.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 83 | Blackford County | 14.5 | +1 pts |
| 84 | Washington County | 14.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 85 | Pulaski County | 14.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 86 | Jay County | 13.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 87 | Martin County | 13.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 88 | Scott County | 12.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 89 | Starke County | 12.5 | -0 pts |
| 90 | LaGrange County | 11.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 91 | Crawford County | 11.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 92 | Switzerland County | 8.9 | -1.1 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?
Hamilton County, with 61.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?
Switzerland County, with 8.9% in 2024.
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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