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.

Highest61.9Hamilton County
Median20.292 counties
Indiana29.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 61.9 %61.9Boone CountyBoone County: 51.7 %51.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 49.5 %49.5Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 40.5 %40.5Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 39.5 %39.5Warrick CountyWarrick County: 35.2 %35.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 34.9 %34.9Marion CountyMarion County: 34.8 %34.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 34.7 %34.7Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 34.1 %34.1St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 33.5 %33.5Floyd CountyFloyd County: 32.9 %32.9Allen CountyAllen County: 31.6 %31.6Porter CountyPorter County: 31.1 %31.1Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 27.8 %27.8Clark CountyClark County: 27.7 %27.7Brown CountyBrown County: 26.4 %26.4Vigo CountyVigo County: 26.3 %26.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 26.2 %26.2Lake CountyLake County: 25.8 %25.8Dubois CountyDubois County: 25.7 %25.7Steuben CountySteuben County: 25.6 %25.6Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 25.3 %25.3Posey CountyPosey County: 25.3 %25.3Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 25.1 %25.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 23.6 %23.6Tipton CountyTipton County: 23.5 %23.5Wabash CountyWabash County: 23.1 %23.1LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 22.7 %22.7Spencer CountySpencer County: 22 %22Shelby CountyShelby County: 21.9 %21.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 21.8 %21.8Huntington CountyHuntington County: 21.3 %21.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 21.1 %21.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.9 %20.9Howard CountyHoward County: 20.8 %20.8Ripley CountyRipley County: 20.7 %20.7Madison CountyMadison County: 20.5 %20.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.5 %20.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.4 %20.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hamilton County61.9+0.1 pts
2Boone County51.7+1.2 pts
3Monroe County49.5+0.3 pts
4Tippecanoe County40.5+0.5 pts
5Hendricks County39.5-0.1 pts
6Warrick County35.2-0.3 pts
7Hancock County34.9+0.7 pts
8Marion County34.8+0.7 pts
9Johnson County34.7+1.4 pts
10Bartholomew County34.1-1.3 pts
11St. Joseph County33.5+0.9 pts
12Floyd County32.9+1.6 pts
13Allen County31.6+0.5 pts
14Porter County31.1+1 pts
15Vanderburgh County27.8+0.7 pts
16Clark County27.7+2.3 pts
17Brown County26.4+0.4 pts
18Vigo County26.3+0.4 pts
19Delaware County26.2+0.5 pts
20Lake County25.8+0.9 pts
21Dubois County25.7+1.4 pts
22Steuben County25.6+1 pts
23Dearborn County25.3-0.8 pts
24Posey County25.3-0 pts
25Kosciusko County25.1+0.4 pts
26Whitley County23.6+0.8 pts
27Tipton County23.5-1.3 pts
28Wabash County23.1+1.5 pts
29LaPorte County22.7+1 pts
30Spencer County22+0.8 pts
31Shelby County21.9+2.5 pts
32Harrison County21.8-0.3 pts
33Huntington County21.3-1.8 pts
34Morgan County21.1+0.6 pts
35Marshall County20.9+0.5 pts
36Howard County20.8+0.8 pts
37Ripley County20.7+1.4 pts
38Madison County20.5+0.4 pts
39Wayne County20.5+0.2 pts
40Montgomery County20.4+0.9 pts
41Lawrence County20.4-0.1 pts
42Clay County20.3+3.3 pts
42Grant County20.3-0.1 pts
44Jackson County20.30 pts
45Putnam County20.2+0.3 pts
46DeKalb County20.2+0.1 pts
47Elkhart County20.1+0.4 pts
48Decatur County20-0.1 pts
49Wells County20+1.1 pts
50Benton County19.8+1 pts
51Jefferson County19.8+1.7 pts
52Franklin County19.5-0 pts
53White County19.2+0.9 pts
54Jasper County19.2+1.1 pts
55Knox County19.1+1.3 pts
56Noble County18.8+1 pts
57Rush County18.6+1.8 pts
58Gibson County18.5-0.5 pts
59Union County18.4-2.2 pts
60Ohio County17.8-1.2 pts
61Vermillion County17.6+0.4 pts
62Warren County17.5+0.3 pts
63Henry County17.5+0.8 pts
64Carroll County17.2+1.7 pts
65Fulton County16.9+0.7 pts
66Owen County16.8-0.2 pts
67Perry County16.6+0.1 pts
68Clinton County16.5-0.2 pts
69Cass County16.5+0.8 pts
70Daviess County16.5+1.4 pts
71Adams County16.2+0.9 pts
72Greene County16.2+1.5 pts
73Orange County16.1+0.9 pts
74Miami County16.1-0 pts
75Fayette County16.1-0.4 pts
76Pike County16+0.3 pts
77Parke County15.4+1.2 pts
78Newton County15.3+1.6 pts
79Randolph County15.1+0.6 pts
80Jennings County14.8+1.1 pts
81Fountain County14.7+1 pts
82Sullivan County14.6+0.3 pts
83Blackford County14.5+1 pts
84Washington County14.5+0.6 pts
85Pulaski County14.1+0.5 pts
86Jay County13.3+0.6 pts
87Martin County13.3+0.2 pts
88Scott County12.7+0.3 pts
89Starke County12.5-0 pts
90LaGrange County11.5+0.4 pts
91Crawford County11.4+0.3 pts
92Switzerland County8.9-1.1 pts

Other periods

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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