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

Hamilton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 92 counties in 2022, at 60.8%. Switzerland County had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 19% and the figure for Indiana was 28.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest60.8Hamilton County
Median1992 counties
Indiana28.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 60.8 %60.8Boone CountyBoone County: 49.5 %49.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 48.2 %48.2Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 39.2 %39.2Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 39.1 %39.1Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 34.8 %34.8Warrick CountyWarrick County: 34.5 %34.5Marion CountyMarion County: 33.2 %33.2Hancock CountyHancock County: 32.8 %32.8Johnson CountyJohnson County: 32.4 %32.4St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 32 %32Floyd CountyFloyd County: 31.3 %31.3Allen CountyAllen County: 30.5 %30.5Porter CountyPorter County: 29.9 %29.9Brown CountyBrown County: 27.5 %27.5Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 27.1 %27.1Vigo CountyVigo County: 25.6 %25.6Posey CountyPosey County: 25.5 %25.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.5 %25.5Tipton CountyTipton County: 24.8 %24.8Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 24.7 %24.7Clark CountyClark County: 24.6 %24.6Lake CountyLake County: 24.5 %24.5Steuben CountySteuben County: 24.4 %24.4Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 24.1 %24.1Dubois CountyDubois County: 23.9 %23.9Whitley CountyWhitley County: 22.8 %22.8Huntington CountyHuntington County: 21.9 %21.9Wabash CountyWabash County: 21.7 %21.7LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 21.1 %21.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.8 %20.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 20.7 %20.7Harrison CountyHarrison County: 20.7 %20.7Decatur CountyDecatur County: 20.5 %20.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 20.3 %20.3Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 20 %20Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20 %20Spencer CountySpencer County: 19.9 %19.9Union CountyUnion County: 19.9 %19.9Howard CountyHoward County: 19.8 %19.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hamilton County60.8+0.2 pts
2Boone County49.5+0.1 pts
3Monroe County48.2+0.8 pts
4Hendricks County39.2-0.2 pts
5Tippecanoe County39.1-1.5 pts
6Bartholomew County34.8-0.4 pts
7Warrick County34.5+1.7 pts
8Marion County33.2+0.4 pts
9Hancock County32.8+0.3 pts
10Johnson County32.4-0.4 pts
11St. Joseph County32-0.2 pts
12Floyd County31.3+1 pts
13Allen County30.5+0.6 pts
14Porter County29.9-0.3 pts
15Brown County27.5-0.2 pts
16Vanderburgh County27.1-0.2 pts
17Vigo County25.6+0.5 pts
18Posey County25.5+1.2 pts
19Delaware County25.50 pts
20Tipton County24.80 pts
21Dearborn County24.7-0.2 pts
22Clark County24.6+1.9 pts
23Lake County24.5+0.8 pts
24Steuben County24.4+1.5 pts
25Kosciusko County24.1-0.2 pts
26Dubois County23.9-0.7 pts
27Whitley County22.8-0.3 pts
28Huntington County21.9+1 pts
29Wabash County21.7+1.8 pts
30LaPorte County21.1+1.4 pts
31Montgomery County20.8+0.6 pts
32Franklin County20.7-0.7 pts
33Harrison County20.7+1.9 pts
34Decatur County20.5-0.4 pts
35Morgan County20.3+1.2 pts
36Elkhart County200 pts
37Marshall County20-0.5 pts
38Spencer County19.9+0.7 pts
38Union County19.90 pts
40Howard County19.8-1 pts
41Shelby County19.6+0.9 pts
42Madison County19.4+0.4 pts
42Putnam County19.4+1.7 pts
44Warren County19.2+1.2 pts
45Wells County19.1+1.1 pts
46Wayne County19-0.4 pts
47Jasper County19+1.6 pts
48Lawrence County19-0.8 pts
48Ripley County19-0.2 pts
50DeKalb County19+0.3 pts
51Benton County18.7+1.2 pts
52Jackson County18.6+1 pts
53Grant County18.4-1.1 pts
54White County18.3+0.7 pts
55Knox County18.1-0.5 pts
56Jefferson County18-0.4 pts
57Gibson County18-0.2 pts
58Vermillion County17.9+1.3 pts
59Fulton County17.8+1.5 pts
60Noble County17.7+1.4 pts
61Henry County17.1-0.5 pts
62Clay County16.9+0.6 pts
63Carroll County16.7+2 pts
64Clinton County16.3+1.4 pts
65Perry County16.2+0.6 pts
66Greene County16.1+0.4 pts
67Ohio County15.7-0.1 pts
67Rush County15.7-0.7 pts
69Miami County15.5+0.9 pts
70Fayette County15.4+0.4 pts
71Cass County15.4+1.8 pts
72Adams County15.4+1 pts
73Owen County15.3+1.3 pts
74Daviess County15.1+1.5 pts
75Randolph County15.1-1.1 pts
76Parke County15.1+2.1 pts
77Blackford County14.8+0.5 pts
78Jennings County14.1-1.3 pts
79Washington County14.1+1.3 pts
80Pike County14.1-0 pts
81Martin County14.1-0.4 pts
82Pulaski County14.1+1 pts
83Orange County14+0.6 pts
84Sullivan County13.8+1.2 pts
85Fountain County13.5+0.5 pts
86Newton County13.4+1.7 pts
87Starke County13.1+1.2 pts
88Jay County12.90 pts
89Crawford County12.2+0.5 pts
90Scott County11.5-1.8 pts
91LaGrange County11.2+0.8 pts
92Switzerland County10.8+1.7 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/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?

Hamilton County, with 60.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Switzerland County, with 10.8% 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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