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 2023, at 61.8%. Switzerland County had the lowest, at 10%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Indiana was 28.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest61.8Hamilton County
Median19.592 counties
Indiana28.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 61.8 %61.8Boone CountyBoone County: 50.5 %50.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 49.1 %49.1Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 40.1 %40.1Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 39.6 %39.6Warrick CountyWarrick County: 35.5 %35.5Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 35.4 %35.4Hancock CountyHancock County: 34.2 %34.2Marion CountyMarion County: 34.1 %34.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 33.3 %33.3St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 32.6 %32.6Floyd CountyFloyd County: 31.3 %31.3Allen CountyAllen County: 31.1 %31.1Porter CountyPorter County: 30.1 %30.1Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 27.1 %27.1Dearborn CountyDearborn County: 26 %26Brown CountyBrown County: 26 %26Vigo CountyVigo County: 25.9 %25.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 25.7 %25.7Clark CountyClark County: 25.5 %25.5Posey CountyPosey County: 25.3 %25.3Lake CountyLake County: 24.9 %24.9Tipton CountyTipton County: 24.9 %24.9Steuben CountySteuben County: 24.7 %24.7Kosciusko CountyKosciusko County: 24.6 %24.6Dubois CountyDubois County: 24.3 %24.3Huntington CountyHuntington County: 23.1 %23.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 22.8 %22.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 22 %22LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 21.7 %21.7Wabash CountyWabash County: 21.6 %21.6Spencer CountySpencer County: 21.2 %21.2Union CountyUnion County: 20.6 %20.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 20.6 %20.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 20.5 %20.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 20.5 %20.5Grant CountyGrant County: 20.4 %20.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 20.3 %20.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 20.2 %20.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 20.1 %20.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hamilton County61.8+1.1 pts
2Boone County50.5+1 pts
3Monroe County49.1+0.9 pts
4Tippecanoe County40.1+1 pts
5Hendricks County39.6+0.4 pts
6Warrick County35.5+1 pts
7Bartholomew County35.4+0.6 pts
8Hancock County34.2+1.4 pts
9Marion County34.1+0.9 pts
10Johnson County33.3+0.9 pts
11St. Joseph County32.6+0.7 pts
12Floyd County31.30 pts
13Allen County31.1+0.6 pts
14Porter County30.1+0.2 pts
15Vanderburgh County27.10 pts
16Dearborn County26+1.3 pts
17Brown County26-1.5 pts
18Vigo County25.9+0.3 pts
19Delaware County25.7+0.2 pts
20Clark County25.5+0.9 pts
21Posey County25.3-0.2 pts
22Lake County24.9+0.4 pts
23Tipton County24.9+0.1 pts
24Steuben County24.7+0.2 pts
25Kosciusko County24.6+0.5 pts
26Dubois County24.3+0.4 pts
27Huntington County23.1+1.2 pts
28Whitley County22.80 pts
29Harrison County22+1.4 pts
30LaPorte County21.7+0.6 pts
31Wabash County21.6-0.1 pts
32Spencer County21.2+1.3 pts
33Union County20.6+0.7 pts
34Morgan County20.6+0.3 pts
35Lawrence County20.5+1.5 pts
36Marshall County20.5+0.4 pts
37Grant County20.4+1.9 pts
38Jackson County20.3+1.7 pts
39Wayne County20.2+1.2 pts
40DeKalb County20.1+1.2 pts
41Decatur County20.1-0.4 pts
42Madison County20.1+0.6 pts
43Howard County20+0.1 pts
44Putnam County19.9+0.4 pts
45Elkhart County19.7-0.3 pts
46Montgomery County19.5-1.3 pts
47Franklin County19.5-1.2 pts
48Shelby County19.4-0.2 pts
49Ripley County19.4+0.4 pts
50Gibson County19+1 pts
51Ohio County19+3.3 pts
52Wells County18.9-0.3 pts
53Benton County18.8+0.1 pts
54White County18.30 pts
55Jefferson County18.1+0.1 pts
56Jasper County18.1-0.9 pts
57Knox County17.8-0.3 pts
58Noble County17.8+0.1 pts
59Warren County17.2-2 pts
60Vermillion County17.2-0.7 pts
61Clay County17+0.1 pts
62Owen County17+1.7 pts
63Rush County16.8+1.1 pts
64Clinton County16.7+0.4 pts
65Henry County16.7-0.4 pts
66Perry County16.5+0.3 pts
67Fayette County16.4+1 pts
68Fulton County16.2-1.6 pts
69Miami County16.1+0.6 pts
70Pike County15.7+1.6 pts
71Cass County15.6+0.2 pts
72Carroll County15.5-1.2 pts
73Adams County15.2-0.2 pts
74Orange County15.2+1.2 pts
75Daviess County15.1-0 pts
76Greene County14.6-1.5 pts
77Randolph County14.4-0.7 pts
78Sullivan County14.3+0.4 pts
79Parke County14.2-0.9 pts
80Washington County13.8-0.3 pts
81Fountain County13.7+0.2 pts
81Newton County13.7+0.3 pts
83Pulaski County13.7-0.4 pts
84Jennings County13.6-0.5 pts
85Blackford County13.5-1.3 pts
86Martin County13.2-0.9 pts
87Jay County12.7-0.3 pts
88Starke County12.6-0.5 pts
89Scott County12.4+0.8 pts
90Crawford County11.1-1.1 pts
91LaGrange County11.1-0.1 pts
92Switzerland County10-0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Hamilton County, with 61.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Switzerland County, with 10% 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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