Counties in Iowa by share of adults with a bachelor's degree
Johnson County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 99 counties in 2022, at 54.1%. Osceola County had the lowest, at 14.2%. The median was 21.4% and the figure for Iowa was 30.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 54.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 2 | Story County | 52.5 | +1.5 pts |
| 3 | Dallas County | 51.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 39.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 5 | Polk County | 38.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 6 | Scott County | 34.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 7 | Linn County | 34.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 8 | Bremer County | 34 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Dickinson County | 32.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 10 | Warren County | 32.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Dubuque County | 32 | -0.1 pts |
| 12 | Marion County | 31.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 13 | Sioux County | 31.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 14 | Mills County | 30.5 | +1.9 pts |
| 14 | Winneshiek County | 30.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 16 | Black Hawk County | 30 | +0.4 pts |
| 17 | Poweshiek County | 28.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Boone County | 26.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 19 | Grundy County | 26.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 20 | Clay County | 26 | +2.2 pts |
| 21 | Winnebago County | 25.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 22 | Madison County | 25.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 23 | Decatur County | 24.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 24 | Washington County | 24.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 25 | Union County | 24.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 26 | Plymouth County | 24.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 27 | Cerro Gordo County | 24 | +0.1 pts |
| 28 | Woodbury County | 24 | +0.6 pts |
| 29 | Pottawattamie County | 23.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 30 | Des Moines County | 23.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 31 | Benton County | 23.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 32 | Muscatine County | 23.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 33 | Henry County | 22.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 34 | Shelby County | 22.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 35 | Iowa County | 22.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 36 | Monroe County | 22.7 | +2.9 pts |
| 37 | Ringgold County | 22.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 38 | Hamilton County | 22.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 39 | Jones County | 22.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 40 | Mahaska County | 22.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 41 | Carroll County | 22.1 | -0 pts |
| 42 | Cherokee County | 21.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 43 | Audubon County | 21.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 44 | Guthrie County | 21.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 44 | Sac County | 21.7 | +3.6 pts |
| 46 | Buena Vista County | 21.6 | -0 pts |
| 47 | Clinton County | 21.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 48 | O'Brien County | 21.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 49 | Adams County | 21.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 49 | Mitchell County | 21.4 | -0 pts |
| 51 | Calhoun County | 21.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 52 | Buchanan County | 21.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 53 | Marshall County | 21 | +0.3 pts |
| 53 | Wright County | 21 | +1.6 pts |
| 55 | Cedar County | 20.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 56 | Cass County | 20.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 57 | Hardin County | 20.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 58 | Webster County | 20.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 59 | Harrison County | 20.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 60 | Lee County | 20.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 61 | Hancock County | 20.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 62 | Palo Alto County | 20.2 | -3.1 pts |
| 63 | Kossuth County | 19.9 | +1 pts |
| 64 | Greene County | 19.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 64 | Ida County | 19.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 66 | Jasper County | 19.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 67 | Worth County | 19.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 68 | Lyon County | 19.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 69 | Butler County | 19.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 70 | Howard County | 19.2 | +1 pts |
| 71 | Fremont County | 19.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 72 | Adair County | 19 | -0.4 pts |
| 73 | Davis County | 19 | -0.2 pts |
| 74 | Appanoose County | 18.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 75 | Chickasaw County | 18.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 18.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 77 | Franklin County | 18.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 78 | Delaware County | 18.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 79 | Wapello County | 18.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 80 | Allamakee County | 18.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 80 | Van Buren County | 18.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 82 | Jackson County | 18.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 83 | Humboldt County | 18.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 84 | Tama County | 18.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 85 | Floyd County | 18.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 86 | Page County | 17.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 87 | Clayton County | 17.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 87 | Fayette County | 17.2 | -0 pts |
| 89 | Pocahontas County | 17.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 90 | Keokuk County | 16.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 91 | Crawford County | 16.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 92 | Monona County | 15.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 93 | Taylor County | 15.5 | -1.7 pts |
| 94 | Clarke County | 15.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 95 | Emmet County | 15.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 96 | Wayne County | 15 | -0.1 pts |
| 97 | Lucas County | 14.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 98 | Louisa County | 14.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 99 | Osceola County | 14.2 | -2.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
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Questions
Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?
Johnson County, with 54.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?
Osceola County, with 14.2% 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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