Counties in Kansas by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Johnson County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 105 counties in 2024, at 57.6%. Seward County had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 24.3% and the figure for Kansas was 35.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.6Johnson County
Lowest11.4Seward County
Median24.3105 counties
Kansas35.6History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Johnson CountyJohnson County: 57.6 %57.6Douglas CountyDouglas County: 53.2 %53.2Riley CountyRiley County: 48.9 %48.9Ellis CountyEllis County: 38.9 %38.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 38.2 %38.2Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 36.1 %36.1Thomas CountyThomas County: 34.6 %34.6McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 34.3 %34.3Butler CountyButler County: 32.4 %32.4Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 32.2 %32.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 32.2 %32.2Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 32.1 %32.1Clark CountyClark County: 31.1 %31.1Miami CountyMiami County: 31 %31Marion CountyMarion County: 30.4 %30.4Chase CountyChase County: 30.2 %30.2Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 30.2 %30.2Trego CountyTrego County: 30.2 %30.2Harvey CountyHarvey County: 30.1 %30.1Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 29.9 %29.9Morris CountyMorris County: 29.9 %29.9Greeley CountyGreeley County: 29.8 %29.8Saline CountySaline County: 29.2 %29.2Scott CountyScott County: 28.7 %28.7Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 28.3 %28.3Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 27.7 %27.7Barber CountyBarber County: 27.3 %27.3Stafford CountyStafford County: 27.1 %27.1Decatur CountyDecatur County: 27 %27Graham CountyGraham County: 26.9 %26.9Meade CountyMeade County: 26.5 %26.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 26.3 %26.3Geary CountyGeary County: 26.2 %26.2Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 26.2 %26.2Gray CountyGray County: 25.9 %25.9Sumner CountySumner County: 25.9 %25.9Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 25.9 %25.9Rice CountyRice County: 25.9 %25.9Pratt CountyPratt County: 25.8 %25.8Washington CountyWashington County: 25.8 %25.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Johnson County57.6+0.7 pts
2Douglas County53.2+1.2 pts
3Riley County48.9+0.9 pts
4Ellis County38.9-0.6 pts
5Pottawatomie County38.2+1.6 pts
6Leavenworth County36.1-0.5 pts
7Thomas County34.6+4.4 pts
8McPherson County34.3+1.2 pts
9Butler County32.4-0.2 pts
10Shawnee County32.2-0.1 pts
11Crawford County32.2+0.2 pts
12Sedgwick County32.1+0.5 pts
13Clark County31.1+0.1 pts
14Miami County31-1.1 pts
15Marion County30.4+1.6 pts
16Chase County30.2+1 pts
17Hodgeman County30.2+1.8 pts
18Trego County30.2+1.4 pts
19Harvey County30.1-1.4 pts
20Nemaha County29.9-0.2 pts
21Morris County29.9+2.6 pts
22Greeley County29.8-3.7 pts
23Saline County29.2+0.1 pts
24Scott County28.7-4.7 pts
25Kiowa County28.3+0.8 pts
26Ottawa County27.7+3.5 pts
27Barber County27.3+0.1 pts
28Stafford County27.1+0.8 pts
29Decatur County27-0.8 pts
30Graham County26.9-0.5 pts
31Meade County26.5+3.8 pts
32Lyon County26.3-1.4 pts
33Geary County26.2+1.9 pts
34Mitchell County26.2+0.8 pts
35Gray County25.9+1 pts
35Sumner County25.9-0.8 pts
37Lincoln County25.9+4.3 pts
37Rice County25.9+1.6 pts
39Pratt County25.8-0.7 pts
40Washington County25.8+2.5 pts
41Logan County25.7-1 pts
42Smith County25.6+1 pts
43Clay County25.5+2.2 pts
44Kingman County25.3+1.5 pts
45Grant County25.1-0.5 pts
46Ness County25+2 pts
47Wabaunsee County25-1.7 pts
48Jefferson County24.6+0.1 pts
49Franklin County24.6-0.7 pts
50Wallace County24.5+1.9 pts
51Cowley County24.5+0.3 pts
52Lane County24.4-0.2 pts
53Sheridan County24.30 pts
54Stanton County24.2+0.5 pts
55Gove County24.2+3.2 pts
56Sherman County24.1-1.1 pts
57Bourbon County23.9-0.4 pts
58Osborne County23.8+0.8 pts
59Dickinson County23.7+1.8 pts
60Neosho County23.3+1.5 pts
61Rooks County23.2-0.8 pts
62Woodson County23.1+0.5 pts
63Harper County22.8+1.1 pts
64Ellsworth County22.7+0.7 pts
64Linn County22.7+0.3 pts
66Jackson County22.7+1.6 pts
67Montgomery County22.6+1.3 pts
68Phillips County22.5+0.2 pts
69Norton County22.5+3 pts
70Allen County22.4+1.2 pts
71Cheyenne County22+0.4 pts
72Atchison County21.8-1.1 pts
73Doniphan County21.7+0.2 pts
74Barton County21.70 pts
75Greenwood County21.6+2.6 pts
76Osage County21.6+0.6 pts
77Republic County21.5-3.9 pts
78Elk County21.5+0.9 pts
79Rush County21.2-0.3 pts
80Wyandotte County21.2+0.7 pts
81Cloud County20.8-1.6 pts
82Ford County20.7-0 pts
83Edwards County20.6-0.1 pts
84Hamilton County20.5-0.3 pts
85Reno County20.4-0.2 pts
86Stevens County20.3+4 pts
87Labette County20.2-0.9 pts
88Comanche County20.1+0.9 pts
89Wichita County20.1+1.2 pts
90Rawlins County20+2.7 pts
91Wilson County19.9-1.4 pts
92Haskell County19.9-2.3 pts
93Russell County19.7+1.6 pts
94Coffey County19.7-1.5 pts
95Brown County19.6+1.3 pts
96Cherokee County19.4-0.7 pts
97Kearny County19.4+4.8 pts
98Marshall County19.1+0.2 pts
99Finney County19-0.8 pts
100Chautauqua County18.6+0.2 pts
101Jewell County18.2-0.6 pts
102Pawnee County18-0.8 pts
103Morton County17.1+0.5 pts
104Anderson County14-1.8 pts
105Seward County11.4-1.3 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?

Johnson County, with 57.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Seward County, with 11.4% 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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