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

Johnson County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 105 counties in 2021, at 56.3%. Seward County had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 22.3% and the figure for Kansas was 34.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.3Johnson County
Lowest11.3Seward County
Median22.3105 counties
Kansas34.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 56.3 %56.3Douglas CountyDouglas County: 52.3 %52.3Riley CountyRiley County: 48.2 %48.2Ellis CountyEllis County: 37.4 %37.4Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 36.7 %36.7Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 34.6 %34.6Miami CountyMiami County: 32.8 %32.8Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 32.3 %32.3Butler CountyButler County: 32.3 %32.3Pratt CountyPratt County: 32.1 %32.1Harvey CountyHarvey County: 32 %32Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 31.2 %31.2Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 30.2 %30.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 30.1 %30.1McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 29.7 %29.7Chase CountyChase County: 29.3 %29.3Greeley CountyGreeley County: 29.3 %29.3Wallace CountyWallace County: 28.3 %28.3Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 28.1 %28.1Saline CountySaline County: 27.8 %27.8Marion CountyMarion County: 27.6 %27.6Clark CountyClark County: 27.3 %27.3Lyon CountyLyon County: 26.7 %26.7Graham CountyGraham County: 26.4 %26.4Stafford CountyStafford County: 26.4 %26.4Republic CountyRepublic County: 26.1 %26.1Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 25.9 %25.9Clay CountyClay County: 25.8 %25.8Sumner CountySumner County: 25.5 %25.5Morris CountyMorris County: 25.3 %25.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 24.7 %24.7Barber CountyBarber County: 24.7 %24.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.6 %24.6Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 24.6 %24.6Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 24.5 %24.5Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 24.3 %24.3Thomas CountyThomas County: 24.2 %24.2Cowley CountyCowley County: 24.1 %24.1Grant CountyGrant County: 24.1 %24.1Scott CountyScott County: 23.9 %23.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Johnson County56.3
2Douglas County52.3
3Riley County48.2
4Ellis County37.4
5Pottawatomie County36.7
6Leavenworth County34.6
7Miami County32.8
8Shawnee County32.3
9Butler County32.3
10Pratt County32.1
11Harvey County32
12Sedgwick County31.2
13Hodgeman County30.2
14Crawford County30.1
15McPherson County29.7
16Chase County29.3
17Greeley County29.3
18Wallace County28.3
19Nemaha County28.1
20Saline County27.8
21Marion County27.6
22Clark County27.3
23Lyon County26.7
24Graham County26.4
24Stafford County26.4
26Republic County26.1
27Mitchell County25.9
28Clay County25.8
29Sumner County25.5
30Morris County25.3
31Lincoln County24.7
32Barber County24.7
33Jefferson County24.6
34Kiowa County24.6
35Dickinson County24.5
36Wabaunsee County24.3
37Thomas County24.2
38Cowley County24.1
39Grant County24.1
40Scott County23.9
41Geary County23.9
42Lane County23.8
43Trego County23.8
44Bourbon County23.5
45Norton County23.3
46Gray County23.1
47Franklin County23
48Sheridan County22.9
49Coffey County22.7
50Rice County22.5
51Washington County22.4
52Meade County22.4
53Cloud County22.3
54Decatur County22.3
55Labette County22.3
56Kingman County22.2
57Atchison County22.2
58Ness County22
59Rawlins County21.7
60Cheyenne County21.6
61Russell County21.6
62Osborne County21.5
63Phillips County21.5
64Sherman County21.4
65Osage County21.4
65Smith County21.4
67Ottawa County21.3
68Jackson County21.2
69Barton County20.9
70Ellsworth County20.8
71Reno County20.7
72Rooks County20.7
73Neosho County20.5
74Linn County20.5
75Ford County20.5
75Montgomery County20.5
77Rush County20.4
78Woodson County20.4
79Logan County20.4
80Jewell County19.7
81Cherokee County19.6
82Gove County19.6
83Pawnee County19.5
84Hamilton County19.5
85Wyandotte County19.3
86Kearny County19.2
87Brown County19.1
88Marshall County18.8
89Allen County18.7
89Doniphan County18.7
91Wilson County18.4
92Edwards County18.2
93Comanche County18.1
94Wichita County18
95Elk County18
96Finney County17.7
97Greenwood County17.6
98Morton County17.2
99Harper County16.8
100Anderson County16.5
101Haskell County15.3
102Chautauqua County15.2
103Stanton County15
104Stevens County12.2
105Seward County11.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 56.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Seward County, with 11.3% in 2021.

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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