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 2022, at 56.7%. Seward County had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 22.7% and the figure for Kansas was 34.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.7Johnson County
Lowest11.3Seward County
Median22.7105 counties
Kansas34.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Johnson CountyJohnson County: 56.7 %56.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 52.3 %52.3Riley CountyRiley County: 47.8 %47.8Ellis CountyEllis County: 38.7 %38.7Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 37.9 %37.9Leavenworth CountyLeavenworth County: 35.5 %35.5Butler CountyButler County: 32 %32Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 31.8 %31.8Shawnee CountyShawnee County: 31.8 %31.8McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 31.4 %31.4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 30.9 %30.9Harvey CountyHarvey County: 30.7 %30.7Miami CountyMiami County: 30.6 %30.6Hodgeman CountyHodgeman County: 30.5 %30.5Greeley CountyGreeley County: 28.8 %28.8Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 28.8 %28.8Nemaha CountyNemaha County: 28.3 %28.3Saline CountySaline County: 28.2 %28.2Pratt CountyPratt County: 27.9 %27.9Morris CountyMorris County: 27.9 %27.9Marion CountyMarion County: 27.6 %27.6Lyon CountyLyon County: 26.7 %26.7Logan CountyLogan County: 26.7 %26.7Chase CountyChase County: 26.5 %26.5Thomas CountyThomas County: 26.5 %26.5Republic CountyRepublic County: 26.4 %26.4Clay CountyClay County: 26.4 %26.4Stafford CountyStafford County: 26.1 %26.1Sherman CountySherman County: 26.1 %26.1Clark CountyClark County: 26.1 %26.1Wallace CountyWallace County: 25.9 %25.9Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 25.3 %25.3Wabaunsee CountyWabaunsee County: 25.1 %25.1Trego CountyTrego County: 25 %25Decatur CountyDecatur County: 24.8 %24.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.5 %24.5Cowley CountyCowley County: 24.5 %24.5Graham CountyGraham County: 24.4 %24.4Kingman CountyKingman County: 24.3 %24.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 24.3 %24.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Johnson County56.7+0.4 pts
2Douglas County52.3-0 pts
3Riley County47.8-0.3 pts
4Ellis County38.7+1.3 pts
5Pottawatomie County37.9+1.1 pts
6Leavenworth County35.5+0.9 pts
7Butler County32-0.3 pts
8Sedgwick County31.8+0.6 pts
8Shawnee County31.8-0.5 pts
10McPherson County31.4+1.7 pts
11Crawford County30.9+0.8 pts
12Harvey County30.7-1.3 pts
13Miami County30.6-2.2 pts
14Hodgeman County30.5+0.3 pts
15Greeley County28.8-0.5 pts
15Mitchell County28.8+2.9 pts
17Nemaha County28.3+0.2 pts
18Saline County28.2+0.4 pts
19Pratt County27.9-4.2 pts
20Morris County27.9+2.6 pts
21Marion County27.6+0.1 pts
22Lyon County26.70 pts
23Logan County26.7+6.3 pts
24Chase County26.5-2.9 pts
24Thomas County26.5+2.3 pts
26Republic County26.4+0.3 pts
27Clay County26.4+0.6 pts
28Stafford County26.1-0.3 pts
29Sherman County26.1+4.7 pts
30Clark County26.1-1.3 pts
31Wallace County25.9-2.4 pts
32Kiowa County25.3+0.8 pts
33Wabaunsee County25.1+0.8 pts
34Trego County25+1.2 pts
35Decatur County24.8+2.5 pts
36Jefferson County24.5-0.1 pts
37Cowley County24.5+0.3 pts
38Graham County24.4-2 pts
39Kingman County24.3+2.1 pts
40Sheridan County24.3+1.4 pts
41Meade County24+1.6 pts
42Franklin County23.9+0.9 pts
43Sumner County23.9-1.5 pts
44Geary County23.9-0 pts
45Bourbon County23.7+0.2 pts
45Rice County23.7+1.2 pts
47Lincoln County23.7-1 pts
48Ottawa County23.7+2.4 pts
49Barber County23.6-1.1 pts
50Dickinson County23.5-0.9 pts
51Osborne County23.1+1.7 pts
52Smith County23.1+1.7 pts
53Rooks County22.7+2 pts
54Labette County22.6+0.3 pts
55Washington County22.5+0.1 pts
56Cloud County22.4+0.1 pts
57Cheyenne County22.2+0.6 pts
58Coffey County22.2-0.5 pts
59Atchison County22.20 pts
60Linn County22.1+1.6 pts
61Gray County21.9-1.2 pts
62Barton County21.7+0.8 pts
63Wichita County21.4+3.4 pts
64Neosho County21.2+0.6 pts
65Woodson County21.1+0.7 pts
66Comanche County21.1+2.9 pts
67Jackson County21-0.2 pts
68Ness County20.9-1.1 pts
69Ellsworth County20.80 pts
70Marshall County20.8+2 pts
71Norton County20.8-2.5 pts
72Reno County20.5-0.2 pts
73Grant County20.2-3.9 pts
74Russell County20.2-1.4 pts
75Phillips County20.1-1.3 pts
76Montgomery County20.1-0.4 pts
77Brown County20.1+1 pts
78Osage County20-1.3 pts
79Wyandotte County20+0.7 pts
80Scott County19.9-4 pts
81Lane County19.9-3.9 pts
82Cherokee County19.8+0.2 pts
83Ford County19.8-0.7 pts
84Gove County19.7+0.1 pts
85Allen County19.6+0.9 pts
86Rush County19.5-0.9 pts
86Wilson County19.5+1.2 pts
88Hamilton County19.2-0.2 pts
89Doniphan County18.9+0.2 pts
90Finney County18.5+0.8 pts
91Jewell County18.5-1.2 pts
92Pawnee County18.4-1.1 pts
93Elk County18.2+0.2 pts
94Edwards County17.9-0.3 pts
95Morton County17.6+0.3 pts
96Rawlins County17.5-4.2 pts
97Harper County17.5+0.7 pts
98Stanton County17.4+2.4 pts
99Kearny County16.6-2.6 pts
100Chautauqua County16.2+1 pts
101Greenwood County16-1.7 pts
102Haskell County15.8+0.5 pts
103Anderson County15.3-1.2 pts
104Stevens County12.5+0.3 pts
105Seward County11.3-0 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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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Johnson County, with 56.7% in 2022, 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 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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