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.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 56.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 2 | Douglas County | 52.3 | -0 pts |
| 3 | Riley County | 47.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 4 | Ellis County | 38.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 5 | Pottawatomie County | 37.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 6 | Leavenworth County | 35.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 7 | Butler County | 32 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Sedgwick County | 31.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 8 | Shawnee County | 31.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 10 | McPherson County | 31.4 | +1.7 pts |
| 11 | Crawford County | 30.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 12 | Harvey County | 30.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 13 | Miami County | 30.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 14 | Hodgeman County | 30.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 15 | Greeley County | 28.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 15 | Mitchell County | 28.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 17 | Nemaha County | 28.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 18 | Saline County | 28.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 19 | Pratt County | 27.9 | -4.2 pts |
| 20 | Morris County | 27.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 21 | Marion County | 27.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 22 | Lyon County | 26.7 | 0 pts |
| 23 | Logan County | 26.7 | +6.3 pts |
| 24 | Chase County | 26.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 24 | Thomas County | 26.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 26 | Republic County | 26.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 27 | Clay County | 26.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 28 | Stafford County | 26.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 29 | Sherman County | 26.1 | +4.7 pts |
| 30 | Clark County | 26.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 31 | Wallace County | 25.9 | -2.4 pts |
| 32 | Kiowa County | 25.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 33 | Wabaunsee County | 25.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 34 | Trego County | 25 | +1.2 pts |
| 35 | Decatur County | 24.8 | +2.5 pts |
| 36 | Jefferson County | 24.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 37 | Cowley County | 24.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 38 | Graham County | 24.4 | -2 pts |
| 39 | Kingman County | 24.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 40 | Sheridan County | 24.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 41 | Meade County | 24 | +1.6 pts |
| 42 | Franklin County | 23.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 43 | Sumner County | 23.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 44 | Geary County | 23.9 | -0 pts |
| 45 | Bourbon County | 23.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 45 | Rice County | 23.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 47 | Lincoln County | 23.7 | -1 pts |
| 48 | Ottawa County | 23.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 49 | Barber County | 23.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 50 | Dickinson County | 23.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 51 | Osborne County | 23.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 52 | Smith County | 23.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 53 | Rooks County | 22.7 | +2 pts |
| 54 | Labette County | 22.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Washington County | 22.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 56 | Cloud County | 22.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 57 | Cheyenne County | 22.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 58 | Coffey County | 22.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 59 | Atchison County | 22.2 | 0 pts |
| 60 | Linn County | 22.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 61 | Gray County | 21.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 62 | Barton County | 21.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 63 | Wichita County | 21.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 64 | Neosho County | 21.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 65 | Woodson County | 21.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 66 | Comanche County | 21.1 | +2.9 pts |
| 67 | Jackson County | 21 | -0.2 pts |
| 68 | Ness County | 20.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 69 | Ellsworth County | 20.8 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Marshall County | 20.8 | +2 pts |
| 71 | Norton County | 20.8 | -2.5 pts |
| 72 | Reno County | 20.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 73 | Grant County | 20.2 | -3.9 pts |
| 74 | Russell County | 20.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 75 | Phillips County | 20.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 76 | Montgomery County | 20.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 77 | Brown County | 20.1 | +1 pts |
| 78 | Osage County | 20 | -1.3 pts |
| 79 | Wyandotte County | 20 | +0.7 pts |
| 80 | Scott County | 19.9 | -4 pts |
| 81 | Lane County | 19.9 | -3.9 pts |
| 82 | Cherokee County | 19.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 83 | Ford County | 19.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 84 | Gove County | 19.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 85 | Allen County | 19.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 86 | Rush County | 19.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 86 | Wilson County | 19.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 88 | Hamilton County | 19.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 89 | Doniphan County | 18.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 90 | Finney County | 18.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 91 | Jewell County | 18.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 92 | Pawnee County | 18.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 93 | Elk County | 18.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 94 | Edwards County | 17.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 95 | Morton County | 17.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 96 | Rawlins County | 17.5 | -4.2 pts |
| 97 | Harper County | 17.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 98 | Stanton County | 17.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 99 | Kearny County | 16.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 100 | Chautauqua County | 16.2 | +1 pts |
| 101 | Greenwood County | 16 | -1.7 pts |
| 102 | Haskell County | 15.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 103 | Anderson County | 15.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 104 | Stevens County | 12.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 105 | Seward County | 11.3 | -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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Questions
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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