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

Howard County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 24 counties in 2022, at 64%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 16.9%. The median was 35.3% and the figure for Maryland was 42.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest64Howard County
Lowest16.9Somerset County
Median35.324 counties
Maryland42.2History

All counties, 2022

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Howard CountyHoward County: 64 %64Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 60 %60Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 44.1 %44.1Frederick CountyFrederick County: 43.6 %43.6Talbot CountyTalbot County: 41.5 %41.5Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 41.2 %41.2Harford CountyHarford County: 38.8 %38.8Carroll CountyCarroll County: 38.8 %38.8Kent CountyKent County: 37.4 %37.4Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 36.6 %36.6Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 35.6 %35.6Calvert CountyCalvert County: 35.6 %35.6St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 34.9 %34.9Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 34.9 %34.9Worcester CountyWorcester County: 32.1 %32.1Charles CountyCharles County: 31.1 %31.1Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 29 %29Cecil CountyCecil County: 26.8 %26.8Garrett CountyGarrett County: 24.6 %24.6Washington CountyWashington County: 23 %23Allegany CountyAllegany County: 20.8 %20.8Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 19.2 %19.2Caroline CountyCaroline County: 17.7 %17.7Somerset CountySomerset County: 16.9 %16.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Howard County64+0.4 pts
2Montgomery County60+0.3 pts
3Anne Arundel County44.1+1.2 pts
4Frederick County43.6+1.4 pts
5Talbot County41.5+0.5 pts
6Baltimore County41.2+0.7 pts
7Harford County38.8+1.1 pts
8Carroll County38.8+0.8 pts
9Kent County37.4-0.1 pts
10Queen Anne's County36.6-0.4 pts
11Prince George's County35.6+0.7 pts
12Calvert County35.6-0.1 pts
13St. Mary's County34.9+1.9 pts
14Baltimore city34.9+0.7 pts
15Worcester County32.1+1.5 pts
16Charles County31.1-0.1 pts
17Wicomico County29+0.1 pts
18Cecil County26.8+1.1 pts
19Garrett County24.6-0.1 pts
20Washington County23+0.3 pts
21Allegany County20.8+0.7 pts
22Dorchester County19.2-0.7 pts
23Caroline County17.7-1.3 pts
24Somerset County16.9-0.2 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?

Howard County, with 64% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Somerset County, with 16.9% 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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