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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 2023, at 64.5%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 35.3% and the figure for Maryland was 42.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest64.5Howard County
Lowest17.1Somerset County
Median35.324 counties
Maryland42.7History

All counties, 2023

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Howard CountyHoward County: 64.5 %64.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 60.3 %60.3Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County: 45.2 %45.2Frederick CountyFrederick County: 44.9 %44.9Baltimore CountyBaltimore County: 41.4 %41.4Talbot CountyTalbot County: 41.3 %41.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 39.7 %39.7Harford CountyHarford County: 39.5 %39.5Kent CountyKent County: 37.9 %37.9Queen Anne's CountyQueen Anne's County: 37.2 %37.2Prince George's CountyPrince George's County: 36.1 %36.1Baltimore cityBaltimore city: 35.4 %35.4Calvert CountyCalvert County: 35.3 %35.3St. Mary's CountySt. Mary's County: 35.1 %35.1Worcester CountyWorcester County: 32.7 %32.7Charles CountyCharles County: 31.6 %31.6Wicomico CountyWicomico County: 29.1 %29.1Cecil CountyCecil County: 26.9 %26.9Garrett CountyGarrett County: 24.6 %24.6Washington CountyWashington County: 23.5 %23.5Allegany CountyAllegany County: 21.1 %21.1Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 18.8 %18.8Caroline CountyCaroline County: 17.6 %17.6Somerset CountySomerset County: 17.1 %17.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Howard County64.5+0.5 pts
2Montgomery County60.3+0.3 pts
3Anne Arundel County45.2+1.1 pts
4Frederick County44.9+1.3 pts
5Baltimore County41.4+0.3 pts
6Talbot County41.3-0.1 pts
7Carroll County39.7+1 pts
8Harford County39.5+0.7 pts
9Kent County37.9+0.6 pts
10Queen Anne's County37.2+0.7 pts
11Prince George's County36.1+0.4 pts
12Baltimore city35.4+0.5 pts
13Calvert County35.3-0.3 pts
14St. Mary's County35.1+0.2 pts
15Worcester County32.7+0.6 pts
16Charles County31.6+0.6 pts
17Wicomico County29.1+0.2 pts
18Cecil County26.9+0.1 pts
19Garrett County24.60 pts
20Washington County23.5+0.5 pts
21Allegany County21.1+0.3 pts
22Dorchester County18.8-0.3 pts
23Caroline County17.6-0.1 pts
24Somerset County17.1+0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 64.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Somerset County, with 17.1% in 2023.

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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