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Counties in Michigan by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Washtenaw County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 83 counties in 2024, at 58.7%. Lake County had the lowest, at 12.7%. The median was 22.5% and the figure for Michigan was 32.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.7Washtenaw County
Lowest12.7Lake County
Median22.583 counties
Michigan32.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 58.7 %58.7Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 51.9 %51.9Oakland CountyOakland County: 51 %51Emmet CountyEmmet County: 41.6 %41.6Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 41.3 %41.3Ingham CountyIngham County: 41.2 %41.2Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 41.2 %41.2Kent CountyKent County: 40.8 %40.8Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 40.6 %40.6Livingston CountyLivingston County: 40.2 %40.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 38.9 %38.9Houghton CountyHoughton County: 37.2 %37.2Benzie CountyBenzie County: 36.9 %36.9Marquette CountyMarquette County: 36.8 %36.8Midland CountyMidland County: 36.6 %36.6Clinton CountyClinton County: 35.4 %35.4Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 35.2 %35.2Antrim CountyAntrim County: 34.3 %34.3Isabella CountyIsabella County: 31.3 %31.3Berrien CountyBerrien County: 30.9 %30.9Eaton CountyEaton County: 30.8 %30.8Macomb CountyMacomb County: 27.7 %27.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 27.6 %27.6Allegan CountyAllegan County: 27.1 %27.1Mason CountyMason County: 26.6 %26.6Otsego CountyOtsego County: 26.3 %26.3Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 25.3 %25.3Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 25 %25Barry CountyBarry County: 24.9 %24.9Manistee CountyManistee County: 24.9 %24.9Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 24.4 %24.4Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 24.4 %24.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 23.4 %23.4Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 23.3 %23.3Genesee CountyGenesee County: 23.3 %23.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 23.3 %23.3Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 23 %23Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.9 %22.9Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 22.8 %22.8Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 22.7 %22.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Washtenaw County58.7+0.6 pts
2Leelanau County51.9+2 pts
3Oakland County51+0.8 pts
4Emmet County41.6+1.3 pts
5Kalamazoo County41.3+0.4 pts
6Ingham County41.2-0 pts
7Keweenaw County41.2-2.4 pts
8Kent County40.8+1.2 pts
9Grand Traverse County40.6+0.3 pts
10Livingston County40.2+1 pts
11Ottawa County38.9+1.4 pts
12Houghton County37.2+0.6 pts
13Benzie County36.9+2.5 pts
14Marquette County36.8+1 pts
15Midland County36.6+0.2 pts
16Clinton County35.4+1.1 pts
17Charlevoix County35.2+1.3 pts
18Antrim County34.3-0 pts
19Isabella County31.3+0.5 pts
20Berrien County30.9+0.7 pts
21Eaton County30.8+0.4 pts
22Macomb County27.7+0.5 pts
23Wayne County27.6+0.7 pts
24Allegan County27.1+1.1 pts
25Mason County26.6+1.6 pts
26Otsego County26.3+0.5 pts
27Dickinson County25.3+1 pts
28Mackinac County25+1.6 pts
29Barry County24.9+0.7 pts
30Manistee County24.9+1.5 pts
31Cheboygan County24.4+1.5 pts
32Saginaw County24.4+0.9 pts
33Jackson County23.4+0.4 pts
34Chippewa County23.3+1.4 pts
35Genesee County23.3+0.4 pts
36Monroe County23.3-0.2 pts
37Van Buren County23+0.1 pts
38Calhoun County22.9+0.7 pts
39Gogebic County22.8+0.9 pts
40Lenawee County22.7+0.4 pts
41Iron County22.5+1.9 pts
42Mecosta County22.5-0.3 pts
43Bay County22.1+0.7 pts
44Cass County21.8+0.3 pts
45Oceana County21.5+0.5 pts
46Presque Isle County21.4+1.3 pts
47Alcona County21.4+0.8 pts
48Muskegon County21.4-0.1 pts
49Wexford County21.3+0.1 pts
50Hillsdale County21.2+0.5 pts
51Schoolcraft County21.1+0.4 pts
52Alger County21+0.8 pts
53Delta County20.6+0.6 pts
54Lapeer County20.4+0.6 pts
55St. Clair County20.3-0 pts
56Crawford County20.3+0.1 pts
57Roscommon County20.2-0.1 pts
58Shiawassee County20+0.5 pts
59Iosco County19.3+1.8 pts
60Kalkaska County19+0.8 pts
61Missaukee County18.8+0.8 pts
62Gratiot County18.7-0.3 pts
63Ionia County18.5+0.5 pts
64Huron County18.5+0.9 pts
65Menominee County18.5+0.5 pts
66Ontonagon County18.5+1.8 pts
67Alpena County18.3+0.6 pts
68Newaygo County18.1-0.3 pts
69Luce County17.4-2 pts
70Branch County17.3+0.4 pts
71Ogemaw County17.2+1.3 pts
72St. Joseph County16.9-0.2 pts
73Gladwin County16.9+1.4 pts
74Osceola County16.6+0.3 pts
75Sanilac County16.5+0.5 pts
76Tuscola County16.3+0.8 pts
77Montcalm County16+1.1 pts
78Arenac County16+0.1 pts
79Oscoda County15.6+0.8 pts
80Montmorency County15.6-0.5 pts
81Baraga County14.8-1.4 pts
82Clare County12.9-0.1 pts
83Lake County12.7+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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Washtenaw County, with 58.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with 12.7% in 2024.

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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