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

Washtenaw County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 83 counties in 2022, at 57.4%. Lake County had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 21.2% and the figure for Michigan was 31.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.4Washtenaw County
Lowest12.2Lake County
Median21.283 counties
Michigan31.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Washtenaw CountyWashtenaw County: 57.4 %57.4Oakland CountyOakland County: 49.5 %49.5Leelanau CountyLeelanau County: 48.6 %48.6Ingham CountyIngham County: 40.6 %40.6Kalamazoo CountyKalamazoo County: 40.5 %40.5Grand Traverse CountyGrand Traverse County: 38.7 %38.7Kent CountyKent County: 38.6 %38.6Keweenaw CountyKeweenaw County: 38.3 %38.3Livingston CountyLivingston County: 38.1 %38.1Emmet CountyEmmet County: 37.9 %37.9Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 36.5 %36.5Houghton CountyHoughton County: 35.8 %35.8Midland CountyMidland County: 35.6 %35.6Marquette CountyMarquette County: 34.7 %34.7Charlevoix CountyCharlevoix County: 33 %33Antrim CountyAntrim County: 32.5 %32.5Benzie CountyBenzie County: 32.4 %32.4Clinton CountyClinton County: 32.2 %32.2Isabella CountyIsabella County: 30.7 %30.7Eaton CountyEaton County: 30.3 %30.3Berrien CountyBerrien County: 30.1 %30.1Macomb CountyMacomb County: 26.8 %26.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 26.5 %26.5Otsego CountyOtsego County: 26.3 %26.3Mackinac CountyMackinac County: 25.7 %25.7Mason CountyMason County: 24.2 %24.2Allegan CountyAllegan County: 24.1 %24.1Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 23.9 %23.9Mecosta CountyMecosta County: 23.8 %23.8Barry CountyBarry County: 23.6 %23.6Saginaw CountySaginaw County: 22.9 %22.9Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 22.9 %22.9Genesee CountyGenesee County: 22.8 %22.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 22.6 %22.6Manistee CountyManistee County: 22.5 %22.5Cheboygan CountyCheboygan County: 22.5 %22.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 22.5 %22.5Lenawee CountyLenawee County: 22.5 %22.5Gogebic CountyGogebic County: 22.4 %22.4Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 22.2 %22.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washtenaw County57.4+0.2 pts
2Oakland County49.5+0.6 pts
3Leelanau County48.6+1.4 pts
4Ingham County40.60 pts
5Kalamazoo County40.50 pts
6Grand Traverse County38.7+0.2 pts
7Kent County38.6+0.5 pts
8Keweenaw County38.3+1.5 pts
9Livingston County38.1+0.3 pts
10Emmet County37.9+0.9 pts
11Ottawa County36.5+0.8 pts
12Houghton County35.8+2.2 pts
13Midland County35.60 pts
14Marquette County34.7+0.6 pts
15Charlevoix County33+0.5 pts
16Antrim County32.5+2.5 pts
17Benzie County32.4-0.4 pts
18Clinton County32.2-0.3 pts
19Isabella County30.7+0.5 pts
20Eaton County30.30 pts
21Berrien County30.1+1.1 pts
22Macomb County26.8+0.7 pts
23Wayne County26.5+0.7 pts
24Otsego County26.3-0.5 pts
25Mackinac County25.7+1 pts
26Mason County24.2+0.9 pts
27Allegan County24.1+0.4 pts
28Dickinson County23.9+0.3 pts
29Mecosta County23.8-0.6 pts
30Barry County23.6-0.5 pts
31Saginaw County22.9+0.6 pts
32Chippewa County22.9-0.5 pts
33Genesee County22.8+0.6 pts
34Monroe County22.6+1 pts
35Manistee County22.5+0.5 pts
36Cheboygan County22.5-0.2 pts
37Jackson County22.5-0.1 pts
37Lenawee County22.5+0.6 pts
39Gogebic County22.4+0.7 pts
40Van Buren County22.2+0.8 pts
41Calhoun County22+0.2 pts
42Cass County21.2+0.3 pts
43Alger County20.7+2.8 pts
44Muskegon County20.7+0.2 pts
45Schoolcraft County20.1+1.4 pts
46Bay County20.1-0.2 pts
47Alcona County20+0.6 pts
48St. Clair County19.9+0.5 pts
49Iron County19.9+0.6 pts
49Wexford County19.9-0.4 pts
51Presque Isle County19.8+0.7 pts
52Delta County19.7+0.9 pts
53Oceana County19.6-0.7 pts
54Crawford County19.6-1.6 pts
55Hillsdale County19.6+1.2 pts
56Shiawassee County19.2+1 pts
57Lapeer County19.1+0.5 pts
58Roscommon County18.5+1.4 pts
59Newaygo County18.3+1.1 pts
60Gratiot County18.1+1.3 pts
61Kalkaska County17.3+1.4 pts
62Luce County17.3-0.6 pts
63St. Joseph County17.2+0.7 pts
64Missaukee County16.9+1.6 pts
65Ionia County16.8+0.8 pts
66Alpena County16.7-0.1 pts
67Menominee County16.7-0.8 pts
68Huron County16.6+0.4 pts
69Osceola County16.5+1.3 pts
70Iosco County16.3+0.2 pts
71Branch County16.1+0.7 pts
72Baraga County15.6+0.9 pts
73Tuscola County15.3+1.1 pts
74Sanilac County15.3+0.3 pts
75Ontonagon County15.2+0.2 pts
76Montmorency County15.2+0.8 pts
77Arenac County14.6+0.2 pts
78Ogemaw County14.6+1.3 pts
79Gladwin County14.4+0.2 pts
80Montcalm County14.4+0.4 pts
81Oscoda County13.8+0.2 pts
82Clare County12.2+0.1 pts
82Lake County12.2-1 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?

Washtenaw County, with 57.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lake County, with 12.2% 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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