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

Boone County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 115 counties in 2024, at 51.5%. Carter County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 18.3% and the figure for Missouri was 32.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51.5Boone County
Lowest10.1Carter County
Median18.3115 counties
Missouri32.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Boone CountyBoone County: 51.5 %51.5St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 47.4 %47.4Platte CountyPlatte County: 46.5 %46.5St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 42.7 %42.7St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 41.1 %41.1Cole CountyCole County: 38.9 %38.9Clay CountyClay County: 36.6 %36.6Adair CountyAdair County: 35.5 %35.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 34 %34Greene CountyGreene County: 33.6 %33.6Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 33.1 %33.1Christian CountyChristian County: 32.7 %32.7Phelps CountyPhelps County: 32.4 %32.4Cass CountyCass County: 29.6 %29.6Johnson CountyJohnson County: 29.1 %29.1Andrew CountyAndrew County: 28.9 %28.9Howard CountyHoward County: 28.2 %28.2Nodaway CountyNodaway County: 27.9 %27.9Camden CountyCamden County: 26.2 %26.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 26.2 %26.2Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 25.8 %25.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 25.3 %25.3Taney CountyTaney County: 25 %25Stone CountyStone County: 24.8 %24.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.7 %24.7Osage CountyOsage County: 24.7 %24.7Callaway CountyCallaway County: 24.6 %24.6Marion CountyMarion County: 24.6 %24.6Cooper CountyCooper County: 24 %24Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 23.9 %23.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23.7 %23.7Newton CountyNewton County: 23.5 %23.5Saline CountySaline County: 22.7 %22.7Chariton CountyChariton County: 22.6 %22.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 22.6 %22.6Polk CountyPolk County: 22.5 %22.5Atchison CountyAtchison County: 22.2 %22.2Clinton CountyClinton County: 22.1 %22.1Scott CountyScott County: 22.1 %22.1Gentry CountyGentry County: 21.6 %21.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Boone County51.5+0.5 pts
2St. Louis County47.4+0.5 pts
3Platte County46.5+0.9 pts
4St. Charles County42.7+0.3 pts
5St. Louis city41.1+1 pts
6Cole County38.9+1.4 pts
7Clay County36.6+0.5 pts
8Adair County35.5+0.5 pts
9Jackson County34+0.5 pts
10Greene County33.6+1.2 pts
11Cape Girardeau County33.1-0.8 pts
12Christian County32.7+0.2 pts
13Phelps County32.4+0.8 pts
14Cass County29.6+0.8 pts
15Johnson County29.10 pts
16Andrew County28.9+1.9 pts
17Howard County28.2+0.2 pts
18Nodaway County27.9+2.3 pts
19Camden County26.2+1.8 pts
19Lafayette County26.2+1.8 pts
21Pulaski County25.8-2.1 pts
22Jasper County25.3+0.1 pts
23Taney County25-0.4 pts
24Stone County24.8+1.9 pts
25Jefferson County24.7+1.1 pts
26Osage County24.7-0.1 pts
27Callaway County24.6-0.7 pts
27Marion County24.6-1.1 pts
29Cooper County24-0.1 pts
30Buchanan County23.9+0.5 pts
31Franklin County23.7+0.7 pts
32Newton County23.5+0.5 pts
33Saline County22.7-3.4 pts
34Chariton County22.6+3.3 pts
35Putnam County22.6+3.3 pts
36Polk County22.5+1.5 pts
37Atchison County22.2+0.1 pts
38Clinton County22.1-0.6 pts
39Scott County22.1+0.4 pts
40Gentry County21.6+1.1 pts
41Worth County21.1+3.5 pts
42Perry County20.9-1.2 pts
43Warren County20.2+0.6 pts
44Caldwell County19.9+1.6 pts
45Holt County19.6-0.8 pts
46Macon County19.4+0.9 pts
47Carroll County19.3-1 pts
48Linn County19.2-0.8 pts
49Miller County19.2-1.8 pts
50Iron County19+0.7 pts
51Cedar County19+1.2 pts
52Monroe County18.9+1.5 pts
53Shelby County18.5+0.5 pts
54Daviess County18.40 pts
55Randolph County18.4+1.3 pts
56Pettis County18.4-0.2 pts
57Lincoln County18.4-0.1 pts
58Webster County18.3-0.3 pts
59Mercer County18.2+0.2 pts
60Gasconade County18.1-0.4 pts
61Howell County17.8+0.3 pts
62Montgomery County17.7+1.2 pts
63Livingston County17.5-0.8 pts
64Barton County17.4-0.6 pts
65St. Francois County17.3+1.3 pts
66Ralls County17-0.5 pts
67Lawrence County16.9+0.3 pts
68Lewis County16.8+0.3 pts
69Audrain County16.8+0.7 pts
70Ste. Genevieve County16.8-1.6 pts
71Stoddard County16.7+0.4 pts
72Grundy County16.7+0.8 pts
73Pike County16.60 pts
74Morgan County16.6+1.7 pts
75Vernon County16.6-1.5 pts
76Dent County16.5-1.7 pts
77Texas County16.5+0.7 pts
78Dallas County16.4+1.6 pts
79DeKalb County16.4+1.5 pts
80Laclede County16.3+0.7 pts
80Madison County16.3+1 pts
82Henry County16.3+0.2 pts
83Maries County16.3+0.3 pts
84Ray County16.2+1.2 pts
85Wright County15.9+1.6 pts
86Knox County15.8-1.1 pts
87Moniteau County15.8-1.4 pts
88Butler County15.8+0.5 pts
89Harrison County15.7-1.9 pts
90Sullivan County15.5+0.8 pts
91Ozark County15.3+2.9 pts
92Scotland County15.2+0.7 pts
93Dade County15.1-0.1 pts
94Benton County15-0.2 pts
94Reynolds County15-0.5 pts
96Douglas County14.9-0.6 pts
97Clark County14.9+2.6 pts
98Bates County14.8-0.5 pts
99Mississippi County14.7+0.7 pts
100St. Clair County14.7+1 pts
101Barry County14.6+1.2 pts
102New Madrid County14.5+1.2 pts
103Crawford County14.1+1.4 pts
104Bollinger County13.9-0.3 pts
105Dunklin County13.2+0.6 pts
106Shannon County12.8-1.8 pts
107Hickory County12.8+0.8 pts
108Wayne County12.7+1.7 pts
109Pemiscot County12.6-0.2 pts
110Ripley County12.6-0.4 pts
111Oregon County12.6-1.9 pts
112McDonald County12.3-1.1 pts
113Schuyler County11.8+1.2 pts
114Washington County11.7-0.7 pts
115Carter County10.1-3.3 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/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?

Boone County, with 51.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carter County, with 10.1% 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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