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

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone County | 51.5 |
| 2 | St. Louis County | 47.4 |
| 3 | Platte County | 46.5 |
| 4 | St. Charles County | 42.7 |
| 5 | St. Louis city | 41.1 |
| 6 | Cole County | 38.9 |
| 7 | Clay County | 36.6 |
| 8 | Adair County | 35.5 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 34 |
| 10 | Greene County | 33.6 |
| 11 | Cape Girardeau County | 33.1 |
| 12 | Christian County | 32.7 |
| 13 | Phelps County | 32.4 |
| 14 | Cass County | 29.6 |
| 15 | Johnson County | 29.1 |
| 16 | Andrew County | 28.9 |
| 17 | Howard County | 28.2 |
| 18 | Nodaway County | 27.9 |
| 19 | Camden County | 26.2 |
| 19 | Lafayette County | 26.2 |
| 21 | Pulaski County | 25.8 |
| 22 | Jasper County | 25.3 |
| 23 | Taney County | 25 |
| 24 | Stone County | 24.8 |
| 25 | Jefferson County | 24.7 |
| 26 | Osage County | 24.7 |
| 27 | Callaway County | 24.6 |
| 27 | Marion County | 24.6 |
| 29 | Cooper County | 24 |
| 30 | Buchanan County | 23.9 |
| 31 | Franklin County | 23.7 |
| 32 | Newton County | 23.5 |
| 33 | Saline County | 22.7 |
| 34 | Chariton County | 22.6 |
| 35 | Putnam County | 22.6 |
| 36 | Polk County | 22.5 |
| 37 | Atchison County | 22.2 |
| 38 | Clinton County | 22.1 |
| 39 | Scott County | 22.1 |
| 40 | Gentry County | 21.6 |
| 41 | Worth County | 21.1 |
| 42 | Perry County | 20.9 |
| 43 | Warren County | 20.2 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 19.9 |
| 45 | Holt County | 19.6 |
| 46 | Macon County | 19.4 |
| 47 | Carroll County | 19.3 |
| 48 | Linn County | 19.2 |
| 49 | Miller County | 19.2 |
| 50 | Iron County | 19 |
| 51 | Cedar County | 19 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 18.9 |
| 53 | Shelby County | 18.5 |
| 54 | Daviess County | 18.4 |
| 55 | Randolph County | 18.4 |
| 56 | Pettis County | 18.4 |
| 57 | Lincoln County | 18.4 |
| 58 | Webster County | 18.3 |
| 59 | Mercer County | 18.2 |
| 60 | Gasconade County | 18.1 |
| 61 | Howell County | 17.8 |
| 62 | Montgomery County | 17.7 |
| 63 | Livingston County | 17.5 |
| 64 | Barton County | 17.4 |
| 65 | St. Francois County | 17.3 |
| 66 | Ralls County | 17 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 16.9 |
| 68 | Lewis County | 16.8 |
| 69 | Audrain County | 16.8 |
| 70 | Ste. Genevieve County | 16.8 |
| 71 | Stoddard County | 16.7 |
| 72 | Grundy County | 16.7 |
| 73 | Pike County | 16.6 |
| 74 | Morgan County | 16.6 |
| 75 | Vernon County | 16.6 |
| 76 | Dent County | 16.5 |
| 77 | Texas County | 16.5 |
| 78 | Dallas County | 16.4 |
| 79 | DeKalb County | 16.4 |
| 80 | Laclede County | 16.3 |
| 80 | Madison County | 16.3 |
| 82 | Henry County | 16.3 |
| 83 | Maries County | 16.3 |
| 84 | Ray County | 16.2 |
| 85 | Wright County | 15.9 |
| 86 | Knox County | 15.8 |
| 87 | Moniteau County | 15.8 |
| 88 | Butler County | 15.8 |
| 89 | Harrison County | 15.7 |
| 90 | Sullivan County | 15.5 |
| 91 | Ozark County | 15.3 |
| 92 | Scotland County | 15.2 |
| 93 | Dade County | 15.1 |
| 94 | Benton County | 15 |
| 94 | Reynolds County | 15 |
| 96 | Douglas County | 14.9 |
| 97 | Clark County | 14.9 |
| 98 | Bates County | 14.8 |
| 99 | Mississippi County | 14.7 |
| 100 | St. Clair County | 14.7 |
| 101 | Barry County | 14.6 |
| 102 | New Madrid County | 14.5 |
| 103 | Crawford County | 14.1 |
| 104 | Bollinger County | 13.9 |
| 105 | Dunklin County | 13.2 |
| 106 | Shannon County | 12.8 |
| 107 | Hickory County | 12.8 |
| 108 | Wayne County | 12.7 |
| 109 | Pemiscot County | 12.6 |
| 110 | Ripley County | 12.6 |
| 111 | Oregon County | 12.6 |
| 112 | McDonald County | 12.3 |
| 113 | Schuyler County | 11.8 |
| 114 | Washington County | 11.7 |
| 115 | Carter County | 10.1 |