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

Boone County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 115 counties in 2023, at 51%. Schuyler County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 18% and the figure for Missouri was 31.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest51Boone County
Lowest10.7Schuyler County
Median18115 counties
Missouri31.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Boone CountyBoone County: 51 %51St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 46.9 %46.9Platte CountyPlatte County: 45.6 %45.6St. Charles CountySt. Charles County: 42.4 %42.4St. Louis citySt. Louis city: 40.2 %40.2Cole CountyCole County: 37.5 %37.5Clay CountyClay County: 36 %36Adair CountyAdair County: 35.1 %35.1Cape Girardeau CountyCape Girardeau County: 33.9 %33.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 33.5 %33.5Christian CountyChristian County: 32.6 %32.6Greene CountyGreene County: 32.4 %32.4Phelps CountyPhelps County: 31.5 %31.5Johnson CountyJohnson County: 29.1 %29.1Cass CountyCass County: 28.9 %28.9Howard CountyHoward County: 28 %28Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 27.9 %27.9Andrew CountyAndrew County: 26.9 %26.9Saline CountySaline County: 26 %26Marion CountyMarion County: 25.7 %25.7Nodaway CountyNodaway County: 25.6 %25.6Taney CountyTaney County: 25.4 %25.4Callaway CountyCallaway County: 25.4 %25.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 25.2 %25.2Osage CountyOsage County: 24.8 %24.8Camden CountyCamden County: 24.5 %24.5Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 24.4 %24.4Cooper CountyCooper County: 24 %24Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 23.6 %23.6Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 23.4 %23.4Newton CountyNewton County: 23 %23Stone CountyStone County: 23 %23Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23 %23Clinton CountyClinton County: 22.7 %22.7Perry CountyPerry County: 22.1 %22.1Atchison CountyAtchison County: 22 %22Scott CountyScott County: 21.7 %21.7Polk CountyPolk County: 21 %21Miller CountyMiller County: 21 %21Gentry CountyGentry County: 20.5 %20.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Boone County51+1.3 pts
2St. Louis County46.9+0.9 pts
3Platte County45.6+1.3 pts
4St. Charles County42.4+0.4 pts
5St. Louis city40.2+1.6 pts
6Cole County37.5+1.7 pts
7Clay County36+1.1 pts
8Adair County35.1+0.8 pts
9Cape Girardeau County33.9+0.2 pts
10Jackson County33.5+0.5 pts
11Christian County32.6+0.7 pts
12Greene County32.40 pts
13Phelps County31.5-0 pts
14Johnson County29.1+0.7 pts
15Cass County28.9+1 pts
16Howard County28+1.6 pts
17Pulaski County27.9+1 pts
18Andrew County26.9+0.8 pts
19Saline County26+1 pts
20Marion County25.7+1 pts
21Nodaway County25.6-0.4 pts
22Taney County25.4+1.6 pts
23Callaway County25.4+0.5 pts
24Jasper County25.2+0.4 pts
25Osage County24.8+1.7 pts
26Camden County24.5+1.9 pts
27Lafayette County24.4+1.6 pts
28Cooper County24+0.7 pts
29Jefferson County23.6+0.9 pts
30Buchanan County23.40 pts
31Newton County23+0.8 pts
32Stone County23+2.4 pts
33Franklin County23+1.6 pts
34Clinton County22.7+0.4 pts
35Perry County22.1+1.8 pts
36Atchison County22+0.7 pts
37Scott County21.7+0.5 pts
38Polk County21+0.8 pts
39Miller County21-0.1 pts
40Gentry County20.5-0.7 pts
40Holt County20.5-0.6 pts
42Carroll County20.2-0.5 pts
43Linn County20.1+0.5 pts
44Warren County19.6+0.4 pts
45Chariton County19.4-2.1 pts
46Putnam County19.3+0.9 pts
47Webster County18.6+0.3 pts
48Pettis County18.6+0.1 pts
49Gasconade County18.6-0.8 pts
50Macon County18.5+1 pts
51Lincoln County18.4+0.1 pts
52Daviess County18.4-1.7 pts
52Ste. Genevieve County18.4+2 pts
54Caldwell County18.4+1.6 pts
55Iron County18.3-0.5 pts
55Livingston County18.3-1.2 pts
57Dent County18.1+0.8 pts
58Vernon County18+0.3 pts
59Shelby County18+0.5 pts
60Barton County18-0.3 pts
61Mercer County17.9-2.5 pts
62Cedar County17.8+0.4 pts
63Worth County17.6+2 pts
64Harrison County17.6+0.6 pts
65Howell County17.5-0.4 pts
65Ralls County17.5+1.8 pts
67Monroe County17.4+1 pts
68Moniteau County17.2-1.5 pts
69Randolph County17.10 pts
70Knox County16.9+0.9 pts
71Pike County16.6+1.3 pts
72Lawrence County16.6+1.3 pts
73Lewis County16.5+1.6 pts
74Montgomery County16.5+0.5 pts
75Stoddard County16.4+1.5 pts
76Henry County16.1+0.2 pts
77Audrain County16.1+0.8 pts
78Maries County16-2.3 pts
79St. Francois County16+0.5 pts
80Grundy County15.9+0.9 pts
81Texas County15.8+0.6 pts
82Laclede County15.7-1.2 pts
83Douglas County15.5-0.2 pts
84Reynolds County15.4+1.3 pts
85Madison County15.3-0.8 pts
86Bates County15.3+1.4 pts
87Butler County15.2+1.3 pts
88Dade County15.2+0.8 pts
89Benton County15.2+0.1 pts
90Ray County15-0.1 pts
91Morgan County14.9+1 pts
92DeKalb County14.8+0.2 pts
93Dallas County14.8+1.5 pts
94Sullivan County14.7+0.3 pts
95Shannon County14.6-0.4 pts
96Scotland County14.5-0.1 pts
97Oregon County14.4+0.1 pts
98Wright County14.3+1.4 pts
99Bollinger County14.2+2.5 pts
100Mississippi County14.1+0.4 pts
101St. Clair County13.7+1.3 pts
102McDonald County13.4+1.6 pts
103Barry County13.4-1.5 pts
104Carter County13.3-1.5 pts
105New Madrid County13.3+0.2 pts
106Ripley County12.9+1.1 pts
107Pemiscot County12.8+1.1 pts
108Crawford County12.8-0.8 pts
109Dunklin County12.6-1 pts
110Washington County12.4+0.1 pts
111Ozark County12.4+2 pts
112Clark County12.3-0.7 pts
113Hickory County12+1.9 pts
114Wayne County11-0.1 pts
115Schuyler County10.7-1.7 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?

Boone County, with 51% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Schuyler County, with 10.7% 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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