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

Gallatin County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 56 counties in 2024, at 54.3%. Fallon County had the lowest, at 16.2%. The median was 25.9% and the figure for Montana was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.3Gallatin County
Lowest16.2Fallon County
Median25.956 counties
Montana35.2History

All counties, 2024

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 54.3 %54.3Missoula CountyMissoula County: 47.4 %47.4Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 43 %43Park CountyPark County: 39.8 %39.8Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 37.7 %37.7Treasure CountyTreasure County: 37.5 %37.5Flathead CountyFlathead County: 37.2 %37.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 34.6 %34.6Granite CountyGranite County: 34.2 %34.2Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 34.1 %34.1Madison CountyMadison County: 32.6 %32.6Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 32.3 %32.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32.2 %32.2Lake CountyLake County: 31.5 %31.5Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 31 %31Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 30.8 %30.8Meagher CountyMeagher County: 30 %30Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 28.7 %28.7Cascade CountyCascade County: 28.4 %28.4Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 28 %28Liberty CountyLiberty County: 27.9 %27.9Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 27.3 %27.3Custer CountyCuster County: 27 %27Prairie CountyPrairie County: 26.9 %26.9Teton CountyTeton County: 26.8 %26.8Sheridan CountySheridan County: 26.2 %26.2Powder River CountyPowder River County: 26.1 %26.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 26.1 %26.1Valley CountyValley County: 25.7 %25.7Phillips CountyPhillips County: 25.4 %25.4Hill CountyHill County: 24.4 %24.4Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 24.4 %24.4Daniels CountyDaniels County: 24.2 %24.2Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 24.2 %24.2Fergus CountyFergus County: 24 %24Blaine CountyBlaine County: 23.9 %23.9McCone CountyMcCone County: 23.3 %23.3Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 23.2 %23.2Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 23 %23Toole CountyToole County: 22.5 %22.5Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 22.5 %22.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 22.4 %22.4Richland CountyRichland County: 22 %22Dawson CountyDawson County: 21.8 %21.8Sanders CountySanders County: 21.5 %21.5Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 21.2 %21.2Garfield CountyGarfield County: 21 %21Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 20.9 %20.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 20.9 %20.9Carter CountyCarter County: 20.7 %20.7Pondera CountyPondera County: 20.1 %20.1Powell CountyPowell County: 19.3 %19.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19 %19Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 17.8 %17.8Glacier CountyGlacier County: 16.5 %16.5Fallon CountyFallon County: 16.2 %16.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gallatin County54.3+1.1 pts
2Missoula County47.4+1.5 pts
3Lewis and Clark County43+0.2 pts
4Park County39.8+1.7 pts
5Beaverhead County37.7+2.2 pts
6Treasure County37.5+4.7 pts
7Flathead County37.2+1.1 pts
8Carbon County34.6+4.3 pts
9Granite County34.2+3 pts
10Yellowstone County34.1+0.2 pts
11Madison County32.6-1.8 pts
12Stillwater County32.3+2.5 pts
13Jefferson County32.2-0.5 pts
14Lake County31.5+1 pts
15Judith Basin County31+2.7 pts
16Petroleum County30.8+3.7 pts
17Meagher County30+1.4 pts
18Ravalli County28.7-1.1 pts
19Cascade County28.4-0.3 pts
20Silver Bow County28+0.3 pts
21Liberty County27.9+0.5 pts
22Broadwater County27.3+0.9 pts
23Custer County27-2.8 pts
24Prairie County26.9+6.9 pts
25Teton County26.8+0.9 pts
26Sheridan County26.2+1.5 pts
27Powder River County26.1+0.9 pts
28Mineral County26.1-0.5 pts
29Valley County25.7+4.2 pts
30Phillips County25.4+4.8 pts
31Hill County24.4-1.2 pts
32Sweet Grass County24.4+1.3 pts
33Daniels County24.2-3.3 pts
34Deer Lodge County24.2+1.9 pts
35Fergus County24+0.2 pts
36Blaine County23.9-1.9 pts
37McCone County23.3+2 pts
38Wheatland County23.2+5.4 pts
39Chouteau County23+0.4 pts
40Toole County22.5+1 pts
41Wibaux County22.5-3.4 pts
42Musselshell County22.4+0.4 pts
43Richland County22+2.6 pts
44Dawson County21.8-3.8 pts
45Sanders County21.5-0.1 pts
46Roosevelt County21.2+1.3 pts
47Garfield County21-0.3 pts
48Rosebud County20.9+2 pts
49Golden Valley County20.9+1.9 pts
50Carter County20.7+0.4 pts
51Pondera County20.1+0.6 pts
52Powell County19.3+0.2 pts
53Lincoln County19+0.9 pts
54Big Horn County17.8-3.1 pts
55Glacier County16.5-1.6 pts
56Fallon County16.2-0.3 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?

Gallatin County, with 54.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fallon County, with 16.2% 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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