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

Gallatin County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 56 counties in 2021, at 52.2%. Richland County had the lowest, at 16.2%. The median was 25% and the figure for Montana was 33.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.2Gallatin County
Lowest16.2Richland County
Median2556 counties
Montana33.7History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 52.2 %52.2Missoula CountyMissoula County: 44.2 %44.2Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 42.3 %42.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 35.8 %35.8Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 33.7 %33.7Flathead CountyFlathead County: 33.7 %33.7Park CountyPark County: 33.3 %33.3Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 33.1 %33.1Granite CountyGranite County: 32.8 %32.8Lake CountyLake County: 32.6 %32.6Madison CountyMadison County: 31.9 %31.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 31.5 %31.5Meagher CountyMeagher County: 29.6 %29.6Treasure CountyTreasure County: 29.3 %29.3Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 28.4 %28.4Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 28.3 %28.3Custer CountyCuster County: 28 %28Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 28 %28Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 28 %28Cascade CountyCascade County: 27.7 %27.7Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 27.3 %27.3Fergus CountyFergus County: 26.4 %26.4Toole CountyToole County: 26.2 %26.2Hill CountyHill County: 26.1 %26.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 25.7 %25.7Prairie CountyPrairie County: 25.7 %25.7Teton CountyTeton County: 25.2 %25.2Mineral CountyMineral County: 25.1 %25.1Powder River CountyPowder River County: 25 %25Blaine CountyBlaine County: 24.7 %24.7Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 24.2 %24.2Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 23.5 %23.5Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 23.2 %23.2Dawson CountyDawson County: 23.2 %23.2Liberty CountyLiberty County: 22.7 %22.7Pondera CountyPondera County: 22.7 %22.7Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 22.5 %22.5Daniels CountyDaniels County: 22.3 %22.3Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 22.1 %22.1Glacier CountyGlacier County: 21.7 %21.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 21.5 %21.5Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 20.9 %20.9Carter CountyCarter County: 20.8 %20.8Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 19.5 %19.5Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 19.4 %19.4Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 19.3 %19.3Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 19.3 %19.3Fallon CountyFallon County: 19.2 %19.2Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 19.1 %19.1Valley CountyValley County: 19.1 %19.1Phillips CountyPhillips County: 19 %19Sanders CountySanders County: 19 %19Powell CountyPowell County: 18.8 %18.8McCone CountyMcCone County: 18.2 %18.2Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 17.8 %17.8Richland CountyRichland County: 16.2 %16.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Gallatin County52.2
2Missoula County44.2
3Lewis and Clark County42.3
4Jefferson County35.8
5Yellowstone County33.7
6Flathead County33.7
7Park County33.3
8Beaverhead County33.1
9Granite County32.8
10Lake County32.6
11Madison County31.9
12Carbon County31.5
13Meagher County29.6
14Treasure County29.3
15Ravalli County28.4
16Petroleum County28.3
17Custer County28
17Silver Bow County28
19Stillwater County28
20Cascade County27.7
21Chouteau County27.3
22Fergus County26.4
23Toole County26.2
24Hill County26.1
25Sheridan County25.7
26Prairie County25.7
27Teton County25.2
28Mineral County25.1
29Powder River County25
30Blaine County24.7
31Wibaux County24.2
32Broadwater County23.5
33Judith Basin County23.2
34Dawson County23.2
35Liberty County22.7
36Pondera County22.7
37Deer Lodge County22.5
38Daniels County22.3
39Sweet Grass County22.1
40Glacier County21.7
41Garfield County21.5
42Musselshell County20.9
43Carter County20.8
44Big Horn County19.5
45Roosevelt County19.4
46Rosebud County19.3
47Golden Valley County19.3
48Fallon County19.2
49Lincoln County19.1
50Valley County19.1
51Phillips County19
52Sanders County19
53Powell County18.8
54McCone County18.2
55Wheatland County17.8
56Richland County16.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 52.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Richland County, with 16.2% in 2021.

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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