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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 2022, at 52.9%. Richland County had the lowest, at 14.2%. The median was 24.6% and the figure for Montana was 34%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.9Gallatin County
Lowest14.2Richland County
Median24.656 counties
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All counties, 2022

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 52.9 %52.9Missoula CountyMissoula County: 44.5 %44.5Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 42.7 %42.7Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 36.4 %36.4Park CountyPark County: 36.3 %36.3Meagher CountyMeagher County: 36.2 %36.2Flathead CountyFlathead County: 34.9 %34.9Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 34.3 %34.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 33.3 %33.3Treasure CountyTreasure County: 32.2 %32.2Lake CountyLake County: 31.9 %31.9Madison CountyMadison County: 31.6 %31.6Granite CountyGranite County: 31.5 %31.5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 31.4 %31.4Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 29.3 %29.3Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 28.8 %28.8Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 27.7 %27.7Cascade CountyCascade County: 27.6 %27.6Fergus CountyFergus County: 27.6 %27.6Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 27.3 %27.3Liberty CountyLiberty County: 27.2 %27.2Custer CountyCuster County: 26.6 %26.6Mineral CountyMineral County: 26.1 %26.1Daniels CountyDaniels County: 26 %26Sheridan CountySheridan County: 25.5 %25.5Powder River CountyPowder River County: 25.5 %25.5Teton CountyTeton County: 25.5 %25.5Dawson CountyDawson County: 24.6 %24.6Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 24.5 %24.5Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 23.8 %23.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 23.8 %23.8Hill CountyHill County: 23.7 %23.7Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 23.6 %23.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 23.4 %23.4Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 22.5 %22.5Prairie CountyPrairie County: 22.4 %22.4Toole CountyToole County: 22.3 %22.3Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 22.3 %22.3Pondera CountyPondera County: 21.9 %21.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 21.4 %21.4McCone CountyMcCone County: 21.3 %21.3Carter CountyCarter County: 21.3 %21.3Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 20.7 %20.7Glacier CountyGlacier County: 20.5 %20.5Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 20.2 %20.2Phillips CountyPhillips County: 20.1 %20.1Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 19.8 %19.8Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 19.8 %19.8Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 19.7 %19.7Valley CountyValley County: 19.6 %19.6Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 19.4 %19.4Powell CountyPowell County: 19.4 %19.4Fallon CountyFallon County: 18.1 %18.1Sanders CountySanders County: 18.1 %18.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17.5 %17.5Richland CountyRichland County: 14.2 %14.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gallatin County52.9+0.7 pts
2Missoula County44.5+0.3 pts
3Lewis and Clark County42.7+0.4 pts
4Beaverhead County36.4+3.3 pts
5Park County36.3+3.1 pts
6Meagher County36.2+6.7 pts
7Flathead County34.9+1.2 pts
8Yellowstone County34.3+0.6 pts
9Jefferson County33.3-2.5 pts
10Treasure County32.2+2.8 pts
11Lake County31.9-0.6 pts
12Madison County31.6-0.3 pts
13Granite County31.5-1.3 pts
14Carbon County31.4-0.1 pts
15Stillwater County29.3+1.3 pts
16Ravalli County28.8+0.4 pts
17Silver Bow County27.7-0.3 pts
18Cascade County27.6-0.1 pts
19Fergus County27.6+1.2 pts
20Judith Basin County27.3+4.1 pts
21Liberty County27.2+4.5 pts
22Custer County26.6-1.3 pts
23Mineral County26.1+1 pts
24Daniels County26+3.7 pts
25Sheridan County25.5-0.2 pts
26Powder River County25.5+0.4 pts
26Teton County25.5+0.3 pts
28Dawson County24.6+1.4 pts
29Chouteau County24.5-2.8 pts
30Petroleum County23.8-4.5 pts
31Blaine County23.8-0.9 pts
32Hill County23.7-2.4 pts
33Sweet Grass County23.6+1.5 pts
34Golden Valley County23.4+4.1 pts
35Wibaux County22.5-1.7 pts
36Prairie County22.4-3.2 pts
37Toole County22.3-3.9 pts
38Broadwater County22.3-1.3 pts
39Pondera County21.9-0.8 pts
40Garfield County21.4-0.1 pts
41McCone County21.3+3.1 pts
42Carter County21.3+0.5 pts
43Wheatland County20.7+2.9 pts
44Glacier County20.5-1.2 pts
45Deer Lodge County20.2-2.3 pts
46Phillips County20.1+1 pts
47Roosevelt County19.8+0.4 pts
48Big Horn County19.8+0.4 pts
49Musselshell County19.7-1.1 pts
50Valley County19.6+0.5 pts
51Rosebud County19.4+0.1 pts
52Powell County19.4+0.6 pts
53Fallon County18.1-1.1 pts
54Sanders County18.1-0.9 pts
55Lincoln County17.5-1.6 pts
56Richland County14.2-2.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 52.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Richland County, with 14.2% in 2022.

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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