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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 2023, at 53.1%. Fallon County had the lowest, at 16.5%. The median was 25.7% and the figure for Montana was 34.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.1Gallatin County
Lowest16.5Fallon County
Median25.756 counties
Montana34.5History

All counties, 2023

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Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 53.1 %53.1Missoula CountyMissoula County: 45.9 %45.9Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County: 42.8 %42.8Park CountyPark County: 38.1 %38.1Flathead CountyFlathead County: 36 %36Beaverhead CountyBeaverhead County: 35.5 %35.5Madison CountyMadison County: 34.3 %34.3Yellowstone CountyYellowstone County: 33.9 %33.9Treasure CountyTreasure County: 32.8 %32.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32.7 %32.7Granite CountyGranite County: 31.2 %31.2Lake CountyLake County: 30.5 %30.5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 30.3 %30.3Custer CountyCuster County: 29.8 %29.8Ravalli CountyRavalli County: 29.8 %29.8Stillwater CountyStillwater County: 29.8 %29.8Cascade CountyCascade County: 28.7 %28.7Meagher CountyMeagher County: 28.5 %28.5Judith Basin CountyJudith Basin County: 28.3 %28.3Silver Bow CountySilver Bow County: 27.7 %27.7Daniels CountyDaniels County: 27.5 %27.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 27.4 %27.4Petroleum CountyPetroleum County: 27.1 %27.1Mineral CountyMineral County: 26.6 %26.6Broadwater CountyBroadwater County: 26.4 %26.4Teton CountyTeton County: 25.9 %25.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 25.8 %25.8Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 25.8 %25.8Hill CountyHill County: 25.6 %25.6Dawson CountyDawson County: 25.5 %25.5Powder River CountyPowder River County: 25.2 %25.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 24.7 %24.7Fergus CountyFergus County: 23.8 %23.8Sweet Grass CountySweet Grass County: 23.1 %23.1Chouteau CountyChouteau County: 22.6 %22.6Deer Lodge CountyDeer Lodge County: 22.3 %22.3Musselshell CountyMusselshell County: 21.9 %21.9Sanders CountySanders County: 21.6 %21.6Toole CountyToole County: 21.5 %21.5Valley CountyValley County: 21.5 %21.5McCone CountyMcCone County: 21.4 %21.4Garfield CountyGarfield County: 21.3 %21.3Big Horn CountyBig Horn County: 20.9 %20.9Phillips CountyPhillips County: 20.6 %20.6Carter CountyCarter County: 20.3 %20.3Prairie CountyPrairie County: 20 %20Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 19.9 %19.9Pondera CountyPondera County: 19.5 %19.5Richland CountyRichland County: 19.4 %19.4Powell CountyPowell County: 19 %19Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 19 %19Rosebud CountyRosebud County: 18.9 %18.9Glacier CountyGlacier County: 18.1 %18.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.1 %18.1Wheatland CountyWheatland County: 17.8 %17.8Fallon CountyFallon County: 16.5 %16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gallatin County53.1+0.3 pts
2Missoula County45.9+1.4 pts
3Lewis and Clark County42.8+0.1 pts
4Park County38.1+1.8 pts
5Flathead County36+1.1 pts
6Beaverhead County35.5-0.9 pts
7Madison County34.3+2.7 pts
8Yellowstone County33.9-0.3 pts
9Treasure County32.8+0.6 pts
10Jefferson County32.7-0.6 pts
11Granite County31.2-0.2 pts
12Lake County30.5-1.4 pts
13Carbon County30.3-1.1 pts
14Custer County29.8+3.2 pts
15Ravalli County29.8+1 pts
16Stillwater County29.8+0.5 pts
17Cascade County28.7+1.1 pts
18Meagher County28.5-7.7 pts
19Judith Basin County28.3+1 pts
20Silver Bow County27.7+0.1 pts
21Daniels County27.5+1.5 pts
22Liberty County27.4+0.1 pts
23Petroleum County27.1+3.3 pts
24Mineral County26.6+0.5 pts
25Broadwater County26.4+4.1 pts
26Teton County25.9+0.4 pts
27Blaine County25.8+2.1 pts
28Wibaux County25.8+3.3 pts
29Hill County25.6+1.9 pts
30Dawson County25.5+0.9 pts
31Powder River County25.2-0.3 pts
32Sheridan County24.7-0.9 pts
33Fergus County23.8-3.8 pts
34Sweet Grass County23.1-0.5 pts
35Chouteau County22.6-1.9 pts
36Deer Lodge County22.3+2.1 pts
37Musselshell County21.9+2.2 pts
38Sanders County21.6+3.5 pts
39Toole County21.5-0.8 pts
39Valley County21.5+1.9 pts
41McCone County21.40 pts
42Garfield County21.3-0.1 pts
43Big Horn County20.9+1.1 pts
44Phillips County20.6+0.6 pts
45Carter County20.3-1 pts
46Prairie County20-2.4 pts
47Roosevelt County19.90 pts
48Pondera County19.5-2.4 pts
49Richland County19.4+5.3 pts
50Powell County19-0.3 pts
51Golden Valley County19-4.4 pts
52Rosebud County18.9-0.6 pts
53Glacier County18.1-2.4 pts
54Lincoln County18.1+0.6 pts
55Wheatland County17.8-2.9 pts
56Fallon County16.5-1.6 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?

Gallatin County, with 53.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fallon County, with 16.5% 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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