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

Washoe County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 17 counties in 2022, at 32.5%. Pershing County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 17% and the figure for Nevada was 26.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.5Washoe County
Lowest10.1Pershing County
Median1717 counties
Nevada26.6History

All counties, 2022

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Washoe CountyWashoe County: 32.5 %32.5Storey CountyStorey County: 31.4 %31.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 31.3 %31.3Clark CountyClark County: 26.4 %26.4Carson CityCarson City: 24.3 %24.3Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 24.3 %24.3Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 20.8 %20.8Churchill CountyChurchill County: 17.6 %17.6Elko CountyElko County: 17 %17Lyon CountyLyon County: 16.1 %16.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 15.3 %15.3Eureka CountyEureka County: 15.2 %15.2Mineral CountyMineral County: 14.7 %14.7Lander CountyLander County: 14 %14White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 13.3 %13.3Nye CountyNye County: 12.5 %12.5Pershing CountyPershing County: 10.1 %10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washoe County32.5+0.1 pts
2Storey County31.4+3.1 pts
3Douglas County31.3-0.5 pts
4Clark County26.4+0.6 pts
5Carson City24.3+1.2 pts
6Esmeralda County24.3+5.2 pts
7Humboldt County20.8+1.2 pts
8Churchill County17.6-1.3 pts
9Elko County17+0.7 pts
10Lyon County16.1+0.2 pts
11Lincoln County15.3+0.2 pts
12Eureka County15.2+4.1 pts
13Mineral County14.7+0.9 pts
14Lander County14+5.8 pts
15White Pine County13.3-0.1 pts
16Nye County12.5-0.2 pts
17Pershing County10.1-0.3 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/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?

Washoe County, with 32.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pershing County, with 10.1% 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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