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

Grafton County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 10 counties in 2024, at 46.7%. Coos County had the lowest, at 20.1%. The median was 38.8% and the figure for New Hampshire was 40.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest46.7Grafton County
Lowest20.1Coos County
Median38.810 counties
New Hampshire40.7History

All counties, 2024

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Grafton CountyGrafton County: 46.7 %46.7Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 45.7 %45.7Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 41.5 %41.5Strafford CountyStrafford County: 39.3 %39.3Merrimack CountyMerrimack County: 38.9 %38.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 38.7 %38.7Cheshire CountyCheshire County: 35.5 %35.5Belknap CountyBelknap County: 33.6 %33.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 30.3 %30.3Coos CountyCoos County: 20.1 %20.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Grafton County46.7+1.9 pts
2Rockingham County45.7+0.9 pts
3Hillsborough County41.5+0.9 pts
4Strafford County39.3+0.8 pts
5Merrimack County38.9+0.8 pts
6Carroll County38.7-0.1 pts
7Cheshire County35.5+0.2 pts
8Belknap County33.6+1 pts
9Sullivan County30.3-0.2 pts
10Coos County20.1-0.1 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Grafton County, with 46.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Coos County, with 20.1% 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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