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

Payne County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 77 counties in 2024, at 39.7%. Latimer County had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 19.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 28.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest39.7Payne County
Lowest10.6Latimer County
Median19.977 counties
Oklahoma28.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Payne CountyPayne County: 39.7 %39.7Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 36.2 %36.2Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 35.9 %35.9Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 34.4 %34.4Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 33.4 %33.4Woods CountyWoods County: 32.5 %32.5Canadian CountyCanadian County: 31.9 %31.9Custer CountyCuster County: 31.7 %31.7Logan CountyLogan County: 31.4 %31.4Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 30.3 %30.3Washington CountyWashington County: 30.1 %30.1Harper CountyHarper County: 29.3 %29.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 29.2 %29.2McClain CountyMcClain County: 28.7 %28.7Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 27.7 %27.7Rogers CountyRogers County: 26.7 %26.7Bryan CountyBryan County: 26.5 %26.5Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 24.9 %24.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.8 %24.8Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 24.3 %24.3Comanche CountyComanche County: 24.3 %24.3Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.3 %23.3Grant CountyGrant County: 23.1 %23.1Cotton CountyCotton County: 23.1 %23.1Grady CountyGrady County: 22.8 %22.8Osage CountyOsage County: 22.7 %22.7Dewey CountyDewey County: 22.4 %22.4Texas CountyTexas County: 22.1 %22.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 22 %22Ellis CountyEllis County: 21.4 %21.4Woodward CountyWoodward County: 20.8 %20.8Stephens CountyStephens County: 20.6 %20.6Johnston CountyJohnston County: 20.5 %20.5Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 20.4 %20.4Washita CountyWashita County: 20.3 %20.3Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 20.2 %20.2Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 20.1 %20.1Major CountyMajor County: 20.1 %20.1Carter CountyCarter County: 19.9 %19.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 19.9 %19.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Payne County39.7-0.4 pts
2Cleveland County36.2+0.6 pts
3Oklahoma County35.9+0.8 pts
4Tulsa County34.4+0.6 pts
5Cimarron County33.4+1.8 pts
6Woods County32.5-0 pts
7Canadian County31.9+0.1 pts
8Custer County31.7-1.6 pts
9Logan County31.4+0.9 pts
10Pontotoc County30.3+0.6 pts
11Washington County30.1-0.4 pts
12Harper County29.3+2.7 pts
13Cherokee County29.2-0.2 pts
14McClain County28.7+0.7 pts
15Wagoner County27.7+0.9 pts
16Rogers County26.7+1.1 pts
17Bryan County26.5+2.1 pts
18Roger Mills County24.9+1 pts
19Jackson County24.8+0.6 pts
20Kingfisher County24.3+1.5 pts
21Comanche County24.3+0.1 pts
22Garfield County23.3+1 pts
23Grant County23.1+0.4 pts
24Cotton County23.1+2.2 pts
25Grady County22.8+0.9 pts
26Osage County22.7+1.2 pts
27Dewey County22.4+2.6 pts
28Texas County22.1-2.3 pts
29Beaver County22-1 pts
30Ellis County21.4+1.5 pts
31Woodward County20.8-0.9 pts
32Stephens County20.6+1.1 pts
33Johnston County20.5-0.9 pts
34Pottawatomie County20.4-0.6 pts
35Washita County20.3-0.1 pts
36Pittsburg County20.2+0.5 pts
37Alfalfa County20.1-0.6 pts
37Major County20.1+2.1 pts
39Carter County19.9-0.1 pts
40Delaware County19.9+0.7 pts
41Murray County19.6+1.8 pts
42Kay County19.2+0.7 pts
43Muskogee County18.8-0.2 pts
44Creek County18.7+0.3 pts
45Coal County18.3+1.5 pts
46Garvin County18.3+0.6 pts
47Noble County18.2-2.1 pts
48Marshall County18.2+1.2 pts
49Blaine County18.1+0.1 pts
50Mayes County18+1.6 pts
51Okmulgee County17.7+0.4 pts
52Atoka County16.9+1.6 pts
53Pawnee County16.9+0.6 pts
54Tillman County16.8-0.4 pts
55Nowata County16.8+0.3 pts
56Kiowa County16.7-1.7 pts
57Love County16.6+0.7 pts
58McCurtain County16.3+0.8 pts
59Lincoln County16.1+0.7 pts
60Jefferson County16+0.3 pts
61Hughes County16+0.9 pts
62Seminole County15.9+0.8 pts
63McIntosh County15.9+1.4 pts
64Caddo County15.8+0.3 pts
65Pushmataha County15.7+1.3 pts
66Haskell County15.5+0.3 pts
67Le Flore County15.4+0.6 pts
68Craig County15.3+0.4 pts
69Choctaw County15.2-0 pts
70Sequoyah County15.20 pts
71Ottawa County150 pts
72Okfuskee County14.3+1.2 pts
73Greer County14-1.2 pts
74Harmon County13.4-2.9 pts
75Beckham County13-0.3 pts
76Adair County12.3+0.5 pts
77Latimer County10.6+0.2 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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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Payne County, with 39.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Latimer County, with 10.6% in 2024.

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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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