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

Payne County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 77 counties in 2021, at 38.3%. Greer County had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 18.6% and the figure for Oklahoma was 26.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.3Payne County
Lowest10.6Greer County
Median18.677 counties
Oklahoma26.9History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Payne CountyPayne County: 38.3 %38.3Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 34.7 %34.7Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 33.7 %33.7Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 32.7 %32.7Woods CountyWoods County: 32.3 %32.3Canadian CountyCanadian County: 31.4 %31.4Logan CountyLogan County: 30.3 %30.3Custer CountyCuster County: 29.6 %29.6Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 29.3 %29.3Washington CountyWashington County: 29.3 %29.3Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 29 %29Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 27 %27McClain CountyMcClain County: 26.1 %26.1Texas CountyTexas County: 26 %26Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 25.3 %25.3Rogers CountyRogers County: 25 %25Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.5 %24.5Comanche CountyComanche County: 23.9 %23.9Grant CountyGrant County: 23.7 %23.7Bryan CountyBryan County: 23.7 %23.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.4 %23.4Johnston CountyJohnston County: 23 %23Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 22.5 %22.5Harper CountyHarper County: 22.4 %22.4Grady CountyGrady County: 22.2 %22.2Beaver CountyBeaver County: 21.5 %21.5Noble CountyNoble County: 21.4 %21.4Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 21 %21Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 20.4 %20.4Carter CountyCarter County: 20.1 %20.1Dewey CountyDewey County: 20.1 %20.1Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 20 %20Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 20 %20Woodward CountyWoodward County: 19.6 %19.6Washita CountyWashita County: 19.2 %19.2Osage CountyOsage County: 19 %19Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 18.7 %18.7Major CountyMajor County: 18.6 %18.6Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 18.6 %18.6Ellis CountyEllis County: 18.4 %18.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Payne County38.3
2Cleveland County34.7
3Oklahoma County33.7
4Tulsa County32.7
5Woods County32.3
6Canadian County31.4
7Logan County30.3
8Custer County29.6
9Pontotoc County29.3
10Washington County29.3
11Cimarron County29
12Cherokee County27
13McClain County26.1
14Texas County26
15Wagoner County25.3
16Rogers County25
17Jackson County24.5
18Comanche County23.9
19Grant County23.7
20Bryan County23.7
21Garfield County23.4
22Johnston County23
23Kingfisher County22.5
24Harper County22.4
25Grady County22.2
26Beaver County21.5
27Noble County21.4
28Alfalfa County21
29Pottawatomie County20.4
30Carter County20.1
31Dewey County20.1
32Muskogee County20
33Roger Mills County20
34Woodward County19.6
35Washita County19.2
36Osage County19
37Pittsburg County18.7
38Major County18.6
39Kiowa County18.6
40Ellis County18.4
41Delaware County18.2
42Stephens County18.1
43Murray County17.8
44Kay County17.6
45Tillman County17.6
46Coal County17.5
47Pawnee County17.4
48Creek County17.1
49Blaine County16.9
50Cotton County16.7
51Garvin County16.7
52Nowata County16
53Harmon County15.9
54Marshall County15.8
55Haskell County15.8
56Ottawa County15.5
57Le Flore County15.3
58Hughes County15.3
59Jefferson County15.2
60Okmulgee County15.1
61Pushmataha County15.1
62Lincoln County15
63Love County15
64Mayes County14.8
65Caddo County14.8
66Beckham County14.7
67Atoka County14.7
68McCurtain County14.6
69Craig County14.6
70Seminole County14.3
70Sequoyah County14.3
72Choctaw County14.2
73Latimer County12.9
74McIntosh County12.7
75Okfuskee County10.7
76Adair County10.6
76Greer County10.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 38.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greer County, with 10.6% in 2021.

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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