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 2022, at 38.6%. Greer County had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 18.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 27.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.6Payne County
Lowest9.4Greer County
Median18.977 counties
Oklahoma27.3History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Payne CountyPayne County: 38.6 %38.6Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 35.2 %35.2Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 34.2 %34.2Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 33.2 %33.2Woods CountyWoods County: 32.1 %32.1Canadian CountyCanadian County: 32 %32Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 31.7 %31.7Custer CountyCuster County: 31.1 %31.1Logan CountyLogan County: 30.8 %30.8Washington CountyWashington County: 30.7 %30.7Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 28.8 %28.8Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 28.6 %28.6McClain CountyMcClain County: 26.9 %26.9Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 26.1 %26.1Rogers CountyRogers County: 25.2 %25.2Texas CountyTexas County: 24.5 %24.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.2 %24.2Bryan CountyBryan County: 23.8 %23.8Comanche CountyComanche County: 23.8 %23.8Harper CountyHarper County: 23 %23Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 22.9 %22.9Garfield CountyGarfield County: 22.7 %22.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 22.7 %22.7Grant CountyGrant County: 22.4 %22.4Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 22.3 %22.3Grady CountyGrady County: 22.1 %22.1Johnston CountyJohnston County: 20.9 %20.9Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 20.9 %20.9Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 20.7 %20.7Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 20.2 %20.2Osage CountyOsage County: 20.1 %20.1Noble CountyNoble County: 19.7 %19.7Carter CountyCarter County: 19.6 %19.6Washita CountyWashita County: 19.6 %19.6Dewey CountyDewey County: 19.6 %19.6Woodward CountyWoodward County: 19.3 %19.3Ellis CountyEllis County: 19 %19Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 19 %19Stephens CountyStephens County: 18.9 %18.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 18.7 %18.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Payne County38.6+0.3 pts
2Cleveland County35.2+0.6 pts
3Oklahoma County34.2+0.5 pts
4Tulsa County33.2+0.5 pts
5Woods County32.1-0.2 pts
6Canadian County32+0.7 pts
7Cimarron County31.7+2.8 pts
8Custer County31.1+1.5 pts
9Logan County30.8+0.4 pts
10Washington County30.7+1.4 pts
11Pontotoc County28.8-0.5 pts
12Cherokee County28.6+1.6 pts
13McClain County26.9+0.8 pts
14Wagoner County26.1+0.8 pts
15Rogers County25.2+0.1 pts
16Texas County24.5-1.5 pts
17Jackson County24.2-0.2 pts
18Bryan County23.8+0.1 pts
19Comanche County23.8-0.2 pts
20Harper County23+0.6 pts
21Kingfisher County22.9+0.4 pts
22Garfield County22.7-0.7 pts
23Beaver County22.7+1.2 pts
24Grant County22.4-1.4 pts
25Roger Mills County22.3+2.3 pts
26Grady County22.1-0.1 pts
27Johnston County20.9-2 pts
28Pottawatomie County20.9+0.5 pts
29Alfalfa County20.7-0.3 pts
30Muskogee County20.2+0.2 pts
31Osage County20.1+1.1 pts
32Noble County19.7-1.7 pts
33Carter County19.6-0.5 pts
34Washita County19.6+0.4 pts
35Dewey County19.6-0.5 pts
36Woodward County19.3-0.3 pts
37Ellis County19+0.6 pts
38Pittsburg County19+0.3 pts
39Stephens County18.9+0.8 pts
40Delaware County18.7+0.6 pts
41Major County18.3-0.3 pts
42Tillman County18.2+0.6 pts
43Cotton County18.2+1.4 pts
43Kay County18.2+0.5 pts
45Creek County18+0.8 pts
46Kiowa County17.9-0.7 pts
47Blaine County17.8+0.9 pts
48Murray County17.5-0.3 pts
49Coal County17.2-0.3 pts
50Nowata County16.8+0.8 pts
51Jefferson County16.7+1.5 pts
52Garvin County16.4-0.3 pts
52Pawnee County16.4-1 pts
54Okmulgee County16+0.9 pts
55Lincoln County15.9+0.9 pts
56McCurtain County15.7+1.1 pts
57Marshall County15.7-0.2 pts
58Ottawa County15.4-0 pts
59Mayes County15.4+0.6 pts
60Love County15.3+0.3 pts
61Beckham County15.2+0.5 pts
62Le Flore County15.2-0.2 pts
63Caddo County15.1+0.3 pts
64Sequoyah County15+0.7 pts
65Seminole County14.8+0.6 pts
66Harmon County14.8-1.1 pts
67Atoka County14.8+0.1 pts
68Choctaw County14.7+0.5 pts
69Haskell County14.7-1.1 pts
70Hughes County14.6-0.7 pts
71Pushmataha County14-1.1 pts
72McIntosh County13.6+0.9 pts
73Craig County13.4-1.2 pts
74Latimer County12.8-0.1 pts
75Okfuskee County12.5+1.8 pts
76Adair County10.9+0.3 pts
77Greer County9.4-1.2 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/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?

Payne County, with 38.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greer County, with 9.4% in 2022.

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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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