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 2023, at 40.1%. Latimer County had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Oklahoma was 27.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest40.1Payne County
Lowest10.4Latimer County
Median19.577 counties
Oklahoma27.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Payne CountyPayne County: 40.1 %40.1Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 35.6 %35.6Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 35.1 %35.1Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 33.7 %33.7Custer CountyCuster County: 33.3 %33.3Woods CountyWoods County: 32.5 %32.5Canadian CountyCanadian County: 31.8 %31.8Cimarron CountyCimarron County: 31.7 %31.7Logan CountyLogan County: 30.5 %30.5Washington CountyWashington County: 30.5 %30.5Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 29.7 %29.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 29.4 %29.4McClain CountyMcClain County: 28 %28Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 26.9 %26.9Harper CountyHarper County: 26.6 %26.6Rogers CountyRogers County: 25.6 %25.6Texas CountyTexas County: 24.4 %24.4Bryan CountyBryan County: 24.4 %24.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 24.2 %24.2Comanche CountyComanche County: 24.2 %24.2Roger Mills CountyRoger Mills County: 23.9 %23.9Beaver CountyBeaver County: 23 %23Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 22.8 %22.8Grant CountyGrant County: 22.7 %22.7Garfield CountyGarfield County: 22.3 %22.3Grady CountyGrady County: 21.9 %21.9Woodward CountyWoodward County: 21.6 %21.6Osage CountyOsage County: 21.5 %21.5Johnston CountyJohnston County: 21.3 %21.3Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 21 %21Cotton CountyCotton County: 21 %21Alfalfa CountyAlfalfa County: 20.7 %20.7Washita CountyWashita County: 20.4 %20.4Noble CountyNoble County: 20.3 %20.3Carter CountyCarter County: 20 %20Ellis CountyEllis County: 20 %20Dewey CountyDewey County: 19.8 %19.8Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 19.7 %19.7Stephens CountyStephens County: 19.5 %19.5Delaware CountyDelaware County: 19.2 %19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Payne County40.1+1.5 pts
2Cleveland County35.6+0.4 pts
3Oklahoma County35.1+0.9 pts
4Tulsa County33.7+0.5 pts
5Custer County33.3+2.3 pts
6Woods County32.5+0.4 pts
7Canadian County31.8-0.3 pts
8Cimarron County31.7-0.1 pts
9Logan County30.5-0.3 pts
9Washington County30.5-0.3 pts
11Pontotoc County29.7+0.9 pts
12Cherokee County29.4+0.9 pts
13McClain County28+1.2 pts
14Wagoner County26.9+0.8 pts
15Harper County26.6+3.6 pts
16Rogers County25.6+0.5 pts
17Texas County24.4-0.1 pts
18Bryan County24.4+0.6 pts
19Jackson County24.2-0 pts
20Comanche County24.2+0.4 pts
21Roger Mills County23.9+1.6 pts
22Beaver County23+0.3 pts
23Kingfisher County22.8-0.1 pts
24Grant County22.7+0.4 pts
25Garfield County22.3-0.4 pts
26Grady County21.9-0.2 pts
27Woodward County21.6+2.3 pts
28Osage County21.5+1.4 pts
29Johnston County21.3+0.4 pts
30Pottawatomie County21+0.1 pts
31Cotton County21+2.8 pts
32Alfalfa County20.7-0 pts
33Washita County20.4+0.8 pts
34Noble County20.3+0.6 pts
35Carter County20+0.4 pts
36Ellis County20+1 pts
37Dewey County19.8+0.2 pts
38Pittsburg County19.7+0.8 pts
39Stephens County19.5+0.6 pts
40Delaware County19.2+0.5 pts
41Muskogee County19-1.1 pts
42Kay County18.5+0.4 pts
43Kiowa County18.4+0.6 pts
44Creek County18.4+0.4 pts
45Blaine County18+0.2 pts
46Major County18-0.4 pts
47Murray County17.8+0.3 pts
48Garvin County17.7+1.3 pts
49Okmulgee County17.3+1.3 pts
50Tillman County17.3-0.9 pts
51Marshall County16.9+1.3 pts
52Coal County16.8-0.4 pts
53Mayes County16.5+1.1 pts
54Nowata County16.4-0.3 pts
55Pawnee County16.3-0.1 pts
56Harmon County16.3+1.5 pts
57Love County16+0.7 pts
58Jefferson County15.7-1 pts
59McCurtain County15.5-0.2 pts
60Caddo County15.5+0.4 pts
60Lincoln County15.5-0.4 pts
62Atoka County15.3+0.6 pts
63Greer County15.3+5.8 pts
64Choctaw County15.2+0.5 pts
65Haskell County15.2+0.6 pts
66Sequoyah County15.2+0.2 pts
67Seminole County15.1+0.3 pts
68Hughes County15.1+0.5 pts
69Ottawa County15-0.5 pts
70Craig County14.9+1.5 pts
71Le Flore County14.8-0.3 pts
72McIntosh County14.4+0.8 pts
73Pushmataha County14.3+0.3 pts
74Beckham County13.3-1.9 pts
75Okfuskee County13.1+0.6 pts
76Adair County11.8+0.9 pts
77Latimer County10.4-2.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 40.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Latimer County, with 10.4% in 2023.

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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