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.
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payne County | 40.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 2 | Cleveland County | 35.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 3 | Oklahoma County | 35.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 4 | Tulsa County | 33.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 5 | Custer County | 33.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 6 | Woods County | 32.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 7 | Canadian County | 31.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Cimarron County | 31.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 9 | Logan County | 30.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 9 | Washington County | 30.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 11 | Pontotoc County | 29.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 12 | Cherokee County | 29.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 13 | McClain County | 28 | +1.2 pts |
| 14 | Wagoner County | 26.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 15 | Harper County | 26.6 | +3.6 pts |
| 16 | Rogers County | 25.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 17 | Texas County | 24.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 18 | Bryan County | 24.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 19 | Jackson County | 24.2 | -0 pts |
| 20 | Comanche County | 24.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 21 | Roger Mills County | 23.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 22 | Beaver County | 23 | +0.3 pts |
| 23 | Kingfisher County | 22.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 24 | Grant County | 22.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 25 | Garfield County | 22.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 26 | Grady County | 21.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 27 | Woodward County | 21.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 28 | Osage County | 21.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 29 | Johnston County | 21.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 30 | Pottawatomie County | 21 | +0.1 pts |
| 31 | Cotton County | 21 | +2.8 pts |
| 32 | Alfalfa County | 20.7 | -0 pts |
| 33 | Washita County | 20.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 34 | Noble County | 20.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 35 | Carter County | 20 | +0.4 pts |
| 36 | Ellis County | 20 | +1 pts |
| 37 | Dewey County | 19.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 38 | Pittsburg County | 19.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 39 | Stephens County | 19.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 40 | Delaware County | 19.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 41 | Muskogee County | 19 | -1.1 pts |
| 42 | Kay County | 18.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 43 | Kiowa County | 18.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 44 | Creek County | 18.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 45 | Blaine County | 18 | +0.2 pts |
| 46 | Major County | 18 | -0.4 pts |
| 47 | Murray County | 17.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 48 | Garvin County | 17.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 49 | Okmulgee County | 17.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 50 | Tillman County | 17.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 51 | Marshall County | 16.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 52 | Coal County | 16.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 53 | Mayes County | 16.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 54 | Nowata County | 16.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 55 | Pawnee County | 16.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 56 | Harmon County | 16.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 57 | Love County | 16 | +0.7 pts |
| 58 | Jefferson County | 15.7 | -1 pts |
| 59 | McCurtain County | 15.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 60 | Caddo County | 15.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 60 | Lincoln County | 15.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 62 | Atoka County | 15.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 63 | Greer County | 15.3 | +5.8 pts |
| 64 | Choctaw County | 15.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 65 | Haskell County | 15.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 66 | Sequoyah County | 15.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 67 | Seminole County | 15.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 68 | Hughes County | 15.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 69 | Ottawa County | 15 | -0.5 pts |
| 70 | Craig County | 14.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 71 | Le Flore County | 14.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 72 | McIntosh County | 14.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Pushmataha County | 14.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 74 | Beckham County | 13.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 75 | Okfuskee County | 13.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 76 | Adair County | 11.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 77 | Latimer County | 10.4 | -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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Questions
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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