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

Travis County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 254 counties in 2024, at 56.6%. Loving County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for Texas was 33.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.6Travis County
Median20.6254 counties
Texas33.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Travis CountyTravis County: 56.6 %56.6Collin CountyCollin County: 56.2 %56.2Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 50.2 %50.2Denton CountyDenton County: 49.4 %49.4Kendall CountyKendall County: 48.9 %48.9Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 48.4 %48.4Brewster CountyBrewster County: 45.5 %45.5Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 44.5 %44.5Comal CountyComal County: 43.4 %43.4Hays CountyHays County: 43.2 %43.2Brazos CountyBrazos County: 43 %43King CountyKing County: 38.9 %38.9Mason CountyMason County: 38.9 %38.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 38.8 %38.8Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 37.2 %37.2Borden CountyBorden County: 36.9 %36.9Hansford CountyHansford County: 36.4 %36.4Jeff Davis CountyJeff Davis County: 35.9 %35.9Dallas CountyDallas County: 35.7 %35.7Blanco CountyBlanco County: 35.4 %35.4Galveston CountyGalveston County: 34.8 %34.8Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 34.8 %34.8Harris CountyHarris County: 34.2 %34.2Shackelford CountyShackelford County: 34.1 %34.1Randall CountyRandall County: 33.7 %33.7Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 33.4 %33.4Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 33.1 %33.1Hood CountyHood County: 33 %33Llano CountyLlano County: 32.4 %32.4Parker CountyParker County: 32.3 %32.3Erath CountyErath County: 32.1 %32.1Bexar CountyBexar County: 31.8 %31.8Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 31.4 %31.4Kerr CountyKerr County: 31.3 %31.3Midland CountyMidland County: 31 %31Washington CountyWashington County: 30.7 %30.7Sherman CountySherman County: 30.2 %30.2Ellis CountyEllis County: 30.1 %30.1Somervell CountySomervell County: 29.3 %29.3Taylor CountyTaylor County: 29.3 %29.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Travis County56.6+1.1 pts
2Collin County56.2+1.3 pts
3Fort Bend County50.2+0.9 pts
4Denton County49.4+1 pts
5Kendall County48.9-0.2 pts
6Williamson County48.4+1 pts
7Brewster County45.5+0.2 pts
8Rockwall County44.5+0.5 pts
9Comal County43.4+1.1 pts
10Hays County43.2+1.3 pts
11Brazos County43+0.5 pts
12King County38.9+2.5 pts
13Mason County38.9-1.3 pts
14Montgomery County38.8+0.9 pts
15Gillespie County37.2+1.8 pts
16Borden County36.9+1.5 pts
17Hansford County36.4+6 pts
18Jeff Davis County35.9+5.5 pts
19Dallas County35.7+0.9 pts
20Blanco County35.4+1.1 pts
21Galveston County34.8+0.5 pts
22Tarrant County34.8+0.2 pts
23Harris County34.2+0.5 pts
24Shackelford County34.1-0.5 pts
25Randall County33.7+1.6 pts
26Lubbock County33.4+0.1 pts
27Brazoria County33.1+1 pts
28Hood County33+0.5 pts
29Llano County32.4-0.7 pts
30Parker County32.3+0.8 pts
31Erath County32.1-0.5 pts
32Bexar County31.8+0.3 pts
33Guadalupe County31.4+0.5 pts
34Kerr County31.3+0.1 pts
35Midland County31+0.1 pts
36Washington County30.7-0.3 pts
37Sherman County30.2+4.6 pts
38Ellis County30.1+1.5 pts
39Somervell County29.3+4.3 pts
40Taylor County29.3+0.3 pts
41Glasscock County29.3-10.6 pts
42Aransas County28.8+1.2 pts
43McLennan County28.7+0.9 pts
44Smith County28.6+0.9 pts
45Burnet County28.5-0.2 pts
46Irion County28.3+6.2 pts
47Nacogdoches County28.2+1.7 pts
48Presidio County28+7.8 pts
49Waller County27.9+1.3 pts
50Mills County27.9-0.2 pts
51Franklin County27.8-1.5 pts
52Fayette County27.5+0.3 pts
53Bandera County27.2+1.8 pts
54Armstrong County27.2+5.8 pts
55Bell County27.2-0 pts
56Kimble County27.1+1.5 pts
57Terrell County26.9-5.5 pts
58Hamilton County26.8+2.5 pts
59Lynn County26.8+2.5 pts
60Kaufman County26.5+1.2 pts
61Carson County26.4+0.5 pts
62Kent County26.3-0.6 pts
63Edwards County26.1+0.2 pts
64El Paso County26+0.6 pts
65Wilson County25.9-0.4 pts
66Collingsworth County25.6-0.5 pts
67Tom Green County25.5+0.3 pts
68Archer County25.4+0.2 pts
69Baylor County25.3-3.1 pts
70Johnson County25.2+1.7 pts
71Austin County25.1+1.6 pts
71Wichita County25.1+0.2 pts
73Bastrop County25+1.6 pts
74Sterling County24.5-0 pts
75Lampasas County24.3+2.6 pts
76San Saba County24+2.3 pts
77Callahan County24+0.1 pts
78Young County24+0.4 pts
79Menard County24+1.1 pts
80McCulloch County23.9+4.3 pts
81Grayson County23.9+0.1 pts
82Nueces County23.8+0.1 pts
83Cooke County23.7+0.1 pts
84Bowie County23.6+1.6 pts
85Burleson County23.5+0.4 pts
86Kleberg County23.2-0.5 pts
87Medina County23.1+1 pts
88Briscoe County23.1+4.1 pts
89Coke County23+1.9 pts
90Colorado County22.9-1.1 pts
91Gregg County22.9+0.6 pts
92Haskell County22.8+0.3 pts
93Harrison County22.7+0.2 pts
94Hunt County22.6+0.7 pts
95Val Verde County22.5+1.2 pts
96Throckmorton County22.4-2.6 pts
97Clay County22.4-1.5 pts
98Lipscomb County22.4-3 pts
99Camp County22.3+2.6 pts
100Lavaca County22.2+1.3 pts
101Matagorda County22.2-0.6 pts
102Wise County22.2+1.5 pts
103Cameron County22.1+1.5 pts
104Robertson County22+2.9 pts
105Hemphill County21.9-2.5 pts
106Chambers County21.9-1 pts
107Hopkins County21.9+1.8 pts
108Eastland County21.8-0.4 pts
109Lamar County21.6+1 pts
109Walker County21.6+0.1 pts
111Wood County21.5-0.7 pts
112Hall County21.5+3.6 pts
113Goliad County21.4+2.4 pts
113Oldham County21.4-3.8 pts
115Webb County21.4+0.4 pts
116Comanche County21.4+1.4 pts
117Real County21.1+2 pts
118Cottle County21.1-0.7 pts
119Hardin County21+0.2 pts
120Martin County20.9+3.2 pts
121Lee County20.9+2.2 pts
121Rains County20.9-4.3 pts
123Wharton County20.7+1.5 pts
124Hartley County20.7-2.4 pts
125Ochiltree County20.7+1.7 pts
126Henderson County20.7+0.5 pts
127Hidalgo County20.6+0.3 pts
128Foard County20.6+6.1 pts
129Milam County20.6+1 pts
130Roberts County20.5-1.5 pts
131Bosque County20.4-0.4 pts
132Brown County20.2+0.2 pts
133Yoakum County20.1+5.9 pts
134Calhoun County20.1+3.2 pts
135McMullen County20.1+5.1 pts
136Victoria County19.9+0.2 pts
137Uvalde County19.8-0.4 pts
138Van Zandt County19.8+1.6 pts
139Jefferson County19.7+0.3 pts
140Grimes County19.7+0.3 pts
141Falls County19.5+4.6 pts
142Fannin County19.5-0.7 pts
143Coryell County19.4+0.7 pts
144Caldwell County19.3+2.9 pts
145Motley County19.3-2.8 pts
146Runnels County19.1+0.1 pts
147Cherokee County18.9+0.5 pts
148Hockley County18.9+0.6 pts
149Cass County18.9+1.3 pts
150Montague County18.9+1 pts
151Castro County18.6-2.4 pts
152Potter County18.6+1.2 pts
153Leon County18.6+1.5 pts
154Limestone County18.5-0.6 pts
155Schleicher County18.4-5.8 pts
156Madison County18.4+3.8 pts
157Sutton County18.3+2.8 pts
158Navarro County18.2+1.2 pts
159Upshur County18.2+0.7 pts
160Dickens County18-1.1 pts
161Hill County18-0.5 pts
162Angelina County17.9-0.1 pts
163Palo Pinto County17.8-0.9 pts
164Orange County17.7-0.1 pts
165Andrews County17.7-2.3 pts
166Ector County17.6+1 pts
167Rusk County17.5-0.3 pts
167San Patricio County17.5+0.3 pts
169Wilbarger County17.3-0.2 pts
170Stephens County17.2-1 pts
171Fisher County17.1-1.1 pts
172Panola County17-0.8 pts
173Wheeler County17-2.5 pts
174Brooks County17+2.5 pts
175Parmer County17+0.3 pts
176DeWitt County16.9+1.1 pts
177Stonewall County16.9+2.8 pts
178Coleman County16.8-1.1 pts
179Hardeman County16.8+1.8 pts
180Trinity County16.8+0.9 pts
181Hutchinson County16.8+0.8 pts
182Jackson County16.6+0.7 pts
183Donley County16.6+0.4 pts
184Freestone County16.5+0.6 pts
185Jim Wells County16.3+1.1 pts
186Titus County16.3+0.9 pts
187Gray County16.2+0.8 pts
188San Jacinto County16.2+0.4 pts
189Polk County16.2+2.8 pts
190Nolan County16.1+2.3 pts
191Morris County16+0.4 pts
192Live Oak County15.9+2.1 pts
193Culberson County15.8-0.5 pts
194Atascosa County15.8+0.5 pts
195Howard County15.7+0.3 pts
196Marion County15.6-0.4 pts
197Swisher County15.5-4.7 pts
198Red River County15.4-0.2 pts
199Anderson County15.4+0.9 pts
199Crosby County15.4+1.3 pts
201Hale County15.3-0.3 pts
202Bailey County15.2-1.5 pts
203Zapata County15.2+1.9 pts
204Shelby County15.1+1.4 pts
205Delta County14.9-4.6 pts
206Floyd County14.9-1.8 pts
207Jim Hogg County14.8-4.1 pts
208Houston County14.8-0.7 pts
209Jack County14.5-1.1 pts
210Lamb County14.3+0.1 pts
210Sabine County14.3-3.5 pts
212Karnes County14.3-1.7 pts
213Maverick County14.3-1.1 pts
214Pecos County14.1+0.7 pts
215Concho County14.1+0.9 pts
216Willacy County14.1+1.9 pts
217Jasper County14+1.5 pts
218Refugio County14+0.2 pts
219Bee County14+2.5 pts
220San Augustine County13.8+2.3 pts
221Reagan County13.6-3.5 pts
222Starr County13.6+0.3 pts
223Knox County13.5-2.1 pts
224Kenedy County13+2.4 pts
225Scurry County13-4.9 pts
226Dawson County12.7-1.7 pts
227Crane County12.6-1.7 pts
228Tyler County12.4+0.4 pts
228Ward County12.4+1.7 pts
230Moore County12.3+0.3 pts
231Jones County12+0.8 pts
232Frio County12+0.6 pts
233Dallam County11.9-3.8 pts
234Gonzales County11.9-0.7 pts
235Liberty County11.9+0.6 pts
236Childress County11.8+0.4 pts
237Kinney County11.8-7.7 pts
238La Salle County11.8+3.7 pts
239Gaines County11.7+3.7 pts
240Mitchell County11.5-2.4 pts
241Deaf Smith County11.4-0.4 pts
242Zavala County11.1+1.5 pts
243Crockett County10.7-0.3 pts
244Winkler County10.6+0.6 pts
245Garza County10.2-0.4 pts
246Terry County9.8-1.1 pts
247Dimmit County9.8-1.3 pts
248Hudspeth County9.6-2.8 pts
249Upton County8.7-0.1 pts
250Cochran County8.2-2.5 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?

Travis County, with 56.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Loving County, with 0% in 2024.

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