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

Collin County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 254 counties in 2021, at 53.4%. Loving County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 18.6% and the figure for Texas was 31.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.4Collin County
Median18.6254 counties
Texas31.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Collin CountyCollin County: 53.4 %53.4Travis CountyTravis County: 52.7 %52.7Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 48.1 %48.1Kendall CountyKendall County: 47.5 %47.5Denton CountyDenton County: 47.3 %47.3Brewster CountyBrewster County: 46.1 %46.1Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 44.8 %44.8Rockwall CountyRockwall County: 43.8 %43.8Brazos CountyBrazos County: 42.2 %42.2Comal CountyComal County: 39.6 %39.6Hays CountyHays County: 38.7 %38.7Borden CountyBorden County: 38 %38Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 36.4 %36.4Gillespie CountyGillespie County: 35.2 %35.2Mason CountyMason County: 35 %35Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 33.4 %33.4Galveston CountyGalveston County: 33.2 %33.2Dallas CountyDallas County: 33 %33Shackelford CountyShackelford County: 32.8 %32.8Kent CountyKent County: 32.8 %32.8Harris CountyHarris County: 32.5 %32.5Randall CountyRandall County: 32.2 %32.2Lubbock CountyLubbock County: 32.1 %32.1Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 31.3 %31.3Erath CountyErath County: 30.9 %30.9Glasscock CountyGlasscock County: 30.8 %30.8Llano CountyLlano County: 30.8 %30.8Hood CountyHood County: 30.4 %30.4Bexar CountyBexar County: 30 %30Franklin CountyFranklin County: 29.2 %29.2Kerr CountyKerr County: 29.1 %29.1Parker CountyParker County: 28.9 %28.9Midland CountyMidland County: 28.8 %28.8Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 28.7 %28.7Somervell CountySomervell County: 28.2 %28.2Kimble CountyKimble County: 28.1 %28.1Washington CountyWashington County: 28.1 %28.1Smith CountySmith County: 28 %28Taylor CountyTaylor County: 27.9 %27.9Burnet CountyBurnet County: 27.8 %27.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Collin County53.4
2Travis County52.7
3Fort Bend County48.1
4Kendall County47.5
5Denton County47.3
6Brewster County46.1
7Williamson County44.8
8Rockwall County43.8
9Brazos County42.2
10Comal County39.6
11Hays County38.7
12Borden County38
13Montgomery County36.4
14Gillespie County35.2
15Mason County35
16Tarrant County33.4
17Galveston County33.2
18Dallas County33
19Shackelford County32.8
20Kent County32.8
21Harris County32.5
22Randall County32.2
23Lubbock County32.1
24Brazoria County31.3
25Erath County30.9
26Glasscock County30.8
27Llano County30.8
28Hood County30.4
29Bexar County30
30Franklin County29.2
31Kerr County29.1
32Parker County28.9
33Midland County28.8
34Guadalupe County28.7
35Somervell County28.2
36Kimble County28.1
37Washington County28.1
38Smith County28
39Taylor County27.9
40Burnet County27.8
41Bandera County27.5
42Jeff Davis County27.2
43Menard County27.2
44Armstrong County26.7
45Bell County26.6
46McLennan County26.3
47Ellis County26.3
48Carson County26.1
49Roberts County25.9
50Blanco County25.7
51Young County25.7
52Lipscomb County25.5
53King County25.3
54Waller County25.2
55Tom Green County25.1
56Aransas County24.8
57Mills County24.8
58Nacogdoches County24.7
59El Paso County24.7
60Wilson County24
61Chambers County23.9
62Austin County23.9
63Oldham County23.8
64Hansford County23.7
65Collingsworth County23.6
66Throckmorton County23.2
67Bastrop County23.1
68Clay County23.1
69Hartley County23.1
70Lynn County23.1
71Wichita County23.1
72Fayette County23
73Kleberg County23
74Bowie County22.9
75Camp County22.8
76Medina County22.6
77Archer County22.5
78Callahan County22.4
79Delta County22.3
80Kaufman County22.2
81Cooke County22
82Nueces County21.9
83Castro County21.8
84Grayson County21.8
85Hemphill County21.7
86Hamilton County21.6
87Motley County21.6
88Eastland County21.4
89Hunt County21.3
90Gregg County21.2
91Harrison County21.1
92Burleson County21.1
93Martin County21
94Edwards County21
95Hopkins County21
96Colorado County20.7
97Terrell County20.6
98Johnson County20.5
99Coke County20.4
99Wood County20.4
101Sherman County20.2
102Dickens County20.2
103Walker County20.1
104Matagorda County19.8
105Baylor County19.7
106Cottle County19.6
107Fisher County19.6
108Val Verde County19.6
109Hidalgo County19.5
109Lamar County19.5
111Webb County19.4
112Brown County19.4
113Victoria County19.4
114Comanche County19.3
114Hall County19.3
116Sutton County19.2
117Jefferson County19.2
118Coleman County19
119Cameron County19
120Childress County18.9
121Rains County18.8
122Ochiltree County18.8
123Andrews County18.8
124Sterling County18.8
125Hardin County18.8
126Wise County18.7
127Fannin County18.6
128Wharton County18.6
129Stephens County18.6
130Sabine County18.5
131Uvalde County18.4
132Bosque County18.4
133Irion County18.3
134Henderson County18.2
135Lampasas County18.2
136Goliad County18.2
137Angelina County18
137Brooks County18
139Parmer County18
140Lavaca County17.9
141Robertson County17.8
142Presidio County17.8
143Haskell County17.7
144Van Zandt County17.7
145Runnels County17.6
146Grimes County17.6
147Montague County17.5
148Palo Pinto County17.5
149Wheeler County17.4
150Calhoun County17.4
151Cherokee County17.4
152Hill County17.4
153Cass County17.3
154Coryell County17.3
154Upshur County17.3
156Culberson County17.2
157Leon County17.2
158Hockley County17
159Foard County17
160San Saba County17
161Titus County16.9
162Orange County16.8
162Schleicher County16.8
164Hale County16.7
165Kinney County16.7
166Navarro County16.7
167San Patricio County16.6
168Hutchinson County16.6
169Swisher County16.3
170Nolan County16.3
171Ector County16.3
172Milam County16.2
173Crockett County16.2
174Caldwell County16
175Maverick County16
175Real County16
177Freestone County16
177Rusk County16
179Karnes County15.9
180Potter County15.8
181Hardeman County15.8
182Scurry County15.8
183Donley County15.7
184Dallam County15.7
185Limestone County15.7
186Briscoe County15.6
187Jim Wells County15.6
188Jackson County15.5
189McMullen County15.4
190Marion County15.3
191Wilbarger County15.3
192Bailey County15
193Knox County15
194Floyd County14.9
195Atascosa County14.8
196Jack County14.8
197Zavala County14.8
198Tyler County14.8
199Red River County14.7
200Stonewall County14.7
201Gray County14.6
202Crosby County14.5
203Houston County14.3
204San Jacinto County14.3
205Lee County14.3
206Crane County14.3
207Shelby County14.2
208McCulloch County14
209Reagan County13.7
210Howard County13.7
211Dawson County13.7
212Gonzales County13.6
213Panola County13.5
214Trinity County13.4
215Jim Hogg County13.2
216Jasper County13.2
217Polk County13.1
218Dimmit County13
219Moore County13
220Morris County12.9
221Concho County12.8
222Live Oak County12.8
223Falls County12.7
224Lamb County12.7
225DeWitt County12.6
226Starr County12.3
227Jones County12.1
228San Augustine County12.1
229Anderson County12
230Upton County12
231Zapata County11.9
232Bee County11.9
233Madison County11.8
234Terry County11.7
235Garza County11.7
236Pecos County11.5
237Deaf Smith County11.5
238Ward County10.9
239Yoakum County10.8
240Gaines County10.7
241Refugio County10.4
242Winkler County10.2
243Mitchell County9.9
244Liberty County9.9
245Cochran County9.7
246Willacy County9.6
247Reeves County9.5
248Frio County8.9
249Duval County8.8
250Hudspeth County8.5

Showing the top 250 of 254. The CSV download has every row.

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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?

Collin County, with 53.4% in 2021, 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 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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