Counties in Texas by share of adults with a bachelor's degree
Travis County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 254 counties in 2023, at 55.5%. Loving County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 19.7% and the figure for Texas was 33.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
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| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis County | 55.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 2 | Collin County | 54.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 3 | Fort Bend County | 49.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 4 | Kendall County | 49.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 5 | Denton County | 48.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 6 | Williamson County | 47.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 7 | Brewster County | 45.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 8 | Rockwall County | 44 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Brazos County | 42.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 10 | Comal County | 42.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 11 | Hays County | 41.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 12 | Mason County | 40.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 13 | Glasscock County | 39.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 14 | Montgomery County | 37.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 15 | King County | 36.4 | +5.7 pts |
| 16 | Borden County | 35.4 | -4.1 pts |
| 17 | Gillespie County | 35.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 18 | Dallas County | 34.9 | +1 pts |
| 19 | Shackelford County | 34.6 | +2.2 pts |
| 20 | Tarrant County | 34.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 21 | Blanco County | 34.3 | +3.7 pts |
| 22 | Galveston County | 34.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 23 | Harris County | 33.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 24 | Lubbock County | 33.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 25 | Llano County | 33.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 26 | Erath County | 32.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 27 | Hood County | 32.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 28 | Terrell County | 32.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 29 | Brazoria County | 32.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 30 | Randall County | 32.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 31 | Parker County | 31.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 32 | Bexar County | 31.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 33 | Kerr County | 31.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 34 | Washington County | 31 | +2.1 pts |
| 35 | Midland County | 30.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 36 | Guadalupe County | 30.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 37 | Jeff Davis County | 30.4 | +2.6 pts |
| 38 | Hansford County | 30.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 39 | Franklin County | 29.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 40 | Taylor County | 29 | +0.3 pts |
| 41 | Burnet County | 28.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 42 | Ellis County | 28.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 43 | Baylor County | 28.4 | +5.1 pts |
| 44 | Mills County | 28.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 45 | McLennan County | 27.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 46 | Smith County | 27.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 47 | Aransas County | 27.6 | +3.5 pts |
| 48 | Bell County | 27.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 49 | Fayette County | 27.2 | +3.1 pts |
| 50 | Kent County | 26.9 | -1 pts |
| 51 | Waller County | 26.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 52 | Nacogdoches County | 26.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 53 | Wilson County | 26.3 | +0.9 pts |
| 54 | Collingsworth County | 26.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 55 | Edwards County | 25.9 | +6.9 pts |
| 56 | Carson County | 25.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 57 | Kimble County | 25.7 | -2.2 pts |
| 58 | Sherman County | 25.6 | +3.8 pts |
| 59 | Bandera County | 25.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 60 | Lipscomb County | 25.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 61 | El Paso County | 25.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 62 | Kaufman County | 25.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 63 | Oldham County | 25.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 64 | Archer County | 25.2 | 0 pts |
| 65 | Rains County | 25.2 | +4.7 pts |
| 66 | Tom Green County | 25.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 67 | Throckmorton County | 25 | +4.8 pts |
| 68 | Somervell County | 25 | -3.6 pts |
| 69 | Wichita County | 24.8 | +1 pts |
| 70 | Sterling County | 24.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 71 | Hemphill County | 24.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 72 | Lynn County | 24.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 73 | Hamilton County | 24.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 74 | Schleicher County | 24.2 | +10.6 pts |
| 75 | Colorado County | 24 | +1.8 pts |
| 76 | Callahan County | 23.9 | +1 pts |
| 77 | Clay County | 23.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 78 | Grayson County | 23.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 78 | Kleberg County | 23.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 80 | Nueces County | 23.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 81 | Cooke County | 23.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 82 | Young County | 23.6 | +1 pts |
| 83 | Johnson County | 23.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 84 | Austin County | 23.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 85 | Bastrop County | 23.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 86 | Burleson County | 23.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 87 | Hartley County | 23.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 88 | Chambers County | 23 | +0.2 pts |
| 89 | Menard County | 22.9 | -1 pts |
| 90 | Matagorda County | 22.8 | +1.9 pts |
| 91 | Harrison County | 22.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 91 | Haskell County | 22.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 93 | Gregg County | 22.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 94 | Wood County | 22.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 95 | Eastland County | 22.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 96 | Medina County | 22.2 | -0 pts |
| 97 | Irion County | 22.1 | +3.8 pts |
| 98 | Bowie County | 22.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 99 | Motley County | 22 | +1.6 pts |
| 100 | Roberts County | 22 | +2.8 pts |
| 101 | Hunt County | 21.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 102 | Cottle County | 21.8 | +3.5 pts |
| 103 | San Saba County | 21.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 104 | Lampasas County | 21.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 105 | Walker County | 21.4 | +2.1 pts |
| 106 | Armstrong County | 21.4 | -4.5 pts |
| 107 | Val Verde County | 21.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 108 | Coke County | 21.1 | +1.6 pts |
| 109 | Castro County | 21 | +1.5 pts |
| 110 | Webb County | 20.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 111 | Lavaca County | 20.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 112 | Hardin County | 20.8 | +2.3 pts |
| 113 | Bosque County | 20.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 114 | Wise County | 20.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 115 | Lamar County | 20.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 116 | Cameron County | 20.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 117 | Hidalgo County | 20.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 118 | Henderson County | 20.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 119 | Presidio County | 20.2 | -1 pts |
| 120 | Fannin County | 20.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 121 | Uvalde County | 20.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 122 | Swisher County | 20.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 123 | Hopkins County | 20 | -1.6 pts |
| 124 | Comanche County | 20 | +1.1 pts |
| 125 | Andrews County | 20 | +0.3 pts |
| 126 | Brown County | 19.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 127 | Camp County | 19.7 | -1 pts |
| 127 | Victoria County | 19.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 129 | McCulloch County | 19.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 130 | Delta County | 19.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 131 | Kinney County | 19.5 | +6.2 pts |
| 131 | Milam County | 19.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 133 | Wheeler County | 19.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 134 | Grimes County | 19.5 | 0 pts |
| 135 | Jefferson County | 19.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 136 | Wharton County | 19.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 137 | Real County | 19.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 138 | Limestone County | 19.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 138 | Robertson County | 19.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 140 | Dickens County | 19.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 141 | Runnels County | 19.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 142 | Briscoe County | 19 | +3.3 pts |
| 143 | Ochiltree County | 19 | +0.5 pts |
| 144 | Goliad County | 19 | +1.1 pts |
| 145 | Jim Hogg County | 19 | +6.2 pts |
| 146 | Lee County | 18.7 | +2.1 pts |
| 147 | Palo Pinto County | 18.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 148 | Coryell County | 18.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 149 | Cherokee County | 18.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 150 | Hill County | 18.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 151 | Hockley County | 18.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 152 | Fisher County | 18.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 153 | Stephens County | 18.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 153 | Van Zandt County | 18.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 155 | Angelina County | 18 | -0.6 pts |
| 156 | Coleman County | 17.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 157 | Scurry County | 17.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 158 | Panola County | 17.9 | +1.7 pts |
| 159 | Rusk County | 17.9 | +2 pts |
| 160 | Montague County | 17.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 161 | Sabine County | 17.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 162 | Hall County | 17.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 163 | Martin County | 17.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 163 | Orange County | 17.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 165 | Cass County | 17.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 166 | Upshur County | 17.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 167 | Wilbarger County | 17.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 168 | Potter County | 17.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 169 | San Patricio County | 17.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 170 | Navarro County | 17.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 171 | Leon County | 17.1 | +2 pts |
| 171 | Reagan County | 17.1 | +5.1 pts |
| 173 | Calhoun County | 16.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 174 | Bailey County | 16.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 175 | Floyd County | 16.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 176 | Parmer County | 16.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 177 | Ector County | 16.7 | 0 pts |
| 178 | Caldwell County | 16.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 179 | Culberson County | 16.3 | +5.8 pts |
| 180 | Donley County | 16.2 | +2.6 pts |
| 181 | Karnes County | 16 | -0.3 pts |
| 182 | Marion County | 16 | -0.3 pts |
| 183 | Hutchinson County | 16 | +0.3 pts |
| 184 | Freestone County | 15.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 184 | Trinity County | 15.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 186 | Jackson County | 15.9 | +2.8 pts |
| 187 | San Jacinto County | 15.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 188 | DeWitt County | 15.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 189 | Dallam County | 15.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 190 | Red River County | 15.6 | +1.7 pts |
| 191 | Hale County | 15.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 192 | Knox County | 15.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 193 | Jack County | 15.6 | 0 pts |
| 194 | Morris County | 15.5 | +2 pts |
| 195 | Houston County | 15.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 196 | Sutton County | 15.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 197 | Gray County | 15.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 197 | Titus County | 15.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 199 | Howard County | 15.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 200 | Maverick County | 15.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 201 | Atascosa County | 15.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 202 | Jim Wells County | 15.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 203 | Hardeman County | 15 | -2.4 pts |
| 204 | McMullen County | 15 | -0.8 pts |
| 205 | Falls County | 15 | +1.5 pts |
| 206 | Anderson County | 14.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 207 | Madison County | 14.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 208 | Foard County | 14.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 209 | Dawson County | 14.5 | +1 pts |
| 210 | Brooks County | 14.4 | -4.7 pts |
| 211 | Crane County | 14.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 212 | Lamb County | 14.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 213 | Yoakum County | 14.2 | +4.5 pts |
| 214 | Crosby County | 14.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 215 | Stonewall County | 14.1 | -1 pts |
| 216 | Mitchell County | 13.9 | +4.3 pts |
| 217 | Live Oak County | 13.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 218 | Refugio County | 13.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 219 | Shelby County | 13.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 220 | Nolan County | 13.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 221 | Pecos County | 13.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 222 | Polk County | 13.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Starr County | 13.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 224 | Zapata County | 13.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 225 | Concho County | 13.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 226 | Gonzales County | 12.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 227 | Jasper County | 12.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 228 | Hudspeth County | 12.4 | +2 pts |
| 229 | Willacy County | 12.2 | +1.7 pts |
| 230 | Moore County | 12.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 231 | Tyler County | 12 | -1.1 pts |
| 232 | Deaf Smith County | 11.8 | -0 pts |
| 233 | San Augustine County | 11.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 234 | Childress County | 11.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 235 | Bee County | 11.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 236 | Frio County | 11.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 237 | Liberty County | 11.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 238 | Jones County | 11.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 239 | Dimmit County | 11 | -3.6 pts |
| 240 | Crockett County | 11 | -4.6 pts |
| 241 | Terry County | 11 | -0.1 pts |
| 242 | Cochran County | 10.7 | +2.2 pts |
| 243 | Ward County | 10.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 244 | Kenedy County | 10.6 | +2.6 pts |
| 245 | Garza County | 10.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 246 | Winkler County | 10 | +0.9 pts |
| 247 | Zavala County | 9.6 | -4.2 pts |
| 248 | Upton County | 8.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 249 | La Salle County | 8.1 | +2.7 pts |
| 250 | Gaines County | 8.1 | -2.3 pts |
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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?
Travis County, with 55.5% in 2023, 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 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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