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

Dane County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 72 counties in 2024, at 55.3%. Clark County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 25% and the figure for Wisconsin was 33.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.3Dane County
Lowest13Clark County
Median2572 counties
Wisconsin33.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Dane CountyDane County: 55.3 %55.3Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 51.2 %51.2Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 48.9 %48.9St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 39.5 %39.5Door CountyDoor County: 37.4 %37.4Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 36.8 %36.8La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 36.5 %36.5Washington CountyWashington County: 35.2 %35.2Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 35 %35Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 34.7 %34.7Portage CountyPortage County: 34 %34Brown CountyBrown County: 33.5 %33.5Pierce CountyPierce County: 33.5 %33.5Calumet CountyCalumet County: 33 %33Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 32.7 %32.7Walworth CountyWalworth County: 32.4 %32.4Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 31.2 %31.2Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 31.1 %31.1Vilas CountyVilas County: 30.9 %30.9Dunn CountyDunn County: 29.6 %29.6Oneida CountyOneida County: 28.8 %28.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 28.6 %28.6Racine CountyRacine County: 28.5 %28.5Iowa CountyIowa County: 28.4 %28.4Douglas CountyDouglas County: 28.4 %28.4Marathon CountyMarathon County: 28.1 %28.1Green CountyGreen County: 27.7 %27.7Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 27.5 %27.5Sawyer CountySawyer County: 27.4 %27.4Sauk CountySauk County: 27.4 %27.4Columbia CountyColumbia County: 26 %26Iron CountyIron County: 26 %26Rock CountyRock County: 25.8 %25.8Grant CountyGrant County: 25.6 %25.6Washburn CountyWashburn County: 25.5 %25.5Florence CountyFlorence County: 25 %25Vernon CountyVernon County: 24.9 %24.9Ashland CountyAshland County: 24.5 %24.5Polk CountyPolk County: 24.3 %24.3Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 24.2 %24.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Dane County55.3+0.9 pts
2Ozaukee County51.2+0.8 pts
3Waukesha County48.9+0.9 pts
4St. Croix County39.5+0.1 pts
5Door County37.4+0.3 pts
6Eau Claire County36.8+1.1 pts
7La Crosse County36.5+0.4 pts
8Washington County35.2+0.4 pts
9Bayfield County350 pts
10Milwaukee County34.7+0.8 pts
11Portage County34+0.3 pts
12Brown County33.5+1.1 pts
13Pierce County33.5+1.5 pts
14Calumet County33+0.4 pts
15Outagamie County32.7+0.7 pts
16Walworth County32.4+0.1 pts
17Kenosha County31.2+0.4 pts
18Winnebago County31.1+0.1 pts
19Vilas County30.9+0.4 pts
20Dunn County29.6+0.3 pts
21Oneida County28.8+0.3 pts
22Jefferson County28.6+0.4 pts
23Racine County28.5+0.5 pts
24Iowa County28.4-0.1 pts
25Douglas County28.4+0.6 pts
26Marathon County28.1+0.8 pts
27Green County27.7+0.7 pts
28Sheboygan County27.5+0.1 pts
29Sawyer County27.4+0.2 pts
30Sauk County27.4+0.9 pts
31Columbia County26+0.3 pts
31Iron County26+2.6 pts
33Rock County25.8+0.1 pts
34Grant County25.6+1 pts
35Washburn County25.5+2 pts
36Florence County25+1.9 pts
37Vernon County24.9+0.1 pts
38Ashland County24.5+2.4 pts
39Polk County24.3+0.7 pts
40Chippewa County24.2+0.1 pts
41Barron County23.2+0.9 pts
42Pepin County23-0.7 pts
43Green Lake County22.8+0.3 pts
44Lafayette County22.6+2 pts
44Manitowoc County22.6+0.4 pts
46Burnett County22.4+0.4 pts
47Fond du Lac County22.3-0.3 pts
48Buffalo County22.10 pts
49Kewaunee County21.9+1.4 pts
50Wood County21.40 pts
51Monroe County21.4+1.4 pts
52Richland County21.2+0.5 pts
53Trempealeau County20.9+0.6 pts
54Waupaca County20.5+0.3 pts
55Dodge County20.3+0.4 pts
56Marinette County19.8+0.3 pts
57Lincoln County19.6+0.2 pts
58Shawano County19.1+0.4 pts
59Oconto County18.9+0.2 pts
60Crawford County18.30 pts
61Menominee County18.1-1.5 pts
62Price County17.9+0.8 pts
63Waushara County17.7+0.3 pts
64Adams County17.5+0.3 pts
65Taylor County17+0.4 pts
66Langlade County17+0.8 pts
67Rusk County16.9+0.6 pts
68Juneau County16.9+0.6 pts
69Marquette County16.2+1.1 pts
70Forest County16.1+0.6 pts
71Jackson County15.9-0.4 pts
72Clark County13-0.4 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/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?

Dane County, with 55.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 13% in 2024.

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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