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

Dane County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 72 counties in 2021, at 53%. Clark County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 23% and the figure for Wisconsin was 31.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53Dane County
Lowest13Clark County
Median2372 counties
Wisconsin31.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Dane CountyDane County: 53 %53Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 50.4 %50.4Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 46.9 %46.9St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 36.9 %36.9La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 35.2 %35.2Door CountyDoor County: 34.4 %34.4Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 33.5 %33.5Portage CountyPortage County: 33.4 %33.4Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 33.3 %33.3Washington CountyWashington County: 33.2 %33.2Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 32.4 %32.4Brown CountyBrown County: 31.8 %31.8Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 30.7 %30.7Walworth CountyWalworth County: 30.3 %30.3Calumet CountyCalumet County: 30.2 %30.2Dunn CountyDunn County: 29.8 %29.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 29.4 %29.4Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 29.3 %29.3Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 29.3 %29.3Vilas CountyVilas County: 28.4 %28.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 27.5 %27.5Oneida CountyOneida County: 26.8 %26.8Racine CountyRacine County: 26.8 %26.8Marathon CountyMarathon County: 26.7 %26.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 26.6 %26.6Iowa CountyIowa County: 26.5 %26.5Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 26.2 %26.2Sawyer CountySawyer County: 25.2 %25.2Sauk CountySauk County: 24.9 %24.9Green CountyGreen County: 24.5 %24.5Rock CountyRock County: 24.2 %24.2Grant CountyGrant County: 23.9 %23.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 23.7 %23.7Vernon CountyVernon County: 23.5 %23.5Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 23.4 %23.4Iron CountyIron County: 23 %23Washburn CountyWashburn County: 23 %23Fond du Lac CountyFond du Lac County: 23 %23Pepin CountyPepin County: 22.7 %22.7Polk CountyPolk County: 22.3 %22.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Dane County53
2Ozaukee County50.4
3Waukesha County46.9
4St. Croix County36.9
5La Crosse County35.2
6Door County34.4
7Bayfield County33.5
8Portage County33.4
9Eau Claire County33.3
10Washington County33.2
11Milwaukee County32.4
12Brown County31.8
13Outagamie County30.7
14Walworth County30.3
15Calumet County30.2
16Dunn County29.8
17Pierce County29.4
18Winnebago County29.3
19Kenosha County29.3
20Vilas County28.4
21Jefferson County27.5
22Oneida County26.8
23Racine County26.8
24Marathon County26.7
25Douglas County26.6
26Iowa County26.5
27Sheboygan County26.2
28Sawyer County25.2
29Sauk County24.9
30Green County24.5
31Rock County24.2
32Grant County23.9
33Columbia County23.7
34Vernon County23.5
35Chippewa County23.4
36Iron County23
37Washburn County23
38Fond du Lac County23
39Pepin County22.7
40Polk County22.3
41Manitowoc County22
42Green Lake County21.6
43Burnett County21.5
44Monroe County20.7
45Florence County20.6
46Barron County20.6
47Wood County20.5
48Trempealeau County20.4
49Waupaca County20.3
50Richland County20.1
51Buffalo County19.6
52Lafayette County19.4
53Kewaunee County19.2
54Ashland County19.1
55Dodge County18.8
55Lincoln County18.8
57Menominee County18.4
58Marinette County17.7
59Crawford County17.7
60Oconto County17.1
61Waushara County16.7
62Taylor County16.5
63Rusk County16.5
64Shawano County16.4
65Price County16.2
66Jackson County16.1
67Langlade County16
68Juneau County15.5
69Adams County15.1
70Forest County15
71Marquette County13.8
72Clark County13

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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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Questions

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

Dane County, with 53% in 2021, 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 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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