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 2022, at 54%. Clark County had the lowest, at 13.1%. The median was 23.2% and the figure for Wisconsin was 32%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54Dane County
Lowest13.1Clark County
Median23.272 counties
Wisconsin32History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Dane CountyDane County: 54 %54Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 49.8 %49.8Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 47.2 %47.2St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 37.8 %37.8La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 35.9 %35.9Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 35.4 %35.4Door CountyDoor County: 35.3 %35.3Washington CountyWashington County: 33.9 %33.9Portage CountyPortage County: 33.6 %33.6Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 33.6 %33.6Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 33.1 %33.1Brown CountyBrown County: 31.7 %31.7Calumet CountyCalumet County: 31.7 %31.7Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 31.6 %31.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 31 %31Walworth CountyWalworth County: 30.8 %30.8Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 29.4 %29.4Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 29.3 %29.3Vilas CountyVilas County: 29.2 %29.2Dunn CountyDunn County: 28.6 %28.6Racine CountyRacine County: 28 %28Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 27.9 %27.9Iowa CountyIowa County: 27.8 %27.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 27.2 %27.2Oneida CountyOneida County: 27.1 %27.1Marathon CountyMarathon County: 27.1 %27.1Sawyer CountySawyer County: 26.9 %26.9Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 26.6 %26.6Green CountyGreen County: 26.2 %26.2Sauk CountySauk County: 25.2 %25.2Rock CountyRock County: 24.4 %24.4Vernon CountyVernon County: 24.3 %24.3Grant CountyGrant County: 24.2 %24.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 24.2 %24.2Iron CountyIron County: 23.7 %23.7Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 23.2 %23.2Washburn CountyWashburn County: 23.1 %23.1Manitowoc CountyManitowoc County: 23.1 %23.1Pepin CountyPepin County: 22.8 %22.8Polk CountyPolk County: 22.8 %22.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Dane County54+1 pts
2Ozaukee County49.8-0.6 pts
3Waukesha County47.2+0.3 pts
4St. Croix County37.8+0.9 pts
5La Crosse County35.9+0.7 pts
6Eau Claire County35.4+2.1 pts
7Door County35.3+0.9 pts
8Washington County33.9+0.7 pts
9Portage County33.6+0.2 pts
10Bayfield County33.60 pts
11Milwaukee County33.1+0.7 pts
12Brown County31.7-0 pts
13Calumet County31.7+1.5 pts
14Outagamie County31.6+0.9 pts
15Pierce County31+1.6 pts
16Walworth County30.8+0.5 pts
17Kenosha County29.4+0.2 pts
18Winnebago County29.30 pts
19Vilas County29.2+0.8 pts
20Dunn County28.6-1.2 pts
21Racine County28+1.2 pts
22Jefferson County27.9+0.4 pts
23Iowa County27.8+1.2 pts
24Douglas County27.2+0.6 pts
25Oneida County27.1+0.3 pts
26Marathon County27.1+0.4 pts
27Sawyer County26.9+1.7 pts
28Sheboygan County26.6+0.4 pts
29Green County26.2+1.7 pts
30Sauk County25.2+0.3 pts
31Rock County24.4+0.2 pts
32Vernon County24.3+0.8 pts
33Grant County24.2+0.4 pts
34Columbia County24.2+0.5 pts
35Iron County23.7+0.7 pts
36Chippewa County23.2-0.2 pts
37Washburn County23.1+0.1 pts
38Manitowoc County23.1+1.1 pts
39Pepin County22.8+0.2 pts
40Polk County22.8+0.5 pts
41Florence County22.5+1.9 pts
42Green Lake County22.4+0.9 pts
43Fond du Lac County22.3-0.7 pts
44Burnett County22.1+0.6 pts
45Wood County21.3+0.9 pts
46Buffalo County21+1.4 pts
47Barron County20.7+0.1 pts
48Ashland County20.7+1.6 pts
49Kewaunee County20.3+1 pts
50Monroe County20.1-0.6 pts
51Richland County19.9-0.2 pts
52Lafayette County19.9+0.5 pts
53Trempealeau County19.7-0.7 pts
54Dodge County19.6+0.8 pts
55Waupaca County19.5-0.8 pts
56Menominee County18.9+0.6 pts
57Lincoln County18.80 pts
58Shawano County18.2+1.8 pts
59Marinette County17.9+0.2 pts
60Crawford County17.5-0.1 pts
61Oconto County17.4+0.3 pts
62Rusk County17.1+0.6 pts
63Waushara County16.5-0.1 pts
64Juneau County16.1+0.6 pts
65Price County16.1-0.1 pts
66Jackson County15.9-0.2 pts
67Langlade County15.8-0.1 pts
67Taylor County15.8-0.7 pts
69Forest County15.7+0.7 pts
70Adams County15.6+0.6 pts
71Marquette County14.5+0.7 pts
72Clark County13.1+0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 54% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 13.1% in 2022.

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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