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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 2023, at 54.5%. Clark County had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 23.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 32.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.5Dane County
Lowest13.4Clark County
Median23.772 counties
Wisconsin32.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Dane CountyDane County: 54.5 %54.5Ozaukee CountyOzaukee County: 50.4 %50.4Waukesha CountyWaukesha County: 47.9 %47.9St. Croix CountySt. Croix County: 39.4 %39.4Door CountyDoor County: 37.1 %37.1La Crosse CountyLa Crosse County: 36.1 %36.1Eau Claire CountyEau Claire County: 35.7 %35.7Bayfield CountyBayfield County: 35 %35Washington CountyWashington County: 34.8 %34.8Milwaukee CountyMilwaukee County: 33.9 %33.9Portage CountyPortage County: 33.7 %33.7Calumet CountyCalumet County: 32.5 %32.5Brown CountyBrown County: 32.4 %32.4Walworth CountyWalworth County: 32.3 %32.3Outagamie CountyOutagamie County: 32 %32Pierce CountyPierce County: 32 %32Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 31 %31Kenosha CountyKenosha County: 30.8 %30.8Vilas CountyVilas County: 30.5 %30.5Dunn CountyDunn County: 29.2 %29.2Iowa CountyIowa County: 28.5 %28.5Oneida CountyOneida County: 28.4 %28.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 28.1 %28.1Racine CountyRacine County: 28 %28Douglas CountyDouglas County: 27.8 %27.8Sheboygan CountySheboygan County: 27.3 %27.3Marathon CountyMarathon County: 27.3 %27.3Sawyer CountySawyer County: 27.2 %27.2Green CountyGreen County: 27 %27Sauk CountySauk County: 26.5 %26.5Rock CountyRock County: 25.7 %25.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 25.7 %25.7Vernon CountyVernon County: 24.8 %24.8Grant CountyGrant County: 24.6 %24.6Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 24.1 %24.1Polk CountyPolk County: 23.7 %23.7Pepin CountyPepin County: 23.6 %23.6Washburn CountyWashburn County: 23.6 %23.6Iron CountyIron County: 23.4 %23.4Florence CountyFlorence County: 23.1 %23.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dane County54.5+0.5 pts
2Ozaukee County50.4+0.6 pts
3Waukesha County47.9+0.8 pts
4St. Croix County39.4+1.6 pts
5Door County37.1+1.9 pts
6La Crosse County36.1+0.2 pts
7Eau Claire County35.7+0.3 pts
8Bayfield County35+1.4 pts
9Washington County34.8+0.9 pts
10Milwaukee County33.9+0.8 pts
11Portage County33.7+0.1 pts
12Calumet County32.5+0.8 pts
13Brown County32.4+0.7 pts
14Walworth County32.3+1.5 pts
15Outagamie County32+0.4 pts
15Pierce County32+1 pts
17Winnebago County31+1.7 pts
18Kenosha County30.8+1.3 pts
19Vilas County30.5+1.4 pts
20Dunn County29.2+0.7 pts
21Iowa County28.5+0.7 pts
22Oneida County28.4+1.4 pts
23Jefferson County28.1+0.3 pts
24Racine County28-0 pts
25Douglas County27.8+0.6 pts
26Sheboygan County27.3+0.7 pts
27Marathon County27.3+0.2 pts
28Sawyer County27.2+0.3 pts
29Green County27+0.8 pts
30Sauk County26.5+1.3 pts
31Rock County25.7+1.3 pts
32Columbia County25.7+1.5 pts
33Vernon County24.8+0.5 pts
34Grant County24.6+0.3 pts
35Chippewa County24.1+0.9 pts
36Polk County23.7+0.9 pts
37Pepin County23.6+0.8 pts
38Washburn County23.6+0.4 pts
39Iron County23.4-0.4 pts
40Florence County23.1+0.6 pts
41Fond du Lac County22.6+0.3 pts
42Green Lake County22.5+0.1 pts
43Barron County22.3+1.6 pts
44Manitowoc County22.2-0.9 pts
45Ashland County22.1+1.4 pts
46Buffalo County22.1+1.1 pts
47Burnett County22-0.1 pts
48Wood County21.4+0.1 pts
49Richland County20.7+0.8 pts
50Lafayette County20.6+0.7 pts
51Kewaunee County20.6+0.3 pts
52Trempealeau County20.2+0.6 pts
53Waupaca County20.2+0.7 pts
54Monroe County20-0.1 pts
55Dodge County19.9+0.4 pts
56Menominee County19.6+0.7 pts
57Marinette County19.5+1.6 pts
58Lincoln County19.4+0.7 pts
59Oconto County18.7+1.3 pts
59Shawano County18.7+0.5 pts
61Crawford County18.3+0.8 pts
62Waushara County17.4+0.8 pts
63Adams County17.3+1.7 pts
64Price County17.1+1 pts
65Taylor County16.7+0.8 pts
66Rusk County16.3-0.8 pts
67Jackson County16.3+0.4 pts
67Juneau County16.3+0.1 pts
69Langlade County16.2+0.3 pts
70Forest County15.5-0.2 pts
71Marquette County15.2+0.7 pts
72Clark County13.4+0.3 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/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?

Dane County, with 54.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 13.4% 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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