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Counties in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Pulaski County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 75 counties in 2024, at 15.4%. Lee County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Pulaski County
Lowest2.1Lee County
Median5.575 counties
Arkansas9.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 4.9 %Ashley County: 4 %Baxter County: 5.4 %Benton County: 13 %Boone County: 5.7 %Bradley County: 5.2 %Calhoun County: 7.3 %Carroll County: 6.9 %Chicot County: 4.7 %Clark County: 9.2 %Clay County: 5.5 %Cleburne County: 6.7 %Cleveland County: 5.9 %Columbia County: 7.4 %Conway County: 5.9 %Craighead County: 11.8 %Crawford County: 6 %Crittenden County: 5.5 %Cross County: 5.3 %Dallas County: 4.5 %Desha County: 5.4 %Drew County: 9.4 %Faulkner County: 14 %Franklin County: 4.9 %Fulton County: 6.4 %Garland County: 9.1 %Grant County: 5.2 %Greene County: 6.2 %Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hot Spring County: 6.7 %Howard County: 5.5 %Independence County: 6.1 %Izard County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 5.2 %Jefferson County: 5.8 %Johnson County: 5.3 %Lafayette County: 2.3 %Lawrence County: 4.8 %Lee County: 2.1 %Lincoln County: 4.1 %Little River County: 6.3 %Logan County: 4.9 %Lonoke County: 7.5 %Madison County: 4.6 %Marion County: 6.5 %Miller County: 6.6 %Mississippi County: 5.5 %Monroe County: 2.9 %Montgomery County: 5.1 %Nevada County: 3 %Newton County: 5.5 %Ouachita County: 5.8 %Perry County: 4.6 %Phillips County: 5.5 %Pike County: 7.2 %Poinsett County: 3.5 %Polk County: 4.9 %Pope County: 7.6 %Prairie County: 5.2 %Pulaski County: 15.4 %Randolph County: 4.9 %St. Francis County: 6 %Saline County: 9.2 %Scott County: 2.7 %Searcy County: 4.4 %Sebastian County: 9.3 %Sevier County: 3.1 %Sharp County: 4.1 %Stone County: 6.1 %Union County: 6.9 %Van Buren County: 5.3 %Washington County: 14.8 %White County: 8.5 %Woodruff County: 6.6 %Yell County: 4.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Pulaski County: 15.4 %Pulaski County15.4Washington County: 14.8 %Washington County14.8Faulkner County: 14 %Faulkner County14Benton County: 13 %Benton County13Craighead County: 11.8 %Craighead County11.8Drew County: 9.4 %Drew County9.4Sebastian County: 9.3 %Sebastian County9.3Clark County: 9.2 %Clark County9.2Saline County: 9.2 %Saline County9.2Garland County: 9.1 %Garland County9.1White County: 8.5 %White County8.5Pope County: 7.6 %Pope County7.6Lonoke County: 7.5 %Lonoke County7.5Columbia County: 7.4 %Columbia County7.4Calhoun County: 7.3 %Calhoun County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Carroll County: 6.9 %Carroll County6.9Union County: 6.9 %Union County6.9Cleburne County: 6.7 %Cleburne County6.7Hot Spring County: 6.7 %Hot Spring County6.7Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Woodruff County: 6.6 %Woodruff County6.6Marion County: 6.5 %Marion County6.5Fulton County: 6.4 %Fulton County6.4Little River County: 6.3 %Little River County6.3Greene County: 6.2 %Greene County6.2Izard County: 6.2 %Izard County6.2Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hempstead County6.2Independence County: 6.1 %Independence County6.1Stone County: 6.1 %Stone County6.1Crawford County: 6 %Crawford County6St. Francis County: 6 %St. Francis County6Cleveland County: 5.9 %Cleveland County5.9Conway County: 5.9 %Conway County5.9Ouachita County: 5.8 %Ouachita County5.8Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Boone County: 5.7 %Boone County5.7Phillips County: 5.5 %Phillips County5.5Clay County: 5.5 %Clay County5.5Howard County: 5.5 %Howard County5.5Pulaski County: 15.4 %Pulaski County15.4Washington County: 14.8 %Washington County14.8Faulkner County: 14 %Faulkner County14Benton County: 13 %Benton County13Craighead County: 11.8 %Craighead County11.8Drew County: 9.4 %Drew County9.4Sebastian County: 9.3 %Sebastian County9.3Clark County: 9.2 %Clark County9.2Saline County: 9.2 %Saline County9.2Garland County: 9.1 %Garland County9.1White County: 8.5 %White County8.5Pope County: 7.6 %Pope County7.6Lonoke County: 7.5 %Lonoke County7.5Columbia County: 7.4 %Columbia County7.4Calhoun County: 7.3 %Calhoun County7.3Pike County: 7.2 %Pike County7.2Carroll County: 6.9 %Carroll County6.9Union County: 6.9 %Union County6.9Cleburne County: 6.7 %Cleburne County6.7Hot Spring County: 6.7 %Hot Spring County6.7Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Woodruff County: 6.6 %Woodruff County6.6Marion County: 6.5 %Marion County6.5Fulton County: 6.4 %Fulton County6.4Little River County: 6.3 %Little River County6.3Greene County: 6.2 %Greene County6.2Izard County: 6.2 %Izard County6.2Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hempstead County6.2Independence County: 6.1 %Independence County6.1Stone County: 6.1 %Stone County6.1Crawford County: 6 %Crawford County6St. Francis County: 6 %St. Francis County6Cleveland County: 5.9 %Cleveland County5.9Conway County: 5.9 %Conway County5.9Ouachita County: 5.8 %Ouachita County5.8Jefferson County: 5.8 %Jefferson County5.8Boone County: 5.7 %Boone County5.7Phillips County: 5.5 %Phillips County5.5Clay County: 5.5 %Clay County5.5Howard County: 5.5 %Howard County5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pulaski County15.4+0.1 pts
2Washington County14.8+0.4 pts
3Faulkner County14+1.1 pts
4Benton County13+0.3 pts
5Craighead County11.8+0.7 pts
6Drew County9.4+1.8 pts
7Sebastian County9.3-0.3 pts
8Clark County9.2+0.2 pts
9Saline County9.20 pts
10Garland County9.1-0.5 pts
11White County8.5-0 pts
12Pope County7.6-0.8 pts
13Lonoke County7.5+0.6 pts
14Columbia County7.4+0.6 pts
15Calhoun County7.3+0.2 pts
16Pike County7.2+1.2 pts
17Carroll County6.9+0.1 pts
17Union County6.9+0.4 pts
19Cleburne County6.7+0.9 pts
20Hot Spring County6.7+0.9 pts
21Miller County6.6-0.1 pts
22Woodruff County6.6-1.1 pts
23Marion County6.5+0.1 pts
24Fulton County6.40 pts
25Little River County6.3+1 pts
26Greene County6.2+0.1 pts
27Izard County6.2+0.3 pts
28Hempstead County6.2+0.6 pts
29Independence County6.1+0.4 pts
30Stone County6.1+0.6 pts
31Crawford County6+0.3 pts
32St. Francis County6+0.4 pts
33Cleveland County5.9+0.6 pts
34Conway County5.9+0.1 pts
35Ouachita County5.8+0.1 pts
36Jefferson County5.8-0.5 pts
37Boone County5.7+0.2 pts
38Phillips County5.5+0.7 pts
39Clay County5.5-0.7 pts
40Howard County5.5+0.5 pts
40Mississippi County5.5+0.8 pts
42Crittenden County5.5+0.3 pts
42Newton County5.5+0.5 pts
44Desha County5.4-0 pts
45Baxter County5.4+0.1 pts
46Van Buren County5.30 pts
47Johnson County5.30 pts
48Cross County5.3+0.5 pts
49Bradley County5.2-0.1 pts
50Jackson County5.2+0.6 pts
50Prairie County5.2-0.4 pts
52Grant County5.20 pts
53Montgomery County5.1+0.9 pts
54Polk County4.9-0.5 pts
55Franklin County4.9+0.6 pts
55Logan County4.9+0.1 pts
57Randolph County4.9-1.1 pts
58Arkansas County4.9-0.7 pts
59Lawrence County4.8+0.3 pts
60Chicot County4.7-0.5 pts
61Perry County4.6-0.3 pts
62Madison County4.6+0.4 pts
63Dallas County4.5+1.6 pts
64Searcy County4.4+0.5 pts
65Yell County4.3+0.2 pts
66Sharp County4.1+0.6 pts
67Lincoln County4.1+0.2 pts
68Ashley County4+0.5 pts
69Poinsett County3.5+0.1 pts
70Sevier County3.1-0.7 pts
71Nevada County3+0.4 pts
72Monroe County2.9-0.7 pts
73Scott County2.7+0.6 pts
74Lafayette County2.3-0.2 pts
75Lee County2.1+0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Pulaski County, with 15.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lee County, with 2.1% in 2024.

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