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

Pulaski County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 75 counties in 2021, at 14.8%. Lee County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.8Pulaski County
Lowest1.5Lee County
Median5.175 counties
Arkansas8.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 5.4 %Ashley County: 2.9 %Baxter County: 6 %Benton County: 11.9 %Boone County: 5.8 %Bradley County: 3.6 %Calhoun County: 4.8 %Carroll County: 7.5 %Chicot County: 4.4 %Clark County: 9.4 %Clay County: 5.8 %Cleburne County: 6.2 %Cleveland County: 5.7 %Columbia County: 6.8 %Conway County: 4.7 %Craighead County: 11 %Crawford County: 5.5 %Crittenden County: 5.5 %Cross County: 5.5 %Dallas County: 3 %Desha County: 4 %Drew County: 8.5 %Faulkner County: 12.4 %Franklin County: 2.9 %Fulton County: 4.7 %Garland County: 8.3 %Grant County: 4.8 %Greene County: 5.6 %Hempstead County: 6.1 %Hot Spring County: 5.3 %Howard County: 4.7 %Independence County: 5 %Izard County: 5.1 %Jackson County: 5.1 %Jefferson County: 6.1 %Johnson County: 5.7 %Lafayette County: 2.4 %Lawrence County: 4.4 %Lee County: 1.5 %Lincoln County: 2.6 %Little River County: 4.6 %Logan County: 4.3 %Lonoke County: 6.5 %Madison County: 4.9 %Marion County: 5 %Miller County: 6.6 %Mississippi County: 4.8 %Monroe County: 4 %Montgomery County: 4.4 %Nevada County: 2.8 %Newton County: 5.2 %Ouachita County: 4.9 %Perry County: 4.9 %Phillips County: 4.6 %Pike County: 6.9 %Poinsett County: 3.2 %Polk County: 5.8 %Pope County: 7.4 %Prairie County: 5.1 %Pulaski County: 14.8 %Randolph County: 5.7 %St. Francis County: 4.9 %Saline County: 8.7 %Scott County: 2.8 %Searcy County: 4.3 %Sebastian County: 8.7 %Sevier County: 3.9 %Sharp County: 3.4 %Stone County: 3.6 %Union County: 6.1 %Van Buren County: 6.4 %Washington County: 13.9 %White County: 8.1 %Woodruff County: 7.1 %Yell County: 4.2 %
  • Under 3.9
  • 3.9 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 7.3
  • 7.3 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Pulaski County: 14.8 %Pulaski County14.8Washington County: 13.9 %Washington County13.9Faulkner County: 12.4 %Faulkner County12.4Benton County: 11.9 %Benton County11.9Craighead County: 11 %Craighead County11Clark County: 9.4 %Clark County9.4Sebastian County: 8.7 %Sebastian County8.7Saline County: 8.7 %Saline County8.7Drew County: 8.5 %Drew County8.5Garland County: 8.3 %Garland County8.3White County: 8.1 %White County8.1Carroll County: 7.5 %Carroll County7.5Pope County: 7.4 %Pope County7.4Woodruff County: 7.1 %Woodruff County7.1Pike County: 6.9 %Pike County6.9Columbia County: 6.8 %Columbia County6.8Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Lonoke County: 6.5 %Lonoke County6.5Van Buren County: 6.4 %Van Buren County6.4Cleburne County: 6.2 %Cleburne County6.2Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Hempstead County: 6.1 %Hempstead County6.1Union County: 6.1 %Union County6.1Baxter County: 6 %Baxter County6Boone County: 5.8 %Boone County5.8Polk County: 5.8 %Polk County5.8Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Cleveland County: 5.7 %Cleveland County5.7Johnson County: 5.7 %Johnson County5.7Randolph County: 5.7 %Randolph County5.7Greene County: 5.6 %Greene County5.6Crawford County: 5.5 %Crawford County5.5Crittenden County: 5.5 %Crittenden County5.5Cross County: 5.5 %Cross County5.5Arkansas County: 5.4 %Arkansas County5.4Hot Spring County: 5.3 %Hot Spring County5.3Newton County: 5.2 %Newton County5.2Jackson County: 5.1 %Jackson County5.1Prairie County: 5.1 %Prairie County5.1Izard County: 5.1 %Izard County5.1Pulaski County: 14.8 %Pulaski County14.8Washington County: 13.9 %Washington County13.9Faulkner County: 12.4 %Faulkner County12.4Benton County: 11.9 %Benton County11.9Craighead County: 11 %Craighead County11Clark County: 9.4 %Clark County9.4Sebastian County: 8.7 %Sebastian County8.7Saline County: 8.7 %Saline County8.7Drew County: 8.5 %Drew County8.5Garland County: 8.3 %Garland County8.3White County: 8.1 %White County8.1Carroll County: 7.5 %Carroll County7.5Pope County: 7.4 %Pope County7.4Woodruff County: 7.1 %Woodruff County7.1Pike County: 6.9 %Pike County6.9Columbia County: 6.8 %Columbia County6.8Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Lonoke County: 6.5 %Lonoke County6.5Van Buren County: 6.4 %Van Buren County6.4Cleburne County: 6.2 %Cleburne County6.2Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Hempstead County: 6.1 %Hempstead County6.1Union County: 6.1 %Union County6.1Baxter County: 6 %Baxter County6Boone County: 5.8 %Boone County5.8Polk County: 5.8 %Polk County5.8Clay County: 5.8 %Clay County5.8Cleveland County: 5.7 %Cleveland County5.7Johnson County: 5.7 %Johnson County5.7Randolph County: 5.7 %Randolph County5.7Greene County: 5.6 %Greene County5.6Crawford County: 5.5 %Crawford County5.5Crittenden County: 5.5 %Crittenden County5.5Cross County: 5.5 %Cross County5.5Arkansas County: 5.4 %Arkansas County5.4Hot Spring County: 5.3 %Hot Spring County5.3Newton County: 5.2 %Newton County5.2Jackson County: 5.1 %Jackson County5.1Prairie County: 5.1 %Prairie County5.1Izard County: 5.1 %Izard County5.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pulaski County14.8
2Washington County13.9
3Faulkner County12.4
4Benton County11.9
5Craighead County11
6Clark County9.4
7Sebastian County8.7
8Saline County8.7
9Drew County8.5
10Garland County8.3
11White County8.1
12Carroll County7.5
13Pope County7.4
14Woodruff County7.1
15Pike County6.9
16Columbia County6.8
17Miller County6.6
18Lonoke County6.5
19Van Buren County6.4
20Cleburne County6.2
21Jefferson County6.1
22Hempstead County6.1
22Union County6.1
24Baxter County6
25Boone County5.8
26Polk County5.8
27Clay County5.8
28Cleveland County5.7
29Johnson County5.7
29Randolph County5.7
31Greene County5.6
32Crawford County5.5
32Crittenden County5.5
32Cross County5.5
35Arkansas County5.4
36Hot Spring County5.3
37Newton County5.2
38Jackson County5.1
39Prairie County5.1
40Izard County5.1
41Independence County5
42Marion County5
43Perry County4.9
44St. Francis County4.9
45Madison County4.9
46Ouachita County4.9
47Grant County4.8
47Mississippi County4.8
49Calhoun County4.8
50Conway County4.7
50Howard County4.7
52Fulton County4.7
53Little River County4.6
54Phillips County4.6
55Montgomery County4.4
56Chicot County4.4
56Lawrence County4.4
58Searcy County4.3
59Logan County4.3
60Yell County4.2
61Desha County4
62Monroe County4
63Sevier County3.9
64Bradley County3.6
64Stone County3.6
66Sharp County3.4
67Poinsett County3.2
68Dallas County3
69Ashley County2.9
70Franklin County2.9
71Scott County2.8
72Nevada County2.8
73Lincoln County2.6
74Lafayette County2.4
75Lee County1.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Pulaski County, with 14.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lee County, with 1.5% in 2021.

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