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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 2022, at 15.3%. Lee County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.3Pulaski County
Lowest1.3Lee County
Median5.475 counties
Arkansas9.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 5.4 %Ashley County: 3.3 %Baxter County: 5.6 %Benton County: 12.6 %Boone County: 5.6 %Bradley County: 3.8 %Calhoun County: 4.9 %Carroll County: 6.9 %Chicot County: 5 %Clark County: 9.1 %Clay County: 6.7 %Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleveland County: 5.8 %Columbia County: 5.7 %Conway County: 5 %Craighead County: 10.9 %Crawford County: 5.8 %Crittenden County: 5.2 %Cross County: 5.4 %Dallas County: 4.3 %Desha County: 4.8 %Drew County: 8 %Faulkner County: 12.3 %Franklin County: 3.6 %Fulton County: 4.9 %Garland County: 9.4 %Grant County: 5.1 %Greene County: 6 %Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hot Spring County: 5.4 %Howard County: 5.1 %Independence County: 5.5 %Izard County: 5.6 %Jackson County: 4.1 %Jefferson County: 6.2 %Johnson County: 4.8 %Lafayette County: 3.4 %Lawrence County: 4.2 %Lee County: 1.3 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Little River County: 4.4 %Logan County: 5.3 %Lonoke County: 6.7 %Madison County: 4 %Marion County: 6.2 %Miller County: 6.6 %Mississippi County: 5.6 %Monroe County: 4.4 %Montgomery County: 4.6 %Nevada County: 2.5 %Newton County: 5.4 %Ouachita County: 5 %Perry County: 4.3 %Phillips County: 5.7 %Pike County: 6.4 %Poinsett County: 3.2 %Polk County: 5.1 %Pope County: 8.2 %Prairie County: 6 %Pulaski County: 15.3 %Randolph County: 5.8 %St. Francis County: 5.8 %Saline County: 8.9 %Scott County: 2.8 %Searcy County: 3.8 %Sebastian County: 8.9 %Sevier County: 3.9 %Sharp County: 4 %Stone County: 5.1 %Union County: 6.2 %Van Buren County: 6.3 %Washington County: 14.3 %White County: 8.5 %Woodruff County: 8 %Yell County: 4.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Pulaski County: 15.3 %Pulaski County15.3Washington County: 14.3 %Washington County14.3Benton County: 12.6 %Benton County12.6Faulkner County: 12.3 %Faulkner County12.3Craighead County: 10.9 %Craighead County10.9Garland County: 9.4 %Garland County9.4Clark County: 9.1 %Clark County9.1Saline County: 8.9 %Saline County8.9Sebastian County: 8.9 %Sebastian County8.9White County: 8.5 %White County8.5Pope County: 8.2 %Pope County8.2Drew County: 8 %Drew County8Woodruff County: 8 %Woodruff County8Carroll County: 6.9 %Carroll County6.9Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Lonoke County: 6.7 %Lonoke County6.7Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Pike County: 6.4 %Pike County6.4Van Buren County: 6.3 %Van Buren County6.3Marion County: 6.2 %Marion County6.2Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hempstead County6.2Prairie County: 6 %Prairie County6Greene County: 6 %Greene County6St. Francis County: 5.8 %St. Francis County5.8Randolph County: 5.8 %Randolph County5.8Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleburne County5.8Cleveland County: 5.8 %Cleveland County5.8Crawford County: 5.8 %Crawford County5.8Columbia County: 5.7 %Columbia County5.7Phillips County: 5.7 %Phillips County5.7Baxter County: 5.6 %Baxter County5.6Izard County: 5.6 %Izard County5.6Boone County: 5.6 %Boone County5.6Mississippi County: 5.6 %Mississippi County5.6Independence County: 5.5 %Independence County5.5Hot Spring County: 5.4 %Hot Spring County5.4Cross County: 5.4 %Cross County5.4Arkansas County: 5.4 %Arkansas County5.4Pulaski County: 15.3 %Pulaski County15.3Washington County: 14.3 %Washington County14.3Benton County: 12.6 %Benton County12.6Faulkner County: 12.3 %Faulkner County12.3Craighead County: 10.9 %Craighead County10.9Garland County: 9.4 %Garland County9.4Clark County: 9.1 %Clark County9.1Saline County: 8.9 %Saline County8.9Sebastian County: 8.9 %Sebastian County8.9White County: 8.5 %White County8.5Pope County: 8.2 %Pope County8.2Drew County: 8 %Drew County8Woodruff County: 8 %Woodruff County8Carroll County: 6.9 %Carroll County6.9Clay County: 6.7 %Clay County6.7Lonoke County: 6.7 %Lonoke County6.7Miller County: 6.6 %Miller County6.6Pike County: 6.4 %Pike County6.4Van Buren County: 6.3 %Van Buren County6.3Marion County: 6.2 %Marion County6.2Union County: 6.2 %Union County6.2Jefferson County: 6.2 %Jefferson County6.2Hempstead County: 6.2 %Hempstead County6.2Prairie County: 6 %Prairie County6Greene County: 6 %Greene County6St. Francis County: 5.8 %St. Francis County5.8Randolph County: 5.8 %Randolph County5.8Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleburne County5.8Cleveland County: 5.8 %Cleveland County5.8Crawford County: 5.8 %Crawford County5.8Columbia County: 5.7 %Columbia County5.7Phillips County: 5.7 %Phillips County5.7Baxter County: 5.6 %Baxter County5.6Izard County: 5.6 %Izard County5.6Boone County: 5.6 %Boone County5.6Mississippi County: 5.6 %Mississippi County5.6Independence County: 5.5 %Independence County5.5Hot Spring County: 5.4 %Hot Spring County5.4Cross County: 5.4 %Cross County5.4Arkansas County: 5.4 %Arkansas County5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pulaski County15.3+0.4 pts
2Washington County14.3+0.4 pts
3Benton County12.6+0.7 pts
4Faulkner County12.3-0.1 pts
5Craighead County10.9-0.1 pts
6Garland County9.4+1.1 pts
7Clark County9.1-0.3 pts
8Saline County8.9+0.2 pts
9Sebastian County8.9+0.1 pts
10White County8.5+0.4 pts
11Pope County8.2+0.8 pts
12Drew County8-0.5 pts
13Woodruff County8+0.8 pts
14Carroll County6.9-0.6 pts
15Clay County6.7+0.9 pts
16Lonoke County6.7+0.1 pts
17Miller County6.6-0.1 pts
18Pike County6.4-0.6 pts
19Van Buren County6.3-0.1 pts
20Marion County6.2+1.2 pts
20Union County6.2+0.2 pts
22Jefferson County6.2+0.1 pts
23Hempstead County6.2+0.1 pts
24Prairie County6+0.9 pts
25Greene County6+0.4 pts
26St. Francis County5.8+0.9 pts
27Randolph County5.8+0.1 pts
28Cleburne County5.8-0.4 pts
28Cleveland County5.80 pts
30Crawford County5.8+0.3 pts
31Columbia County5.7-1.1 pts
32Phillips County5.7+1.1 pts
33Baxter County5.6-0.3 pts
34Izard County5.6+0.6 pts
35Boone County5.6-0.2 pts
36Mississippi County5.6+0.8 pts
37Independence County5.5+0.5 pts
38Hot Spring County5.4+0.1 pts
39Cross County5.4-0.1 pts
40Arkansas County5.4-0 pts
41Newton County5.4+0.1 pts
42Logan County5.3+1 pts
43Crittenden County5.2-0.3 pts
44Stone County5.1+1.5 pts
45Polk County5.1-0.7 pts
46Grant County5.1+0.2 pts
46Howard County5.1+0.3 pts
48Chicot County5+0.6 pts
49Conway County5+0.3 pts
50Ouachita County5+0.1 pts
51Fulton County4.9+0.2 pts
52Calhoun County4.90 pts
53Desha County4.8+0.8 pts
54Johnson County4.8-0.9 pts
55Montgomery County4.6+0.2 pts
56Monroe County4.4+0.4 pts
56Yell County4.4+0.2 pts
58Little River County4.4-0.3 pts
59Dallas County4.3+1.3 pts
60Perry County4.3-0.7 pts
61Lawrence County4.2-0.2 pts
62Jackson County4.1-1 pts
63Sharp County4+0.7 pts
64Madison County4-0.9 pts
65Sevier County3.9-0 pts
66Searcy County3.8-0.5 pts
67Bradley County3.8+0.2 pts
68Franklin County3.6+0.7 pts
69Lafayette County3.4+1 pts
70Ashley County3.3+0.4 pts
71Poinsett County3.2+0.1 pts
72Scott County2.8-0 pts
73Lincoln County2.7+0.1 pts
74Nevada County2.5-0.2 pts
75Lee County1.3-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pulaski County, with 15.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lee County, with 1.3% in 2022.

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