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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 2023, at 15.3%. Lee County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.3Pulaski County
Lowest1.5Lee County
Median5.575 counties
Arkansas9.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 5.5 %Ashley County: 3.5 %Baxter County: 5.3 %Benton County: 12.7 %Boone County: 5.5 %Bradley County: 5.3 %Calhoun County: 7.1 %Carroll County: 6.7 %Chicot County: 5.1 %Clark County: 9.1 %Clay County: 6.3 %Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleveland County: 5.3 %Columbia County: 6.9 %Conway County: 5.8 %Craighead County: 11.1 %Crawford County: 5.6 %Crittenden County: 5.2 %Cross County: 4.8 %Dallas County: 2.9 %Desha County: 5.5 %Drew County: 7.6 %Faulkner County: 12.9 %Franklin County: 4.2 %Fulton County: 6.4 %Garland County: 9.7 %Grant County: 5.1 %Greene County: 6.1 %Hempstead County: 5.5 %Hot Spring County: 5.8 %Howard County: 5 %Independence County: 5.7 %Izard County: 5.9 %Jackson County: 4.6 %Jefferson County: 6.3 %Johnson County: 5.3 %Lafayette County: 2.5 %Lawrence County: 4.5 %Lee County: 1.5 %Lincoln County: 3.9 %Little River County: 5.3 %Logan County: 4.8 %Lonoke County: 6.9 %Madison County: 4.2 %Marion County: 6.4 %Miller County: 6.7 %Mississippi County: 4.8 %Monroe County: 3.6 %Montgomery County: 4.2 %Nevada County: 2.6 %Newton County: 4.9 %Ouachita County: 5.8 %Perry County: 5 %Phillips County: 4.9 %Pike County: 6 %Poinsett County: 3.5 %Polk County: 5.4 %Pope County: 8.5 %Prairie County: 5.6 %Pulaski County: 15.3 %Randolph County: 5.9 %St. Francis County: 5.6 %Saline County: 9.2 %Scott County: 2.1 %Searcy County: 3.9 %Sebastian County: 9.6 %Sevier County: 3.8 %Sharp County: 3.5 %Stone County: 5.5 %Union County: 6.4 %Van Buren County: 5.3 %Washington County: 14.3 %White County: 8.6 %Woodruff County: 7.7 %Yell County: 4.2 %
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  • 4.2 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.5
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  • 5.9 to 7.4
  • 7.4 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pulaski County: 15.3 %Pulaski County15.3Washington County: 14.3 %Washington County14.3Faulkner County: 12.9 %Faulkner County12.9Benton County: 12.7 %Benton County12.7Craighead County: 11.1 %Craighead County11.1Garland County: 9.7 %Garland County9.7Sebastian County: 9.6 %Sebastian County9.6Saline County: 9.2 %Saline County9.2Clark County: 9.1 %Clark County9.1White County: 8.6 %White County8.6Pope County: 8.5 %Pope County8.5Woodruff County: 7.7 %Woodruff County7.7Drew County: 7.6 %Drew County7.6Calhoun County: 7.1 %Calhoun County7.1Lonoke County: 6.9 %Lonoke County6.9Columbia County: 6.9 %Columbia County6.9Carroll County: 6.7 %Carroll County6.7Miller County: 6.7 %Miller County6.7Union County: 6.4 %Union County6.4Marion County: 6.4 %Marion County6.4Fulton County: 6.4 %Fulton County6.4Jefferson County: 6.3 %Jefferson County6.3Clay County: 6.3 %Clay County6.3Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1Pike County: 6 %Pike County6Randolph County: 5.9 %Randolph County5.9Izard County: 5.9 %Izard County5.9Conway County: 5.8 %Conway County5.8Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleburne County5.8Ouachita County: 5.8 %Ouachita County5.8Hot Spring County: 5.8 %Hot Spring County5.8Independence County: 5.7 %Independence County5.7Crawford County: 5.6 %Crawford County5.6St. Francis County: 5.6 %St. Francis County5.6Prairie County: 5.6 %Prairie County5.6Hempstead County: 5.5 %Hempstead County5.5Boone County: 5.5 %Boone County5.5Arkansas County: 5.5 %Arkansas County5.5Stone County: 5.5 %Stone County5.5Desha County: 5.5 %Desha County5.5Pulaski County: 15.3 %Pulaski County15.3Washington County: 14.3 %Washington County14.3Faulkner County: 12.9 %Faulkner County12.9Benton County: 12.7 %Benton County12.7Craighead County: 11.1 %Craighead County11.1Garland County: 9.7 %Garland County9.7Sebastian County: 9.6 %Sebastian County9.6Saline County: 9.2 %Saline County9.2Clark County: 9.1 %Clark County9.1White County: 8.6 %White County8.6Pope County: 8.5 %Pope County8.5Woodruff County: 7.7 %Woodruff County7.7Drew County: 7.6 %Drew County7.6Calhoun County: 7.1 %Calhoun County7.1Lonoke County: 6.9 %Lonoke County6.9Columbia County: 6.9 %Columbia County6.9Carroll County: 6.7 %Carroll County6.7Miller County: 6.7 %Miller County6.7Union County: 6.4 %Union County6.4Marion County: 6.4 %Marion County6.4Fulton County: 6.4 %Fulton County6.4Jefferson County: 6.3 %Jefferson County6.3Clay County: 6.3 %Clay County6.3Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1Pike County: 6 %Pike County6Randolph County: 5.9 %Randolph County5.9Izard County: 5.9 %Izard County5.9Conway County: 5.8 %Conway County5.8Cleburne County: 5.8 %Cleburne County5.8Ouachita County: 5.8 %Ouachita County5.8Hot Spring County: 5.8 %Hot Spring County5.8Independence County: 5.7 %Independence County5.7Crawford County: 5.6 %Crawford County5.6St. Francis County: 5.6 %St. Francis County5.6Prairie County: 5.6 %Prairie County5.6Hempstead County: 5.5 %Hempstead County5.5Boone County: 5.5 %Boone County5.5Arkansas County: 5.5 %Arkansas County5.5Stone County: 5.5 %Stone County5.5Desha County: 5.5 %Desha County5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pulaski County15.30 pts
2Washington County14.30 pts
3Faulkner County12.9+0.6 pts
4Benton County12.7+0.1 pts
5Craighead County11.1+0.1 pts
6Garland County9.7+0.3 pts
7Sebastian County9.6+0.7 pts
8Saline County9.2+0.3 pts
9Clark County9.1-0 pts
10White County8.6+0.1 pts
11Pope County8.5+0.3 pts
12Woodruff County7.7-0.3 pts
13Drew County7.6-0.4 pts
14Calhoun County7.1+2.2 pts
15Lonoke County6.9+0.2 pts
16Columbia County6.9+1.2 pts
17Carroll County6.7-0.2 pts
18Miller County6.7+0.1 pts
19Union County6.4+0.2 pts
20Marion County6.4+0.2 pts
21Fulton County6.4+1.5 pts
22Jefferson County6.3+0.1 pts
23Clay County6.3-0.5 pts
24Greene County6.1+0.1 pts
25Pike County6-0.4 pts
26Randolph County5.9+0.1 pts
27Izard County5.9+0.2 pts
28Conway County5.8+0.8 pts
29Cleburne County5.80 pts
30Ouachita County5.8+0.8 pts
31Hot Spring County5.8+0.3 pts
32Independence County5.7+0.2 pts
33Crawford County5.6-0.1 pts
34St. Francis County5.6-0.2 pts
35Prairie County5.6-0.5 pts
36Hempstead County5.5-0.6 pts
37Boone County5.5-0.1 pts
38Arkansas County5.5+0.1 pts
38Stone County5.5+0.4 pts
40Desha County5.5+0.7 pts
41Polk County5.4+0.3 pts
42Bradley County5.3+1.5 pts
43Baxter County5.3-0.3 pts
43Cleveland County5.3-0.5 pts
45Van Buren County5.3-1 pts
46Johnson County5.3+0.5 pts
46Little River County5.3+0.9 pts
48Crittenden County5.2-0 pts
49Chicot County5.1+0.1 pts
49Grant County5.1+0.1 pts
51Howard County5-0.1 pts
52Perry County5+0.7 pts
53Newton County4.9-0.4 pts
54Phillips County4.9-0.8 pts
55Logan County4.8-0.5 pts
56Cross County4.8-0.6 pts
57Mississippi County4.8-0.8 pts
58Jackson County4.6+0.5 pts
59Lawrence County4.5+0.3 pts
60Franklin County4.2+0.7 pts
61Madison County4.2+0.2 pts
61Montgomery County4.2-0.5 pts
63Yell County4.2-0.2 pts
64Lincoln County3.9+1.2 pts
65Searcy County3.90 pts
66Sevier County3.8-0 pts
67Monroe County3.6-0.8 pts
68Sharp County3.5-0.5 pts
69Ashley County3.5+0.2 pts
70Poinsett County3.5+0.2 pts
71Dallas County2.9-1.4 pts
72Nevada County2.6+0.1 pts
73Lafayette County2.5-0.9 pts
74Scott County2.1-0.7 pts
75Lee County1.5+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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pulaski County, with 15.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lee County, with 1.5% in 2023.

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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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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