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

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/colorado-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boulder County | 30 |
| 2 | Gilpin County | 26.7 |
| 3 | Clear Creek County | 26.4 |
| 4 | Pitkin County | 25.4 |
| 5 | Broomfield County | 24.7 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 22.6 |
| 7 | Denver County | 22.3 |
| 8 | Larimer County | 21.5 |
| 9 | Summit County | 21.1 |
| 10 | Routt County | 20.7 |
| 11 | San Juan County | 19.4 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 19.3 |
| 13 | La Plata County | 19.2 |
| 13 | Ouray County | 19.2 |
| 15 | Lake County | 19.2 |
| 16 | San Miguel County | 18.9 |
| 17 | Chaffee County | 18.7 |
| 18 | Gunnison County | 18.3 |
| 19 | Custer County | 18.2 |
| 20 | Arapahoe County | 18 |
| 21 | Archuleta County | 17.6 |
| 22 | Eagle County | 17.3 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 17 |
| 24 | El Paso County | 16.8 |
| 25 | Mineral County | 16.2 |
| 26 | Hinsdale County | 15.8 |
| 27 | Teller County | 15.5 |
| 28 | Alamosa County | 14.9 |
| 29 | Grand County | 14.9 |
| 30 | Park County | 14.8 |
| 31 | Saguache County | 14.1 |
| 32 | Montezuma County | 13.4 |
| 33 | Garfield County | 12.3 |
| 34 | Rio Grande County | 12.1 |
| 35 | Weld County | 12 |
| 36 | Huerfano County | 11.3 |
| 37 | Cheyenne County | 11.2 |
| 38 | Phillips County | 11 |
| 39 | Montrose County | 11 |
| 40 | Elbert County | 10.8 |
| 41 | Mesa County | 10.7 |
| 42 | Delta County | 9.3 |
| 43 | Adams County | 9.3 |
| 44 | Conejos County | 9.2 |
| 45 | Pueblo County | 9.2 |
| 46 | Yuma County | 8.9 |
| 47 | Prowers County | 8.5 |
| 48 | Sedgwick County | 8.2 |
| 49 | Costilla County | 7.7 |
| 50 | Rio Blanco County | 7.6 |
| 51 | Logan County | 7.3 |
| 51 | Washington County | 7.3 |
| 53 | Kiowa County | 7.3 |
| 54 | Otero County | 7 |
| 55 | Morgan County | 6.4 |
| 56 | Fremont County | 6.3 |
| 57 | Baca County | 6.1 |
| 58 | Las Animas County | 5.6 |
| 59 | Moffat County | 5.6 |
| 60 | Kit Carson County | 5.3 |
| 61 | Bent County | 5.3 |
| 62 | Crowley County | 4.2 |
| 63 | Lincoln County | 4.2 |
| 64 | Dolores County | 3.6 |