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

Boulder County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 64 counties in 2022, at 28.6%. Crowley County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 11.5% and the figure for Colorado was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.6Boulder County
Median11.564 counties
Colorado16.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 8.7 %Alamosa County: 12.4 %Arapahoe County: 17.1 %Archuleta County: 15.1 %Baca County: 6.6 %Bent County: 5.9 %Boulder County: 28.6 %Broomfield County: 23 %Chaffee County: 17.3 %Cheyenne County: 7.4 %Clear Creek County: 26.2 %Conejos County: 8.2 %Costilla County: 6.8 %Crowley County: 3.5 %Custer County: 13.9 %Delta County: 8.3 %Denver County: 21.1 %Dolores County: 10.6 %Douglas County: 21.3 %Eagle County: 16.7 %Elbert County: 10.1 %El Paso County: 15.7 %Fremont County: 6.2 %Garfield County: 12 %Gilpin County: 23 %Grand County: 15.8 %Gunnison County: 18 %Hinsdale County: 19.6 %Huerfano County: 9.7 %Jackson County: 11.3 %Jefferson County: 18 %Kiowa County: 5.4 %Kit Carson County: 6 %Lake County: 15.6 %La Plata County: 16.5 %Larimer County: 20.3 %Las Animas County: 6.5 %Lincoln County: 4.5 %Logan County: 7.8 %Mesa County: 9.9 %Mineral County: 17.1 %Moffat County: 5.7 %Montezuma County: 12.3 %Montrose County: 9.1 %Morgan County: 6.1 %Otero County: 7.3 %Ouray County: 19 %Park County: 12.2 %Phillips County: 7 %Pitkin County: 25.7 %Prowers County: 7.9 %Pueblo County: 8.5 %Rio Blanco County: 7.4 %Rio Grande County: 10.4 %Routt County: 18.4 %Saguache County: 11.6 %San Juan County: 17.4 %San Miguel County: 16.4 %Sedgwick County: 8.5 %Summit County: 19.5 %Teller County: 15 %Washington County: 7.8 %Weld County: 10.8 %Yuma County: 9.1 %
  • Under 6.9
  • 6.9 to 8.5
  • 8.5 to 11
  • 11 to 16
  • 16 to 19
  • 19 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Boulder County: 28.6 %Boulder County28.6Clear Creek County: 26.2 %Clear Creek County26.2Pitkin County: 25.7 %Pitkin County25.7Broomfield County: 23 %Broomfield County23Gilpin County: 23 %Gilpin County23Douglas County: 21.3 %Douglas County21.3Denver County: 21.1 %Denver County21.1Larimer County: 20.3 %Larimer County20.3Hinsdale County: 19.6 %Hinsdale County19.6Summit County: 19.5 %Summit County19.5Ouray County: 19 %Ouray County19Routt County: 18.4 %Routt County18.4Gunnison County: 18 %Gunnison County18Jefferson County: 18 %Jefferson County18San Juan County: 17.4 %San Juan County17.4Chaffee County: 17.3 %Chaffee County17.3Arapahoe County: 17.1 %Arapahoe County17.1Mineral County: 17.1 %Mineral County17.1Eagle County: 16.7 %Eagle County16.7La Plata County: 16.5 %La Plata County16.5San Miguel County: 16.4 %San Miguel County16.4Grand County: 15.8 %Grand County15.8El Paso County: 15.7 %El Paso County15.7Lake County: 15.6 %Lake County15.6Archuleta County: 15.1 %Archuleta County15.1Teller County: 15 %Teller County15Custer County: 13.9 %Custer County13.9Alamosa County: 12.4 %Alamosa County12.4Montezuma County: 12.3 %Montezuma County12.3Park County: 12.2 %Park County12.2Garfield County: 12 %Garfield County12Saguache County: 11.6 %Saguache County11.6Jackson County: 11.3 %Jackson County11.3Weld County: 10.8 %Weld County10.8Dolores County: 10.6 %Dolores County10.6Rio Grande County: 10.4 %Rio Grande County10.4Elbert County: 10.1 %Elbert County10.1Mesa County: 9.9 %Mesa County9.9Huerfano County: 9.7 %Huerfano County9.7Yuma County: 9.1 %Yuma County9.1Boulder County: 28.6 %Boulder County28.6Clear Creek County: 26.2 %Clear Creek County26.2Pitkin County: 25.7 %Pitkin County25.7Broomfield County: 23 %Broomfield County23Gilpin County: 23 %Gilpin County23Douglas County: 21.3 %Douglas County21.3Denver County: 21.1 %Denver County21.1Larimer County: 20.3 %Larimer County20.3Hinsdale County: 19.6 %Hinsdale County19.6Summit County: 19.5 %Summit County19.5Ouray County: 19 %Ouray County19Routt County: 18.4 %Routt County18.4Gunnison County: 18 %Gunnison County18Jefferson County: 18 %Jefferson County18San Juan County: 17.4 %San Juan County17.4Chaffee County: 17.3 %Chaffee County17.3Arapahoe County: 17.1 %Arapahoe County17.1Mineral County: 17.1 %Mineral County17.1Eagle County: 16.7 %Eagle County16.7La Plata County: 16.5 %La Plata County16.5San Miguel County: 16.4 %San Miguel County16.4Grand County: 15.8 %Grand County15.8El Paso County: 15.7 %El Paso County15.7Lake County: 15.6 %Lake County15.6Archuleta County: 15.1 %Archuleta County15.1Teller County: 15 %Teller County15Custer County: 13.9 %Custer County13.9Alamosa County: 12.4 %Alamosa County12.4Montezuma County: 12.3 %Montezuma County12.3Park County: 12.2 %Park County12.2Garfield County: 12 %Garfield County12Saguache County: 11.6 %Saguache County11.6Jackson County: 11.3 %Jackson County11.3Weld County: 10.8 %Weld County10.8Dolores County: 10.6 %Dolores County10.6Rio Grande County: 10.4 %Rio Grande County10.4Elbert County: 10.1 %Elbert County10.1Mesa County: 9.9 %Mesa County9.9Huerfano County: 9.7 %Huerfano County9.7Yuma County: 9.1 %Yuma County9.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boulder County28.6+0.3 pts
2Clear Creek County26.2+1.4 pts
3Pitkin County25.7+3.3 pts
4Broomfield County23+1.1 pts
5Gilpin County23-1.4 pts
6Douglas County21.3+0.2 pts
7Denver County21.1+0.6 pts
8Larimer County20.3+0.4 pts
9Hinsdale County19.6+2.8 pts
10Summit County19.5+1.6 pts
11Ouray County19+1.2 pts
12Routt County18.4+0.9 pts
13Gunnison County18+1.8 pts
14Jefferson County18+0.3 pts
15San Juan County17.4+3.9 pts
16Chaffee County17.3+1.6 pts
17Arapahoe County17.1+0.4 pts
17Mineral County17.1+1.3 pts
19Eagle County16.7+1.2 pts
20La Plata County16.5-0.2 pts
21San Miguel County16.4+0.2 pts
22Grand County15.8+2.3 pts
23El Paso County15.7+0.2 pts
24Lake County15.6+2.3 pts
25Archuleta County15.1+1.1 pts
26Teller County15-1.1 pts
27Custer County13.9-0.8 pts
28Alamosa County12.4+2.1 pts
29Montezuma County12.3+0.3 pts
30Park County12.2+2.1 pts
31Garfield County12+0.7 pts
32Saguache County11.6-0.9 pts
33Jackson County11.3+0.9 pts
34Weld County10.8+0.6 pts
35Dolores County10.6+0.4 pts
36Rio Grande County10.4+1.8 pts
37Elbert County10.1-0 pts
38Mesa County9.9-0 pts
39Huerfano County9.7+0.8 pts
40Yuma County9.1-0.3 pts
41Montrose County9.1+0.2 pts
42Adams County8.7+0.3 pts
43Pueblo County8.5+0.3 pts
44Sedgwick County8.5+1 pts
45Delta County8.3+0.4 pts
46Conejos County8.2-0.1 pts
47Prowers County7.9+0.4 pts
48Washington County7.8+0.3 pts
49Logan County7.8-0.2 pts
50Rio Blanco County7.4-0.2 pts
51Cheyenne County7.4+1 pts
52Otero County7.3-0.4 pts
53Phillips County7-1.9 pts
54Costilla County6.8-2.3 pts
55Baca County6.6+0.7 pts
56Las Animas County6.5-0.5 pts
57Fremont County6.2-0.2 pts
58Morgan County6.1+0.7 pts
59Kit Carson County6-0.8 pts
60Bent County5.9+0.1 pts
61Moffat County5.70 pts
62Kiowa County5.4-1.4 pts
63Lincoln County4.5+0.7 pts
64Crowley County3.5+0.5 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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