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

Douglas County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 105 counties in 2024, at 24.5%. Seward County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 7.3% and the figure for Kansas was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.5Douglas County
Lowest3.3Seward County
Median7.3105 counties
Kansas13.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Douglas County: 24.5 %Douglas County24.5Johnson County: 22.9 %Johnson County22.9Riley County: 22.2 %Riley County22.2Leavenworth County: 15.2 %Leavenworth County15.2Ellis County: 14.4 %Ellis County14.4Pottawatomie County: 13.9 %Pottawatomie County13.9Shawnee County: 12.4 %Shawnee County12.4McPherson County: 11.9 %McPherson County11.9Sedgwick County: 11.7 %Sedgwick County11.7Crawford County: 11.5 %Crawford County11.5Butler County: 11.2 %Butler County11.2Lyon County: 11 %Lyon County11Scott County: 10.8 %Scott County10.8Miami County: 10.7 %Miami County10.7Harvey County: 10.6 %Harvey County10.6Greeley County: 10.4 %Greeley County10.4Doniphan County: 10.3 %Doniphan County10.3Lincoln County: 10.1 %Lincoln County10.1Marion County: 9.7 %Marion County9.7Saline County: 9.7 %Saline County9.7Grant County: 9.5 %Grant County9.5Graham County: 9.3 %Graham County9.3Pratt County: 9.3 %Pratt County9.3Rice County: 9.1 %Rice County9.1Jefferson County: 9.1 %Jefferson County9.1Mitchell County: 9.1 %Mitchell County9.1Trego County: 9 %Trego County9Franklin County: 8.9 %Franklin County8.9Nemaha County: 8.8 %Nemaha County8.8Meade County: 8.8 %Meade County8.8Thomas County: 8.7 %Thomas County8.7Wabaunsee County: 8.4 %Wabaunsee County8.4Atchison County: 8.4 %Atchison County8.4Montgomery County: 8.4 %Montgomery County8.4Cowley County: 8.4 %Cowley County8.4Morris County: 8.3 %Morris County8.3Sheridan County: 8.3 %Sheridan County8.3Geary County: 8.2 %Geary County8.2Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Kiowa County: 8 %Kiowa County8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Douglas County24.5+1.4 pts
2Johnson County22.9+0.4 pts
3Riley County22.2+0.5 pts
4Leavenworth County15.2-0.1 pts
5Ellis County14.4-0.3 pts
6Pottawatomie County13.9+0.7 pts
7Shawnee County12.4+0.2 pts
8McPherson County11.9+0.3 pts
9Sedgwick County11.7+0.4 pts
10Crawford County11.5-0.2 pts
11Butler County11.2-0.8 pts
12Lyon County11-1.3 pts
13Scott County10.8-0.6 pts
14Miami County10.7-0.4 pts
15Harvey County10.6+0.2 pts
16Greeley County10.4-1.6 pts
17Doniphan County10.3-0.2 pts
18Lincoln County10.1+2.6 pts
19Marion County9.7+0.4 pts
20Saline County9.70 pts
21Grant County9.5-0.1 pts
22Graham County9.3+0.6 pts
22Pratt County9.3-0.3 pts
24Rice County9.1+0.9 pts
25Jefferson County9.1-0.1 pts
26Mitchell County9.1+1.2 pts
27Trego County9+2.2 pts
28Franklin County8.9-0.6 pts
29Nemaha County8.8-0.2 pts
30Meade County8.8-0.4 pts
31Thomas County8.7-0.4 pts
32Wabaunsee County8.4-1.2 pts
33Atchison County8.4-0.5 pts
34Montgomery County8.4+1.5 pts
35Cowley County8.4-0.4 pts
36Morris County8.3+0.7 pts
37Sheridan County8.3+0.8 pts
38Geary County8.2-0.6 pts
39Jackson County8.2-0 pts
40Kiowa County8+1.5 pts
41Wyandotte County7.9+0.3 pts
42Allen County7.9+0.9 pts
43Sumner County7.8-1.3 pts
44Republic County7.8-1 pts
45Neosho County7.7+1.1 pts
46Phillips County7.7+1.4 pts
47Washington County7.7+0.3 pts
48Dickinson County7.7+1.1 pts
49Clay County7.6+1.6 pts
50Stanton County7.4+0.3 pts
51Kingman County7.4+0.4 pts
52Ellsworth County7.4-0.1 pts
53Clark County7.3-0.7 pts
54Chase County7.3+0.3 pts
54Cloud County7.3-0.9 pts
56Haskell County7.2-0.8 pts
57Bourbon County7.2-0.6 pts
58Ford County7.1+0.6 pts
59Hodgeman County7.1+2.4 pts
60Linn County7+0.1 pts
61Greenwood County7+0.8 pts
61Lane County7-0.4 pts
63Russell County6.9+1.4 pts
64Reno County6.8+0.4 pts
65Smith County6.8+0.9 pts
66Edwards County6.8+0.9 pts
67Osage County6.8+0.4 pts
68Osborne County6.7+0.6 pts
69Ottawa County6.6+0.7 pts
70Decatur County6.6+0.7 pts
71Labette County6.5-0.2 pts
71Marshall County6.5+0.7 pts
73Gove County6.4+0.9 pts
73Rush County6.4+1 pts
75Kearny County6.2+3 pts
76Barton County6.1+0.6 pts
77Cherokee County6-0.2 pts
78Brown County6+0.4 pts
78Finney County6-0.6 pts
80Pawnee County5.9-0.1 pts
81Elk County5.9-0.2 pts
82Sherman County5.8-0.6 pts
82Stevens County5.8+0.7 pts
84Logan County5.8-0.6 pts
85Anderson County5.8-1.5 pts
86Barber County5.7+0.5 pts
87Harper County5.7-0.5 pts
88Woodson County5.6-1.1 pts
89Norton County5.6+0.7 pts
90Morton County5.4+1.4 pts
91Rooks County5.4-0.8 pts
92Wichita County5.4+0.3 pts
93Stafford County5.3-1.1 pts
94Coffey County5.2-1.7 pts
95Cheyenne County5.1-0.8 pts
96Wallace County4.7+0.5 pts
97Ness County4.6+0.4 pts
98Wilson County4.6-0.8 pts
99Comanche County4.5+0.3 pts
100Chautauqua County4.4-0.4 pts
101Hamilton County4.4+0.2 pts
102Gray County4.3-0.1 pts
103Jewell County4.2-0.1 pts
104Rawlins County3.80 pts
105Seward County3.3+0.2 pts

Other periods

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties. 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 Kansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties.

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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 Kansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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