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

Douglas County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 105 counties in 2021, at 23.6%. Seward County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Kansas was 12.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.6Douglas County
Lowest3.3Seward County
Median6.9105 counties
Kansas12.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 6.4 %Anderson County: 5.9 %Atchison County: 8.6 %Barber County: 7.1 %Barton County: 6.2 %Bourbon County: 7.9 %Brown County: 4.8 %Butler County: 11.3 %Chase County: 6.7 %Chautauqua County: 4.5 %Cherokee County: 7 %Cheyenne County: 5.2 %Clark County: 5.6 %Clay County: 8.9 %Cloud County: 8.9 %Coffey County: 6.7 %Comanche County: 3.6 %Cowley County: 8.9 %Crawford County: 11 %Decatur County: 3.8 %Dickinson County: 6.6 %Doniphan County: 6.4 %Douglas County: 23.6 %Edwards County: 4.4 %Elk County: 7.3 %Ellis County: 13.5 %Ellsworth County: 7.1 %Finney County: 6.3 %Ford County: 7.7 %Franklin County: 8.6 %Geary County: 8.2 %Gove County: 4.5 %Graham County: 5.7 %Grant County: 7.1 %Gray County: 4.6 %Greeley County: 10.4 %Greenwood County: 5.8 %Hamilton County: 4.6 %Harper County: 6.4 %Harvey County: 10.5 %Haskell County: 5.9 %Hodgeman County: 7 %Jackson County: 7.8 %Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jewell County: 5.3 %Johnson County: 22.1 %Kearny County: 7.6 %Kingman County: 6.1 %Kiowa County: 6.3 %Labette County: 7.8 %Lane County: 10.4 %Leavenworth County: 14.4 %Lincoln County: 9.5 %Linn County: 6.8 %Logan County: 4 %Lyon County: 10.6 %McPherson County: 9.6 %Marion County: 8.9 %Marshall County: 7.3 %Meade County: 7.9 %Miami County: 11.3 %Mitchell County: 6.7 %Montgomery County: 6.3 %Morris County: 7.4 %Morton County: 4.8 %Nemaha County: 9.5 %Neosho County: 6.7 %Ness County: 4.7 %Norton County: 6.3 %Osage County: 6.9 %Osborne County: 5.4 %Ottawa County: 5.8 %Pawnee County: 5.2 %Phillips County: 6.2 %Pottawatomie County: 12.7 %Pratt County: 11.8 %Rawlins County: 4.7 %Reno County: 7 %Republic County: 9.5 %Rice County: 7.8 %Riley County: 21.7 %Rooks County: 5 %Rush County: 4.2 %Russell County: 6.9 %Saline County: 9.5 %Scott County: 8.4 %Sedgwick County: 11.2 %Seward County: 3.3 %Shawnee County: 11.5 %Sheridan County: 6 %Sherman County: 5.1 %Smith County: 5.3 %Stafford County: 7.7 %Stanton County: 4.5 %Stevens County: 4.1 %Sumner County: 7.2 %Thomas County: 9.3 %Trego County: 6 %Wabaunsee County: 9.1 %Wallace County: 5.7 %Washington County: 7.8 %Wichita County: 3.9 %Wilson County: 4.6 %Woodson County: 5.8 %Wyandotte County: 6.6 %
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  • 4.9 to 6
  • 6 to 6.9
  • 6.9 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 9.5
  • 9.5 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Douglas County: 23.6 %Douglas County23.6Johnson County: 22.1 %Johnson County22.1Riley County: 21.7 %Riley County21.7Leavenworth County: 14.4 %Leavenworth County14.4Ellis County: 13.5 %Ellis County13.5Pottawatomie County: 12.7 %Pottawatomie County12.7Pratt County: 11.8 %Pratt County11.8Shawnee County: 11.5 %Shawnee County11.5Butler County: 11.3 %Butler County11.3Miami County: 11.3 %Miami County11.3Sedgwick County: 11.2 %Sedgwick County11.2Crawford County: 11 %Crawford County11Lyon County: 10.6 %Lyon County10.6Harvey County: 10.5 %Harvey County10.5Greeley County: 10.4 %Greeley County10.4Lane County: 10.4 %Lane County10.4McPherson County: 9.6 %McPherson County9.6Lincoln County: 9.5 %Lincoln County9.5Nemaha County: 9.5 %Nemaha County9.5Republic County: 9.5 %Republic County9.5Saline County: 9.5 %Saline County9.5Thomas County: 9.3 %Thomas County9.3Wabaunsee County: 9.1 %Wabaunsee County9.1Clay County: 8.9 %Clay County8.9Cloud County: 8.9 %Cloud County8.9Cowley County: 8.9 %Cowley County8.9Marion County: 8.9 %Marion County8.9Atchison County: 8.6 %Atchison County8.6Franklin County: 8.6 %Franklin County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Scott County: 8.4 %Scott County8.4Geary County: 8.2 %Geary County8.2Bourbon County: 7.9 %Bourbon County7.9Meade County: 7.9 %Meade County7.9Jackson County: 7.8 %Jackson County7.8Washington County: 7.8 %Washington County7.8Rice County: 7.8 %Rice County7.8Labette County: 7.8 %Labette County7.8Ford County: 7.7 %Ford County7.7Stafford County: 7.7 %Stafford County7.7Douglas County: 23.6 %Douglas County23.6Johnson County: 22.1 %Johnson County22.1Riley County: 21.7 %Riley County21.7Leavenworth County: 14.4 %Leavenworth County14.4Ellis County: 13.5 %Ellis County13.5Pottawatomie County: 12.7 %Pottawatomie County12.7Pratt County: 11.8 %Pratt County11.8Shawnee County: 11.5 %Shawnee County11.5Butler County: 11.3 %Butler County11.3Miami County: 11.3 %Miami County11.3Sedgwick County: 11.2 %Sedgwick County11.2Crawford County: 11 %Crawford County11Lyon County: 10.6 %Lyon County10.6Harvey County: 10.5 %Harvey County10.5Greeley County: 10.4 %Greeley County10.4Lane County: 10.4 %Lane County10.4McPherson County: 9.6 %McPherson County9.6Lincoln County: 9.5 %Lincoln County9.5Nemaha County: 9.5 %Nemaha County9.5Republic County: 9.5 %Republic County9.5Saline County: 9.5 %Saline County9.5Thomas County: 9.3 %Thomas County9.3Wabaunsee County: 9.1 %Wabaunsee County9.1Clay County: 8.9 %Clay County8.9Cloud County: 8.9 %Cloud County8.9Cowley County: 8.9 %Cowley County8.9Marion County: 8.9 %Marion County8.9Atchison County: 8.6 %Atchison County8.6Franklin County: 8.6 %Franklin County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Scott County: 8.4 %Scott County8.4Geary County: 8.2 %Geary County8.2Bourbon County: 7.9 %Bourbon County7.9Meade County: 7.9 %Meade County7.9Jackson County: 7.8 %Jackson County7.8Washington County: 7.8 %Washington County7.8Rice County: 7.8 %Rice County7.8Labette County: 7.8 %Labette County7.8Ford County: 7.7 %Ford County7.7Stafford County: 7.7 %Stafford County7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Douglas County23.6
2Johnson County22.1
3Riley County21.7
4Leavenworth County14.4
5Ellis County13.5
6Pottawatomie County12.7
7Pratt County11.8
8Shawnee County11.5
9Butler County11.3
10Miami County11.3
11Sedgwick County11.2
12Crawford County11
13Lyon County10.6
14Harvey County10.5
15Greeley County10.4
16Lane County10.4
17McPherson County9.6
18Lincoln County9.5
18Nemaha County9.5
20Republic County9.5
20Saline County9.5
22Thomas County9.3
23Wabaunsee County9.1
24Clay County8.9
25Cloud County8.9
26Cowley County8.9
27Marion County8.9
28Atchison County8.6
29Franklin County8.6
30Jefferson County8.5
31Scott County8.4
32Geary County8.2
33Bourbon County7.9
33Meade County7.9
35Jackson County7.8
35Washington County7.8
37Rice County7.8
38Labette County7.8
39Ford County7.7
40Stafford County7.7
41Kearny County7.6
42Morris County7.4
43Marshall County7.3
44Elk County7.3
45Sumner County7.2
46Grant County7.1
47Barber County7.1
48Ellsworth County7.1
49Cherokee County7
50Reno County7
51Hodgeman County7
52Russell County6.9
53Osage County6.9
54Linn County6.8
55Chase County6.7
56Coffey County6.7
56Neosho County6.7
58Mitchell County6.7
59Dickinson County6.6
60Wyandotte County6.6
61Allen County6.4
62Doniphan County6.4
63Harper County6.4
64Finney County6.3
64Kiowa County6.3
66Montgomery County6.3
66Norton County6.3
68Phillips County6.2
69Barton County6.2
70Kingman County6.1
71Sheridan County6
72Trego County6
73Anderson County5.9
73Haskell County5.9
75Ottawa County5.8
76Greenwood County5.8
76Woodson County5.8
78Graham County5.7
79Wallace County5.7
80Clark County5.6
81Osborne County5.4
82Jewell County5.3
83Smith County5.3
84Pawnee County5.2
85Cheyenne County5.2
86Sherman County5.1
87Rooks County5
88Brown County4.8
89Morton County4.8
90Ness County4.7
91Rawlins County4.7
92Gray County4.6
93Hamilton County4.6
94Wilson County4.6
95Gove County4.5
96Chautauqua County4.5
96Stanton County4.5
98Edwards County4.4
99Rush County4.2
100Stevens County4.1
101Logan County4
102Wichita County3.9
103Decatur County3.8
104Comanche County3.6
105Seward County3.3

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Douglas County, with 23.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Seward County, with 3.3% in 2021.

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