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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 2023, at 23.1%. Seward County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for Kansas was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.1Douglas County
Lowest3.1Seward County
Median6.9105 counties
Kansas13.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 7 %Anderson County: 7.2 %Atchison County: 8.9 %Barber County: 5.3 %Barton County: 5.4 %Bourbon County: 7.7 %Brown County: 5.5 %Butler County: 12 %Chase County: 7 %Chautauqua County: 4.8 %Cherokee County: 6.2 %Cheyenne County: 5.8 %Clark County: 8 %Clay County: 5.9 %Cloud County: 8.2 %Coffey County: 6.9 %Comanche County: 4.2 %Cowley County: 8.8 %Crawford County: 11.7 %Decatur County: 5.9 %Dickinson County: 6.6 %Doniphan County: 10.4 %Douglas County: 23.1 %Edwards County: 5.9 %Elk County: 6.1 %Ellis County: 14.6 %Ellsworth County: 7.5 %Finney County: 6.6 %Ford County: 6.5 %Franklin County: 9.5 %Geary County: 8.9 %Gove County: 5.5 %Graham County: 8.7 %Grant County: 9.6 %Gray County: 4.4 %Greeley County: 11.9 %Greenwood County: 6.2 %Hamilton County: 4.2 %Harper County: 6.1 %Harvey County: 10.4 %Haskell County: 8 %Hodgeman County: 4.7 %Jackson County: 8.2 %Jefferson County: 9.1 %Jewell County: 4.2 %Johnson County: 22.4 %Kearny County: 3.2 %Kingman County: 7 %Kiowa County: 6.5 %Labette County: 6.7 %Lane County: 7.4 %Leavenworth County: 15.3 %Lincoln County: 7.4 %Linn County: 6.9 %Logan County: 6.5 %Lyon County: 12.2 %McPherson County: 11.6 %Marion County: 9.3 %Marshall County: 5.8 %Meade County: 9.2 %Miami County: 11.1 %Mitchell County: 7.9 %Montgomery County: 6.9 %Morris County: 7.6 %Morton County: 4 %Nemaha County: 9.1 %Neosho County: 6.7 %Ness County: 4.3 %Norton County: 4.9 %Osage County: 6.4 %Osborne County: 6 %Ottawa County: 5.9 %Pawnee County: 6 %Phillips County: 6.3 %Pottawatomie County: 13.3 %Pratt County: 9.6 %Rawlins County: 3.8 %Reno County: 6.4 %Republic County: 8.8 %Rice County: 8.3 %Riley County: 21.7 %Rooks County: 6.2 %Rush County: 5.4 %Russell County: 5.5 %Saline County: 9.7 %Scott County: 11.4 %Sedgwick County: 11.3 %Seward County: 3.1 %Shawnee County: 12.2 %Sheridan County: 7.4 %Sherman County: 6.5 %Smith County: 6 %Stafford County: 6.4 %Stanton County: 7.1 %Stevens County: 5.1 %Sumner County: 9.2 %Thomas County: 9.1 %Trego County: 6.9 %Wabaunsee County: 9.7 %Wallace County: 4.2 %Washington County: 7.4 %Wichita County: 5.1 %Wilson County: 5.4 %Woodson County: 6.7 %Wyandotte County: 7.6 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 6.9
  • 6.9 to 8.2
  • 8.2 to 9.7
  • 9.7 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

Douglas County: 23.1 %Douglas County23.1Johnson County: 22.4 %Johnson County22.4Riley County: 21.7 %Riley County21.7Leavenworth County: 15.3 %Leavenworth County15.3Ellis County: 14.6 %Ellis County14.6Pottawatomie County: 13.3 %Pottawatomie County13.3Lyon County: 12.2 %Lyon County12.2Shawnee County: 12.2 %Shawnee County12.2Butler County: 12 %Butler County12Greeley County: 11.9 %Greeley County11.9Crawford County: 11.7 %Crawford County11.7McPherson County: 11.6 %McPherson County11.6Scott County: 11.4 %Scott County11.4Sedgwick County: 11.3 %Sedgwick County11.3Miami County: 11.1 %Miami County11.1Doniphan County: 10.4 %Doniphan County10.4Harvey County: 10.4 %Harvey County10.4Saline County: 9.7 %Saline County9.7Wabaunsee County: 9.7 %Wabaunsee County9.7Grant County: 9.6 %Grant County9.6Pratt County: 9.6 %Pratt County9.6Franklin County: 9.5 %Franklin County9.5Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Meade County: 9.2 %Meade County9.2Sumner County: 9.2 %Sumner County9.2Jefferson County: 9.1 %Jefferson County9.1Thomas County: 9.1 %Thomas County9.1Nemaha County: 9.1 %Nemaha County9.1Atchison County: 8.9 %Atchison County8.9Geary County: 8.9 %Geary County8.9Cowley County: 8.8 %Cowley County8.8Republic County: 8.8 %Republic County8.8Graham County: 8.7 %Graham County8.7Rice County: 8.3 %Rice County8.3Cloud County: 8.2 %Cloud County8.2Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Clark County: 8 %Clark County8Haskell County: 8 %Haskell County8Mitchell County: 7.9 %Mitchell County7.9Bourbon County: 7.7 %Bourbon County7.7Douglas County: 23.1 %Douglas County23.1Johnson County: 22.4 %Johnson County22.4Riley County: 21.7 %Riley County21.7Leavenworth County: 15.3 %Leavenworth County15.3Ellis County: 14.6 %Ellis County14.6Pottawatomie County: 13.3 %Pottawatomie County13.3Lyon County: 12.2 %Lyon County12.2Shawnee County: 12.2 %Shawnee County12.2Butler County: 12 %Butler County12Greeley County: 11.9 %Greeley County11.9Crawford County: 11.7 %Crawford County11.7McPherson County: 11.6 %McPherson County11.6Scott County: 11.4 %Scott County11.4Sedgwick County: 11.3 %Sedgwick County11.3Miami County: 11.1 %Miami County11.1Doniphan County: 10.4 %Doniphan County10.4Harvey County: 10.4 %Harvey County10.4Saline County: 9.7 %Saline County9.7Wabaunsee County: 9.7 %Wabaunsee County9.7Grant County: 9.6 %Grant County9.6Pratt County: 9.6 %Pratt County9.6Franklin County: 9.5 %Franklin County9.5Marion County: 9.3 %Marion County9.3Meade County: 9.2 %Meade County9.2Sumner County: 9.2 %Sumner County9.2Jefferson County: 9.1 %Jefferson County9.1Thomas County: 9.1 %Thomas County9.1Nemaha County: 9.1 %Nemaha County9.1Atchison County: 8.9 %Atchison County8.9Geary County: 8.9 %Geary County8.9Cowley County: 8.8 %Cowley County8.8Republic County: 8.8 %Republic County8.8Graham County: 8.7 %Graham County8.7Rice County: 8.3 %Rice County8.3Cloud County: 8.2 %Cloud County8.2Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Clark County: 8 %Clark County8Haskell County: 8 %Haskell County8Mitchell County: 7.9 %Mitchell County7.9Bourbon County: 7.7 %Bourbon County7.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Douglas County23.1-0.2 pts
2Johnson County22.40 pts
3Riley County21.7-0.2 pts
4Leavenworth County15.3+0.6 pts
5Ellis County14.6-0 pts
6Pottawatomie County13.3-0.3 pts
7Lyon County12.2+0.9 pts
8Shawnee County12.2+0.8 pts
9Butler County12+0.8 pts
10Greeley County11.9+0.6 pts
11Crawford County11.7+0.4 pts
12McPherson County11.6+1.4 pts
13Scott County11.4+4.2 pts
14Sedgwick County11.3-0.2 pts
15Miami County11.1+0.7 pts
16Doniphan County10.4+2.6 pts
17Harvey County10.4+0.6 pts
18Saline County9.7-0.4 pts
19Wabaunsee County9.7+1.6 pts
20Grant County9.6+2.4 pts
21Pratt County9.6-0.6 pts
22Franklin County9.5+0.3 pts
23Marion County9.3+0.4 pts
24Meade County9.2+1.3 pts
25Sumner County9.2+1 pts
26Jefferson County9.1-0.1 pts
27Thomas County9.1-0.8 pts
28Nemaha County9.1-0.4 pts
29Atchison County8.9-0 pts
30Geary County8.9-0.5 pts
31Cowley County8.8+0.1 pts
32Republic County8.8-0.9 pts
33Graham County8.7+2.5 pts
34Rice County8.3+0.4 pts
35Cloud County8.2+0.2 pts
36Jackson County8.2+0.5 pts
37Clark County8+3.1 pts
38Haskell County8+1.9 pts
39Mitchell County7.9-1.7 pts
40Bourbon County7.7-0.4 pts
41Wyandotte County7.6+0.5 pts
42Morris County7.6-0.8 pts
43Ellsworth County7.5+0.6 pts
44Lincoln County7.4-2.5 pts
45Sheridan County7.4+0.8 pts
46Lane County7.4-2.4 pts
47Washington County7.4+0.1 pts
48Anderson County7.2+1 pts
49Stanton County7.1+2.7 pts
50Chase County7+1.1 pts
51Allen County7-0.3 pts
51Kingman County7+0.3 pts
53Montgomery County6.90 pts
54Coffey County6.9+0.1 pts
55Linn County6.9-0.5 pts
55Trego County6.9+0.6 pts
57Labette County6.7-1.3 pts
57Woodson County6.7+0.9 pts
59Neosho County6.7-0.1 pts
60Dickinson County6.6-0.1 pts
60Finney County6.6+0.4 pts
62Ford County6.5-0.7 pts
63Logan County6.5-0 pts
63Sherman County6.5+0.6 pts
65Kiowa County6.5+1.1 pts
66Stafford County6.4-0.5 pts
67Osage County6.4-0.2 pts
67Reno County6.4-0.7 pts
69Phillips County6.3+0.2 pts
70Cherokee County6.2-0.5 pts
71Rooks County6.2+0.1 pts
72Greenwood County6.2+0.6 pts
73Harper County6.1+0.1 pts
74Elk County6.1+0.5 pts
75Osborne County6+0.3 pts
76Pawnee County6+0.2 pts
77Smith County6-0 pts
78Decatur County5.9+2.2 pts
79Clay County5.9-2.7 pts
80Ottawa County5.9-0.6 pts
81Edwards County5.9+1.5 pts
82Cheyenne County5.8+1 pts
83Marshall County5.8-1.5 pts
84Brown County5.5+0.4 pts
85Gove County5.5+1 pts
85Russell County5.5+0.8 pts
87Barton County5.4-1 pts
88Rush County5.4+0.7 pts
88Wilson County5.4+0.4 pts
90Barber County5.3-0.4 pts
91Stevens County5.1+2.9 pts
92Wichita County5.1+0.3 pts
93Norton County4.9-1 pts
94Chautauqua County4.8+0.1 pts
95Hodgeman County4.7-2.5 pts
96Gray County4.4+0.3 pts
97Ness County4.3+1.3 pts
98Jewell County4.2-1.6 pts
99Comanche County4.2+0.1 pts
100Wallace County4.2-0.7 pts
101Hamilton County4.2-0.2 pts
102Morton County4-0.3 pts
103Rawlins County3.8-0.2 pts
104Kearny County3.2-2.9 pts
105Seward County3.1+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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Douglas County, with 23.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Seward County, with 3.1% in 2023.

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