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

Washtenaw County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 83 counties in 2024, at 31.5%. Lake County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Michigan was 12.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.5Washtenaw County
Lowest3.6Lake County
Median7.983 counties
Michigan12.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 8.8 %Alger County: 6.1 %Allegan County: 9.1 %Alpena County: 6.9 %Antrim County: 13.1 %Arenac County: 5.9 %Baraga County: 5.3 %Barry County: 7.8 %Bay County: 7 %Benzie County: 14.1 %Berrien County: 12.4 %Branch County: 4.9 %Calhoun County: 7.9 %Cass County: 8 %Charlevoix County: 14.6 %Cheboygan County: 9.8 %Chippewa County: 8.1 %Clare County: 5.3 %Clinton County: 13.9 %Crawford County: 8.5 %Delta County: 5.7 %Dickinson County: 7.7 %Eaton County: 10.2 %Emmet County: 17.7 %Genesee County: 8 %Gladwin County: 5.8 %Gogebic County: 7.9 %Grand Traverse County: 16.8 %Gratiot County: 5.9 %Hillsdale County: 8.1 %Houghton County: 16.6 %Huron County: 6 %Ingham County: 18.1 %Ionia County: 5.3 %Iosco County: 7.7 %Iron County: 7.2 %Isabella County: 13.5 %Jackson County: 7.9 %Kalamazoo County: 16.4 %Kalkaska County: 6.9 %Kent County: 14.7 %Keweenaw County: 18.1 %Lake County: 3.6 %Lapeer County: 6.6 %Leelanau County: 21.5 %Lenawee County: 7.9 %Livingston County: 13.6 %Luce County: 8.1 %Mackinac County: 9.3 %Macomb County: 9.7 %Manistee County: 8.3 %Marquette County: 12.1 %Mason County: 10.3 %Mecosta County: 7.7 %Menominee County: 5.6 %Midland County: 14.7 %Missaukee County: 6 %Monroe County: 8.5 %Montcalm County: 5.1 %Montmorency County: 5.4 %Muskegon County: 6.4 %Newaygo County: 5.8 %Oakland County: 22.2 %Oceana County: 7.8 %Ogemaw County: 5.9 %Ontonagon County: 6.5 %Osceola County: 5.4 %Oscoda County: 4.4 %Otsego County: 9.6 %Ottawa County: 13.6 %Presque Isle County: 6.7 %Roscommon County: 8.2 %Saginaw County: 8.8 %St. Clair County: 7.5 %St. Joseph County: 6.1 %Sanilac County: 6.2 %Schoolcraft County: 7 %Shiawassee County: 6.2 %Tuscola County: 5.9 %Van Buren County: 8.4 %Washtenaw County: 31.5 %Wayne County: 10.9 %Wexford County: 7.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Washtenaw County: 31.5 %Washtenaw County31.5Oakland County: 22.2 %Oakland County22.2Leelanau County: 21.5 %Leelanau County21.5Keweenaw County: 18.1 %Keweenaw County18.1Ingham County: 18.1 %Ingham County18.1Emmet County: 17.7 %Emmet County17.7Grand Traverse County: 16.8 %Grand Traverse County16.8Houghton County: 16.6 %Houghton County16.6Kalamazoo County: 16.4 %Kalamazoo County16.4Kent County: 14.7 %Kent County14.7Midland County: 14.7 %Midland County14.7Charlevoix County: 14.6 %Charlevoix County14.6Benzie County: 14.1 %Benzie County14.1Clinton County: 13.9 %Clinton County13.9Ottawa County: 13.6 %Ottawa County13.6Livingston County: 13.6 %Livingston County13.6Isabella County: 13.5 %Isabella County13.5Antrim County: 13.1 %Antrim County13.1Berrien County: 12.4 %Berrien County12.4Marquette County: 12.1 %Marquette County12.1Wayne County: 10.9 %Wayne County10.9Mason County: 10.3 %Mason County10.3Eaton County: 10.2 %Eaton County10.2Cheboygan County: 9.8 %Cheboygan County9.8Macomb County: 9.7 %Macomb County9.7Otsego County: 9.6 %Otsego County9.6Mackinac County: 9.3 %Mackinac County9.3Allegan County: 9.1 %Allegan County9.1Alcona County: 8.8 %Alcona County8.8Saginaw County: 8.8 %Saginaw County8.8Monroe County: 8.5 %Monroe County8.5Crawford County: 8.5 %Crawford County8.5Van Buren County: 8.4 %Van Buren County8.4Manistee County: 8.3 %Manistee County8.3Roscommon County: 8.2 %Roscommon County8.2Hillsdale County: 8.1 %Hillsdale County8.1Chippewa County: 8.1 %Chippewa County8.1Luce County: 8.1 %Luce County8.1Cass County: 8 %Cass County8Genesee County: 8 %Genesee County8Washtenaw County: 31.5 %Washtenaw County31.5Oakland County: 22.2 %Oakland County22.2Leelanau County: 21.5 %Leelanau County21.5Keweenaw County: 18.1 %Keweenaw County18.1Ingham County: 18.1 %Ingham County18.1Emmet County: 17.7 %Emmet County17.7Grand Traverse County: 16.8 %Grand Traverse County16.8Houghton County: 16.6 %Houghton County16.6Kalamazoo County: 16.4 %Kalamazoo County16.4Kent County: 14.7 %Kent County14.7Midland County: 14.7 %Midland County14.7Charlevoix County: 14.6 %Charlevoix County14.6Benzie County: 14.1 %Benzie County14.1Clinton County: 13.9 %Clinton County13.9Ottawa County: 13.6 %Ottawa County13.6Livingston County: 13.6 %Livingston County13.6Isabella County: 13.5 %Isabella County13.5Antrim County: 13.1 %Antrim County13.1Berrien County: 12.4 %Berrien County12.4Marquette County: 12.1 %Marquette County12.1Wayne County: 10.9 %Wayne County10.9Mason County: 10.3 %Mason County10.3Eaton County: 10.2 %Eaton County10.2Cheboygan County: 9.8 %Cheboygan County9.8Macomb County: 9.7 %Macomb County9.7Otsego County: 9.6 %Otsego County9.6Mackinac County: 9.3 %Mackinac County9.3Allegan County: 9.1 %Allegan County9.1Alcona County: 8.8 %Alcona County8.8Saginaw County: 8.8 %Saginaw County8.8Monroe County: 8.5 %Monroe County8.5Crawford County: 8.5 %Crawford County8.5Van Buren County: 8.4 %Van Buren County8.4Manistee County: 8.3 %Manistee County8.3Roscommon County: 8.2 %Roscommon County8.2Hillsdale County: 8.1 %Hillsdale County8.1Chippewa County: 8.1 %Chippewa County8.1Luce County: 8.1 %Luce County8.1Cass County: 8 %Cass County8Genesee County: 8 %Genesee County8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Washtenaw County31.5+0.4 pts
2Oakland County22.2+0.4 pts
3Leelanau County21.5+0.9 pts
4Keweenaw County18.1-0.9 pts
5Ingham County18.1-0.6 pts
6Emmet County17.7+0.5 pts
7Grand Traverse County16.8+0.1 pts
8Houghton County16.6+0.5 pts
9Kalamazoo County16.4+0.1 pts
10Kent County14.7+0.6 pts
11Midland County14.7+0.4 pts
12Charlevoix County14.6+1.2 pts
13Benzie County14.1+0.9 pts
14Clinton County13.9+0.8 pts
15Ottawa County13.6+0.5 pts
16Livingston County13.6+0.8 pts
17Isabella County13.5-0.2 pts
18Antrim County13.1-0.1 pts
19Berrien County12.4+0.2 pts
20Marquette County12.1+0.7 pts
21Wayne County10.9+0.2 pts
22Mason County10.3+0.4 pts
23Eaton County10.2-0.3 pts
24Cheboygan County9.8+0.4 pts
25Macomb County9.70 pts
26Otsego County9.6+0.4 pts
27Mackinac County9.3+0.8 pts
28Allegan County9.1+0.7 pts
29Alcona County8.8+0.7 pts
30Saginaw County8.8+0.2 pts
31Monroe County8.5+0.1 pts
32Crawford County8.5+0.2 pts
33Van Buren County8.4-0.1 pts
34Manistee County8.3+1.3 pts
35Roscommon County8.2-0.3 pts
36Hillsdale County8.1-0.3 pts
37Chippewa County8.1-0.2 pts
38Luce County8.1-0.8 pts
39Cass County8-0.2 pts
40Genesee County80 pts
41Calhoun County7.9+0.3 pts
42Gogebic County7.90 pts
42Lenawee County7.9-0.1 pts
44Jackson County7.9+0.2 pts
45Barry County7.8+0.2 pts
46Oceana County7.8+0.6 pts
47Dickinson County7.7+0.4 pts
48Mecosta County7.7-0.4 pts
49Iosco County7.7+0.7 pts
50Wexford County7.60 pts
51St. Clair County7.5-0 pts
52Iron County7.2+0.4 pts
53Bay County7+0.2 pts
54Schoolcraft County7-0.5 pts
55Alpena County6.9+0.4 pts
56Kalkaska County6.90 pts
57Presque Isle County6.7+0.3 pts
58Lapeer County6.60 pts
59Ontonagon County6.5+0.2 pts
60Muskegon County6.40 pts
61Sanilac County6.2+0.6 pts
62Shiawassee County6.20 pts
63Alger County6.1-0.3 pts
64St. Joseph County6.1-0.2 pts
65Huron County6+0.2 pts
66Missaukee County6+0.2 pts
67Arenac County5.9+0.6 pts
68Tuscola County5.9+0.8 pts
69Ogemaw County5.9+0.8 pts
70Gratiot County5.9-0.1 pts
71Newaygo County5.8-0.1 pts
72Gladwin County5.8+1.1 pts
73Delta County5.70 pts
74Menominee County5.6+0.2 pts
75Osceola County5.40 pts
76Montmorency County5.4-0.2 pts
77Baraga County5.3-0.1 pts
78Clare County5.3+0.1 pts
79Ionia County5.3+0.2 pts
80Montcalm County5.1+0.2 pts
81Branch County4.9-0 pts
82Oscoda County4.4-0.1 pts
83Lake County3.6+0.4 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washtenaw County, with 31.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 3.6% in 2024.

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