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

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Washtenaw County | 31.5 |
| 2 | Oakland County | 22.2 |
| 3 | Leelanau County | 21.5 |
| 4 | Keweenaw County | 18.1 |
| 5 | Ingham County | 18.1 |
| 6 | Emmet County | 17.7 |
| 7 | Grand Traverse County | 16.8 |
| 8 | Houghton County | 16.6 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo County | 16.4 |
| 10 | Kent County | 14.7 |
| 11 | Midland County | 14.7 |
| 12 | Charlevoix County | 14.6 |
| 13 | Benzie County | 14.1 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 13.9 |
| 15 | Ottawa County | 13.6 |
| 16 | Livingston County | 13.6 |
| 17 | Isabella County | 13.5 |
| 18 | Antrim County | 13.1 |
| 19 | Berrien County | 12.4 |
| 20 | Marquette County | 12.1 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 10.9 |
| 22 | Mason County | 10.3 |
| 23 | Eaton County | 10.2 |
| 24 | Cheboygan County | 9.8 |
| 25 | Macomb County | 9.7 |
| 26 | Otsego County | 9.6 |
| 27 | Mackinac County | 9.3 |
| 28 | Allegan County | 9.1 |
| 29 | Alcona County | 8.8 |
| 30 | Saginaw County | 8.8 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 8.5 |
| 32 | Crawford County | 8.5 |
| 33 | Van Buren County | 8.4 |
| 34 | Manistee County | 8.3 |
| 35 | Roscommon County | 8.2 |
| 36 | Hillsdale County | 8.1 |
| 37 | Chippewa County | 8.1 |
| 38 | Luce County | 8.1 |
| 39 | Cass County | 8 |
| 40 | Genesee County | 8 |
| 41 | Calhoun County | 7.9 |
| 42 | Gogebic County | 7.9 |
| 42 | Lenawee County | 7.9 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 7.9 |
| 45 | Barry County | 7.8 |
| 46 | Oceana County | 7.8 |
| 47 | Dickinson County | 7.7 |
| 48 | Mecosta County | 7.7 |
| 49 | Iosco County | 7.7 |
| 50 | Wexford County | 7.6 |
| 51 | St. Clair County | 7.5 |
| 52 | Iron County | 7.2 |
| 53 | Bay County | 7 |
| 54 | Schoolcraft County | 7 |
| 55 | Alpena County | 6.9 |
| 56 | Kalkaska County | 6.9 |
| 57 | Presque Isle County | 6.7 |
| 58 | Lapeer County | 6.6 |
| 59 | Ontonagon County | 6.5 |
| 60 | Muskegon County | 6.4 |
| 61 | Sanilac County | 6.2 |
| 62 | Shiawassee County | 6.2 |
| 63 | Alger County | 6.1 |
| 64 | St. Joseph County | 6.1 |
| 65 | Huron County | 6 |
| 66 | Missaukee County | 6 |
| 67 | Arenac County | 5.9 |
| 68 | Tuscola County | 5.9 |
| 69 | Ogemaw County | 5.9 |
| 70 | Gratiot County | 5.9 |
| 71 | Newaygo County | 5.8 |
| 72 | Gladwin County | 5.8 |
| 73 | Delta County | 5.7 |
| 74 | Menominee County | 5.6 |
| 75 | Osceola County | 5.4 |
| 76 | Montmorency County | 5.4 |
| 77 | Baraga County | 5.3 |
| 78 | Clare County | 5.3 |
| 79 | Ionia County | 5.3 |
| 80 | Montcalm County | 5.1 |
| 81 | Branch County | 4.9 |
| 82 | Oscoda County | 4.4 |
| 83 | Lake County | 3.6 |