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

Washtenaw County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 83 counties in 2023, at 31%. Lake County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 7.8% and the figure for Michigan was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31Washtenaw County
Lowest3.2Lake County
Median7.883 counties
Michigan12.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Alcona County: 8.1 %Alger County: 6.4 %Allegan County: 8.4 %Alpena County: 6.5 %Antrim County: 13.2 %Arenac County: 5.3 %Baraga County: 5.4 %Barry County: 7.7 %Bay County: 6.9 %Benzie County: 13.2 %Berrien County: 12.2 %Branch County: 4.9 %Calhoun County: 7.7 %Cass County: 8.2 %Charlevoix County: 13.4 %Cheboygan County: 9.5 %Chippewa County: 8.3 %Clare County: 5.3 %Clinton County: 13.1 %Crawford County: 8.3 %Delta County: 5.7 %Dickinson County: 7.4 %Eaton County: 10.5 %Emmet County: 17.2 %Genesee County: 8 %Gladwin County: 4.7 %Gogebic County: 7.8 %Grand Traverse County: 16.7 %Gratiot County: 5.9 %Hillsdale County: 8.5 %Houghton County: 16.1 %Huron County: 5.8 %Ingham County: 18.7 %Ionia County: 5.1 %Iosco County: 7 %Iron County: 6.8 %Isabella County: 13.7 %Jackson County: 7.6 %Kalamazoo County: 16.3 %Kalkaska County: 6.9 %Kent County: 14.1 %Keweenaw County: 19 %Lake County: 3.2 %Lapeer County: 6.5 %Leelanau County: 20.6 %Lenawee County: 8 %Livingston County: 12.7 %Luce County: 8.8 %Mackinac County: 8.5 %Macomb County: 9.6 %Manistee County: 7 %Marquette County: 11.4 %Mason County: 9.9 %Mecosta County: 8.1 %Menominee County: 5.5 %Midland County: 14.3 %Missaukee County: 5.8 %Monroe County: 8.4 %Montcalm County: 4.9 %Montmorency County: 5.6 %Muskegon County: 6.4 %Newaygo County: 5.9 %Oakland County: 21.9 %Oceana County: 7.2 %Ogemaw County: 5.1 %Ontonagon County: 6.3 %Osceola County: 5.4 %Oscoda County: 4.4 %Otsego County: 9.2 %Ottawa County: 13 %Presque Isle County: 6.4 %Roscommon County: 8.5 %Saginaw County: 8.6 %St. Clair County: 7.5 %St. Joseph County: 6.3 %Sanilac County: 5.7 %Schoolcraft County: 7.5 %Shiawassee County: 6.1 %Tuscola County: 5.1 %Van Buren County: 8.5 %Washtenaw County: 31 %Wayne County: 10.6 %Wexford County: 7.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Washtenaw County: 31 %Washtenaw County31Oakland County: 21.9 %Oakland County21.9Leelanau County: 20.6 %Leelanau County20.6Keweenaw County: 19 %Keweenaw County19Ingham County: 18.7 %Ingham County18.7Emmet County: 17.2 %Emmet County17.2Grand Traverse County: 16.7 %Grand Traverse County16.7Kalamazoo County: 16.3 %Kalamazoo County16.3Houghton County: 16.1 %Houghton County16.1Midland County: 14.3 %Midland County14.3Kent County: 14.1 %Kent County14.1Isabella County: 13.7 %Isabella County13.7Charlevoix County: 13.4 %Charlevoix County13.4Antrim County: 13.2 %Antrim County13.2Benzie County: 13.2 %Benzie County13.2Clinton County: 13.1 %Clinton County13.1Ottawa County: 13 %Ottawa County13Livingston County: 12.7 %Livingston County12.7Berrien County: 12.2 %Berrien County12.2Marquette County: 11.4 %Marquette County11.4Wayne County: 10.6 %Wayne County10.6Eaton County: 10.5 %Eaton County10.5Mason County: 9.9 %Mason County9.9Macomb County: 9.6 %Macomb County9.6Cheboygan County: 9.5 %Cheboygan County9.5Otsego County: 9.2 %Otsego County9.2Luce County: 8.8 %Luce County8.8Saginaw County: 8.6 %Saginaw County8.6Mackinac County: 8.5 %Mackinac County8.5Van Buren County: 8.5 %Van Buren County8.5Roscommon County: 8.5 %Roscommon County8.5Hillsdale County: 8.5 %Hillsdale County8.5Monroe County: 8.4 %Monroe County8.4Allegan County: 8.4 %Allegan County8.4Crawford County: 8.3 %Crawford County8.3Chippewa County: 8.3 %Chippewa County8.3Cass County: 8.2 %Cass County8.2Mecosta County: 8.1 %Mecosta County8.1Alcona County: 8.1 %Alcona County8.1Lenawee County: 8 %Lenawee County8Washtenaw County: 31 %Washtenaw County31Oakland County: 21.9 %Oakland County21.9Leelanau County: 20.6 %Leelanau County20.6Keweenaw County: 19 %Keweenaw County19Ingham County: 18.7 %Ingham County18.7Emmet County: 17.2 %Emmet County17.2Grand Traverse County: 16.7 %Grand Traverse County16.7Kalamazoo County: 16.3 %Kalamazoo County16.3Houghton County: 16.1 %Houghton County16.1Midland County: 14.3 %Midland County14.3Kent County: 14.1 %Kent County14.1Isabella County: 13.7 %Isabella County13.7Charlevoix County: 13.4 %Charlevoix County13.4Antrim County: 13.2 %Antrim County13.2Benzie County: 13.2 %Benzie County13.2Clinton County: 13.1 %Clinton County13.1Ottawa County: 13 %Ottawa County13Livingston County: 12.7 %Livingston County12.7Berrien County: 12.2 %Berrien County12.2Marquette County: 11.4 %Marquette County11.4Wayne County: 10.6 %Wayne County10.6Eaton County: 10.5 %Eaton County10.5Mason County: 9.9 %Mason County9.9Macomb County: 9.6 %Macomb County9.6Cheboygan County: 9.5 %Cheboygan County9.5Otsego County: 9.2 %Otsego County9.2Luce County: 8.8 %Luce County8.8Saginaw County: 8.6 %Saginaw County8.6Mackinac County: 8.5 %Mackinac County8.5Van Buren County: 8.5 %Van Buren County8.5Roscommon County: 8.5 %Roscommon County8.5Hillsdale County: 8.5 %Hillsdale County8.5Monroe County: 8.4 %Monroe County8.4Allegan County: 8.4 %Allegan County8.4Crawford County: 8.3 %Crawford County8.3Chippewa County: 8.3 %Chippewa County8.3Cass County: 8.2 %Cass County8.2Mecosta County: 8.1 %Mecosta County8.1Alcona County: 8.1 %Alcona County8.1Lenawee County: 8 %Lenawee County8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Washtenaw County31+0.5 pts
2Oakland County21.9+0.2 pts
3Leelanau County20.6+0.1 pts
4Keweenaw County19+2.6 pts
5Ingham County18.7+0.4 pts
6Emmet County17.2+1.4 pts
7Grand Traverse County16.7+1.1 pts
8Kalamazoo County16.3+0.4 pts
9Houghton County16.1-0.6 pts
10Midland County14.3-0.1 pts
11Kent County14.1+0.4 pts
12Isabella County13.7-0.5 pts
13Charlevoix County13.4+0.4 pts
14Antrim County13.2+0.7 pts
15Benzie County13.2+0.4 pts
16Clinton County13.1+1.2 pts
17Ottawa County13+0.7 pts
18Livingston County12.7+0.5 pts
19Berrien County12.2+0.5 pts
20Marquette County11.4+0.5 pts
21Wayne County10.6+0.1 pts
22Eaton County10.5+0.6 pts
23Mason County9.9+0.1 pts
24Macomb County9.6+0.1 pts
25Cheboygan County9.5+0.3 pts
26Otsego County9.2+0.3 pts
27Luce County8.8+1.5 pts
28Saginaw County8.6+0.6 pts
29Mackinac County8.5-1.2 pts
30Van Buren County8.5+0.5 pts
31Roscommon County8.5+0.5 pts
32Hillsdale County8.5+0.4 pts
33Monroe County8.4+0.3 pts
34Allegan County8.4+0.3 pts
35Crawford County8.3+0.6 pts
36Chippewa County8.3-0.1 pts
37Cass County8.2+0.7 pts
38Mecosta County8.1-0.8 pts
39Alcona County8.1+0.4 pts
40Lenawee County8-0.1 pts
41Genesee County8-0.1 pts
42Gogebic County7.8+0.2 pts
43Calhoun County7.7+0.1 pts
44Barry County7.7+0.4 pts
45Jackson County7.60 pts
46Schoolcraft County7.5+0.4 pts
46St. Clair County7.5+0.1 pts
48Wexford County7.5+0.6 pts
49Dickinson County7.4-0 pts
50Oceana County7.2+0.2 pts
51Manistee County7+0.3 pts
52Iosco County7+0.3 pts
53Bay County6.9+0.7 pts
54Kalkaska County6.9+0.3 pts
55Iron County6.8-0.3 pts
56Lapeer County6.5+0.1 pts
57Alpena County6.50 pts
58Presque Isle County6.4+0.1 pts
59Alger County6.4+0.4 pts
60Muskegon County6.4+0.1 pts
61St. Joseph County6.3-0.1 pts
62Ontonagon County6.3+1.4 pts
63Shiawassee County6.1-0.2 pts
64Gratiot County5.9+0.1 pts
65Newaygo County5.90 pts
66Missaukee County5.8+0.8 pts
67Huron County5.8+0.2 pts
68Delta County5.7-0.2 pts
69Sanilac County5.7+0.5 pts
70Montmorency County5.6+0.5 pts
71Menominee County5.5-0.1 pts
72Baraga County5.4+0.2 pts
73Osceola County5.4-0.1 pts
74Arenac County5.3+0.3 pts
75Clare County5.3+0.3 pts
76Ogemaw County5.1+0.3 pts
77Tuscola County5.1+0.1 pts
78Ionia County5.1+0.3 pts
79Branch County4.9+0.1 pts
80Montcalm County4.9+0.4 pts
81Gladwin County4.7-0.3 pts
82Oscoda County4.4+0.1 pts
83Lake County3.2-0.1 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2023 (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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lake County, with 3.2% in 2023.

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