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

All 115 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/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone County | 23.1 |
| 2 | St. Louis County | 20.4 |
| 3 | Adair County | 19.1 |
| 4 | St. Louis city | 18.6 |
| 5 | Platte County | 18 |
| 6 | St. Charles County | 15.8 |
| 7 | Phelps County | 15.3 |
| 8 | Cole County | 14.1 |
| 9 | Greene County | 12.9 |
| 10 | Clay County | 12.8 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 12.7 |
| 12 | Christian County | 12.5 |
| 13 | Cape Girardeau County | 12 |
| 14 | Nodaway County | 11.8 |
| 15 | Johnson County | 11.2 |
| 16 | Andrew County | 10.8 |
| 17 | Cass County | 10.6 |
| 18 | Howard County | 10.1 |
| 19 | Marion County | 10 |
| 20 | Camden County | 9.3 |
| 21 | Lafayette County | 9.2 |
| 22 | Maries County | 9 |
| 23 | Polk County | 9 |
| 24 | Taney County | 8.5 |
| 25 | Pulaski County | 8.5 |
| 26 | Cooper County | 8.4 |
| 27 | Gentry County | 8.2 |
| 28 | Callaway County | 8.2 |
| 29 | Saline County | 8.1 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 8.1 |
| 31 | Worth County | 8.1 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 8 |
| 33 | Stone County | 8 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 7.9 |
| 35 | Chariton County | 7.9 |
| 36 | Clinton County | 7.8 |
| 37 | Texas County | 7.8 |
| 38 | Newton County | 7.8 |
| 39 | Buchanan County | 7.7 |
| 40 | Osage County | 7.6 |
| 41 | Linn County | 7.5 |
| 42 | Dallas County | 7.5 |
| 43 | Carroll County | 7.4 |
| 44 | Scott County | 7.3 |
| 45 | Pettis County | 7.3 |
| 46 | Iron County | 7.2 |
| 47 | Benton County | 7.1 |
| 48 | Howell County | 7 |
| 49 | Daviess County | 7 |
| 50 | Cedar County | 7 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 7 |
| 52 | Putnam County | 6.8 |
| 53 | Miller County | 6.7 |
| 54 | Atchison County | 6.7 |
| 55 | Audrain County | 6.5 |
| 56 | Oregon County | 6.4 |
| 57 | Knox County | 6.4 |
| 58 | Ralls County | 6.4 |
| 59 | Livingston County | 6.3 |
| 60 | Sullivan County | 6.3 |
| 61 | Dent County | 6.3 |
| 62 | St. Francois County | 6.2 |
| 63 | New Madrid County | 6.2 |
| 64 | Dunklin County | 6.2 |
| 65 | Perry County | 6.2 |
| 66 | Macon County | 6.1 |
| 67 | Wright County | 6.1 |
| 68 | Vernon County | 6 |
| 69 | Holt County | 6 |
| 69 | Webster County | 6 |
| 71 | Harrison County | 6 |
| 72 | Bollinger County | 5.9 |
| 72 | Ozark County | 5.9 |
| 72 | Ste. Genevieve County | 5.9 |
| 75 | Laclede County | 5.8 |
| 76 | Stoddard County | 5.8 |
| 77 | Lawrence County | 5.7 |
| 78 | Warren County | 5.7 |
| 79 | Grundy County | 5.7 |
| 80 | Morgan County | 5.6 |
| 81 | Pike County | 5.6 |
| 82 | Butler County | 5.5 |
| 83 | Bates County | 5.5 |
| 83 | Henry County | 5.5 |
| 83 | Scotland County | 5.5 |
| 86 | Mercer County | 5.4 |
| 87 | Randolph County | 5.3 |
| 88 | Gasconade County | 5.2 |
| 89 | Lincoln County | 5.2 |
| 90 | Dade County | 5 |
| 90 | Douglas County | 5 |
| 92 | Barry County | 5 |
| 93 | DeKalb County | 4.9 |
| 93 | Shelby County | 4.9 |
| 95 | Clark County | 4.9 |
| 96 | Ray County | 4.9 |
| 97 | Moniteau County | 4.9 |
| 98 | Lewis County | 4.8 |
| 99 | Montgomery County | 4.8 |
| 100 | Madison County | 4.7 |
| 101 | Ripley County | 4.7 |
| 102 | Shannon County | 4.7 |
| 103 | Wayne County | 4.7 |
| 104 | Schuyler County | 4.5 |
| 105 | Pemiscot County | 4.5 |
| 106 | Mississippi County | 4.5 |
| 107 | St. Clair County | 4.5 |
| 108 | Monroe County | 4.4 |
| 109 | Crawford County | 4.2 |
| 110 | Hickory County | 4.2 |
| 111 | Washington County | 4 |
| 112 | Barton County | 4 |
| 113 | Reynolds County | 3.6 |
| 114 | McDonald County | 3.5 |
| 115 | Carter County | 3.3 |