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

Gallatin County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 56 counties in 2024, at 20.3%. Fallon County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Montana was 12%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.3Gallatin County
Lowest2.8Fallon County
Median6.656 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 10.4 %Big Horn County: 5.5 %Blaine County: 7.4 %Broadwater County: 5.7 %Carbon County: 12 %Carter County: 5 %Cascade County: 10.5 %Chouteau County: 6.2 %Custer County: 6.7 %Daniels County: 4.7 %Dawson County: 7.3 %Deer Lodge County: 8.5 %Fallon County: 2.8 %Fergus County: 5.7 %Flathead County: 13 %Gallatin County: 20.3 %Garfield County: 5.2 %Glacier County: 6.7 %Golden Valley County: 5 %Granite County: 5.7 %Hill County: 7.1 %Jefferson County: 12.4 %Judith Basin County: 6.6 %Lake County: 11 %Lewis and Clark County: 14.6 %Liberty County: 5.6 %Lincoln County: 5.9 %McCone County: 4.9 %Madison County: 8.3 %Meagher County: 5.7 %Mineral County: 6.5 %Missoula County: 18.6 %Musselshell County: 5.8 %Park County: 13 %Petroleum County: 10.6 %Phillips County: 6.7 %Pondera County: 4.6 %Powder River County: 9.9 %Powell County: 5.2 %Prairie County: 11.8 %Ravalli County: 10.9 %Richland County: 4.1 %Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Rosebud County: 6.3 %Sanders County: 6.4 %Sheridan County: 6.6 %Silver Bow County: 9 %Stillwater County: 8.8 %Sweet Grass County: 6.6 %Teton County: 8.9 %Toole County: 8.5 %Treasure County: 5.2 %Valley County: 5.2 %Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wibaux County: 5.1 %Yellowstone County: 10.4 %
  • Under 5.2
  • 5.2 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 8.5
  • 8.5 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Gallatin County: 20.3 %Gallatin County20.3Missoula County: 18.6 %Missoula County18.6Lewis and Clark County: 14.6 %Lewis and Clark County14.6Park County: 13 %Park County13Flathead County: 13 %Flathead County13Jefferson County: 12.4 %Jefferson County12.4Carbon County: 12 %Carbon County12Prairie County: 11.8 %Prairie County11.8Lake County: 11 %Lake County11Ravalli County: 10.9 %Ravalli County10.9Petroleum County: 10.6 %Petroleum County10.6Cascade County: 10.5 %Cascade County10.5Beaverhead County: 10.4 %Beaverhead County10.4Yellowstone County: 10.4 %Yellowstone County10.4Powder River County: 9.9 %Powder River County9.9Silver Bow County: 9 %Silver Bow County9Teton County: 8.9 %Teton County8.9Stillwater County: 8.8 %Stillwater County8.8Deer Lodge County: 8.5 %Deer Lodge County8.5Toole County: 8.5 %Toole County8.5Madison County: 8.3 %Madison County8.3Blaine County: 7.4 %Blaine County7.4Dawson County: 7.3 %Dawson County7.3Hill County: 7.1 %Hill County7.1Glacier County: 6.7 %Glacier County6.7Phillips County: 6.7 %Phillips County6.7Custer County: 6.7 %Custer County6.7Judith Basin County: 6.6 %Judith Basin County6.6Sheridan County: 6.6 %Sheridan County6.6Sweet Grass County: 6.6 %Sweet Grass County6.6Mineral County: 6.5 %Mineral County6.5Sanders County: 6.4 %Sanders County6.4Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wheatland County6.3Rosebud County: 6.3 %Rosebud County6.3Chouteau County: 6.2 %Chouteau County6.2Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Roosevelt County5.9Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Musselshell County: 5.8 %Musselshell County5.8Granite County: 5.7 %Granite County5.7Meagher County: 5.7 %Meagher County5.7Fergus County: 5.7 %Fergus County5.7Broadwater County: 5.7 %Broadwater County5.7Liberty County: 5.6 %Liberty County5.6Big Horn County: 5.5 %Big Horn County5.5Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Valley County: 5.2 %Valley County5.2Garfield County: 5.2 %Garfield County5.2Treasure County: 5.2 %Treasure County5.2Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1Golden Valley County: 5 %Golden Valley County5Carter County: 5 %Carter County5McCone County: 4.9 %McCone County4.9Daniels County: 4.7 %Daniels County4.7Pondera County: 4.6 %Pondera County4.6Richland County: 4.1 %Richland County4.1Fallon County: 2.8 %Fallon County2.8Gallatin County: 20.3 %Gallatin County20.3Missoula County: 18.6 %Missoula County18.6Lewis and Clark County: 14.6 %Lewis and Clark County14.6Park County: 13 %Park County13Flathead County: 13 %Flathead County13Jefferson County: 12.4 %Jefferson County12.4Carbon County: 12 %Carbon County12Prairie County: 11.8 %Prairie County11.8Lake County: 11 %Lake County11Ravalli County: 10.9 %Ravalli County10.9Petroleum County: 10.6 %Petroleum County10.6Cascade County: 10.5 %Cascade County10.5Beaverhead County: 10.4 %Beaverhead County10.4Yellowstone County: 10.4 %Yellowstone County10.4Powder River County: 9.9 %Powder River County9.9Silver Bow County: 9 %Silver Bow County9Teton County: 8.9 %Teton County8.9Stillwater County: 8.8 %Stillwater County8.8Deer Lodge County: 8.5 %Deer Lodge County8.5Toole County: 8.5 %Toole County8.5Madison County: 8.3 %Madison County8.3Blaine County: 7.4 %Blaine County7.4Dawson County: 7.3 %Dawson County7.3Hill County: 7.1 %Hill County7.1Glacier County: 6.7 %Glacier County6.7Phillips County: 6.7 %Phillips County6.7Custer County: 6.7 %Custer County6.7Judith Basin County: 6.6 %Judith Basin County6.6Sheridan County: 6.6 %Sheridan County6.6Sweet Grass County: 6.6 %Sweet Grass County6.6Mineral County: 6.5 %Mineral County6.5Sanders County: 6.4 %Sanders County6.4Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wheatland County6.3Rosebud County: 6.3 %Rosebud County6.3Chouteau County: 6.2 %Chouteau County6.2Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Roosevelt County5.9Lincoln County: 5.9 %Lincoln County5.9Musselshell County: 5.8 %Musselshell County5.8Granite County: 5.7 %Granite County5.7Meagher County: 5.7 %Meagher County5.7Fergus County: 5.7 %Fergus County5.7Broadwater County: 5.7 %Broadwater County5.7Liberty County: 5.6 %Liberty County5.6Big Horn County: 5.5 %Big Horn County5.5Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Valley County: 5.2 %Valley County5.2Garfield County: 5.2 %Garfield County5.2Treasure County: 5.2 %Treasure County5.2Wibaux County: 5.1 %Wibaux County5.1Golden Valley County: 5 %Golden Valley County5Carter County: 5 %Carter County5McCone County: 4.9 %McCone County4.9Daniels County: 4.7 %Daniels County4.7Pondera County: 4.6 %Pondera County4.6Richland County: 4.1 %Richland County4.1Fallon County: 2.8 %Fallon County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Gallatin County20.3+0.4 pts
2Missoula County18.6+1.2 pts
3Lewis and Clark County14.6-0.4 pts
4Park County13+1.4 pts
5Flathead County13+1.2 pts
6Jefferson County12.4+0.9 pts
7Carbon County12-0.2 pts
8Prairie County11.8+3.6 pts
9Lake County11+0.6 pts
10Ravalli County10.9-0 pts
11Petroleum County10.6+1.2 pts
12Cascade County10.50 pts
13Beaverhead County10.4-0.6 pts
14Yellowstone County10.4-0.3 pts
15Powder River County9.9+0.1 pts
16Silver Bow County9-0.5 pts
17Teton County8.9+1.3 pts
18Stillwater County8.8+0.2 pts
19Deer Lodge County8.5+1.8 pts
20Toole County8.5-0.4 pts
21Madison County8.3-0.8 pts
22Blaine County7.4-1 pts
23Dawson County7.3-2.3 pts
24Hill County7.1-0 pts
25Glacier County6.7-0.8 pts
26Phillips County6.7+1.9 pts
27Custer County6.7-1.1 pts
28Judith Basin County6.6+1.3 pts
29Sheridan County6.6-0.4 pts
30Sweet Grass County6.6+0.2 pts
31Mineral County6.5-0.1 pts
32Sanders County6.4+0.3 pts
33Wheatland County6.3+2.7 pts
34Rosebud County6.3-0.3 pts
35Chouteau County6.2-0.3 pts
36Roosevelt County5.9+0.1 pts
37Lincoln County5.9+0.5 pts
38Musselshell County5.8+0.3 pts
39Granite County5.7+1 pts
40Meagher County5.7-0.5 pts
41Fergus County5.7+0.6 pts
42Broadwater County5.7+0.7 pts
43Liberty County5.6+0.6 pts
44Big Horn County5.5-2.6 pts
45Powell County5.20 pts
46Valley County5.2+1.5 pts
47Garfield County5.2-0.2 pts
48Treasure County5.2+1 pts
49Wibaux County5.1+0.2 pts
50Golden Valley County5+0.4 pts
51Carter County5+1.1 pts
52McCone County4.9-0.4 pts
53Daniels County4.7-1.8 pts
54Pondera County4.6+1.2 pts
55Richland County4.1+0.2 pts
56Fallon County2.8+0.7 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.

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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gallatin County, with 20.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fallon County, with 2.8% in 2024.

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