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

Gallatin County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 56 counties in 2022, at 19.2%. Richland County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Montana was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.2Gallatin County
Median7.156 counties
Montana11.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 11.2 %Big Horn County: 7.5 %Blaine County: 8.5 %Broadwater County: 5.3 %Carbon County: 13.2 %Carter County: 3.8 %Cascade County: 10 %Chouteau County: 6.6 %Custer County: 9.2 %Daniels County: 7.3 %Dawson County: 8.3 %Deer Lodge County: 5.1 %Fallon County: 5.4 %Fergus County: 5.4 %Flathead County: 11.7 %Gallatin County: 19.2 %Garfield County: 6.3 %Glacier County: 8 %Golden Valley County: 5.2 %Granite County: 6.9 %Hill County: 6.4 %Jefferson County: 11.9 %Judith Basin County: 4.9 %Lake County: 11.1 %Lewis and Clark County: 15.4 %Liberty County: 6.2 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %McCone County: 6 %Madison County: 9.4 %Meagher County: 10.2 %Mineral County: 5.8 %Missoula County: 16.6 %Musselshell County: 4.9 %Park County: 11.3 %Petroleum County: 6.8 %Phillips County: 4.3 %Pondera County: 4.2 %Powder River County: 7.6 %Powell County: 5.7 %Prairie County: 8.8 %Ravalli County: 11.5 %Richland County: 2.8 %Roosevelt County: 5.6 %Rosebud County: 7.4 %Sanders County: 4 %Sheridan County: 8.2 %Silver Bow County: 9.2 %Stillwater County: 8.7 %Sweet Grass County: 6.1 %Teton County: 7.4 %Toole County: 9.3 %Treasure County: 3.2 %Valley County: 2.9 %Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wibaux County: 5.4 %Yellowstone County: 10.3 %
  • Under 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 8.6
  • 8.6 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Gallatin County: 19.2 %Gallatin County19.2Missoula County: 16.6 %Missoula County16.6Lewis and Clark County: 15.4 %Lewis and Clark County15.4Carbon County: 13.2 %Carbon County13.2Jefferson County: 11.9 %Jefferson County11.9Flathead County: 11.7 %Flathead County11.7Ravalli County: 11.5 %Ravalli County11.5Park County: 11.3 %Park County11.3Beaverhead County: 11.2 %Beaverhead County11.2Lake County: 11.1 %Lake County11.1Yellowstone County: 10.3 %Yellowstone County10.3Meagher County: 10.2 %Meagher County10.2Cascade County: 10 %Cascade County10Madison County: 9.4 %Madison County9.4Toole County: 9.3 %Toole County9.3Silver Bow County: 9.2 %Silver Bow County9.2Custer County: 9.2 %Custer County9.2Prairie County: 8.8 %Prairie County8.8Stillwater County: 8.7 %Stillwater County8.7Blaine County: 8.5 %Blaine County8.5Dawson County: 8.3 %Dawson County8.3Sheridan County: 8.2 %Sheridan County8.2Glacier County: 8 %Glacier County8Powder River County: 7.6 %Powder River County7.6Big Horn County: 7.5 %Big Horn County7.5Teton County: 7.4 %Teton County7.4Rosebud County: 7.4 %Rosebud County7.4Daniels County: 7.3 %Daniels County7.3Granite County: 6.9 %Granite County6.9Petroleum County: 6.8 %Petroleum County6.8Chouteau County: 6.6 %Chouteau County6.6Hill County: 6.4 %Hill County6.4Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wheatland County6.3Garfield County: 6.3 %Garfield County6.3Liberty County: 6.2 %Liberty County6.2Sweet Grass County: 6.1 %Sweet Grass County6.1McCone County: 6 %McCone County6Mineral County: 5.8 %Mineral County5.8Powell County: 5.7 %Powell County5.7Roosevelt County: 5.6 %Roosevelt County5.6Fergus County: 5.4 %Fergus County5.4Wibaux County: 5.4 %Wibaux County5.4Fallon County: 5.4 %Fallon County5.4Broadwater County: 5.3 %Broadwater County5.3Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Golden Valley County: 5.2 %Golden Valley County5.2Deer Lodge County: 5.1 %Deer Lodge County5.1Musselshell County: 4.9 %Musselshell County4.9Judith Basin County: 4.9 %Judith Basin County4.9Phillips County: 4.3 %Phillips County4.3Pondera County: 4.2 %Pondera County4.2Sanders County: 4 %Sanders County4Carter County: 3.8 %Carter County3.8Treasure County: 3.2 %Treasure County3.2Valley County: 2.9 %Valley County2.9Richland County: 2.8 %Richland County2.8Gallatin County: 19.2 %Gallatin County19.2Missoula County: 16.6 %Missoula County16.6Lewis and Clark County: 15.4 %Lewis and Clark County15.4Carbon County: 13.2 %Carbon County13.2Jefferson County: 11.9 %Jefferson County11.9Flathead County: 11.7 %Flathead County11.7Ravalli County: 11.5 %Ravalli County11.5Park County: 11.3 %Park County11.3Beaverhead County: 11.2 %Beaverhead County11.2Lake County: 11.1 %Lake County11.1Yellowstone County: 10.3 %Yellowstone County10.3Meagher County: 10.2 %Meagher County10.2Cascade County: 10 %Cascade County10Madison County: 9.4 %Madison County9.4Toole County: 9.3 %Toole County9.3Silver Bow County: 9.2 %Silver Bow County9.2Custer County: 9.2 %Custer County9.2Prairie County: 8.8 %Prairie County8.8Stillwater County: 8.7 %Stillwater County8.7Blaine County: 8.5 %Blaine County8.5Dawson County: 8.3 %Dawson County8.3Sheridan County: 8.2 %Sheridan County8.2Glacier County: 8 %Glacier County8Powder River County: 7.6 %Powder River County7.6Big Horn County: 7.5 %Big Horn County7.5Teton County: 7.4 %Teton County7.4Rosebud County: 7.4 %Rosebud County7.4Daniels County: 7.3 %Daniels County7.3Granite County: 6.9 %Granite County6.9Petroleum County: 6.8 %Petroleum County6.8Chouteau County: 6.6 %Chouteau County6.6Hill County: 6.4 %Hill County6.4Wheatland County: 6.3 %Wheatland County6.3Garfield County: 6.3 %Garfield County6.3Liberty County: 6.2 %Liberty County6.2Sweet Grass County: 6.1 %Sweet Grass County6.1McCone County: 6 %McCone County6Mineral County: 5.8 %Mineral County5.8Powell County: 5.7 %Powell County5.7Roosevelt County: 5.6 %Roosevelt County5.6Fergus County: 5.4 %Fergus County5.4Wibaux County: 5.4 %Wibaux County5.4Fallon County: 5.4 %Fallon County5.4Broadwater County: 5.3 %Broadwater County5.3Lincoln County: 5.3 %Lincoln County5.3Golden Valley County: 5.2 %Golden Valley County5.2Deer Lodge County: 5.1 %Deer Lodge County5.1Musselshell County: 4.9 %Musselshell County4.9Judith Basin County: 4.9 %Judith Basin County4.9Phillips County: 4.3 %Phillips County4.3Pondera County: 4.2 %Pondera County4.2Sanders County: 4 %Sanders County4Carter County: 3.8 %Carter County3.8Treasure County: 3.2 %Treasure County3.2Valley County: 2.9 %Valley County2.9Richland County: 2.8 %Richland County2.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gallatin County19.2+0.1 pts
2Missoula County16.6+0.2 pts
3Lewis and Clark County15.4-0.4 pts
4Carbon County13.2+1.5 pts
5Jefferson County11.9-0.7 pts
6Flathead County11.7+0.5 pts
7Ravalli County11.5+0.5 pts
8Park County11.3+1.5 pts
9Beaverhead County11.2+0.6 pts
10Lake County11.1+0.9 pts
11Yellowstone County10.3-0.1 pts
12Meagher County10.2+3.7 pts
13Cascade County10+0.2 pts
14Madison County9.40 pts
15Toole County9.3-0.5 pts
16Silver Bow County9.2-0.2 pts
17Custer County9.2-0.3 pts
18Prairie County8.8-0 pts
19Stillwater County8.7+0.8 pts
20Blaine County8.5+1.7 pts
21Dawson County8.3+0.1 pts
22Sheridan County8.2+0.5 pts
23Glacier County8+0.3 pts
24Powder River County7.6-0.7 pts
25Big Horn County7.5+0.1 pts
26Teton County7.4+0.8 pts
27Rosebud County7.4-0.1 pts
28Daniels County7.3+1 pts
29Granite County6.9-1.2 pts
30Petroleum County6.8+1.4 pts
31Chouteau County6.6+0.5 pts
32Hill County6.4+0.4 pts
33Wheatland County6.3+2.2 pts
34Garfield County6.3+1.3 pts
35Liberty County6.2+0.1 pts
36Sweet Grass County6.1+0.9 pts
37McCone County6+1.8 pts
38Mineral County5.8+0.1 pts
39Powell County5.7-0.7 pts
40Roosevelt County5.6-0.3 pts
41Fergus County5.4-0.1 pts
42Wibaux County5.4-0.5 pts
43Fallon County5.4+1.9 pts
44Broadwater County5.3-1.8 pts
44Lincoln County5.3-0.1 pts
46Golden Valley County5.2+0.1 pts
47Deer Lodge County5.1-0.3 pts
48Musselshell County4.9-1.5 pts
49Judith Basin County4.9+1.7 pts
50Phillips County4.3-1.1 pts
51Pondera County4.2-0.5 pts
52Sanders County4+0.3 pts
53Carter County3.8-0.2 pts
54Treasure County3.2+0.6 pts
55Valley County2.9-0.4 pts
56Richland County2.8-1 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/montana-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/montana-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/montana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gallatin County, with 19.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Richland County, with 2.8% in 2022.

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