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 2023, at 19.9%. Fallon County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Montana was 11.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.9Gallatin County
Lowest2.1Fallon County
Median6.756 counties
Montana11.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Big Horn County: 8.1 %Blaine County: 8.4 %Broadwater County: 5 %Carbon County: 12.2 %Carter County: 3.9 %Cascade County: 10.5 %Chouteau County: 6.4 %Custer County: 7.7 %Daniels County: 6.5 %Dawson County: 9.6 %Deer Lodge County: 6.8 %Fallon County: 2.1 %Fergus County: 5.1 %Flathead County: 11.8 %Gallatin County: 19.9 %Garfield County: 5.4 %Glacier County: 7.5 %Golden Valley County: 4.6 %Granite County: 4.8 %Hill County: 7.1 %Jefferson County: 11.5 %Judith Basin County: 5.4 %Lake County: 10.4 %Lewis and Clark County: 15 %Liberty County: 5 %Lincoln County: 5.5 %McCone County: 5.3 %Madison County: 9.1 %Meagher County: 6.2 %Mineral County: 6.7 %Missoula County: 17.4 %Musselshell County: 5.5 %Park County: 11.7 %Petroleum County: 9.5 %Phillips County: 4.8 %Pondera County: 3.4 %Powder River County: 9.8 %Powell County: 5.2 %Prairie County: 8.2 %Ravalli County: 10.9 %Richland County: 3.9 %Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Rosebud County: 6.6 %Sanders County: 6.1 %Sheridan County: 7 %Silver Bow County: 9.5 %Stillwater County: 8.6 %Sweet Grass County: 6.3 %Teton County: 7.7 %Toole County: 8.9 %Treasure County: 4.1 %Valley County: 3.7 %Wheatland County: 3.7 %Wibaux County: 4.9 %Yellowstone County: 10.7 %
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  • 4.8 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 6.7
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  • 11 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Gallatin County: 19.9 %Gallatin County19.9Missoula County: 17.4 %Missoula County17.4Lewis and Clark County: 15 %Lewis and Clark County15Carbon County: 12.2 %Carbon County12.2Flathead County: 11.8 %Flathead County11.8Park County: 11.7 %Park County11.7Jefferson County: 11.5 %Jefferson County11.5Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Beaverhead County11.1Ravalli County: 10.9 %Ravalli County10.9Yellowstone County: 10.7 %Yellowstone County10.7Cascade County: 10.5 %Cascade County10.5Lake County: 10.4 %Lake County10.4Powder River County: 9.8 %Powder River County9.8Dawson County: 9.6 %Dawson County9.6Silver Bow County: 9.5 %Silver Bow County9.5Petroleum County: 9.5 %Petroleum County9.5Madison County: 9.1 %Madison County9.1Toole County: 8.9 %Toole County8.9Stillwater County: 8.6 %Stillwater County8.6Blaine County: 8.4 %Blaine County8.4Prairie County: 8.2 %Prairie County8.2Big Horn County: 8.1 %Big Horn County8.1Custer County: 7.7 %Custer County7.7Teton County: 7.7 %Teton County7.7Glacier County: 7.5 %Glacier County7.5Hill County: 7.1 %Hill County7.1Sheridan County: 7 %Sheridan County7Deer Lodge County: 6.8 %Deer Lodge County6.8Mineral County: 6.7 %Mineral County6.7Rosebud County: 6.6 %Rosebud County6.6Daniels County: 6.5 %Daniels County6.5Chouteau County: 6.4 %Chouteau County6.4Sweet Grass County: 6.3 %Sweet Grass County6.3Meagher County: 6.2 %Meagher County6.2Sanders County: 6.1 %Sanders County6.1Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Roosevelt County5.9Musselshell County: 5.5 %Musselshell County5.5Lincoln County: 5.5 %Lincoln County5.5Garfield County: 5.4 %Garfield County5.4Judith Basin County: 5.4 %Judith Basin County5.4McCone County: 5.3 %McCone County5.3Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Fergus County: 5.1 %Fergus County5.1Broadwater County: 5 %Broadwater County5Liberty County: 5 %Liberty County5Wibaux County: 4.9 %Wibaux County4.9Granite County: 4.8 %Granite County4.8Phillips County: 4.8 %Phillips County4.8Golden Valley County: 4.6 %Golden Valley County4.6Treasure County: 4.1 %Treasure County4.1Carter County: 3.9 %Carter County3.9Richland County: 3.9 %Richland County3.9Valley County: 3.7 %Valley County3.7Wheatland County: 3.7 %Wheatland County3.7Pondera County: 3.4 %Pondera County3.4Fallon County: 2.1 %Fallon County2.1Gallatin County: 19.9 %Gallatin County19.9Missoula County: 17.4 %Missoula County17.4Lewis and Clark County: 15 %Lewis and Clark County15Carbon County: 12.2 %Carbon County12.2Flathead County: 11.8 %Flathead County11.8Park County: 11.7 %Park County11.7Jefferson County: 11.5 %Jefferson County11.5Beaverhead County: 11.1 %Beaverhead County11.1Ravalli County: 10.9 %Ravalli County10.9Yellowstone County: 10.7 %Yellowstone County10.7Cascade County: 10.5 %Cascade County10.5Lake County: 10.4 %Lake County10.4Powder River County: 9.8 %Powder River County9.8Dawson County: 9.6 %Dawson County9.6Silver Bow County: 9.5 %Silver Bow County9.5Petroleum County: 9.5 %Petroleum County9.5Madison County: 9.1 %Madison County9.1Toole County: 8.9 %Toole County8.9Stillwater County: 8.6 %Stillwater County8.6Blaine County: 8.4 %Blaine County8.4Prairie County: 8.2 %Prairie County8.2Big Horn County: 8.1 %Big Horn County8.1Custer County: 7.7 %Custer County7.7Teton County: 7.7 %Teton County7.7Glacier County: 7.5 %Glacier County7.5Hill County: 7.1 %Hill County7.1Sheridan County: 7 %Sheridan County7Deer Lodge County: 6.8 %Deer Lodge County6.8Mineral County: 6.7 %Mineral County6.7Rosebud County: 6.6 %Rosebud County6.6Daniels County: 6.5 %Daniels County6.5Chouteau County: 6.4 %Chouteau County6.4Sweet Grass County: 6.3 %Sweet Grass County6.3Meagher County: 6.2 %Meagher County6.2Sanders County: 6.1 %Sanders County6.1Roosevelt County: 5.9 %Roosevelt County5.9Musselshell County: 5.5 %Musselshell County5.5Lincoln County: 5.5 %Lincoln County5.5Garfield County: 5.4 %Garfield County5.4Judith Basin County: 5.4 %Judith Basin County5.4McCone County: 5.3 %McCone County5.3Powell County: 5.2 %Powell County5.2Fergus County: 5.1 %Fergus County5.1Broadwater County: 5 %Broadwater County5Liberty County: 5 %Liberty County5Wibaux County: 4.9 %Wibaux County4.9Granite County: 4.8 %Granite County4.8Phillips County: 4.8 %Phillips County4.8Golden Valley County: 4.6 %Golden Valley County4.6Treasure County: 4.1 %Treasure County4.1Carter County: 3.9 %Carter County3.9Richland County: 3.9 %Richland County3.9Valley County: 3.7 %Valley County3.7Wheatland County: 3.7 %Wheatland County3.7Pondera County: 3.4 %Pondera County3.4Fallon County: 2.1 %Fallon County2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gallatin County19.9+0.7 pts
2Missoula County17.4+0.8 pts
3Lewis and Clark County15-0.4 pts
4Carbon County12.2-1 pts
5Flathead County11.8+0.1 pts
6Park County11.7+0.3 pts
7Jefferson County11.5-0.4 pts
8Beaverhead County11.1-0.1 pts
9Ravalli County10.9-0.6 pts
10Yellowstone County10.7+0.3 pts
11Cascade County10.5+0.4 pts
12Lake County10.4-0.7 pts
13Powder River County9.8+2.3 pts
14Dawson County9.6+1.4 pts
15Silver Bow County9.5+0.3 pts
16Petroleum County9.5+2.6 pts
17Madison County9.1-0.3 pts
18Toole County8.9-0.4 pts
19Stillwater County8.6-0.1 pts
20Blaine County8.4-0 pts
21Prairie County8.2-0.7 pts
22Big Horn County8.1+0.6 pts
23Custer County7.7-1.5 pts
24Teton County7.7+0.3 pts
25Glacier County7.5-0.4 pts
26Hill County7.1+0.8 pts
27Sheridan County7-1.1 pts
28Deer Lodge County6.8+1.7 pts
29Mineral County6.7+0.8 pts
30Rosebud County6.6-0.8 pts
31Daniels County6.5-0.8 pts
32Chouteau County6.4-0.2 pts
33Sweet Grass County6.3+0.2 pts
34Meagher County6.2-4 pts
35Sanders County6.1+2.1 pts
36Roosevelt County5.9+0.3 pts
37Musselshell County5.5+0.5 pts
38Lincoln County5.5+0.2 pts
39Garfield County5.4-0.8 pts
40Judith Basin County5.4+0.5 pts
41McCone County5.3-0.7 pts
42Powell County5.2-0.5 pts
43Fergus County5.1-0.4 pts
44Broadwater County5-0.3 pts
45Liberty County5-1.2 pts
46Wibaux County4.9-0.6 pts
47Granite County4.8-2.1 pts
48Phillips County4.8+0.5 pts
49Golden Valley County4.6-0.6 pts
50Treasure County4.1+1 pts
51Carter County3.9+0.1 pts
51Richland County3.9+1.1 pts
53Valley County3.7+0.8 pts
54Wheatland County3.7-2.6 pts
55Pondera County3.4-0.8 pts
56Fallon County2.1-3.2 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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gallatin County, with 19.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fallon County, with 2.1% in 2023.

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