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

Washoe County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 17 counties in 2021, at 12.6%. Eureka County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Nevada was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.6Washoe County
Lowest2.4Eureka County
Median5.617 counties
Nevada9.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Churchill County: 6 %Clark County: 8.7 %Douglas County: 12 %Elko County: 5.6 %Esmeralda County: 7 %Eureka County: 2.4 %Humboldt County: 5 %Lander County: 4.3 %Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lyon County: 4.8 %Mineral County: 2.9 %Nye County: 4.2 %Pershing County: 5.2 %Storey County: 8.6 %Washoe County: 12.6 %White Pine County: 3.3 %Carson City: 7.7 %
  • Under 4.2
  • 4.2 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 8.4
  • 8.4 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Washoe County: 12.6 %Washoe County12.6Douglas County: 12 %Douglas County12Clark County: 8.7 %Clark County8.7Storey County: 8.6 %Storey County8.6Carson City: 7.7 %Carson City7.7Esmeralda County: 7 %Esmeralda County7Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Churchill County: 6 %Churchill County6Elko County: 5.6 %Elko County5.6Pershing County: 5.2 %Pershing County5.2Humboldt County: 5 %Humboldt County5Lyon County: 4.8 %Lyon County4.8Lander County: 4.3 %Lander County4.3Nye County: 4.2 %Nye County4.2White Pine County: 3.3 %White Pine County3.3Mineral County: 2.9 %Mineral County2.9Eureka County: 2.4 %Eureka County2.4Washoe County: 12.6 %Washoe County12.6Douglas County: 12 %Douglas County12Clark County: 8.7 %Clark County8.7Storey County: 8.6 %Storey County8.6Carson City: 7.7 %Carson City7.7Esmeralda County: 7 %Esmeralda County7Lincoln County: 6.3 %Lincoln County6.3Churchill County: 6 %Churchill County6Elko County: 5.6 %Elko County5.6Pershing County: 5.2 %Pershing County5.2Humboldt County: 5 %Humboldt County5Lyon County: 4.8 %Lyon County4.8Lander County: 4.3 %Lander County4.3Nye County: 4.2 %Nye County4.2White Pine County: 3.3 %White Pine County3.3Mineral County: 2.9 %Mineral County2.9Eureka County: 2.4 %Eureka County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washoe County12.6
2Douglas County12
3Clark County8.7
4Storey County8.6
5Carson City7.7
6Esmeralda County7
7Lincoln County6.3
8Churchill County6
9Elko County5.6
10Pershing County5.2
11Humboldt County5
12Lyon County4.8
13Lander County4.3
14Nye County4.2
15White Pine County3.3
16Mineral County2.9
17Eureka County2.4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Nevada by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

MLA 9

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 Nevada by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nevada-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nevada by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nevada-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Nevada by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/nevada-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Washoe County, with 12.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Eureka County, with 2.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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