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

Payne County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 77 counties in 2024, at 18%. Cimarron County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18Payne County
Lowest3.1Cimarron County
Median6.477 counties
Oklahoma9.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 5.2 %Alfalfa County: 5.4 %Atoka County: 5.6 %Beaver County: 6.4 %Beckham County: 3.5 %Blaine County: 4 %Bryan County: 8.6 %Caddo County: 4.2 %Canadian County: 9.7 %Carter County: 6.7 %Cherokee County: 10.2 %Choctaw County: 4.2 %Cimarron County: 3.1 %Cleveland County: 14.8 %Coal County: 6.7 %Comanche County: 8.3 %Cotton County: 8.4 %Craig County: 4.2 %Creek County: 5.7 %Custer County: 11.8 %Delaware County: 6.7 %Dewey County: 7.9 %Ellis County: 4.2 %Garfield County: 7 %Garvin County: 6.7 %Grady County: 6.8 %Grant County: 7 %Greer County: 3.4 %Harmon County: 6.3 %Harper County: 4.9 %Haskell County: 4.7 %Hughes County: 6.7 %Jackson County: 9.4 %Jefferson County: 3.3 %Johnston County: 5.3 %Kay County: 6.3 %Kingfisher County: 6.7 %Kiowa County: 4.9 %Latimer County: 3.7 %Le Flore County: 4.9 %Lincoln County: 5.3 %Logan County: 9.3 %Love County: 3.8 %McClain County: 8.3 %McCurtain County: 4.3 %McIntosh County: 5.7 %Major County: 6.6 %Marshall County: 4.6 %Mayes County: 4.4 %Murray County: 5.6 %Muskogee County: 5.9 %Noble County: 5.3 %Nowata County: 4.7 %Okfuskee County: 4.2 %Oklahoma County: 13.2 %Okmulgee County: 5 %Osage County: 7.5 %Ottawa County: 4.7 %Pawnee County: 5 %Payne County: 18 %Pittsburg County: 7 %Pontotoc County: 11.7 %Pottawatomie County: 6.6 %Pushmataha County: 7.3 %Roger Mills County: 7.3 %Rogers County: 9.1 %Seminole County: 4.9 %Sequoyah County: 4.4 %Stephens County: 7.1 %Texas County: 7.7 %Tillman County: 4.7 %Tulsa County: 12 %Wagoner County: 9 %Washington County: 9.3 %Washita County: 6.6 %Woods County: 12.3 %Woodward County: 6.6 %
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  • 9 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Payne County: 18 %Payne County18Cleveland County: 14.8 %Cleveland County14.8Oklahoma County: 13.2 %Oklahoma County13.2Woods County: 12.3 %Woods County12.3Tulsa County: 12 %Tulsa County12Custer County: 11.8 %Custer County11.8Pontotoc County: 11.7 %Pontotoc County11.7Cherokee County: 10.2 %Cherokee County10.2Canadian County: 9.7 %Canadian County9.7Jackson County: 9.4 %Jackson County9.4Logan County: 9.3 %Logan County9.3Washington County: 9.3 %Washington County9.3Rogers County: 9.1 %Rogers County9.1Wagoner County: 9 %Wagoner County9Bryan County: 8.6 %Bryan County8.6Cotton County: 8.4 %Cotton County8.4McClain County: 8.3 %McClain County8.3Comanche County: 8.3 %Comanche County8.3Dewey County: 7.9 %Dewey County7.9Texas County: 7.7 %Texas County7.7Osage County: 7.5 %Osage County7.5Pushmataha County: 7.3 %Pushmataha County7.3Roger Mills County: 7.3 %Roger Mills County7.3Stephens County: 7.1 %Stephens County7.1Pittsburg County: 7 %Pittsburg County7Grant County: 7 %Grant County7Garfield County: 7 %Garfield County7Grady County: 6.8 %Grady County6.8Hughes County: 6.7 %Hughes County6.7Garvin County: 6.7 %Garvin County6.7Kingfisher County: 6.7 %Kingfisher County6.7Carter County: 6.7 %Carter County6.7Coal County: 6.7 %Coal County6.7Delaware County: 6.7 %Delaware County6.7Woodward County: 6.6 %Woodward County6.6Pottawatomie County: 6.6 %Pottawatomie County6.6Washita County: 6.6 %Washita County6.6Major County: 6.6 %Major County6.6Beaver County: 6.4 %Beaver County6.4Harmon County: 6.3 %Harmon County6.3Payne County: 18 %Payne County18Cleveland County: 14.8 %Cleveland County14.8Oklahoma County: 13.2 %Oklahoma County13.2Woods County: 12.3 %Woods County12.3Tulsa County: 12 %Tulsa County12Custer County: 11.8 %Custer County11.8Pontotoc County: 11.7 %Pontotoc County11.7Cherokee County: 10.2 %Cherokee County10.2Canadian County: 9.7 %Canadian County9.7Jackson County: 9.4 %Jackson County9.4Logan County: 9.3 %Logan County9.3Washington County: 9.3 %Washington County9.3Rogers County: 9.1 %Rogers County9.1Wagoner County: 9 %Wagoner County9Bryan County: 8.6 %Bryan County8.6Cotton County: 8.4 %Cotton County8.4McClain County: 8.3 %McClain County8.3Comanche County: 8.3 %Comanche County8.3Dewey County: 7.9 %Dewey County7.9Texas County: 7.7 %Texas County7.7Osage County: 7.5 %Osage County7.5Pushmataha County: 7.3 %Pushmataha County7.3Roger Mills County: 7.3 %Roger Mills County7.3Stephens County: 7.1 %Stephens County7.1Pittsburg County: 7 %Pittsburg County7Grant County: 7 %Grant County7Garfield County: 7 %Garfield County7Grady County: 6.8 %Grady County6.8Hughes County: 6.7 %Hughes County6.7Garvin County: 6.7 %Garvin County6.7Kingfisher County: 6.7 %Kingfisher County6.7Carter County: 6.7 %Carter County6.7Coal County: 6.7 %Coal County6.7Delaware County: 6.7 %Delaware County6.7Woodward County: 6.6 %Woodward County6.6Pottawatomie County: 6.6 %Pottawatomie County6.6Washita County: 6.6 %Washita County6.6Major County: 6.6 %Major County6.6Beaver County: 6.4 %Beaver County6.4Harmon County: 6.3 %Harmon County6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Payne County18-0.3 pts
2Cleveland County14.8+0.2 pts
3Oklahoma County13.2+0.3 pts
4Woods County12.3+2.5 pts
5Tulsa County12+0.2 pts
6Custer County11.8+0.6 pts
7Pontotoc County11.7+0.2 pts
8Cherokee County10.2-0.3 pts
9Canadian County9.7+0.2 pts
10Jackson County9.4+0.9 pts
11Logan County9.30 pts
11Washington County9.3-0.8 pts
13Rogers County9.1+0.9 pts
14Wagoner County9+0.3 pts
15Bryan County8.6+0.8 pts
16Cotton County8.4+1.2 pts
17McClain County8.30 pts
18Comanche County8.3-0.3 pts
19Dewey County7.9+0.7 pts
20Texas County7.7-0.5 pts
21Osage County7.5+0.6 pts
22Pushmataha County7.3+0.6 pts
22Roger Mills County7.3-1 pts
24Stephens County7.1+0.5 pts
25Pittsburg County7+0.2 pts
26Grant County7+0.9 pts
27Garfield County7+0.2 pts
28Grady County6.8+0.4 pts
29Hughes County6.7+0.3 pts
30Garvin County6.7+0.8 pts
31Kingfisher County6.7+0.2 pts
32Carter County6.7-0.5 pts
32Coal County6.7-0.1 pts
34Delaware County6.7+0.5 pts
35Woodward County6.6-0.3 pts
36Pottawatomie County6.6-0.1 pts
36Washita County6.6-1 pts
38Major County6.6+1.9 pts
39Beaver County6.4-0.4 pts
40Harmon County6.3+0.3 pts
41Kay County6.3+0.7 pts
42Muskogee County5.9+0.1 pts
43Creek County5.7+0.3 pts
44McIntosh County5.7+0.6 pts
45Murray County5.6+0.5 pts
46Atoka County5.6+0.6 pts
47Alfalfa County5.4-1.8 pts
48Johnston County5.3-1.2 pts
49Noble County5.3-0.8 pts
50Lincoln County5.3+0.7 pts
51Adair County5.2+0.3 pts
52Pawnee County5+0.9 pts
53Okmulgee County5-0.3 pts
54Kiowa County4.9-1.4 pts
55Seminole County4.9+0.4 pts
56Le Flore County4.9+0.5 pts
57Harper County4.9-1.6 pts
58Haskell County4.7+0.3 pts
59Ottawa County4.7-0.2 pts
60Nowata County4.7+0.5 pts
60Tillman County4.7+0.2 pts
62Marshall County4.6+0.7 pts
63Mayes County4.4+0.2 pts
64Sequoyah County4.4+0.1 pts
65McCurtain County4.3+0.1 pts
66Choctaw County4.2-0.5 pts
67Caddo County4.2+0.3 pts
67Ellis County4.2-1.6 pts
69Okfuskee County4.2-0.1 pts
70Craig County4.2-0.2 pts
71Blaine County4+0.1 pts
72Love County3.8+0.3 pts
73Latimer County3.7+0.6 pts
74Beckham County3.5-1.2 pts
75Greer County3.4+1.2 pts
76Jefferson County3.3+0.1 pts
77Cimarron County3.1+0.1 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.

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/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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Payne County, with 18% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cimarron County, with 3.1% in 2024.

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