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

Payne County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 77 counties in 2022, at 17.4%. Greer County had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 5.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.4Payne County
Lowest1.7Greer County
Median5.977 counties
Oklahoma9.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 4.2 %Alfalfa County: 6.6 %Atoka County: 5 %Beaver County: 6 %Beckham County: 4.9 %Blaine County: 4.1 %Bryan County: 7.8 %Caddo County: 4 %Canadian County: 9.7 %Carter County: 8.2 %Cherokee County: 10.4 %Choctaw County: 5.1 %Cimarron County: 4.4 %Cleveland County: 14.3 %Coal County: 6.8 %Comanche County: 8.8 %Cotton County: 5.5 %Craig County: 5 %Creek County: 5.3 %Custer County: 10.3 %Delaware County: 5.9 %Dewey County: 6.7 %Ellis County: 5.3 %Garfield County: 7.1 %Garvin County: 5.8 %Grady County: 5.8 %Grant County: 6.4 %Greer County: 1.7 %Harmon County: 4.5 %Harper County: 5.5 %Haskell County: 4.4 %Hughes County: 5.6 %Jackson County: 8.2 %Jefferson County: 3.3 %Johnston County: 6.1 %Kay County: 5.5 %Kingfisher County: 6.8 %Kiowa County: 4.6 %Latimer County: 4 %Le Flore County: 4.9 %Lincoln County: 4.6 %Logan County: 9.7 %Love County: 3.2 %McClain County: 8.7 %McCurtain County: 4.3 %McIntosh County: 4.4 %Major County: 5.1 %Marshall County: 4 %Mayes County: 3.9 %Murray County: 4.6 %Muskogee County: 5.9 %Noble County: 6.3 %Nowata County: 4.6 %Okfuskee County: 4.3 %Oklahoma County: 12.6 %Okmulgee County: 5 %Osage County: 6.4 %Ottawa County: 5.2 %Pawnee County: 3.8 %Payne County: 17.4 %Pittsburg County: 6.3 %Pontotoc County: 11.2 %Pottawatomie County: 7.2 %Pushmataha County: 6 %Roger Mills County: 8.1 %Rogers County: 7.7 %Seminole County: 4.4 %Sequoyah County: 4.1 %Stephens County: 6.7 %Texas County: 8.4 %Tillman County: 5.9 %Tulsa County: 11.5 %Wagoner County: 8.3 %Washington County: 10.1 %Washita County: 7.5 %Woods County: 9.6 %Woodward County: 6 %
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  • 4.3 to 5
  • 5 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 8.5
  • 8.5 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Payne County: 17.4 %Payne County17.4Cleveland County: 14.3 %Cleveland County14.3Oklahoma County: 12.6 %Oklahoma County12.6Tulsa County: 11.5 %Tulsa County11.5Pontotoc County: 11.2 %Pontotoc County11.2Cherokee County: 10.4 %Cherokee County10.4Custer County: 10.3 %Custer County10.3Washington County: 10.1 %Washington County10.1Logan County: 9.7 %Logan County9.7Canadian County: 9.7 %Canadian County9.7Woods County: 9.6 %Woods County9.6Comanche County: 8.8 %Comanche County8.8McClain County: 8.7 %McClain County8.7Texas County: 8.4 %Texas County8.4Wagoner County: 8.3 %Wagoner County8.3Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Carter County: 8.2 %Carter County8.2Roger Mills County: 8.1 %Roger Mills County8.1Bryan County: 7.8 %Bryan County7.8Rogers County: 7.7 %Rogers County7.7Washita County: 7.5 %Washita County7.5Pottawatomie County: 7.2 %Pottawatomie County7.2Garfield County: 7.1 %Garfield County7.1Kingfisher County: 6.8 %Kingfisher County6.8Coal County: 6.8 %Coal County6.8Stephens County: 6.7 %Stephens County6.7Dewey County: 6.7 %Dewey County6.7Alfalfa County: 6.6 %Alfalfa County6.6Grant County: 6.4 %Grant County6.4Osage County: 6.4 %Osage County6.4Pittsburg County: 6.3 %Pittsburg County6.3Noble County: 6.3 %Noble County6.3Johnston County: 6.1 %Johnston County6.1Beaver County: 6 %Beaver County6Pushmataha County: 6 %Pushmataha County6Woodward County: 6 %Woodward County6Tillman County: 5.9 %Tillman County5.9Delaware County: 5.9 %Delaware County5.9Muskogee County: 5.9 %Muskogee County5.9Grady County: 5.8 %Grady County5.8Payne County: 17.4 %Payne County17.4Cleveland County: 14.3 %Cleveland County14.3Oklahoma County: 12.6 %Oklahoma County12.6Tulsa County: 11.5 %Tulsa County11.5Pontotoc County: 11.2 %Pontotoc County11.2Cherokee County: 10.4 %Cherokee County10.4Custer County: 10.3 %Custer County10.3Washington County: 10.1 %Washington County10.1Logan County: 9.7 %Logan County9.7Canadian County: 9.7 %Canadian County9.7Woods County: 9.6 %Woods County9.6Comanche County: 8.8 %Comanche County8.8McClain County: 8.7 %McClain County8.7Texas County: 8.4 %Texas County8.4Wagoner County: 8.3 %Wagoner County8.3Jackson County: 8.2 %Jackson County8.2Carter County: 8.2 %Carter County8.2Roger Mills County: 8.1 %Roger Mills County8.1Bryan County: 7.8 %Bryan County7.8Rogers County: 7.7 %Rogers County7.7Washita County: 7.5 %Washita County7.5Pottawatomie County: 7.2 %Pottawatomie County7.2Garfield County: 7.1 %Garfield County7.1Kingfisher County: 6.8 %Kingfisher County6.8Coal County: 6.8 %Coal County6.8Stephens County: 6.7 %Stephens County6.7Dewey County: 6.7 %Dewey County6.7Alfalfa County: 6.6 %Alfalfa County6.6Grant County: 6.4 %Grant County6.4Osage County: 6.4 %Osage County6.4Pittsburg County: 6.3 %Pittsburg County6.3Noble County: 6.3 %Noble County6.3Johnston County: 6.1 %Johnston County6.1Beaver County: 6 %Beaver County6Pushmataha County: 6 %Pushmataha County6Woodward County: 6 %Woodward County6Tillman County: 5.9 %Tillman County5.9Delaware County: 5.9 %Delaware County5.9Muskogee County: 5.9 %Muskogee County5.9Grady County: 5.8 %Grady County5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Payne County17.4+0.9 pts
2Cleveland County14.3+0.5 pts
3Oklahoma County12.6+0.1 pts
4Tulsa County11.5+0.3 pts
5Pontotoc County11.2-0.2 pts
6Cherokee County10.4+1.2 pts
7Custer County10.3+0.7 pts
8Washington County10.1+0.2 pts
9Logan County9.7+0.3 pts
10Canadian County9.7+0.7 pts
11Woods County9.6-0.7 pts
12Comanche County8.8-0.8 pts
13McClain County8.7+0.3 pts
14Texas County8.4-0.5 pts
15Wagoner County8.3+0.5 pts
16Jackson County8.20 pts
17Carter County8.2+0.1 pts
18Roger Mills County8.1+1.3 pts
19Bryan County7.8-0.5 pts
20Rogers County7.7+0.2 pts
21Washita County7.5-0.1 pts
22Pottawatomie County7.2-0.1 pts
23Garfield County7.1-0.3 pts
24Kingfisher County6.8-0.2 pts
25Coal County6.8-0.5 pts
26Stephens County6.7+0.4 pts
27Dewey County6.7-0 pts
28Alfalfa County6.6+1 pts
29Grant County6.4-0.3 pts
30Osage County6.4+0.5 pts
31Pittsburg County6.3+0.1 pts
32Noble County6.3-0.6 pts
33Johnston County6.1-1.2 pts
34Beaver County6+0.8 pts
34Pushmataha County6-0.1 pts
36Woodward County6-0.2 pts
37Tillman County5.9+0.5 pts
38Delaware County5.9+0.2 pts
39Muskogee County5.9+0.1 pts
40Grady County5.8+0.2 pts
41Garvin County5.8+0.2 pts
42Hughes County5.6-0.5 pts
43Harper County5.5-0.8 pts
44Kay County5.5+0.4 pts
45Cotton County5.5+0.9 pts
46Creek County5.3+0.1 pts
47Ellis County5.3-0.1 pts
48Ottawa County5.2-0.5 pts
49Major County5.1+0.1 pts
50Choctaw County5.1+0.1 pts
51Okmulgee County5+0.3 pts
52Atoka County5+0.1 pts
53Craig County5-0.1 pts
54Beckham County4.9+0.2 pts
54Le Flore County4.9+0.1 pts
56Kiowa County4.6+0.2 pts
57Lincoln County4.6-0.1 pts
58Nowata County4.6+0.1 pts
59Murray County4.6-0.4 pts
60Harmon County4.5+0.7 pts
61McIntosh County4.4+0.5 pts
62Cimarron County4.4+1.2 pts
62Seminole County4.4-0 pts
64Haskell County4.4-0.3 pts
65McCurtain County4.3-0.1 pts
66Okfuskee County4.3+0.7 pts
67Adair County4.2+0.6 pts
68Sequoyah County4.1+0.2 pts
69Blaine County4.1-1.2 pts
70Marshall County4-0.4 pts
71Latimer County4+0.1 pts
72Caddo County4+0.2 pts
73Mayes County3.90 pts
74Pawnee County3.8-1 pts
75Jefferson County3.3+0.3 pts
76Love County3.2-0.2 pts
77Greer County1.7+0.3 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/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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2022. 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2022.

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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Payne County, with 17.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greer County, with 1.7% in 2022.

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