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

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Collin County | 22.1 |
| 2 | Travis County | 21.6 |
| 3 | Fort Bend County | 20.4 |
| 4 | Brazos County | 19.2 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 17.8 |
| 6 | Denton County | 17.2 |
| 7 | Brewster County | 17.2 |
| 8 | Kendall County | 16.9 |
| 9 | Rockwall County | 15.6 |
| 10 | Hays County | 15.5 |
| 11 | Comal County | 15 |
| 12 | Jeff Davis County | 14.9 |
| 12 | Mason County | 14.9 |
| 14 | Gillespie County | 13.9 |
| 15 | Dallas County | 13.7 |
| 16 | Montgomery County | 13.7 |
| 17 | Lubbock County | 13.3 |
| 18 | Harris County | 13.1 |
| 19 | Brazoria County | 12.7 |
| 20 | Bexar County | 12.3 |
| 21 | Kerr County | 12.2 |
| 22 | Tarrant County | 12.2 |
| 23 | Erath County | 11.8 |
| 24 | Randall County | 11.8 |
| 25 | Galveston County | 11.6 |
| 26 | McLennan County | 11.4 |
| 27 | Hansford County | 11.1 |
| 28 | Haskell County | 10.9 |
| 29 | Nacogdoches County | 10.9 |
| 30 | Guadalupe County | 10.8 |
| 31 | Taylor County | 10.6 |
| 32 | Parker County | 10.5 |
| 33 | Bandera County | 10.5 |
| 34 | Lynn County | 10.4 |
| 35 | Sherman County | 10.3 |
| 36 | Armstrong County | 10.2 |
| 37 | Hood County | 10.2 |
| 38 | Ellis County | 10.2 |
| 39 | Llano County | 10 |
| 40 | Franklin County | 9.8 |
| 41 | Smith County | 9.8 |
| 42 | Borden County | 9.7 |
| 43 | Sterling County | 9.7 |
| 44 | Val Verde County | 9.7 |
| 45 | Blanco County | 9.7 |
| 45 | Carson County | 9.7 |
| 45 | Midland County | 9.7 |
| 48 | Washington County | 9.6 |
| 49 | Burnet County | 9.5 |
| 50 | Bell County | 9 |
| 51 | Mills County | 9 |
| 52 | Bastrop County | 9 |
| 53 | Kenedy County | 8.9 |
| 54 | Bowie County | 8.8 |
| 55 | Shackelford County | 8.8 |
| 56 | Kent County | 8.8 |
| 57 | McCulloch County | 8.7 |
| 58 | Kimble County | 8.6 |
| 59 | Tom Green County | 8.6 |
| 60 | El Paso County | 8.5 |
| 61 | Kleberg County | 8.5 |
| 62 | Medina County | 8.4 |
| 62 | Wichita County | 8.4 |
| 64 | Nueces County | 8.2 |
| 65 | Cooke County | 8.1 |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 8.1 |
| 66 | Matagorda County | 8.1 |
| 68 | Wood County | 8 |
| 69 | Wilson County | 7.9 |
| 70 | Collingsworth County | 7.9 |
| 70 | San Saba County | 7.9 |
| 72 | Aransas County | 7.9 |
| 73 | Grayson County | 7.8 |
| 74 | Kaufman County | 7.7 |
| 75 | Eastland County | 7.6 |
| 76 | Hopkins County | 7.6 |
| 77 | Terrell County | 7.6 |
| 78 | Gregg County | 7.6 |
| 79 | Calhoun County | 7.6 |
| 80 | Burleson County | 7.5 |
| 81 | Hunt County | 7.5 |
| 82 | Archer County | 7.5 |
| 83 | Waller County | 7.5 |
| 84 | Johnson County | 7.5 |
| 85 | Fayette County | 7.4 |
| 86 | Lamar County | 7.3 |
| 87 | Menard County | 7.3 |
| 88 | Young County | 7.3 |
| 89 | Colorado County | 7.2 |
| 90 | Lampasas County | 7.1 |
| 91 | Stonewall County | 7.1 |
| 92 | Robertson County | 7.1 |
| 93 | Van Zandt County | 7.1 |
| 94 | Comanche County | 7 |
| 95 | Walker County | 7 |
| 96 | Cameron County | 7 |
| 96 | Throckmorton County | 7 |
| 98 | Bosque County | 7 |
| 99 | Harrison County | 6.9 |
| 100 | Henderson County | 6.9 |
| 101 | Presidio County | 6.8 |
| 102 | Wise County | 6.7 |
| 103 | Goliad County | 6.7 |
| 104 | Angelina County | 6.7 |
| 105 | Austin County | 6.7 |
| 106 | Lavaca County | 6.6 |
| 106 | Milam County | 6.6 |
| 108 | Hidalgo County | 6.6 |
| 109 | Fannin County | 6.6 |
| 109 | Somervell County | 6.6 |
| 111 | Callahan County | 6.5 |
| 112 | San Jacinto County | 6.5 |
| 113 | Coryell County | 6.5 |
| 114 | Hartley County | 6.5 |
| 115 | Leon County | 6.4 |
| 116 | Coke County | 6.4 |
| 117 | Live Oak County | 6.4 |
| 118 | Jefferson County | 6.3 |
| 119 | Cherokee County | 6.3 |
| 120 | Motley County | 6.3 |
| 121 | Webb County | 6.3 |
| 122 | Grimes County | 6.3 |
| 123 | Irion County | 6.2 |
| 124 | Uvalde County | 6.2 |
| 125 | Hill County | 6.1 |
| 126 | Ochiltree County | 6.1 |
| 127 | Camp County | 6.1 |
| 128 | Hockley County | 6 |
| 129 | Glasscock County | 6 |
| 130 | Stephens County | 6 |
| 131 | Runnels County | 6 |
| 132 | Cass County | 6 |
| 133 | Panola County | 5.9 |
| 133 | Rusk County | 5.9 |
| 135 | Pecos County | 5.9 |
| 136 | Falls County | 5.9 |
| 137 | Victoria County | 5.9 |
| 138 | Cottle County | 5.9 |
| 138 | Donley County | 5.9 |
| 140 | Yoakum County | 5.8 |
| 141 | Baylor County | 5.8 |
| 141 | DeWitt County | 5.8 |
| 143 | Navarro County | 5.8 |
| 143 | Potter County | 5.8 |
| 143 | San Patricio County | 5.8 |
| 146 | Brown County | 5.7 |
| 146 | Montague County | 5.7 |
| 148 | Clay County | 5.7 |
| 148 | La Salle County | 5.7 |
| 150 | Limestone County | 5.6 |
| 151 | Hale County | 5.5 |
| 151 | Hall County | 5.5 |
| 153 | Caldwell County | 5.5 |
| 153 | Palo Pinto County | 5.5 |
| 155 | Red River County | 5.5 |
| 156 | Chambers County | 5.5 |
| 156 | Ector County | 5.5 |
| 158 | Nolan County | 5.4 |
| 159 | Polk County | 5.4 |
| 160 | Hardin County | 5.3 |
| 161 | San Augustine County | 5.3 |
| 162 | Upshur County | 5.1 |
| 163 | Concho County | 5.1 |
| 163 | Oldham County | 5.1 |
| 165 | Orange County | 5.1 |
| 166 | Dickens County | 5.1 |
| 166 | Morris County | 5.1 |
| 168 | Wharton County | 5.1 |
| 168 | Zapata County | 5.1 |
| 170 | Karnes County | 5 |
| 171 | Howard County | 5 |
| 171 | King County | 5 |
| 173 | Wilbarger County | 5 |
| 174 | Lee County | 4.9 |
| 175 | Houston County | 4.9 |
| 176 | Crockett County | 4.8 |
| 177 | Fisher County | 4.8 |
| 178 | Jim Wells County | 4.7 |
| 179 | Reagan County | 4.7 |
| 180 | Jasper County | 4.7 |
| 180 | Starr County | 4.7 |
| 182 | Hardeman County | 4.7 |
| 183 | Delta County | 4.6 |
| 184 | Lamb County | 4.6 |
| 185 | Titus County | 4.6 |
| 186 | Sabine County | 4.6 |
| 187 | Bee County | 4.5 |
| 188 | Anderson County | 4.5 |
| 189 | Rains County | 4.4 |
| 190 | Maverick County | 4.3 |
| 191 | Freestone County | 4.3 |
| 192 | Sutton County | 4.2 |
| 193 | Hutchinson County | 4.1 |
| 194 | Trinity County | 4.1 |
| 195 | Lipscomb County | 4.1 |
| 196 | Jim Hogg County | 4.1 |
| 197 | Shelby County | 4 |
| 198 | Madison County | 3.9 |
| 199 | Edwards County | 3.9 |
| 200 | Brooks County | 3.9 |
| 201 | Jack County | 3.9 |
| 202 | Atascosa County | 3.9 |
| 202 | Mitchell County | 3.9 |
| 204 | Briscoe County | 3.8 |
| 204 | Castro County | 3.8 |
| 206 | Liberty County | 3.8 |
| 207 | Bailey County | 3.7 |
| 208 | Jackson County | 3.7 |
| 209 | Floyd County | 3.6 |
| 210 | Ward County | 3.6 |
| 211 | Coleman County | 3.6 |
| 212 | Parmer County | 3.6 |
| 212 | Tyler County | 3.6 |
| 214 | Dallam County | 3.5 |
| 215 | Real County | 3.5 |
| 216 | Swisher County | 3.4 |
| 217 | Childress County | 3.4 |
| 218 | Schleicher County | 3.3 |
| 219 | Frio County | 3.2 |
| 220 | Andrews County | 3.2 |
| 220 | Deaf Smith County | 3.2 |
| 222 | Crane County | 3.2 |
| 223 | Willacy County | 3.1 |
| 224 | Gray County | 3.1 |
| 225 | Gonzales County | 3.1 |
| 225 | Roberts County | 3.1 |
| 227 | Knox County | 3 |
| 228 | Wheeler County | 3 |
| 229 | Garza County | 3 |
| 230 | Crosby County | 2.9 |
| 230 | Dawson County | 2.9 |
| 232 | Jones County | 2.9 |
| 233 | Refugio County | 2.9 |
| 234 | Foard County | 2.8 |
| 235 | Moore County | 2.8 |
| 236 | Marion County | 2.7 |
| 236 | Martin County | 2.7 |
| 238 | Terry County | 2.7 |
| 239 | Hemphill County | 2.7 |
| 240 | Dimmit County | 2.6 |
| 241 | Upton County | 2.5 |
| 242 | Scurry County | 2.5 |
| 243 | Newton County | 2.4 |
| 244 | Duval County | 2.3 |
| 245 | Reeves County | 2.1 |
| 246 | Gaines County | 2.1 |
| 247 | Kinney County | 1.6 |
| 248 | Cochran County | 1.6 |
| 249 | Hudspeth County | 1.6 |
| 250 | Culberson County | 1.4 |
| 251 | Winkler County | 1.4 |
| 252 | Zavala County | 0.9 |
| 253 | McMullen County | 0.8 |
| 254 | Loving County | 0 |