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

Dane County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 72 counties in 2023, at 21.9%. Forest County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 7.5% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.9Dane County
Lowest3.6Forest County
Median7.572 counties
Wisconsin11.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 4.7 %Ashland County: 7.5 %Barron County: 7.5 %Bayfield County: 13.2 %Brown County: 9.7 %Buffalo County: 6.1 %Burnett County: 7 %Calumet County: 8.7 %Chippewa County: 6.6 %Clark County: 3.9 %Columbia County: 8.1 %Crawford County: 5.8 %Dane County: 21.9 %Dodge County: 5.6 %Door County: 13.2 %Douglas County: 7.8 %Dunn County: 10.9 %Eau Claire County: 12.1 %Florence County: 5.6 %Fond du Lac County: 7.6 %Forest County: 3.6 %Grant County: 9.4 %Green County: 8.4 %Green Lake County: 7.8 %Iowa County: 9.2 %Iron County: 6.3 %Jackson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County: 8.5 %Juneau County: 4.8 %Kenosha County: 11.1 %Kewaunee County: 6.5 %La Crosse County: 14 %Lafayette County: 6.1 %Langlade County: 4.1 %Lincoln County: 6.6 %Manitowoc County: 6.5 %Marathon County: 8.3 %Marinette County: 6.1 %Marquette County: 4.3 %Menominee County: 7.1 %Milwaukee County: 12.1 %Monroe County: 6 %Oconto County: 5.1 %Oneida County: 10.8 %Outagamie County: 9 %Ozaukee County: 19.1 %Pepin County: 6.7 %Pierce County: 11 %Polk County: 6.8 %Portage County: 10.1 %Price County: 5.1 %Racine County: 9.2 %Richland County: 6.1 %Rock County: 8 %Rusk County: 4 %St. Croix County: 11.8 %Sauk County: 7.9 %Sawyer County: 9.7 %Shawano County: 5.9 %Sheboygan County: 8.9 %Taylor County: 4.8 %Trempealeau County: 6.7 %Vernon County: 8.6 %Vilas County: 10.9 %Walworth County: 10.8 %Washburn County: 6.7 %Washington County: 10.7 %Waukesha County: 16.3 %Waupaca County: 5.2 %Waushara County: 5.5 %Winnebago County: 9.6 %Wood County: 6.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dane County: 21.9 %Dane County21.9Ozaukee County: 19.1 %Ozaukee County19.1Waukesha County: 16.3 %Waukesha County16.3La Crosse County: 14 %La Crosse County14Bayfield County: 13.2 %Bayfield County13.2Door County: 13.2 %Door County13.2Milwaukee County: 12.1 %Milwaukee County12.1Eau Claire County: 12.1 %Eau Claire County12.1St. Croix County: 11.8 %St. Croix County11.8Kenosha County: 11.1 %Kenosha County11.1Pierce County: 11 %Pierce County11Dunn County: 10.9 %Dunn County10.9Vilas County: 10.9 %Vilas County10.9Walworth County: 10.8 %Walworth County10.8Oneida County: 10.8 %Oneida County10.8Washington County: 10.7 %Washington County10.7Portage County: 10.1 %Portage County10.1Brown County: 9.7 %Brown County9.7Sawyer County: 9.7 %Sawyer County9.7Winnebago County: 9.6 %Winnebago County9.6Grant County: 9.4 %Grant County9.4Iowa County: 9.2 %Iowa County9.2Racine County: 9.2 %Racine County9.2Outagamie County: 9 %Outagamie County9Sheboygan County: 8.9 %Sheboygan County8.9Calumet County: 8.7 %Calumet County8.7Vernon County: 8.6 %Vernon County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Green County: 8.4 %Green County8.4Marathon County: 8.3 %Marathon County8.3Columbia County: 8.1 %Columbia County8.1Rock County: 8 %Rock County8Sauk County: 7.9 %Sauk County7.9Green Lake County: 7.8 %Green Lake County7.8Douglas County: 7.8 %Douglas County7.8Fond du Lac County: 7.6 %Fond du Lac County7.6Ashland County: 7.5 %Ashland County7.5Barron County: 7.5 %Barron County7.5Menominee County: 7.1 %Menominee County7.1Burnett County: 7 %Burnett County7Dane County: 21.9 %Dane County21.9Ozaukee County: 19.1 %Ozaukee County19.1Waukesha County: 16.3 %Waukesha County16.3La Crosse County: 14 %La Crosse County14Bayfield County: 13.2 %Bayfield County13.2Door County: 13.2 %Door County13.2Milwaukee County: 12.1 %Milwaukee County12.1Eau Claire County: 12.1 %Eau Claire County12.1St. Croix County: 11.8 %St. Croix County11.8Kenosha County: 11.1 %Kenosha County11.1Pierce County: 11 %Pierce County11Dunn County: 10.9 %Dunn County10.9Vilas County: 10.9 %Vilas County10.9Walworth County: 10.8 %Walworth County10.8Oneida County: 10.8 %Oneida County10.8Washington County: 10.7 %Washington County10.7Portage County: 10.1 %Portage County10.1Brown County: 9.7 %Brown County9.7Sawyer County: 9.7 %Sawyer County9.7Winnebago County: 9.6 %Winnebago County9.6Grant County: 9.4 %Grant County9.4Iowa County: 9.2 %Iowa County9.2Racine County: 9.2 %Racine County9.2Outagamie County: 9 %Outagamie County9Sheboygan County: 8.9 %Sheboygan County8.9Calumet County: 8.7 %Calumet County8.7Vernon County: 8.6 %Vernon County8.6Jefferson County: 8.5 %Jefferson County8.5Green County: 8.4 %Green County8.4Marathon County: 8.3 %Marathon County8.3Columbia County: 8.1 %Columbia County8.1Rock County: 8 %Rock County8Sauk County: 7.9 %Sauk County7.9Green Lake County: 7.8 %Green Lake County7.8Douglas County: 7.8 %Douglas County7.8Fond du Lac County: 7.6 %Fond du Lac County7.6Ashland County: 7.5 %Ashland County7.5Barron County: 7.5 %Barron County7.5Menominee County: 7.1 %Menominee County7.1Burnett County: 7 %Burnett County7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dane County21.9+0.4 pts
2Ozaukee County19.1+0.1 pts
3Waukesha County16.3+0.3 pts
4La Crosse County140 pts
5Bayfield County13.2+0.6 pts
6Door County13.2+0.9 pts
7Milwaukee County12.1+0.1 pts
8Eau Claire County12.1-0.2 pts
9St. Croix County11.8+0.4 pts
10Kenosha County11.1+0.4 pts
11Pierce County11+0.8 pts
12Dunn County10.9+0.8 pts
13Vilas County10.9+0.6 pts
14Walworth County10.8+0.5 pts
15Oneida County10.8+0.6 pts
16Washington County10.70 pts
17Portage County10.1-0 pts
18Brown County9.7+0.2 pts
19Sawyer County9.7-0 pts
20Winnebago County9.6+0.6 pts
21Grant County9.4+0.1 pts
22Iowa County9.2+0.4 pts
23Racine County9.2-0 pts
24Outagamie County9-0.3 pts
25Sheboygan County8.9+0.1 pts
26Calumet County8.7-0.2 pts
27Vernon County8.6+0.3 pts
28Jefferson County8.5+0.2 pts
29Green County8.4-0.3 pts
30Marathon County8.3-0.1 pts
31Columbia County8.1+0.6 pts
32Rock County8+0.1 pts
33Sauk County7.9+0.4 pts
34Green Lake County7.8-0 pts
35Douglas County7.8-0.3 pts
36Fond du Lac County7.6+0.3 pts
37Ashland County7.5-0 pts
37Barron County7.5+0.8 pts
39Menominee County7.1+0.5 pts
40Burnett County7-0 pts
41Wood County6.8-0.2 pts
42Polk County6.8-0.2 pts
43Trempealeau County6.7+0.7 pts
43Washburn County6.7-0.2 pts
45Pepin County6.7+0.7 pts
46Chippewa County6.6+0.4 pts
47Lincoln County6.6+0.5 pts
48Manitowoc County6.5-0.2 pts
49Kewaunee County6.5+0.6 pts
50Iron County6.3-0.8 pts
51Buffalo County6.1+0.2 pts
52Marinette County6.1+0.3 pts
52Richland County6.1-0.1 pts
54Lafayette County6.1-0.1 pts
55Monroe County6-0.3 pts
56Shawano County5.9+0.2 pts
57Crawford County5.8+0.9 pts
58Dodge County5.6-0.1 pts
59Florence County5.6-0.1 pts
60Waushara County5.5+0.4 pts
61Jackson County5.4+0.2 pts
62Waupaca County5.2-0.3 pts
63Price County5.1+0.3 pts
64Oconto County5.1+1 pts
65Juneau County4.8-0 pts
66Taylor County4.8+0.3 pts
67Adams County4.7+0.5 pts
68Marquette County4.3+0.3 pts
69Langlade County4.1-0.6 pts
70Rusk County4-1.2 pts
71Clark County3.9+0.3 pts
72Forest County3.6+0.4 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/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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Dane County, with 21.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 3.6% in 2023.

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