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Counties in Arkansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Faulkner County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 75 counties in 2023, at 93.7%. Sevier County had the lowest, at 72.5%. The median was 86.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 88.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.7Faulkner County
Lowest72.5Sevier County
Median86.975 counties
Arkansas88.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 87.5 %Ashley County: 87.8 %Baxter County: 89.4 %Benton County: 90.6 %Boone County: 90.7 %Bradley County: 87.3 %Calhoun County: 86.7 %Carroll County: 84 %Chicot County: 81.6 %Clark County: 90 %Clay County: 86.7 %Cleburne County: 88.3 %Cleveland County: 91.6 %Columbia County: 88.5 %Conway County: 90.1 %Craighead County: 90.3 %Crawford County: 86.6 %Crittenden County: 85.3 %Cross County: 83.4 %Dallas County: 89 %Desha County: 77.9 %Drew County: 87.1 %Faulkner County: 93.7 %Franklin County: 87.1 %Fulton County: 87.7 %Garland County: 90.9 %Grant County: 91.1 %Greene County: 87.4 %Hempstead County: 83.4 %Hot Spring County: 89.4 %Howard County: 89.4 %Independence County: 87.5 %Izard County: 84.8 %Jackson County: 83.8 %Jefferson County: 88.6 %Johnson County: 83.9 %Lafayette County: 81.6 %Lawrence County: 82.4 %Lee County: 82.6 %Lincoln County: 83.3 %Little River County: 91 %Logan County: 89.3 %Lonoke County: 90.2 %Madison County: 85.8 %Marion County: 86.3 %Miller County: 86.9 %Mississippi County: 85.6 %Monroe County: 83.4 %Montgomery County: 87.6 %Nevada County: 90.1 %Newton County: 85.4 %Ouachita County: 88.9 %Perry County: 91.7 %Phillips County: 82.6 %Pike County: 87.1 %Poinsett County: 82.3 %Polk County: 87.4 %Pope County: 86 %Prairie County: 85.9 %Pulaski County: 92 %Randolph County: 86.1 %St. Francis County: 85.7 %Saline County: 92.7 %Scott County: 84.6 %Searcy County: 80 %Sebastian County: 85.2 %Sevier County: 72.5 %Sharp County: 85.4 %Stone County: 86 %Union County: 88 %Van Buren County: 86.4 %Washington County: 87.3 %White County: 86.8 %Woodruff County: 82.9 %Yell County: 81.5 %
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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

Faulkner County: 93.7 %Faulkner County93.7Saline County: 92.7 %Saline County92.7Pulaski County: 92 %Pulaski County92Perry County: 91.7 %Perry County91.7Cleveland County: 91.6 %Cleveland County91.6Grant County: 91.1 %Grant County91.1Little River County: 91 %Little River County91Garland County: 90.9 %Garland County90.9Boone County: 90.7 %Boone County90.7Benton County: 90.6 %Benton County90.6Craighead County: 90.3 %Craighead County90.3Lonoke County: 90.2 %Lonoke County90.2Conway County: 90.1 %Conway County90.1Nevada County: 90.1 %Nevada County90.1Clark County: 90 %Clark County90Baxter County: 89.4 %Baxter County89.4Hot Spring County: 89.4 %Hot Spring County89.4Howard County: 89.4 %Howard County89.4Logan County: 89.3 %Logan County89.3Dallas County: 89 %Dallas County89Ouachita County: 88.9 %Ouachita County88.9Jefferson County: 88.6 %Jefferson County88.6Columbia County: 88.5 %Columbia County88.5Cleburne County: 88.3 %Cleburne County88.3Union County: 88 %Union County88Ashley County: 87.8 %Ashley County87.8Fulton County: 87.7 %Fulton County87.7Montgomery County: 87.6 %Montgomery County87.6Independence County: 87.5 %Independence County87.5Arkansas County: 87.5 %Arkansas County87.5Greene County: 87.4 %Greene County87.4Polk County: 87.4 %Polk County87.4Bradley County: 87.3 %Bradley County87.3Washington County: 87.3 %Washington County87.3Drew County: 87.1 %Drew County87.1Pike County: 87.1 %Pike County87.1Franklin County: 87.1 %Franklin County87.1Miller County: 86.9 %Miller County86.9White County: 86.8 %White County86.8Calhoun County: 86.7 %Calhoun County86.7Faulkner County: 93.7 %Faulkner County93.7Saline County: 92.7 %Saline County92.7Pulaski County: 92 %Pulaski County92Perry County: 91.7 %Perry County91.7Cleveland County: 91.6 %Cleveland County91.6Grant County: 91.1 %Grant County91.1Little River County: 91 %Little River County91Garland County: 90.9 %Garland County90.9Boone County: 90.7 %Boone County90.7Benton County: 90.6 %Benton County90.6Craighead County: 90.3 %Craighead County90.3Lonoke County: 90.2 %Lonoke County90.2Conway County: 90.1 %Conway County90.1Nevada County: 90.1 %Nevada County90.1Clark County: 90 %Clark County90Baxter County: 89.4 %Baxter County89.4Hot Spring County: 89.4 %Hot Spring County89.4Howard County: 89.4 %Howard County89.4Logan County: 89.3 %Logan County89.3Dallas County: 89 %Dallas County89Ouachita County: 88.9 %Ouachita County88.9Jefferson County: 88.6 %Jefferson County88.6Columbia County: 88.5 %Columbia County88.5Cleburne County: 88.3 %Cleburne County88.3Union County: 88 %Union County88Ashley County: 87.8 %Ashley County87.8Fulton County: 87.7 %Fulton County87.7Montgomery County: 87.6 %Montgomery County87.6Independence County: 87.5 %Independence County87.5Arkansas County: 87.5 %Arkansas County87.5Greene County: 87.4 %Greene County87.4Polk County: 87.4 %Polk County87.4Bradley County: 87.3 %Bradley County87.3Washington County: 87.3 %Washington County87.3Drew County: 87.1 %Drew County87.1Pike County: 87.1 %Pike County87.1Franklin County: 87.1 %Franklin County87.1Miller County: 86.9 %Miller County86.9White County: 86.8 %White County86.8Calhoun County: 86.7 %Calhoun County86.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Faulkner County93.7+0.6 pts
2Saline County92.7+0.7 pts
3Pulaski County92-0.1 pts
4Perry County91.7+0.7 pts
5Cleveland County91.6-0.2 pts
6Grant County91.1-1.5 pts
7Little River County91+0.4 pts
8Garland County90.9+0.3 pts
9Boone County90.7+0.1 pts
10Benton County90.6+0.4 pts
11Craighead County90.3+0.1 pts
12Lonoke County90.2+0.3 pts
13Conway County90.1+0.9 pts
14Nevada County90.1+0.5 pts
15Clark County90+0.2 pts
16Baxter County89.4-0.2 pts
16Hot Spring County89.4+0.9 pts
18Howard County89.4+1 pts
19Logan County89.3+1.1 pts
20Dallas County89+0.6 pts
21Ouachita County88.9+0.7 pts
22Jefferson County88.6-0.5 pts
23Columbia County88.5+0.1 pts
24Cleburne County88.3+0.4 pts
25Union County88+0.8 pts
26Ashley County87.8+2 pts
27Fulton County87.7+0.9 pts
28Montgomery County87.6+0.8 pts
29Independence County87.5+0.6 pts
30Arkansas County87.5+1.5 pts
31Greene County87.4-0.5 pts
32Polk County87.4-0.7 pts
33Bradley County87.3+1.4 pts
33Washington County87.3+0.3 pts
35Drew County87.1-0.2 pts
36Pike County87.1-1.6 pts
37Franklin County87.1+0.8 pts
38Miller County86.9+0.2 pts
39White County86.8+0.4 pts
40Calhoun County86.7+1.4 pts
41Clay County86.7+2.4 pts
42Crawford County86.6+1.2 pts
43Van Buren County86.4+2 pts
44Marion County86.3-1.4 pts
45Randolph County86.1-1.3 pts
46Stone County86-0.1 pts
47Pope County86+0.7 pts
48Prairie County85.9+0.3 pts
49Madison County85.8+0.8 pts
50St. Francis County85.7+1.4 pts
51Mississippi County85.6+2.8 pts
52Newton County85.4+0.5 pts
53Sharp County85.4+0.8 pts
54Crittenden County85.3-0.3 pts
55Sebastian County85.2+0.2 pts
56Izard County84.8+1.5 pts
57Scott County84.6+0.8 pts
58Carroll County84-1.8 pts
59Johnson County83.9+3.4 pts
60Jackson County83.8-2.5 pts
61Hempstead County83.4-0.5 pts
61Monroe County83.4+3.2 pts
63Cross County83.4-0.1 pts
64Lincoln County83.3-0.2 pts
65Woodruff County82.9-1.5 pts
66Phillips County82.6+0.6 pts
67Lee County82.6-0.9 pts
68Lawrence County82.4+0.1 pts
69Poinsett County82.3+0.5 pts
70Lafayette County81.6+0.6 pts
71Chicot County81.6+1.9 pts
72Yell County81.5+4.1 pts
73Searcy County80-1.9 pts
74Desha County77.9-1.1 pts
75Sevier County72.5-1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 high school diploma, GED or higher 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Arkansas by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arkansas-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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Arkansas by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Arkansas by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Faulkner County, with 93.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sevier County, with 72.5% in 2023.

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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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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