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

Hinsdale County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 64 counties in 2023, at 100%. Bent County had the lowest, at 81.2%. The median was 91.8% and the figure for Colorado was 92.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Hinsdale County
Lowest81.2Bent County
Median91.864 counties
Colorado92.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 85 %Alamosa County: 89.1 %Arapahoe County: 92 %Archuleta County: 95.4 %Baca County: 85.8 %Bent County: 81.2 %Boulder County: 95.5 %Broomfield County: 96.1 %Chaffee County: 94.6 %Cheyenne County: 91.7 %Clear Creek County: 94.6 %Conejos County: 89.1 %Costilla County: 89.7 %Crowley County: 82.9 %Custer County: 96.5 %Delta County: 91 %Denver County: 91.4 %Dolores County: 96.2 %Douglas County: 98 %Eagle County: 93.2 %Elbert County: 96.8 %El Paso County: 95.1 %Fremont County: 90.6 %Garfield County: 88.4 %Gilpin County: 94.1 %Grand County: 94.4 %Gunnison County: 98.3 %Hinsdale County: 100 %Huerfano County: 92.9 %Jackson County: 84.5 %Jefferson County: 95.5 %Kiowa County: 90.9 %Kit Carson County: 89 %Lake County: 91.9 %La Plata County: 96.4 %Larimer County: 96.6 %Las Animas County: 89.6 %Lincoln County: 88.1 %Logan County: 89.4 %Mesa County: 92.4 %Mineral County: 97.8 %Moffat County: 91.5 %Montezuma County: 91 %Montrose County: 91 %Morgan County: 84.6 %Otero County: 89.2 %Ouray County: 97.3 %Park County: 97.3 %Phillips County: 90.5 %Pitkin County: 97 %Prowers County: 84.7 %Pueblo County: 90.5 %Rio Blanco County: 93.3 %Rio Grande County: 89.4 %Routt County: 96.5 %Saguache County: 88.3 %San Juan County: 100 %San Miguel County: 98.3 %Sedgwick County: 91.3 %Summit County: 94.9 %Teller County: 96.2 %Washington County: 89.7 %Weld County: 88.5 %Yuma County: 83.8 %
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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

Hinsdale County: 100 %Hinsdale County100San Juan County: 100 %San Juan County100San Miguel County: 98.3 %San Miguel County98.3Gunnison County: 98.3 %Gunnison County98.3Douglas County: 98 %Douglas County98Mineral County: 97.8 %Mineral County97.8Ouray County: 97.3 %Ouray County97.3Park County: 97.3 %Park County97.3Pitkin County: 97 %Pitkin County97Elbert County: 96.8 %Elbert County96.8Larimer County: 96.6 %Larimer County96.6Routt County: 96.5 %Routt County96.5Custer County: 96.5 %Custer County96.5La Plata County: 96.4 %La Plata County96.4Dolores County: 96.2 %Dolores County96.2Teller County: 96.2 %Teller County96.2Broomfield County: 96.1 %Broomfield County96.1Boulder County: 95.5 %Boulder County95.5Jefferson County: 95.5 %Jefferson County95.5Archuleta County: 95.4 %Archuleta County95.4El Paso County: 95.1 %El Paso County95.1Summit County: 94.9 %Summit County94.9Chaffee County: 94.6 %Chaffee County94.6Clear Creek County: 94.6 %Clear Creek County94.6Grand County: 94.4 %Grand County94.4Gilpin County: 94.1 %Gilpin County94.1Rio Blanco County: 93.3 %Rio Blanco County93.3Eagle County: 93.2 %Eagle County93.2Huerfano County: 92.9 %Huerfano County92.9Mesa County: 92.4 %Mesa County92.4Arapahoe County: 92 %Arapahoe County92Lake County: 91.9 %Lake County91.9Cheyenne County: 91.7 %Cheyenne County91.7Moffat County: 91.5 %Moffat County91.5Denver County: 91.4 %Denver County91.4Sedgwick County: 91.3 %Sedgwick County91.3Delta County: 91 %Delta County91Montezuma County: 91 %Montezuma County91Montrose County: 91 %Montrose County91Kiowa County: 90.9 %Kiowa County90.9Hinsdale County: 100 %Hinsdale County100San Juan County: 100 %San Juan County100San Miguel County: 98.3 %San Miguel County98.3Gunnison County: 98.3 %Gunnison County98.3Douglas County: 98 %Douglas County98Mineral County: 97.8 %Mineral County97.8Ouray County: 97.3 %Ouray County97.3Park County: 97.3 %Park County97.3Pitkin County: 97 %Pitkin County97Elbert County: 96.8 %Elbert County96.8Larimer County: 96.6 %Larimer County96.6Routt County: 96.5 %Routt County96.5Custer County: 96.5 %Custer County96.5La Plata County: 96.4 %La Plata County96.4Dolores County: 96.2 %Dolores County96.2Teller County: 96.2 %Teller County96.2Broomfield County: 96.1 %Broomfield County96.1Boulder County: 95.5 %Boulder County95.5Jefferson County: 95.5 %Jefferson County95.5Archuleta County: 95.4 %Archuleta County95.4El Paso County: 95.1 %El Paso County95.1Summit County: 94.9 %Summit County94.9Chaffee County: 94.6 %Chaffee County94.6Clear Creek County: 94.6 %Clear Creek County94.6Grand County: 94.4 %Grand County94.4Gilpin County: 94.1 %Gilpin County94.1Rio Blanco County: 93.3 %Rio Blanco County93.3Eagle County: 93.2 %Eagle County93.2Huerfano County: 92.9 %Huerfano County92.9Mesa County: 92.4 %Mesa County92.4Arapahoe County: 92 %Arapahoe County92Lake County: 91.9 %Lake County91.9Cheyenne County: 91.7 %Cheyenne County91.7Moffat County: 91.5 %Moffat County91.5Denver County: 91.4 %Denver County91.4Sedgwick County: 91.3 %Sedgwick County91.3Delta County: 91 %Delta County91Montezuma County: 91 %Montezuma County91Montrose County: 91 %Montrose County91Kiowa County: 90.9 %Kiowa County90.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hinsdale County100+1.5 pts
1San Juan County100+4.3 pts
3San Miguel County98.3+0.1 pts
4Gunnison County98.3-0 pts
5Douglas County98+0.1 pts
6Mineral County97.80 pts
7Ouray County97.3-0.1 pts
8Park County97.3-0.3 pts
9Pitkin County97-1.2 pts
10Elbert County96.8+0.1 pts
11Larimer County96.6+0.3 pts
12Routt County96.5-0.4 pts
13Custer County96.5-0.5 pts
14La Plata County96.4+0.6 pts
15Dolores County96.2+0.9 pts
16Teller County96.2-0.9 pts
17Broomfield County96.1-0.2 pts
18Boulder County95.5-0.2 pts
19Jefferson County95.5+0.3 pts
20Archuleta County95.4+0.8 pts
21El Paso County95.1+0.3 pts
22Summit County94.9+0.7 pts
23Chaffee County94.6+1.5 pts
24Clear Creek County94.6-2.1 pts
25Grand County94.4-0.3 pts
26Gilpin County94.1-0.4 pts
27Rio Blanco County93.3+1 pts
28Eagle County93.2+0.8 pts
29Huerfano County92.90 pts
30Mesa County92.4+0.1 pts
31Arapahoe County92-0.2 pts
32Lake County91.9-2.3 pts
33Cheyenne County91.7-1.3 pts
34Moffat County91.5+0.2 pts
35Denver County91.4+0.8 pts
36Sedgwick County91.3-0.1 pts
37Delta County91+1 pts
38Montezuma County91-0.4 pts
38Montrose County91+1.7 pts
40Kiowa County90.9-0.3 pts
41Fremont County90.6+0.7 pts
42Phillips County90.5+1.4 pts
43Pueblo County90.5+0.4 pts
44Costilla County89.7+1.3 pts
44Washington County89.7-0.9 pts
46Las Animas County89.6+1.1 pts
47Logan County89.4-1.7 pts
48Rio Grande County89.4-0.7 pts
49Otero County89.2+1.2 pts
50Alamosa County89.1-0.7 pts
51Conejos County89.1-0.7 pts
52Kit Carson County89+1.2 pts
53Weld County88.5+0.1 pts
54Garfield County88.4-0.9 pts
55Saguache County88.3-0.2 pts
56Lincoln County88.1-0.7 pts
57Baca County85.8-0 pts
58Adams County85+0.2 pts
59Prowers County84.7-0.8 pts
60Morgan County84.6+1.9 pts
61Jackson County84.5-1.2 pts
62Yuma County83.8-1 pts
63Crowley County82.9+1.9 pts
64Bent County81.2-2.2 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Hinsdale County, with 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bent County, with 81.2% in 2023.

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