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Counties in Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Riley County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 105 counties in 2024, at 97%. Finney County had the lowest, at 71.8%. The median was 93% and the figure for Kansas was 92%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97Riley County
Lowest71.8Finney County
Median93105 counties
Kansas92History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 94.2 %Anderson County: 88 %Atchison County: 94.5 %Barber County: 95.9 %Barton County: 90.5 %Bourbon County: 90.8 %Brown County: 94.4 %Butler County: 94.5 %Chase County: 92.2 %Chautauqua County: 90.2 %Cherokee County: 89.5 %Cheyenne County: 89.2 %Clark County: 91.9 %Clay County: 93.5 %Cloud County: 95.1 %Coffey County: 92.3 %Comanche County: 96 %Cowley County: 90.6 %Crawford County: 92.3 %Decatur County: 94.1 %Dickinson County: 93.8 %Doniphan County: 92.6 %Douglas County: 95.6 %Edwards County: 87.2 %Elk County: 90.7 %Ellis County: 94.9 %Ellsworth County: 94.2 %Finney County: 71.8 %Ford County: 76.5 %Franklin County: 92.7 %Geary County: 93 %Gove County: 94.6 %Graham County: 94.8 %Grant County: 77.8 %Gray County: 78.8 %Greeley County: 88.7 %Greenwood County: 93.1 %Hamilton County: 79.9 %Harper County: 90.8 %Harvey County: 92.6 %Haskell County: 75.3 %Hodgeman County: 95.6 %Jackson County: 93.7 %Jefferson County: 94.4 %Jewell County: 94 %Johnson County: 96.6 %Kearny County: 81.9 %Kingman County: 91.5 %Kiowa County: 88.8 %Labette County: 89.7 %Lane County: 94.8 %Leavenworth County: 93.8 %Lincoln County: 96.7 %Linn County: 94.2 %Logan County: 93.7 %Lyon County: 89.4 %McPherson County: 92.7 %Marion County: 92 %Marshall County: 92.7 %Meade County: 88.7 %Miami County: 94.2 %Mitchell County: 94 %Montgomery County: 90.9 %Morris County: 94.2 %Morton County: 81.5 %Nemaha County: 94.2 %Neosho County: 92.8 %Ness County: 92.4 %Norton County: 95.1 %Osage County: 93.7 %Osborne County: 93.9 %Ottawa County: 94.9 %Pawnee County: 87.1 %Phillips County: 94 %Pottawatomie County: 96.4 %Pratt County: 90.5 %Rawlins County: 95.2 %Reno County: 90.4 %Republic County: 93.8 %Rice County: 90.9 %Riley County: 97 %Rooks County: 94.2 %Rush County: 90 %Russell County: 94.2 %Saline County: 93.4 %Scott County: 89.7 %Sedgwick County: 89.5 %Seward County: 71.9 %Shawnee County: 93.3 %Sheridan County: 95.9 %Sherman County: 90.6 %Smith County: 95.7 %Stafford County: 93 %Stanton County: 79.3 %Stevens County: 75.1 %Sumner County: 94.7 %Thomas County: 95.3 %Trego County: 96.3 %Wabaunsee County: 95.2 %Wallace County: 93.1 %Washington County: 95 %Wichita County: 83.3 %Wilson County: 90.3 %Woodson County: 90.6 %Wyandotte County: 82 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Riley County: 97 %Riley County97Lincoln County: 96.7 %Lincoln County96.7Johnson County: 96.6 %Johnson County96.6Pottawatomie County: 96.4 %Pottawatomie County96.4Trego County: 96.3 %Trego County96.3Comanche County: 96 %Comanche County96Sheridan County: 95.9 %Sheridan County95.9Barber County: 95.9 %Barber County95.9Smith County: 95.7 %Smith County95.7Douglas County: 95.6 %Douglas County95.6Hodgeman County: 95.6 %Hodgeman County95.6Thomas County: 95.3 %Thomas County95.3Rawlins County: 95.2 %Rawlins County95.2Wabaunsee County: 95.2 %Wabaunsee County95.2Cloud County: 95.1 %Cloud County95.1Norton County: 95.1 %Norton County95.1Washington County: 95 %Washington County95Ellis County: 94.9 %Ellis County94.9Ottawa County: 94.9 %Ottawa County94.9Lane County: 94.8 %Lane County94.8Graham County: 94.8 %Graham County94.8Sumner County: 94.7 %Sumner County94.7Gove County: 94.6 %Gove County94.6Butler County: 94.5 %Butler County94.5Atchison County: 94.5 %Atchison County94.5Brown County: 94.4 %Brown County94.4Jefferson County: 94.4 %Jefferson County94.4Nemaha County: 94.2 %Nemaha County94.2Russell County: 94.2 %Russell County94.2Ellsworth County: 94.2 %Ellsworth County94.2Miami County: 94.2 %Miami County94.2Linn County: 94.2 %Linn County94.2Allen County: 94.2 %Allen County94.2Morris County: 94.2 %Morris County94.2Rooks County: 94.2 %Rooks County94.2Decatur County: 94.1 %Decatur County94.1Mitchell County: 94 %Mitchell County94Phillips County: 94 %Phillips County94Jewell County: 94 %Jewell County94Osborne County: 93.9 %Osborne County93.9Riley County: 97 %Riley County97Lincoln County: 96.7 %Lincoln County96.7Johnson County: 96.6 %Johnson County96.6Pottawatomie County: 96.4 %Pottawatomie County96.4Trego County: 96.3 %Trego County96.3Comanche County: 96 %Comanche County96Sheridan County: 95.9 %Sheridan County95.9Barber County: 95.9 %Barber County95.9Smith County: 95.7 %Smith County95.7Douglas County: 95.6 %Douglas County95.6Hodgeman County: 95.6 %Hodgeman County95.6Thomas County: 95.3 %Thomas County95.3Rawlins County: 95.2 %Rawlins County95.2Wabaunsee County: 95.2 %Wabaunsee County95.2Cloud County: 95.1 %Cloud County95.1Norton County: 95.1 %Norton County95.1Washington County: 95 %Washington County95Ellis County: 94.9 %Ellis County94.9Ottawa County: 94.9 %Ottawa County94.9Lane County: 94.8 %Lane County94.8Graham County: 94.8 %Graham County94.8Sumner County: 94.7 %Sumner County94.7Gove County: 94.6 %Gove County94.6Butler County: 94.5 %Butler County94.5Atchison County: 94.5 %Atchison County94.5Brown County: 94.4 %Brown County94.4Jefferson County: 94.4 %Jefferson County94.4Nemaha County: 94.2 %Nemaha County94.2Russell County: 94.2 %Russell County94.2Ellsworth County: 94.2 %Ellsworth County94.2Miami County: 94.2 %Miami County94.2Linn County: 94.2 %Linn County94.2Allen County: 94.2 %Allen County94.2Morris County: 94.2 %Morris County94.2Rooks County: 94.2 %Rooks County94.2Decatur County: 94.1 %Decatur County94.1Mitchell County: 94 %Mitchell County94Phillips County: 94 %Phillips County94Jewell County: 94 %Jewell County94Osborne County: 93.9 %Osborne County93.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Riley County97+0.8 pts
2Lincoln County96.7+0.5 pts
3Johnson County96.6+0.1 pts
4Pottawatomie County96.4+0.1 pts
5Trego County96.3-0.1 pts
6Comanche County96+0.9 pts
7Sheridan County95.9-0.7 pts
8Barber County95.9+1.8 pts
9Smith County95.7+0.8 pts
10Douglas County95.6-0.3 pts
11Hodgeman County95.6+0.2 pts
12Thomas County95.3+1.8 pts
13Rawlins County95.2-0.2 pts
13Wabaunsee County95.2-1 pts
15Cloud County95.1-0.7 pts
16Norton County95.1+2.8 pts
17Washington County95+0.5 pts
18Ellis County94.9-0.4 pts
19Ottawa County94.9+0.1 pts
20Lane County94.8-0.2 pts
21Graham County94.8-0.6 pts
22Sumner County94.7+0.7 pts
23Gove County94.6+0.2 pts
24Butler County94.5+0.4 pts
25Atchison County94.5+0.2 pts
26Brown County94.4-0.7 pts
27Jefferson County94.4-0.8 pts
28Nemaha County94.2+0.6 pts
28Russell County94.2+1.7 pts
30Ellsworth County94.2+1.1 pts
30Miami County94.2-0.5 pts
32Linn County94.20 pts
33Allen County94.2+0.6 pts
33Morris County94.2+1.3 pts
33Rooks County94.2+2 pts
36Decatur County94.1-0.1 pts
37Mitchell County94-0.4 pts
37Phillips County94+1.7 pts
39Jewell County94+0.2 pts
40Osborne County93.9-1.4 pts
41Republic County93.8-1 pts
42Leavenworth County93.8+0.4 pts
43Dickinson County93.8+1.3 pts
44Osage County93.7+1.4 pts
45Jackson County93.7-0.3 pts
46Logan County93.7+1.4 pts
47Clay County93.5+0.3 pts
48Saline County93.4+0.5 pts
49Shawnee County93.3-0.2 pts
50Wallace County93.1+0.9 pts
51Greenwood County93.1+0.6 pts
52Geary County93-0.4 pts
53Stafford County93+0.4 pts
54Neosho County92.8+0.4 pts
55Franklin County92.7+0.5 pts
56Marshall County92.7+1.8 pts
57McPherson County92.7+0.3 pts
58Doniphan County92.6-0.3 pts
59Harvey County92.6+0.7 pts
60Ness County92.4+0.8 pts
61Crawford County92.3-1.9 pts
62Coffey County92.3+0.1 pts
63Chase County92.2-0.4 pts
64Marion County92-0.3 pts
65Clark County91.9-0.6 pts
66Kingman County91.5+0.9 pts
67Montgomery County90.9+1 pts
68Rice County90.9-2 pts
69Harper County90.8+1.1 pts
70Bourbon County90.8-0.2 pts
71Elk County90.7-1.3 pts
72Cowley County90.6-1 pts
73Sherman County90.6-1.2 pts
73Woodson County90.6-0.6 pts
75Pratt County90.5-1.8 pts
76Barton County90.5+0.2 pts
77Reno County90.4-0.8 pts
78Wilson County90.3-1.4 pts
79Chautauqua County90.2+0.8 pts
80Rush County90-1.4 pts
81Labette County89.7-0.1 pts
82Scott County89.7+0.5 pts
83Sedgwick County89.50 pts
84Cherokee County89.5-1.5 pts
85Lyon County89.4+0.2 pts
86Cheyenne County89.2+1.4 pts
87Kiowa County88.8-0.5 pts
88Meade County88.7+4.1 pts
89Greeley County88.7-1 pts
90Anderson County88-1.5 pts
91Edwards County87.2-0.5 pts
92Pawnee County87.1-2.3 pts
93Wichita County83.3-4.5 pts
94Wyandotte County82+0.1 pts
95Kearny County81.9-3.4 pts
96Morton County81.5-5.2 pts
97Hamilton County79.9-5.9 pts
98Stanton County79.3+2.9 pts
99Gray County78.8+1 pts
100Grant County77.8-3.3 pts
101Ford County76.5-0.4 pts
102Haskell County75.3+0.5 pts
103Stevens County75.1+1.3 pts
104Seward County71.9-0.1 pts
105Finney County71.8+0.7 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties. 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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties.

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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 Kansas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Riley County, with 97% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Finney County, with 71.8% in 2024.

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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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