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

Wabaunsee County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 105 counties in 2021, at 96.4%. Seward County had the lowest, at 70.4%. The median was 92.2% and the figure for Kansas was 91.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.4Wabaunsee County
Lowest70.4Seward County
Median92.2105 counties
Kansas91.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 92.7 %Anderson County: 85.6 %Atchison County: 94 %Barber County: 91.3 %Barton County: 88.7 %Bourbon County: 90.1 %Brown County: 93.5 %Butler County: 93.7 %Chase County: 93.5 %Chautauqua County: 88 %Cherokee County: 88.3 %Cheyenne County: 92.1 %Clark County: 94.3 %Clay County: 94.2 %Cloud County: 95 %Coffey County: 93.8 %Comanche County: 95.8 %Cowley County: 91.9 %Crawford County: 93.2 %Decatur County: 93.4 %Dickinson County: 93.3 %Doniphan County: 91.2 %Douglas County: 96.3 %Edwards County: 87.3 %Elk County: 87.2 %Ellis County: 94 %Ellsworth County: 91.7 %Finney County: 71.8 %Ford County: 75.1 %Franklin County: 92.8 %Geary County: 93.8 %Gove County: 94.3 %Graham County: 93.8 %Grant County: 79.1 %Gray County: 77.6 %Greeley County: 87.8 %Greenwood County: 92.4 %Hamilton County: 81.2 %Harper County: 89.1 %Harvey County: 91.7 %Haskell County: 72.4 %Hodgeman County: 91.4 %Jackson County: 94.3 %Jefferson County: 94.9 %Jewell County: 92.7 %Johnson County: 96.3 %Kearny County: 77.7 %Kingman County: 91.2 %Kiowa County: 88.1 %Labette County: 90.1 %Lane County: 95.7 %Leavenworth County: 93 %Lincoln County: 95.5 %Linn County: 93.7 %Logan County: 92.5 %Lyon County: 88.4 %McPherson County: 91.7 %Marion County: 91.8 %Marshall County: 91.4 %Meade County: 84.5 %Miami County: 95.3 %Mitchell County: 94.8 %Montgomery County: 90 %Morris County: 92.8 %Morton County: 87.7 %Nemaha County: 93.5 %Neosho County: 91 %Ness County: 91.5 %Norton County: 90.2 %Osage County: 91.7 %Osborne County: 94.1 %Ottawa County: 95 %Pawnee County: 90.7 %Phillips County: 90.9 %Pottawatomie County: 95.7 %Pratt County: 92.8 %Rawlins County: 95.5 %Reno County: 91.3 %Republic County: 95.2 %Rice County: 92.9 %Riley County: 96.1 %Rooks County: 90.5 %Rush County: 92.4 %Russell County: 93.1 %Saline County: 93.3 %Scott County: 84 %Sedgwick County: 89.6 %Seward County: 70.4 %Shawnee County: 93.2 %Sheridan County: 95.8 %Sherman County: 90.3 %Smith County: 96.2 %Stafford County: 92.2 %Stanton County: 81.6 %Stevens County: 73.9 %Sumner County: 93.3 %Thomas County: 92.1 %Trego County: 94.7 %Wabaunsee County: 96.4 %Wallace County: 95.7 %Washington County: 93.7 %Wichita County: 86.6 %Wilson County: 90.7 %Woodson County: 90.6 %Wyandotte County: 81.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Wabaunsee County: 96.4 %Wabaunsee County96.4Johnson County: 96.3 %Johnson County96.3Douglas County: 96.3 %Douglas County96.3Smith County: 96.2 %Smith County96.2Riley County: 96.1 %Riley County96.1Sheridan County: 95.8 %Sheridan County95.8Comanche County: 95.8 %Comanche County95.8Lane County: 95.7 %Lane County95.7Wallace County: 95.7 %Wallace County95.7Pottawatomie County: 95.7 %Pottawatomie County95.7Lincoln County: 95.5 %Lincoln County95.5Rawlins County: 95.5 %Rawlins County95.5Miami County: 95.3 %Miami County95.3Republic County: 95.2 %Republic County95.2Cloud County: 95 %Cloud County95Ottawa County: 95 %Ottawa County95Jefferson County: 94.9 %Jefferson County94.9Mitchell County: 94.8 %Mitchell County94.8Trego County: 94.7 %Trego County94.7Clark County: 94.3 %Clark County94.3Gove County: 94.3 %Gove County94.3Jackson County: 94.3 %Jackson County94.3Clay County: 94.2 %Clay County94.2Osborne County: 94.1 %Osborne County94.1Ellis County: 94 %Ellis County94Atchison County: 94 %Atchison County94Coffey County: 93.8 %Coffey County93.8Geary County: 93.8 %Geary County93.8Graham County: 93.8 %Graham County93.8Butler County: 93.7 %Butler County93.7Linn County: 93.7 %Linn County93.7Washington County: 93.7 %Washington County93.7Brown County: 93.5 %Brown County93.5Chase County: 93.5 %Chase County93.5Nemaha County: 93.5 %Nemaha County93.5Decatur County: 93.4 %Decatur County93.4Dickinson County: 93.3 %Dickinson County93.3Saline County: 93.3 %Saline County93.3Sumner County: 93.3 %Sumner County93.3Crawford County: 93.2 %Crawford County93.2Wabaunsee County: 96.4 %Wabaunsee County96.4Johnson County: 96.3 %Johnson County96.3Douglas County: 96.3 %Douglas County96.3Smith County: 96.2 %Smith County96.2Riley County: 96.1 %Riley County96.1Sheridan County: 95.8 %Sheridan County95.8Comanche County: 95.8 %Comanche County95.8Lane County: 95.7 %Lane County95.7Wallace County: 95.7 %Wallace County95.7Pottawatomie County: 95.7 %Pottawatomie County95.7Lincoln County: 95.5 %Lincoln County95.5Rawlins County: 95.5 %Rawlins County95.5Miami County: 95.3 %Miami County95.3Republic County: 95.2 %Republic County95.2Cloud County: 95 %Cloud County95Ottawa County: 95 %Ottawa County95Jefferson County: 94.9 %Jefferson County94.9Mitchell County: 94.8 %Mitchell County94.8Trego County: 94.7 %Trego County94.7Clark County: 94.3 %Clark County94.3Gove County: 94.3 %Gove County94.3Jackson County: 94.3 %Jackson County94.3Clay County: 94.2 %Clay County94.2Osborne County: 94.1 %Osborne County94.1Ellis County: 94 %Ellis County94Atchison County: 94 %Atchison County94Coffey County: 93.8 %Coffey County93.8Geary County: 93.8 %Geary County93.8Graham County: 93.8 %Graham County93.8Butler County: 93.7 %Butler County93.7Linn County: 93.7 %Linn County93.7Washington County: 93.7 %Washington County93.7Brown County: 93.5 %Brown County93.5Chase County: 93.5 %Chase County93.5Nemaha County: 93.5 %Nemaha County93.5Decatur County: 93.4 %Decatur County93.4Dickinson County: 93.3 %Dickinson County93.3Saline County: 93.3 %Saline County93.3Sumner County: 93.3 %Sumner County93.3Crawford County: 93.2 %Crawford County93.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wabaunsee County96.4
2Johnson County96.3
3Douglas County96.3
4Smith County96.2
5Riley County96.1
6Sheridan County95.8
7Comanche County95.8
8Lane County95.7
9Wallace County95.7
10Pottawatomie County95.7
11Lincoln County95.5
12Rawlins County95.5
13Miami County95.3
14Republic County95.2
15Cloud County95
16Ottawa County95
17Jefferson County94.9
18Mitchell County94.8
19Trego County94.7
20Clark County94.3
21Gove County94.3
21Jackson County94.3
23Clay County94.2
24Osborne County94.1
25Ellis County94
26Atchison County94
27Coffey County93.8
28Geary County93.8
29Graham County93.8
30Butler County93.7
31Linn County93.7
31Washington County93.7
33Brown County93.5
33Chase County93.5
35Nemaha County93.5
36Decatur County93.4
37Dickinson County93.3
37Saline County93.3
37Sumner County93.3
40Crawford County93.2
41Shawnee County93.2
42Russell County93.1
43Leavenworth County93
44Rice County92.9
45Pratt County92.8
46Morris County92.8
47Franklin County92.8
48Jewell County92.7
49Allen County92.7
50Logan County92.5
51Rush County92.4
52Greenwood County92.4
53Stafford County92.2
54Cheyenne County92.1
55Thomas County92.1
56Cowley County91.9
57Marion County91.8
58Osage County91.7
59McPherson County91.7
60Ellsworth County91.7
60Harvey County91.7
62Ness County91.5
63Hodgeman County91.4
64Marshall County91.4
65Reno County91.3
66Barber County91.3
67Kingman County91.2
68Doniphan County91.2
69Neosho County91
70Phillips County90.9
71Pawnee County90.7
72Wilson County90.7
73Woodson County90.6
74Rooks County90.5
75Sherman County90.3
76Norton County90.2
77Bourbon County90.1
78Labette County90.1
79Montgomery County90
80Sedgwick County89.6
81Harper County89.1
82Barton County88.7
83Lyon County88.4
84Cherokee County88.3
85Kiowa County88.1
86Chautauqua County88
87Greeley County87.8
88Morton County87.7
89Edwards County87.3
90Elk County87.2
91Wichita County86.6
92Anderson County85.6
93Meade County84.5
94Scott County84
95Stanton County81.6
96Hamilton County81.2
97Wyandotte County81.2
98Grant County79.1
99Kearny County77.7
100Gray County77.6
101Ford County75.1
102Stevens County73.9
103Haskell County72.4
104Finney County71.8
105Seward County70.4

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/kansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wabaunsee County, with 96.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Seward County, with 70.4% in 2021.

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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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