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

Sheridan County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 105 counties in 2023, at 96.5%. Finney County had the lowest, at 71.2%. The median was 92.4% and the figure for Kansas was 91.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.5Sheridan County
Lowest71.2Finney County
Median92.4105 counties
Kansas91.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 93.5 %Anderson County: 89.5 %Atchison County: 94.3 %Barber County: 94 %Barton County: 90.3 %Bourbon County: 91 %Brown County: 95 %Butler County: 94.1 %Chase County: 92.6 %Chautauqua County: 89.4 %Cherokee County: 90.9 %Cheyenne County: 87.9 %Clark County: 92.4 %Clay County: 93.2 %Cloud County: 95.8 %Coffey County: 92.2 %Comanche County: 95.2 %Cowley County: 91.6 %Crawford County: 94.2 %Decatur County: 94.2 %Dickinson County: 92.4 %Doniphan County: 92.9 %Douglas County: 95.9 %Edwards County: 87.7 %Elk County: 92 %Ellis County: 95.3 %Ellsworth County: 93.1 %Finney County: 71.2 %Ford County: 77 %Franklin County: 92.2 %Geary County: 93.4 %Gove County: 94.4 %Graham County: 95.4 %Grant County: 81.1 %Gray County: 77.8 %Greeley County: 89.6 %Greenwood County: 92.5 %Hamilton County: 85.8 %Harper County: 89.7 %Harvey County: 91.8 %Haskell County: 74.8 %Hodgeman County: 95.3 %Jackson County: 94 %Jefferson County: 95.2 %Jewell County: 93.8 %Johnson County: 96.5 %Kearny County: 85.3 %Kingman County: 90.6 %Kiowa County: 89.3 %Labette County: 89.8 %Lane County: 95 %Leavenworth County: 93.4 %Lincoln County: 96.2 %Linn County: 94.1 %Logan County: 92.2 %Lyon County: 89.2 %McPherson County: 92.3 %Marion County: 92.3 %Marshall County: 91 %Meade County: 84.6 %Miami County: 94.8 %Mitchell County: 94.4 %Montgomery County: 89.9 %Morris County: 92.9 %Morton County: 86.7 %Nemaha County: 93.7 %Neosho County: 92.3 %Ness County: 91.6 %Norton County: 92.3 %Osage County: 92.4 %Osborne County: 95.3 %Ottawa County: 94.8 %Pawnee County: 89.4 %Phillips County: 92.4 %Pottawatomie County: 96.3 %Pratt County: 92.3 %Rawlins County: 95.4 %Reno County: 91.2 %Republic County: 94.8 %Rice County: 92.9 %Riley County: 96.1 %Rooks County: 92.2 %Rush County: 91.4 %Russell County: 92.5 %Saline County: 92.9 %Scott County: 89.1 %Sedgwick County: 89.5 %Seward County: 72 %Shawnee County: 93.5 %Sheridan County: 96.5 %Sherman County: 91.7 %Smith County: 94.9 %Stafford County: 92.6 %Stanton County: 76.4 %Stevens County: 73.8 %Sumner County: 94 %Thomas County: 93.5 %Trego County: 96.4 %Wabaunsee County: 96.3 %Wallace County: 92.2 %Washington County: 94.5 %Wichita County: 87.8 %Wilson County: 91.6 %Woodson County: 91.1 %Wyandotte County: 81.9 %
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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

Sheridan County: 96.5 %Sheridan County96.5Johnson County: 96.5 %Johnson County96.5Trego County: 96.4 %Trego County96.4Pottawatomie County: 96.3 %Pottawatomie County96.3Wabaunsee County: 96.3 %Wabaunsee County96.3Lincoln County: 96.2 %Lincoln County96.2Riley County: 96.1 %Riley County96.1Douglas County: 95.9 %Douglas County95.9Cloud County: 95.8 %Cloud County95.8Rawlins County: 95.4 %Rawlins County95.4Graham County: 95.4 %Graham County95.4Hodgeman County: 95.3 %Hodgeman County95.3Ellis County: 95.3 %Ellis County95.3Osborne County: 95.3 %Osborne County95.3Jefferson County: 95.2 %Jefferson County95.2Comanche County: 95.2 %Comanche County95.2Brown County: 95 %Brown County95Lane County: 95 %Lane County95Smith County: 94.9 %Smith County94.9Republic County: 94.8 %Republic County94.8Ottawa County: 94.8 %Ottawa County94.8Miami County: 94.8 %Miami County94.8Washington County: 94.5 %Washington County94.5Gove County: 94.4 %Gove County94.4Mitchell County: 94.4 %Mitchell County94.4Atchison County: 94.3 %Atchison County94.3Crawford County: 94.2 %Crawford County94.2Decatur County: 94.2 %Decatur County94.2Linn County: 94.1 %Linn County94.1Butler County: 94.1 %Butler County94.1Barber County: 94 %Barber County94Sumner County: 94 %Sumner County94Jackson County: 94 %Jackson County94Jewell County: 93.8 %Jewell County93.8Nemaha County: 93.7 %Nemaha County93.7Allen County: 93.5 %Allen County93.5Thomas County: 93.5 %Thomas County93.5Shawnee County: 93.5 %Shawnee County93.5Geary County: 93.4 %Geary County93.4Leavenworth County: 93.4 %Leavenworth County93.4Sheridan County: 96.5 %Sheridan County96.5Johnson County: 96.5 %Johnson County96.5Trego County: 96.4 %Trego County96.4Pottawatomie County: 96.3 %Pottawatomie County96.3Wabaunsee County: 96.3 %Wabaunsee County96.3Lincoln County: 96.2 %Lincoln County96.2Riley County: 96.1 %Riley County96.1Douglas County: 95.9 %Douglas County95.9Cloud County: 95.8 %Cloud County95.8Rawlins County: 95.4 %Rawlins County95.4Graham County: 95.4 %Graham County95.4Hodgeman County: 95.3 %Hodgeman County95.3Ellis County: 95.3 %Ellis County95.3Osborne County: 95.3 %Osborne County95.3Jefferson County: 95.2 %Jefferson County95.2Comanche County: 95.2 %Comanche County95.2Brown County: 95 %Brown County95Lane County: 95 %Lane County95Smith County: 94.9 %Smith County94.9Republic County: 94.8 %Republic County94.8Ottawa County: 94.8 %Ottawa County94.8Miami County: 94.8 %Miami County94.8Washington County: 94.5 %Washington County94.5Gove County: 94.4 %Gove County94.4Mitchell County: 94.4 %Mitchell County94.4Atchison County: 94.3 %Atchison County94.3Crawford County: 94.2 %Crawford County94.2Decatur County: 94.2 %Decatur County94.2Linn County: 94.1 %Linn County94.1Butler County: 94.1 %Butler County94.1Barber County: 94 %Barber County94Sumner County: 94 %Sumner County94Jackson County: 94 %Jackson County94Jewell County: 93.8 %Jewell County93.8Nemaha County: 93.7 %Nemaha County93.7Allen County: 93.5 %Allen County93.5Thomas County: 93.5 %Thomas County93.5Shawnee County: 93.5 %Shawnee County93.5Geary County: 93.4 %Geary County93.4Leavenworth County: 93.4 %Leavenworth County93.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sheridan County96.5+0.2 pts
2Johnson County96.5-0 pts
3Trego County96.4+1.9 pts
4Pottawatomie County96.3+0.3 pts
5Wabaunsee County96.3-0.3 pts
6Lincoln County96.2+1.5 pts
7Riley County96.1+0.3 pts
8Douglas County95.9-0.1 pts
9Cloud County95.8-0 pts
10Rawlins County95.4+0.8 pts
11Graham County95.4+1.5 pts
12Hodgeman County95.3+2.7 pts
13Ellis County95.3-0.1 pts
14Osborne County95.3-0.2 pts
15Jefferson County95.2-0.5 pts
16Comanche County95.2-1.3 pts
17Brown County95+1.5 pts
17Lane County95-0.7 pts
19Smith County94.9-0.5 pts
20Republic County94.8-0.5 pts
21Ottawa County94.80 pts
22Miami County94.8-0.8 pts
23Washington County94.5+1 pts
24Gove County94.4+0.6 pts
25Mitchell County94.4-1 pts
26Atchison County94.3+0.5 pts
27Crawford County94.2-0.1 pts
28Decatur County94.2+0.5 pts
29Linn County94.1+0.6 pts
30Butler County94.1-0.2 pts
31Barber County94+2.5 pts
31Sumner County94+0.5 pts
33Jackson County94+0.2 pts
34Jewell County93.8+1.3 pts
35Nemaha County93.7+0.5 pts
36Allen County93.5+0.9 pts
37Thomas County93.5-1 pts
38Shawnee County93.5+0.5 pts
39Geary County93.4-0.3 pts
40Leavenworth County93.40 pts
41Clay County93.2-1 pts
42Ellsworth County93.1+0.8 pts
43Rice County92.9+0.9 pts
44Doniphan County92.9+1.8 pts
45Saline County92.9-0.8 pts
46Morris County92.9+0.4 pts
47Stafford County92.6-0.6 pts
48Chase County92.6-0.7 pts
49Russell County92.5-0.9 pts
50Greenwood County92.5+0.9 pts
51Clark County92.4-1.7 pts
52Dickinson County92.4-1.1 pts
53Osage County92.4+0.3 pts
54Phillips County92.4+1.3 pts
55McPherson County92.3-0.3 pts
55Neosho County92.3+1.3 pts
57Marion County92.3+0.3 pts
58Pratt County92.3+0.4 pts
59Norton County92.3+1.5 pts
60Franklin County92.2+0.2 pts
60Logan County92.2-0.1 pts
62Coffey County92.2-1.5 pts
63Rooks County92.2-0.4 pts
64Wallace County92.2-0.4 pts
65Elk County92+5.1 pts
66Harvey County91.80 pts
67Sherman County91.7+2.1 pts
68Wilson County91.6+0.3 pts
69Cowley County91.6-0.1 pts
70Ness County91.6+0.2 pts
71Rush County91.4+0.5 pts
72Reno County91.2-0.5 pts
73Woodson County91.1-0.9 pts
74Bourbon County91+1.3 pts
75Marshall County91-1.2 pts
76Cherokee County90.9+1 pts
77Kingman County90.6-0.2 pts
78Barton County90.3+0.6 pts
79Montgomery County89.9-0.1 pts
80Labette County89.8-0.7 pts
81Harper County89.7-0 pts
82Greeley County89.6+0.7 pts
83Sedgwick County89.50 pts
84Anderson County89.5+3 pts
85Pawnee County89.4-0.3 pts
86Chautauqua County89.4+0.6 pts
87Kiowa County89.3+0.3 pts
88Lyon County89.2+1.3 pts
89Scott County89.1+4.2 pts
90Cheyenne County87.9-1.4 pts
91Wichita County87.8-0.4 pts
92Edwards County87.7+0.1 pts
93Morton County86.7-1.1 pts
94Hamilton County85.8+0.2 pts
95Kearny County85.3+4.9 pts
96Meade County84.6-1.7 pts
97Wyandotte County81.9+0.5 pts
98Grant County81.1+2 pts
99Gray County77.8+2.4 pts
100Ford County77-0.3 pts
101Stanton County76.4-3.6 pts
102Haskell County74.8-0.3 pts
103Stevens County73.8-0.6 pts
104Seward County72+2.2 pts
105Finney County71.2-0.9 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.

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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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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?

Sheridan County, with 96.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Finney County, with 71.2% 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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