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

Keweenaw County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 83 counties in 2021, at 96.4%. Lake County had the lowest, at 82%. The median was 91.5% and the figure for Michigan was 91.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.4Keweenaw County
Lowest82Lake County
Median91.583 counties
Michigan91.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 90.4 %Alger County: 91.6 %Allegan County: 91.3 %Alpena County: 92.7 %Antrim County: 93.1 %Arenac County: 88.8 %Baraga County: 91.1 %Barry County: 93.4 %Bay County: 91.1 %Benzie County: 93 %Berrien County: 90.8 %Branch County: 88.9 %Calhoun County: 91 %Cass County: 89.1 %Charlevoix County: 94 %Cheboygan County: 90.7 %Chippewa County: 92.2 %Clare County: 86.5 %Clinton County: 95.3 %Crawford County: 91.4 %Delta County: 92.7 %Dickinson County: 95.7 %Eaton County: 94.9 %Emmet County: 95.4 %Genesee County: 91.2 %Gladwin County: 88.3 %Gogebic County: 94.2 %Grand Traverse County: 95.2 %Gratiot County: 91.8 %Hillsdale County: 89.8 %Houghton County: 92.9 %Huron County: 91 %Ingham County: 93.7 %Ionia County: 91.5 %Iosco County: 89.5 %Iron County: 92.3 %Isabella County: 92.5 %Jackson County: 91.8 %Kalamazoo County: 94.3 %Kalkaska County: 88.1 %Kent County: 92.1 %Keweenaw County: 96.4 %Lake County: 82 %Lapeer County: 91.7 %Leelanau County: 96.4 %Lenawee County: 91.5 %Livingston County: 96 %Luce County: 92.4 %Mackinac County: 91.5 %Macomb County: 90.4 %Manistee County: 91.2 %Marquette County: 95.3 %Mason County: 93.3 %Mecosta County: 92.4 %Menominee County: 93 %Midland County: 94.7 %Missaukee County: 90.2 %Monroe County: 91.5 %Montcalm County: 88.5 %Montmorency County: 88.1 %Muskegon County: 91.7 %Newaygo County: 89.8 %Oakland County: 94.7 %Oceana County: 88.4 %Ogemaw County: 87.1 %Ontonagon County: 93.3 %Osceola County: 88.8 %Oscoda County: 82.1 %Otsego County: 93.6 %Ottawa County: 93.8 %Presque Isle County: 90.8 %Roscommon County: 90.8 %Saginaw County: 90.6 %St. Clair County: 91.8 %St. Joseph County: 86.8 %Sanilac County: 90 %Schoolcraft County: 90.2 %Shiawassee County: 92 %Tuscola County: 90.5 %Van Buren County: 88.3 %Washtenaw County: 95.7 %Wayne County: 87.6 %Wexford County: 90.5 %
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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

Keweenaw County: 96.4 %Keweenaw County96.4Leelanau County: 96.4 %Leelanau County96.4Livingston County: 96 %Livingston County96Washtenaw County: 95.7 %Washtenaw County95.7Dickinson County: 95.7 %Dickinson County95.7Emmet County: 95.4 %Emmet County95.4Marquette County: 95.3 %Marquette County95.3Clinton County: 95.3 %Clinton County95.3Grand Traverse County: 95.2 %Grand Traverse County95.2Eaton County: 94.9 %Eaton County94.9Midland County: 94.7 %Midland County94.7Oakland County: 94.7 %Oakland County94.7Kalamazoo County: 94.3 %Kalamazoo County94.3Gogebic County: 94.2 %Gogebic County94.2Charlevoix County: 94 %Charlevoix County94Ottawa County: 93.8 %Ottawa County93.8Ingham County: 93.7 %Ingham County93.7Otsego County: 93.6 %Otsego County93.6Barry County: 93.4 %Barry County93.4Mason County: 93.3 %Mason County93.3Ontonagon County: 93.3 %Ontonagon County93.3Antrim County: 93.1 %Antrim County93.1Menominee County: 93 %Menominee County93Benzie County: 93 %Benzie County93Houghton County: 92.9 %Houghton County92.9Delta County: 92.7 %Delta County92.7Alpena County: 92.7 %Alpena County92.7Isabella County: 92.5 %Isabella County92.5Mecosta County: 92.4 %Mecosta County92.4Luce County: 92.4 %Luce County92.4Iron County: 92.3 %Iron County92.3Chippewa County: 92.2 %Chippewa County92.2Kent County: 92.1 %Kent County92.1Shiawassee County: 92 %Shiawassee County92Gratiot County: 91.8 %Gratiot County91.8St. Clair County: 91.8 %St. Clair County91.8Jackson County: 91.8 %Jackson County91.8Muskegon County: 91.7 %Muskegon County91.7Lapeer County: 91.7 %Lapeer County91.7Alger County: 91.6 %Alger County91.6Keweenaw County: 96.4 %Keweenaw County96.4Leelanau County: 96.4 %Leelanau County96.4Livingston County: 96 %Livingston County96Washtenaw County: 95.7 %Washtenaw County95.7Dickinson County: 95.7 %Dickinson County95.7Emmet County: 95.4 %Emmet County95.4Marquette County: 95.3 %Marquette County95.3Clinton County: 95.3 %Clinton County95.3Grand Traverse County: 95.2 %Grand Traverse County95.2Eaton County: 94.9 %Eaton County94.9Midland County: 94.7 %Midland County94.7Oakland County: 94.7 %Oakland County94.7Kalamazoo County: 94.3 %Kalamazoo County94.3Gogebic County: 94.2 %Gogebic County94.2Charlevoix County: 94 %Charlevoix County94Ottawa County: 93.8 %Ottawa County93.8Ingham County: 93.7 %Ingham County93.7Otsego County: 93.6 %Otsego County93.6Barry County: 93.4 %Barry County93.4Mason County: 93.3 %Mason County93.3Ontonagon County: 93.3 %Ontonagon County93.3Antrim County: 93.1 %Antrim County93.1Menominee County: 93 %Menominee County93Benzie County: 93 %Benzie County93Houghton County: 92.9 %Houghton County92.9Delta County: 92.7 %Delta County92.7Alpena County: 92.7 %Alpena County92.7Isabella County: 92.5 %Isabella County92.5Mecosta County: 92.4 %Mecosta County92.4Luce County: 92.4 %Luce County92.4Iron County: 92.3 %Iron County92.3Chippewa County: 92.2 %Chippewa County92.2Kent County: 92.1 %Kent County92.1Shiawassee County: 92 %Shiawassee County92Gratiot County: 91.8 %Gratiot County91.8St. Clair County: 91.8 %St. Clair County91.8Jackson County: 91.8 %Jackson County91.8Muskegon County: 91.7 %Muskegon County91.7Lapeer County: 91.7 %Lapeer County91.7Alger County: 91.6 %Alger County91.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Keweenaw County96.4
2Leelanau County96.4
3Livingston County96
4Washtenaw County95.7
5Dickinson County95.7
6Emmet County95.4
7Marquette County95.3
8Clinton County95.3
9Grand Traverse County95.2
10Eaton County94.9
11Midland County94.7
12Oakland County94.7
13Kalamazoo County94.3
14Gogebic County94.2
15Charlevoix County94
16Ottawa County93.8
17Ingham County93.7
18Otsego County93.6
19Barry County93.4
20Mason County93.3
21Ontonagon County93.3
22Antrim County93.1
23Menominee County93
24Benzie County93
25Houghton County92.9
26Delta County92.7
27Alpena County92.7
28Isabella County92.5
29Mecosta County92.4
30Luce County92.4
31Iron County92.3
32Chippewa County92.2
33Kent County92.1
34Shiawassee County92
35Gratiot County91.8
35St. Clair County91.8
37Jackson County91.8
38Muskegon County91.7
39Lapeer County91.7
40Alger County91.6
41Ionia County91.5
42Monroe County91.5
43Lenawee County91.5
44Mackinac County91.5
45Crawford County91.4
46Allegan County91.3
47Manistee County91.2
48Genesee County91.2
49Bay County91.1
50Baraga County91.1
51Calhoun County91
52Huron County91
53Roscommon County90.8
54Presque Isle County90.8
55Berrien County90.8
56Cheboygan County90.7
57Saginaw County90.6
58Tuscola County90.5
59Wexford County90.5
60Alcona County90.4
61Macomb County90.4
62Schoolcraft County90.2
63Missaukee County90.2
64Sanilac County90
65Newaygo County89.8
66Hillsdale County89.8
67Iosco County89.5
68Cass County89.1
69Branch County88.9
70Arenac County88.8
71Osceola County88.8
72Montcalm County88.5
73Oceana County88.4
74Gladwin County88.3
75Van Buren County88.3
76Montmorency County88.1
77Kalkaska County88.1
78Wayne County87.6
79Ogemaw County87.1
80St. Joseph County86.8
81Clare County86.5
82Oscoda County82.1
83Lake County82

Other periods

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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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?

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

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Lake County, with 82% in 2021.

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