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

Petroleum County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 56 counties in 2022, at 99.7%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 76.6%. The median was 93.3% and the figure for Montana was 94.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.7Petroleum County
Lowest76.6Liberty County
Median93.356 counties
Montana94.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 94.3 %Big Horn County: 89.3 %Blaine County: 89.1 %Broadwater County: 93.3 %Carbon County: 95.8 %Carter County: 94.3 %Cascade County: 93.4 %Chouteau County: 92.3 %Custer County: 94.4 %Daniels County: 96.2 %Dawson County: 95.2 %Deer Lodge County: 90.5 %Fallon County: 96.5 %Fergus County: 94.6 %Flathead County: 95.6 %Gallatin County: 97.6 %Garfield County: 97.1 %Glacier County: 86.7 %Golden Valley County: 91.3 %Granite County: 90.4 %Hill County: 90.4 %Jefferson County: 93.7 %Judith Basin County: 94.2 %Lake County: 92.3 %Lewis and Clark County: 95 %Liberty County: 76.6 %Lincoln County: 92.4 %McCone County: 96.9 %Madison County: 96.4 %Meagher County: 97.3 %Mineral County: 93.1 %Missoula County: 96.4 %Musselshell County: 91.1 %Park County: 96.9 %Petroleum County: 99.7 %Phillips County: 93.2 %Pondera County: 88 %Powder River County: 89.3 %Powell County: 92.5 %Prairie County: 86.2 %Ravalli County: 93 %Richland County: 95.7 %Roosevelt County: 93.2 %Rosebud County: 89.7 %Sanders County: 90.7 %Sheridan County: 90.5 %Silver Bow County: 93.5 %Stillwater County: 92.9 %Sweet Grass County: 96 %Teton County: 89.8 %Toole County: 87.4 %Treasure County: 94.1 %Valley County: 93.3 %Wheatland County: 92.4 %Wibaux County: 95.1 %Yellowstone County: 95.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Petroleum County: 99.7 %Petroleum County99.7Gallatin County: 97.6 %Gallatin County97.6Meagher County: 97.3 %Meagher County97.3Garfield County: 97.1 %Garfield County97.1McCone County: 96.9 %McCone County96.9Park County: 96.9 %Park County96.9Fallon County: 96.5 %Fallon County96.5Madison County: 96.4 %Madison County96.4Missoula County: 96.4 %Missoula County96.4Daniels County: 96.2 %Daniels County96.2Sweet Grass County: 96 %Sweet Grass County96Carbon County: 95.8 %Carbon County95.8Richland County: 95.7 %Richland County95.7Flathead County: 95.6 %Flathead County95.6Yellowstone County: 95.3 %Yellowstone County95.3Dawson County: 95.2 %Dawson County95.2Wibaux County: 95.1 %Wibaux County95.1Lewis and Clark County: 95 %Lewis and Clark County95Fergus County: 94.6 %Fergus County94.6Custer County: 94.4 %Custer County94.4Beaverhead County: 94.3 %Beaverhead County94.3Carter County: 94.3 %Carter County94.3Judith Basin County: 94.2 %Judith Basin County94.2Treasure County: 94.1 %Treasure County94.1Jefferson County: 93.7 %Jefferson County93.7Silver Bow County: 93.5 %Silver Bow County93.5Cascade County: 93.4 %Cascade County93.4Broadwater County: 93.3 %Broadwater County93.3Valley County: 93.3 %Valley County93.3Roosevelt County: 93.2 %Roosevelt County93.2Phillips County: 93.2 %Phillips County93.2Mineral County: 93.1 %Mineral County93.1Ravalli County: 93 %Ravalli County93Stillwater County: 92.9 %Stillwater County92.9Powell County: 92.5 %Powell County92.5Lincoln County: 92.4 %Lincoln County92.4Wheatland County: 92.4 %Wheatland County92.4Chouteau County: 92.3 %Chouteau County92.3Lake County: 92.3 %Lake County92.3Golden Valley County: 91.3 %Golden Valley County91.3Musselshell County: 91.1 %Musselshell County91.1Sanders County: 90.7 %Sanders County90.7Deer Lodge County: 90.5 %Deer Lodge County90.5Sheridan County: 90.5 %Sheridan County90.5Hill County: 90.4 %Hill County90.4Granite County: 90.4 %Granite County90.4Teton County: 89.8 %Teton County89.8Rosebud County: 89.7 %Rosebud County89.7Big Horn County: 89.3 %Big Horn County89.3Powder River County: 89.3 %Powder River County89.3Blaine County: 89.1 %Blaine County89.1Pondera County: 88 %Pondera County88Toole County: 87.4 %Toole County87.4Glacier County: 86.7 %Glacier County86.7Prairie County: 86.2 %Prairie County86.2Liberty County: 76.6 %Liberty County76.6Petroleum County: 99.7 %Petroleum County99.7Gallatin County: 97.6 %Gallatin County97.6Meagher County: 97.3 %Meagher County97.3Garfield County: 97.1 %Garfield County97.1McCone County: 96.9 %McCone County96.9Park County: 96.9 %Park County96.9Fallon County: 96.5 %Fallon County96.5Madison County: 96.4 %Madison County96.4Missoula County: 96.4 %Missoula County96.4Daniels County: 96.2 %Daniels County96.2Sweet Grass County: 96 %Sweet Grass County96Carbon County: 95.8 %Carbon County95.8Richland County: 95.7 %Richland County95.7Flathead County: 95.6 %Flathead County95.6Yellowstone County: 95.3 %Yellowstone County95.3Dawson County: 95.2 %Dawson County95.2Wibaux County: 95.1 %Wibaux County95.1Lewis and Clark County: 95 %Lewis and Clark County95Fergus County: 94.6 %Fergus County94.6Custer County: 94.4 %Custer County94.4Beaverhead County: 94.3 %Beaverhead County94.3Carter County: 94.3 %Carter County94.3Judith Basin County: 94.2 %Judith Basin County94.2Treasure County: 94.1 %Treasure County94.1Jefferson County: 93.7 %Jefferson County93.7Silver Bow County: 93.5 %Silver Bow County93.5Cascade County: 93.4 %Cascade County93.4Broadwater County: 93.3 %Broadwater County93.3Valley County: 93.3 %Valley County93.3Roosevelt County: 93.2 %Roosevelt County93.2Phillips County: 93.2 %Phillips County93.2Mineral County: 93.1 %Mineral County93.1Ravalli County: 93 %Ravalli County93Stillwater County: 92.9 %Stillwater County92.9Powell County: 92.5 %Powell County92.5Lincoln County: 92.4 %Lincoln County92.4Wheatland County: 92.4 %Wheatland County92.4Chouteau County: 92.3 %Chouteau County92.3Lake County: 92.3 %Lake County92.3Golden Valley County: 91.3 %Golden Valley County91.3Musselshell County: 91.1 %Musselshell County91.1Sanders County: 90.7 %Sanders County90.7Deer Lodge County: 90.5 %Deer Lodge County90.5Sheridan County: 90.5 %Sheridan County90.5Hill County: 90.4 %Hill County90.4Granite County: 90.4 %Granite County90.4Teton County: 89.8 %Teton County89.8Rosebud County: 89.7 %Rosebud County89.7Big Horn County: 89.3 %Big Horn County89.3Powder River County: 89.3 %Powder River County89.3Blaine County: 89.1 %Blaine County89.1Pondera County: 88 %Pondera County88Toole County: 87.4 %Toole County87.4Glacier County: 86.7 %Glacier County86.7Prairie County: 86.2 %Prairie County86.2Liberty County: 76.6 %Liberty County76.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Petroleum County99.7+0.3 pts
2Gallatin County97.6+0.1 pts
3Meagher County97.3+0.9 pts
4Garfield County97.1-0.5 pts
5McCone County96.9+0.9 pts
6Park County96.9+0.3 pts
7Fallon County96.5+1 pts
8Madison County96.4-0 pts
9Missoula County96.40 pts
10Daniels County96.2+3.3 pts
11Sweet Grass County96-0 pts
12Carbon County95.8+0.3 pts
13Richland County95.7+0.3 pts
14Flathead County95.6+0.7 pts
15Yellowstone County95.3+0.3 pts
16Dawson County95.2+0.2 pts
17Wibaux County95.1+2.4 pts
18Lewis and Clark County95-0.6 pts
19Fergus County94.6-0.7 pts
20Custer County94.4+0.4 pts
21Beaverhead County94.3-0.2 pts
22Carter County94.3+2 pts
23Judith Basin County94.2-0.7 pts
24Treasure County94.1+3 pts
25Jefferson County93.7-0.8 pts
26Silver Bow County93.5-0.2 pts
27Cascade County93.4+0.4 pts
28Broadwater County93.3+0.4 pts
29Valley County93.3+0.3 pts
30Roosevelt County93.2+2.8 pts
31Phillips County93.2+0.6 pts
32Mineral County93.1+0.5 pts
33Ravalli County93+0.4 pts
34Stillwater County92.9+0.2 pts
35Powell County92.5+2.3 pts
36Lincoln County92.4+0.9 pts
37Wheatland County92.4+1.8 pts
38Chouteau County92.3+0.3 pts
39Lake County92.3-0 pts
40Golden Valley County91.3-0.3 pts
41Musselshell County91.1-0.2 pts
42Sanders County90.7-0.4 pts
43Deer Lodge County90.5-0.3 pts
43Sheridan County90.5-2.1 pts
45Hill County90.4-0.7 pts
46Granite County90.4-0.6 pts
47Teton County89.8-2.6 pts
48Rosebud County89.7+0.2 pts
49Big Horn County89.3-0.1 pts
50Powder River County89.3-4.5 pts
51Blaine County89.1-1.6 pts
52Pondera County88-3.4 pts
53Toole County87.4-2.1 pts
54Glacier County86.7-1.9 pts
55Prairie County86.2-0.7 pts
56Liberty County76.6+4 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Montana by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 Montana by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/montana-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Petroleum County, with 99.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Liberty County, with 76.6% in 2022.

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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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