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 2023, at 98.8%. Liberty County had the lowest, at 81.1%. The median was 93.3% and the figure for Montana was 94.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.8Petroleum County
Lowest81.1Liberty County
Median93.356 counties
Montana94.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 93 %Big Horn County: 88.5 %Blaine County: 90.6 %Broadwater County: 91 %Carbon County: 96.7 %Carter County: 93.3 %Cascade County: 93.9 %Chouteau County: 92.3 %Custer County: 94.7 %Daniels County: 96.7 %Dawson County: 94.3 %Deer Lodge County: 92.8 %Fallon County: 97 %Fergus County: 94.2 %Flathead County: 95.6 %Gallatin County: 97.2 %Garfield County: 96.4 %Glacier County: 85.6 %Golden Valley County: 89.1 %Granite County: 93 %Hill County: 91.2 %Jefferson County: 94 %Judith Basin County: 94.1 %Lake County: 93 %Lewis and Clark County: 94.9 %Liberty County: 81.1 %Lincoln County: 91.9 %McCone County: 96.5 %Madison County: 95.4 %Meagher County: 95.5 %Mineral County: 93.3 %Missoula County: 96.6 %Musselshell County: 90.4 %Park County: 96.7 %Petroleum County: 98.8 %Phillips County: 95.4 %Pondera County: 86.8 %Powder River County: 89.5 %Powell County: 93.1 %Prairie County: 88.5 %Ravalli County: 93.3 %Richland County: 96.2 %Roosevelt County: 91.8 %Rosebud County: 91.4 %Sanders County: 92.2 %Sheridan County: 91.5 %Silver Bow County: 94 %Stillwater County: 93.1 %Sweet Grass County: 96.4 %Teton County: 90.9 %Toole County: 86.2 %Treasure County: 94.9 %Valley County: 94.7 %Wheatland County: 92.6 %Wibaux County: 97.3 %Yellowstone County: 95.3 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Petroleum County: 98.8 %Petroleum County98.8Wibaux County: 97.3 %Wibaux County97.3Gallatin County: 97.2 %Gallatin County97.2Fallon County: 97 %Fallon County97Carbon County: 96.7 %Carbon County96.7Park County: 96.7 %Park County96.7Daniels County: 96.7 %Daniels County96.7Missoula County: 96.6 %Missoula County96.6McCone County: 96.5 %McCone County96.5Garfield County: 96.4 %Garfield County96.4Sweet Grass County: 96.4 %Sweet Grass County96.4Richland County: 96.2 %Richland County96.2Flathead County: 95.6 %Flathead County95.6Meagher County: 95.5 %Meagher County95.5Madison County: 95.4 %Madison County95.4Phillips County: 95.4 %Phillips County95.4Yellowstone County: 95.3 %Yellowstone County95.3Treasure County: 94.9 %Treasure County94.9Lewis and Clark County: 94.9 %Lewis and Clark County94.9Custer County: 94.7 %Custer County94.7Valley County: 94.7 %Valley County94.7Dawson County: 94.3 %Dawson County94.3Fergus County: 94.2 %Fergus County94.2Judith Basin County: 94.1 %Judith Basin County94.1Silver Bow County: 94 %Silver Bow County94Jefferson County: 94 %Jefferson County94Cascade County: 93.9 %Cascade County93.9Carter County: 93.3 %Carter County93.3Mineral County: 93.3 %Mineral County93.3Ravalli County: 93.3 %Ravalli County93.3Powell County: 93.1 %Powell County93.1Stillwater County: 93.1 %Stillwater County93.1Beaverhead County: 93 %Beaverhead County93Lake County: 93 %Lake County93Granite County: 93 %Granite County93Deer Lodge County: 92.8 %Deer Lodge County92.8Wheatland County: 92.6 %Wheatland County92.6Chouteau County: 92.3 %Chouteau County92.3Sanders County: 92.2 %Sanders County92.2Lincoln County: 91.9 %Lincoln County91.9Roosevelt County: 91.8 %Roosevelt County91.8Sheridan County: 91.5 %Sheridan County91.5Rosebud County: 91.4 %Rosebud County91.4Hill County: 91.2 %Hill County91.2Broadwater County: 91 %Broadwater County91Teton County: 90.9 %Teton County90.9Blaine County: 90.6 %Blaine County90.6Musselshell County: 90.4 %Musselshell County90.4Powder River County: 89.5 %Powder River County89.5Golden Valley County: 89.1 %Golden Valley County89.1Prairie County: 88.5 %Prairie County88.5Big Horn County: 88.5 %Big Horn County88.5Pondera County: 86.8 %Pondera County86.8Toole County: 86.2 %Toole County86.2Glacier County: 85.6 %Glacier County85.6Liberty County: 81.1 %Liberty County81.1Petroleum County: 98.8 %Petroleum County98.8Wibaux County: 97.3 %Wibaux County97.3Gallatin County: 97.2 %Gallatin County97.2Fallon County: 97 %Fallon County97Carbon County: 96.7 %Carbon County96.7Park County: 96.7 %Park County96.7Daniels County: 96.7 %Daniels County96.7Missoula County: 96.6 %Missoula County96.6McCone County: 96.5 %McCone County96.5Garfield County: 96.4 %Garfield County96.4Sweet Grass County: 96.4 %Sweet Grass County96.4Richland County: 96.2 %Richland County96.2Flathead County: 95.6 %Flathead County95.6Meagher County: 95.5 %Meagher County95.5Madison County: 95.4 %Madison County95.4Phillips County: 95.4 %Phillips County95.4Yellowstone County: 95.3 %Yellowstone County95.3Treasure County: 94.9 %Treasure County94.9Lewis and Clark County: 94.9 %Lewis and Clark County94.9Custer County: 94.7 %Custer County94.7Valley County: 94.7 %Valley County94.7Dawson County: 94.3 %Dawson County94.3Fergus County: 94.2 %Fergus County94.2Judith Basin County: 94.1 %Judith Basin County94.1Silver Bow County: 94 %Silver Bow County94Jefferson County: 94 %Jefferson County94Cascade County: 93.9 %Cascade County93.9Carter County: 93.3 %Carter County93.3Mineral County: 93.3 %Mineral County93.3Ravalli County: 93.3 %Ravalli County93.3Powell County: 93.1 %Powell County93.1Stillwater County: 93.1 %Stillwater County93.1Beaverhead County: 93 %Beaverhead County93Lake County: 93 %Lake County93Granite County: 93 %Granite County93Deer Lodge County: 92.8 %Deer Lodge County92.8Wheatland County: 92.6 %Wheatland County92.6Chouteau County: 92.3 %Chouteau County92.3Sanders County: 92.2 %Sanders County92.2Lincoln County: 91.9 %Lincoln County91.9Roosevelt County: 91.8 %Roosevelt County91.8Sheridan County: 91.5 %Sheridan County91.5Rosebud County: 91.4 %Rosebud County91.4Hill County: 91.2 %Hill County91.2Broadwater County: 91 %Broadwater County91Teton County: 90.9 %Teton County90.9Blaine County: 90.6 %Blaine County90.6Musselshell County: 90.4 %Musselshell County90.4Powder River County: 89.5 %Powder River County89.5Golden Valley County: 89.1 %Golden Valley County89.1Prairie County: 88.5 %Prairie County88.5Big Horn County: 88.5 %Big Horn County88.5Pondera County: 86.8 %Pondera County86.8Toole County: 86.2 %Toole County86.2Glacier County: 85.6 %Glacier County85.6Liberty County: 81.1 %Liberty County81.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Petroleum County98.8-0.9 pts
2Wibaux County97.3+2.2 pts
3Gallatin County97.2-0.4 pts
4Fallon County97+0.5 pts
5Carbon County96.7+0.9 pts
6Park County96.7-0.2 pts
7Daniels County96.7+0.5 pts
8Missoula County96.6+0.2 pts
9McCone County96.5-0.5 pts
10Garfield County96.4-0.7 pts
11Sweet Grass County96.4+0.3 pts
12Richland County96.2+0.5 pts
13Flathead County95.60 pts
14Meagher County95.5-1.8 pts
15Madison County95.4-1 pts
16Phillips County95.4+2.2 pts
17Yellowstone County95.3-0 pts
18Treasure County94.9+0.8 pts
19Lewis and Clark County94.9-0.2 pts
20Custer County94.7+0.3 pts
21Valley County94.7+1.4 pts
22Dawson County94.3-0.9 pts
23Fergus County94.2-0.4 pts
24Judith Basin County94.1-0.1 pts
25Silver Bow County94+0.5 pts
26Jefferson County94+0.3 pts
27Cascade County93.9+0.5 pts
28Carter County93.3-0.9 pts
29Mineral County93.3+0.2 pts
30Ravalli County93.3+0.2 pts
31Powell County93.1+0.6 pts
32Stillwater County93.1+0.1 pts
33Beaverhead County93-1.3 pts
34Lake County93+0.7 pts
35Granite County93+2.6 pts
36Deer Lodge County92.8+2.3 pts
37Wheatland County92.6+0.2 pts
38Chouteau County92.3-0 pts
39Sanders County92.2+1.6 pts
40Lincoln County91.9-0.5 pts
41Roosevelt County91.8-1.4 pts
42Sheridan County91.5+1 pts
43Rosebud County91.4+1.7 pts
44Hill County91.2+0.8 pts
45Broadwater County91-2.4 pts
46Teton County90.9+1.1 pts
47Blaine County90.6+1.5 pts
48Musselshell County90.4-0.8 pts
49Powder River County89.5+0.2 pts
50Golden Valley County89.1-2.2 pts
51Prairie County88.5+2.3 pts
52Big Horn County88.5-0.8 pts
53Pondera County86.8-1.2 pts
54Toole County86.2-1.2 pts
55Glacier County85.6-1.1 pts
56Liberty County81.1+4.5 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/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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2023. 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 98.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Liberty County, with 81.1% in 2023.

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