Counties in Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024
Comal County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 254 counties in 2024, at 94.8%. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 52.9%. The median was 85.5% and the figure for Texas was 86%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 78
- 78 to 82
- 82 to 86
- 86 to 88
- 88 to 90
- 90 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comal County | 94.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 2 | Kendall County | 94.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 3 | Collin County | 94.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 4 | Armstrong County | 94.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 5 | Clay County | 94.5 | +1.7 pts |
| 6 | Borden County | 94.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 7 | Rockwall County | 94.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 8 | Terrell County | 94.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 9 | Williamson County | 94.1 | -0 pts |
| 10 | Randall County | 93.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 11 | Roberts County | 93.8 | -3.7 pts |
| 12 | Carson County | 93.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 13 | Throckmorton County | 93.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 14 | Denton County | 93.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 15 | Shackelford County | 93.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 16 | Bandera County | 92.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 17 | Aransas County | 92.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 18 | Somervell County | 92.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 19 | Blanco County | 92.5 | 0 pts |
| 20 | Hood County | 92.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 21 | Jeff Davis County | 92.4 | +5.7 pts |
| 22 | Callahan County | 92.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 23 | Hays County | 92 | +0.5 pts |
| 24 | Archer County | 92 | +1 pts |
| 25 | Fort Bend County | 91.9 | 0 pts |
| 26 | Travis County | 91.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 27 | Lampasas County | 91.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 28 | Parker County | 91.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 29 | Fayette County | 91.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 30 | Hardin County | 91.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 31 | Fisher County | 91.3 | +1 pts |
| 32 | Orange County | 91.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 33 | Bowie County | 91.1 | +1.1 pts |
| 34 | Coryell County | 91.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 35 | Real County | 91 | +4.2 pts |
| 36 | Bell County | 90.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 37 | Irion County | 90.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 38 | Llano County | 90.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 39 | Franklin County | 90.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 40 | Stonewall County | 90.3 | +5.8 pts |
| 41 | Loving County | 90.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 90.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 43 | Kerr County | 90.3 | -0 pts |
| 44 | Rains County | 90.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 45 | Washington County | 90.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 46 | Gillespie County | 90.1 | +0.8 pts |
| 47 | Taylor County | 90 | -0.5 pts |
| 48 | Galveston County | 89.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 49 | Grayson County | 89.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 49 | Guadalupe County | 89.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 51 | Wilson County | 89.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 52 | Colorado County | 89.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 53 | Jasper County | 89.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 54 | Harrison County | 89.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Delta County | 89.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 56 | Lubbock County | 89.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 57 | Brewster County | 89.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 58 | Brazoria County | 89.2 | 0 pts |
| 59 | Burnet County | 89.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 60 | Wheeler County | 89 | +1.4 pts |
| 61 | King County | 88.9 | +9 pts |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 88.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 63 | Milam County | 88.8 | +2.1 pts |
| 64 | Brazos County | 88.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 65 | Smith County | 88.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 66 | Trinity County | 88.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 67 | Chambers County | 88.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 68 | Lamar County | 88.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 69 | Cooke County | 88.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 70 | Glasscock County | 88.5 | +1 pts |
| 70 | Young County | 88.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 72 | Lavaca County | 88.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 73 | Mills County | 88.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 74 | Brown County | 88.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 75 | Ellis County | 88.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 76 | Coke County | 88.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 77 | Henderson County | 88.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 78 | McLennan County | 88.1 | -0 pts |
| 79 | Goliad County | 87.9 | +3.9 pts |
| 80 | Cass County | 87.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 81 | Sabine County | 87.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 82 | Wood County | 87.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 83 | Montague County | 87.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 84 | Kent County | 87.8 | -2.1 pts |
| 85 | Fannin County | 87.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 86 | Bosque County | 87.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 87 | Erath County | 87.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 88 | Wichita County | 87.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 89 | Johnson County | 87.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 89 | Leon County | 87.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 91 | Palo Pinto County | 87.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 92 | Reagan County | 87.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 93 | Upshur County | 87.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 94 | Red River County | 87.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 95 | Freestone County | 87.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 96 | Tarrant County | 87.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 97 | Runnels County | 87.2 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Robertson County | 87.1 | +2.3 pts |
| 99 | Tom Green County | 87.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Falls County | 87 | +2.2 pts |
| 101 | Van Zandt County | 87 | -0.3 pts |
| 102 | Wise County | 87 | +0.3 pts |
| 103 | Coleman County | 86.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 104 | Gregg County | 86.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 104 | Morris County | 86.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 106 | Haskell County | 86.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 107 | Hill County | 86.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 108 | Donley County | 86.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 109 | Hardeman County | 86.7 | +1 pts |
| 110 | Panola County | 86.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 111 | Marion County | 86.6 | 0 pts |
| 112 | Bexar County | 86.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 113 | Hunt County | 86.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 114 | McCulloch County | 86.4 | +3.7 pts |
| 115 | Kaufman County | 86.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 116 | Burleson County | 86.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 117 | Austin County | 86.2 | -2.3 pts |
| 118 | Baylor County | 86.2 | +3.7 pts |
| 119 | Medina County | 86 | +0.1 pts |
| 120 | Hutchinson County | 86 | +0.1 pts |
| 121 | Nacogdoches County | 85.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 122 | Limestone County | 85.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 123 | Anderson County | 85.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 123 | McMullen County | 85.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 123 | Motley County | 85.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 126 | Midland County | 85.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 126 | Wharton County | 85.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 128 | Oldham County | 85.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 129 | DeWitt County | 85.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 130 | Knox County | 85.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 131 | Newton County | 85.4 | +1 pts |
| 132 | Angelina County | 85.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 133 | Calhoun County | 85.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 134 | Lynn County | 85.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 134 | Nueces County | 85.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 136 | Hopkins County | 85.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 137 | Jefferson County | 85.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 138 | Tyler County | 85.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 139 | Camp County | 85 | +0.9 pts |
| 140 | Kleberg County | 85 | +1.2 pts |
| 141 | Comanche County | 84.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 142 | Victoria County | 84.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 143 | Rusk County | 84.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 144 | Dickens County | 84.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 145 | Eastland County | 84.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 145 | San Augustine County | 84.8 | +3.1 pts |
| 147 | Walker County | 84.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 148 | Lipscomb County | 84.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 149 | Waller County | 84.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 150 | San Saba County | 84.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 151 | San Patricio County | 84.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 152 | Nolan County | 84.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 153 | Sterling County | 84 | -3.9 pts |
| 154 | Mitchell County | 83.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 155 | Refugio County | 83.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 156 | Stephens County | 83.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 157 | Gray County | 83.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 158 | Jackson County | 83.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 159 | Polk County | 83.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 160 | Hall County | 83.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 161 | Lee County | 83.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 162 | Madison County | 83.4 | +3.2 pts |
| 163 | Pecos County | 83.2 | +4.2 pts |
| 164 | Houston County | 83 | +0.3 pts |
| 165 | Concho County | 82.9 | +3.4 pts |
| 165 | San Jacinto County | 82.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 167 | Kinney County | 82.9 | -5.8 pts |
| 168 | Briscoe County | 82.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 169 | Harris County | 82.5 | 0 pts |
| 170 | Martin County | 82.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 171 | Foard County | 82.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 172 | Shelby County | 82.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 173 | Menard County | 82.2 | +5.4 pts |
| 174 | Caldwell County | 82 | +1.7 pts |
| 175 | Cherokee County | 82 | +1.3 pts |
| 176 | Scurry County | 82 | -3.2 pts |
| 177 | Sutton County | 82 | +1.2 pts |
| 178 | Dallas County | 81.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 178 | Mason County | 81.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 180 | Bastrop County | 81.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 181 | Bee County | 81.6 | 0 pts |
| 182 | Wilbarger County | 81.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 183 | Hockley County | 81.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 184 | Atascosa County | 81.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Jones County | 81.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 186 | Jack County | 81.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 187 | Howard County | 81.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 188 | El Paso County | 81.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 189 | Matagorda County | 81 | -1.7 pts |
| 190 | Crosby County | 80.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 191 | Hemphill County | 80.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 192 | Grimes County | 80.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 193 | Hartley County | 80.5 | -2.6 pts |
| 194 | Cottle County | 80.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 195 | Swisher County | 80 | -0.4 pts |
| 196 | Kimble County | 79.6 | -3.5 pts |
| 196 | Live Oak County | 79.6 | +2.7 pts |
| 198 | Jim Wells County | 79.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 199 | Brooks County | 79.6 | +12.2 pts |
| 200 | Schleicher County | 79.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 201 | Upton County | 79.4 | -2 pts |
| 202 | Childress County | 79.4 | -4.5 pts |
| 203 | Navarro County | 79.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 204 | Edwards County | 78.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 205 | Lamb County | 78.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 206 | Ector County | 78.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 207 | Titus County | 78.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 208 | Terry County | 78.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 209 | Ward County | 78.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 210 | Jim Hogg County | 78.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 211 | Ochiltree County | 78.1 | -2.9 pts |
| 212 | Karnes County | 78.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 212 | Potter County | 78.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 214 | Hansford County | 77.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 215 | Dallam County | 77.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 215 | Liberty County | 77.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 217 | Uvalde County | 77.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 218 | Floyd County | 76.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 219 | Val Verde County | 76.8 | +1.7 pts |
| 220 | Andrews County | 76.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 221 | Sherman County | 76.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 222 | Duval County | 76.5 | +2.9 pts |
| 223 | Gonzales County | 75.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 224 | Yoakum County | 74.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 225 | Collingsworth County | 74.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 226 | Bailey County | 74.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 227 | Hale County | 74.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 228 | Castro County | 74.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 229 | Culberson County | 74.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 230 | Dimmit County | 73.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 231 | Winkler County | 72.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 232 | Cameron County | 72.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 233 | Crane County | 72.2 | -3.4 pts |
| 234 | Dawson County | 72.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 235 | Frio County | 71.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 236 | Willacy County | 71.2 | +3.4 pts |
| 237 | Webb County | 70.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 238 | Zavala County | 70.4 | -3 pts |
| 239 | Hidalgo County | 70.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 240 | Reeves County | 70.2 | -1.1 pts |
| 241 | Deaf Smith County | 70.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 242 | Garza County | 70 | +1.9 pts |
| 243 | Parmer County | 68.6 | -4.1 pts |
| 244 | La Salle County | 68.3 | +4.5 pts |
| 245 | Moore County | 68.2 | -2 pts |
| 246 | Maverick County | 67.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 247 | Presidio County | 67.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 248 | Cochran County | 66.1 | -5.6 pts |
| 249 | Zapata County | 65.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 250 | Crockett County | 61.8 | -3.9 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.
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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/texas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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title = {{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 Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Comal County, with 94.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Kenedy County, with 52.9% in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
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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