Counties in Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over
Loving County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 254 counties in 2022, at 96.8%. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 33.3%. The median was 84.7% and the figure for Texas was 85.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
- Under 76
- 76 to 82
- 82 to 85
- 85 to 87
- 87 to 89
- 89 and over
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County | 96.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 2 | Borden County | 94.5 | +2.3 pts |
| 3 | Collin County | 94.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 4 | Rockwall County | 94.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 5 | Williamson County | 94.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 6 | Randall County | 93.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 7 | Terrell County | 93.7 | +7.3 pts |
| 8 | Comal County | 93.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 9 | Shackelford County | 93.5 | +3 pts |
| 10 | Denton County | 93.3 | 0 pts |
| 11 | Clay County | 92.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 12 | Somervell County | 92.9 | +3.6 pts |
| 13 | Armstrong County | 92.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 14 | Kendall County | 92.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 15 | Carson County | 92.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 16 | Hood County | 92.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 17 | Callahan County | 92.1 | +2.5 pts |
| 18 | Bandera County | 92 | +1.3 pts |
| 19 | Roberts County | 91.8 | -1.8 pts |
| 20 | Llano County | 91.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 21 | Franklin County | 91.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 22 | Fort Bend County | 91.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 23 | Archer County | 91.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 24 | Hays County | 90.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 25 | Bell County | 90.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 25 | Travis County | 90.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 27 | Wilson County | 90.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 28 | Grayson County | 90.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Blanco County | 90.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 30 | Lampasas County | 90.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 30 | Parker County | 90.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 32 | Throckmorton County | 90.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 33 | Sterling County | 90.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 34 | Coryell County | 90 | +0.9 pts |
| 35 | Taylor County | 90 | +0.6 pts |
| 36 | Bowie County | 90 | +0.2 pts |
| 37 | Fayette County | 89.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 89.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 39 | Galveston County | 89.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 39 | Washington County | 89.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 41 | Kerr County | 89.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 42 | Harrison County | 89.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 43 | Hamilton County | 89.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 43 | Orange County | 89.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 45 | Brazos County | 89.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 46 | Chambers County | 89.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 47 | Delta County | 89.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 48 | Guadalupe County | 89.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 49 | Real County | 89.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 50 | Brewster County | 88.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 51 | McMullen County | 88.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 52 | Hardin County | 88.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 53 | Irion County | 88.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 54 | Cooke County | 88.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 55 | Brazoria County | 88.8 | -0 pts |
| 56 | Gillespie County | 88.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 57 | Hemphill County | 88.6 | +3.1 pts |
| 58 | Aransas County | 88.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | Kent County | 88.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 60 | Burnet County | 88.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 61 | Ellis County | 88.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 62 | Lubbock County | 88.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 63 | Coleman County | 88.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 64 | Reagan County | 88.1 | +3 pts |
| 65 | Young County | 88.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 66 | Montague County | 88 | +1.5 pts |
| 67 | Mills County | 87.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 68 | Austin County | 87.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 69 | Bosque County | 87.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 70 | Hunt County | 87.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 71 | Cass County | 87.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 72 | Morris County | 87.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 72 | Smith County | 87.6 | -0 pts |
| 74 | Wichita County | 87.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 75 | Lamar County | 87.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 76 | Palo Pinto County | 87.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 77 | Brown County | 87.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 77 | Rains County | 87.4 | +1 pts |
| 79 | Jasper County | 87.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 80 | Camp County | 87.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 81 | Erath County | 87.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 82 | Tarrant County | 87.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 83 | Wise County | 87 | +1.1 pts |
| 84 | Baylor County | 87 | +3 pts |
| 85 | McLennan County | 86.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 86 | Sabine County | 86.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 87 | Marion County | 86.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 88 | Waller County | 86.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 89 | Henderson County | 86.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 90 | Tom Green County | 86.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 91 | Upshur County | 86.6 | +1 pts |
| 92 | Lee County | 86.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 93 | Gregg County | 86.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 94 | Trinity County | 86.4 | +2.5 pts |
| 95 | Johnson County | 86.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 96 | Kaufman County | 86.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 97 | Fisher County | 86.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 98 | Wood County | 86.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 99 | Glasscock County | 86.1 | +10.6 pts |
| 100 | Coke County | 86 | +2.3 pts |
| 101 | Van Zandt County | 86 | -0.1 pts |
| 102 | Medina County | 86 | +0.2 pts |
| 103 | Motley County | 86 | -0.6 pts |
| 104 | Bexar County | 85.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 104 | Hutchinson County | 85.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 106 | San Saba County | 85.8 | +4.2 pts |
| 106 | Wheeler County | 85.8 | +4.5 pts |
| 108 | Milam County | 85.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 109 | Jeff Davis County | 85.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 110 | Fannin County | 85.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 111 | Hill County | 85.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 112 | San Jacinto County | 85.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 113 | Dickens County | 85.5 | +1.8 pts |
| 114 | Eastland County | 85.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 115 | Lavaca County | 85.3 | -1 pts |
| 116 | Walker County | 85.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 117 | Robertson County | 85.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 118 | Kimble County | 85.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 119 | Nacogdoches County | 85.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 120 | Red River County | 85.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 121 | Lipscomb County | 85.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 122 | Freestone County | 85 | +2.4 pts |
| 123 | Hardeman County | 85 | -0.5 pts |
| 124 | Hopkins County | 84.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 124 | Mason County | 84.9 | +2.5 pts |
| 126 | Anderson County | 84.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 127 | Jefferson County | 84.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 128 | Comanche County | 84.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 129 | Kinney County | 84.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 130 | Limestone County | 84.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 131 | Leon County | 84.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 132 | Briscoe County | 84.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 133 | Nueces County | 84.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 134 | Goliad County | 84.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 135 | Donley County | 84.5 | -1.5 pts |
| 136 | Scurry County | 84.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 137 | Colorado County | 84.4 | 0 pts |
| 138 | Midland County | 84.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 139 | Calhoun County | 84.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 140 | Martin County | 84.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 141 | Hartley County | 84.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 142 | Rusk County | 84.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 143 | DeWitt County | 84.1 | +1 pts |
| 144 | Angelina County | 84 | +0.2 pts |
| 145 | Nolan County | 83.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 146 | Refugio County | 83.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 146 | Victoria County | 83.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 148 | Mitchell County | 83.8 | +1.6 pts |
| 149 | Burleson County | 83.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 149 | Panola County | 83.7 | +1 pts |
| 151 | Oldham County | 83.5 | -3.9 pts |
| 152 | Stephens County | 83.3 | -1.6 pts |
| 153 | Bastrop County | 83.1 | -1.3 pts |
| 154 | Runnels County | 82.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 155 | Tyler County | 82.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 156 | Falls County | 82.5 | +3 pts |
| 157 | Houston County | 82.4 | +2.8 pts |
| 158 | Kleberg County | 82.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 159 | San Augustine County | 82.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 160 | San Patricio County | 82.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 161 | Harris County | 82.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 162 | Childress County | 82 | -0.9 pts |
| 162 | Schleicher County | 82 | -2.9 pts |
| 164 | Newton County | 81.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 165 | Cottle County | 81.9 | -3.5 pts |
| 166 | Knox County | 81.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 167 | Hall County | 81.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 168 | Shelby County | 81.7 | +1 pts |
| 169 | Gray County | 81.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 170 | Matagorda County | 81.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 171 | Lynn County | 81.4 | +2.4 pts |
| 172 | Polk County | 81.4 | +1 pts |
| 173 | Wharton County | 81.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 174 | Dallas County | 81.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 175 | Howard County | 81 | +0.5 pts |
| 176 | Stonewall County | 80.9 | -3.6 pts |
| 177 | Jones County | 80.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 178 | Grimes County | 80.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 179 | Jackson County | 80.6 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Atascosa County | 80.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 181 | Navarro County | 80.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 182 | Foard County | 80.4 | +4.6 pts |
| 183 | Caldwell County | 80.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 184 | Bee County | 80.2 | +1.2 pts |
| 185 | Ward County | 80.2 | +1.5 pts |
| 186 | El Paso County | 80 | +0.3 pts |
| 187 | Sutton County | 80 | +3.1 pts |
| 188 | McCulloch County | 79.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 189 | Jack County | 79.6 | -2 pts |
| 190 | Hockley County | 79.6 | +3 pts |
| 191 | Haskell County | 79.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 192 | Upton County | 79 | +2.9 pts |
| 193 | Madison County | 78.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 194 | Cherokee County | 78.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 195 | King County | 78.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 196 | Jim Hogg County | 78.6 | +5.8 pts |
| 197 | Wilbarger County | 78.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 198 | Liberty County | 78.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 199 | Jim Wells County | 78.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 200 | Dallam County | 78 | +7.7 pts |
| 201 | Menard County | 77.9 | -4.2 pts |
| 201 | Swisher County | 77.9 | +5 pts |
| 203 | Crosby County | 77.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 204 | Collingsworth County | 77.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 205 | Titus County | 77.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 206 | Gonzales County | 77.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 207 | Potter County | 77.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 208 | Ector County | 76.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 209 | Lamb County | 76.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 210 | Culberson County | 76.4 | +12.6 pts |
| 211 | Ochiltree County | 76.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 212 | Uvalde County | 76.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 213 | Karnes County | 76.1 | +1 pts |
| 214 | Terry County | 76 | +3 pts |
| 215 | Pecos County | 75.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 216 | Live Oak County | 75.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 217 | Castro County | 75.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 218 | Crane County | 75 | -0.5 pts |
| 219 | Concho County | 74.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 220 | Hale County | 74.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 221 | Edwards County | 74.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 222 | Andrews County | 73.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 223 | Val Verde County | 73.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 224 | Duval County | 73.4 | +1 pts |
| 225 | Bailey County | 73.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 226 | Dimmit County | 72.8 | +4.2 pts |
| 227 | Zavala County | 72.6 | -3 pts |
| 228 | Winkler County | 72.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 229 | Deaf Smith County | 72.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 229 | Hansford County | 72.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 231 | Sherman County | 72.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 232 | Crockett County | 71.9 | -7.7 pts |
| 233 | Floyd County | 71.2 | -2.4 pts |
| 234 | Parmer County | 71.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 235 | Cameron County | 70.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 236 | Reeves County | 70.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 237 | Dawson County | 70.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 238 | Brooks County | 70.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 239 | Frio County | 70 | +4.5 pts |
| 240 | Garza County | 70 | +3.8 pts |
| 241 | Cochran County | 69.4 | +2 pts |
| 242 | Webb County | 69.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 243 | Hidalgo County | 68.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 244 | Yoakum County | 68.5 | -4.4 pts |
| 245 | Moore County | 67.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 246 | Willacy County | 67.5 | -1.1 pts |
| 247 | Zapata County | 65.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 248 | Maverick County | 64.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 249 | La Salle County | 62.4 | -6.4 pts |
| 250 | Presidio County | 61.6 | +9.5 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/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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022}},
year = {2026},
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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Loving County, with 96.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Kenedy County, with 33.3% in 2022.
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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