Counties in Texas by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over
Roberts County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 254 counties in 2023, at 97.5%. Kenedy County had the lowest, at 46.8%. The median was 84.9% and the figure for Texas was 85.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
- Under 77
- 77 to 82
- 82 to 85
- 85 to 87
- 87 to 90
- 90 and over
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberts County | 97.5 | +5.7 pts |
| 2 | Borden County | 94.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 3 | Collin County | 94.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 4 | Loving County | 94.2 | -2.6 pts |
| 5 | Comal County | 94.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 6 | Rockwall County | 94.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 7 | Williamson County | 94.2 | 0 pts |
| 8 | Terrell County | 94 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Armstrong County | 94 | +1.2 pts |
| 10 | Randall County | 93.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 11 | Carson County | 93.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 11 | Kendall County | 93.6 | +1.1 pts |
| 13 | Denton County | 93.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 14 | Callahan County | 93.1 | +1 pts |
| 15 | Clay County | 92.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 16 | Throckmorton County | 92.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 17 | Blanco County | 92.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 18 | Shackelford County | 92.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 19 | Hood County | 92.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 20 | Fort Bend County | 91.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 21 | Llano County | 91.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 22 | Bandera County | 91.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 23 | Travis County | 91.5 | +0.7 pts |
| 24 | Hays County | 91.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 25 | Aransas County | 91.5 | +2.8 pts |
| 26 | Somervell County | 91.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 27 | Bell County | 91 | +0.2 pts |
| 28 | Archer County | 91 | -0.2 pts |
| 29 | Orange County | 91 | +1.7 pts |
| 30 | Franklin County | 90.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 31 | Coryell County | 90.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 32 | Taylor County | 90.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 33 | Parker County | 90.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 34 | Grayson County | 90.5 | 0 pts |
| 35 | Washington County | 90.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 36 | Fisher County | 90.3 | +4.2 pts |
| 36 | Kerr County | 90.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 38 | Lampasas County | 90.3 | 0 pts |
| 39 | Fayette County | 90.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 90.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 41 | Bowie County | 90 | 0 pts |
| 42 | Brewster County | 90 | +1 pts |
| 43 | Delta County | 90 | +0.8 pts |
| 44 | Hardin County | 89.9 | +1 pts |
| 44 | Kent County | 89.9 | +1.4 pts |
| 46 | Galveston County | 89.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 47 | Rains County | 89.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 48 | Wilson County | 89.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 49 | Chambers County | 89.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 50 | Mills County | 89.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 51 | Young County | 89.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 52 | Guadalupe County | 89.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 53 | Gillespie County | 89.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 54 | Irion County | 89.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 55 | Burnet County | 89.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 56 | Brazoria County | 89.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 57 | Harrison County | 89.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 58 | Reagan County | 89 | +0.9 pts |
| 59 | Brazos County | 89 | -0.3 pts |
| 60 | Trinity County | 89 | +2.5 pts |
| 61 | Lubbock County | 88.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 62 | Kinney County | 88.7 | +4.1 pts |
| 63 | Coleman County | 88.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 64 | Austin County | 88.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 65 | Colorado County | 88.4 | +4 pts |
| 66 | McMullen County | 88.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 67 | Cooke County | 88.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 68 | Hamilton County | 88.4 | -1 pts |
| 69 | Jasper County | 88.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 70 | Bosque County | 88.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 71 | McLennan County | 88.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 72 | Wichita County | 88 | +0.5 pts |
| 73 | Lamar County | 88 | +0.5 pts |
| 74 | Smith County | 88 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Sterling County | 87.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 76 | Oldham County | 87.8 | +4.3 pts |
| 77 | Coke County | 87.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 78 | Brown County | 87.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 79 | Ellis County | 87.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 80 | Wheeler County | 87.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 81 | Glasscock County | 87.6 | +1.5 pts |
| 82 | Henderson County | 87.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 83 | Sabine County | 87.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 84 | Van Zandt County | 87.3 | +1.3 pts |
| 85 | Cass County | 87.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 86 | Tom Green County | 87.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 87 | Lavaca County | 87.1 | +1.8 pts |
| 88 | Tarrant County | 87.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 89 | Erath County | 87.1 | -0 pts |
| 89 | Morris County | 87.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 89 | Red River County | 87.1 | +1.9 pts |
| 92 | Hill County | 86.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 93 | Johnson County | 86.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 94 | Montague County | 86.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 94 | Real County | 86.9 | -2.2 pts |
| 96 | Upshur County | 86.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 97 | Fannin County | 86.8 | +1 pts |
| 98 | Gregg County | 86.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 99 | Milam County | 86.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 99 | Wood County | 86.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 101 | Jeff Davis County | 86.7 | +0.9 pts |
| 102 | Wise County | 86.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 103 | Marion County | 86.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 104 | Freestone County | 86.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 105 | Bexar County | 86.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 106 | Kaufman County | 86.3 | -0 pts |
| 107 | Hunt County | 86.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 108 | Leon County | 86.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 109 | Midland County | 86.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 110 | Runnels County | 86.2 | +3.3 pts |
| 111 | Palo Pinto County | 86.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 112 | Anderson County | 86 | +1.2 pts |
| 113 | Medina County | 86 | -0.1 pts |
| 114 | Hutchinson County | 85.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Motley County | 85.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 116 | Hardeman County | 85.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 117 | Limestone County | 85.6 | +1 pts |
| 118 | DeWitt County | 85.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 119 | Nueces County | 85.3 | +0.8 pts |
| 120 | Knox County | 85.2 | +3.4 pts |
| 121 | Scurry County | 85.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 122 | Nacogdoches County | 85.2 | -0 pts |
| 123 | Burleson County | 85.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 124 | Victoria County | 85.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 125 | Panola County | 85 | +1.3 pts |
| 126 | Dickens County | 85 | -0.5 pts |
| 127 | Eastland County | 85 | -0.4 pts |
| 128 | Angelina County | 84.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 128 | Falls County | 84.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 128 | Jefferson County | 84.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 128 | Rusk County | 84.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 132 | Robertson County | 84.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 133 | Gray County | 84.8 | +3.2 pts |
| 133 | Walker County | 84.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 135 | Hopkins County | 84.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 136 | Comanche County | 84.6 | -0 pts |
| 137 | Stonewall County | 84.5 | +3.7 pts |
| 138 | Hemphill County | 84.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 139 | San Saba County | 84.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 140 | Newton County | 84.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 141 | San Jacinto County | 84.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 142 | Mason County | 84.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 143 | Camp County | 84.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 144 | Goliad County | 84 | -0.4 pts |
| 145 | Childress County | 83.9 | +2 pts |
| 145 | Waller County | 83.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 145 | Wharton County | 83.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 148 | San Patricio County | 83.9 | +1.6 pts |
| 149 | Kleberg County | 83.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 150 | Martin County | 83.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 151 | Donley County | 83.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 152 | Lipscomb County | 83.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 152 | Nolan County | 83.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 154 | Stephens County | 83.3 | 0 pts |
| 155 | Haskell County | 83.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 156 | Hall County | 83.3 | +1.5 pts |
| 157 | Mitchell County | 83.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 158 | Lee County | 83.2 | -3.3 pts |
| 159 | Kimble County | 83.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 160 | Tyler County | 83.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 161 | Hartley County | 83.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 162 | Jackson County | 83 | +2.4 pts |
| 163 | Lynn County | 82.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 164 | McCulloch County | 82.8 | +2.9 pts |
| 165 | Matagorda County | 82.8 | +1.3 pts |
| 166 | Houston County | 82.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 167 | Refugio County | 82.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 168 | Baylor County | 82.5 | -4.5 pts |
| 168 | Shelby County | 82.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 170 | Harris County | 82.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 171 | Calhoun County | 82.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 172 | Grimes County | 82 | +1.2 pts |
| 173 | Bastrop County | 81.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 174 | Polk County | 81.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 175 | Dallas County | 81.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 175 | San Augustine County | 81.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 177 | Bee County | 81.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 178 | Upton County | 81.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 179 | Wilbarger County | 81.3 | +2.9 pts |
| 180 | Foard County | 81.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 181 | Howard County | 81.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 182 | Jones County | 81.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 183 | Schleicher County | 81 | -0.9 pts |
| 183 | Ward County | 81 | +0.8 pts |
| 185 | Ochiltree County | 80.9 | +4.6 pts |
| 186 | Atascosa County | 80.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 187 | Sutton County | 80.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 188 | Dallam County | 80.7 | +2.7 pts |
| 189 | Cherokee County | 80.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 190 | El Paso County | 80.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 191 | Briscoe County | 80.5 | -4.1 pts |
| 192 | Swisher County | 80.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 193 | Caldwell County | 80.3 | 0 pts |
| 194 | Jack County | 80.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 195 | Madison County | 80.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 196 | Hockley County | 79.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 197 | King County | 79.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 198 | Cottle County | 79.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 199 | Concho County | 79.5 | +4.6 pts |
| 200 | Navarro County | 79.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 201 | Jim Wells County | 79.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 202 | Pecos County | 79.1 | +3.1 pts |
| 203 | Jim Hogg County | 78.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 204 | Crosby County | 78.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 205 | Edwards County | 78.4 | +4 pts |
| 206 | Uvalde County | 78.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 207 | Liberty County | 78.1 | -0.3 pts |
| 208 | Sherman County | 78 | +6 pts |
| 209 | Terry County | 77.7 | +1.8 pts |
| 210 | Ector County | 77.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 211 | Potter County | 77.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 212 | Lamb County | 77.4 | +0.7 pts |
| 213 | Karnes County | 77.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 214 | Titus County | 77.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 215 | Gonzales County | 77 | -0.4 pts |
| 216 | Live Oak County | 76.9 | +1.5 pts |
| 217 | Andrews County | 76.9 | +3 pts |
| 218 | Menard County | 76.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 219 | Castro County | 76.3 | +1.2 pts |
| 220 | Yoakum County | 75.7 | +7.2 pts |
| 221 | Crane County | 75.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 222 | Collingsworth County | 75.4 | -2.4 pts |
| 223 | Hale County | 75.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 224 | Val Verde County | 75.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 225 | Hansford County | 74.6 | +2.5 pts |
| 226 | Floyd County | 74.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 227 | Dimmit County | 74.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 228 | Winkler County | 73.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 229 | Duval County | 73.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 230 | Zavala County | 73.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 231 | Culberson County | 73.3 | -3.1 pts |
| 232 | Parmer County | 72.7 | +1.7 pts |
| 233 | Dawson County | 72.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 234 | Bailey County | 72 | -1.3 pts |
| 235 | Cochran County | 71.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 236 | Cameron County | 71.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 237 | Deaf Smith County | 71.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 238 | Reeves County | 71.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 239 | Frio County | 70.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 240 | Moore County | 70.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 241 | Webb County | 69.8 | +0.7 pts |
| 242 | Hidalgo County | 69.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 243 | Garza County | 68.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 244 | Maverick County | 67.7 | +3.1 pts |
| 244 | Willacy County | 67.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 246 | Brooks County | 67.4 | -2.8 pts |
| 247 | Presidio County | 66.1 | +4.4 pts |
| 248 | Crockett County | 65.8 | -6.2 pts |
| 249 | Zapata County | 64.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 250 | La Salle County | 63.9 | +1.5 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/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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023}},
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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Roberts County, with 97.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?
Kenedy County, with 46.8% in 2023.
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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