| Rank |
County |
Percentage with College Degree |
| 1 |
Falls Church city, Virginia
|
72.0%
|
| 2 |
Arlington County, Virginia
|
70.7%
|
| 3 |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
|
63.9%
|
| 4 |
Alexandria city, Virginia
|
60.1%
|
| 5 |
Howard County, Maryland
|
58.7%
|
| 6 |
Fairfax County, Virginia
|
58.2%
|
| 7 |
Boulder County, Colorado
|
57.7%
|
| 8 |
New York County, New York
|
57.7%
|
| 9 |
Loudoun County, Virginia
|
57.6%
|
| 10 |
Montgomery County, Maryland
|
56.8%
|
| 11 |
Pitkin County, Colorado
|
56.5%
|
| 12 |
Douglas County, Colorado
|
54.6%
|
| 13 |
Orange County, North Carolina
|
54.6%
|
| 14 |
Hamilton County, Indiana
|
54.4%
|
| 15 |
Marin County, California
|
54.0%
|
| 16 |
Fairfax city, Virginia
|
52.7%
|
| 17 |
Teton County, Wyoming
|
52.7%
|
| 18 |
Albemarle County, Virginia
|
51.8%
|
| 19 |
Williamson County, Tennessee
|
51.5%
|
| 20 |
San Francisco County, California
|
51.4%
|
| 21 |
Johnson County, Kansas
|
51.3%
|
| 22 |
Washtenaw County, Michigan
|
51.0%
|
| 23 |
Johnson County, Iowa
|
50.6%
|
| 24 |
District of Columbia, District Of Columbia
|
50.5%
|
| 25 |
San Miguel County, Colorado
|
50.4%
|
| 26 |
Somerset County, New Jersey
|
50.2%
|
| 27 |
Delaware County, Ohio
|
50.0%
|
| 28 |
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
|
49.8%
|
| 29 |
Tompkins County, New York
|
49.8%
|
| 30 |
Summit County, Utah
|
49.8%
|
| 31 |
Summit County, Colorado
|
49.2%
|
| 32 |
Morris County, New Jersey
|
49.0%
|
| 33 |
Douglas County, Kansas
|
48.8%
|
| 34 |
Collin County, Texas
|
48.7%
|
| 35 |
Charlottesville city, Virginia
|
48.5%
|
| 36 |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
|
48.2%
|
| 37 |
Fulton County, Georgia
|
48.1%
|
| 38 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania
|
48.1%
|
| 39 |
Whitman County, Washington
|
48.1%
|
| 40 |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
|
48.0%
|
| 41 |
Albany County, Wyoming
|
48.0%
|
| 42 |
Routt County, Colorado
|
47.9%
|
| 43 |
Wake County, North Carolina
|
47.9%
|
| 44 |
Story County, Iowa
|
47.7%
|
| 45 |
Benton County, Oregon
|
47.4%
|
| 46 |
Williamsburg city, Virginia
|
47.3%
|
| 47 |
Gunnison County, Colorado
|
47.0%
|
| 48 |
Eagle County, Colorado
|
46.9%
|
| 49 |
Boone County, Missouri
|
45.9%
|
| 50 |
Chittenden County, Vermont
|
45.8%
|
| 51 |
King County, Washington
|
45.7%
|
| 52 |
Broomfield County, Colorado
|
45.6%
|
| 53 |
DuPage County, Illinois
|
45.6%
|
| 54 |
Riley County, Kansas
|
45.6%
|
| 55 |
James City County, Virginia
|
45.6%
|
| 56 |
Santa Clara County, California
|
45.5%
|
| 57 |
Dane County, Wisconsin
|
45.4%
|
| 58 |
Oconee County, Georgia
|
45.2%
|
| 59 |
Blaine County, Idaho
|
45.1%
|
| 60 |
Gallatin County, Montana
|
45.1%
|
| 61 |
Bergen County, New Jersey
|
45.1%
|
| 62 |
San Juan County, Washington
|
44.9%
|
| 63 |
Hennepin County, Minnesota
|
44.7%
|
| 64 |
Madison County, Mississippi
|
44.6%
|
| 65 |
Westchester County, New York
|
44.5%
|
| 66 |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
|
44.4%
|
| 67 |
Durham County, North Carolina
|
44.3%
|
| 68 |
Newport County, Rhode Island
|
44.1%
|
| 69 |
Fairfield County, Connecticut
|
44.0%
|
| 70 |
Cobb County, Georgia
|
44.0%
|
| 71 |
Travis County, Texas
|
44.0%
|
| 72 |
San Mateo County, California
|
43.9%
|
| 73 |
Latah County, Idaho
|
43.7%
|
| 74 |
Lexington city, Virginia
|
43.6%
|
| 75 |
Larimer County, Colorado
|
43.1%
|
| 76 |
Leon County, Florida
|
43.1%
|
| 77 |
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
|
43.1%
|
| 78 |
Carver County, Minnesota
|
42.9%
|
| 79 |
Forsyth County, Georgia
|
42.8%
|
| 80 |
Monroe County, Indiana
|
42.5%
|
| 81 |
Dukes County, Massachusetts
|
42.5%
|
| 82 |
Washington County, Rhode Island
|
42.5%
|
| 83 |
Oakland County, Michigan
|
42.4%
|
| 84 |
Ouray County, Colorado
|
42.1%
|
| 85 |
Champaign County, Illinois
|
42.1%
|
| 86 |
Nantucket County, Massachusetts
|
42.1%
|
| 87 |
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
|
42.0%
|
| 88 |
Fayette County, Georgia
|
41.7%
|
| 89 |
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
|
41.7%
|
| 90 |
Bristol County, Rhode Island
|
41.7%
|
| 91 |
Clay County, South Dakota
|
41.7%
|
| 92 |
York County, Virginia
|
41.6%
|
| 93 |
Hinsdale County, Colorado
|
41.5%
|
| 94 |
Lake County, Illinois
|
41.5%
|
| 95 |
Denver County, Colorado
|
41.3%
|
| 96 |
Nassau County, New York
|
41.2%
|
| 97 |
Alachua County, Florida
|
41.1%
|
| 98 |
McLean County, Illinois
|
41.1%
|
| 99 |
Dallas County, Iowa
|
41.1%
|
| 100 |
La Plata County, Colorado
|
41.0%
|