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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Arkansas, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Arkansas, ranked. The highest is Pulaski County at 37.9% and the lowest is Lee County at 7.2%.

Arkansas: 25.7% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Arkansas: 16.7%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Pulaski County37.9%
2Benton County37.8%
3Washington County35.2%
4Faulkner County35.0%
5Craighead County29.7%
6Saline County29.4%
7Clark County26.2%
8Drew County25.6%
9Garland County25.3%
10Pope County24.7%
11Sebastian County23.3%
12Lonoke County22.1%
13Columbia County21.9%
14Grant County21.5%
15White County20.4%
16Jefferson County20.1%
17Carroll County20.0%
18Crawford County20.0%
19Conway County19.9%
20Calhoun County19.8%
21Cleveland County19.7%
22Izard County19.7%
23Baxter County19.4%
24Pike County19.1%
25Union County19.1%
26Cleburne County18.4%
27Cross County18.4%
28Prairie County18.2%
29Independence County18.1%
30Chicot County18.0%
31Johnson County17.8%
32Polk County17.8%
33Hot Spring County17.5%
34Boone County17.2%
35Little River County17.2%
36Crittenden County17.0%
37Greene County16.9%
38Logan County16.7%
39Montgomery County16.7%
40Perry County16.5%
41Hempstead County16.3%
42Ouachita County16.3%
43Howard County16.2%
44Woodruff County16.2%
45Fulton County16.0%
46Stone County15.8%
47Newton County15.7%
48Bradley County15.3%
49Clay County15.3%
50Miller County15.0%
51Phillips County15.0%
52Searcy County15.0%
53Van Buren County15.0%
54Marion County14.9%
55Yell County14.9%
56Jackson County14.7%
57Franklin County14.5%
58Lawrence County14.5%
59St. Francis County14.2%
60Sharp County13.9%
61Nevada County13.8%
62Mississippi County13.7%
63Arkansas County13.6%
64Scott County13.0%
65Madison County12.9%
66Ashley County12.8%
67Monroe County12.7%
68Desha County12.6%
69Randolph County12.1%
70Lincoln County12.0%
71Poinsett County11.4%
72Dallas County11.3%
73Sevier County9.3%
74Lafayette County9.0%
75Lee County7.2%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Arkansas ranks 50th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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