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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Michigan, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Michigan, ranked. The highest is Washtenaw County at 58.7% and the lowest is Lake County at 12.7%.

Michigan: 32.4% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Michigan: 22.5%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Washtenaw County58.7%
2Leelanau County51.8%
3Oakland County51.0%
4Emmet County41.6%
5Kalamazoo County41.3%
6Ingham County41.2%
7Keweenaw County41.2%
8Kent County40.8%
9Grand Traverse County40.6%
10Livingston County40.2%
11Ottawa County38.9%
12Houghton County37.2%
13Benzie County36.9%
14Marquette County36.8%
15Midland County36.6%
16Clinton County35.4%
17Charlevoix County35.2%
18Antrim County34.3%
19Isabella County31.3%
20Berrien County30.9%
21Eaton County30.8%
22Macomb County27.7%
23Wayne County27.6%
24Allegan County27.1%
25Mason County26.6%
26Otsego County26.3%
27Dickinson County25.3%
28Mackinac County25.0%
29Barry County24.9%
30Manistee County24.9%
31Cheboygan County24.4%
32Saginaw County24.4%
33Jackson County23.4%
34Chippewa County23.3%
35Genesee County23.3%
36Monroe County23.3%
37Van Buren County23.0%
38Calhoun County22.9%
39Gogebic County22.8%
40Lenawee County22.7%
41Iron County22.5%
42Mecosta County22.5%
43Bay County22.1%
44Cass County21.8%
45Oceana County21.5%
46Alcona County21.4%
47Presque Isle County21.4%
48Muskegon County21.3%
49Wexford County21.3%
50Hillsdale County21.2%
51Schoolcraft County21.1%
52Alger County21.0%
53Delta County20.6%
54Lapeer County20.4%
55Crawford County20.3%
56St. Clair County20.3%
57Roscommon County20.2%
58Shiawassee County20.0%
59Iosco County19.3%
60Kalkaska County19.0%
61Missaukee County18.8%
62Gratiot County18.7%
63Huron County18.5%
64Ionia County18.5%
65Menominee County18.5%
66Ontonagon County18.4%
67Alpena County18.3%
68Newaygo County18.1%
69Branch County17.3%
70Luce County17.3%
71Ogemaw County17.2%
72Gladwin County16.9%
73St. Joseph County16.9%
74Osceola County16.6%
75Sanilac County16.5%
76Tuscola County16.3%
77Arenac County16.0%
78Montcalm County16.0%
79Montmorency County15.6%
80Oscoda County15.6%
81Baraga County14.8%
82Clare County12.9%
83Lake County12.7%

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

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

Michigan ranks 32nd of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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