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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Missouri, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Missouri, ranked. The highest is Boone County at 51.5% and the lowest is Carter County at 10.1%.

Missouri: 32.4% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Missouri: 18.3%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Boone County51.5%
2St. Louis County47.4%
3Platte County46.5%
4St. Charles County42.7%
5St. Louis city41.1%
6Cole County38.9%
7Clay County36.5%
8Adair County35.5%
9Jackson County34.0%
10Greene County33.6%
11Cape Girardeau County33.1%
12Christian County32.7%
13Phelps County32.4%
14Cass County29.6%
15Johnson County29.1%
16Andrew County28.8%
17Howard County28.2%
18Nodaway County27.9%
19Camden County26.2%
20Lafayette County26.2%
21Pulaski County25.8%
22Jasper County25.3%
23Taney County25.0%
24Stone County24.8%
25Jefferson County24.7%
26Osage County24.7%
27Callaway County24.6%
28Marion County24.6%
29Cooper County24.0%
30Buchanan County23.9%
31Franklin County23.7%
32Newton County23.5%
33Saline County22.7%
34Chariton County22.6%
35Putnam County22.6%
36Polk County22.5%
37Atchison County22.2%
38Clinton County22.1%
39Scott County22.1%
40Gentry County21.6%
41Worth County21.1%
42Perry County20.9%
43Warren County20.2%
44Caldwell County19.9%
45Holt County19.6%
46Macon County19.4%
47Carroll County19.3%
48Linn County19.2%
49Miller County19.2%
50Cedar County19.0%
51Iron County19.0%
52Monroe County18.9%
53Shelby County18.5%
54Daviess County18.4%
55Lincoln County18.4%
56Pettis County18.4%
57Randolph County18.4%
58Webster County18.3%
59Gasconade County18.1%
60Mercer County18.1%
61Howell County17.8%
62Montgomery County17.7%
63Livingston County17.5%
64Barton County17.4%
65St. Francois County17.2%
66Ralls County17.0%
67Lawrence County16.9%
68Audrain County16.8%
69Lewis County16.8%
70Ste. Genevieve County16.8%
71Grundy County16.7%
72Stoddard County16.7%
73Morgan County16.6%
74Pike County16.6%
75Vernon County16.6%
76Dent County16.5%
77Texas County16.5%
78Dallas County16.4%
79DeKalb County16.4%
80Henry County16.3%
81Laclede County16.3%
82Madison County16.3%
83Maries County16.3%
84Ray County16.2%
85Wright County15.9%
86Butler County15.8%
87Knox County15.8%
88Moniteau County15.8%
89Harrison County15.7%
90Sullivan County15.5%
91Ozark County15.3%
92Scotland County15.2%
93Dade County15.1%
94Benton County15.0%
95Reynolds County15.0%
96Clark County14.9%
97Douglas County14.9%
98Bates County14.8%
99Mississippi County14.7%
100St. Clair County14.7%
101Barry County14.6%
102New Madrid County14.5%
103Crawford County14.1%
104Bollinger County13.9%
105Dunklin County13.2%
106Hickory County12.8%
107Shannon County12.8%
108Wayne County12.7%
109Oregon County12.6%
110Pemiscot County12.6%
111Ripley County12.6%
112McDonald County12.3%
113Schuyler County11.8%
114Washington County11.7%
115Carter County10.1%

Small populations produce wide margins: Carter County is 10.1% with a margin of error of ±3.3%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

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

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

Missouri ranks 33rd of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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