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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Nevada, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Nevada, ranked. The highest is Washoe County at 34.2% and the lowest is Pershing County at 6.1%.

Nevada: 27.9% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Nevada: 19.3%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Washoe County34.2%
2Douglas County31.6%
3Storey County31.2%
4Clark County27.8%
5Carson City23.7%
6Esmeralda County21.1%
7Lincoln County20.4%
8Humboldt County19.3%
9Lander County19.3%
10Elko County17.8%
11Churchill County17.7%
12Eureka County17.1%
13Lyon County17.0%
14Nye County13.3%
15Mineral County13.2%
16White Pine County12.4%
17Pershing County6.1%

Small populations produce wide margins: Pershing County is 6.1% with a margin of error of ±2.5%. 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.

Nevada ranks 47th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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