Most college-educated in Colorado

Colorado counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, San Miguel County leads at 65.2%.

Among cities & places, Crestone leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	San Miguel County	65.2%
2	Pitkin County	64.0%
3	Boulder County	63.9%
4	Douglas County	60.9%
5	Gunnison County	59.3%
6	Broomfield County	58.6%
7	Clear Creek County	56.3%
8	Denver County	55.6%
9	Mineral County	54.5%
10	Ouray County	54.0%
11	Summit County	52.5%
12	Routt County	52.1%
13	Larimer County	51.7%
14	Jefferson County	50.7%
15	Eagle County	50.3%
16	Gilpin County	48.4%
17	La Plata County	47.3%
18	San Juan County	47.2%
19	Hinsdale County	47.1%
20	Lake County	46.1%
21	Arapahoe County	45.7%
22	Chaffee County	45.4%
23	Grand County	41.8%
24	El Paso County	41.1%
25	Archuleta County	40.7%
26	Park County	38.8%
27	Teller County	37.8%
28	Custer County	35.3%
29	Elbert County	35.2%
30	Garfield County	33.4%
31	Weld County	32.0%
32	Rio Grande County	31.1%
33	Montezuma County	30.8%
34	Saguache County	30.7%
35	Mesa County	30.6%
36	Alamosa County	29.3%
37	Montrose County	28.3%
38	Adams County	28.0%
39	Costilla County	27.8%
40	Jackson County	27.5%
41	Sedgwick County	27.4%
42	Huerfano County	27.1%
43	Rio Blanco County	26.6%
44	Yuma County	26.0%
45	Lincoln County	25.7%
46	Delta County	25.7%
47	Phillips County	25.7%
48	Pueblo County	25.0%
49	Washington County	24.9%
50	Dolores County	24.7%
51	Cheyenne County	24.4%
52	Baca County	24.1%
53	Conejos County	23.3%
54	Fremont County	21.0%
55	Moffat County	21.0%
56	Kiowa County	20.6%
57	Logan County	18.9%
58	Prowers County	18.8%
59	Otero County	18.8%
60	Kit Carson County	18.4%
61	Morgan County	17.6%
62	Las Animas County	17.3%
63	Bent County	14.2%
64	Crowley County	12.7%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Crestone	100.0%
2	Echo Hills	100.0%
3	Glendale	100.0%
4	Guffey	100.0%
5	Lynn	100.0%
6	Peyton	100.0%
7	Pine Valley	100.0%
8	Rock Creek Park	100.0%
9	Eldorado Springs	90.4%
10	Upper Witter Gulch	90.1%
11	Sugarloaf	87.9%
12	Pine Brook Hill	86.0%
13	Telluride	85.9%
14	Paragon Estates	85.2%
15	Ophir	84.6%
16	Gold Hill	84.2%
17	Columbine Valley	83.8%
18	Mountain Meadows	83.6%
19	Cherry Hills Village	83.0%
20	Bark Ranch	82.4%
21	Lazy Acres	82.1%
22	Mount Crested Butte	80.8%
23	Tall Timber	80.7%
24	Idalia	80.6%
25	Brook Forest	79.9%
26	Placerville	79.6%
27	Stepping Stone	79.4%
28	Greenwood Village	78.9%
29	Castle Pines Village	78.5%
30	Meridian Village	78.3%
31	Valmont	77.8%
32	Bow Mar	77.7%
33	Sterling Ranch	77.6%
34	Superior	77.1%
35	St. Ann Highlands	77.0%
36	Boulder	76.8%
37	Lyons	76.2%
38	Crested Butte	75.7%
39	Cherry Creek	75.1%
40	Inverness	75.0%
41	Genesee	73.4%
42	Timnath	73.3%
43	Crisman	73.0%
44	Frisco	72.3%
45	Kittredge	72.1%
46	Perry Park	71.5%
47	Altona	71.3%
48	Gunbarrel	69.9%
49	Castle Pines	69.9%
50	Lone Tree	69.8%
51	San Acacio	69.6%
52	Evergreen	69.4%
53	Rollinsville	69.3%
54	Snowmass Village	69.1%
55	Blue Sky	68.7%
56	Vail	68.4%
57	Aspen	68.3%
58	Louisville	68.1%
59	Floyd Hill	68.1%
60	Loghill Village	67.0%
61	Highlands Ranch	66.8%
62	Erie	66.5%
63	Idledale	66.4%
64	Applewood	66.4%
65	Dillon	65.7%
66	Lafayette	65.6%
67	Gleneagle	65.5%
68	Ouray	65.4%
69	Stonegate	65.0%
70	Niwot	64.6%
71	Upper Bear Creek	63.6%
72	Winter Park	63.5%
73	Holly Hills	62.4%
74	Woodmoor	62.4%
75	Piedra	62.0%
76	Leadville	61.9%
77	Centennial	61.9%
78	Fairmount	61.6%
79	Nederland	61.0%
80	The Pinery	61.0%
81	Colona	60.8%
82	Mulford	60.7%
83	Roxborough Park	60.6%
84	Breckenridge	59.9%
85	Fort Collins	59.9%
86	Basalt	59.3%
87	Arapahoe	59.1%
88	Golden	59.0%
89	Minturn	58.9%
90	Broomfield	58.6%
91	Pitkin	58.5%
92	Durango	58.3%
93	Aspen Park	58.2%
94	Sierra Ridge	58.1%
95	Steamboat Springs	58.0%
96	Edwards	57.8%
97	Allenspark	57.7%
98	Monument	57.5%
99	Blue Valley	57.2%
100	Black Forest	57.0%

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