Most college-educated in Iowa

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Iowa 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, Johnson County leads at 54.6%.

Among cities & places, Argo leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Johnson County	54.6%
2	Story County	53.3%
3	Dallas County	51.6%
4	Jefferson County	41.6%
5	Polk County	39.5%
6	Scott County	36.2%
7	Bremer County	35.2%
8	Linn County	34.8%
9	Marion County	33.1%
10	Dubuque County	32.9%
11	Warren County	32.7%
12	Dickinson County	32.3%
13	Mills County	32.0%
14	Winneshiek County	31.5%
15	Sioux County	30.4%
16	Black Hawk County	30.1%
17	Boone County	28.7%
18	Poweshiek County	28.2%
19	Clay County	26.0%
20	Madison County	25.5%
21	Ringgold County	25.2%
22	Winnebago County	25.1%
23	Benton County	24.9%
24	Washington County	24.9%
25	Grundy County	24.7%
26	Adams County	24.5%
27	Guthrie County	24.3%
28	Cerro Gordo County	24.3%
29	Decatur County	24.3%
30	Iowa County	24.2%
31	Union County	24.1%
32	Plymouth County	23.9%
33	Des Moines County	23.8%
34	Pottawattamie County	23.5%
35	Wright County	23.5%
36	Woodbury County	23.4%
37	Carroll County	23.4%
38	Shelby County	23.3%
39	Mahaska County	23.0%
40	Muscatine County	22.7%
41	Mitchell County	22.7%
42	Henry County	22.5%
43	O'Brien County	22.5%
44	Buchanan County	22.3%
45	Kossuth County	22.2%
46	Clinton County	22.1%
47	Buena Vista County	22.1%
48	Hamilton County	22.0%
49	Cherokee County	21.6%
50	Cass County	21.6%
51	Calhoun County	21.5%
52	Cedar County	21.5%
53	Marshall County	21.4%
54	Hancock County	21.4%
55	Harrison County	21.2%
56	Hardin County	21.2%
57	Sac County	21.2%
58	Fremont County	21.1%
59	Lee County	21.0%
60	Lyon County	20.8%
61	Jones County	20.7%
62	Ida County	20.7%
63	Audubon County	20.6%
64	Palo Alto County	20.5%
65	Webster County	20.5%
66	Butler County	20.4%
67	Worth County	20.1%
68	Adair County	20.0%
69	Monroe County	20.0%
70	Jasper County	19.9%
71	Allamakee County	19.9%
72	Greene County	19.8%
73	Delaware County	19.7%
74	Wapello County	19.4%
75	Tama County	19.4%
76	Van Buren County	19.4%
77	Appanoose County	19.3%
78	Humboldt County	19.3%
79	Chickasaw County	19.1%
80	Page County	18.8%
81	Monona County	18.7%
82	Montgomery County	18.7%
83	Howard County	18.7%
84	Pocahontas County	18.7%
85	Floyd County	18.5%
86	Jackson County	18.4%
87	Crawford County	18.3%
88	Franklin County	18.2%
89	Fayette County	18.2%
90	Davis County	17.6%
91	Louisa County	16.5%
92	Wayne County	16.0%
93	Clarke County	16.0%
94	Keokuk County	15.9%
95	Clayton County	15.7%
96	Emmet County	15.7%
97	Taylor County	15.5%
98	Osceola County	15.4%
99	Lucas County	14.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Argo	100.0%
2	Frytown	100.0%
3	University Heights	89.2%
4	Maharishi Vedic City	79.3%
5	Berkley	75.0%
6	Weston	73.5%
7	Oak Hills	71.1%
8	St. Joseph	68.1%
9	Sun Valley Lake	67.1%
10	Ames	63.5%
11	Amana	62.2%
12	Bentley	62.1%
13	Iowa City	60.7%
14	Tiffin	60.6%
15	Cumming	60.3%
16	Clive	59.5%
17	Huxley	58.0%
18	Johnston	57.9%
19	Wahpeton	57.7%
20	Coralville	57.3%
21	Stone City	57.3%
22	St. Benedict	57.1%
23	Watkins	57.1%
24	Waukee	56.7%
25	Robins	56.5%
26	West Des Moines	54.6%
27	Eldridge	54.5%
28	Bondurant	53.6%
29	North Liberty	53.3%
30	Ankeny	53.2%
31	Park View	52.5%
32	Twin Lakes	52.5%
33	Kent Estates	52.3%
34	Coppock	52.2%
35	Urbandale	51.4%
36	Bettendorf	51.3%
37	Asbury	51.3%
38	Fairfield	51.2%
39	Diamondhead Lake	50.0%
40	Mount Vernon	49.5%
41	Cedar Falls	49.2%
42	Knierim	49.1%
43	Mineola	49.0%
44	Lamoni	48.7%
45	West Okoboji	48.1%
46	Leando	47.8%
47	Pella	47.8%
48	Chapin	47.7%
49	Grimes	47.6%
50	Shueyville	47.5%
51	Polk City	47.2%
52	Alleman	46.2%
53	Decorah	46.1%
54	Douds	46.0%
55	Gilbert	45.5%
56	Lake Panorama	44.9%
57	Windsor Heights	44.3%
58	Ellston	44.0%
59	Waverly	43.9%
60	Treynor	43.7%
61	Scarville	43.6%
62	Westwood	43.5%
63	Denver	43.4%
64	Adel	43.3%
65	Orange City	42.9%
66	Oakland Acres	42.7%
67	Swedesburg	42.6%
68	Keomah Village	42.5%
69	Van Meter	42.4%
70	Dike	42.0%
71	Okoboji	41.8%
72	Long Grove	41.7%
73	Solon	41.3%
74	Burchinal	41.2%
75	Grinnell	41.1%
76	Sioux Center	40.7%
77	Peosta	40.3%
78	Norwalk	40.2%
79	Lawton	40.2%
80	Orleans	40.0%
81	Arnolds Park	39.8%
82	Hudson	39.6%
83	Marion	39.2%
84	Sergeant Bluff	38.9%
85	Le Claire	38.5%
86	Ventura	38.4%
87	Fredonia	38.4%
88	Williamsburg	37.8%
89	Houghton	37.5%
90	Granger	37.4%
91	St. Paul	37.3%
92	Fairfax	36.9%
93	Sageville	36.8%
94	Middle Amana	36.6%
95	Kelley	36.3%
96	Swisher	36.0%
97	Denmark	35.8%
98	Story City	35.7%
99	Riverdale	35.7%
100	Ely	35.6%

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