Most college-educated in Kansas

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Kansas 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 56.9%.

Among cities & places, Westwood Hills leads at 91.5%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Johnson County	56.9%
2	Douglas County	52.0%
3	Riley County	48.0%
4	Ellis County	39.5%
5	Leavenworth County	36.6%
6	Pottawatomie County	36.5%
7	Greeley County	33.5%
8	Scott County	33.4%
9	McPherson County	33.1%
10	Butler County	32.6%
11	Shawnee County	32.3%
12	Miami County	32.1%
13	Crawford County	32.0%
14	Sedgwick County	31.6%
15	Harvey County	31.5%
16	Clark County	31.0%
17	Thomas County	30.2%
18	Nemaha County	30.1%
19	Chase County	29.3%
20	Saline County	29.1%
21	Marion County	28.8%
22	Trego County	28.7%
23	Hodgeman County	28.4%
24	Decatur County	27.8%
25	Lyon County	27.7%
26	Kiowa County	27.6%
27	Graham County	27.4%
28	Morris County	27.3%
29	Barber County	27.1%
30	Sumner County	26.7%
31	Logan County	26.7%
32	Wabaunsee County	26.6%
33	Pratt County	26.6%
34	Stafford County	26.3%
35	Grant County	25.6%
36	Mitchell County	25.4%
37	Republic County	25.4%
38	Franklin County	25.3%
39	Sherman County	25.1%
40	Gray County	24.9%
41	Lane County	24.6%
42	Jefferson County	24.6%
43	Smith County	24.6%
44	Geary County	24.4%
45	Bourbon County	24.3%
46	Ottawa County	24.3%
47	Rice County	24.3%
48	Cowley County	24.3%
49	Sheridan County	24.3%
50	Rooks County	24.0%
51	Kingman County	23.8%
52	Stanton County	23.7%
53	Clay County	23.4%
54	Washington County	23.3%
55	Osborne County	23.0%
56	Ness County	23.0%
57	Atchison County	22.9%
58	Meade County	22.8%
59	Wallace County	22.7%
60	Woodson County	22.6%
61	Linn County	22.5%
62	Cloud County	22.4%
63	Phillips County	22.3%
64	Haskell County	22.2%
65	Ellsworth County	22.1%
66	Dickinson County	21.9%
67	Neosho County	21.8%
68	Barton County	21.7%
69	Harper County	21.7%
70	Cheyenne County	21.6%
71	Lincoln County	21.5%
72	Rush County	21.5%
73	Doniphan County	21.5%
74	Montgomery County	21.3%
75	Allen County	21.3%
76	Wilson County	21.3%
77	Coffey County	21.2%
78	Labette County	21.1%
79	Jackson County	21.0%
80	Osage County	21.0%
81	Gove County	21.0%
82	Hamilton County	20.8%
83	Ford County	20.7%
84	Edwards County	20.7%
85	Elk County	20.6%
86	Reno County	20.5%
87	Wyandotte County	20.5%
88	Cherokee County	20.1%
89	Finney County	19.7%
90	Norton County	19.4%
91	Comanche County	19.2%
92	Greenwood County	19.0%
93	Marshall County	18.9%
94	Wichita County	18.8%
95	Jewell County	18.8%
96	Pawnee County	18.8%
97	Chautauqua County	18.3%
98	Brown County	18.3%
99	Russell County	18.1%
100	Rawlins County	17.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Westwood Hills	91.5%
2	Mission Hills	87.1%
3	Odin	87.1%
4	Mission Woods	86.5%
5	Elyria	85.2%
6	Fairway	83.2%
7	Eastborough	82.3%
8	Mentor	77.6%
9	Lake Quivira	77.1%
10	Leawood	75.1%
11	Westwood	73.9%
12	Prairie Village	73.4%
13	Chicopee	71.3%
14	Kipp	65.4%
15	Codell	63.0%
16	Overland Park	62.9%
17	Sycamore	62.8%
18	Radley	61.2%
19	Idana	58.3%
20	Lenexa	56.8%
21	Barnard	56.6%
22	Kechi	55.2%
23	Lawrence	55.1%
24	Beaver	53.8%
25	Roeland Park	53.6%
26	Mission	52.6%
27	Shawnee	52.4%
28	Andover	52.1%
29	Manhattan	52.1%
30	Greeley County	50.2%
31	Bucyrus	50.0%
32	Elmdale	50.0%
33	Mildred	50.0%
34	St. Marks	50.0%
35	Olathe	49.4%
36	Peck	49.0%
37	Ringo	49.0%
38	Hesston	48.8%
39	Bel Aire	47.8%
40	North Newton	46.8%
41	Elbing	46.6%
42	Baldwin City	45.9%
43	Lindsborg	45.3%
44	Munden	44.6%
45	Spring Hill	44.2%
46	Hays	43.9%
47	Elk Falls	43.8%
48	Wheaton	42.9%
49	Milton	42.5%
50	Viola	42.2%
51	Maize	42.0%
52	Merriam	41.5%
53	Highland	41.4%
54	Lansing	41.3%
55	Paradise	41.2%
56	Willowbrook	41.1%
57	Corning	40.9%
58	Bendena	40.0%
59	Olpe	39.9%
60	St. George	39.8%
61	Ozawkie	39.6%
62	Colwich	39.0%
63	Benton	39.0%
64	Basehor	38.5%
65	De Soto	38.0%
66	Rose Hill	38.0%
67	Iuka	38.0%
68	Andale	38.0%
69	Alden	37.9%
70	Tonganoxie	37.9%
71	Haddam	37.7%
72	Conway Springs	37.6%
73	Crestline	37.5%
74	Wamego	37.4%
75	Garden Plain	37.2%
76	Derby	36.8%
77	Courtland	36.7%
78	Weskan	36.5%
79	Sterling	36.1%
80	Valley Center	36.0%
81	McPherson	35.9%
82	Silver Lake	35.9%
83	Matfield Green	35.6%
84	Fowler	35.3%
85	The Highlands	35.3%
86	Kiowa	35.0%
87	Assaria	34.8%
88	Damar	34.7%
89	Mulvane	34.4%
90	Mayfield	34.1%
91	Holyrood	34.1%
92	Pittsburg	33.9%
93	Sabetha	33.9%
94	Hillsboro	33.9%
95	Smolan	33.6%
96	Leavenworth	33.5%
97	Ogden	33.4%
98	Furley	33.3%
99	New Strawn	33.3%
100	Piqua	33.3%

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