Most college-educated in Maryland

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Maryland 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, Howard County leads at 64.5%.

Among cities & places, Big Pool leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Howard County	64.5%
2	Montgomery County	60.3%
3	Anne Arundel County	45.2%
4	Frederick County	44.9%
5	Baltimore County	41.4%
6	Talbot County	41.3%
7	Carroll County	39.7%
8	Harford County	39.5%
9	Kent County	37.9%
10	Queen Anne's County	37.2%
11	Prince George's County	36.1%
12	Baltimore city	35.4%
13	Calvert County	35.3%
14	St. Mary's County	35.1%
15	Worcester County	32.7%
16	Charles County	31.6%
17	Wicomico County	29.1%
18	Cecil County	26.9%
19	Garrett County	24.6%
20	Washington County	23.5%
21	Allegany County	21.1%
22	Dorchester County	18.8%
23	Caroline County	17.6%
24	Somerset County	17.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Big Pool	100.0%
2	Gapland	100.0%
3	Port Tobacco Village	100.0%
4	Chevy Chase Section Five	97.0%
5	Chevy Chase Village	95.0%
6	Chevy Chase	94.4%
7	Chevy Chase Section Three	94.4%
8	Somerset	94.2%
9	Martin's Additions	93.8%
10	Chevy Chase View	91.9%
11	Cabin John	88.2%
12	Brookmont	88.1%
13	Garrett Park	88.1%
14	North Chevy Chase	87.9%
15	Bethesda	87.1%
16	Fulton	85.9%
17	Chevy Chase	84.8%
18	Potomac	84.5%
19	Glen Echo	83.0%
20	South Kensington	82.7%
21	Travilah	80.9%
22	Jugtown	79.6%
23	Yarrowsburg	78.1%
24	University Park	78.0%
25	North Potomac	77.1%
26	Kensington	76.0%
27	Friendship Heights Village	75.7%
28	Hampton	74.7%
29	Highland	74.7%
30	North Bethesda	74.2%
31	Tall Timbers	73.8%
32	Annapolis Neck	73.5%
33	Fairwood	72.4%
34	Monrovia	71.5%
35	Darnestown	71.5%
36	Mays Chapel	70.4%
37	Washington Grove	70.1%
38	Ellicott City	69.6%
39	Barnesville	69.2%
40	Four Corners	69.0%
41	New Market	69.0%
42	Scaggsville	69.0%
43	Clarksburg	68.2%
44	Towson	68.1%
45	Poolesville	67.8%
46	Lutherville	67.6%
47	Forest Glen	66.9%
48	Urbana	65.2%
49	Olney	64.7%
50	Rockville	64.6%
51	Kent Narrows	64.2%
52	Highland Beach	63.5%
53	Columbia	63.5%
54	Shaft	63.2%
55	Timonium	63.0%
56	Linganore	62.9%
57	Ilchester	62.8%
58	Oxford	62.7%
59	Mount Aetna	62.6%
60	Kemp Mill	62.5%
61	Middletown	62.1%
62	Brock Hall	61.7%
63	Garrison	61.7%
64	Brookeville	61.2%
65	Parole	60.9%
66	Chewsville	60.8%
67	Bartonsville	60.8%
68	Crofton	60.8%
69	Cloverly	60.6%
70	Derwood	60.5%
71	Laytonsville	60.4%
72	Takoma Park	60.3%
73	Ashton-Sandy Spring	59.9%
74	Silver Spring	59.8%
75	Spring Ridge	59.6%
76	Arnold	59.4%
77	Pikesville	59.3%
78	Severna Park	58.7%
79	Allen	58.4%
80	Bryantown	58.3%
81	North Kensington	58.2%
82	Garretts Mill	57.9%
83	Lake Arbor	57.8%
84	Elkridge	56.7%
85	Woodmore	56.6%
86	Pleasant Hills	56.6%
87	Colesville	56.3%
88	Mount Airy	56.2%
89	North Laurel	56.2%
90	Herald Harbor	56.1%
91	Cape St. Claire	55.7%
92	Kemps Mill	55.6%
93	Wildewood	54.9%
94	Leisure World	54.5%
95	Riva	54.1%
96	Honeygo	53.8%
97	Crownsville	53.8%
98	Whaleyville	53.8%
99	Annapolis	53.7%
100	Myersville	53.7%

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