Most college-educated in Michigan

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Michigan 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, Washtenaw County leads at 58.1%.

Among cities & places, Crystal Downs Country Club leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Washtenaw County	58.1%
2	Oakland County	50.2%
3	Leelanau County	49.9%
4	Keweenaw County	43.6%
5	Ingham County	41.3%
6	Kalamazoo County	40.8%
7	Grand Traverse County	40.3%
8	Emmet County	40.2%
9	Kent County	39.6%
10	Livingston County	39.2%
11	Ottawa County	37.5%
12	Houghton County	36.6%
13	Midland County	36.3%
14	Marquette County	35.8%
15	Benzie County	34.3%
16	Antrim County	34.3%
17	Clinton County	34.2%
18	Charlevoix County	33.9%
19	Isabella County	30.8%
20	Eaton County	30.4%
21	Berrien County	30.2%
22	Macomb County	27.2%
23	Wayne County	26.9%
24	Allegan County	26.1%
25	Otsego County	25.8%
26	Mason County	25.0%
27	Dickinson County	24.3%
28	Barry County	24.3%
29	Mackinac County	23.5%
30	Saginaw County	23.4%
31	Monroe County	23.4%
32	Manistee County	23.4%
33	Jackson County	23.0%
34	Cheboygan County	22.9%
35	Van Buren County	22.9%
36	Genesee County	22.8%
37	Mecosta County	22.7%
38	Lenawee County	22.3%
39	Calhoun County	22.2%
40	Gogebic County	21.9%
41	Chippewa County	21.9%
42	Cass County	21.6%
43	Muskegon County	21.4%
44	Bay County	21.4%
45	Wexford County	21.2%
46	Oceana County	21.0%
47	Schoolcraft County	20.7%
48	Alcona County	20.6%
49	Hillsdale County	20.6%
50	Iron County	20.6%
51	St. Clair County	20.3%
52	Roscommon County	20.3%
53	Alger County	20.3%
54	Crawford County	20.2%
55	Presque Isle County	20.2%
56	Delta County	20.0%
57	Lapeer County	19.8%
58	Shiawassee County	19.5%
59	Luce County	19.3%
60	Gratiot County	19.0%
61	Newaygo County	18.4%
62	Kalkaska County	18.2%
63	Ionia County	18.0%
64	Menominee County	18.0%
65	Missaukee County	18.0%
66	Alpena County	17.7%
67	Huron County	17.6%
68	Iosco County	17.6%
69	St. Joseph County	17.1%
70	Branch County	16.9%
71	Ontonagon County	16.7%
72	Osceola County	16.4%
73	Baraga County	16.1%
74	Montmorency County	16.0%
75	Sanilac County	16.0%
76	Ogemaw County	15.9%
77	Arenac County	15.8%
78	Tuscola County	15.5%
79	Gladwin County	15.4%
80	Montcalm County	14.9%
81	Oscoda County	14.8%
82	Clare County	13.0%
83	Lake County	12.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Crystal Downs Country Club	100.0%
2	Pilgrim	100.0%
3	Barton Hills	92.6%
4	Maple Grove	84.4%
5	South Gull Lake	82.9%
6	East Grand Rapids	82.6%
7	Huntington Woods	82.2%
8	Michiana	81.4%
9	Franklin	80.3%
10	Pleasant Ridge	79.9%
11	Lake Angelus	79.8%
12	Bloomfield Hills	79.3%
13	Grosse Pointe Farms	78.9%
14	Ann Arbor	77.7%
15	Birmingham	76.9%
16	Beverly Hills	76.0%
17	Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	75.6%
18	Saugatuck	75.5%
19	Glen Arbor	74.7%
20	Grosse Pointe	74.5%
21	Okemos	74.3%
22	Crystal Mountain	71.7%
23	Forest Hills	71.5%
24	Grosse Pointe Park	71.4%
25	Grand Beach	70.4%
26	Dexter	70.3%
27	Rochester	70.2%
28	Cedar	69.2%
29	Orchard Lake Village	68.3%
30	Northville	67.4%
31	East Lansing	67.4%
32	Caberfae	67.3%
33	Copper Harbor	67.3%
34	Bingham Farms	66.0%
35	Grosse Pointe Woods	65.9%
36	Houghton	65.7%
37	Eagle Harbor	65.5%
38	Troy	64.1%
39	Bay View	64.1%
40	Suttons Bay	63.7%
41	Omena	63.6%
42	Plymouth	63.2%
43	Royal Oak	62.6%
44	Novi	61.2%
45	Farmington	60.8%
46	Rochester Hills	60.5%
47	Millers Lake	59.5%
48	Caledonia	58.7%
49	Berkley	58.1%
50	Haslett	58.0%
51	Farmington Hills	58.0%
52	Douglas	56.7%
53	Saline	56.7%
54	Ferndale	56.5%
55	Leland	55.9%
56	Pentwater	55.6%
57	Village of Clarkston	55.5%
58	Northport	55.1%
59	Shoreham	54.0%
60	Petoskey	52.8%
61	Sylvan Lake	52.7%
62	Greilickville	52.5%
63	Advance	51.3%
64	Empire	51.3%
65	St. Joseph	51.1%
66	Lathrup Village	51.1%
67	Chelsea	50.8%
68	Ferrysburg	50.4%
69	Berrien Springs	50.0%
70	Westwood	49.4%
71	Lake Victoria	49.4%
72	Milford	49.2%
73	Wacousta	49.1%
74	Frankenmuth	48.9%
75	Oxford	48.6%
76	Portage	48.4%
77	Lake Fenton	48.2%
78	Brighton	47.3%
79	Richland	47.2%
80	Auburn Hills	47.0%
81	Traverse City	47.0%
82	Lamont	47.0%
83	Rockford	46.9%
84	Elk Rapids	46.8%
85	DeWitt	46.8%
86	Wixom	46.6%
87	Walloon Lake	46.5%
88	Byron Center	46.3%
89	Norwood	46.3%
90	North Muskegon	46.3%
91	Marquette	46.2%
92	Eagle River	46.1%
93	Williamston	46.0%
94	Ypsilanti	45.8%
95	Arcadia	45.8%
96	Lake Orion	45.8%
97	Hancock	45.8%
98	Midland	45.5%
99	Manitou Beach-Devils Lake	45.4%
100	Harbor Springs	45.2%

Nationwide

Most college-educated in the US

Browse

Michigan overview

Most college-educated in Michigan

Counties

Cities & places

Nationwide

Other rankings in Michigan

Browse