US Census Data

Most college-educated in Missouri

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Missouri 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, Boone County leads at 51.0%.

Among cities & places, Irwin leads at 100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.
#NameBachelor's+ (25+)
1Boone County51.0%
2St. Louis County46.9%
3Platte County45.6%
4St. Charles County42.4%
5St. Louis city40.2%
6Cole County37.5%
7Clay County36.0%
8Adair County35.0%
9Cape Girardeau County33.9%
10Jackson County33.5%
11Christian County32.6%
12Greene County32.4%
13Phelps County31.5%
14Johnson County29.1%
15Cass County28.8%
16Howard County28.0%
17Pulaski County27.9%
18Andrew County26.9%
19Saline County26.0%
20Marion County25.7%
21Nodaway County25.6%
22Taney County25.4%
23Callaway County25.4%
24Jasper County25.1%
25Osage County24.8%
26Camden County24.5%
27Lafayette County24.4%
28Cooper County24.0%
29Jefferson County23.6%
30Buchanan County23.3%
31Newton County23.0%
32Stone County23.0%
33Franklin County23.0%
34Clinton County22.7%
35Perry County22.1%
36Atchison County22.0%
37Scott County21.7%
38Polk County21.0%
39Miller County21.0%
40Holt County20.5%
41Gentry County20.5%
42Carroll County20.2%
43Linn County20.1%
44Warren County19.6%
45Chariton County19.4%
46Putnam County19.3%
47Webster County18.6%
48Pettis County18.6%
49Gasconade County18.6%
50Macon County18.5%
51Lincoln County18.4%
52Ste. Genevieve County18.4%
53Daviess County18.4%
54Caldwell County18.4%
55Iron County18.3%
56Livingston County18.3%
57Dent County18.1%
58Vernon County18.0%
59Shelby County18.0%
60Barton County18.0%
61Mercer County17.9%
62Cedar County17.8%
63Worth County17.6%
64Harrison County17.6%
65Ralls County17.5%
66Howell County17.5%
67Monroe County17.4%
68Moniteau County17.2%
69Randolph County17.1%
70Knox County16.9%
71Pike County16.6%
72Lawrence County16.6%
73Lewis County16.5%
74Montgomery County16.5%
75Stoddard County16.4%
76Henry County16.1%
77Audrain County16.1%
78Maries County16.0%
79St. Francois County16.0%
80Grundy County15.9%
81Texas County15.8%
82Laclede County15.7%
83Douglas County15.5%
84Reynolds County15.4%
85Madison County15.3%
86Bates County15.3%
87Butler County15.2%
88Dade County15.2%
89Benton County15.2%
90Ray County15.0%
91Morgan County14.9%
92DeKalb County14.8%
93Dallas County14.8%
94Sullivan County14.7%
95Shannon County14.6%
96Scotland County14.5%
97Oregon County14.4%
98Wright County14.3%
99Bollinger County14.2%
100Mississippi County14.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NameBachelor's+ (25+)
1Irwin100.0%
2Warson Woods88.6%
3Ladue87.8%
4Crystal Lake Park87.5%
5Frontenac86.9%
6Glendale86.6%
7Huntleigh86.3%
8Clayton83.8%
9Des Peres80.5%
10Twin Oaks77.7%
11Clarkson Valley77.0%
12Richmond Heights76.0%
13Town and Country75.9%
14Westwood75.4%
15Brentwood73.0%
16Chesterfield72.4%
17Parkville70.4%
18Loch Lloyd69.3%
19Webster Groves68.8%
20Olivette68.5%
21Wildwood68.2%
22New Market68.0%
23Creve Coeur66.7%
24Country Life Acres66.7%
25Kirkwood66.2%
26Grantwood Village66.1%
27Bellerive Acres65.8%
28Ballwin65.1%
29Pasadena Park64.7%
30University City64.2%
31Sunset Hills64.0%
32Rock Hill63.3%
33Manchester62.1%
34Fremont Hills62.0%
35Weatherby Lake61.5%
36Lake Lotawana61.4%
37Arrow Rock60.6%
38Innsbrook60.0%
39Lake Winnebago59.6%
40Weldon Spring Heights59.5%
41Bel-Nor58.8%
42Oakland58.1%
43Crestwood56.7%
44Columbia56.5%
45Maplewood56.1%
46Ellisville56.0%
47Cottleville54.2%
48Medill53.9%
49Shrewsbury53.7%
50Weldon Spring53.4%
51Dardenne Prairie52.5%
52St. Clement52.4%
53Pasadena Hills51.6%
54Maryland Heights51.0%
55Sappington51.0%
56Eureka50.9%
57Lake Waukomis50.9%
58Josephville50.8%
59Grovespring50.0%
60Lupus50.0%
61Chain of Rocks49.7%
62Saddlebrooke49.6%
63Lake St. Louis49.5%
64Aurora Springs49.1%
65Lee's Summit48.7%
66Lake Tapawingo48.0%
67Oaks47.7%
68Leawood47.2%
69Platte Woods47.0%
70LaBarque Creek46.9%
71Saverton46.5%
72Fenton46.0%
73Oakwood45.2%
74Valley Park44.9%
75Foristell44.7%
76New Hamburg44.6%
77Westphalia44.4%
78St. Charles44.2%
79Shoal Creek Estates44.0%
80Oakville43.9%
81Wilbur Park42.9%
82Baring42.9%
83Champ42.9%
84Blanchard42.4%
85O'Fallon42.4%
86St. Thomas42.2%
87Kinloch42.0%
88Concord42.0%
89Conception41.6%
90Oakwood Park41.4%
91Ashland41.4%
92St. Paul41.3%
93Lake Ozark40.9%
94St. Elizabeth40.6%
95Carl Junction40.5%
96Battlefield40.4%
97Shawneetown40.2%
98St. Louis40.2%
99Guilford40.0%
100Huntsdale40.0%

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