Most college-educated in Montana

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Montana 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, Gallatin County leads at 53.1%.

Among cities & places, Kicking Horse leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Gallatin County	53.1%
2	Missoula County	45.9%
3	Lewis and Clark County	42.8%
4	Park County	38.1%
5	Flathead County	36.0%
6	Beaverhead County	35.5%
7	Madison County	34.3%
8	Yellowstone County	33.9%
9	Treasure County	32.8%
10	Jefferson County	32.7%
11	Granite County	31.2%
12	Lake County	30.5%
13	Carbon County	30.3%
14	Custer County	29.8%
15	Ravalli County	29.8%
16	Stillwater County	29.8%
17	Cascade County	28.7%
18	Meagher County	28.5%
19	Judith Basin County	28.3%
20	Silver Bow County	27.7%
21	Daniels County	27.5%
22	Liberty County	27.3%
23	Petroleum County	27.1%
24	Mineral County	26.6%
25	Broadwater County	26.3%
26	Teton County	25.9%
27	Blaine County	25.8%
28	Wibaux County	25.8%
29	Hill County	25.6%
30	Dawson County	25.5%
31	Powder River County	25.2%
32	Sheridan County	24.7%
33	Fergus County	23.8%
34	Sweet Grass County	23.1%
35	Chouteau County	22.6%
36	Deer Lodge County	22.3%
37	Musselshell County	21.9%
38	Sanders County	21.6%
39	Valley County	21.5%
40	Toole County	21.5%
41	McCone County	21.4%
42	Garfield County	21.3%
43	Big Horn County	20.9%
44	Phillips County	20.6%
45	Carter County	20.3%
46	Prairie County	20.0%
47	Roosevelt County	19.9%
48	Pondera County	19.5%
49	Richland County	19.4%
50	Powell County	19.0%
51	Golden Valley County	19.0%
52	Rosebud County	18.9%
53	Glacier County	18.1%
54	Lincoln County	18.0%
55	Wheatland County	17.8%
56	Fallon County	16.5%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Kicking Horse	100.0%
2	Mammoth	100.0%
3	Martinsdale	100.0%
4	Potomac	100.0%
5	Sula	100.0%
6	Hogeland	93.3%
7	Coffee Creek	92.6%
8	De Borgia	86.1%
9	Bridger	75.3%
10	Springhill	72.1%
11	Kings Point	70.6%
12	Spokane Creek	70.3%
13	Gallatin River Ranch	67.6%
14	Jardine	66.7%
15	Zortman	66.7%
16	Crane	65.6%
17	Bozeman	65.1%
18	Wolf Creek	62.5%
19	Jette	62.0%
20	Fishtail	61.0%
21	Emigrant	61.0%
22	West Glacier	60.9%
23	Biddle	60.6%
24	Cardwell	60.0%
25	Hebgen Lake Estates	58.5%
26	Big Sky	58.3%
27	Luther	58.1%
28	Shawmut	57.9%
29	East Glacier Park Village	57.8%
30	York	57.8%
31	Rhodes	57.7%
32	Rollins	57.3%
33	Four Corners	56.9%
34	Whitefish	56.5%
35	South Hills	56.1%
36	Woods Bay	55.3%
37	Turner	54.1%
38	Silver Star	54.0%
39	Corwin Springs	52.0%
40	Missoula	51.7%
41	Rocky Point	51.2%
42	Froid	51.1%
43	Maverick Mountain	51.1%
44	Bigfork	51.0%
45	Lindisfarne	50.9%
46	Helena	50.4%
47	Niarada	50.0%
48	Plevna	50.0%
49	Turah	49.4%
50	Avon	48.8%
51	Dayton	48.8%
52	Helena West Side	48.3%
53	Wye	48.0%
54	Fox	47.9%
55	Bainville	47.2%
56	Helena Valley Northeast	47.0%
57	Elkhorn	46.9%
58	Homestead	46.2%
59	Gardiner	45.7%
60	Essex	45.6%
61	Pony	45.5%
62	Orchard Homes	45.3%
63	Bearcreek	45.2%
64	Sedan	45.1%
65	Red Lodge	44.7%
66	Montana City	43.5%
67	Kerr	42.9%
68	Unionville	42.1%
69	Chinook	41.9%
70	Clancy	41.9%
71	Marysville	41.6%
72	Weeksville	41.6%
73	Ovando	41.3%
74	Outlook	41.2%
75	Brandon	41.0%
76	Worden	40.8%
77	Bear Dance	40.7%
78	Jeffers	40.4%
79	Fort Peck	40.4%
80	Trout Creek	40.3%
81	Lolo	40.3%
82	Hardy	40.0%
83	Helena Valley West Central	39.7%
84	Turtle Lake	39.1%
85	Cooke City	38.8%
86	Nye	38.6%
87	Amsterdam	38.5%
88	Belgrade	37.4%
89	St. Xavier	37.3%
90	Malmstrom AFB	37.1%
91	Billings	37.0%
92	Helena Valley Northwest	36.9%
93	Lake Mary Ronan	36.8%
94	Highwood	36.7%
95	Churchill	36.6%
96	South Glastonbury	36.2%
97	Kila	36.1%
98	Heron	36.1%
99	Rudyard	35.6%
100	Musselshell	35.3%

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