Most college-educated in Nevada

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Nevada 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, Washoe County leads at 33.2%.

Among cities & places, Hiko leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Washoe County	33.2%
2	Douglas County	32.1%
3	Storey County	31.6%
4	Clark County	27.3%
5	Carson City	24.5%
6	Esmeralda County	24.1%
7	Humboldt County	19.8%
8	Lincoln County	19.0%
9	Churchill County	18.6%
10	Eureka County	18.1%
11	Elko County	17.5%
12	Lyon County	17.2%
13	Lander County	16.6%
14	White Pine County	14.2%
15	Nye County	12.7%
16	Mineral County	11.5%
17	Pershing County	9.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Hiko	100.0%
2	Crystal Bay	78.4%
3	Lakeridge	73.9%
4	Glenbrook	72.5%
5	Logan Creek	68.9%
6	Gerlach	66.0%
7	Skyland	64.7%
8	Incline Village	64.1%
9	Blue Diamond	57.5%
10	Genoa	57.2%
11	Round Hill Village	55.5%
12	Kingsbury	54.0%
13	Summerlin South	49.8%
14	Virginia City	48.9%
15	Mount Charleston	46.8%
16	Paradise Valley	45.6%
17	Mogul	44.9%
18	Denio	41.7%
19	Verdi	39.8%
20	Smith Valley	39.0%
21	East Valley	38.8%
22	Zephyr Cove	37.4%
23	Henderson	36.8%
24	Dyer	36.7%
25	Silver City	36.5%
26	Reno	35.7%
27	Enterprise	35.2%
28	Fallon Station	34.3%
29	Goldfield	33.7%
30	Minden	33.2%
31	Gardnerville	32.9%
32	Ruhenstroth	32.1%
33	Spanish Springs	32.0%
34	Panaca	31.3%
35	Spring Valley	31.0%
36	Winnemucca	30.5%
37	Johnson Lane	30.5%
38	Boulder City	30.3%
39	Humboldt River Ranch	28.9%
40	Nelson	27.6%
41	Las Vegas	27.3%
42	Sandy Valley	27.1%
43	Sparks	26.3%
44	Indian Hills	26.0%
45	Carson City	24.5%
46	Paradise	23.9%
47	Mesquite	23.9%
48	Spring Creek	23.1%
49	Amargosa Valley	23.0%
50	Topaz Lake	22.5%
51	Gardnerville Ranchos	22.4%
52	Washoe Valley	22.0%
53	Beatty	21.8%
54	Golden Valley	21.7%
55	Nellis AFB	21.5%
56	Caliente	21.2%
57	Dayton	20.9%
58	Carter Springs	20.7%
59	McDermitt	19.0%
60	Elko	18.9%
61	Mina	18.8%
62	Ely	18.4%
63	North Las Vegas	18.2%
64	Winchester	18.2%
65	Laughlin	18.1%
66	Whitney	18.0%
67	Cold Springs	18.0%
68	Moapa Valley	17.5%
69	Yerington	17.0%
70	Lemmon Valley	16.9%
71	Fallon	16.6%
72	Cal-Nev-Ari	16.3%
73	Lovelock	15.8%
74	Fernley	15.6%
75	Schurz	15.3%
76	Kingston	15.1%
77	Battle Mountain	15.1%
78	Carlin	15.1%
79	McGill	14.3%
80	Fish Springs	13.6%
81	Silver Springs	13.5%
82	Crescent Valley	13.1%
83	Tonopah	13.0%
84	Pioche	13.0%
85	Silver Peak	12.8%
86	Pahrump	12.5%
87	Owyhee	12.4%
88	Hawthorne	12.3%
89	Wadsworth	12.0%
90	Sunrise Manor	11.9%
91	Grass Valley	11.9%
92	Double Spring	11.8%
93	Indian Springs	11.4%
94	Topaz Ranch Estates	11.0%
95	Moapa Town	11.0%
96	Alamo	11.0%
97	Sutcliffe	10.8%
98	Jackpot	10.8%
99	Stagecoach	10.7%
100	Bunkerville	10.5%

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