Most college-educated in Wisconsin

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of Wisconsin 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, Dane County leads at 54.4%.

Among cities & places, Shorewood Hills leads at 92.2%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Dane County	54.4%
2	Ozaukee County	50.4%
3	Waukesha County	47.9%
4	St. Croix County	39.4%
5	Door County	37.1%
6	La Crosse County	36.1%
7	Eau Claire County	35.7%
8	Bayfield County	35.0%
9	Washington County	34.8%
10	Milwaukee County	33.9%
11	Portage County	33.7%
12	Calumet County	32.5%
13	Brown County	32.4%
14	Walworth County	32.3%
15	Pierce County	32.0%
16	Outagamie County	32.0%
17	Winnebago County	31.0%
18	Kenosha County	30.8%
19	Vilas County	30.5%
20	Dunn County	29.2%
21	Iowa County	28.5%
22	Oneida County	28.4%
23	Jefferson County	28.1%
24	Racine County	28.0%
25	Douglas County	27.8%
26	Sheboygan County	27.3%
27	Marathon County	27.3%
28	Sawyer County	27.2%
29	Green County	27.0%
30	Sauk County	26.5%
31	Rock County	25.7%
32	Columbia County	25.7%
33	Vernon County	24.8%
34	Grant County	24.6%
35	Chippewa County	24.1%
36	Polk County	23.7%
37	Pepin County	23.6%
38	Washburn County	23.6%
39	Iron County	23.4%
40	Florence County	23.1%
41	Fond du Lac County	22.6%
42	Green Lake County	22.5%
43	Barron County	22.3%
44	Manitowoc County	22.2%
45	Ashland County	22.1%
46	Buffalo County	22.1%
47	Burnett County	22.0%
48	Wood County	21.4%
49	Richland County	20.7%
50	Lafayette County	20.6%
51	Kewaunee County	20.6%
52	Trempealeau County	20.2%
53	Waupaca County	20.2%
54	Monroe County	20.0%
55	Dodge County	19.9%
56	Menominee County	19.6%
57	Marinette County	19.5%
58	Lincoln County	19.4%
59	Shawano County	18.7%
60	Oconto County	18.7%
61	Crawford County	18.3%
62	Waushara County	17.4%
63	Adams County	17.3%
64	Price County	17.1%
65	Taylor County	16.7%
66	Rusk County	16.3%
67	Juneau County	16.3%
68	Jackson County	16.3%
69	Langlade County	16.2%
70	Forest County	15.5%
71	Marquette County	15.2%
72	Clark County	13.4%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Shorewood Hills	92.2%
2	Maple Bluff	83.7%
3	Whitefish Bay	81.5%
4	Ephraim	79.4%
5	Lac La Belle	78.9%
6	Shorewood	78.5%
7	North Bay	77.0%
8	River Hills	76.6%
9	Fox Point	73.8%
10	Ellison Bay	73.1%
11	Oconomowoc Lake	71.8%
12	Bayside	71.1%
13	Kohler	71.0%
14	Mequon	69.5%
15	Elm Grove	67.0%
16	Wind Point	66.9%
17	Springfield	66.7%
18	Egg Harbor	64.1%
19	Verona	63.3%
20	Brookfield	62.8%
21	Chain O' Lakes	62.8%
22	Middleton	62.1%
23	Waunakee	62.0%
24	Wauwatosa	61.5%
25	Cornucopia	61.1%
26	Park Ridge	60.9%
27	Merton	60.9%
28	Glendale	60.2%
29	Lebanon	60.0%
30	North Lake	59.6%
31	Madison	59.2%
32	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	58.9%
33	Nashotah	58.4%
34	Monona	57.5%
35	Thiensville	57.3%
36	North Hudson	57.2%
37	Fitchburg	57.0%
38	Delafield	56.7%
39	Chenequa	56.6%
40	Cedarburg	56.3%
41	Pewaukee	55.5%
42	Summit	55.3%
43	Houlton	54.9%
44	Cottage Grove	54.5%
45	Downsville	53.7%
46	Lake Ripley	51.4%
47	Sun Prairie	50.9%
48	Wales	50.0%
49	Hobart	49.5%
50	Elkhart Lake	49.4%
51	Greendale	49.2%
52	Richfield	49.1%
53	Bayfield	49.0%
54	Lewis	48.8%
55	Stockholm	48.8%
56	Menomonee Falls	48.7%
57	Sister Bay	48.6%
58	Baileys Harbor	48.3%
59	Germantown	48.3%
60	Sussex	48.1%
61	Sherwood	48.1%
62	Waukesha	47.9%
63	Oregon	47.7%
64	Mount Horeb	47.5%
65	Oconomowoc	46.9%
66	McFarland	46.8%
67	New Berlin	46.6%
68	Taycheedah	46.6%
69	Okauchee Lake	46.5%
70	North Prairie	46.3%
71	Williams Bay	46.2%
72	Hudson	45.8%
73	Wrightstown	45.5%
74	Franklin	45.4%
75	Platteville	45.3%
76	Muskego	45.0%
77	Lake Mills	45.0%
78	Harrison	44.9%
79	Grafton	44.4%
80	River Falls	44.1%
81	West Salem	44.1%
82	Lannon	43.4%
83	Hartland	43.2%
84	Lake Geneva	43.2%
85	Lake Arrowhead	43.0%
86	Polonia	42.9%
87	Deerfield	42.7%
88	Greenville	42.7%
89	Pewaukee	42.4%
90	Somers	42.3%
91	Stone Lake	42.3%
92	Prairie du Sac	42.0%
93	Suamico	42.0%
94	Hales Corners	41.9%
95	Lake Wisconsin	41.8%
96	Three Lakes	41.8%
97	Altoona	41.7%
98	Herbster	41.7%
99	Lauderdale Lakes	41.5%
100	Vernon	41.5%

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