Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Howard County Compares
National Distribution
Where Howard County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.
■ Howard County: 64.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #6 | San Miguel County, CO | 64.9% |
| #7 | Gunnison County, CO | 64.7% |
| #8 | Loudoun County, VA | 64.6% |
| #9 | Howard County, MD | 64.5% |
| #10 | District of Columbia, DC | 64.2% |
| #11 | New York County, NY | 64.2% |
| #12 | Boulder County, CO | 64.2% |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Howard County, Maryland
Howard County, Maryland has a bachelor's degree or higher of 64.5%, which ranks #9 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 91.3% above the national value of 33.7%.
Within Maryland, Howard County ranks #1 of 24 out of 24 counties. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.