Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Polk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.
■ Polk County: 40.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #270 | Harford County, MD | 40.3% |
| #271 | Collier County, FL | 40.3% |
| #272 | Sussex County, NJ | 40.3% |
| #273 | Polk County, IA | 40.3% |
| #274 | Lincoln County, ME | 40.2% |
| #275 | Suffolk County, NY | 40.2% |
| #276 | Livingston County, MI | 40.2% |
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 40.3%, which ranks #273 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 19.5% above the national value of 33.7%.
Within Iowa, Polk County ranks #5 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 92th 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.