Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, MO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
22.5% −33.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,579 of 3,222
51th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
22.5%
Missouri Average
22.5%
Rank #36 of 115 in state
National
33.7%
33.3% below

National Distribution

Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Polk County: 22.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,576 Iron County, MI 22.5%
#1,577 Toole County, MT 22.5%
#1,578 Raleigh County, WV 22.5%
#1,579 Polk County, MO 22.5%
#1,580 Phillips County, KS 22.5%
#1,581 Coffee County, AL 22.5%
#1,582 Wibaux County, MT 22.5%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, Missouri

Polk County, Missouri has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.5%, which ranks #1,579 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.3% below the national value of 33.7%.

Within Missouri, Polk County ranks #36 of 115 out of 115 counties. This places it in the 51th 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.