Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Oklahoma

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
28.3% −15.9% vs nat'l
Rank #46 of 52
12th %ile

How Oklahoma Compares

Oklahoma
28.3%
National
33.7%
15.9% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#43 Puerto Rico 29.8%
#44 Indiana 29.5%
#45 Alabama 28.4%
#46 Oklahoma 28.3%
#47 Nevada 27.9%
#48 Kentucky 27.6%
#49 Louisiana 27.0%
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Highest Education Counties in Oklahoma

# County Education
1 Payne County 39.7%
2 Cleveland County 36.2%
3 Oklahoma County 35.9%
4 Tulsa County 34.4%
5 Cimarron County 33.4%
6 Woods County 32.5%
7 Canadian County 31.9%
8 Custer County 31.7%
9 Logan County 31.4%
10 Pontotoc County 30.3%

Lowest Education Counties in Oklahoma

# County Education
77 Latimer County 10.6%
76 Adair County 12.3%
75 Beckham County 12.9%
74 Harmon County 13.4%
73 Greer County 14.0%
72 Okfuskee County 14.3%
71 Ottawa County 15.0%
70 Sequoyah County 15.2%
69 Choctaw County 15.2%
68 Craig County 15.3%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has a bachelor's degree or higher of 28.3%, ranking #46 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 15.9% below the national value of 33.7%.

Across Oklahoma's 77 counties, bachelor's degree or higher ranges from 10.6% to 39.7%. The county with the highest value is Payne County at 39.7%.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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.