Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's bachelor's degree or higher of 64.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Howard County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Howard County, Maryland has a bachelor's degree or higher of 64.5%, ranking #9 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 91.3% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Maryland, it ranks #1 of 24. This places it in the 100th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.