Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, IA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

40.3% Rank #273/3,222 · #5 in IA
92th
Polk 40.3%
IA 31.4% +28.1%
US 33.7% +19.5%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend

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National Distribution

How Polk County's bachelor's degree or higher of 40.3% 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 Polk County for bachelor's degree or higher.

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#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%

About Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Polk County, Iowa has a bachelor's degree or higher of 40.3%, ranking #273 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.5% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Iowa, it ranks #5 of 99. This places it in the 92th 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.