Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Polk County, MO

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

22.5% Rank #1,579/3,222 · #36 in MO
51th
Polk 22.5%
MO 32.4% -30.6%
US 33.7% -33.3%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend

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National Distribution

How Polk County's bachelor's degree or higher of 22.5% 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 Polk County for bachelor's degree or higher.

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#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%

About Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Polk County, Missouri has a bachelor's degree or higher of 22.5%, ranking #1,579 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.3% below the national value of 33.7%. Within Missouri, it ranks #36 of 115. This places it in the 51th 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.