Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Arkansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 491,269. Among all Arkansas counties, Pulaski County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (98,432), followed by Benton County (63,211), and Washington County (50,160).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Pulaski County
Benton County
Washington County
Faulkner County
Saline County
Sebastian County
Craighead County
Garland County
White County
Lonoke County
Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Pulaski County 98432
2 Benton County 63211
3 Washington County 50160
4 Faulkner County 25155
5 Saline County 23685
6 Sebastian County 20559
7 Craighead County 20412
8 Garland County 17178
9 White County 10174
10 Lonoke County 10015
11 Pope County 9502
12 Jefferson County 9030
13 Crawford County 7792
14 Baxter County 5892
15 Crittenden County 5392
16 Greene County 5004
17 Miller County 4950
18 Union County 4931
19 Boone County 4648
20 Carroll County 4389
21 Independence County 4178
22 Hot Spring County 3880
23 Mississippi County 3813
24 Clark County 3516
25 Cleburne County 3144
26 Columbia County 2832
27 Johnson County 2716
28 Conway County 2686
29 Drew County 2652
30 Grant County 2255
31 Hempstead County 2159
32 Ouachita County 2131
33 Polk County 2112
34 Randolph County 2030
35 Arkansas County 1987
36 Yell County 1953
37 Marion County 1933
38 Van Buren County 1910
39 Logan County 1908
40 St. Francis County 1903
41 Poinsett County 1816
42 Izard County 1748
43 Cross County 1651
44 Lawrence County 1631
45 Ashley County 1612
46 Phillips County 1575
47 Madison County 1556
48 Jackson County 1519
49 Clay County 1448
50 Pike County 1392
51 Sharp County 1391
52 Stone County 1304
53 Franklin County 1251
54 Little River County 1246
55 Perry County 1241
56 Howard County 1227
57 Sevier County 1169
58 Desha County 1057
59 Chicot County 1050
60 Fulton County 989
61 Montgomery County 985
62 Cleveland County 924
63 Prairie County 921
64 Bradley County 908
65 Searcy County 884
66 Newton County 877
67 Lincoln County 862
68 Scott County 757
69 Woodruff County 720
70 Monroe County 655
71 Nevada County 637
72 Lee County 610
73 Dallas County 536
74 Lafayette County 490
75 Calhoun County 421