Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Colorado (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,139,275. Among all Colorado counties, El Paso County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (166,744), followed by Arapahoe County (124,579), and Jefferson County (116,802).

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

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Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
El Paso County
Arapahoe County
Jefferson County
Denver County
Adams County
Larimer County
Weld County
Douglas County
Boulder County
Pueblo County
Ranking of Colorado Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 El Paso County 166744
2 Arapahoe County 124579
3 Jefferson County 116802
4 Denver County 110652
5 Adams County 100759
6 Larimer County 69681
7 Weld County 69389
8 Douglas County 62473
9 Boulder County 47235
10 Pueblo County 43094
11 Mesa County 37707
12 Broomfield County 13147
13 Garfield County 12662
14 La Plata County 11691
15 Fremont County 11607
16 Eagle County 10012
17 Montrose County 9289
18 Elbert County 6982
19 Delta County 6938
20 Teller County 6892
21 Morgan County 5973
22 Summit County 5888
23 Montezuma County 5743
24 Routt County 5540
25 Park County 5439
26 Logan County 4954
27 Otero County 4678
28 Las Animas County 4569
29 Chaffee County 4473
30 Archuleta County 3288
31 Alamosa County 3227
32 Grand County 3144
33 Pitkin County 2897
34 Moffat County 2791
35 Prowers County 2776
36 Gunnison County 2677
37 Rio Grande County 2472
38 Yuma County 2326
39 Huerfano County 2079
40 Kit Carson County 2007
41 Clear Creek County 1801
42 Conejos County 1604
43 Ouray County 1546
44 Custer County 1532
45 Lake County 1519
46 Rio Blanco County 1496
47 Saguache County 1453
48 Gilpin County 1436
49 San Miguel County 1316
50 Washington County 1290
51 Crowley County 1193
52 Bent County 1103
53 Lincoln County 947
54 Phillips County 931
55 Costilla County 865
56 Baca County 837
57 Sedgwick County 700
58 Dolores County 541
59 Cheyenne County 469
60 Kiowa County 463
61 Jackson County 382
62 Hinsdale County 249
63 Mineral County 190
64 San Juan County 136