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

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Wisconsin White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 32.57%. Among all Wisconsin counties, Dane County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (54.20%), followed by Ozaukee County (50.74%), and Waukesha County (46.14%).

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

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Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Dane County
Ozaukee County
Waukesha County
Milwaukee County
St. Croix County
La Crosse County
Menominee County
Bayfield County
Door County
Eau Claire County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Dane County 54.20
2 Ozaukee County 50.74
3 Waukesha County 46.14
4 Milwaukee County 40.66
5 St. Croix County 36.93
6 La Crosse County 35.72
7 Menominee County 35.68
8 Bayfield County 35.51
9 Door County 35.07
10 Eau Claire County 33.38
11 Portage County 33.07
12 Washington County 33.04
13 Brown County 33.00
14 Walworth County 31.22
15 Outagamie County 31.18
16 Calumet County 30.50
17 Winnebago County 29.99
18 Kenosha County 29.98
19 Vilas County 29.95
20 Dunn County 29.50
21 Pierce County 29.48
22 Racine County 29.38
23 Jefferson County 28.32
24 Sawyer County 27.48
25 Douglas County 27.24
26 Sheboygan County 26.91
27 Marathon County 26.70
28 Oneida County 26.51
29 Iowa County 26.18
30 Rock County 25.42
31 Sauk County 25.06
32 Green County 24.64
33 Chippewa County 24.03
34 Columbia County 24.01
35 Vernon County 23.51
36 Grant County 23.33
37 Washburn County 23.28
38 Iron County 23.00
39 Fond du Lac County 22.75
40 Polk County 22.54
41 Pepin County 22.53
42 Manitowoc County 22.11
43 Burnett County 21.85
44 Green Lake County 21.64
45 Barron County 21.02
46 Trempealeau County 20.94
47 Waupaca County 20.66
48 Monroe County 20.59
49 Ashland County 20.49
50 Wood County 20.37
51 Buffalo County 19.98
52 Florence County 19.93
53 Richland County 19.81
54 Lafayette County 19.54
55 Dodge County 19.31
56 Kewaunee County 19.05
57 Lincoln County 18.52
58 Crawford County 17.99
59 Marinette County 17.51
60 Waushara County 17.06
61 Oconto County 16.73
62 Jackson County 16.54
63 Rusk County 16.52
64 Shawano County 16.48
65 Taylor County 16.37
66 Forest County 16.33
67 Price County 16.10
68 Langlade County 15.99
69 Juneau County 15.82
70 Adams County 15.78
71 Marquette County 13.74
72 Clark County 13.06