Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Wisconsin (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.04%. Among all Wisconsin counties, Marquette County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (43.74%), followed by Shawano County (43.64%), and Taylor County (43.64%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Marquette County
Shawano County
Taylor County
Waupaca County
Jackson County
Waushara County
Oconto County
Lincoln County
Adams County
Rusk County
Ranking of Wisconsin Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Marquette County 43.74
2 Shawano County 43.64
2 Taylor County 43.64
3 Waupaca County 43.07
4 Jackson County 42.26
5 Waushara County 41.65
6 Oconto County 41.50
7 Lincoln County 41.41
8 Adams County 41.25
9 Rusk County 41.15
10 Price County 41.12
11 Langlade County 41.06
12 Menominee County 41.03
13 Richland County 40.81
14 Juneau County 40.72
15 Dodge County 40.59
16 Crawford County 40.47
17 Lafayette County 40.36
18 Clark County 39.59
19 Buffalo County 39.46
20 Forest County 39.35
21 Kewaunee County 39.33
22 Wood County 38.71
23 Green Lake County 38.67
24 Marinette County 38.47
25 Burnett County 38.00
26 Trempealeau County 37.85
27 Ashland County 37.64
28 Vernon County 37.09
29 Pepin County 36.45
30 Manitowoc County 36.13
31 Polk County 36.07
32 Monroe County 36.01
33 Fond du Lac County 35.99
34 Barron County 35.69
35 Florence County 35.00
36 Iowa County 34.52
37 Green County 34.47
38 Rock County 34.33
38 Washburn County 34.33
39 Sawyer County 34.18
40 Sheboygan County 33.98
41 Grant County 33.97
42 Chippewa County 33.68
43 Sauk County 33.11
44 Marathon County 33.03
45 Iron County 32.82
46 Columbia County 32.60
47 Dunn County 32.52
48 Winnebago County 32.42
49 Vilas County 32.00
50 Jefferson County 31.78
51 Oneida County 31.67
52 Portage County 31.66
53 Calumet County 31.64
54 Pierce County 31.04
55 Outagamie County 30.64
56 Racine County 30.53
57 Walworth County 30.39
58 Washington County 29.29
59 Brown County 29.22
60 Douglas County 29.09
61 Milwaukee County 28.57
62 Kenosha County 28.24
63 Door County 28.00
64 Bayfield County 27.28
65 Eau Claire County 26.36
66 St. Croix County 25.45
67 La Crosse County 25.43
68 Waukesha County 20.90
69 Ozaukee County 20.83
70 Dane County 17.65