US Counties With the Highest High School Graduation

2,489 US counties ranked by high school graduation, from highest to lowest. First are Lumpkin County, GA (0.995%), Union County, GA (0.995%) and Sabine Parish, LA (0.995%). The middle one of the 2,489 has 0.892%.

What this measures

The percentage of students who finish high school within four years. Source: County Health Rankings.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Lumpkin County, GA	0.995%
2	Union County, GA	0.995%
3	Sabine Parish, LA	0.995%
4	Kendall County, TX	0.993%
5	Moore County, TX	0.991%
6	Gaines County, TX	0.984%
7	Cook County, GA	0.98%
8	Oconee County, GA	0.98%
9	Carter County, KY	0.98%
10	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.98%
11	Vernon Parish, LA	0.98%
12	Henry County, TN	0.98%
13	Wilson County, TN	0.98%
14	Falls Church city, VA	0.98%
15	Ohio County, WV	0.98%
16	Putnam County, WV	0.98%
17	Titus County, TX	0.979%
18	Chambers County, TX	0.979%
19	Lafayette County, FL	0.975%
20	Atkinson County, GA	0.975%
21	Bleckley County, GA	0.975%
22	Brooks County, GA	0.975%
23	Charlton County, GA	0.975%
24	Chattahoochee County, GA	0.975%
25	Heard County, GA	0.975%
26	Jeff Davis County, GA	0.975%
27	McIntosh County, GA	0.975%
28	Montgomery County, GA	0.975%
29	Schley County, GA	0.975%
30	Wilkinson County, GA	0.975%
31	Decatur County, IN	0.975%
32	Franklin County, IN	0.975%
33	Rush County, IN	0.975%
34	Warren County, IN	0.975%
35	Clay County, IA	0.975%
36	Davis County, IA	0.975%
37	Monroe County, IA	0.975%
38	Sac County, IA	0.975%
39	Adair County, KY	0.975%
40	Caldwell County, KY	0.975%
41	Clinton County, KY	0.975%
42	Cumberland County, KY	0.975%
43	Hart County, KY	0.975%
44	Larue County, KY	0.975%
45	Livingston County, KY	0.975%
46	Lyon County, KY	0.975%
47	Martin County, KY	0.975%
48	Morgan County, KY	0.975%
49	Pendleton County, KY	0.975%
50	Russell County, KY	0.975%
51	Todd County, KY	0.975%
52	Washington County, KY	0.975%
53	Caldwell Parish, LA	0.975%
54	Cameron Parish, LA	0.975%
55	Claiborne Parish, LA	0.975%
56	Grant Parish, LA	0.975%
57	LaSalle Parish, LA	0.975%
58	West Carroll Parish, LA	0.975%
59	Choctaw County, MS	0.975%
60	Kemper County, MS	0.975%
61	Clark County, MO	0.975%
62	Dallas County, MO	0.975%
63	Dent County, MO	0.975%
64	Ralls County, MO	0.975%
65	Benton County, TN	0.975%
66	Chester County, TN	0.975%
67	Clay County, TN	0.975%
68	Decatur County, TN	0.975%
69	Fentress County, TN	0.975%
70	Haywood County, TN	0.975%
71	Lewis County, TN	0.975%
72	Meigs County, TN	0.975%
73	Perry County, TN	0.975%
74	Smith County, TN	0.975%
75	Stewart County, TN	0.975%
76	Trousdale County, TN	0.975%
77	Union County, TN	0.975%
78	Wayne County, TN	0.975%
79	Bailey County, TX	0.975%
80	Camp County, TX	0.975%
81	Crane County, TX	0.975%
82	Franklin County, TX	0.975%
83	Goliad County, TX	0.975%
84	Jim Hogg County, TX	0.975%
85	Llano County, TX	0.975%
86	Mason County, TX	0.975%
87	Ochiltree County, TX	0.975%
88	Rains County, TX	0.975%
89	Beaver County, UT	0.975%
90	Kane County, UT	0.975%
91	Clarke County, VA	0.975%
92	Grayson County, VA	0.975%
93	Richmond County, VA	0.975%
94	Braxton County, WV	0.975%
95	Clay County, WV	0.975%
96	Doddridge County, WV	0.975%
97	Monroe County, WV	0.975%
98	Pleasants County, WV	0.975%
99	Taylor County, WV	0.975%
100	Tyler County, WV	0.975%

Every state, highest first

Each state’s own published figure, not an average of its counties.

Rank	State	%
1	West Virginia	0.911%
2	Kentucky	0.907%
3	Missouri	0.905%
4	Tennessee	0.904%
5	Wisconsin	0.902%
6	Massachusetts	0.9%
7	Texas	0.899%
8	Iowa	0.897%
9	Mississippi	0.891%
10	Virginia	0.891%
11	Connecticut	0.89%
12	Kansas	0.889%
13	Alabama	0.883%
14	Arkansas	0.883%
15	Utah	0.882%
16	New Hampshire	0.88%
17	Delaware	0.879%
18	Indiana	0.878%
19	Illinois	0.873%
20	Florida	0.872%
21	Pennsylvania	0.872%
22	California	0.868%
23	Ohio	0.868%
24	New York	0.868%
25	Maryland	0.864%
26	North Carolina	0.864%
27	Nebraska	0.859%
28	Hawaii	0.859%
29	New Jersey	0.853%
30	Montana	0.852%
31	Georgia	0.849%
32	Minnesota	0.841%
33	Louisiana	0.839%
34	North Dakota	0.838%
35	South Carolina	0.837%
36	Washington	0.836%
37	Rhode Island	0.834%
38	Vermont	0.83%
39	Colorado	0.824%
40	Michigan	0.821%
41	Oregon	0.821%
42	Nevada	0.818%
43	Wyoming	0.817%
44	South Dakota	0.816%
45	Idaho	0.799%
46	Alaska	0.776%
47	Arizona	0.773%
48	District of Columbia	0.77%

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