Where America's colleges and universities actually are, by county

U.S. higher education · Data as of 2026-09-06 · ALEX Intelligence

164 Colleges and Universities — Los Angeles County, California

#	County	Colleges and Universities
1	Los Angeles County, California	164
2	San Diego County, California	93
3	Cook County, Illinois	90
4	New York County, New York	88
5	Maricopa County, Arizona	68
6	Orange County, California	57
7	District of Columbia, District of Columbia	49
8	Miami-Dade County, Florida	48
9	Harris County, Texas	39
10	Alameda County, California	34

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 6113 (Colleges, universities, and professional schools)
Measure: Colleges and Universities, ranked highest first across all U.S. countys (306 ranked in total).
Universe: Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=county%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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