How concentrated America's colleges and universities really are, by county
U.S. higher education · Data as of
· ALEX Intelligence
10.9%Share of America's Colleges and Universities in Its Top Three Counties — Los Angeles County, California, San Diego County, California, Cook County, Illinois
#
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).
How the headline figure is computed
The top three units' combined count divided by the combined count of all 306 ranked units.
Universe
Places below a 5,000-resident floor are excluded so a median computed on a handful of households cannot top the ranking.
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