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Counties in New Jersey by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Morris County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 21 counties in 2024, at 57.8%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 18.9%. The median was 39.2% and the figure for New Jersey was 43.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.8Morris County
Lowest18.9Cumberland County
Median39.221 counties
New Jersey43.6History

All counties, 2024

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Morris CountyMorris County: 57.8 %57.8Somerset CountySomerset County: 57.8 %57.8Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 57.4 %57.4Bergen CountyBergen County: 53.1 %53.1Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 51.3 %51.3Hudson CountyHudson County: 48.9 %48.9Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 45.6 %45.6Mercer CountyMercer County: 45.4 %45.4Burlington CountyBurlington County: 42.6 %42.6Sussex CountySussex County: 40.3 %40.3Essex CountyEssex County: 39.2 %39.2Cape May CountyCape May County: 39.1 %39.1Union CountyUnion County: 38.9 %38.9Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 36.8 %36.8Warren CountyWarren County: 36.5 %36.5Camden CountyCamden County: 36.3 %36.3Ocean CountyOcean County: 34.4 %34.4Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 31.8 %31.8Passaic CountyPassaic County: 30.9 %30.9Salem CountySalem County: 25 %25Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 18.9 %18.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Morris County57.8+0.6 pts
2Somerset County57.8+0.4 pts
3Hunterdon County57.4+0.9 pts
4Bergen County53.1+0.5 pts
5Monmouth County51.3+0.7 pts
6Hudson County48.9+1 pts
7Middlesex County45.6+0.5 pts
8Mercer County45.4+0.5 pts
9Burlington County42.6+0.5 pts
10Sussex County40.3+0.3 pts
11Essex County39.2+1.3 pts
12Cape May County39.1+1.6 pts
13Union County38.9+0.3 pts
14Gloucester County36.8+1 pts
15Warren County36.5+0.1 pts
16Camden County36.3+1.1 pts
17Ocean County34.4+0.7 pts
18Atlantic County31.8+0.7 pts
19Passaic County30.9+0.6 pts
20Salem County25+1 pts
21Cumberland County18.9+1 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Morris County, with 57.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Cumberland County, with 18.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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