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

Somerset County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 21 counties in 2021, at 56.1%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 17.1%. The median was 37.6% and the figure for New Jersey was 41.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Somerset County
Lowest17.1Cumberland County
Median37.621 counties
New Jersey41.5History

All counties, 2021

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 56.1 %56.1Morris CountyMorris County: 55.8 %55.8Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 54.3 %54.3Bergen CountyBergen County: 51.2 %51.2Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 48.5 %48.5Hudson CountyHudson County: 45.7 %45.7Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 44.8 %44.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 43.6 %43.6Burlington CountyBurlington County: 40 %40Sussex CountySussex County: 38.1 %38.1Union CountyUnion County: 37.6 %37.6Essex CountyEssex County: 36.7 %36.7Cape May CountyCape May County: 35 %35Warren CountyWarren County: 34.5 %34.5Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 34.5 %34.5Camden CountyCamden County: 33.6 %33.6Ocean CountyOcean County: 32.2 %32.2Passaic CountyPassaic County: 29.9 %29.9Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 29.4 %29.4Salem CountySalem County: 23.4 %23.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 17.1 %17.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Somerset County56.1
2Morris County55.8
3Hunterdon County54.3
4Bergen County51.2
5Monmouth County48.5
6Hudson County45.7
7Middlesex County44.8
8Mercer County43.6
9Burlington County40
10Sussex County38.1
11Union County37.6
12Essex County36.7
13Cape May County35
14Warren County34.5
15Gloucester County34.5
16Camden County33.6
17Ocean County32.2
18Passaic County29.9
19Atlantic County29.4
20Salem County23.4
21Cumberland County17.1

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Somerset County, with 56.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with 17.1% in 2021.

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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