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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 2023, at 57.4%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 17.9%. The median was 38.6% and the figure for New Jersey was 42.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.4Somerset County
Lowest17.9Cumberland County
Median38.621 counties
New Jersey42.9History

All counties, 2023

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Somerset CountySomerset County: 57.4 %57.4Morris CountyMorris County: 57.3 %57.3Hunterdon CountyHunterdon County: 56.5 %56.5Bergen CountyBergen County: 52.6 %52.6Monmouth CountyMonmouth County: 50.6 %50.6Hudson CountyHudson County: 47.9 %47.9Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 45.1 %45.1Mercer CountyMercer County: 44.9 %44.9Burlington CountyBurlington County: 42 %42Sussex CountySussex County: 40 %40Union CountyUnion County: 38.6 %38.6Essex CountyEssex County: 37.9 %37.9Cape May CountyCape May County: 37.5 %37.5Warren CountyWarren County: 36.4 %36.4Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 35.8 %35.8Camden CountyCamden County: 35.3 %35.3Ocean CountyOcean County: 33.7 %33.7Atlantic CountyAtlantic County: 31.2 %31.2Passaic CountyPassaic County: 30.3 %30.3Salem CountySalem County: 24 %24Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 17.9 %17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Somerset County57.4+0.1 pts
2Morris County57.3+0.1 pts
3Hunterdon County56.5+1 pts
4Bergen County52.6+1 pts
5Monmouth County50.6+0.7 pts
6Hudson County47.9+1.3 pts
7Middlesex County45.10 pts
8Mercer County44.9+0.8 pts
9Burlington County42+0.9 pts
10Sussex County40+1 pts
11Union County38.6+0.3 pts
12Essex County37.9+0.5 pts
13Cape May County37.5+1.6 pts
14Warren County36.4+1 pts
15Gloucester County35.8+0.6 pts
16Camden County35.3+1 pts
17Ocean County33.7+0.8 pts
18Atlantic County31.2+1.1 pts
19Passaic County30.3+0.2 pts
20Salem County24+1.2 pts
21Cumberland County17.9+0.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Somerset County, with 57.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with 17.9% in 2023.

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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