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

New York County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 62 counties in 2024, at 64.2%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 17.9%. The median was 29.4% and the figure for New York was 40.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest64.2New York County
Lowest17.9Orleans County
Median29.462 counties
New York40.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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New York CountyNew York County: 64.2 %64.2Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 58.8 %58.8Westchester CountyWestchester County: 53.1 %53.1Nassau CountyNassau County: 49.7 %49.7Albany CountyAlbany County: 46.4 %46.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 45.5 %45.5Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 45.4 %45.4Rockland CountyRockland County: 42.7 %42.7Kings CountyKings County: 42.1 %42.1Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 41.6 %41.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 41.5 %41.5Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 40.2 %40.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 39.4 %39.4Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 39.2 %39.2Ulster CountyUlster County: 38.2 %38.2Erie CountyErie County: 38.1 %38.1Ontario CountyOntario County: 38 %38Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 37.6 %37.6Warren CountyWarren County: 36.4 %36.4Queens CountyQueens County: 36.1 %36.1Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 36.1 %36.1Richmond CountyRichmond County: 35.7 %35.7Otsego CountyOtsego County: 34.4 %34.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 33.2 %33.2Essex CountyEssex County: 32.8 %32.8Orange CountyOrange County: 32.6 %32.6Broome CountyBroome County: 31 %31Livingston CountyLivingston County: 30.6 %30.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 30.1 %30.1Greene CountyGreene County: 29.9 %29.9Madison CountyMadison County: 29.6 %29.6Cortland CountyCortland County: 29.1 %29.1Niagara CountyNiagara County: 28 %28Oneida CountyOneida County: 27.9 %27.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 27.6 %27.6Clinton CountyClinton County: 27.6 %27.6Chemung CountyChemung County: 27.2 %27.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 26.5 %26.5Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 26.4 %26.4Steuben CountySteuben County: 26.3 %26.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1New York County64.2+0.2 pts
2Tompkins County58.8-0.5 pts
3Westchester County53.1+0.6 pts
4Nassau County49.7+1 pts
5Albany County46.4+1.3 pts
6Putnam County45.5+2 pts
7Saratoga County45.4+1.6 pts
8Rockland County42.7+0.6 pts
9Kings County42.1+0.8 pts
10Dutchess County41.6+1.9 pts
11Monroe County41.5+0.3 pts
12Suffolk County40.2+0.4 pts
13Columbia County39.4+1.3 pts
14Onondaga County39.2+1.1 pts
15Ulster County38.2+1.2 pts
16Erie County38.1+1.1 pts
17Ontario County38+0.8 pts
18Rensselaer County37.6+0.3 pts
19Warren County36.4+1.8 pts
20Queens County36.1+0.9 pts
21Schenectady County36.1+1 pts
22Richmond County35.7-0.1 pts
23Otsego County34.4+0.5 pts
24Hamilton County33.2+6.3 pts
25Essex County32.8+1.5 pts
26Orange County32.6+0.3 pts
27Broome County31+0.4 pts
28Livingston County30.6-0.1 pts
29Sullivan County30.1+0.4 pts
30Greene County29.9+1 pts
31Madison County29.6+1.6 pts
32Cortland County29.1+0.8 pts
33Niagara County28+0.8 pts
34Oneida County27.9+0.1 pts
35Delaware County27.6+0.9 pts
36Clinton County27.6+0.7 pts
37Chemung County27.2+0.3 pts
38Jefferson County26.5+0.8 pts
39Schuyler County26.4+1 pts
40Steuben County26.3+0.3 pts
41Schoharie County26.2+1.2 pts
42Wayne County25.6+0.1 pts
43Yates County25.5+0.5 pts
44St. Lawrence County25.3+0.7 pts
45Tioga County25.3-0.3 pts
46Seneca County25.2+1.1 pts
47Chautauqua County25.10 pts
48Allegany County24.9+0.3 pts
49Cayuga County24.6+0.7 pts
50Genesee County23.8+0.2 pts
51Franklin County23.80 pts
52Montgomery County22.9+2.4 pts
53Herkimer County22.7+0.1 pts
54Bronx County22.4+0.4 pts
55Washington County22.4+1.1 pts
56Oswego County21.6-0.3 pts
57Cattaraugus County21.1+0.5 pts
58Fulton County20.9-0.3 pts
59Chenango County19.6+0.4 pts
60Lewis County18.6-0.9 pts
61Wyoming County18.2-0.1 pts
62Orleans County17.9+0.4 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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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

New York County, with 64.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orleans County, with 17.9% 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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