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

New York County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 62 counties in 2021, at 62.6%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 17.2%. The median was 26.2% and the figure for New York was 38.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest62.6New York County
Lowest17.2Orleans County
Median26.262 counties
New York38.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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New York CountyNew York County: 62.6 %62.6Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 55.3 %55.3Westchester CountyWestchester County: 50.7 %50.7Nassau CountyNassau County: 47.5 %47.5Albany CountyAlbany County: 44.3 %44.3Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 42.7 %42.7Rockland CountyRockland County: 42 %42Putnam CountyPutnam County: 41.5 %41.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 40 %40Kings CountyKings County: 39.5 %39.5Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 38.3 %38.3Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 37.7 %37.7Ontario CountyOntario County: 37.5 %37.5Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 36.5 %36.5Erie CountyErie County: 35.9 %35.9Richmond CountyRichmond County: 34.9 %34.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 34.9 %34.9Ulster CountyUlster County: 34.5 %34.5Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 34.3 %34.3Queens CountyQueens County: 33.9 %33.9Otsego CountyOtsego County: 33.4 %33.4Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 33.3 %33.3Warren CountyWarren County: 33.1 %33.1Orange CountyOrange County: 31.4 %31.4Essex CountyEssex County: 30.5 %30.5Broome CountyBroome County: 28.9 %28.9Livingston CountyLivingston County: 28.9 %28.9Cortland CountyCortland County: 28.1 %28.1Sullivan CountySullivan County: 27 %27Niagara CountyNiagara County: 26.3 %26.3Madison CountyMadison County: 26.3 %26.3Oneida CountyOneida County: 26.2 %26.2Tioga CountyTioga County: 25.8 %25.8Greene CountyGreene County: 25.6 %25.6Steuben CountySteuben County: 25.5 %25.5Clinton CountyClinton County: 25.4 %25.4Yates CountyYates County: 24.5 %24.5Wayne CountyWayne County: 24.4 %24.4Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 24.4 %24.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 24.3 %24.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1New York County62.6
2Tompkins County55.3
3Westchester County50.7
4Nassau County47.5
5Albany County44.3
6Saratoga County42.7
7Rockland County42
8Putnam County41.5
9Monroe County40
10Kings County39.5
11Suffolk County38.3
12Dutchess County37.7
13Ontario County37.5
14Onondaga County36.5
15Erie County35.9
16Richmond County34.9
17Columbia County34.9
18Ulster County34.5
19Rensselaer County34.3
20Queens County33.9
21Otsego County33.4
22Schenectady County33.3
23Warren County33.1
24Orange County31.4
25Essex County30.5
26Broome County28.9
27Livingston County28.9
28Cortland County28.1
29Sullivan County27
30Niagara County26.3
31Madison County26.3
32Oneida County26.2
33Tioga County25.8
34Greene County25.6
35Steuben County25.5
36Clinton County25.4
37Yates County24.5
38Wayne County24.4
39Schuyler County24.4
40Jefferson County24.3
41Chemung County23.9
42St. Lawrence County23.6
43Chautauqua County23.3
44Schoharie County23.2
45Delaware County23
46Allegany County22.4
47Cayuga County22.2
48Genesee County22
49Franklin County21.6
50Seneca County21.5
51Herkimer County21.4
52Bronx County20.9
53Oswego County20.8
54Washington County20.6
55Hamilton County20.5
56Cattaraugus County20
57Montgomery County19.2
58Lewis County18.8
59Chenango County18.3
60Fulton County18.3
61Wyoming County18.1
62Orleans County17.2

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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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Questions

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

New York County, with 62.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orleans County, with 17.2% 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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