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

Chester County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2024, at 57.1%. Forest County had the lowest, at 12.3%. The median was 23.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.1Chester County
Lowest12.3Forest County
Median23.967 counties
Pennsylvania35.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Chester CountyChester County: 57.1 %57.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 53 %53Centre CountyCentre County: 46.2 %46.2Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 45.8 %45.8Bucks CountyBucks County: 44.8 %44.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 41.9 %41.9Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 40 %40Butler CountyButler County: 39.4 %39.4Montour CountyMontour County: 38.7 %38.7Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 35.4 %35.4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 34.7 %34.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 34.4 %34.4Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 34.2 %34.2Washington CountyWashington County: 32.9 %32.9Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 32.8 %32.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 32.4 %32.4Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 30.6 %30.6Erie CountyErie County: 30.3 %30.3Pike CountyPike County: 29.7 %29.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 28.7 %28.7Berks CountyBerks County: 27.7 %27.7York CountyYork County: 27.6 %27.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 27.4 %27.4Indiana CountyIndiana County: 27 %27Columbia CountyColumbia County: 26.6 %26.6Union CountyUnion County: 26.5 %26.5Adams CountyAdams County: 25.8 %25.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 25.6 %25.6Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 25.3 %25.3Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 24.8 %24.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 24.7 %24.7Blair CountyBlair County: 24.4 %24.4Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 24.3 %24.3Cambria CountyCambria County: 23.9 %23.9Clarion CountyClarion County: 23.6 %23.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 23.4 %23.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 23.4 %23.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 22.3 %22.3Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 22.1 %22.1Greene CountyGreene County: 21.7 %21.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Chester County57.1+0.6 pts
2Montgomery County53+0.8 pts
3Centre County46.2-0.3 pts
4Allegheny County45.8+1 pts
5Bucks County44.8+0.8 pts
6Delaware County41.9+0.3 pts
7Cumberland County40+0.4 pts
8Butler County39.4+0.7 pts
9Montour County38.7+2 pts
10Philadelphia County35.4+0.8 pts
11Northampton County34.7+0.9 pts
12Dauphin County34.4+0.1 pts
13Lehigh County34.2+0.8 pts
14Washington County32.9+0.1 pts
15Westmoreland County32.8+0.9 pts
16Lancaster County32.4+1.5 pts
17Lackawanna County30.6+0.5 pts
18Erie County30.3+0.7 pts
19Pike County29.7+0.8 pts
20Beaver County28.7+0.4 pts
21Berks County27.7+0.5 pts
22York County27.6+0.4 pts
23Monroe County27.4-0.5 pts
24Indiana County27+0.1 pts
25Columbia County26.6+1.7 pts
26Union County26.5+0.1 pts
27Adams County25.8+1 pts
28Mercer County25.6+0.6 pts
29Luzerne County25.3+0.3 pts
30Lycoming County24.8-0 pts
31Franklin County24.7+0.8 pts
32Blair County24.4+0.3 pts
33Lebanon County24.3+0.3 pts
34Cambria County23.9+0.9 pts
35Clarion County23.6+0.3 pts
36Wayne County23.4+1.8 pts
37Lawrence County23.4+0.6 pts
38Tioga County22.3+0.8 pts
39Wyoming County22.1+0.6 pts
40Greene County21.7+0.6 pts
41Sullivan County21.5+1.8 pts
42Clinton County21.5+0.2 pts
43Crawford County21.1-0.1 pts
44McKean County20.8+0.5 pts
45Snyder County20.6-0.8 pts
46Elk County20.6+0.6 pts
47Bradford County20.6-0.7 pts
48Clearfield County20.2+0.2 pts
49Perry County20.2+1.6 pts
50Warren County19.9+0.5 pts
51Schuylkill County19.9+0.8 pts
52Susquehanna County19.5-0.3 pts
53Northumberland County19.4+0.2 pts
54Huntingdon County19.2+1 pts
55Carbon County19.2+0.9 pts
56Fayette County19.1+0.2 pts
57Venango County19.1-0.6 pts
58Armstrong County19+0.1 pts
59Jefferson County18.4+0.9 pts
60Potter County18.2+1.1 pts
61Somerset County17.9+0.7 pts
62Fulton County17.7+0.6 pts
63Bedford County16.1-0.3 pts
64Juniata County150 pts
65Mifflin County14.9+1.7 pts
66Cameron County12.6+1.3 pts
67Forest County12.3+0.2 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?

Chester County, with 57.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forest County, with 12.3% 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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