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

Chester County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 67 counties in 2021, at 55.2%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 10.6%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 33.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.2Chester County
Lowest10.6Cameron County
Median22.167 counties
Pennsylvania33.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Chester CountyChester County: 55.2 %55.2Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 50.8 %50.8Centre CountyCentre County: 45.9 %45.9Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 43.3 %43.3Bucks CountyBucks County: 42.9 %42.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 40.6 %40.6Butler CountyButler County: 38.2 %38.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 38.2 %38.2Montour CountyMontour County: 35.6 %35.6Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 32.8 %32.8Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 32.5 %32.5Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 32.3 %32.3Washington CountyWashington County: 31.7 %31.7Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 31.5 %31.5Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 30.8 %30.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 29.7 %29.7Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 29.4 %29.4Erie CountyErie County: 28.8 %28.8Pike CountyPike County: 26.8 %26.8Union CountyUnion County: 26.1 %26.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 26.1 %26.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 25.9 %25.9Berks CountyBerks County: 25.9 %25.9York CountyYork County: 25.8 %25.8Indiana CountyIndiana County: 25.7 %25.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 24.8 %24.8Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 24.3 %24.3Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 24 %24Adams CountyAdams County: 24 %24Blair CountyBlair County: 23.2 %23.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.1 %23.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23 %23Cambria CountyCambria County: 22.4 %22.4Clarion CountyClarion County: 22.1 %22.1Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 22.1 %22.1Snyder CountySnyder County: 21.6 %21.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21.5 %21.5Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 20.9 %20.9Tioga CountyTioga County: 20.7 %20.7Crawford CountyCrawford County: 20.2 %20.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Chester County55.2
2Montgomery County50.8
3Centre County45.9
4Allegheny County43.3
5Bucks County42.9
6Delaware County40.6
7Butler County38.2
8Cumberland County38.2
9Montour County35.6
10Northampton County32.8
11Philadelphia County32.5
12Dauphin County32.3
13Washington County31.7
14Lehigh County31.5
15Westmoreland County30.8
16Lancaster County29.7
17Lackawanna County29.4
18Erie County28.8
19Pike County26.8
20Union County26.1
21Monroe County26.1
22Beaver County25.9
23Berks County25.9
24York County25.8
25Indiana County25.7
26Columbia County24.8
27Lycoming County24.3
28Luzerne County24
29Adams County24
30Blair County23.2
31Mercer County23.1
32Franklin County23
33Cambria County22.4
34Clarion County22.1
34Lebanon County22.1
36Snyder County21.6
37Lawrence County21.5
38Wyoming County20.9
39Tioga County20.7
40Crawford County20.2
41Wayne County19.6
42McKean County19.5
43Bradford County19.5
44Warren County19.5
45Susquehanna County19.4
46Venango County19.4
47Clinton County19.4
48Elk County18.8
49Armstrong County18.5
50Clearfield County18.4
51Greene County18
52Sullivan County17.9
53Perry County17.9
54Fayette County17.9
55Northumberland County17.8
56Schuylkill County17.8
57Carbon County17.7
58Huntingdon County17.5
59Somerset County16.9
60Jefferson County16.4
61Potter County16.3
62Bedford County15.8
63Fulton County15.8
64Juniata County14.5
65Mifflin County13.3
66Forest County11.2
67Cameron County10.6

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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?

Chester County, with 55.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 10.6% 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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