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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 2022, at 56.1%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 10.9%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 33.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest56.1Chester County
Lowest10.9Cameron County
Median22.867 counties
Pennsylvania33.8History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Chester CountyChester County: 56.1 %56.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 51.4 %51.4Centre CountyCentre County: 46.2 %46.2Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 43.8 %43.8Bucks CountyBucks County: 43.3 %43.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 40.9 %40.9Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 38.7 %38.7Butler CountyButler County: 38.3 %38.3Montour CountyMontour County: 36.4 %36.4Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 33.6 %33.6Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 33.3 %33.3Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 32.8 %32.8Washington CountyWashington County: 32.4 %32.4Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 32.4 %32.4Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 31.2 %31.2Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 30.5 %30.5Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 29.9 %29.9Erie CountyErie County: 29.6 %29.6Pike CountyPike County: 27.4 %27.4Berks CountyBerks County: 26.8 %26.8Beaver CountyBeaver County: 26.8 %26.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 26.6 %26.6York CountyYork County: 26.3 %26.3Indiana CountyIndiana County: 26.2 %26.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 25.5 %25.5Union CountyUnion County: 25.1 %25.1Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 24.5 %24.5Adams CountyAdams County: 24.4 %24.4Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 24.4 %24.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 24.1 %24.1Blair CountyBlair County: 23.4 %23.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 23 %23Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 22.9 %22.9Clarion CountyClarion County: 22.8 %22.8Cambria CountyCambria County: 22.7 %22.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 22 %22Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 21.5 %21.5Tioga CountyTioga County: 21.3 %21.3Greene CountyGreene County: 21.1 %21.1Snyder CountySnyder County: 21 %21
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Chester County56.1+0.9 pts
2Montgomery County51.4+0.7 pts
3Centre County46.2+0.3 pts
4Allegheny County43.8+0.5 pts
5Bucks County43.3+0.4 pts
6Delaware County40.9+0.3 pts
7Cumberland County38.7+0.5 pts
8Butler County38.3+0.1 pts
9Montour County36.4+0.8 pts
10Philadelphia County33.6+1.1 pts
11Dauphin County33.3+1 pts
12Northampton County32.8+0.1 pts
13Washington County32.4+0.7 pts
14Lehigh County32.4+0.9 pts
15Westmoreland County31.2+0.4 pts
16Lancaster County30.5+0.8 pts
17Lackawanna County29.9+0.5 pts
18Erie County29.6+0.8 pts
19Pike County27.4+0.6 pts
20Berks County26.8+0.9 pts
21Beaver County26.8+0.9 pts
22Monroe County26.6+0.5 pts
23York County26.3+0.5 pts
24Indiana County26.2+0.5 pts
25Columbia County25.5+0.7 pts
26Union County25.1-1.1 pts
27Luzerne County24.5+0.5 pts
28Adams County24.4+0.4 pts
29Lycoming County24.4+0.1 pts
30Mercer County24.1+1 pts
31Blair County23.4+0.2 pts
32Franklin County230 pts
33Lebanon County22.9+0.8 pts
34Clarion County22.8+0.7 pts
35Cambria County22.7+0.3 pts
36Lawrence County22+0.6 pts
37Wyoming County21.5+0.6 pts
38Tioga County21.3+0.6 pts
39Greene County21.1+3.1 pts
40Snyder County21-0.6 pts
41Wayne County20.8+1.2 pts
42Crawford County20.6+0.4 pts
43Clinton County20.3+0.9 pts
44Bradford County20+0.5 pts
45Susquehanna County19.9+0.4 pts
46McKean County19.5-0 pts
47Venango County19.4-0 pts
48Clearfield County19.1+0.8 pts
49Warren County19-0.5 pts
50Sullivan County18.9+1 pts
51Fayette County18.7+0.8 pts
52Armstrong County18.6+0.1 pts
53Elk County18.5-0.3 pts
54Northumberland County18.5+0.7 pts
54Schuylkill County18.5+0.7 pts
56Carbon County18.3+0.7 pts
57Perry County18.3+0.4 pts
58Huntingdon County18.1+0.6 pts
59Somerset County17.2+0.3 pts
60Jefferson County17+0.6 pts
61Potter County16.7+0.4 pts
62Fulton County16.3+0.6 pts
63Bedford County16.1+0.3 pts
64Juniata County14.3-0.2 pts
65Mifflin County13.2-0.1 pts
66Forest County11.6+0.3 pts
67Cameron County10.9+0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 56.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron County, with 10.9% in 2022.

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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