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Counties in New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Tompkins County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 62 counties in 2021, at 31%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for New York was 16.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31Tompkins County
Lowest5.9Orleans County
Median11.862 counties
New York16.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 21.8 %Allegany County: 10.5 %Bronx County: 7.6 %Broome County: 13.5 %Cattaraugus County: 9.3 %Cayuga County: 8.9 %Chautauqua County: 10.4 %Chemung County: 11 %Chenango County: 8.2 %Clinton County: 10.9 %Columbia County: 16.8 %Cortland County: 12.3 %Delaware County: 10.6 %Dutchess County: 17.6 %Erie County: 15.8 %Essex County: 13.1 %Franklin County: 9.9 %Fulton County: 7.9 %Genesee County: 8.9 %Greene County: 12 %Hamilton County: 9.7 %Herkimer County: 9.2 %Jefferson County: 10 %Kings County: 15.9 %Lewis County: 7.9 %Livingston County: 13.7 %Madison County: 12.5 %Monroe County: 18 %Montgomery County: 8.4 %Nassau County: 21.5 %New York County: 30.6 %Niagara County: 11.1 %Oneida County: 11.3 %Onondaga County: 16.4 %Ontario County: 17.4 %Orange County: 13.2 %Orleans County: 5.9 %Oswego County: 8.9 %Otsego County: 15.7 %Putnam County: 18.1 %Queens County: 12.9 %Rensselaer County: 14.6 %Richmond County: 13.7 %Rockland County: 18.9 %St. Lawrence County: 11.6 %Saratoga County: 19.1 %Schenectady County: 14.8 %Schoharie County: 9.9 %Schuyler County: 11.2 %Seneca County: 9 %Steuben County: 12.8 %Suffolk County: 17.5 %Sullivan County: 11.6 %Tioga County: 10.1 %Tompkins County: 31 %Ulster County: 15.9 %Warren County: 16 %Washington County: 8.6 %Wayne County: 9.6 %Westchester County: 25.8 %Wyoming County: 7 %Yates County: 10.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Tompkins County: 31 %Tompkins County31New York County: 30.6 %New York County30.6Westchester County: 25.8 %Westchester County25.8Albany County: 21.8 %Albany County21.8Nassau County: 21.5 %Nassau County21.5Saratoga County: 19.1 %Saratoga County19.1Rockland County: 18.9 %Rockland County18.9Putnam County: 18.1 %Putnam County18.1Monroe County: 18 %Monroe County18Dutchess County: 17.6 %Dutchess County17.6Suffolk County: 17.5 %Suffolk County17.5Ontario County: 17.4 %Ontario County17.4Columbia County: 16.8 %Columbia County16.8Onondaga County: 16.4 %Onondaga County16.4Warren County: 16 %Warren County16Ulster County: 15.9 %Ulster County15.9Kings County: 15.9 %Kings County15.9Erie County: 15.8 %Erie County15.8Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Schenectady County: 14.8 %Schenectady County14.8Rensselaer County: 14.6 %Rensselaer County14.6Richmond County: 13.7 %Richmond County13.7Livingston County: 13.7 %Livingston County13.7Broome County: 13.5 %Broome County13.5Orange County: 13.2 %Orange County13.2Essex County: 13.1 %Essex County13.1Queens County: 12.9 %Queens County12.9Steuben County: 12.8 %Steuben County12.8Madison County: 12.5 %Madison County12.5Cortland County: 12.3 %Cortland County12.3Greene County: 12 %Greene County12Sullivan County: 11.6 %Sullivan County11.6St. Lawrence County: 11.6 %St. Lawrence County11.6Oneida County: 11.3 %Oneida County11.3Schuyler County: 11.2 %Schuyler County11.2Niagara County: 11.1 %Niagara County11.1Chemung County: 11 %Chemung County11Clinton County: 10.9 %Clinton County10.9Delaware County: 10.6 %Delaware County10.6Allegany County: 10.5 %Allegany County10.5Tompkins County: 31 %Tompkins County31New York County: 30.6 %New York County30.6Westchester County: 25.8 %Westchester County25.8Albany County: 21.8 %Albany County21.8Nassau County: 21.5 %Nassau County21.5Saratoga County: 19.1 %Saratoga County19.1Rockland County: 18.9 %Rockland County18.9Putnam County: 18.1 %Putnam County18.1Monroe County: 18 %Monroe County18Dutchess County: 17.6 %Dutchess County17.6Suffolk County: 17.5 %Suffolk County17.5Ontario County: 17.4 %Ontario County17.4Columbia County: 16.8 %Columbia County16.8Onondaga County: 16.4 %Onondaga County16.4Warren County: 16 %Warren County16Ulster County: 15.9 %Ulster County15.9Kings County: 15.9 %Kings County15.9Erie County: 15.8 %Erie County15.8Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Schenectady County: 14.8 %Schenectady County14.8Rensselaer County: 14.6 %Rensselaer County14.6Richmond County: 13.7 %Richmond County13.7Livingston County: 13.7 %Livingston County13.7Broome County: 13.5 %Broome County13.5Orange County: 13.2 %Orange County13.2Essex County: 13.1 %Essex County13.1Queens County: 12.9 %Queens County12.9Steuben County: 12.8 %Steuben County12.8Madison County: 12.5 %Madison County12.5Cortland County: 12.3 %Cortland County12.3Greene County: 12 %Greene County12Sullivan County: 11.6 %Sullivan County11.6St. Lawrence County: 11.6 %St. Lawrence County11.6Oneida County: 11.3 %Oneida County11.3Schuyler County: 11.2 %Schuyler County11.2Niagara County: 11.1 %Niagara County11.1Chemung County: 11 %Chemung County11Clinton County: 10.9 %Clinton County10.9Delaware County: 10.6 %Delaware County10.6Allegany County: 10.5 %Allegany County10.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Tompkins County31
2New York County30.6
3Westchester County25.8
4Albany County21.8
5Nassau County21.5
6Saratoga County19.1
7Rockland County18.9
8Putnam County18.1
9Monroe County18
10Dutchess County17.6
11Suffolk County17.5
12Ontario County17.4
13Columbia County16.8
14Onondaga County16.4
15Warren County16
16Ulster County15.9
17Kings County15.9
18Erie County15.8
19Otsego County15.7
20Schenectady County14.8
21Rensselaer County14.6
22Richmond County13.7
23Livingston County13.7
24Broome County13.5
25Orange County13.2
26Essex County13.1
27Queens County12.9
28Steuben County12.8
29Madison County12.5
30Cortland County12.3
31Greene County12
32Sullivan County11.6
33St. Lawrence County11.6
34Oneida County11.3
35Schuyler County11.2
36Niagara County11.1
37Chemung County11
38Clinton County10.9
39Delaware County10.6
40Allegany County10.5
41Chautauqua County10.4
42Yates County10.3
43Tioga County10.1
44Jefferson County10
45Franklin County9.9
46Schoharie County9.9
47Hamilton County9.7
48Wayne County9.6
49Cattaraugus County9.3
50Herkimer County9.2
51Seneca County9
52Genesee County8.9
52Oswego County8.9
54Cayuga County8.9
55Washington County8.6
56Montgomery County8.4
57Chenango County8.2
58Lewis County7.9
59Fulton County7.9
60Bronx County7.6
61Wyoming County7
62Orleans County5.9

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Tompkins County, with 31% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orleans County, with 5.9% in 2021.

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