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 2022, at 32.9%. Orleans County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for New York was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.9Tompkins County
Median11.962 counties
New York17.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 21.9 %Allegany County: 11.7 %Bronx County: 7.7 %Broome County: 14 %Cattaraugus County: 9.3 %Cayuga County: 9.7 %Chautauqua County: 10.8 %Chemung County: 11.1 %Chenango County: 8.5 %Clinton County: 11.8 %Columbia County: 17.4 %Cortland County: 12.9 %Delaware County: 11.7 %Dutchess County: 18.4 %Erie County: 16.2 %Essex County: 13.6 %Franklin County: 9.9 %Fulton County: 7.8 %Genesee County: 9.7 %Greene County: 11.4 %Hamilton County: 10 %Herkimer County: 9.1 %Jefferson County: 10.2 %Kings County: 16.3 %Lewis County: 8.5 %Livingston County: 14 %Madison County: 12.5 %Monroe County: 18.3 %Montgomery County: 8.7 %Nassau County: 22 %New York County: 30.4 %Niagara County: 11.1 %Oneida County: 11.8 %Onondaga County: 16.7 %Ontario County: 17.4 %Orange County: 13.4 %Orleans County: 6.1 %Oswego County: 8.7 %Otsego County: 15.7 %Putnam County: 18.6 %Queens County: 13.4 %Rensselaer County: 14.7 %Richmond County: 14.2 %Rockland County: 19 %St. Lawrence County: 11.5 %Saratoga County: 19.3 %Schenectady County: 15.3 %Schoharie County: 11.5 %Schuyler County: 11.9 %Seneca County: 8.6 %Steuben County: 13 %Suffolk County: 17.9 %Sullivan County: 11.5 %Tioga County: 10.7 %Tompkins County: 32.9 %Ulster County: 16.1 %Warren County: 16 %Washington County: 8.6 %Wayne County: 9.6 %Westchester County: 26.2 %Wyoming County: 7.2 %Yates County: 9.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Tompkins County: 32.9 %Tompkins County32.9New York County: 30.4 %New York County30.4Westchester County: 26.2 %Westchester County26.2Nassau County: 22 %Nassau County22Albany County: 21.9 %Albany County21.9Saratoga County: 19.3 %Saratoga County19.3Rockland County: 19 %Rockland County19Putnam County: 18.6 %Putnam County18.6Dutchess County: 18.4 %Dutchess County18.4Monroe County: 18.3 %Monroe County18.3Suffolk County: 17.9 %Suffolk County17.9Columbia County: 17.4 %Columbia County17.4Ontario County: 17.4 %Ontario County17.4Onondaga County: 16.7 %Onondaga County16.7Kings County: 16.3 %Kings County16.3Erie County: 16.2 %Erie County16.2Ulster County: 16.1 %Ulster County16.1Warren County: 16 %Warren County16Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Schenectady County: 15.3 %Schenectady County15.3Rensselaer County: 14.7 %Rensselaer County14.7Richmond County: 14.2 %Richmond County14.2Broome County: 14 %Broome County14Livingston County: 14 %Livingston County14Essex County: 13.6 %Essex County13.6Queens County: 13.4 %Queens County13.4Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Steuben County: 13 %Steuben County13Cortland County: 12.9 %Cortland County12.9Madison County: 12.5 %Madison County12.5Schuyler County: 11.9 %Schuyler County11.9Oneida County: 11.8 %Oneida County11.8Clinton County: 11.8 %Clinton County11.8Allegany County: 11.7 %Allegany County11.7Delaware County: 11.7 %Delaware County11.7Sullivan County: 11.5 %Sullivan County11.5St. Lawrence County: 11.5 %St. Lawrence County11.5Schoharie County: 11.5 %Schoharie County11.5Greene County: 11.4 %Greene County11.4Niagara County: 11.1 %Niagara County11.1Tompkins County: 32.9 %Tompkins County32.9New York County: 30.4 %New York County30.4Westchester County: 26.2 %Westchester County26.2Nassau County: 22 %Nassau County22Albany County: 21.9 %Albany County21.9Saratoga County: 19.3 %Saratoga County19.3Rockland County: 19 %Rockland County19Putnam County: 18.6 %Putnam County18.6Dutchess County: 18.4 %Dutchess County18.4Monroe County: 18.3 %Monroe County18.3Suffolk County: 17.9 %Suffolk County17.9Columbia County: 17.4 %Columbia County17.4Ontario County: 17.4 %Ontario County17.4Onondaga County: 16.7 %Onondaga County16.7Kings County: 16.3 %Kings County16.3Erie County: 16.2 %Erie County16.2Ulster County: 16.1 %Ulster County16.1Warren County: 16 %Warren County16Otsego County: 15.7 %Otsego County15.7Schenectady County: 15.3 %Schenectady County15.3Rensselaer County: 14.7 %Rensselaer County14.7Richmond County: 14.2 %Richmond County14.2Broome County: 14 %Broome County14Livingston County: 14 %Livingston County14Essex County: 13.6 %Essex County13.6Queens County: 13.4 %Queens County13.4Orange County: 13.4 %Orange County13.4Steuben County: 13 %Steuben County13Cortland County: 12.9 %Cortland County12.9Madison County: 12.5 %Madison County12.5Schuyler County: 11.9 %Schuyler County11.9Oneida County: 11.8 %Oneida County11.8Clinton County: 11.8 %Clinton County11.8Allegany County: 11.7 %Allegany County11.7Delaware County: 11.7 %Delaware County11.7Sullivan County: 11.5 %Sullivan County11.5St. Lawrence County: 11.5 %St. Lawrence County11.5Schoharie County: 11.5 %Schoharie County11.5Greene County: 11.4 %Greene County11.4Niagara County: 11.1 %Niagara County11.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Tompkins County32.9+1.9 pts
2New York County30.4-0.2 pts
3Westchester County26.2+0.4 pts
4Nassau County22+0.5 pts
5Albany County21.9+0.1 pts
6Saratoga County19.3+0.2 pts
7Rockland County19+0.1 pts
8Putnam County18.6+0.5 pts
9Dutchess County18.4+0.7 pts
10Monroe County18.3+0.2 pts
11Suffolk County17.9+0.4 pts
12Columbia County17.4+0.7 pts
13Ontario County17.4-0 pts
14Onondaga County16.7+0.4 pts
15Kings County16.3+0.4 pts
16Erie County16.2+0.4 pts
17Ulster County16.1+0.2 pts
18Warren County160 pts
19Otsego County15.70 pts
20Schenectady County15.3+0.5 pts
21Rensselaer County14.7+0.2 pts
22Richmond County14.2+0.5 pts
23Broome County14+0.5 pts
23Livingston County14+0.3 pts
25Essex County13.6+0.5 pts
26Queens County13.4+0.5 pts
27Orange County13.4+0.3 pts
28Steuben County13+0.2 pts
29Cortland County12.9+0.6 pts
30Madison County12.5+0.1 pts
31Schuyler County11.9+0.7 pts
32Oneida County11.8+0.5 pts
33Clinton County11.8+0.9 pts
34Allegany County11.7+1.2 pts
35Delaware County11.7+1.1 pts
36Sullivan County11.5-0.1 pts
37St. Lawrence County11.5-0.1 pts
38Schoharie County11.5+1.5 pts
39Greene County11.4-0.6 pts
40Niagara County11.1+0.1 pts
41Chemung County11.1+0.1 pts
42Chautauqua County10.8+0.4 pts
43Tioga County10.7+0.6 pts
44Jefferson County10.2+0.2 pts
45Hamilton County10+0.3 pts
46Franklin County9.9-0 pts
47Yates County9.8-0.5 pts
48Cayuga County9.7+0.8 pts
49Genesee County9.7+0.8 pts
50Wayne County9.60 pts
51Cattaraugus County9.30 pts
52Herkimer County9.1-0.1 pts
53Oswego County8.7-0.2 pts
54Montgomery County8.7+0.3 pts
55Washington County8.60 pts
56Seneca County8.6-0.3 pts
57Chenango County8.5+0.3 pts
58Lewis County8.5+0.5 pts
59Fulton County7.8-0.1 pts
60Bronx County7.7+0.2 pts
61Wyoming County7.2+0.3 pts
62Orleans County6.1+0.2 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/new-york-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Tompkins County, with 32.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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