# Counties in Pennsylvania by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/pennsylvania-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Chester County | 24.3 |
| 2 | Centre County | 23.6 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 23.5 |
| 4 | Montour County | 20.8 |
| 5 | Allegheny County | 19.3 |
| 6 | Delaware County | 18.4 |
| 7 | Bucks County | 18.3 |
| 8 | Cumberland County | 16.2 |
| 9 | Philadelphia County | 15.8 |
| 10 | Butler County | 14.8 |
| 11 | Northampton County | 13.8 |
| 12 | Lehigh County | 13.2 |
| 13 | Dauphin County | 12.8 |
| 14 | Washington County | 12.4 |
| 15 | Lackawanna County | 12.3 |
| 16 | Union County | 12 |
| 17 | Pike County | 11.9 |
| 18 | Lancaster County | 11.8 |
| 19 | Westmoreland County | 11.8 |
| 20 | Erie County | 11.7 |
| 21 | Indiana County | 11.3 |
| 22 | Adams County | 10.9 |
| 23 | Columbia County | 10.8 |
| 24 | Monroe County | 10.4 |
| 25 | York County | 10.4 |
| 26 | Berks County | 10.2 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 10.1 |
| 28 | Luzerne County | 9.9 |
| 29 | Wayne County | 9.9 |
| 30 | Lebanon County | 9.4 |
| 31 | Tioga County | 9.3 |
| 32 | Beaver County | 9 |
| 33 | Lycoming County | 8.9 |
| 34 | Clarion County | 8.7 |
| 35 | Mercer County | 8.6 |
| 36 | Greene County | 8.3 |
| 37 | Cambria County | 8.2 |
| 38 | Bradford County | 8.2 |
| 39 | Sullivan County | 8.1 |
| 40 | Clinton County | 8 |
| 41 | Crawford County | 7.9 |
| 41 | Snyder County | 7.9 |
| 43 | Wyoming County | 7.8 |
| 44 | McKean County | 7.8 |
| 45 | Elk County | 7.7 |
| 46 | Blair County | 7.6 |
| 47 | Susquehanna County | 7.2 |
| 48 | Schuylkill County | 7.1 |
| 49 | Warren County | 7 |
| 50 | Huntingdon County | 6.9 |
| 51 | Venango County | 6.8 |
| 52 | Lawrence County | 6.7 |
| 53 | Fulton County | 6.6 |
| 54 | Armstrong County | 6.6 |
| 54 | Potter County | 6.6 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 6.5 |
| 57 | Clearfield County | 6.5 |
| 58 | Somerset County | 6.3 |
| 59 | Perry County | 6.3 |
| 60 | Northumberland County | 6 |
| 61 | Carbon County | 6 |
| 62 | Jefferson County | 5.8 |
| 63 | Bedford County | 5.7 |
| 64 | Mifflin County | 5.5 |
| 65 | Juniata County | 5.1 |
| 66 | Cameron County | 4.5 |
| 67 | Forest County | 3.6 |