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

Centre County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 67 counties in 2022, at 23.7%. Cameron County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 8.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.7Centre County
Lowest2.2Cameron County
Median8.267 counties
Pennsylvania13.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 10.5 %Allegheny County: 18.4 %Armstrong County: 5.9 %Beaver County: 8.4 %Bedford County: 6.4 %Berks County: 9.7 %Blair County: 7.8 %Bradford County: 7.8 %Bucks County: 17.6 %Butler County: 14.2 %Cambria County: 7.2 %Cameron County: 2.2 %Carbon County: 5.9 %Centre County: 23.7 %Chester County: 23.3 %Clarion County: 8.5 %Clearfield County: 6.4 %Clinton County: 7.2 %Columbia County: 9.9 %Crawford County: 7.8 %Cumberland County: 15 %Dauphin County: 12.1 %Delaware County: 17.5 %Elk County: 5.8 %Erie County: 11.1 %Fayette County: 6.4 %Forest County: 3 %Franklin County: 9 %Fulton County: 6.7 %Greene County: 7.5 %Huntingdon County: 6.1 %Indiana County: 11.4 %Jefferson County: 5.9 %Juniata County: 4.8 %Lackawanna County: 11.7 %Lancaster County: 11 %Lawrence County: 6.3 %Lebanon County: 8.2 %Lehigh County: 12.4 %Luzerne County: 9.4 %Lycoming County: 8.5 %McKean County: 7.5 %Mercer County: 8.7 %Mifflin County: 4.7 %Monroe County: 10.5 %Montgomery County: 22.4 %Montour County: 18.3 %Northampton County: 12.7 %Northumberland County: 5.7 %Perry County: 5.8 %Philadelphia County: 14.8 %Pike County: 11.8 %Potter County: 5.9 %Schuylkill County: 6.1 %Snyder County: 8.2 %Somerset County: 6.1 %Sullivan County: 6.1 %Susquehanna County: 7.2 %Tioga County: 8.2 %Union County: 11.8 %Venango County: 6.6 %Warren County: 6.6 %Washington County: 11.7 %Wayne County: 8.6 %Westmoreland County: 11.4 %Wyoming County: 7.6 %York County: 9.7 %
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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

Centre County: 23.7 %Centre County23.7Chester County: 23.3 %Chester County23.3Montgomery County: 22.4 %Montgomery County22.4Allegheny County: 18.4 %Allegheny County18.4Montour County: 18.3 %Montour County18.3Bucks County: 17.6 %Bucks County17.6Delaware County: 17.5 %Delaware County17.5Cumberland County: 15 %Cumberland County15Philadelphia County: 14.8 %Philadelphia County14.8Butler County: 14.2 %Butler County14.2Northampton County: 12.7 %Northampton County12.7Lehigh County: 12.4 %Lehigh County12.4Dauphin County: 12.1 %Dauphin County12.1Pike County: 11.8 %Pike County11.8Union County: 11.8 %Union County11.8Washington County: 11.7 %Washington County11.7Lackawanna County: 11.7 %Lackawanna County11.7Westmoreland County: 11.4 %Westmoreland County11.4Indiana County: 11.4 %Indiana County11.4Erie County: 11.1 %Erie County11.1Lancaster County: 11 %Lancaster County11Monroe County: 10.5 %Monroe County10.5Adams County: 10.5 %Adams County10.5Columbia County: 9.9 %Columbia County9.9York County: 9.7 %York County9.7Berks County: 9.7 %Berks County9.7Luzerne County: 9.4 %Luzerne County9.4Franklin County: 9 %Franklin County9Mercer County: 8.7 %Mercer County8.7Wayne County: 8.6 %Wayne County8.6Lycoming County: 8.5 %Lycoming County8.5Clarion County: 8.5 %Clarion County8.5Beaver County: 8.4 %Beaver County8.4Snyder County: 8.2 %Snyder County8.2Lebanon County: 8.2 %Lebanon County8.2Tioga County: 8.2 %Tioga County8.2Bradford County: 7.8 %Bradford County7.8Blair County: 7.8 %Blair County7.8Crawford County: 7.8 %Crawford County7.8Wyoming County: 7.6 %Wyoming County7.6Centre County: 23.7 %Centre County23.7Chester County: 23.3 %Chester County23.3Montgomery County: 22.4 %Montgomery County22.4Allegheny County: 18.4 %Allegheny County18.4Montour County: 18.3 %Montour County18.3Bucks County: 17.6 %Bucks County17.6Delaware County: 17.5 %Delaware County17.5Cumberland County: 15 %Cumberland County15Philadelphia County: 14.8 %Philadelphia County14.8Butler County: 14.2 %Butler County14.2Northampton County: 12.7 %Northampton County12.7Lehigh County: 12.4 %Lehigh County12.4Dauphin County: 12.1 %Dauphin County12.1Pike County: 11.8 %Pike County11.8Union County: 11.8 %Union County11.8Washington County: 11.7 %Washington County11.7Lackawanna County: 11.7 %Lackawanna County11.7Westmoreland County: 11.4 %Westmoreland County11.4Indiana County: 11.4 %Indiana County11.4Erie County: 11.1 %Erie County11.1Lancaster County: 11 %Lancaster County11Monroe County: 10.5 %Monroe County10.5Adams County: 10.5 %Adams County10.5Columbia County: 9.9 %Columbia County9.9York County: 9.7 %York County9.7Berks County: 9.7 %Berks County9.7Luzerne County: 9.4 %Luzerne County9.4Franklin County: 9 %Franklin County9Mercer County: 8.7 %Mercer County8.7Wayne County: 8.6 %Wayne County8.6Lycoming County: 8.5 %Lycoming County8.5Clarion County: 8.5 %Clarion County8.5Beaver County: 8.4 %Beaver County8.4Snyder County: 8.2 %Snyder County8.2Lebanon County: 8.2 %Lebanon County8.2Tioga County: 8.2 %Tioga County8.2Bradford County: 7.8 %Bradford County7.8Blair County: 7.8 %Blair County7.8Crawford County: 7.8 %Crawford County7.8Wyoming County: 7.6 %Wyoming County7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Centre County23.7+0.9 pts
2Chester County23.3+0.5 pts
3Montgomery County22.4+0.4 pts
4Allegheny County18.4+0.2 pts
5Montour County18.3+0.6 pts
6Bucks County17.6+0.2 pts
7Delaware County17.5+0.2 pts
8Cumberland County15+0.5 pts
9Philadelphia County14.8+0.7 pts
10Butler County14.2+0.5 pts
11Northampton County12.7+0.1 pts
12Lehigh County12.4+0.3 pts
13Dauphin County12.1+0.5 pts
14Pike County11.8+1.1 pts
15Union County11.8-0.8 pts
16Washington County11.7+0.4 pts
17Lackawanna County11.7+0.2 pts
18Westmoreland County11.4+0.3 pts
19Indiana County11.4+0.2 pts
20Erie County11.1+0.6 pts
21Lancaster County11+0.2 pts
22Monroe County10.5+0.3 pts
23Adams County10.5+0.2 pts
24Columbia County9.9+0.5 pts
25York County9.7+0.4 pts
26Berks County9.7+0.2 pts
27Luzerne County9.4+0.2 pts
28Franklin County90 pts
29Mercer County8.7+0.7 pts
30Wayne County8.6+0.7 pts
31Lycoming County8.5+0.4 pts
32Clarion County8.50 pts
33Beaver County8.4+0.3 pts
34Snyder County8.2-0.1 pts
35Lebanon County8.2+0.2 pts
36Tioga County8.2+0.1 pts
37Bradford County7.8+0.4 pts
38Blair County7.8+0.3 pts
39Crawford County7.8+0.3 pts
40Wyoming County7.6+0.4 pts
41McKean County7.5+0.5 pts
42Greene County7.5+1.3 pts
43Susquehanna County7.2+0.3 pts
44Cambria County7.2-0.1 pts
45Clinton County7.2+0.8 pts
46Fulton County6.7+0.4 pts
47Venango County6.6+0.1 pts
48Warren County6.6-0.4 pts
49Clearfield County6.4+0.1 pts
50Bedford County6.4+0.3 pts
50Fayette County6.4+0.4 pts
52Lawrence County6.3-0 pts
53Huntingdon County6.1+0.4 pts
54Schuylkill County6.1+0.5 pts
55Somerset County6.1+0.1 pts
56Sullivan County6.1+0.2 pts
57Armstrong County5.90 pts
57Potter County5.9+0.4 pts
59Jefferson County5.9+0.3 pts
60Carbon County5.9-0.5 pts
61Perry County5.8-0.1 pts
62Elk County5.8-0 pts
63Northumberland County5.7+0.4 pts
64Juniata County4.8+0.2 pts
65Mifflin County4.7+0.2 pts
66Forest County3+0.3 pts
67Cameron County2.2+0.1 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.

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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Centre County, with 23.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cameron County, with 2.2% in 2022.

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