# Counties in New Jersey by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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 high school diploma, GED 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/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 high school diploma, GED 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-jersey-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Hunterdon County | 96.3 |
| 2 | Sussex County | 95.4 |
| 3 | Morris County | 94.9 |
| 4 | Cape May County | 94.7 |
| 5 | Burlington County | 94.3 |
| 6 | Monmouth County | 94.2 |
| 7 | Warren County | 94.1 |
| 8 | Somerset County | 94 |
| 9 | Gloucester County | 94 |
| 10 | Ocean County | 93.5 |
| 11 | Bergen County | 92.9 |
| 12 | Salem County | 90.5 |
| 13 | Camden County | 89.9 |
| 14 | Mercer County | 89.4 |
| 15 | Atlantic County | 89.3 |
| 16 | Middlesex County | 89.2 |
| 17 | Hudson County | 88 |
| 18 | Essex County | 86.7 |
| 19 | Union County | 86.3 |
| 20 | Passaic County | 84.9 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 81.6 |