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

Tompkins County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 62 counties in 2024, at 95.6%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 75.5%. The median was 90.9% and the figure for New York was 88%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.6Tompkins County
Lowest75.5Bronx County
Median90.962 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 93.7 %Allegany County: 91.7 %Bronx County: 75.5 %Broome County: 91.4 %Cattaraugus County: 89.5 %Cayuga County: 89.4 %Chautauqua County: 89.7 %Chemung County: 90.7 %Chenango County: 89.8 %Clinton County: 88.1 %Columbia County: 91.9 %Cortland County: 91.9 %Delaware County: 91 %Dutchess County: 91.9 %Erie County: 92.5 %Essex County: 92.1 %Franklin County: 86.8 %Fulton County: 89.7 %Genesee County: 93 %Greene County: 89.1 %Hamilton County: 90 %Herkimer County: 91.6 %Jefferson County: 92 %Kings County: 84.4 %Lewis County: 92.3 %Livingston County: 92.6 %Madison County: 92.7 %Monroe County: 92.1 %Montgomery County: 88.5 %Nassau County: 92.2 %New York County: 89.5 %Niagara County: 92.1 %Oneida County: 89 %Onondaga County: 91.8 %Ontario County: 93.5 %Orange County: 89.8 %Orleans County: 86 %Oswego County: 89.9 %Otsego County: 92.9 %Putnam County: 93.2 %Queens County: 82.6 %Rensselaer County: 92.6 %Richmond County: 88.4 %Rockland County: 87.2 %St. Lawrence County: 89.9 %Saratoga County: 94.6 %Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schoharie County: 91.8 %Schuyler County: 90.4 %Seneca County: 84.7 %Steuben County: 91.6 %Suffolk County: 90.4 %Sullivan County: 87.9 %Tioga County: 91.4 %Tompkins County: 95.6 %Ulster County: 92.2 %Warren County: 93.3 %Washington County: 90.2 %Wayne County: 90.8 %Westchester County: 89.4 %Wyoming County: 87.1 %Yates County: 84.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Tompkins County: 95.6 %Tompkins County95.6Saratoga County: 94.6 %Saratoga County94.6Albany County: 93.7 %Albany County93.7Ontario County: 93.5 %Ontario County93.5Warren County: 93.3 %Warren County93.3Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Genesee County: 93 %Genesee County93Otsego County: 92.9 %Otsego County92.9Madison County: 92.7 %Madison County92.7Rensselaer County: 92.6 %Rensselaer County92.6Livingston County: 92.6 %Livingston County92.6Erie County: 92.5 %Erie County92.5Lewis County: 92.3 %Lewis County92.3Nassau County: 92.2 %Nassau County92.2Ulster County: 92.2 %Ulster County92.2Monroe County: 92.1 %Monroe County92.1Niagara County: 92.1 %Niagara County92.1Essex County: 92.1 %Essex County92.1Jefferson County: 92 %Jefferson County92Dutchess County: 91.9 %Dutchess County91.9Cortland County: 91.9 %Cortland County91.9Columbia County: 91.9 %Columbia County91.9Schoharie County: 91.8 %Schoharie County91.8Onondaga County: 91.8 %Onondaga County91.8Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schenectady County91.8Allegany County: 91.7 %Allegany County91.7Steuben County: 91.6 %Steuben County91.6Herkimer County: 91.6 %Herkimer County91.6Broome County: 91.4 %Broome County91.4Tioga County: 91.4 %Tioga County91.4Delaware County: 91 %Delaware County91Wayne County: 90.8 %Wayne County90.8Chemung County: 90.7 %Chemung County90.7Suffolk County: 90.4 %Suffolk County90.4Schuyler County: 90.4 %Schuyler County90.4Washington County: 90.2 %Washington County90.2Hamilton County: 90 %Hamilton County90St. Lawrence County: 89.9 %St. Lawrence County89.9Oswego County: 89.9 %Oswego County89.9Orange County: 89.8 %Orange County89.8Tompkins County: 95.6 %Tompkins County95.6Saratoga County: 94.6 %Saratoga County94.6Albany County: 93.7 %Albany County93.7Ontario County: 93.5 %Ontario County93.5Warren County: 93.3 %Warren County93.3Putnam County: 93.2 %Putnam County93.2Genesee County: 93 %Genesee County93Otsego County: 92.9 %Otsego County92.9Madison County: 92.7 %Madison County92.7Rensselaer County: 92.6 %Rensselaer County92.6Livingston County: 92.6 %Livingston County92.6Erie County: 92.5 %Erie County92.5Lewis County: 92.3 %Lewis County92.3Nassau County: 92.2 %Nassau County92.2Ulster County: 92.2 %Ulster County92.2Monroe County: 92.1 %Monroe County92.1Niagara County: 92.1 %Niagara County92.1Essex County: 92.1 %Essex County92.1Jefferson County: 92 %Jefferson County92Dutchess County: 91.9 %Dutchess County91.9Cortland County: 91.9 %Cortland County91.9Columbia County: 91.9 %Columbia County91.9Schoharie County: 91.8 %Schoharie County91.8Onondaga County: 91.8 %Onondaga County91.8Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schenectady County91.8Allegany County: 91.7 %Allegany County91.7Steuben County: 91.6 %Steuben County91.6Herkimer County: 91.6 %Herkimer County91.6Broome County: 91.4 %Broome County91.4Tioga County: 91.4 %Tioga County91.4Delaware County: 91 %Delaware County91Wayne County: 90.8 %Wayne County90.8Chemung County: 90.7 %Chemung County90.7Suffolk County: 90.4 %Suffolk County90.4Schuyler County: 90.4 %Schuyler County90.4Washington County: 90.2 %Washington County90.2Hamilton County: 90 %Hamilton County90St. Lawrence County: 89.9 %St. Lawrence County89.9Oswego County: 89.9 %Oswego County89.9Orange County: 89.8 %Orange County89.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Tompkins County95.6-0.3 pts
2Saratoga County94.6+0.3 pts
3Albany County93.7+0.5 pts
4Ontario County93.5+0.2 pts
5Warren County93.3+1.4 pts
6Putnam County93.2-0.1 pts
7Genesee County93+0.4 pts
8Otsego County92.9+0.8 pts
9Madison County92.7-0.6 pts
10Rensselaer County92.6-0.1 pts
11Livingston County92.60 pts
12Erie County92.5+0.1 pts
13Lewis County92.3+0.9 pts
14Nassau County92.20 pts
14Ulster County92.2+0.4 pts
16Monroe County92.1+0.3 pts
17Niagara County92.1+0.1 pts
18Essex County92.1+0.5 pts
19Jefferson County92+0.7 pts
20Dutchess County91.9+0.1 pts
21Cortland County91.9+1 pts
22Columbia County91.9+0.3 pts
23Schoharie County91.8-0.2 pts
24Onondaga County91.8+0.1 pts
25Schenectady County91.8-0.1 pts
26Allegany County91.70 pts
27Steuben County91.6-0.2 pts
28Herkimer County91.6-0.2 pts
29Broome County91.4+0.4 pts
29Tioga County91.4-0.6 pts
31Delaware County91+0.6 pts
32Wayne County90.8-0.1 pts
33Chemung County90.7-0.1 pts
34Suffolk County90.4-0 pts
35Schuyler County90.4-0.4 pts
36Washington County90.2-0.2 pts
37Hamilton County90+0.7 pts
38St. Lawrence County89.9+0.8 pts
39Oswego County89.9-0.2 pts
40Orange County89.8+0.1 pts
41Chenango County89.8+1 pts
42Chautauqua County89.7-0.3 pts
43Fulton County89.7+1.2 pts
44New York County89.5+0.3 pts
45Cattaraugus County89.5+0.3 pts
46Cayuga County89.4+0.4 pts
47Westchester County89.40 pts
48Greene County89.1+0.3 pts
49Oneida County89+0.1 pts
50Montgomery County88.5-0 pts
51Richmond County88.4-0.1 pts
52Clinton County88.1-0.1 pts
53Sullivan County87.9+0.3 pts
54Rockland County87.2-0.5 pts
55Wyoming County87.1+0.4 pts
56Franklin County86.8-0.6 pts
57Orleans County86-0.8 pts
58Yates County84.8+0.4 pts
59Seneca County84.7+0.1 pts
60Kings County84.4+0.2 pts
61Queens County82.6-0.1 pts
62Bronx County75.5+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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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, Counties in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-counties. 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Tompkins County, with 95.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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