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

Tompkins County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 62 counties in 2023, at 95.9%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 75.3%. The median was 90.9% and the figure for New York was 87.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.9Tompkins County
Lowest75.3Bronx County
Median90.962 counties
New York87.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 93.2 %Allegany County: 91.6 %Bronx County: 75.3 %Broome County: 91 %Cattaraugus County: 89.2 %Cayuga County: 88.9 %Chautauqua County: 90 %Chemung County: 90.9 %Chenango County: 88.7 %Clinton County: 88.2 %Columbia County: 91.5 %Cortland County: 90.9 %Delaware County: 90.4 %Dutchess County: 91.8 %Erie County: 92.4 %Essex County: 91.5 %Franklin County: 87.3 %Fulton County: 88.5 %Genesee County: 92.5 %Greene County: 88.8 %Hamilton County: 89.3 %Herkimer County: 91.7 %Jefferson County: 91.3 %Kings County: 84.2 %Lewis County: 91.4 %Livingston County: 92.6 %Madison County: 93.3 %Monroe County: 91.8 %Montgomery County: 88.5 %Nassau County: 92.2 %New York County: 89.2 %Niagara County: 92 %Oneida County: 88.9 %Onondaga County: 91.7 %Ontario County: 93.3 %Orange County: 89.7 %Orleans County: 86.7 %Oswego County: 90 %Otsego County: 92.1 %Putnam County: 93.3 %Queens County: 82.7 %Rensselaer County: 92.7 %Richmond County: 88.5 %Rockland County: 87.7 %St. Lawrence County: 89.1 %Saratoga County: 94.2 %Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schoharie County: 92 %Schuyler County: 90.8 %Seneca County: 84.6 %Steuben County: 91.8 %Suffolk County: 90.5 %Sullivan County: 87.7 %Tioga County: 92 %Tompkins County: 95.9 %Ulster County: 91.8 %Warren County: 91.9 %Washington County: 90.3 %Wayne County: 91 %Westchester County: 89.4 %Wyoming County: 86.7 %Yates County: 84.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Tompkins County: 95.9 %Tompkins County95.9Saratoga County: 94.2 %Saratoga County94.2Ontario County: 93.3 %Ontario County93.3Madison County: 93.3 %Madison County93.3Putnam County: 93.3 %Putnam County93.3Albany County: 93.2 %Albany County93.2Rensselaer County: 92.7 %Rensselaer County92.7Livingston County: 92.6 %Livingston County92.6Genesee County: 92.5 %Genesee County92.5Erie County: 92.4 %Erie County92.4Nassau County: 92.2 %Nassau County92.2Otsego County: 92.1 %Otsego County92.1Niagara County: 92 %Niagara County92Tioga County: 92 %Tioga County92Schoharie County: 92 %Schoharie County92Warren County: 91.9 %Warren County91.9Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schenectady County91.8Dutchess County: 91.8 %Dutchess County91.8Steuben County: 91.8 %Steuben County91.8Monroe County: 91.8 %Monroe County91.8Ulster County: 91.8 %Ulster County91.8Onondaga County: 91.7 %Onondaga County91.7Herkimer County: 91.7 %Herkimer County91.7Allegany County: 91.6 %Allegany County91.6Columbia County: 91.5 %Columbia County91.5Essex County: 91.5 %Essex County91.5Lewis County: 91.4 %Lewis County91.4Jefferson County: 91.3 %Jefferson County91.3Broome County: 91 %Broome County91Wayne County: 91 %Wayne County91Cortland County: 90.9 %Cortland County90.9Chemung County: 90.9 %Chemung County90.9Schuyler County: 90.8 %Schuyler County90.8Suffolk County: 90.5 %Suffolk County90.5Delaware County: 90.4 %Delaware County90.4Washington County: 90.3 %Washington County90.3Oswego County: 90 %Oswego County90Chautauqua County: 90 %Chautauqua County90Orange County: 89.7 %Orange County89.7Westchester County: 89.4 %Westchester County89.4Tompkins County: 95.9 %Tompkins County95.9Saratoga County: 94.2 %Saratoga County94.2Ontario County: 93.3 %Ontario County93.3Madison County: 93.3 %Madison County93.3Putnam County: 93.3 %Putnam County93.3Albany County: 93.2 %Albany County93.2Rensselaer County: 92.7 %Rensselaer County92.7Livingston County: 92.6 %Livingston County92.6Genesee County: 92.5 %Genesee County92.5Erie County: 92.4 %Erie County92.4Nassau County: 92.2 %Nassau County92.2Otsego County: 92.1 %Otsego County92.1Niagara County: 92 %Niagara County92Tioga County: 92 %Tioga County92Schoharie County: 92 %Schoharie County92Warren County: 91.9 %Warren County91.9Schenectady County: 91.8 %Schenectady County91.8Dutchess County: 91.8 %Dutchess County91.8Steuben County: 91.8 %Steuben County91.8Monroe County: 91.8 %Monroe County91.8Ulster County: 91.8 %Ulster County91.8Onondaga County: 91.7 %Onondaga County91.7Herkimer County: 91.7 %Herkimer County91.7Allegany County: 91.6 %Allegany County91.6Columbia County: 91.5 %Columbia County91.5Essex County: 91.5 %Essex County91.5Lewis County: 91.4 %Lewis County91.4Jefferson County: 91.3 %Jefferson County91.3Broome County: 91 %Broome County91Wayne County: 91 %Wayne County91Cortland County: 90.9 %Cortland County90.9Chemung County: 90.9 %Chemung County90.9Schuyler County: 90.8 %Schuyler County90.8Suffolk County: 90.5 %Suffolk County90.5Delaware County: 90.4 %Delaware County90.4Washington County: 90.3 %Washington County90.3Oswego County: 90 %Oswego County90Chautauqua County: 90 %Chautauqua County90Orange County: 89.7 %Orange County89.7Westchester County: 89.4 %Westchester County89.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Tompkins County95.9+0.2 pts
2Saratoga County94.2+0.2 pts
3Ontario County93.3-0 pts
4Madison County93.3+0.2 pts
5Putnam County93.30 pts
6Albany County93.2+0.6 pts
7Rensselaer County92.7+0.3 pts
8Livingston County92.6+0.3 pts
9Genesee County92.5+0.1 pts
10Erie County92.4+0.3 pts
11Nassau County92.2+0.3 pts
12Otsego County92.1-0.5 pts
13Niagara County92+0.3 pts
14Tioga County92-0 pts
15Schoharie County92+0.8 pts
16Warren County91.9+0.2 pts
17Schenectady County91.8+0.2 pts
18Dutchess County91.8+0.3 pts
19Steuben County91.8+0.3 pts
20Monroe County91.8+0.4 pts
21Ulster County91.8+0.3 pts
22Onondaga County91.7+0.4 pts
23Herkimer County91.7+0.4 pts
24Allegany County91.6+0.3 pts
25Columbia County91.5-0.5 pts
26Essex County91.5-0.1 pts
27Lewis County91.4+0.2 pts
28Jefferson County91.3-0.3 pts
29Broome County91+0.4 pts
30Wayne County91+0.4 pts
31Cortland County90.9+0.3 pts
32Chemung County90.9+0.7 pts
33Schuyler County90.8-1.1 pts
34Suffolk County90.50 pts
35Delaware County90.40 pts
36Washington County90.3+1.2 pts
37Oswego County90+0.2 pts
38Chautauqua County90+0.3 pts
39Orange County89.7-0 pts
40Westchester County89.40 pts
41Hamilton County89.3+3.5 pts
42Cattaraugus County89.2-0 pts
43New York County89.2+0.7 pts
44St. Lawrence County89.1+0.3 pts
45Cayuga County88.9+0.4 pts
45Oneida County88.90 pts
47Greene County88.8+0.3 pts
48Chenango County88.7+0.2 pts
49Richmond County88.5-0.1 pts
50Montgomery County88.5-0.3 pts
51Fulton County88.5+1 pts
52Clinton County88.2+0.3 pts
53Rockland County87.7-0.9 pts
54Sullivan County87.7+1 pts
55Franklin County87.3+0.4 pts
56Orleans County86.7+0.6 pts
57Wyoming County86.7-0.8 pts
58Seneca County84.6+0.4 pts
59Yates County84.4+0.1 pts
60Kings County84.2+0.4 pts
61Queens County82.7-0.1 pts
62Bronx County75.3+0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/new-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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