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Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7417.6%+73%

02Orleans County, NYNY39,8257.6%+60%

03Fulton County, NYNY52,2167.7%+39%

04Lewis County, NYNY26,4798.1%+55%

05Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.3%+58%

06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3328.3%+42%

07Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.6%+44%

08Washington County, NYNY59,3539.0%+58%

09Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469.1%+62%

10Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.5%+64%

11Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.5%+36%

12Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.8%+49%

13Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.0%+28%

14Wayne County, NYNY91,25010.2%+61%

15Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.4%+69%

16Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.1%+74%

17Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.3%+80%

18Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12611.3%+57%

19Yates County, NYNY24,54711.3%+29%

20Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.4%+96%

21Niagara County, NYNY208,91211.7%+73%

22Clinton County, NYNY78,13811.7%+46%

23Greene County, NYNY47,23811.9%+61%

24Allegany County, NYNY46,80012.0%+41%

25Chemung County, NYNY80,41512.0%+48%

26Oneida County, NYNY226,39212.1%+63%

27Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.2%+71%

28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48812.3%+55%

29Schoharie County, NYNY30,17612.5%+48%

30Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.6%+59%

31Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612.9%+70%

32Cortland County, NYNY45,85013.8%+71%

33Livingston County, NYNY61,43813.9%+77%

34Orange County, NYNY417,66913.9%+50%

35Madison County, NYNY67,12014.0%+61%

36Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.0%+53%

37Richmond County, NYNY501,29014.1%+56%

38Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.1%+100%

39Broome County, NYNY195,73614.4%+43%

40Essex County, NYNY36,43814.7%+82%

41Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51015.5%+47%

42Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.5%+58%

43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.9%+104%

44Warren County, NYNY65,02016.6%+70%

45Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116.8%+43%

46Erie County, NYNY946,74117.1%+69%

47Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.1%+94%

48Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+70%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.5%+57%

50Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.6%+47%

51Monroe County, NYNY750,50618.6%+46%

52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.6%+57%

53Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.1%+17%

54Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+62%

55Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+95%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+45%

57Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+65%

58Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+45%

59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+47%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+35%

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+34%

62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+31%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES