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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7417.6%+3.2 pts
02Orleans County, NYNY39,8257.6%+2.9 pts
03Fulton County, NYNY52,2167.7%+2.2 pts
04Lewis County, NYNY26,4798.1%+2.9 pts
05Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.3%+3.0 pts
06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3328.3%+2.5 pts
07Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.6%+2.6 pts
08Washington County, NYNY59,3539.0%+3.3 pts
09Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469.1%+3.5 pts
10Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.5%+3.7 pts
11Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.5%+2.5 pts
12Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.8%+3.2 pts
13Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.0%+2.2 pts
14Wayne County, NYNY91,25010.2%+3.9 pts
15Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.4%+4.3 pts
16Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.1%+4.7 pts
17Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.3%+5.0 pts
18Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12611.3%+4.1 pts
19Yates County, NYNY24,54711.3%+2.5 pts
20Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.4%+5.6 pts
21Niagara County, NYNY208,91211.7%+4.9 pts
22Clinton County, NYNY78,13811.7%+3.7 pts
23Greene County, NYNY47,23811.9%+4.5 pts
24Allegany County, NYNY46,80012.0%+3.5 pts
25Chemung County, NYNY80,41512.0%+3.9 pts
26Oneida County, NYNY226,39212.1%+4.7 pts
27Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.2%+5.1 pts
28St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48812.3%+4.4 pts
29Schoharie County, NYNY30,17612.5%+4.1 pts
30Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.6%+4.7 pts
31Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612.9%+5.3 pts
32Cortland County, NYNY45,85013.8%+5.7 pts
33Livingston County, NYNY61,43813.9%+6.0 pts
34Orange County, NYNY417,66913.9%+4.6 pts
35Madison County, NYNY67,12014.0%+5.3 pts
36Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.0%+4.9 pts
37Richmond County, NYNY501,29014.1%+5.0 pts
38Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.1%+7.1 pts
39Broome County, NYNY195,73614.4%+4.3 pts
40Essex County, NYNY36,43814.7%+6.6 pts
41Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51015.5%+4.9 pts
42Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.5%+5.7 pts
43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.9%+8.1 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02016.6%+6.8 pts
45Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116.8%+5.1 pts
46Erie County, NYNY946,74117.1%+7.0 pts
47Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.1%+8.3 pts
48Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+7.1 pts
49Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.5%+6.3 pts
50Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.6%+5.6 pts
51Monroe County, NYNY750,50618.6%+5.9 pts
52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.6%+6.7 pts
53Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.1%+2.8 pts
54Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts
55Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts
56Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts
57Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts
58Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts
59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts
61New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts
62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES