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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. The median across all 62 is 13.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tioga County, NY, up 10 places to #13.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲1Wyoming County, NYNY39,7417.6%+3.2 pts
02▼1Orleans County, NYNY39,8257.6%+2.9 pts
03▲3Fulton County, NYNY52,2167.7%+2.2 pts
04Lewis County, NYNY26,4798.1%+2.9 pts
05▲5Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.3%+3.0 pts
06▼3Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3328.3%+2.5 pts
07▲1Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.6%+2.6 pts
08▲1Washington County, NYNY59,3539.0%+3.3 pts
09▼4Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469.1%+3.5 pts
10▲2Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.5%+3.7 pts
11▲3Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.5%+2.5 pts
12▲4Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.8%+3.2 pts
13▲10Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.0%+2.2 pts
14▲3Wayne County, NYNY91,25010.2%+3.9 pts
15▼4Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.4%+4.3 pts
16▼3Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.1%+4.7 pts
17▼10Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.3%+5.0 pts
18Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12611.3%+4.1 pts
19▲3Yates County, NYNY24,54711.3%+2.5 pts
20▼1Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.4%+5.6 pts
21▲5Niagara County, NYNY208,91211.7%+4.9 pts
22▲5Clinton County, NYNY78,13811.7%+3.7 pts
23▲7Greene County, NYNY47,23811.9%+4.5 pts
24▲4Allegany County, NYNY46,80012.0%+3.5 pts
25Chemung County, NYNY80,41512.0%+3.9 pts
26▲3Oneida County, NYNY226,39212.1%+4.7 pts
27▼6Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.2%+5.1 pts
28▲5St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48812.3%+4.4 pts
29▼9Schoharie County, NYNY30,17612.5%+4.1 pts
30▲4Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.6%+4.7 pts
31▲1Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612.9%+5.3 pts
32▲3Cortland County, NYNY45,85013.8%+5.7 pts
33▲4Livingston County, NYNY61,43813.9%+6.0 pts
34▲4Orange County, NYNY417,66913.9%+4.6 pts
35▼4Madison County, NYNY67,12014.0%+5.3 pts
36Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.0%+4.9 pts
37▲4Richmond County, NYNY501,29014.1%+5.0 pts
38▼14Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.1%+7.1 pts
39Broome County, NYNY195,73614.4%+4.3 pts
40Essex County, NYNY36,43814.7%+6.6 pts
41▲1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51015.5%+4.9 pts
42▲3Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.5%+5.7 pts
43▼28Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.9%+8.1 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02016.6%+6.8 pts
45▼2Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116.8%+5.1 pts
46Erie County, NYNY946,74117.1%+7.0 pts
47▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.1%+8.3 pts
48▲3Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+7.1 pts
49▼2Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.5%+6.3 pts
50▼1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.6%+5.6 pts
51▲3Monroe County, NYNY750,50618.6%+5.9 pts
52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.6%+6.7 pts
53▲4Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.1%+2.8 pts
54▼1Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts
55▼5Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts
56▼1Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts
57▼1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts
58▲1Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts
59▼1Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts
61▲1New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts
62▼1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES