RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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, NYNY39,7413.6%−17%

02Orleans County, NYNY39,8253.7%−23%

03Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%−31%

04Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.4%−21%

05Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.6%−12%

06Oswego County, NYNY118,5694.6%−12%

07Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.7%−19%

08Jefferson County, NYNY111,5404.7%−26%

09Washington County, NYNY59,3534.8%−15%

10Wayne County, NYNY91,2504.9%−23%

11Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3324.9%−16%

12Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.9%−21%

13Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.0%−26%

14Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.0%−14%

15Chenango County, NYNY45,7155.1%−15%

16Genesee County, NYNY58,4165.2%−15%

17Hamilton County, NYNY5,0065.3%−31%

18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.4%−18%

19Delaware County, NYNY44,3055.4%−25%

20Greene County, NYNY47,2385.5%−26%

21Seneca County, NYNY32,8835.5%−21%

22Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.6%−22%

23Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.8%−17%

24Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.2%−22%

25Yates County, NYNY24,5476.2%−30%

26Oneida County, NYNY226,3926.3%−15%

27Essex County, NYNY36,4386.4%−21%

28Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.9%−15%

29Tioga County, NYNY47,4536.9%−11%

30Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.0%−12%

31Schoharie County, NYNY30,1767.0%−17%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,1387.0%−13%

33Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.1%−19%

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.2%−5%

35Cortland County, NYNY45,8507.4%−9%

36St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.4%−7%

37Warren County, NYNY65,0207.4%−24%

38Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.5%−26%

39Madison County, NYNY67,1207.7%−12%

40Columbia County, NYNY60,1687.7%−26%

41Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.8%−8%

42Orange County, NYNY417,6698.0%−14%

43Erie County, NYNY946,7418.0%−20%

44Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.1%−11%

45Broome County, NYNY195,7368.3%−18%

46Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.4%−7%

47Otsego County, NYNY60,5898.7%−12%

48Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5108.9%−16%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,3309.1%−19%

50Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.3%−22%

51Saratoga County, NYNY241,3439.4%−24%

52Schenectady County, NYNY162,5819.7%−17%

53Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0909.9%−17%

54Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.0%−21%

55Dutchess County, NYNY300,70810.1%−15%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.9%−16%

57Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%−18%

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.0%−17%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.2%−13%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74316.6%−16%

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.1%−14%

62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04723.5%−12%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES