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 (1990 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 –

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%–

02Orleans County, NYNY39,8253.7%–

03Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%–

04Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.4%–

05Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.6%–

06Oswego County, NYNY118,5694.6%–

07Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.7%–

08Jefferson County, NYNY111,5404.7%–

09Washington County, NYNY59,3534.8%–

10Wayne County, NYNY91,2504.9%–

11Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3324.9%–

12Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.9%–

13Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.0%–

14Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.0%–

15Chenango County, NYNY45,7155.1%–

16Genesee County, NYNY58,4165.2%–

17Hamilton County, NYNY5,0065.3%–

18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.4%–

19Delaware County, NYNY44,3055.4%–

20Greene County, NYNY47,2385.5%–

21Seneca County, NYNY32,8835.5%–

22Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.6%–

23Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.8%–

24Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.2%–

25Yates County, NYNY24,5476.2%–

26Oneida County, NYNY226,3926.3%–

27Essex County, NYNY36,4386.4%–

28Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.9%–

29Tioga County, NYNY47,4536.9%–

30Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.0%–

31Schoharie County, NYNY30,1767.0%–

32Clinton County, NYNY78,1387.0%–

33Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.1%–

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.2%–

35Cortland County, NYNY45,8507.4%–

36St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.4%–

37Warren County, NYNY65,0207.4%–

38Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.5%–

39Madison County, NYNY67,1207.7%–

40Columbia County, NYNY60,1687.7%–

41Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.8%–

42Orange County, NYNY417,6698.0%–

43Erie County, NYNY946,7418.0%–

44Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.1%–

45Broome County, NYNY195,7368.3%–

46Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.4%–

47Otsego County, NYNY60,5898.7%–

48Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5108.9%–

49Ulster County, NYNY183,3309.1%–

50Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.3%–

51Saratoga County, NYNY241,3439.4%–

52Schenectady County, NYNY162,5819.7%–

53Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0909.9%–

54Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.0%–

55Dutchess County, NYNY300,70810.1%–

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.9%–

57Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%–

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.0%–

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.2%–

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74316.6%–

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.1%–

62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04723.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS