RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties · 2000

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414.4%+20%

02Orleans County, NYNY39,8254.8%+31%

03Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+13%

04Oswego County, NYNY118,5695.3%+14%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,2165.6%+26%

06Montgomery County, NYNY50,0465.6%+45%

07Washington County, NYNY59,3535.7%+18%

08Herkimer County, NYNY59,2195.8%+24%

09Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.8%+16%

10Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3325.9%+19%

11Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.0%+18%

12Genesee County, NYNY58,4166.2%+18%

13Cayuga County, NYNY74,3656.2%+26%

14Wayne County, NYNY91,2506.3%+30%

15Jefferson County, NYNY111,5406.4%+36%

16Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3906.6%+22%

17Niagara County, NYNY208,9126.7%+36%

18Seneca County, NYNY32,8837.0%+27%

19Schuyler County, NYNY16,9247.1%+21%

20Delaware County, NYNY44,3057.1%+33%

21Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1267.2%+28%

22Greene County, NYNY47,2387.4%+36%

23Oneida County, NYNY226,3927.4%+18%

24Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.6%+5%

25Hamilton County, NYNY5,0067.8%+46%

26Tioga County, NYNY47,4537.8%+13%

27Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.9%+13%

28Steuben County, NYNY91,8557.9%+28%

29St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.9%+7%

30Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.0%+15%

31Essex County, NYNY36,4388.1%+26%

32Cortland County, NYNY45,8508.1%+10%

33Chemung County, NYNY80,4158.1%+18%

34Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.4%+20%

35Allegany County, NYNY46,8008.5%+8%

36Madison County, NYNY67,1208.7%+14%

37Yates County, NYNY24,5478.8%+42%

38Kings County, NYNY2,653,9638.8%+24%

39Richmond County, NYNY501,2909.1%+8%

40Queens County, NYNY2,358,1829.2%+13%

41Orange County, NYNY417,6699.3%+16%

42Warren County, NYNY65,0209.8%+32%

43Otsego County, NYNY60,5899.8%+13%

44Ontario County, NYNY113,13010.1%+35%

45Broome County, NYNY195,73610.1%+21%

46Erie County, NYNY946,74110.1%+26%

47Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.4%+35%

48Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.5%+18%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.2%+23%

50Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.8%+21%

51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09011.8%+20%

52Dutchess County, NYNY300,70811.9%+17%

53Onondaga County, NYNY466,58411.9%+29%

54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312.4%+32%

55Monroe County, NYNY750,50612.7%+27%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02814.1%+19%

57Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93915.6%+20%

58Albany County, NYNY321,22515.8%+21%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.3%+14%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74319.8%+19%

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86223.4%+17%

62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04726.7%+14%

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