RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties · 2010

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

01Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.5%+16%

02Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415.5%+26%

03Fulton County, NYNY52,2165.6%−0%

04Lewis County, NYNY26,4796.0%+15%

05Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.1%+15%

06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3326.5%+11%

07Seneca County, NYNY32,8836.5%−6%

08Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.7%+12%

09Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467.0%+25%

10Cayuga County, NYNY74,3657.2%+15%

11Washington County, NYNY59,3537.3%+29%

12Herkimer County, NYNY59,2197.4%+28%

13Schuyler County, NYNY16,9247.8%+11%

14Franklin County, NYNY46,5007.9%+36%

15Genesee County, NYNY58,4168.0%+29%

16Delaware County, NYNY44,3058.1%+13%

17Greene County, NYNY47,2388.4%+13%

18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3908.4%+28%

19Niagara County, NYNY208,9128.4%+25%

20Jefferson County, NYNY111,5408.5%+33%

21Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.5%+34%

22Oneida County, NYNY226,3928.6%+16%

23St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4888.6%+9%

24Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.7%+3%

25Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868.8%+16%

26Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1268.9%+23%

27Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.1%+17%

28Cortland County, NYNY45,8509.3%+15%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,4159.3%+15%

30Steuben County, NYNY91,8559.5%+20%

31Clinton County, NYNY78,1389.5%+18%

32Allegany County, NYNY46,8009.6%+14%

33Madison County, NYNY67,1209.9%+14%

34Livingston County, NYNY61,4389.9%+26%

35Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.3%+12%

36Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+17%

37Essex County, NYNY36,43810.5%+31%

38Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310.8%+22%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58911.0%+12%

40Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.3%+25%

41Broome County, NYNY195,73611.4%+14%

42Orange County, NYNY417,66911.7%+26%

43Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+12%

44Warren County, NYNY65,02011.9%+21%

45Hamilton County, NYNY5,00612.0%+55%

46Ontario County, NYNY113,13012.6%+25%

47Erie County, NYNY946,74112.7%+26%

48Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.9%+24%

49Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.0%+11%

50Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.6%+21%

51Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+15%

52Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813.9%+16%

53Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.2%+20%

54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+19%

55Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+19%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+13%

57Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+13%

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+17%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+12%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+12%

61New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+16%

62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04728.5%+7%

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