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Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties · 2010

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.5%+0.8 pts
02Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415.5%+1.2 pts
03Fulton County, NYNY52,2165.6%−0.0 pts
04Lewis County, NYNY26,4796.0%+0.8 pts
05Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.1%+0.8 pts
06Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3326.5%+0.6 pts
07Seneca County, NYNY32,8836.5%−0.4 pts
08Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.7%+0.7 pts
09Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467.0%+1.4 pts
10Cayuga County, NYNY74,3657.2%+0.9 pts
11Washington County, NYNY59,3537.3%+1.6 pts
12Herkimer County, NYNY59,2197.4%+1.6 pts
13Schuyler County, NYNY16,9247.8%+0.8 pts
14Franklin County, NYNY46,5007.9%+2.1 pts
15Genesee County, NYNY58,4168.0%+1.8 pts
16Delaware County, NYNY44,3058.1%+0.9 pts
17Greene County, NYNY47,2388.4%+1.0 pts
18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3908.4%+1.8 pts
19Niagara County, NYNY208,9128.4%+1.7 pts
20Jefferson County, NYNY111,5408.5%+2.1 pts
21Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.5%+2.2 pts
22Oneida County, NYNY226,3928.6%+1.2 pts
23St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4888.6%+0.7 pts
24Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.7%+0.3 pts
25Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868.8%+1.2 pts
26Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1268.9%+1.7 pts
27Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.1%+1.3 pts
28Cortland County, NYNY45,8509.3%+1.2 pts
29Chemung County, NYNY80,4159.3%+1.2 pts
30Steuben County, NYNY91,8559.5%+1.5 pts
31Clinton County, NYNY78,1389.5%+1.5 pts
32Allegany County, NYNY46,8009.6%+1.2 pts
33Madison County, NYNY67,1209.9%+1.2 pts
34Livingston County, NYNY61,4389.9%+2.1 pts
35Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.3%+1.1 pts
36Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+1.5 pts
37Essex County, NYNY36,43810.5%+2.5 pts
38Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310.8%+2.0 pts
39Otsego County, NYNY60,58911.0%+1.2 pts
40Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.3%+2.3 pts
41Broome County, NYNY195,73611.4%+1.4 pts
42Orange County, NYNY417,66911.7%+2.4 pts
43Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+1.2 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02011.9%+2.1 pts
45Hamilton County, NYNY5,00612.0%+4.3 pts
46Ontario County, NYNY113,13012.6%+2.6 pts
47Erie County, NYNY946,74112.7%+2.6 pts
48Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.9%+2.5 pts
49Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.0%+1.2 pts
50Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.6%+2.4 pts
51Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.8 pts
52Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813.9%+2.0 pts
53Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.2%+2.4 pts
54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+2.4 pts
55Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+2.4 pts
56Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+1.9 pts
57Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+2.1 pts
58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+2.6 pts
59Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+1.9 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+2.3 pts
61New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+3.8 pts
62Tompkins County, NYNY104,04728.5%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS