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Fewest graduate degrees, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, NYNY39,8255.7%+0.9 pts
02Wyoming County, NYNY39,7416.9%+2.5 pts
03Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.4%+1.5 pts
04Lewis County, NYNY26,4797.9%+2.6 pts
05Montgomery County, NYNY50,0468.0%+2.4 pts
06Fulton County, NYNY52,2168.4%+2.8 pts
07Cayuga County, NYNY74,3658.4%+2.2 pts
08Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.5%+2.5 pts
09Washington County, NYNY59,3538.6%+2.9 pts
10Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.8%+3.6 pts
11Genesee County, NYNY58,4169.0%+2.8 pts
12Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.0%+3.3 pts
13Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409.1%+2.8 pts
14Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.3%+2.4 pts
15Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.9%+2.1 pts
16Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.9%+3.3 pts
17Wayne County, NYNY91,2509.9%+3.6 pts
18Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12610.1%+2.9 pts
19Franklin County, NYNY46,50010.1%+4.3 pts
20Schoharie County, NYNY30,17610.2%+1.8 pts
21Delaware County, NYNY44,30510.3%+3.1 pts
22Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+1.5 pts
23Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.3%+2.5 pts
24Schuyler County, NYNY16,92410.4%+3.4 pts
25Chemung County, NYNY80,41510.8%+2.7 pts
26Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.9%+4.1 pts
27Clinton County, NYNY78,13810.9%+2.9 pts
28Allegany County, NYNY46,80011.1%+2.6 pts
29Oneida County, NYNY226,39211.5%+4.0 pts
30Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%+4.1 pts
31Madison County, NYNY67,12011.8%+3.1 pts
32Sullivan County, NYNY80,58611.9%+4.3 pts
33St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48811.9%+4.0 pts
34Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.1%+4.2 pts
35Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%+4.1 pts
36Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.7%+3.6 pts
37Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.7%+4.9 pts
38Orange County, NYNY417,66913.1%+3.8 pts
39Broome County, NYNY195,73613.1%+3.1 pts
40Essex County, NYNY36,43813.3%+5.2 pts
41Richmond County, NYNY501,29013.7%+4.7 pts
42Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51013.9%+3.4 pts
43Schenectady County, NYNY162,58114.1%+2.3 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02015.1%+5.3 pts
45Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.3%+5.5 pts
46Erie County, NYNY946,74115.4%+5.3 pts
47Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.4%+4.2 pts
48Kings County, NYNY2,653,96315.6%+6.7 pts
49Onondaga County, NYNY466,58416.0%+4.1 pts
50Columbia County, NYNY60,16816.1%+5.7 pts
51Ontario County, NYNY113,13016.2%+6.1 pts
52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.9%+5.1 pts
53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.0%+5.1 pts
54Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.7%+5.0 pts
55Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.8%+3.7 pts
56Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318.8%+6.4 pts
57Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.0%+2.7 pts
58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93921.1%+5.5 pts
59Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4%+5.7 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74325.2%+5.4 pts
61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04729.6%+3.0 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,86230.5%+7.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS