RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 4.6%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.6%–

02Forest County, PAPA6,6142.6%–

03Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.6%–

04Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.7%–

05Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.8%–

06Elk County, PAPA29,9262.8%–

07Perry County, PAPA46,8062.8%–

08Potter County, PAPA15,8972.9%–

09Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.9%–

10Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.1%–

11Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.1%–

12Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.2%–

13Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.2%–

14Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.3%–

15Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.3%–

16Jefferson County, PAPA43,2553.3%–

17Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.4%–

18Warren County, PAPA37,0383.5%–

19Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.5%–

20Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0013.6%–

21Venango County, PAPA49,3463.6%–

22Beaver County, PAPA166,0323.7%–

23Blair County, PAPA119,5413.8%–

24Cambria County, PAPA128,9683.9%–

25Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374.1%–

26Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.1%–

27Greene County, PAPA33,8854.2%–

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%–

29Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.3%–

30Clinton County, PAPA37,8704.3%–

31York County, PAPA473,1974.4%–

32Lawrence County, PAPA83,9114.5%–

33Crawford County, PAPA81,7924.6%–

34McKean County, PAPA38,9844.6%–

35Washington County, PAPA210,8024.7%–

36Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904.7%–

37Columbia County, PAPA66,1934.8%–

38Luzerne County, PAPA332,1264.8%–

39Wayne County, PAPA51,7034.8%–

40Mercer County, PAPA107,8604.9%–

41Adams County, PAPA107,5944.9%–

42Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3245.0%–

43Butler County, PAPA200,1695.0%–

44Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.0%–

45Franklin County, PAPA160,6525.0%–

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%–

47Berks County, PAPA440,0725.1%–

48Pike County, PAPA62,8085.3%–

49Lancaster County, PAPA563,1595.3%–

50Erie County, PAPA265,8325.5%–

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025.6%–

52Bradford County, PAPA59,6005.6%–

53Monroe County, PAPA167,1795.9%–

54Northampton County, PAPA324,4116.1%–

55Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.1%–

56Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516.3%–

57Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2816.3%–

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,3837.1%–

59Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%–

60Union County, PAPA42,3137.9%–

61Bucks County, PAPA647,8288.5%–

62Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0358.5%–

63Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.2%–

64Montour County, PAPA17,8689.6%–

65Chester County, PAPA557,11612.3%–

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64312.6%–

67Centre County, PAPA157,39315.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS