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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.6%−29%

02Forest County, PAPA6,6142.6%−23%

03Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.6%−3%

04Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.7%−24%

05Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.8%−17%

06Elk County, PAPA29,9262.8%−30%

07Perry County, PAPA46,8062.8%−25%

08Potter County, PAPA15,8972.9%−36%

09Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.9%−26%

10Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.1%−19%

11Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.1%−16%

12Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.2%−14%

13Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.2%−11%

14Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.3%−42%

15Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.3%−12%

16Jefferson County, PAPA43,2553.3%−18%

17Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.4%−14%

18Warren County, PAPA37,0383.5%−21%

19Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.5%−18%

20Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0013.6%−17%

21Venango County, PAPA49,3463.6%−24%

22Beaver County, PAPA166,0323.7%−22%

23Blair County, PAPA119,5413.8%−19%

24Cambria County, PAPA128,9683.9%−18%

25Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374.1%−22%

26Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.1%−21%

27Greene County, PAPA33,8854.2%−2%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%−28%

29Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.3%−7%

30Clinton County, PAPA37,8704.3%−14%

31York County, PAPA473,1974.4%−26%

32Lawrence County, PAPA83,9114.5%−13%

33Crawford County, PAPA81,7924.6%−13%

34McKean County, PAPA38,9844.6%−10%

35Washington County, PAPA210,8024.7%−21%

36Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904.7%−15%

37Columbia County, PAPA66,1934.8%−17%

38Luzerne County, PAPA332,1264.8%−19%

39Wayne County, PAPA51,7034.8%−15%

40Mercer County, PAPA107,8604.9%−19%

41Adams County, PAPA107,5944.9%−25%

42Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3245.0%−24%

43Butler County, PAPA200,1695.0%−33%

44Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.0%−13%

45Franklin County, PAPA160,6525.0%−16%

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%−13%

47Berks County, PAPA440,0725.1%−20%

48Pike County, PAPA62,8085.3%−21%

49Lancaster County, PAPA563,1595.3%−21%

50Erie County, PAPA265,8325.5%−28%

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025.6%−22%

52Bradford County, PAPA59,6005.6%−6%

53Monroe County, PAPA167,1795.9%−17%

54Northampton County, PAPA324,4116.1%−20%

55Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.1%−21%

56Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516.3%−29%

57Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2816.3%−16%

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,3837.1%−19%

59Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%−23%

60Union County, PAPA42,3137.9%+2%

61Bucks County, PAPA647,8288.5%−25%

62Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0358.5%−22%

63Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.2%−22%

64Montour County, PAPA17,8689.6%−13%

65Chester County, PAPA557,11612.3%−22%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64312.6%−19%

67Centre County, PAPA157,39315.6%−11%

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