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Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

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

01Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.7%+0%

02Armstrong County, PAPA63,6983.3%+0%

03Forest County, PAPA6,6143.4%+0%

04Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.6%+0%

05Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.6%+0%

06Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.6%+0%

07Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.7%+0%

08Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.7%+0%

09Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.7%+0%

10Perry County, PAPA46,8063.8%+0%

11Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.8%+0%

12Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.9%+0%

13Clearfield County, PAPA78,1003.9%+0%

14Elk County, PAPA29,9264.0%+0%

15Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.0%+0%

16Greene County, PAPA33,8854.3%+0%

17Fayette County, PAPA123,0214.3%+0%

18Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.4%+0%

19Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%+0%

20Potter County, PAPA15,8974.5%+0%

21Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.6%+0%

22Blair County, PAPA119,5414.7%+0%

23Beaver County, PAPA166,0324.7%+0%

24Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%+0%

25Venango County, PAPA49,3464.8%+0%

26Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.0%+0%

27McKean County, PAPA38,9845.1%+0%

28Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.2%+0%

29Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.2%+0%

30Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.2%+0%

31Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.2%+0%

32Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.6%+0%

33Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.6%+0%

34Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.7%+0%

35Wayne County, PAPA51,7035.7%+0%

36Columbia County, PAPA66,1935.8%+0%

37Lebanon County, PAPA146,3805.9%+0%

38Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.9%+0%

39York County, PAPA473,1975.9%+0%

40Bradford County, PAPA59,6005.9%+0%

41Franklin County, PAPA160,6526.0%+0%

42Luzerne County, PAPA332,1266.0%+0%

43Mercer County, PAPA107,8606.0%+0%

44Washington County, PAPA210,8026.0%+0%

45Berks County, PAPA440,0726.5%+0%

46Adams County, PAPA107,5946.5%+0%

47Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3246.6%+0%

48Pike County, PAPA62,8086.7%+0%

49Lancaster County, PAPA563,1596.7%+0%

50Monroe County, PAPA167,1797.0%+0%

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5027.2%+0%

52Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%+0%

53Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2817.5%+0%

54Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.6%+0%

55Erie County, PAPA265,8327.6%+0%

56Indiana County, PAPA82,8787.7%+0%

57Union County, PAPA42,3137.8%+0%

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,3838.7%+0%

59Dauphin County, PAPA293,3518.8%+0%

60Cumberland County, PAPA277,2709.8%+0%

61Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.0%+0%

62Montour County, PAPA17,86811.0%+0%

63Bucks County, PAPA647,82811.4%+0%

64Delaware County, PAPA580,93711.8%+0%

65Montgomery County, PAPA877,64315.7%+0%

66Chester County, PAPA557,11615.9%+0%

67Centre County, PAPA157,39317.5%+0%

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