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Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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

01Cameron County, PAPA4,2112.1%−44%

02Forest County, PAPA6,6143.3%−1%

03Mifflin County, PAPA46,1274.7%+20%

04Juniata County, PAPA23,4035.2%+95%

05Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555.4%+33%

06Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.4%+45%

07Potter County, PAPA15,8975.5%+21%

08Northumberland County, PAPA89,9205.5%+44%

09Perry County, PAPA46,8065.7%+50%

10Armstrong County, PAPA63,6985.7%+72%

11Somerset County, PAPA72,0045.8%+59%

12Fayette County, PAPA123,0215.8%+35%

13Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.9%+35%

14Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%+50%

15Greene County, PAPA33,8856.0%+41%

16Fulton County, PAPA14,4836.0%+68%

17Elk County, PAPA29,9266.2%+56%

18Venango County, PAPA49,3466.2%+31%

19Carbon County, PAPA65,8686.4%+71%

20Bedford County, PAPA47,4806.5%+81%

21Warren County, PAPA37,0386.6%+50%

22Sullivan County, PAPA5,8566.6%+18%

23Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2376.7%+29%

24McKean County, PAPA38,9846.8%+32%

25Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.9%+17%

26Lawrence County, PAPA83,9116.9%+34%

27Blair County, PAPA119,5417.1%+51%

28Clinton County, PAPA37,8707.2%+44%

29Wyoming County, PAPA25,7907.3%+30%

30Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.4%+26%

31Tioga County, PAPA40,5027.6%+33%

32Crawford County, PAPA81,7927.7%+48%

33Cambria County, PAPA128,9687.8%+64%

34Snyder County, PAPA39,6557.9%+69%

35Lycoming County, PAPA112,5877.9%+53%

36Mercer County, PAPA107,8608.2%+36%

37Wayne County, PAPA51,7038.2%+44%

38Beaver County, PAPA166,0328.2%+74%

39Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.7%+46%

40York County, PAPA473,1978.9%+50%

41Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269.0%+50%

42Clarion County, PAPA36,6809.3%+58%

43Berks County, PAPA440,0729.5%+47%

44Columbia County, PAPA66,1939.5%+64%

45Adams County, PAPA107,5949.8%+50%

46Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.1%+44%

47Lancaster County, PAPA563,15910.2%+51%

48Erie County, PAPA265,83210.3%+35%

49Washington County, PAPA210,80210.6%+77%

50Indiana County, PAPA82,87810.8%+41%

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.8%+52%

52Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32411.0%+68%

53Pike County, PAPA62,80811.1%+65%

54Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.7%+33%

55Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+37%

56Northampton County, PAPA324,41112.1%+59%

57Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+62%

58Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28113.3%+77%

59Butler County, PAPA200,16913.4%+80%

60Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014.2%+45%

61Montour County, PAPA17,86816.7%+51%

62Delaware County, PAPA580,93716.8%+42%

63Bucks County, PAPA647,82817.1%+51%

64Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03517.8%+61%

65Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321.5%+37%

66Centre County, PAPA157,39322.2%+27%

67Chester County, PAPA557,11622.3%+41%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS