RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least educated, New York counties

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Orleans County, NYNY39,82517.9%+38%

02Wyoming County, NYNY39,74118.2%+58%

03Lewis County, NYNY26,47918.6%+59%

04Chenango County, NYNY45,71519.6%+35%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21620.9%+55%

06Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39021.1%+42%

07Oswego County, NYNY118,56921.6%+50%

08Washington County, NYNY59,35322.4%+57%

09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33222.4%+53%

10Herkimer County, NYNY59,21922.7%+45%

11Montgomery County, NYNY50,04622.9%+69%

12Franklin County, NYNY46,50023.8%+83%

13Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.8%+46%

14Cayuga County, NYNY74,36524.6%+58%

15Allegany County, NYNY46,80024.9%+45%

16Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12625.1%+48%

17Seneca County, NYNY32,88325.2%+44%

18Tioga County, NYNY47,45325.3%+28%

19St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48825.3%+54%

20Yates County, NYNY24,54725.5%+40%

21Wayne County, NYNY91,25025.6%+50%

22Schoharie County, NYNY30,17626.2%+51%

23Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.3%+47%

24Schuyler County, NYNY16,92426.4%+70%

25Jefferson County, NYNY111,54026.5%+65%

26Chemung County, NYNY80,41527.2%+46%

27Clinton County, NYNY78,13827.6%+55%

28Delaware County, NYNY44,30527.6%+66%

29Oneida County, NYNY226,39227.8%+52%

30Niagara County, NYNY208,91228.0%+60%

31Cortland County, NYNY45,85029.1%+55%

32Madison County, NYNY67,12029.6%+37%

33Greene County, NYNY47,23829.9%+82%

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58630.1%+81%

35Livingston County, NYNY61,43830.6%+59%

36Broome County, NYNY195,73631.0%+37%

37Orange County, NYNY417,66932.5%+44%

38Essex County, NYNY36,43832.8%+80%

39Hamilton County, NYNY5,00633.2%+81%

40Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+56%

41Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+54%

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+37%

43Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+49%

44Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+57%

45Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+58%

46Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+54%

47Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+55%

48Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+53%

49Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+38%

50Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+74%

51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+46%

52Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+33%

53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+51%

54Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+93%

55Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+14%

56Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+47%

57Putnam County, NYNY99,02845.5%+34%

58Albany County, NYNY321,22546.4%+39%

59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+40%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+30%

61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+24%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+30%

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