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Least educated, New York counties

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Orleans County, NYNY39,82517.9%+5.0 pts
02Wyoming County, NYNY39,74118.2%+6.7 pts
03Lewis County, NYNY26,47918.6%+6.8 pts
04Chenango County, NYNY45,71519.6%+5.1 pts
05Fulton County, NYNY52,21620.9%+7.5 pts
06Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39021.1%+6.3 pts
07Oswego County, NYNY118,56921.6%+7.2 pts
08Washington County, NYNY59,35322.4%+8.1 pts
09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33222.4%+7.7 pts
10Herkimer County, NYNY59,21922.7%+7.0 pts
11Montgomery County, NYNY50,04622.9%+9.3 pts
12Franklin County, NYNY46,50023.8%+10.8 pts
13Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.8%+7.5 pts
14Cayuga County, NYNY74,36524.6%+9.1 pts
15Allegany County, NYNY46,80024.9%+7.7 pts
16Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12625.1%+8.2 pts
17Seneca County, NYNY32,88325.2%+7.8 pts
18Tioga County, NYNY47,45325.3%+5.6 pts
19St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48825.3%+8.9 pts
20Yates County, NYNY24,54725.5%+7.3 pts
21Wayne County, NYNY91,25025.6%+8.6 pts
22Schoharie County, NYNY30,17626.2%+8.9 pts
23Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.3%+8.4 pts
24Schuyler County, NYNY16,92426.4%+10.8 pts
25Jefferson County, NYNY111,54026.5%+10.4 pts
26Chemung County, NYNY80,41527.2%+8.6 pts
27Clinton County, NYNY78,13827.6%+9.8 pts
28Delaware County, NYNY44,30527.6%+11.0 pts
29Oneida County, NYNY226,39227.8%+9.5 pts
30Niagara County, NYNY208,91228.0%+10.5 pts
31Cortland County, NYNY45,85029.1%+10.3 pts
32Madison County, NYNY67,12029.6%+8.0 pts
33Greene County, NYNY47,23829.9%+13.5 pts
34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58630.1%+13.4 pts
35Livingston County, NYNY61,43830.6%+11.3 pts
36Broome County, NYNY195,73631.0%+8.4 pts
37Orange County, NYNY417,66932.5%+10.0 pts
38Essex County, NYNY36,43832.8%+14.5 pts
39Hamilton County, NYNY5,00633.2%+14.8 pts
40Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts
41Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+12.5 pts
42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+9.8 pts
43Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+11.8 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+13.2 pts
45Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+13.8 pts
46Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+13.3 pts
47Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+13.5 pts
48Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts
49Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+10.7 pts
50Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts
51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+12.7 pts
52Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+10.3 pts
53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+14.0 pts
54Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+20.3 pts
55Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+5.2 pts
56Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+14.5 pts
57Putnam County, NYNY99,02845.5%+11.6 pts
58Albany County, NYNY321,22546.4%+13.1 pts
59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+14.3 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+12.3 pts
61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+14.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES