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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. The median across all 62 is 29.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tioga County, NY, up 13 places to #18.

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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
03▲1Lewis County, NYNY26,47918.6%+6.8 pts
04▲2Chenango County, NYNY45,71519.6%+5.1 pts
05▼2Fulton County, NYNY52,21620.9%+7.5 pts
06▲2Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39021.1%+6.3 pts
07▲2Oswego County, NYNY118,56921.6%+7.2 pts
08▲2Washington County, NYNY59,35322.4%+8.1 pts
09▲2Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33222.4%+7.7 pts
10▲3Herkimer County, NYNY59,21922.7%+7.0 pts
11▼6Montgomery County, NYNY50,04622.9%+9.3 pts
12Franklin County, NYNY46,50023.8%+10.8 pts
13▲2Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.8%+7.5 pts
14▲2Cayuga County, NYNY74,36524.6%+9.1 pts
15▲4Allegany County, NYNY46,80024.9%+7.7 pts
16▲4Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12625.1%+8.2 pts
17▼3Seneca County, NYNY32,88325.2%+7.8 pts
18▲13Tioga County, NYNY47,45325.3%+5.6 pts
19▲4St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48825.3%+8.9 pts
20▲8Yates County, NYNY24,54725.5%+7.3 pts
21▲4Wayne County, NYNY91,25025.6%+8.6 pts
22▲2Schoharie County, NYNY30,17626.2%+8.9 pts
23▲6Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.3%+8.4 pts
24▼3Schuyler County, NYNY16,92426.4%+10.8 pts
25▼7Jefferson County, NYNY111,54026.5%+10.4 pts
26▼4Chemung County, NYNY80,41527.2%+8.6 pts
27Clinton County, NYNY78,13827.6%+9.8 pts
28▼11Delaware County, NYNY44,30527.6%+11.0 pts
29▲5Oneida County, NYNY226,39227.8%+9.5 pts
30Niagara County, NYNY208,91228.0%+10.5 pts
31▲4Cortland County, NYNY45,85029.1%+10.3 pts
32▲1Madison County, NYNY67,12029.6%+8.0 pts
33▼7Greene County, NYNY47,23829.9%+13.5 pts
34▼2Sullivan County, NYNY80,58630.1%+13.4 pts
35▲1Livingston County, NYNY61,43830.6%+11.3 pts
36▲1Broome County, NYNY195,73631.0%+8.4 pts
37▲2Orange County, NYNY417,66932.5%+10.0 pts
38Essex County, NYNY36,43832.8%+14.5 pts
39▼32Hamilton County, NYNY5,00633.2%+14.8 pts
40▲3Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts
41▲6Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+12.5 pts
42▼2Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+9.8 pts
43▲1Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+11.8 pts
44▼3Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+13.2 pts
45▲1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+13.8 pts
46▲3Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+13.3 pts
47▲1Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+13.5 pts
48▼6Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts
49▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+10.7 pts
50▼5Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts
51▲1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+12.7 pts
52▲2Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+10.3 pts
53▼2Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+14.0 pts
54▼1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+20.3 pts
55▲1Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+5.2 pts
56▲1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+14.5 pts
57▼2Putnam 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES