RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least educated, New York counties · 1990

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

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7419.7%−16%

02Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.5%−10%

03Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.7%−17%

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,04610.8%−21%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21611.4%−15%

06Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%−19%

07Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.7%−10%

08Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33212.2%−17%

09Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012.8%−14%

10Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.9%−18%

11Oswego County, NYNY118,56912.9%−11%

12Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.0%−16%

13Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.1%−9%

14Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.2%−21%

15Greene County, NYNY47,23813.4%−18%

16Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.6%−22%

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.6%−15%

18Schuyler County, NYNY16,92413.6%−12%

19Genesee County, NYNY58,41614.0%−14%

20Wayne County, NYNY91,25014.0%−18%

21Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12614.2%−16%

22Seneca County, NYNY32,88314.2%−19%

23Schoharie County, NYNY30,17614.4%−17%

24Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614.4%−14%

25Steuben County, NYNY91,85514.4%−19%

26Yates County, NYNY24,54715.0%−18%

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48815.1%−8%

28Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.1%−18%

29Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.4%−17%

30Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.6%−9%

31Essex County, NYNY36,43815.8%−13%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13816.5%−8%

33Kings County, NYNY2,653,96316.6%−24%

34Oneida County, NYNY226,39216.7%−9%

35Tioga County, NYNY47,45318.0%−8%

36Livingston County, NYNY61,43818.1%−6%

37Madison County, NYNY67,12018.2%−16%

38Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.2%−3%

39Columbia County, NYNY60,16818.5%−18%

40Warren County, NYNY65,02019.4%−16%

41Orange County, NYNY417,66919.5%−13%

42Ontario County, NYNY113,13019.5%−21%

43Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.5%−18%

44Otsego County, NYNY60,58919.9%−10%

45Erie County, NYNY946,74120.0%−18%

46Queens County, NYNY2,358,18220.6%−15%

47Broome County, NYNY195,73620.7%−9%

48Richmond County, NYNY501,29020.7%−11%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,33021.6%−14%

50Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09023.0%−16%

51Schenectady County, NYNY162,58123.0%−13%

52Onondaga County, NYNY466,58424.4%−14%

53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824.8%−10%

54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34325.2%−18%

55Monroe County, NYNY750,50626.3%−16%

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02827.8%−18%

57Albany County, NYNY321,22528.3%−15%

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93930.0%−15%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39733.0%−12%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74335.3%−14%

61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04741.7%−12%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86242.2%−15%

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