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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 16.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Wyoming County, NYNY39,7419.7%–

02Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.5%–

03Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.7%–

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,04610.8%–

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21611.4%–

06Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%–

07Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.7%–

08Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33212.2%–

09Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012.8%–

10Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.9%–

11Oswego County, NYNY118,56912.9%–

12Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.0%–

13Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.1%–

14Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.2%–

15Greene County, NYNY47,23813.4%–

16Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.6%–

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.6%–

18Schuyler County, NYNY16,92413.6%–

19Genesee County, NYNY58,41614.0%–

20Wayne County, NYNY91,25014.0%–

21Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12614.2%–

22Seneca County, NYNY32,88314.2%–

23Schoharie County, NYNY30,17614.4%–

24Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614.4%–

25Steuben County, NYNY91,85514.4%–

26Yates County, NYNY24,54715.0%–

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48815.1%–

28Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.1%–

29Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.4%–

30Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.6%–

31Essex County, NYNY36,43815.8%–

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13816.5%–

33Kings County, NYNY2,653,96316.6%–

34Oneida County, NYNY226,39216.7%–

35Tioga County, NYNY47,45318.0%–

36Livingston County, NYNY61,43818.1%–

37Madison County, NYNY67,12018.2%–

38Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.2%–

39Columbia County, NYNY60,16818.5%–

40Warren County, NYNY65,02019.4%–

41Orange County, NYNY417,66919.5%–

42Ontario County, NYNY113,13019.5%–

43Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.5%–

44Otsego County, NYNY60,58919.9%–

45Erie County, NYNY946,74120.0%–

46Queens County, NYNY2,358,18220.6%–

47Broome County, NYNY195,73620.7%–

48Richmond County, NYNY501,29020.7%–

49Ulster County, NYNY183,33021.6%–

50Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09023.0%–

51Schenectady County, NYNY162,58123.0%–

52Onondaga County, NYNY466,58424.4%–

53Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824.8%–

54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34325.2%–

55Monroe County, NYNY750,50626.3%–

56Putnam County, NYNY99,02827.8%–

57Albany County, NYNY321,22528.3%–

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93930.0%–

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39733.0%–

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74335.3%–

61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04741.7%–

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86242.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS