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Least educated, New York counties · 2000

New York counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990
01Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.5%+1.8 pts
02Lewis County, NYNY26,47911.7%+1.2 pts
03Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.0%+2.2 pts
04Franklin County, NYNY46,50013.0%+1.3 pts
05Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.5%+2.1 pts
06Montgomery County, NYNY50,04613.6%+2.8 pts
07Washington County, NYNY59,35314.3%+2.7 pts
08Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.4%+1.5 pts
09Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+1.3 pts
10Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33214.6%+2.4 pts
11Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.9%+2.1 pts
12Schuyler County, NYNY16,92415.5%+1.9 pts
13Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515.5%+2.5 pts
14Herkimer County, NYNY59,21915.7%+2.8 pts
15Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016.0%+2.5 pts
16Genesee County, NYNY58,41616.3%+2.3 pts
17St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.4%+1.4 pts
18Greene County, NYNY47,23816.4%+3.0 pts
19Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.6%+3.5 pts
20Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.7%+2.3 pts
21Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12616.9%+2.7 pts
22Wayne County, NYNY91,25017.0%+3.0 pts
23Allegany County, NYNY46,80017.2%+1.6 pts
24Schoharie County, NYNY30,17617.3%+2.9 pts
25Niagara County, NYNY208,91217.4%+3.9 pts
26Seneca County, NYNY32,88317.5%+3.3 pts
27Clinton County, NYNY78,13817.8%+1.3 pts
28Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.9%+3.5 pts
29Yates County, NYNY24,54718.2%+3.2 pts
30Essex County, NYNY36,43818.3%+2.4 pts
31Oneida County, NYNY226,39218.3%+1.6 pts
32Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618.4%+3.3 pts
33Chemung County, NYNY80,41518.6%+3.2 pts
34Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.8%+0.6 pts
35Livingston County, NYNY61,43819.2%+1.1 pts
36Tioga County, NYNY47,45319.7%+1.6 pts
37Madison County, NYNY67,12021.6%+3.4 pts
38Kings County, NYNY2,653,96321.8%+5.3 pts
39Otsego County, NYNY60,58922.0%+2.1 pts
40Orange County, NYNY417,66922.5%+3.0 pts
41Columbia County, NYNY60,16822.6%+4.1 pts
42Broome County, NYNY195,73622.7%+2.0 pts
43Richmond County, NYNY501,29023.2%+2.4 pts
44Warren County, NYNY65,02023.2%+3.8 pts
45Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%+4.2 pts
46Queens County, NYNY2,358,18224.3%+3.7 pts
47Erie County, NYNY946,74124.5%+4.5 pts
48Ontario County, NYNY113,13024.7%+5.2 pts
49Ulster County, NYNY183,33025.0%+3.4 pts
50Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126.3%+3.4 pts
51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09027.5%+4.5 pts
52Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.6%+2.8 pts
53Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.5%+4.1 pts
54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34330.9%+5.7 pts
55Monroe County, NYNY750,50631.2%+4.9 pts
56Albany County, NYNY321,22533.3%+5.0 pts
57Putnam County, NYNY99,02833.9%+6.0 pts
58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+5.4 pts
59Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+4.5 pts
60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+5.5 pts
61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+5.7 pts
62New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+7.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS