RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least educated, New York counties · 2000

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, NYNY39,74111.5%+0%

02Lewis County, NYNY26,47911.7%+0%

03Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.0%+0%

04Franklin County, NYNY46,50013.0%+0%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.5%+0%

06Montgomery County, NYNY50,04613.6%+0%

07Washington County, NYNY59,35314.3%+0%

08Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.4%+0%

09Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+0%

10Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33214.6%+0%

11Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.9%+0%

12Schuyler County, NYNY16,92415.5%+0%

13Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515.5%+0%

14Herkimer County, NYNY59,21915.7%+0%

15Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016.0%+0%

16Genesee County, NYNY58,41616.3%+0%

17St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.4%+0%

18Greene County, NYNY47,23816.4%+0%

19Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.6%+0%

20Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.7%+0%

21Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12616.9%+0%

22Wayne County, NYNY91,25017.0%+0%

23Allegany County, NYNY46,80017.2%+0%

24Schoharie County, NYNY30,17617.3%+0%

25Niagara County, NYNY208,91217.4%+0%

26Seneca County, NYNY32,88317.5%+0%

27Clinton County, NYNY78,13817.8%+0%

28Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.9%+0%

29Yates County, NYNY24,54718.2%+0%

30Essex County, NYNY36,43818.3%+0%

31Oneida County, NYNY226,39218.3%+0%

32Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618.4%+0%

33Chemung County, NYNY80,41518.6%+0%

34Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.8%+0%

35Livingston County, NYNY61,43819.2%+0%

36Tioga County, NYNY47,45319.7%+0%

37Madison County, NYNY67,12021.6%+0%

38Kings County, NYNY2,653,96321.8%+0%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58922.0%+0%

40Orange County, NYNY417,66922.5%+0%

41Columbia County, NYNY60,16822.6%+0%

42Broome County, NYNY195,73622.7%+0%

43Richmond County, NYNY501,29023.2%+0%

44Warren County, NYNY65,02023.2%+0%

45Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%+0%

46Queens County, NYNY2,358,18224.3%+0%

47Erie County, NYNY946,74124.5%+0%

48Ontario County, NYNY113,13024.7%+0%

49Ulster County, NYNY183,33025.0%+0%

50Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126.3%+0%

51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09027.5%+0%

52Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.6%+0%

53Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.5%+0%

54Saratoga County, NYNY241,34330.9%+0%

55Monroe County, NYNY750,50631.2%+0%

56Albany County, NYNY321,22533.3%+0%

57Putnam County, NYNY99,02833.9%+0%

58Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+0%

59Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+0%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+0%

61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+0%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+0%

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