RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Least educated, New York counties · 2020

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

01Orleans County, NYNY39,82516.3%+26%

02Wyoming County, NYNY39,74118.0%+57%

03Fulton County, NYNY52,21618.2%+35%

04Lewis County, NYNY26,47918.3%+57%

05Montgomery County, NYNY50,04618.7%+37%

06Chenango County, NYNY45,71519.0%+31%

07Hamilton County, NYNY5,00619.9%+8%

08Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.9%+34%

09Oswego County, NYNY118,56920.1%+39%

10Washington County, NYNY59,35320.2%+41%

11Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33220.3%+39%

12Franklin County, NYNY46,50020.7%+60%

13Herkimer County, NYNY59,21921.1%+35%

14Seneca County, NYNY32,88321.3%+22%

15Genesee County, NYNY58,41621.9%+34%

16Cayuga County, NYNY74,36522.0%+41%

17Delaware County, NYNY44,30522.1%+33%

18Jefferson County, NYNY111,54022.5%+40%

19Allegany County, NYNY46,80022.9%+33%

20Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12623.1%+36%

21Schuyler County, NYNY16,92423.2%+49%

22Chemung County, NYNY80,41523.6%+27%

23St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48823.6%+44%

24Schoharie County, NYNY30,17623.6%+36%

25Wayne County, NYNY91,25023.7%+39%

26Greene County, NYNY47,23823.9%+46%

27Clinton County, NYNY78,13824.4%+37%

28Yates County, NYNY24,54724.5%+35%

29Steuben County, NYNY91,85524.6%+38%

30Niagara County, NYNY208,91225.6%+47%

31Tioga County, NYNY47,45326.1%+33%

32Sullivan County, NYNY80,58626.6%+59%

33Madison County, NYNY67,12026.6%+23%

34Oneida County, NYNY226,39226.6%+46%

35Cortland County, NYNY45,85026.9%+43%

36Livingston County, NYNY61,43827.5%+43%

37Broome County, NYNY195,73628.8%+27%

38Essex County, NYNY36,43829.8%+63%

39Orange County, NYNY417,66930.8%+37%

40Schenectady County, NYNY162,58132.1%+22%

41Warren County, NYNY65,02032.3%+39%

42Ulster County, NYNY183,33033.2%+33%

43Otsego County, NYNY60,58933.4%+52%

44Queens County, NYNY2,358,18233.5%+38%

45Columbia County, NYNY60,16833.7%+49%

46Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51033.9%+43%

47Richmond County, NYNY501,29034.7%+50%

48Erie County, NYNY946,74135.1%+43%

49Ontario County, NYNY113,13035.8%+45%

50Onondaga County, NYNY466,58436.1%+27%

51Dutchess County, NYNY300,70836.4%+32%

52Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09037.3%+36%

53Kings County, NYNY2,653,96338.8%+78%

54Monroe County, NYNY750,50639.2%+26%

55Putnam County, NYNY99,02840.9%+21%

56Rockland County, NYNY357,39741.9%+12%

57Saratoga County, NYNY241,34342.0%+36%

58Albany County, NYNY321,22543.6%+31%

59Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93946.7%+32%

60Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74349.7%+22%

61Tompkins County, NYNY104,04753.1%+12%

62New York County, NYNY1,664,86262.2%+26%

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