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Least educated, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Forest County, PAPA6,61412.3%+38%

02Cameron County, PAPA4,21112.6%+4%

03Mifflin County, PAPA46,12714.9%+37%

04Juniata County, PAPA23,40315.0%+71%

05Bedford County, PAPA47,48016.1%+57%

06Fulton County, PAPA14,48317.7%+91%

07Somerset County, PAPA72,00417.9%+66%

08Potter County, PAPA15,89718.2%+48%

09Jefferson County, PAPA43,25518.4%+57%

10Armstrong County, PAPA63,69819.0%+82%

11Venango County, PAPA49,34619.1%+46%

12Fayette County, PAPA123,02119.1%+67%

13Carbon County, PAPA65,86819.2%+75%

14Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00119.2%+62%

15Northumberland County, PAPA89,92019.4%+75%

16Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23719.5%+47%

17Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08519.9%+85%

18Warren County, PAPA37,03819.9%+40%

19Perry County, PAPA46,80620.2%+78%

20Clearfield County, PAPA78,10020.2%+82%

21Bradford County, PAPA59,60020.6%+39%

22Elk County, PAPA29,92620.6%+67%

23Snyder County, PAPA39,65520.6%+65%

24McKean County, PAPA38,98420.8%+49%

25Crawford County, PAPA81,79221.1%+43%

26Clinton County, PAPA37,87021.5%+61%

27Sullivan County, PAPA5,85621.5%+68%

28Greene County, PAPA33,88521.7%+77%

29Wyoming County, PAPA25,79022.1%+43%

30Tioga County, PAPA40,50222.3%+57%

31Lawrence County, PAPA83,91123.4%+55%

32Wayne County, PAPA51,70323.4%+61%

33Clarion County, PAPA36,68023.6%+54%

34Cambria County, PAPA128,96823.9%+74%

35Lebanon County, PAPA146,38024.3%+58%

36Blair County, PAPA119,54124.4%+76%

37Franklin County, PAPA160,65224.7%+67%

38Lycoming County, PAPA112,58724.8%+65%

39Luzerne County, PAPA332,12625.3%+55%

40Mercer County, PAPA107,86025.6%+48%

41Adams County, PAPA107,59425.8%+55%

42Union County, PAPA42,31326.5%+47%

43Columbia County, PAPA66,19326.6%+69%

44Indiana County, PAPA82,87827.0%+59%

45Monroe County, PAPA167,17927.4%+34%

46York County, PAPA473,19727.6%+50%

47Berks County, PAPA440,07227.7%+50%

48Beaver County, PAPA166,03228.7%+82%

49Pike County, PAPA62,80829.7%+56%

50Erie County, PAPA265,83230.3%+45%

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50230.6%+56%

52Lancaster County, PAPA563,15932.4%+58%

53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32432.8%+62%

54Washington County, PAPA210,80232.9%+75%

55Lehigh County, PAPA384,38334.2%+47%

56Dauphin County, PAPA293,35134.4%+46%

57Northampton County, PAPA324,41134.7%+64%

58Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+98%

59Montour County, PAPA17,86838.7%+75%

60Butler County, PAPA200,16939.4%+68%

61Cumberland County, PAPA277,27040.0%+43%

62Delaware County, PAPA580,93741.9%+40%

63Bucks County, PAPA647,82844.8%+43%

64Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03545.8%+61%

65Centre County, PAPA157,39346.2%+27%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64353.0%+37%

67Chester County, PAPA557,11657.1%+35%

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