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Least educated, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 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 1990

01Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.8%+21%

02Forest County, PAPA6,6148.9%+13%

03Fulton County, PAPA14,4839.3%+26%

04Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.2%+31%

05Armstrong County, PAPA63,69810.4%+29%

06Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08510.7%+33%

07Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.8%+22%

08Mifflin County, PAPA46,12710.9%+25%

09Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.0%+30%

10Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.1%+28%

11Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011.1%+29%

12Perry County, PAPA46,80611.3%+28%

13Fayette County, PAPA123,02111.5%+23%

14Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.7%+31%

15Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.9%+26%

16Cameron County, PAPA4,21112.1%+24%

17Greene County, PAPA33,88512.2%+8%

18Potter County, PAPA15,89712.3%+25%

19Elk County, PAPA29,92612.3%+29%

20Snyder County, PAPA39,65512.5%+18%

21Sullivan County, PAPA5,85612.8%+49%

22Venango County, PAPA49,34613.1%+21%

23Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23713.2%+19%

24Clinton County, PAPA37,87013.4%+15%

25Cambria County, PAPA128,96813.7%+27%

26Blair County, PAPA119,54113.9%+33%

27McKean County, PAPA38,98414.0%+15%

28Warren County, PAPA37,03814.2%+32%

29Tioga County, PAPA40,50214.2%+12%

30Wayne County, PAPA51,70314.6%+12%

31Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.7%+25%

32Franklin County, PAPA160,65214.8%+19%

33Bradford County, PAPA59,60014.8%+15%

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58715.1%+22%

35Lawrence County, PAPA83,91115.1%+28%

36Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.3%+30%

37Lebanon County, PAPA146,38015.4%+31%

38Wyoming County, PAPA25,79015.4%+17%

39Columbia County, PAPA66,19315.8%+26%

40Beaver County, PAPA166,03215.8%+33%

41Luzerne County, PAPA332,12616.4%+25%

42Adams County, PAPA107,59416.7%+27%

43Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.0%+18%

44Mercer County, PAPA107,86017.3%+27%

45Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+17%

46Union County, PAPA42,31318.0%+3%

47York County, PAPA473,19718.4%+32%

48Berks County, PAPA440,07218.5%+22%

49Washington County, PAPA210,80218.8%+38%

50Pike County, PAPA62,80819.0%+29%

51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50219.6%+32%

52Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32420.2%+32%

53Lancaster County, PAPA563,15920.5%+23%

54Monroe County, PAPA167,17920.5%+17%

55Erie County, PAPA265,83220.9%+29%

56Northampton County, PAPA324,41121.2%+26%

57Montour County, PAPA17,86822.1%+18%

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,38323.3%+19%

59Butler County, PAPA200,16923.5%+51%

60Dauphin County, PAPA293,35123.5%+27%

61Cumberland County, PAPA277,27027.9%+22%

62Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03528.3%+25%

63Delaware County, PAPA580,93730.0%+21%

64Bucks County, PAPA647,82831.2%+26%

65Centre County, PAPA157,39336.3%+12%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64338.7%+21%

67Chester County, PAPA557,11642.5%+22%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS