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Least educated, Pennsylvania counties · 2010

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, PAPA6,6149.6%+8%

02Fulton County, PAPA14,4839.9%+7%

03Juniata County, PAPA23,40310.8%+22%

04Mifflin County, PAPA46,12711.1%+2%

05Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.4%−11%

06Jefferson County, PAPA43,25512.0%+2%

07Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012.3%+11%

08Potter County, PAPA15,89712.4%+1%

09Bedford County, PAPA47,48012.5%+22%

10Northumberland County, PAPA89,92013.5%+22%

11Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08513.6%+27%

12Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00113.8%+16%

13Fayette County, PAPA123,02113.9%+21%

14Armstrong County, PAPA63,69813.9%+33%

15Perry County, PAPA46,80614.0%+24%

16Venango County, PAPA49,34614.1%+8%

17Somerset County, PAPA72,00414.3%+32%

18Carbon County, PAPA65,86814.6%+33%

19Greene County, PAPA33,88514.6%+20%

20Cameron County, PAPA4,21114.9%+23%

21Snyder County, PAPA39,65515.3%+22%

22Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23715.4%+16%

23McKean County, PAPA38,98415.6%+12%

24Bradford County, PAPA59,60015.7%+6%

25Elk County, PAPA29,92616.2%+31%

26Clinton County, PAPA37,87016.7%+24%

27Wyoming County, PAPA25,79016.8%+9%

28Warren County, PAPA37,03816.9%+19%

29Clarion County, PAPA36,68017.2%+12%

30Blair County, PAPA119,54117.3%+24%

31Cambria County, PAPA128,96817.5%+28%

32Tioga County, PAPA40,50217.7%+25%

33Wayne County, PAPA51,70317.9%+23%

34Franklin County, PAPA160,65218.3%+24%

35Crawford County, PAPA81,79218.3%+24%

36Columbia County, PAPA66,19318.3%+16%

37Lebanon County, PAPA146,38018.3%+19%

38Adams County, PAPA107,59418.5%+11%

39Lawrence County, PAPA83,91118.6%+23%

40Lycoming County, PAPA112,58718.8%+25%

41Mercer County, PAPA107,86019.0%+10%

42Indiana County, PAPA82,87819.2%+13%

43Beaver County, PAPA166,03219.2%+22%

44Luzerne County, PAPA332,12620.2%+24%

45York County, PAPA473,19721.5%+17%

46Berks County, PAPA440,07221.7%+18%

47Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28122.2%+24%

48Union County, PAPA42,31322.2%+23%

49Lancaster County, PAPA563,15923.3%+13%

50Pike County, PAPA62,80823.3%+23%

51Erie County, PAPA265,83223.3%+12%

52Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50223.7%+21%

53Monroe County, PAPA167,17923.8%+16%

54Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32424.0%+19%

55Washington County, PAPA210,80224.2%+29%

56Montour County, PAPA17,86825.0%+13%

57Northampton County, PAPA324,41126.3%+24%

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,38327.0%+16%

59Dauphin County, PAPA293,35127.1%+15%

60Butler County, PAPA200,16928.8%+23%

61Cumberland County, PAPA277,27032.3%+16%

62Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03534.1%+20%

63Bucks County, PAPA647,82834.5%+11%

64Delaware County, PAPA580,93734.7%+16%

65Centre County, PAPA157,39340.0%+10%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64344.2%+14%

67Chester County, PAPA557,11647.8%+13%

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