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Least educated, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Forest County, PAPA6,6149.6%+0.7 pts
02Cameron County, PAPA4,21110.8%−1.3 pts
03Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.2%+2.3 pts
04Fulton County, PAPA14,48315.0%+5.6 pts
05Juniata County, PAPA23,40315.2%+6.4 pts
06Potter County, PAPA15,89715.3%+3.0 pts
07Bedford County, PAPA47,48015.9%+5.6 pts
08Jefferson County, PAPA43,25516.2%+4.5 pts
09Somerset County, PAPA72,00416.7%+5.9 pts
10Clearfield County, PAPA78,10016.8%+5.6 pts
11Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08517.0%+6.2 pts
12Fayette County, PAPA123,02117.7%+6.2 pts
13Greene County, PAPA33,88517.7%+5.5 pts
14Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00117.8%+6.0 pts
15Northumberland County, PAPA89,92017.9%+6.8 pts
16Carbon County, PAPA65,86817.9%+7.0 pts
17Sullivan County, PAPA5,85618.0%+5.2 pts
18Armstrong County, PAPA63,69818.1%+7.7 pts
19Perry County, PAPA46,80618.5%+7.1 pts
20Bradford County, PAPA59,60018.7%+3.8 pts
21McKean County, PAPA38,98419.0%+4.9 pts
22Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23719.2%+6.0 pts
23Elk County, PAPA29,92619.2%+6.8 pts
24Venango County, PAPA49,34619.3%+6.2 pts
25Warren County, PAPA37,03819.4%+5.2 pts
26Clinton County, PAPA37,87019.6%+6.2 pts
27Tioga County, PAPA40,50219.7%+5.5 pts
28Crawford County, PAPA81,79220.4%+5.7 pts
29Wyoming County, PAPA25,79020.7%+5.2 pts
30Wayne County, PAPA51,70320.7%+6.1 pts
31Snyder County, PAPA39,65521.1%+8.6 pts
32Lebanon County, PAPA146,38021.2%+5.8 pts
33Cambria County, PAPA128,96822.0%+8.3 pts
34Franklin County, PAPA160,65222.2%+7.5 pts
35Blair County, PAPA119,54122.3%+8.4 pts
36Lawrence County, PAPA83,91122.3%+7.2 pts
37Adams County, PAPA107,59422.6%+5.9 pts
38Mercer County, PAPA107,86022.7%+5.4 pts
39Clarion County, PAPA36,68023.0%+7.7 pts
40Lycoming County, PAPA112,58723.5%+8.4 pts
41Luzerne County, PAPA332,12623.6%+7.2 pts
42Columbia County, PAPA66,19324.3%+8.6 pts
43Indiana County, PAPA82,87825.0%+8.0 pts
44York County, PAPA473,19725.2%+6.8 pts
45Union County, PAPA42,31325.4%+7.4 pts
46Beaver County, PAPA166,03225.5%+9.7 pts
47Monroe County, PAPA167,17925.8%+5.3 pts
48Berks County, PAPA440,07225.9%+7.4 pts
49Pike County, PAPA62,80827.1%+8.1 pts
50Lancaster County, PAPA563,15928.6%+8.0 pts
51Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50228.7%+9.1 pts
52Erie County, PAPA265,83228.7%+7.8 pts
53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32430.3%+10.1 pts
54Washington County, PAPA210,80230.6%+11.8 pts
55Lehigh County, PAPA384,38330.8%+7.5 pts
56Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28131.2%+13.4 pts
57Northampton County, PAPA324,41131.8%+10.7 pts
58Dauphin County, PAPA293,35132.3%+8.8 pts
59Montour County, PAPA17,86833.0%+10.9 pts
60Cumberland County, PAPA277,27037.4%+9.5 pts
61Butler County, PAPA200,16937.5%+14.0 pts
62Delaware County, PAPA580,93739.5%+9.5 pts
63Bucks County, PAPA647,82842.2%+11.0 pts
64Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03542.5%+14.2 pts
65Centre County, PAPA157,39345.8%+9.5 pts
66Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349.6%+10.9 pts
67Chester County, PAPA557,11654.2%+11.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS