RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most college graduates, New York counties

New York counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01New York County, NYNY1,664,862809,902+4%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,963777,516+12%

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182613,725+12%

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939484,554+10%

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090432,600+12%

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743372,747+12%

07Erie County, NYNY946,741256,449+13%

08Monroe County, NYNY750,506218,640+8%

09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332208,354+10%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,584127,504+12%

11Richmond County, NYNY501,290124,064+8%

12Albany County, NYNY321,22599,502+11%

13Rockland County, NYNY357,39789,379+5%

14Dutchess County, NYNY300,70888,568+18%

15Orange County, NYNY417,66984,943+13%

16Saratoga County, NYNY241,34379,075+14%

17Ulster County, NYNY183,33051,591+19%

18Oneida County, NYNY226,39244,294+5%

19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51042,720+13%

20Niagara County, NYNY208,91242,605+10%

21Broome County, NYNY195,73640,559+10%

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,58139,966+16%

23Tompkins County, NYNY104,04735,958+13%

24Putnam County, NYNY99,02832,498+12%

25Ontario County, NYNY113,13030,815+11%

26Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12622,167+8%

27Jefferson County, NYNY111,54019,597+23%

28Columbia County, NYNY60,16818,694+21%

29Warren County, NYNY65,02018,085+17%

30St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,014+7%

31Oswego County, NYNY118,56917,442+8%

32Steuben County, NYNY91,85517,385+4%

33Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616,897+19%

34Wayne County, NYNY91,25016,770+11%

35Chemung County, NYNY80,41515,901+14%

36Clinton County, NYNY78,13815,109+12%

37Madison County, NYNY67,12013,641+7%

38Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513,529+11%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58913,504+1%

40Livingston County, NYNY61,43812,747+9%

41Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,154+6%

42Greene County, NYNY47,23810,936+29%

43Washington County, NYNY59,35310,152+12%

44Genesee County, NYNY58,4169,931+10%

45Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199,733+5%

46Essex County, NYNY36,4389,543+11%

47Delaware County, NYNY44,3059,162+26%

48Tioga County, NYNY47,4538,754−3%

49Cortland County, NYNY45,8508,542+6%

50Franklin County, NYNY46,5008,013+9%

51Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,960+13%

52Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467,863+23%

53Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,388+8%

54Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,571+1%

55Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,993+14%

56Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765,684+8%

57Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,394+2%

58Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,255+9%

59Yates County, NYNY24,5474,297+6%

60Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243,456+13%

61Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,450+2%

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,390+101%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES