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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. The median across all 62 is 17,442. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greene County, NY, up 5 places to #42.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most college graduates by state
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%
10▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,584127,504+12%
11▼1Richmond County, NYNY501,290124,064+8%
12Albany County, NYNY321,22599,502+11%
13Rockland County, NYNY357,39789,379+5%
14▲1Dutchess County, NYNY300,70888,568+18%
15▼1Orange County, NYNY417,66984,943+13%
16Saratoga County, NYNY241,34379,075+14%
17Ulster County, NYNY183,33051,591+19%
18Oneida County, NYNY226,39244,294+5%
19▲1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51042,720+13%
20▼1Niagara 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%
27▲3Jefferson County, NYNY111,54019,597+23%
28▲4Columbia County, NYNY60,16818,694+21%
29▲2Warren County, NYNY65,02018,085+17%
30▼3St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48818,014+7%
31▼2Oswego County, NYNY118,56917,442+8%
32▼4Steuben County, NYNY91,85517,385+4%
33▲1Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616,897+19%
34▼1Wayne County, NYNY91,25016,770+11%
35Chemung County, NYNY80,41515,901+14%
36Clinton County, NYNY78,13815,109+12%
37▲1Madison County, NYNY67,12013,641+7%
38▲1Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513,529+11%
39▼2Otsego County, NYNY60,58913,504+1%
40Livingston County, NYNY61,43812,747+9%
41Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39011,154+6%
42▲5Greene County, NYNY47,23810,936+29%
43▲2Washington County, NYNY59,35310,152+12%
44Genesee County, NYNY58,4169,931+10%
45▼3Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199,733+5%
46Essex County, NYNY36,4389,543+11%
47▲3Delaware County, NYNY44,3059,162+26%
48▼5Tioga County, NYNY47,4538,754−3%
49▼1Cortland County, NYNY45,8508,542+6%
50▼1Franklin County, NYNY46,5008,013+9%
51Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,960+13%
52▲2Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467,863+23%
53▼1Allegany County, NYNY46,8007,388+8%
54▼1Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,571+1%
55▲2Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,993+14%
56Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765,684+8%
57▼2Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,394+2%
58Orleans County, NYNY39,8255,255+9%
59Yates County, NYNY24,5474,297+6%
60▲1Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243,456+13%
61▼1Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,450+2%
62Hamilton County, NYNY5,0061,390+101%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES