RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most college graduates, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 15,496.

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01New York County, NYNY1,664,862777,483–

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,963691,506–

03Queens County, NYNY2,358,182549,043–

04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939441,749–

05Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090385,916–

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743333,530–

07Erie County, NYNY946,741227,537–

08Monroe County, NYNY750,506201,890–

09Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332188,933–

10Richmond County, NYNY501,290115,246–

11Onondaga County, NYNY466,584114,310–

12Albany County, NYNY321,22589,318–

13Rockland County, NYNY357,39785,250–

14Orange County, NYNY417,66975,297–

15Dutchess County, NYNY300,70875,216–

16Saratoga County, NYNY241,34369,240–

17Ulster County, NYNY183,33043,267–

18Oneida County, NYNY226,39242,289–

19Niagara County, NYNY208,91238,652–

20Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037,969–

21Broome County, NYNY195,73636,742–

22Schenectady County, NYNY162,58134,501–

23Tompkins County, NYNY104,04731,848–

24Putnam County, NYNY99,02828,953–

25Ontario County, NYNY113,13027,855–

26Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12620,617–

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816,890–

28Steuben County, NYNY91,85516,733–

29Oswego County, NYNY118,56916,082–

30Jefferson County, NYNY111,54015,932–

31Warren County, NYNY65,02015,496–

32Columbia County, NYNY60,16815,390–

33Wayne County, NYNY91,25015,166–

34Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614,158–

35Chemung County, NYNY80,41513,970–

36Clinton County, NYNY78,13813,483–

37Otsego County, NYNY60,58913,363–

38Madison County, NYNY67,12012,801–

39Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512,220–

40Livingston County, NYNY61,43811,718–

41Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39010,496–

42Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199,238–

43Tioga County, NYNY47,4539,059–

44Genesee County, NYNY58,4169,049–

45Washington County, NYNY59,3539,031–

46Essex County, NYNY36,4388,574–

47Greene County, NYNY47,2388,505–

48Cortland County, NYNY45,8508,059–

49Franklin County, NYNY46,5007,366–

50Delaware County, NYNY44,3057,261–

51Fulton County, NYNY52,2167,031–

52Allegany County, NYNY46,8006,844–

53Chenango County, NYNY45,7156,475–

54Montgomery County, NYNY50,0466,379–

55Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415,292–

56Schoharie County, NYNY30,1765,279–

57Seneca County, NYNY32,8835,267–

58Orleans County, NYNY39,8254,832–

59Yates County, NYNY24,5474,072–

60Lewis County, NYNY26,4793,370–

61Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243,062–

62Hamilton County, NYNY5,006692–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS