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Most college graduates, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania 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 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035411,770+10%

02Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281385,517+14%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,643325,577+13%

04Chester County, PAPA557,116215,329+11%

05Bucks County, PAPA647,828209,914+10%

06Delaware County, PAPA580,937165,724+9%

07Lancaster County, PAPA563,159123,275+18%

08York County, PAPA473,19789,837+14%

09Lehigh County, PAPA384,38389,104+15%

10Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32486,280+10%

11Berks County, PAPA440,07282,163+11%

12Northampton County, PAPA324,41177,720+14%

13Cumberland County, PAPA277,27074,706+13%

14Dauphin County, PAPA293,35169,288+11%

15Luzerne County, PAPA332,12659,052+10%

16Erie County, PAPA265,83256,478+5%

17Butler County, PAPA200,16955,869+11%

18Washington County, PAPA210,80250,236+10%

19Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50246,745+10%

20Centre County, PAPA157,39345,195−1%

21Beaver County, PAPA166,03235,127+14%

22Monroe County, PAPA167,17932,905+8%

23Franklin County, PAPA160,65227,519+14%

24Lebanon County, PAPA146,38024,194+18%

25Cambria County, PAPA128,96822,629+9%

26Blair County, PAPA119,54121,189+8%

27Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08520,737+18%

28Mercer County, PAPA107,86020,110+13%

29Lycoming County, PAPA112,58719,803+5%

30Adams County, PAPA107,59419,282+18%

31Fayette County, PAPA123,02117,743+5%

32Indiana County, PAPA82,87814,671+5%

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,91114,341+4%

34Pike County, PAPA62,80813,695+22%

35Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012,884+8%

36Crawford County, PAPA81,79212,359+1%

37Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011,905+20%

38Columbia County, PAPA66,19311,716+10%

39Somerset County, PAPA72,0049,788+6%

40Carbon County, PAPA65,8689,296+9%

41Wayne County, PAPA51,7039,294+15%

42Armstrong County, PAPA63,6989,154+5%

43Bradford County, PAPA59,6008,737+9%

44Union County, PAPA42,3137,725−1%

45Venango County, PAPA49,3467,074−3%

46Perry County, PAPA46,8066,763+11%

47Tioga County, PAPA40,5026,546+14%

48Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0016,103+5%

49Clarion County, PAPA36,6805,960−2%

50McKean County, PAPA38,9845,943+7%

51Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555,767+15%

52Bedford County, PAPA47,4805,627+1%

53Warren County, PAPA37,0385,571−1%

54Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375,547−4%

55Snyder County, PAPA39,6555,517−3%

56Greene County, PAPA33,8855,433+17%

57Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,393+9%

58Montour County, PAPA17,8685,168+18%

59Mifflin County, PAPA46,1274,840+13%

60Elk County, PAPA29,9264,664+10%

61Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904,155+3%

62Juniata County, PAPA23,4032,464−6%

63Potter County, PAPA15,8972,161+17%

64Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,889+20%

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561,048+17%

66Forest County, PAPA6,614724+21%

67Cameron County, PAPA4,211428+14%

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