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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. The median across all 67 is 13,695.

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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%

09▲1Lehigh County, PAPA384,38389,104+15%

10▼1Westmoreland 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%

15▲1Luzerne County, PAPA332,12659,052+10%

16▼1Erie County, PAPA265,83256,478+5%

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

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

19▲1Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50246,745+10%

20▼1Centre County, PAPA157,39345,195−1%

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

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

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

24▲1Lebanon County, PAPA146,38024,194+18%

25▼1Cambria County, PAPA128,96822,629+9%

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

27▲2Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08520,737+18%

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

29▼2Lycoming County, PAPA112,58719,803+5%

30▲1Adams County, PAPA107,59419,282+18%

31▼1Fayette County, PAPA123,02117,743+5%

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

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

34▲2Pike County, PAPA62,80813,695+22%

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

36▼2Crawford County, PAPA81,79212,359+1%

37▲1Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011,905+20%

38▼1Columbia County, PAPA66,19311,716+10%

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

40▲1Carbon County, PAPA65,8689,296+9%

41▲1Wayne County, PAPA51,7039,294+15%

42▼2Armstrong County, PAPA63,6989,154+5%

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

44Union County, PAPA42,3137,725−1%

45Venango County, PAPA49,3467,074−3%

46▲1Perry County, PAPA46,8066,763+11%

47▲3Tioga County, PAPA40,5026,546+14%

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

49▼3Clarion County, PAPA36,6805,960−2%

50▲4McKean County, PAPA38,9845,943+7%

51▲4Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555,767+15%

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

53▼1Warren County, PAPA37,0385,571−1%

54▼5Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375,547−4%

55▼4Snyder County, PAPA39,6555,517−3%

56▲1Greene County, PAPA33,8855,433+17%

57▼1Clinton 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES