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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most educated, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 29.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hamilton County, NY, up 32 places to #24.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01New York County, NYNY1,664,86264.2%+14.8 pts
02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts
03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74353.1%+12.3 pts
04Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93949.7%+14.3 pts
05Albany County, NYNY321,22546.4%+13.1 pts
06▲2Putnam County, NYNY99,02845.5%+11.6 pts
07▼1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34345.4%+14.5 pts
08▼1Rockland County, NYNY357,39742.7%+5.2 pts
09▲1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96342.1%+20.3 pts
10▲2Dutchess County, NYNY300,70841.6%+14.0 pts
11▼2Monroe County, NYNY750,50641.5%+10.3 pts
12▼1Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09040.2%+12.7 pts
13▲5Columbia County, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts
14▼1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58439.2%+10.7 pts
15▲6Ulster County, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts
16▼1Erie County, NYNY946,74138.0%+13.5 pts
17▼3Ontario County, NYNY113,13038.0%+13.3 pts
18▼1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037.6%+13.8 pts
19▲3Warren County, NYNY65,02036.4%+13.2 pts
20▼1Queens County, NYNY2,358,18236.1%+11.8 pts
21▲2Schenectady County, NYNY162,58136.1%+9.8 pts
22▼6Richmond County, NYNY501,29035.7%+12.5 pts
23▼3Otsego County, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts
24▲32Hamilton County, NYNY5,00633.2%+14.8 pts
25Essex County, NYNY36,43832.8%+14.5 pts
26▼2Orange County, NYNY417,66932.5%+10.0 pts
27▼1Broome County, NYNY195,73631.0%+8.4 pts
28▼1Livingston County, NYNY61,43830.6%+11.3 pts
29▲2Sullivan County, NYNY80,58630.1%+13.4 pts
30▲7Greene County, NYNY47,23829.9%+13.5 pts
31▼1Madison County, NYNY67,12029.6%+8.0 pts
32▼4Cortland County, NYNY45,85029.1%+10.3 pts
33Niagara County, NYNY208,91228.0%+10.5 pts
34▼5Oneida County, NYNY226,39227.8%+9.5 pts
35▲11Delaware County, NYNY44,30527.6%+11.0 pts
36Clinton County, NYNY78,13827.6%+9.8 pts
37▲4Chemung County, NYNY80,41527.2%+8.6 pts
38▲7Jefferson County, NYNY111,54026.5%+10.4 pts
39▲3Schuyler County, NYNY16,92426.4%+10.8 pts
40▼6Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.3%+8.4 pts
41▼2Schoharie County, NYNY30,17626.2%+8.9 pts
42▼4Wayne County, NYNY91,25025.6%+8.6 pts
43▼8Yates County, NYNY24,54725.5%+7.3 pts
44▼4St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48825.3%+8.9 pts
45▼13Tioga County, NYNY47,45325.3%+5.6 pts
46▲3Seneca County, NYNY32,88325.2%+7.8 pts
47▼4Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12625.1%+8.2 pts
48▼4Allegany County, NYNY46,80024.9%+7.7 pts
49▼2Cayuga County, NYNY74,36524.6%+9.1 pts
50▼2Genesee County, NYNY58,41623.8%+7.5 pts
51Franklin County, NYNY46,50023.8%+10.8 pts
52▲6Montgomery County, NYNY50,04622.9%+9.3 pts
53▼3Herkimer County, NYNY59,21922.7%+7.0 pts
54▼2Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33222.4%+7.7 pts
55▼2Washington County, NYNY59,35322.4%+8.1 pts
56▼2Oswego County, NYNY118,56921.6%+7.2 pts
57▼2Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39021.1%+6.3 pts
58▲2Fulton County, NYNY52,21620.9%+7.5 pts
59▼2Chenango County, NYNY45,71519.6%+5.1 pts
60▼1Lewis County, NYNY26,47918.6%+6.8 pts
61Wyoming County, NYNY39,74118.2%+6.7 pts
62Orleans County, NYNY39,82517.9%+5.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES