RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most educated, New York counties · 1990

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 16.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86242.2%–

02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04741.7%–

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74335.3%–

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39733.0%–

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93930.0%–

06Albany County, NYNY321,22528.3%–

07Putnam County, NYNY99,02827.8%–

08Monroe County, NYNY750,50626.3%–

09Saratoga County, NYNY241,34325.2%–

10Dutchess County, NYNY300,70824.8%–

11Onondaga County, NYNY466,58424.4%–

12Schenectady County, NYNY162,58123.0%–

13Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09023.0%–

14Ulster County, NYNY183,33021.6%–

15Richmond County, NYNY501,29020.7%–

16Broome County, NYNY195,73620.7%–

17Queens County, NYNY2,358,18220.6%–

18Erie County, NYNY946,74120.0%–

19Otsego County, NYNY60,58919.9%–

20Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.5%–

21Ontario County, NYNY113,13019.5%–

22Orange County, NYNY417,66919.5%–

23Warren County, NYNY65,02019.4%–

24Columbia County, NYNY60,16818.5%–

25Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.2%–

26Madison County, NYNY67,12018.2%–

27Livingston County, NYNY61,43818.1%–

28Tioga County, NYNY47,45318.0%–

29Oneida County, NYNY226,39216.7%–

30Kings County, NYNY2,653,96316.6%–

31Clinton County, NYNY78,13816.5%–

32Essex County, NYNY36,43815.8%–

33Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.6%–

34Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.4%–

35Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.1%–

36St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48815.1%–

37Yates County, NYNY24,54715.0%–

38Steuben County, NYNY91,85514.4%–

39Sullivan County, NYNY80,58614.4%–

40Schoharie County, NYNY30,17614.4%–

41Seneca County, NYNY32,88314.2%–

42Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12614.2%–

43Wayne County, NYNY91,25014.0%–

44Genesee County, NYNY58,41614.0%–

45Schuyler County, NYNY16,92413.6%–

46Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.6%–

47Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.6%–

48Greene County, NYNY47,23813.4%–

49Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.2%–

50Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.1%–

51Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.0%–

52Oswego County, NYNY118,56912.9%–

53Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.9%–

54Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39012.8%–

55Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33212.2%–

56Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.7%–

57Washington County, NYNY59,35311.6%–

58Fulton County, NYNY52,21611.4%–

59Montgomery County, NYNY50,04610.8%–

60Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.7%–

61Lewis County, NYNY26,47910.5%–

62Wyoming County, NYNY39,7419.7%–

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