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Most educated, New York counties · 2000

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+7.2 pts
02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+5.7 pts
03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+5.5 pts
04Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+4.5 pts
05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+5.4 pts
06Putnam County, NYNY99,02833.9%+6.0 pts
07Albany County, NYNY321,22533.3%+5.0 pts
08Monroe County, NYNY750,50631.2%+4.9 pts
09Saratoga County, NYNY241,34330.9%+5.7 pts
10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.5%+4.1 pts
11Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.6%+2.8 pts
12Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09027.5%+4.5 pts
13Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126.3%+3.4 pts
14Ulster County, NYNY183,33025.0%+3.4 pts
15Ontario County, NYNY113,13024.7%+5.2 pts
16Erie County, NYNY946,74124.5%+4.5 pts
17Queens County, NYNY2,358,18224.3%+3.7 pts
18Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%+4.2 pts
19Warren County, NYNY65,02023.2%+3.8 pts
20Richmond County, NYNY501,29023.2%+2.4 pts
21Broome County, NYNY195,73622.7%+2.0 pts
22Columbia County, NYNY60,16822.6%+4.1 pts
23Orange County, NYNY417,66922.5%+3.0 pts
24Otsego County, NYNY60,58922.0%+2.1 pts
25Kings County, NYNY2,653,96321.8%+5.3 pts
26Madison County, NYNY67,12021.6%+3.4 pts
27Tioga County, NYNY47,45319.7%+1.6 pts
28Livingston County, NYNY61,43819.2%+1.1 pts
29Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.8%+0.6 pts
30Chemung County, NYNY80,41518.6%+3.2 pts
31Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618.4%+3.3 pts
32Oneida County, NYNY226,39218.3%+1.6 pts
33Essex County, NYNY36,43818.3%+2.4 pts
34Yates County, NYNY24,54718.2%+3.2 pts
35Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.9%+3.5 pts
36Clinton County, NYNY78,13817.8%+1.3 pts
37Seneca County, NYNY32,88317.5%+3.3 pts
38Niagara County, NYNY208,91217.4%+3.9 pts
39Schoharie County, NYNY30,17617.3%+2.9 pts
40Allegany County, NYNY46,80017.2%+1.6 pts
41Wayne County, NYNY91,25017.0%+3.0 pts
42Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12616.9%+2.7 pts
43Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.7%+2.3 pts
44Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.6%+3.5 pts
45Greene County, NYNY47,23816.4%+3.0 pts
46St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.4%+1.4 pts
47Genesee County, NYNY58,41616.3%+2.3 pts
48Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016.0%+2.5 pts
49Herkimer County, NYNY59,21915.7%+2.8 pts
50Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515.5%+2.5 pts
51Schuyler County, NYNY16,92415.5%+1.9 pts
52Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.9%+2.1 pts
53Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33214.6%+2.4 pts
54Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+1.3 pts
55Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.4%+1.5 pts
56Washington County, NYNY59,35314.3%+2.7 pts
57Montgomery County, NYNY50,04613.6%+2.8 pts
58Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.5%+2.1 pts
59Franklin County, NYNY46,50013.0%+1.3 pts
60Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.0%+2.2 pts
61Lewis County, NYNY26,47911.7%+1.2 pts
62Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.5%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS