RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86249.4%+17%

02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04747.5%+14%

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.9%+16%

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39737.5%+14%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93935.4%+18%

06Putnam County, NYNY99,02833.9%+22%

07Albany County, NYNY321,22533.3%+18%

08Monroe County, NYNY750,50631.2%+19%

09Saratoga County, NYNY241,34330.9%+22%

10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58428.5%+17%

11Dutchess County, NYNY300,70827.6%+11%

12Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09027.5%+20%

13Schenectady County, NYNY162,58126.3%+15%

14Ulster County, NYNY183,33025.0%+16%

15Ontario County, NYNY113,13024.7%+27%

16Erie County, NYNY946,74124.5%+23%

17Queens County, NYNY2,358,18224.3%+18%

18Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51023.7%+21%

19Warren County, NYNY65,02023.2%+20%

20Richmond County, NYNY501,29023.2%+12%

21Broome County, NYNY195,73622.7%+10%

22Columbia County, NYNY60,16822.6%+22%

23Orange County, NYNY417,66922.5%+15%

24Otsego County, NYNY60,58922.0%+11%

25Kings County, NYNY2,653,96321.8%+32%

26Madison County, NYNY67,12021.6%+19%

27Tioga County, NYNY47,45319.7%+9%

28Livingston County, NYNY61,43819.2%+6%

29Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.8%+3%

30Chemung County, NYNY80,41518.6%+20%

31Hamilton County, NYNY5,00618.4%+22%

32Oneida County, NYNY226,39218.3%+9%

33Essex County, NYNY36,43818.3%+15%

34Yates County, NYNY24,54718.2%+21%

35Steuben County, NYNY91,85517.9%+24%

36Clinton County, NYNY78,13817.8%+8%

37Seneca County, NYNY32,88317.5%+23%

38Niagara County, NYNY208,91217.4%+28%

39Schoharie County, NYNY30,17617.3%+20%

40Allegany County, NYNY46,80017.2%+10%

41Wayne County, NYNY91,25017.0%+22%

42Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12616.9%+19%

43Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.7%+16%

44Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.6%+26%

45Greene County, NYNY47,23816.4%+23%

46St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.4%+9%

47Genesee County, NYNY58,41616.3%+17%

48Jefferson County, NYNY111,54016.0%+18%

49Herkimer County, NYNY59,21915.7%+22%

50Cayuga County, NYNY74,36515.5%+20%

51Schuyler County, NYNY16,92415.5%+14%

52Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.9%+16%

53Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33214.6%+20%

54Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+10%

55Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.4%+12%

56Washington County, NYNY59,35314.3%+23%

57Montgomery County, NYNY50,04613.6%+26%

58Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.5%+18%

59Franklin County, NYNY46,50013.0%+11%

60Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.0%+21%

61Lewis County, NYNY26,47911.7%+12%

62Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.5%+19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS