RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Most educated, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 12.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Chester County, PAPA557,11634.7%–

02Centre County, PAPA157,39332.3%–

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,64332.1%–

04Bucks County, PAPA647,82824.8%–

05Delaware County, PAPA580,93724.8%–

06Cumberland County, PAPA277,27022.9%–

07Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03522.6%–

08Lehigh County, PAPA384,38319.6%–

09Montour County, PAPA17,86818.7%–

10Dauphin County, PAPA293,35118.6%–

11Monroe County, PAPA167,17917.6%–

12Union County, PAPA42,31317.5%–

13Northampton County, PAPA324,41116.7%–

14Lancaster County, PAPA563,15916.7%–

15Erie County, PAPA265,83216.2%–

16Butler County, PAPA200,16915.6%–

17Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32415.4%–

18Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28115.2%–

19Berks County, PAPA440,07215.1%–

20Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.8%–

21Pike County, PAPA62,80814.7%–

22Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.4%–

23York County, PAPA473,19713.9%–

24Washington County, PAPA210,80213.6%–

25Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.6%–

26Wyoming County, PAPA25,79013.2%–

27Adams County, PAPA107,59413.2%–

28Wayne County, PAPA51,70313.1%–

29Luzerne County, PAPA332,12613.1%–

30Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.9%–

31Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.6%–

32Columbia County, PAPA66,19312.5%–

33Franklin County, PAPA160,65212.4%–

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.3%–

35McKean County, PAPA38,98412.2%–

36Beaver County, PAPA166,03211.9%–

37Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.8%–

38Lebanon County, PAPA146,38011.8%–

39Crawford County, PAPA81,79211.8%–

40Clarion County, PAPA36,68011.7%–

41Clinton County, PAPA37,87011.7%–

42Greene County, PAPA33,88511.3%–

43Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.1%–

44Cambria County, PAPA128,96810.8%–

45Venango County, PAPA49,34610.8%–

46Warren County, PAPA37,03810.7%–

47Snyder County, PAPA39,65510.6%–

48Blair County, PAPA119,54110.5%–

49Potter County, PAPA15,8979.8%–

50Cameron County, PAPA4,2119.8%–

51Elk County, PAPA29,9269.5%–

52Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0019.4%–

53Fayette County, PAPA123,0219.3%–

54Jefferson County, PAPA43,2558.9%–

55Somerset County, PAPA72,0048.9%–

56Perry County, PAPA46,8068.9%–

57Mifflin County, PAPA46,1278.7%–

58Northumberland County, PAPA89,9208.6%–

59Clearfield County, PAPA78,1008.6%–

60Sullivan County, PAPA5,8568.6%–

61Carbon County, PAPA65,8688.4%–

62Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0858.1%–

63Armstrong County, PAPA63,6988.1%–

64Forest County, PAPA6,6147.9%–

65Bedford County, PAPA47,4807.8%–

66Fulton County, PAPA14,4837.4%–

67Juniata County, PAPA23,4037.3%–

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