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Most educated, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Chester County, PAPA557,11642.5%+22%

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,64338.7%+21%

03Centre County, PAPA157,39336.3%+12%

04Bucks County, PAPA647,82831.2%+26%

05Delaware County, PAPA580,93730.0%+21%

06Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03528.3%+25%

07Cumberland County, PAPA277,27027.9%+22%

08Dauphin County, PAPA293,35123.5%+27%

09Butler County, PAPA200,16923.5%+51%

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,38323.3%+19%

11Montour County, PAPA17,86822.1%+18%

12Northampton County, PAPA324,41121.2%+26%

13Erie County, PAPA265,83220.9%+29%

14Monroe County, PAPA167,17920.5%+17%

15Lancaster County, PAPA563,15920.5%+23%

16Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32420.2%+32%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50219.6%+32%

18Pike County, PAPA62,80819.0%+29%

19Washington County, PAPA210,80218.8%+38%

20Berks County, PAPA440,07218.5%+22%

21York County, PAPA473,19718.4%+32%

22Union County, PAPA42,31318.0%+3%

23Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+17%

24Mercer County, PAPA107,86017.3%+27%

25Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.0%+18%

26Adams County, PAPA107,59416.7%+27%

27Luzerne County, PAPA332,12616.4%+25%

28Beaver County, PAPA166,03215.8%+33%

29Columbia County, PAPA66,19315.8%+26%

30Wyoming County, PAPA25,79015.4%+17%

31Lebanon County, PAPA146,38015.4%+31%

32Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.3%+30%

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,91115.1%+28%

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58715.1%+22%

35Bradford County, PAPA59,60014.8%+15%

36Franklin County, PAPA160,65214.8%+19%

37Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.7%+25%

38Wayne County, PAPA51,70314.6%+12%

39Tioga County, PAPA40,50214.2%+12%

40Warren County, PAPA37,03814.2%+32%

41McKean County, PAPA38,98414.0%+15%

42Blair County, PAPA119,54113.9%+33%

43Cambria County, PAPA128,96813.7%+27%

44Clinton County, PAPA37,87013.4%+15%

45Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23713.2%+19%

46Venango County, PAPA49,34613.1%+21%

47Sullivan County, PAPA5,85612.8%+49%

48Snyder County, PAPA39,65512.5%+18%

49Elk County, PAPA29,92612.3%+29%

50Potter County, PAPA15,89712.3%+25%

51Greene County, PAPA33,88512.2%+8%

52Cameron County, PAPA4,21112.1%+24%

53Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.9%+26%

54Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.7%+31%

55Fayette County, PAPA123,02111.5%+23%

56Perry County, PAPA46,80611.3%+28%

57Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011.1%+29%

58Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.1%+28%

59Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.0%+30%

60Mifflin County, PAPA46,12710.9%+25%

61Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.8%+22%

62Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08510.7%+33%

63Armstrong County, PAPA63,69810.4%+29%

64Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.2%+31%

65Fulton County, PAPA14,4839.3%+26%

66Forest County, PAPA6,6148.9%+13%

67Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.8%+21%

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