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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most graduate degrees, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 13.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hamilton County, NY, up 28 places to #20.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04734.8%+8.2 pts
02▼1New York County, NYNY1,664,86231.3%+7.9 pts
03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74326.7%+6.9 pts
04▲1Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93922.8%+7.3 pts
05▼1Albany County, NYNY321,22522.8%+7.0 pts
06▲1Saratoga County, NYNY241,34320.4%+8.1 pts
07▲1Putnam County, NYNY99,02820.4%+6.3 pts
08▲5Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%+9.9 pts
09▲1Dutchess County, NYNY300,70819.3%+7.4 pts
10▼4Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.1%+2.8 pts
11Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.6%+6.7 pts
12▼3Monroe County, NYNY750,50618.6%+5.9 pts
13▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58417.6%+5.6 pts
14▲2Ulster County, NYNY183,33017.5%+6.3 pts
15▼3Ontario County, NYNY113,13017.1%+7.1 pts
16▼1Kings County, NYNY2,653,96317.1%+8.3 pts
17Erie County, NYNY946,74117.1%+7.0 pts
18▲2Schenectady County, NYNY162,58116.8%+5.1 pts
19Warren County, NYNY65,02016.6%+6.8 pts
20▲28Hamilton County, NYNY5,00615.9%+8.1 pts
21▼3Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.5%+5.7 pts
22▼1Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51015.5%+4.9 pts
23Essex County, NYNY36,43814.7%+6.6 pts
24Broome County, NYNY195,73614.4%+4.3 pts
25▲14Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.1%+7.1 pts
26▼4Richmond County, NYNY501,29014.1%+5.0 pts
27Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.0%+4.9 pts
28▲4Madison County, NYNY67,12014.0%+5.3 pts
29▼4Orange County, NYNY417,66913.9%+4.6 pts
30▼4Livingston County, NYNY61,43813.9%+6.0 pts
31▼3Cortland County, NYNY45,85013.8%+5.7 pts
32▼1Sullivan County, NYNY80,58612.9%+5.3 pts
33▼4Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.6%+4.7 pts
34▲9Schoharie County, NYNY30,17612.5%+4.1 pts
35▼5St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48812.3%+4.4 pts
36▲6Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.2%+5.1 pts
37▼3Oneida County, NYNY226,39212.1%+4.7 pts
38Chemung County, NYNY80,41512.0%+3.9 pts
39▼4Allegany County, NYNY46,80012.0%+3.5 pts
40▼7Greene County, NYNY47,23811.9%+4.5 pts
41▼5Clinton County, NYNY78,13811.7%+3.7 pts
42▼5Niagara County, NYNY208,91211.7%+4.9 pts
43▲1Franklin County, NYNY46,50011.4%+5.6 pts
44▼3Yates County, NYNY24,54711.3%+2.5 pts
45Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12611.3%+4.1 pts
46▲10Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.3%+5.0 pts
47▲3Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.1%+4.7 pts
48▲4Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.4%+4.3 pts
49▼3Wayne County, NYNY91,25010.2%+3.9 pts
50▼10Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.0%+2.2 pts
51▼4Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.8%+3.2 pts
52▼3Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.5%+2.5 pts
53▼2Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.5%+3.7 pts
54▲4Montgomery County, NYNY50,0469.1%+3.5 pts
55▼1Washington County, NYNY59,3539.0%+3.3 pts
56▼1Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.6%+2.6 pts
57▲3Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3328.3%+2.5 pts
58▼5Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.3%+3.0 pts
59Lewis County, NYNY26,4798.1%+2.9 pts
60▼3Fulton County, NYNY52,2167.7%+2.2 pts
61▲1Orleans County, NYNY39,8257.6%+2.9 pts
62▼1Wyoming County, NYNY39,7417.6%+3.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES