RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most graduate degrees, New York counties · 1990

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Tompkins County, NYNY104,04723.5%−12%

02New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.1%−14%

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74316.6%−16%

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.2%−13%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.0%−17%

06Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%−18%

07Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.9%−16%

08Dutchess County, NYNY300,70810.1%−15%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.0%−21%

10Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0909.9%−17%

11Schenectady County, NYNY162,5819.7%−17%

12Saratoga County, NYNY241,3439.4%−24%

13Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.3%−22%

14Ulster County, NYNY183,3309.1%−19%

15Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5108.9%−16%

16Otsego County, NYNY60,5898.7%−12%

17Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.4%−7%

18Broome County, NYNY195,7368.3%−18%

19Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.1%−11%

20Erie County, NYNY946,7418.0%−20%

21Orange County, NYNY417,6698.0%−14%

22Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.8%−8%

23Columbia County, NYNY60,1687.7%−26%

24Madison County, NYNY67,1207.7%−12%

25Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.5%−26%

26Warren County, NYNY65,0207.4%−24%

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.4%−7%

28Cortland County, NYNY45,8507.4%−9%

29Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.2%−5%

30Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.1%−19%

31Clinton County, NYNY78,1387.0%−13%

32Schoharie County, NYNY30,1767.0%−17%

33Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.0%−12%

34Tioga County, NYNY47,4536.9%−11%

35Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.9%−15%

36Essex County, NYNY36,4386.4%−21%

37Oneida County, NYNY226,3926.3%−15%

38Yates County, NYNY24,5476.2%−30%

39Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.2%−22%

40Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.8%−17%

41Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.6%−22%

42Seneca County, NYNY32,8835.5%−21%

43Greene County, NYNY47,2385.5%−26%

44Delaware County, NYNY44,3055.4%−25%

45Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.4%−18%

46Hamilton County, NYNY5,0065.3%−31%

47Genesee County, NYNY58,4165.2%−15%

48Chenango County, NYNY45,7155.1%−15%

49Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.0%−14%

50Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.0%−26%

51Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.9%−21%

52Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3324.9%−16%

53Wayne County, NYNY91,2504.9%−23%

54Washington County, NYNY59,3534.8%−15%

55Jefferson County, NYNY111,5404.7%−26%

56Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.7%−19%

57Oswego County, NYNY118,5694.6%−12%

58Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.6%−12%

59Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.4%−21%

60Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%−31%

61Orleans County, NYNY39,8253.7%−23%

62Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES