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 (1990 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 –

01Tompkins County, NYNY104,04723.5%–

02New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.1%–

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74316.6%–

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.2%–

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.0%–

06Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%–

07Putnam County, NYNY99,02811.9%–

08Dutchess County, NYNY300,70810.1%–

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.0%–

10Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0909.9%–

11Schenectady County, NYNY162,5819.7%–

12Saratoga County, NYNY241,3439.4%–

13Onondaga County, NYNY466,5849.3%–

14Ulster County, NYNY183,3309.1%–

15Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5108.9%–

16Otsego County, NYNY60,5898.7%–

17Richmond County, NYNY501,2908.4%–

18Broome County, NYNY195,7368.3%–

19Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.1%–

20Erie County, NYNY946,7418.0%–

21Orange County, NYNY417,6698.0%–

22Allegany County, NYNY46,8007.8%–

23Columbia County, NYNY60,1687.7%–

24Madison County, NYNY67,1207.7%–

25Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.5%–

26Warren County, NYNY65,0207.4%–

27St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.4%–

28Cortland County, NYNY45,8507.4%–

29Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.2%–

30Kings County, NYNY2,653,9637.1%–

31Clinton County, NYNY78,1387.0%–

32Schoharie County, NYNY30,1767.0%–

33Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.0%–

34Tioga County, NYNY47,4536.9%–

35Chemung County, NYNY80,4156.9%–

36Essex County, NYNY36,4386.4%–

37Oneida County, NYNY226,3926.3%–

38Yates County, NYNY24,5476.2%–

39Steuben County, NYNY91,8556.2%–

40Schuyler County, NYNY16,9245.8%–

41Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.6%–

42Seneca County, NYNY32,8835.5%–

43Greene County, NYNY47,2385.5%–

44Delaware County, NYNY44,3055.4%–

45Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3905.4%–

46Hamilton County, NYNY5,0065.3%–

47Genesee County, NYNY58,4165.2%–

48Chenango County, NYNY45,7155.1%–

49Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.0%–

50Niagara County, NYNY208,9125.0%–

51Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.9%–

52Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3324.9%–

53Wayne County, NYNY91,2504.9%–

54Washington County, NYNY59,3534.8%–

55Jefferson County, NYNY111,5404.7%–

56Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.7%–

57Oswego County, NYNY118,5694.6%–

58Lewis County, NYNY26,4794.6%–

59Fulton County, NYNY52,2164.4%–

60Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%–

61Orleans County, NYNY39,8253.7%–

62Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%–

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