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Most graduate degrees, New York counties · 2000

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Tompkins County, NYNY104,04726.7%+3.2 pts
02New York County, NYNY1,664,86223.4%+3.3 pts
03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74319.8%+3.2 pts
04Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.3%+2.1 pts
05Albany County, NYNY321,22515.8%+2.8 pts
06Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93915.6%+2.6 pts
07Putnam County, NYNY99,02814.1%+2.2 pts
08Monroe County, NYNY750,50612.7%+2.7 pts
09Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312.4%+3.0 pts
10Onondaga County, NYNY466,58411.9%+2.7 pts
11Dutchess County, NYNY300,70811.9%+1.8 pts
12Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09011.8%+2.0 pts
13Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.8%+2.0 pts
14Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.2%+2.1 pts
15Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.5%+1.6 pts
16Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.4%+2.7 pts
17Erie County, NYNY946,74110.1%+2.1 pts
18Broome County, NYNY195,73610.1%+1.8 pts
19Ontario County, NYNY113,13010.1%+2.6 pts
20Otsego County, NYNY60,5899.8%+1.2 pts
21Warren County, NYNY65,0209.8%+2.4 pts
22Orange County, NYNY417,6699.3%+1.3 pts
23Queens County, NYNY2,358,1829.2%+1.0 pts
24Richmond County, NYNY501,2909.1%+0.6 pts
25Kings County, NYNY2,653,9638.8%+1.7 pts
26Yates County, NYNY24,5478.8%+2.6 pts
27Madison County, NYNY67,1208.7%+1.0 pts
28Allegany County, NYNY46,8008.5%+0.7 pts
29Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.4%+1.4 pts
30Chemung County, NYNY80,4158.1%+1.3 pts
31Cortland County, NYNY45,8508.1%+0.7 pts
32Essex County, NYNY36,4388.1%+1.7 pts
33Clinton County, NYNY78,1388.0%+1.0 pts
34St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4887.9%+0.5 pts
35Steuben County, NYNY91,8557.9%+1.7 pts
36Livingston County, NYNY61,4387.9%+0.9 pts
37Tioga County, NYNY47,4537.8%+0.9 pts
38Hamilton County, NYNY5,0067.8%+2.4 pts
39Sullivan County, NYNY80,5867.6%+0.4 pts
40Oneida County, NYNY226,3927.4%+1.1 pts
41Greene County, NYNY47,2387.4%+2.0 pts
42Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1267.2%+1.6 pts
43Delaware County, NYNY44,3057.1%+1.8 pts
44Schuyler County, NYNY16,9247.1%+1.2 pts
45Seneca County, NYNY32,8837.0%+1.5 pts
46Niagara County, NYNY208,9126.7%+1.8 pts
47Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3906.6%+1.2 pts
48Jefferson County, NYNY111,5406.4%+1.7 pts
49Wayne County, NYNY91,2506.3%+1.5 pts
50Cayuga County, NYNY74,3656.2%+1.3 pts
51Genesee County, NYNY58,4166.2%+0.9 pts
52Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.0%+0.9 pts
53Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3325.9%+0.9 pts
54Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.8%+0.8 pts
55Herkimer County, NYNY59,2195.8%+1.1 pts
56Washington County, NYNY59,3535.7%+0.9 pts
57Montgomery County, NYNY50,0465.6%+1.7 pts
58Fulton County, NYNY52,2165.6%+1.1 pts
59Oswego County, NYNY118,5695.3%+0.6 pts
60Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.2%+0.6 pts
61Orleans County, NYNY39,8254.8%+1.1 pts
62Wyoming County, NYNY39,7414.4%+0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS