RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most graduate degrees, New York counties · 2010

New York counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, NYNY104,04728.5%+7%

02New York County, NYNY1,664,86227.2%+16%

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74322.1%+12%

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39718.2%+12%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.2%+17%

06Albany County, NYNY321,22517.8%+13%

07Putnam County, NYNY99,02816.0%+13%

08Monroe County, NYNY750,50615.1%+19%

09Saratoga County, NYNY241,34314.8%+19%

10Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.2%+20%

11Dutchess County, NYNY300,70813.9%+16%

12Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+15%

13Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.6%+21%

14Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.0%+11%

15Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.9%+24%

16Erie County, NYNY946,74112.7%+26%

17Ontario County, NYNY113,13012.6%+25%

18Hamilton County, NYNY5,00612.0%+55%

19Warren County, NYNY65,02011.9%+21%

20Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+12%

21Orange County, NYNY417,66911.7%+26%

22Broome County, NYNY195,73611.4%+14%

23Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.3%+25%

24Otsego County, NYNY60,58911.0%+12%

25Kings County, NYNY2,653,96310.8%+22%

26Essex County, NYNY36,43810.5%+31%

27Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+17%

28Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.3%+12%

29Livingston County, NYNY61,4389.9%+26%

30Madison County, NYNY67,1209.9%+14%

31Allegany County, NYNY46,8009.6%+14%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,1389.5%+18%

33Steuben County, NYNY91,8559.5%+20%

34Chemung County, NYNY80,4159.3%+15%

35Cortland County, NYNY45,8509.3%+15%

36Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.1%+17%

37Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1268.9%+23%

38Sullivan County, NYNY80,5868.8%+16%

39Schoharie County, NYNY30,1768.7%+3%

40St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4888.6%+9%

41Oneida County, NYNY226,3928.6%+16%

42Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.5%+34%

43Jefferson County, NYNY111,5408.5%+33%

44Niagara County, NYNY208,9128.4%+25%

45Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3908.4%+28%

46Greene County, NYNY47,2388.4%+13%

47Delaware County, NYNY44,3058.1%+13%

48Genesee County, NYNY58,4168.0%+29%

49Franklin County, NYNY46,5007.9%+36%

50Schuyler County, NYNY16,9247.8%+11%

51Herkimer County, NYNY59,2197.4%+28%

52Washington County, NYNY59,3537.3%+29%

53Cayuga County, NYNY74,3657.2%+15%

54Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467.0%+25%

55Chenango County, NYNY45,7156.7%+12%

56Seneca County, NYNY32,8836.5%−6%

57Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3326.5%+11%

58Oswego County, NYNY118,5696.1%+15%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4796.0%+15%

60Fulton County, NYNY52,2165.6%−0%

61Wyoming County, NYNY39,7415.5%+26%

62Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.5%+16%

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