RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Most graduate degrees, New York counties · 2020

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

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86230.5%+30%

02Tompkins County, NYNY104,04729.6%+11%

03Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74325.2%+27%

04Albany County, NYNY321,22521.4%+36%

05Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93921.1%+36%

06Rockland County, NYNY357,39719.0%+17%

07Saratoga County, NYNY241,34318.8%+52%

08Putnam County, NYNY99,02817.8%+26%

09Monroe County, NYNY750,50617.7%+39%

10Dutchess County, NYNY300,70817.0%+43%

11Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09016.9%+43%

12Ontario County, NYNY113,13016.2%+61%

13Columbia County, NYNY60,16816.1%+55%

14Onondaga County, NYNY466,58416.0%+34%

15Kings County, NYNY2,653,96315.6%+76%

16Ulster County, NYNY183,33015.4%+38%

17Erie County, NYNY946,74115.4%+52%

18Otsego County, NYNY60,58915.3%+56%

19Warren County, NYNY65,02015.1%+54%

20Schenectady County, NYNY162,58114.1%+20%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51013.9%+32%

22Richmond County, NYNY501,29013.7%+51%

23Essex County, NYNY36,43813.3%+65%

24Broome County, NYNY195,73613.1%+30%

25Orange County, NYNY417,66913.1%+41%

26Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.7%+62%

27Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.7%+39%

28Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.2%+51%

29Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.1%+53%

30St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48811.9%+50%

31Sullivan County, NYNY80,58611.9%+57%

32Madison County, NYNY67,12011.8%+36%

33Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%+55%

34Oneida County, NYNY226,39211.5%+54%

35Allegany County, NYNY46,80011.1%+31%

36Clinton County, NYNY78,13810.9%+36%

37Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.9%+61%

38Chemung County, NYNY80,41510.8%+33%

39Schuyler County, NYNY16,92410.4%+48%

40Tioga County, NYNY47,45310.3%+32%

41Yates County, NYNY24,54710.3%+17%

42Delaware County, NYNY44,30510.3%+44%

43Schoharie County, NYNY30,17610.2%+21%

44Franklin County, NYNY46,50010.1%+74%

45Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12610.1%+40%

46Wayne County, NYNY91,2509.9%+57%

47Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3909.9%+50%

48Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.9%+27%

49Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.3%+34%

50Jefferson County, NYNY111,5409.1%+44%

51Herkimer County, NYNY59,2199.0%+56%

52Genesee County, NYNY58,4169.0%+45%

53Oswego County, NYNY118,5698.8%+68%

54Washington County, NYNY59,3538.6%+51%

55Chenango County, NYNY45,7158.5%+42%

56Cayuga County, NYNY74,3658.4%+35%

57Fulton County, NYNY52,2168.4%+51%

58Montgomery County, NYNY50,0468.0%+43%

59Lewis County, NYNY26,4797.9%+51%

60Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.4%+26%

61Wyoming County, NYNY39,7416.9%+57%

62Orleans County, NYNY39,8255.7%+19%

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