RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Most graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Centre County, PAPA157,39315.6%–

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,64312.6%–

03Chester County, PAPA557,11612.3%–

04Montour County, PAPA17,8689.6%–

05Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.2%–

06Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0358.5%–

07Bucks County, PAPA647,8288.5%–

08Union County, PAPA42,3137.9%–

09Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%–

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,3837.1%–

11Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2816.3%–

12Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516.3%–

13Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.1%–

14Northampton County, PAPA324,4116.1%–

15Monroe County, PAPA167,1795.9%–

16Bradford County, PAPA59,6005.6%–

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025.6%–

18Erie County, PAPA265,8325.5%–

19Lancaster County, PAPA563,1595.3%–

20Pike County, PAPA62,8085.3%–

21Berks County, PAPA440,0725.1%–

22Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%–

23Franklin County, PAPA160,6525.0%–

24Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.0%–

25Butler County, PAPA200,1695.0%–

26Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3245.0%–

27Adams County, PAPA107,5944.9%–

28Mercer County, PAPA107,8604.9%–

29Wayne County, PAPA51,7034.8%–

30Luzerne County, PAPA332,1264.8%–

31Columbia County, PAPA66,1934.8%–

32Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904.7%–

33Washington County, PAPA210,8024.7%–

34McKean County, PAPA38,9844.6%–

35Crawford County, PAPA81,7924.6%–

36Lawrence County, PAPA83,9114.5%–

37York County, PAPA473,1974.4%–

38Clinton County, PAPA37,8704.3%–

39Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.3%–

40Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%–

41Greene County, PAPA33,8854.2%–

42Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.1%–

43Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374.1%–

44Cambria County, PAPA128,9683.9%–

45Blair County, PAPA119,5413.8%–

46Beaver County, PAPA166,0323.7%–

47Venango County, PAPA49,3463.6%–

48Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0013.6%–

49Fayette County, PAPA123,0213.5%–

50Warren County, PAPA37,0383.5%–

51Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.4%–

52Jefferson County, PAPA43,2553.3%–

53Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.3%–

54Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.3%–

55Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.2%–

56Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.2%–

57Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.1%–

58Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.1%–

59Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.9%–

60Potter County, PAPA15,8972.9%–

61Perry County, PAPA46,8062.8%–

62Elk County, PAPA29,9262.8%–

63Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.8%–

64Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.7%–

65Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.6%–

66Forest County, PAPA6,6142.6%–

67Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.6%–

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