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Most graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Centre County, PAPA157,39317.5%+12%

02Chester County, PAPA557,11615.9%+29%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,64315.7%+24%

04Delaware County, PAPA580,93711.8%+29%

05Bucks County, PAPA647,82811.4%+33%

06Montour County, PAPA17,86811.0%+15%

07Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.0%+29%

08Cumberland County, PAPA277,2709.8%+30%

09Dauphin County, PAPA293,3518.8%+41%

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,3838.7%+23%

11Union County, PAPA42,3137.8%−2%

12Indiana County, PAPA82,8787.7%+26%

13Erie County, PAPA265,8327.6%+39%

14Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.6%+25%

15Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2817.5%+19%

16Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%+49%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5027.2%+29%

18Monroe County, PAPA167,1797.0%+20%

19Lancaster County, PAPA563,1596.7%+26%

20Pike County, PAPA62,8086.7%+27%

21Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3246.6%+31%

22Adams County, PAPA107,5946.5%+33%

23Berks County, PAPA440,0726.5%+26%

24Washington County, PAPA210,8026.0%+27%

25Mercer County, PAPA107,8606.0%+23%

26Luzerne County, PAPA332,1266.0%+23%

27Franklin County, PAPA160,6526.0%+18%

28Bradford County, PAPA59,6005.9%+6%

29York County, PAPA473,1975.9%+35%

30Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.9%+16%

31Lebanon County, PAPA146,3805.9%+38%

32Columbia County, PAPA66,1935.8%+21%

33Wayne County, PAPA51,7035.7%+18%

34Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.7%+14%

35Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.6%+18%

36Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.6%+72%

37Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.2%+14%

38Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.2%+27%

39Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.2%+16%

40Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.2%+26%

41McKean County, PAPA38,9845.1%+11%

42Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.0%+16%

43Venango County, PAPA49,3464.8%+31%

44Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%+22%

45Beaver County, PAPA166,0324.7%+29%

46Blair County, PAPA119,5414.7%+23%

47Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.6%+8%

48Potter County, PAPA15,8974.5%+55%

49Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%+26%

50Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.4%+20%

51Fayette County, PAPA123,0214.3%+22%

52Greene County, PAPA33,8854.3%+2%

53Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.0%+22%

54Elk County, PAPA29,9264.0%+44%

55Clearfield County, PAPA78,1003.9%+35%

56Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.9%+16%

57Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.8%+23%

58Perry County, PAPA46,8063.8%+34%

59Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.7%+14%

60Cameron County, PAPA4,2113.7%+16%

61Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853.7%+19%

62Somerset County, PAPA72,0043.6%+12%

63Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.6%+32%

64Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.6%+40%

65Forest County, PAPA6,6143.4%+30%

66Armstrong County, PAPA63,6983.3%+20%

67Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.7%+3%

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