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Most graduate degrees, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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 2000

01Chester County, PAPA557,11622.3%+41%

02Centre County, PAPA157,39322.2%+27%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321.5%+37%

04Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03517.8%+61%

05Bucks County, PAPA647,82817.1%+51%

06Delaware County, PAPA580,93716.8%+42%

07Montour County, PAPA17,86816.7%+51%

08Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014.2%+45%

09Butler County, PAPA200,16913.4%+80%

10Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28113.3%+77%

11Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+62%

12Northampton County, PAPA324,41112.1%+59%

13Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+37%

14Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.7%+33%

15Pike County, PAPA62,80811.1%+65%

16Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32411.0%+68%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.8%+52%

18Indiana County, PAPA82,87810.8%+41%

19Washington County, PAPA210,80210.6%+77%

20Erie County, PAPA265,83210.3%+35%

21Lancaster County, PAPA563,15910.2%+51%

22Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.1%+44%

23Adams County, PAPA107,5949.8%+50%

24Columbia County, PAPA66,1939.5%+64%

25Berks County, PAPA440,0729.5%+47%

26Clarion County, PAPA36,6809.3%+58%

27Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269.0%+50%

28York County, PAPA473,1978.9%+50%

29Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.7%+46%

30Beaver County, PAPA166,0328.2%+74%

31Wayne County, PAPA51,7038.2%+44%

32Mercer County, PAPA107,8608.2%+36%

33Lycoming County, PAPA112,5877.9%+53%

34Snyder County, PAPA39,6557.9%+69%

35Cambria County, PAPA128,9687.8%+64%

36Crawford County, PAPA81,7927.7%+48%

37Tioga County, PAPA40,5027.6%+33%

38Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.4%+26%

39Wyoming County, PAPA25,7907.3%+30%

40Clinton County, PAPA37,8707.2%+44%

41Blair County, PAPA119,5417.1%+51%

42Lawrence County, PAPA83,9116.9%+34%

43Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.9%+17%

44McKean County, PAPA38,9846.8%+32%

45Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2376.7%+29%

46Sullivan County, PAPA5,8566.6%+18%

47Warren County, PAPA37,0386.6%+50%

48Bedford County, PAPA47,4806.5%+81%

49Carbon County, PAPA65,8686.4%+71%

50Venango County, PAPA49,3466.2%+31%

51Elk County, PAPA29,9266.2%+56%

52Fulton County, PAPA14,4836.0%+68%

53Greene County, PAPA33,8856.0%+41%

54Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%+50%

55Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.9%+35%

56Fayette County, PAPA123,0215.8%+35%

57Somerset County, PAPA72,0045.8%+59%

58Armstrong County, PAPA63,6985.7%+72%

59Perry County, PAPA46,8065.7%+50%

60Northumberland County, PAPA89,9205.5%+44%

61Potter County, PAPA15,8975.5%+21%

62Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.4%+45%

63Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555.4%+33%

64Juniata County, PAPA23,4035.2%+95%

65Mifflin County, PAPA46,1274.7%+20%

66Forest County, PAPA6,6143.3%−1%

67Cameron County, PAPA4,2112.1%−44%

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