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New York Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 62 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 New York County, New York 64.0%
2 Westchester County, New York 52.5%
3 Nassau County, New York 48.7%
4 Warren County, New York 48.5%
5 Wayne County, New York 46.3%
6 Albany County, New York 45.2%
7 Washington County, New York 43.8%
8 Rockland County, New York 42.1%
9 Monroe County, New York 41.2%
10 Schenectady County, New York 41.2%
11 Suffolk County, New York 39.9%
12 Columbia County, New York 38.1%
13 Ulster County, New York 37.9%
14 Richmond County, New York 35.8%
15 Otsego County, New York 33.9%
16 Chautauqua County, New York 33.8%
17 Queens County, New York 32.2%
18 Broome County, New York 30.6%
19 Putnam County, New York 29.7%
20 Tompkins County, New York 29.6%
21 Essex County, New York 28.8%
22 Cortland County, New York 28.3%
23 Oneida County, New York 27.8%
24 Niagara County, New York 27.2%
25 Chemung County, New York 26.9%
26 Clinton County, New York 26.8%
27 Jefferson County, New York 25.7%
28 Schuyler County, New York 25.4%
29 Yates County, New York 25.0%
30 Schoharie County, New York 25.0%
31 Rensselaer County, New York 24.4%
32 Seneca County, New York 24.1%
33 Cayuga County, New York 23.9%
34 Fulton County, New York 22.8%
35 Cattaraugus County, New York 22.6%
36 Onondaga County, New York 21.9%
37 Herkimer County, New York 21.7%
38 Hamilton County, New York 20.9%
39 Montgomery County, New York 20.5%
40 Ontario County, New York 19.9%
41 Orange County, New York 19.3%
42 Sullivan County, New York 18.7%
43 Erie County, New York 18.6%
44 Wyoming County, New York 18.2%
45 Lewis County, New York 18.2%
46 Orleans County, New York 17.5%
47 Tioga County, New York 17.5%
48 Livingston County, New York 16.5%
49 Genesee County, New York 15.0%
50 Delaware County, New York 14.4%
51 Kings County, New York 14.1%
52 Dutchess County, New York 14.1%
53 Oswego County, New York 12.8%
54 Franklin County, New York 12.4%
55 Bronx County, New York 10.9%
56 St. Lawrence County, New York 9.9%
57 Allegany County, New York 9.2%
58 Saratoga County, New York 9.0%
59 Greene County, New York 8.5%
60 Madison County, New York 7.8%
61 Chenango County, New York 7.8%
62 Steuben County, New York 0.0%