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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New York, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in New York, ranked. The highest is New York County at 64.2% and the lowest is Orleans County at 17.9%.

New York: 40.2% · United States: 35.7% · median county in New York: 29.1%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1New York County64.2%
2Tompkins County58.8%
3Westchester County53.1%
4Nassau County49.7%
5Albany County46.4%
6Putnam County45.5%
7Saratoga County45.4%
8Rockland County42.7%
9Kings County42.1%
10Dutchess County41.6%
11Monroe County41.5%
12Suffolk County40.2%
13Columbia County39.4%
14Onondaga County39.2%
15Ulster County38.2%
16Erie County38.0%
17Ontario County38.0%
18Rensselaer County37.6%
19Warren County36.4%
20Queens County36.1%
21Schenectady County36.1%
22Richmond County35.7%
23Otsego County34.4%
24Hamilton County33.2%
25Essex County32.8%
26Orange County32.5%
27Broome County31.0%
28Livingston County30.6%
29Sullivan County30.1%
30Greene County29.9%
31Madison County29.6%
32Cortland County29.1%
33Niagara County28.0%
34Oneida County27.8%
35Clinton County27.6%
36Delaware County27.6%
37Chemung County27.2%
38Jefferson County26.5%
39Schuyler County26.4%
40Steuben County26.3%
41Schoharie County26.2%
42Wayne County25.6%
43Yates County25.5%
44St. Lawrence County25.3%
45Tioga County25.3%
46Seneca County25.2%
47Chautauqua County25.1%
48Allegany County24.9%
49Cayuga County24.6%
50Franklin County23.8%
51Genesee County23.8%
52Montgomery County22.9%
53Herkimer County22.7%
54Bronx County22.4%
55Washington County22.4%
56Oswego County21.6%
57Cattaraugus County21.1%
58Fulton County20.9%
59Chenango County19.6%
60Lewis County18.6%
61Wyoming County18.2%
62Orleans County17.9%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

New York ranks 10th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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