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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Pennsylvania, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Pennsylvania, ranked. The highest is Chester County at 57.1% and the lowest is Forest County at 12.3%.

Pennsylvania: 35.2% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Pennsylvania: 23.9%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Chester County57.1%
2Montgomery County53.0%
3Centre County46.2%
4Allegheny County45.8%
5Bucks County44.8%
6Delaware County41.9%
7Cumberland County40.0%
8Butler County39.4%
9Montour County38.7%
10Philadelphia County35.4%
11Northampton County34.7%
12Dauphin County34.4%
13Lehigh County34.2%
14Washington County32.9%
15Westmoreland County32.8%
16Lancaster County32.4%
17Lackawanna County30.6%
18Erie County30.3%
19Pike County29.7%
20Beaver County28.7%
21Berks County27.7%
22York County27.6%
23Monroe County27.4%
24Indiana County27.0%
25Columbia County26.6%
26Union County26.5%
27Adams County25.8%
28Mercer County25.6%
29Luzerne County25.3%
30Lycoming County24.8%
31Franklin County24.7%
32Blair County24.4%
33Lebanon County24.3%
34Cambria County23.9%
35Clarion County23.6%
36Lawrence County23.4%
37Wayne County23.4%
38Tioga County22.3%
39Wyoming County22.1%
40Greene County21.7%
41Clinton County21.5%
42Sullivan County21.5%
43Crawford County21.1%
44McKean County20.8%
45Bradford County20.6%
46Elk County20.6%
47Snyder County20.6%
48Clearfield County20.2%
49Perry County20.2%
50Schuylkill County19.9%
51Warren County19.9%
52Susquehanna County19.5%
53Northumberland County19.4%
54Carbon County19.2%
55Huntingdon County19.2%
56Fayette County19.1%
57Venango County19.1%
58Armstrong County19.0%
59Jefferson County18.4%
60Potter County18.2%
61Somerset County17.9%
62Fulton County17.7%
63Bedford County16.1%
64Juniata County15.0%
65Mifflin County14.9%
66Cameron County12.6%
67Forest County12.3%

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

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

Pennsylvania ranks 24th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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