Ranking of New York Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of New York (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 1,769,657. Among all New York counties, Kings County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (305,982), followed by Queens County (299,347), and Bronx County (248,215).

The chart below shows the top 10 New York counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.

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Ranking of New York Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Kings County
Queens County
Bronx County
New York County
Suffolk County
Nassau County
Westchester County
Erie County
Monroe County
Richmond County
Ranking of New York Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Kings County 305982
2 Queens County 299347
3 Bronx County 248215
4 New York County 148767
5 Suffolk County 102304
6 Nassau County 80511
7 Westchester County 77286
8 Erie County 52956
9 Monroe County 46804
10 Richmond County 39258
11 Onondaga County 28245
12 Orange County 25676
13 Rockland County 23304
14 Oneida County 17958
15 Dutchess County 17701
16 Albany County 15177
17 Niagara County 12783
18 Broome County 12413
19 Ulster County 11452
20 Saratoga County 10652
21 Chautauqua County 9568
22 Schenectady County 9470
23 Rensselaer County 8773
24 Oswego County 8256
25 St. Lawrence County 8203
26 Sullivan County 7399
27 Clinton County 6871
28 Cayuga County 6635
29 Jefferson County 6605
30 Chemung County 6285
31 Wayne County 6281
32 Steuben County 5659
33 Cattaraugus County 5515
34 Ontario County 5358
35 Washington County 5108
36 Fulton County 4926
37 Putnam County 4702
38 Greene County 4359
39 Warren County 4183
40 Columbia County 4131
41 Franklin County 4068
42 Herkimer County 3928
43 Montgomery County 3885
44 Orleans County 3866
45 Chenango County 3810
46 Seneca County 3738
47 Wyoming County 3432
48 Livingston County 3421
49 Madison County 3371
50 Delaware County 3282
51 Tompkins County 3135
52 Genesee County 3096
53 Cortland County 2927
54 Otsego County 2845
55 Allegany County 2702
56 Essex County 2562
57 Tioga County 2537
58 Yates County 2286
59 Schoharie County 2015
60 Lewis County 1644
61 Schuyler County 1220
62 Hamilton County 809