Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New York Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 30.94%. Among all New York counties, Herkimer County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (66.84%), followed by Tioga County (66.67%), and Cortland County (56.30%).

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 Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Herkimer County
Tioga County
Cortland County
Clinton County
Genesee County
Allegany County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Essex County
Greene County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Herkimer County 66.84
2 Tioga County 66.67
3 Cortland County 56.30
4 Clinton County 55.61
5 Genesee County 55.12
6 Allegany County 48.67
7 Franklin County 48.63
8 Hamilton County 47.62
9 Essex County 47.44
10 Greene County 43.08
11 Columbia County 43.01
12 Lewis County 42.14
13 Delaware County 40.87
14 Oswego County 40.85
15 Schenectady County 39.69
16 Livingston County 38.96
17 Sullivan County 38.76
18 Orleans County 38.07
19 Cattaraugus County 37.79
20 Ulster County 37.12
21 Madison County 36.21
22 Wyoming County 36.18
23 Steuben County 36.03
24 Otsego County 35.41
25 Niagara County 34.24
26 Kings County 34.13
27 Ontario County 33.96
28 Chautauqua County 33.85
29 Seneca County 33.76
30 Rensselaer County 33.61
31 Broome County 33.55
32 St. Lawrence County 33.52
33 Onondaga County 33.33
34 Monroe County 32.63
34 Washington County 32.63
35 Dutchess County 32.33
36 Oneida County 31.95
36 Wayne County 31.95
37 Richmond County 30.43
38 Bronx County 30.42
39 Queens County 30.14
40 Erie County 29.90
41 Albany County 29.35
42 Suffolk County 29.11
43 Chenango County 29.05
44 Chemung County 28.65
45 Fulton County 28.19
46 New York County 27.91
47 Nassau County 27.71
48 Orange County 27.51
49 Cayuga County 24.70
50 Westchester County 24.67
51 Rockland County 24.59
52 Putnam County 23.60
53 Tompkins County 23.27
54 Jefferson County 22.51
55 Schuyler County 21.93
56 Saratoga County 20.63
57 Schoharie County 20.43
58 Warren County 19.09
59 Montgomery County 16.50
60 Yates County 6.84