Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 24.67%. Among all New York counties, Cayuga County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (34.39%), followed by Montgomery County (34.03%), and Wyoming County (33.88%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Cayuga County
Montgomery County
Wyoming County
Herkimer County
Allegany County
Niagara County
Wayne County
Jefferson County
Hamilton County
Oneida County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Cayuga County 34.39
2 Montgomery County 34.03
3 Wyoming County 33.88
4 Herkimer County 33.60
5 Allegany County 33.59
6 Niagara County 33.52
7 Wayne County 33.30
8 Jefferson County 33.04
9 Hamilton County 33.02
10 Oneida County 32.99
11 Genesee County 32.62
12 Fulton County 32.50
13 Livingston County 32.35
14 Schenectady County 32.20
15 Schuyler County 32.08
16 Chemung County 31.99
17 Chautauqua County 31.93
18 Cortland County 31.89
19 Seneca County 31.71
20 Oswego County 31.57
20 Tioga County 31.57
21 Broome County 31.39
22 Steuben County 31.36
23 Rensselaer County 31.29
24 Madison County 31.14
25 Ontario County 30.89
26 Schoharie County 30.88
27 Warren County 30.36
28 Franklin County 30.16
29 Cattaraugus County 29.94
30 St. Lawrence County 29.90
30 Washington County 29.90
31 Onondaga County 29.83
32 Orleans County 29.82
33 Orange County 29.78
34 Erie County 29.69
35 Chenango County 29.45
36 Lewis County 28.99
37 Ulster County 28.81
38 Sullivan County 28.57
39 Dutchess County 28.23
40 Monroe County 28.07
41 Clinton County 27.97
42 Delaware County 27.88
43 Saratoga County 27.73
44 Essex County 27.58
45 Albany County 27.53
46 Columbia County 27.26
47 Yates County 27.10
48 Otsego County 27.01
49 Suffolk County 26.89
50 Greene County 26.60
51 Putnam County 25.70
52 Rockland County 24.30
53 Richmond County 23.89
54 Tompkins County 23.37
55 Nassau County 21.96
56 Queens County 20.73
57 Bronx County 20.38
58 Westchester County 17.33
59 Kings County 15.06
60 New York County 8.87