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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of New York (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 25.24%. Among all New York counties, Lewis County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (43.33%), followed by Chenango County (41.16%), and Orleans County (40.60%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Lewis County
Chenango County
Orleans County
Cattaraugus County
Delaware County
Washington County
Genesee County
Franklin County
Wyoming County
Oswego County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of 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 Lewis County 43.33
2 Chenango County 41.16
3 Orleans County 40.60
4 Cattaraugus County 39.75
5 Delaware County 39.53
6 Washington County 39.01
7 Genesee County 38.40
8 Franklin County 37.83
9 Wyoming County 37.79
10 Oswego County 37.26
11 Greene County 36.87
12 Fulton County 36.84
13 Schoharie County 36.37
14 Herkimer County 35.84
15 Tioga County 35.80
16 Montgomery County 35.63
16 St. Lawrence County 35.63
17 Madison County 35.32
18 Allegany County 35.24
19 Clinton County 35.22
20 Steuben County 35.01
21 Schuyler County 34.97
22 Chautauqua County 34.59
23 Yates County 34.40
24 Chemung County 34.31
25 Essex County 33.57
26 Seneca County 33.32
27 Wayne County 32.52
28 Jefferson County 32.46
29 Sullivan County 32.37
30 Cayuga County 32.29
31 Otsego County 32.23
32 Niagara County 31.76
33 Oneida County 30.82
34 Livingston County 30.73
35 Cortland County 30.65
36 Broome County 30.56
37 Richmond County 29.88
38 Columbia County 29.45
39 Orange County 28.57
40 Ulster County 28.25
41 Warren County 28.11
42 Bronx County 27.86
43 Rensselaer County 27.32
44 Schenectady County 27.08
45 Hamilton County 26.95
46 Queens County 26.69
47 Putnam County 26.36
48 Dutchess County 26.25
48 Erie County 26.25
49 Suffolk County 25.81
50 Ontario County 25.50
51 Onondaga County 25.44
52 Kings County 25.25
53 Saratoga County 24.02
54 Monroe County 23.05
55 Rockland County 22.12
56 Nassau County 21.80
57 Albany County 21.24
58 Westchester County 18.43
59 Tompkins County 17.45
60 New York County 12.24