Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the population of New York (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.57%. Among all New York counties, Bronx County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (25.87%), followed by Hamilton County (20.30%), and Queens County (17.30%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Bronx County
Hamilton County
Queens County
Kings County
Seneca County
Yates County
Sullivan County
Orleans County
Fulton County
Clinton County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bronx County 25.87
2 Hamilton County 20.30
3 Queens County 17.30
4 Kings County 16.30
5 Seneca County 15.25
6 Yates County 13.81
7 Sullivan County 13.37
8 Orleans County 13.01
9 Fulton County 12.69
10 Clinton County 12.45
11 Greene County 12.07
12 Cayuga County 11.92
13 Franklin County 11.86
14 New York County 11.62
15 Wyoming County 11.59
16 Richmond County 11.40
16 St. Lawrence County 11.40
17 Montgomery County 11.35
18 Washington County 11.33
19 Chenango County 11.20
20 Oneida County 11.19
21 Westchester County 11.15
22 Rockland County 11.14
23 Chautauqua County 10.68
24 Chemung County 10.54
25 Cattaraugus County 10.40
26 Oswego County 10.27
27 Orange County 10.08
28 Delaware County 9.94
29 Cortland County 9.93
30 Wayne County 9.66
31 Suffolk County 9.61
32 Broome County 9.42
33 Schoharie County 9.38
34 Schuyler County 9.18
35 Herkimer County 9.13
36 Allegany County 9.00
37 Monroe County 8.91
38 Lewis County 8.86
39 Essex County 8.85
40 Jefferson County 8.83
41 Columbia County 8.78
42 Onondaga County 8.68
43 Schenectady County 8.67
44 Ulster County 8.58
45 Warren County 8.49
46 Steuben County 8.48
47 Dutchess County 8.47
48 Niagara County 8.37
49 Nassau County 8.30
50 Livingston County 8.14
51 Erie County 7.90
52 Rensselaer County 7.72
53 Genesee County 7.40
54 Tioga County 7.30
55 Madison County 7.24
56 Albany County 7.19
57 Otsego County 7.17
58 Ontario County 6.74
59 Putnam County 6.67
60 Saratoga County 6.29
61 Tompkins County 5.04