Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 24.08%. Among all New York counties, Jefferson County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (34.39%), followed by Montgomery County (33.79%), and Cayuga County (33.61%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Jefferson County
Montgomery County
Cayuga County
Herkimer County
Niagara County
Allegany County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Hamilton County
Livingston County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of 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 Jefferson County 34.39
2 Montgomery County 33.79
3 Cayuga County 33.61
4 Herkimer County 33.59
5 Niagara County 33.55
6 Allegany County 33.39
7 Wayne County 33.38
8 Wyoming County 32.51
9 Hamilton County 32.27
10 Livingston County 32.23
11 Fulton County 32.22
12 Genesee County 32.21
13 Oneida County 31.77
14 Oswego County 31.64
15 Schuyler County 31.51
16 Chautauqua County 31.40
17 Cortland County 31.35
18 Chemung County 31.23
19 Madison County 31.19
20 Broome County 31.11
21 Tioga County 31.08
22 Steuben County 31.04
23 Schoharie County 31.02
24 Schenectady County 30.99
25 Rensselaer County 30.63
26 Warren County 30.35
27 Ontario County 30.27
28 Erie County 29.96
28 Seneca County 29.96
29 Orange County 29.91
30 Cattaraugus County 29.83
31 St. Lawrence County 29.41
32 Chenango County 29.38
33 Onondaga County 29.37
34 Orleans County 29.16
35 Washington County 29.08
36 Lewis County 28.99
37 Ulster County 28.69
38 Franklin County 28.68
39 Monroe County 28.08
40 Dutchess County 27.61
41 Delaware County 27.55
42 Yates County 27.32
43 Albany County 27.26
43 Otsego County 27.26
44 Sullivan County 27.23
45 Essex County 27.11
46 Saratoga County 27.03
47 Clinton County 26.95
48 Columbia County 26.89
49 Suffolk County 26.27
50 Putnam County 25.49
51 Greene County 25.45
52 Bronx County 25.34
53 Rockland County 24.77
54 Richmond County 23.83
55 Nassau County 22.42
56 Tompkins County 22.23
57 Queens County 22.09
58 Westchester County 19.77
59 Kings County 18.92
60 New York County 13.60