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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
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+) (%) |
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| 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 |