Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 8.64%. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Juniata County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (16.98%), followed by Forest County (16.59%), and Mifflin County (14.68%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Juniata County
Forest County
Mifflin County
Lancaster County
Snyder County
Philadelphia County
Berks County
Lebanon County
Greene County
Union County
Ranking of Pennsylvania 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 Juniata County 16.98
2 Forest County 16.59
3 Mifflin County 14.68
4 Lancaster County 13.65
5 Snyder County 13.51
6 Philadelphia County 13.45
7 Berks County 12.45
8 Lebanon County 12.44
9 Greene County 11.95
10 Union County 11.78
11 Clearfield County 11.39
12 Fulton County 11.38
13 Perry County 11.14
14 Fayette County 10.97
15 Franklin County 10.71
16 Schuylkill County 10.60
17 Bedford County 10.54
17 Potter County 10.54
18 Somerset County 10.53
19 Northumberland County 10.38
20 Monroe County 10.35
21 Lehigh County 10.31
22 Adams County 10.24
23 Huntingdon County 10.07
24 Clinton County 9.94
25 Mercer County 9.87
26 Bradford County 9.78
26 Luzerne County 9.78
27 Crawford County 9.74
28 Carbon County 9.70
29 Sullivan County 9.63
30 Clarion County 9.57
31 Jefferson County 9.53
32 Susquehanna County 9.48
33 Wayne County 9.47
34 Lycoming County 9.38
35 York County 9.23
36 Dauphin County 9.09
37 Tioga County 9.00
38 Columbia County 8.90
39 Lackawanna County 8.44
40 Venango County 8.40
41 Northampton County 8.36
42 Montour County 8.35
43 Erie County 8.34
44 Indiana County 8.27
45 Lawrence County 8.24
46 Blair County 7.62
47 Armstrong County 7.61
48 Cameron County 7.58
49 Cambria County 7.52
50 McKean County 7.35
51 Wyoming County 7.07
52 Elk County 7.02
53 Pike County 6.91
54 Warren County 6.88
55 Cumberland County 6.74
56 Delaware County 6.56
57 Washington County 6.14
58 Centre County 5.64
59 Bucks County 5.51
60 Chester County 5.49
61 Beaver County 5.45
62 Montgomery County 5.34
63 Westmoreland County 5.11
64 Allegheny County 4.91
65 Butler County 4.50