Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | N/A | 39.6 | 5,535,503 | 10 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| New York County | Urban | 64.0 | 806,709 | 8 |
| Tompkins County | Urban | 59.2 | 36,447 | 25 |
| Westchester County | Urban | 52.5 | 366,101 | 64 |
| Nassau County | Urban | 48.7 | 473,504 | 99 |
| Albany County | Urban | 45.2 | 96,130 | 153 |
| Saratoga County | Urban | 43.8 | 75,452 | 177 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 43.5 | 30,981 | 182 |
| Rockland County | Urban | 42.1 | 87,859 | 205 |
| Kings County | Urban | 41.3 | 764,053 | 221 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 41.2 | 216,673 | 226 |
| Suffolk County | Urban | 39.9 | 426,656 | 254 |
| Dutchess County | Urban | 39.7 | 83,972 | 257 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 38.1 | 18,050 | 305 |
| Onondaga County | Urban | 38.1 | 123,843 | 305 |
| Rensselaer County | Urban | 37.3 | 42,276 | 333 |
| Ontario County | Urban | 37.2 | 29,943 | 335 |
| Ulster County | Urban | 37.1 | 49,768 | 341 |
| Erie County | Urban | 36.9 | 248,289 | 345 |
| Richmond County | Urban | 35.8 | 123,573 | 386 |
| Queens County | Urban | 35.3 | 598,760 | 410 |
| Schenectady County | Urban | 35.1 | 38,542 | 423 |
| Warren County | Urban | 34.6 | 17,109 | 443 |
| Otsego County | Rural | 33.9 | 13,287 | 478 |
| Orange County | Urban | 32.2 | 83,389 | 576 |
| Essex County | Rural | 31.3 | 9,052 | 627 |
| Broome County | Urban | 30.6 | 40,032 | 665 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 30.6 | 12,762 | 665 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 29.7 | 16,553 | 723 |
| Greene County | Rural | 28.9 | 10,491 | 768 |
| Cortland County | Rural | 28.3 | 8,277 | 814 |
| Madison County | Urban | 28.0 | 12,910 | 830 |
| Oneida County | Urban | 27.8 | 44,142 | 849 |
| Niagara County | Urban | 27.2 | 41,401 | 897 |
| Chemung County | Urban | 26.9 | 15,715 | 929 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 26.9 | 1,112 | 929 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 26.8 | 14,726 | 941 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 26.7 | 8,853 | 948 |
| Steuben County | Rural | 26.0 | 17,225 | 999 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 25.7 | 19,164 | 1,028 |
| Tioga County | Urban | 25.6 | 8,855 | 1,044 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 25.5 | 16,691 | 1,055 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 25.4 | 3,358 | 1,066 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 25.1 | 22,218 | 1,100 |
| Schoharie County | Urban | 25.0 | 5,393 | 1,113 |
| Yates County | Rural | 25.0 | 4,179 | 1,113 |
| Allegany County | Rural | 24.6 | 7,317 | 1,156 |
| St. Lawrence County | Rural | 24.6 | 17,541 | 1,156 |
| Seneca County | Rural | 24.1 | 5,770 | 1,237 |
| Cayuga County | Rural | 23.9 | 13,128 | 1,265 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 23.8 | 7,959 | 1,277 |
| Genesee County | Rural | 23.6 | 9,864 | 1,293 |
| Herkimer County | Urban | 22.6 | 9,706 | 1,410 |
| Bronx County | Urban | 22.0 | 205,925 | 1,488 |
| Oswego County | Urban | 21.9 | 17,608 | 1,502 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 21.2 | 8,073 | 1,611 |
| Washington County | Urban | 21.2 | 9,606 | 1,611 |
| Cattaraugus County | Rural | 20.7 | 10,940 | 1,686 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 20.5 | 7,022 | 1,731 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 19.4 | 3,586 | 1,932 |
| Chenango County | Rural | 19.2 | 6,475 | 1,966 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 18.2 | 5,406 | 2,158 |
| Orleans County | Urban | 17.5 | 5,102 | 2,276 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/23/2026 8:13 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/23/2026 8:13 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.