State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Education: At least bachelors degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,366,712.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 75,808,834.
• Rank within US : N/A

New York County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 801,081.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 9 of 3143

Tompkins County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 34,348.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 38 of 3143

Westchester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 351,129.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 69 of 3143

Nassau County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 460,743.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 95 of 3143

Albany County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 93,623.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 142 of 3143

Saratoga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 72,252.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 168 of 3143

Rockland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 87,754.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 185 of 3143

Putnam County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 29,267.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 191 of 3143

Monroe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 209,945.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 218 of 3143

Kings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 39.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 741,880.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 227 of 3143

Suffolk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 407,900.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 255 of 3143

Dutchess County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 78,716.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 279 of 3143

Ontario County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 29,828.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 286 of 3143

Onondaga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 118,738.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 310 of 3143

Erie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 240,472.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 333 of 3143

Richmond County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 120,174.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 370 of 3143

Columbia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 16,415.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 371 of 3143

Ulster County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 46,012.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 385 of 3143

Rensselaer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 39,039.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 391 of 3143

Queens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 587,052.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 409 of 3143

Otsego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 13,234.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 434 of 3143

Schenectady County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 36,330.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 16,291.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 451 of 3143

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 80,054.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 546 of 3143

Essex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 8,817.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 586 of 3143

Broome County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 38,078.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 687 of 3143

Livingston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 12,150.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 688 of 3143

Cortland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 8,274.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 740 of 3143

Sullivan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 14,952.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 802 of 3143

Niagara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 40,182.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 862 of 3143

Madison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 12,216.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 868 of 3143

Oneida County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 42,105.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 870 of 3143

Tioga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 8,968.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 913 of 3143

Greene County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,253.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 937 of 3143

Steuben County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 17,009.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 945 of 3143

Clinton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 14,002.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 956 of 3143

Yates County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,050.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1050 of 3143

Wayne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 15,885.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1054 of 3143

Schuyler County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,237.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1066 of 3143

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 18,194.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1067 of 3143

Chemung County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 14,256.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1118 of 3143

St. Lawrence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 16,962.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1160 of 3143

Chautauqua County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 20,915.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1188 of 3143

Schoharie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,995.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3143

Delaware County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,586.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1232 of 3143

Allegany County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,716.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1310 of 3143

Cayuga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 12,338.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1344 of 3143

Genesee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,197.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1366 of 3143

Franklin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,418.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1418 of 3143

Seneca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,260.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1438 of 3143

Herkimer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,220.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1442 of 3143

Bronx County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 200,891.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1517 of 3143

Oswego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 16,735.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1538 of 3143

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,286.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1564 of 3143

Hamilton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 816.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1579 of 3143

Cattaraugus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 10,620.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1653 of 3143

Montgomery County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,585.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1809 of 3143

Lewis County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,491.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1881 of 3143

Chenango County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,210.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1979 of 3143

Fulton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,085.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1983 of 3143

Wyoming County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,361.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2020 of 3143

Orleans County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,120.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2172 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/20/2024 12:20 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.