Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Education: At least high school
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
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | N/A | 87.9 | 12,297,601 | 45 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 89.4 | 204,204,444 | N/A |
| Bronx County | Urban | 75.3 | 706,230 | 3,069 |
| Queens County | Urban | 82.7 | 1,404,170 | 2,729 |
| Kings County | Urban | 84.2 | 1,556,429 | 2,552 |
| Yates County | Rural | 84.4 | 14,100 | 2,522 |
| Seneca County | Rural | 84.6 | 20,228 | 2,495 |
| Orleans County | Urban | 86.7 | 25,283 | 2,181 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 86.7 | 25,694 | 2,181 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 87.3 | 29,237 | 2,089 |
| Rockland County | Urban | 87.7 | 182,936 | 2,012 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 87.7 | 48,877 | 2,012 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 88.2 | 48,421 | 1,931 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 88.5 | 33,770 | 1,873 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 88.5 | 30,300 | 1,873 |
| Richmond County | Urban | 88.5 | 305,815 | 1,873 |
| Chenango County | Rural | 88.7 | 29,957 | 1,834 |
| Greene County | Rural | 88.8 | 32,200 | 1,817 |
| Cayuga County | Rural | 88.9 | 48,891 | 1,791 |
| Oneida County | Urban | 88.9 | 141,463 | 1,791 |
| St. Lawrence County | Rural | 89.1 | 63,437 | 1,750 |
| Cattaraugus County | Rural | 89.2 | 47,213 | 1,722 |
| New York County | Urban | 89.2 | 1,123,964 | 1,722 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 89.3 | 3,693 | 1,696 |
| Westchester County | Urban | 89.4 | 622,982 | 1,680 |
| Orange County | Urban | 89.7 | 231,932 | 1,609 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 90.0 | 79,651 | 1,528 |
| Oswego County | Urban | 90.0 | 72,287 | 1,528 |
| Washington County | Urban | 90.3 | 40,866 | 1,462 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 90.4 | 29,984 | 1,440 |
| Suffolk County | Urban | 90.5 | 968,481 | 1,408 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 90.8 | 12,020 | 1,328 |
| Chemung County | Urban | 90.9 | 53,124 | 1,304 |
| Cortland County | Rural | 90.9 | 26,559 | 1,304 |
| Broome County | Urban | 91.0 | 119,116 | 1,270 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 91.0 | 59,484 | 1,270 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 91.3 | 68,151 | 1,204 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 91.4 | 16,881 | 1,163 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 91.5 | 43,365 | 1,131 |
| Essex County | Rural | 91.5 | 26,461 | 1,131 |
| Allegany County | Rural | 91.6 | 27,295 | 1,110 |
| Herkimer County | Urban | 91.7 | 39,354 | 1,084 |
| Onondaga County | Urban | 91.7 | 297,945 | 1,084 |
| Ulster County | Urban | 91.7 | 123,240 | 1,084 |
| Dutchess County | Urban | 91.8 | 194,063 | 1,044 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 91.8 | 482,926 | 1,044 |
| Schenectady County | Urban | 91.8 | 100,968 | 1,044 |
| Steuben County | Rural | 91.8 | 60,763 | 1,044 |
| Warren County | Urban | 91.9 | 45,414 | 1,019 |
| Niagara County | Urban | 92.0 | 140,269 | 984 |
| Schoharie County | Urban | 92.0 | 19,832 | 984 |
| Tioga County | Urban | 92.0 | 31,819 | 984 |
| Nassau County | Urban | 92.1 | 895,669 | 959 |
| Otsego County | Rural | 92.1 | 36,157 | 959 |
| Erie County | Urban | 92.4 | 621,519 | 875 |
| Genesee County | Rural | 92.5 | 38,657 | 846 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 92.6 | 38,613 | 816 |
| Rensselaer County | Urban | 92.7 | 105,173 | 788 |
| Albany County | Urban | 93.2 | 198,329 | 638 |
| Madison County | Urban | 93.3 | 42,983 | 610 |
| Ontario County | Urban | 93.3 | 75,178 | 610 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 93.3 | 66,358 | 610 |
| Saratoga County | Urban | 94.2 | 162,446 | 393 |
| Tompkins County | Urban | 95.9 | 58,979 | 107 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/24/2026 9:47 pm.
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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/24/2026 9:47 pm.
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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.