Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Pennsylvania White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 2,538,353. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Allegheny County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (332,693), followed by Montgomery County (246,192), and Philadelphia County (215,113).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Allegheny County
Montgomery County
Philadelphia County
Bucks County
Chester County
Delaware County
Lancaster County
Westmoreland County
York County
Lehigh County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Allegheny County 332693
2 Montgomery County 246192
3 Philadelphia County 215113
4 Bucks County 172203
5 Chester County 171482
6 Delaware County 123176
7 Lancaster County 99927
8 Westmoreland County 77114
9 York County 73962
10 Lehigh County 67104
11 Berks County 66102
12 Northampton County 61405
13 Cumberland County 60415
14 Luzerne County 50702
15 Dauphin County 50434
16 Butler County 50274
17 Erie County 49805
18 Washington County 45282
19 Lackawanna County 41511
20 Centre County 38887
21 Beaver County 29878
22 Franklin County 23108
23 Monroe County 22811
24 Cambria County 20603
25 Lebanon County 19921
26 Blair County 19805
27 Lycoming County 18090
28 Schuylkill County 18015
29 Mercer County 17344
30 Adams County 16663
31 Fayette County 16178
32 Indiana County 13334
33 Lawrence County 12711
34 Crawford County 11496
35 Northumberland County 11357
36 Clearfield County 10489
37 Columbia County 10194
38 Pike County 10019
39 Armstrong County 8878
40 Somerset County 8770
41 Bradford County 7929
42 Carbon County 7772
43 Wayne County 7357
44 Union County 7221
45 Venango County 6975
46 Tioga County 5908
47 Perry County 5705
48 Snyder County 5616
49 Susquehanna County 5463
50 Huntingdon County 5450
51 Warren County 5390
52 Bedford County 5345
52 Clarion County 5345
53 McKean County 5309
54 Jefferson County 5051
55 Clinton County 4604
56 Greene County 4499
57 Mifflin County 4254
58 Elk County 4180
59 Montour County 4138
60 Wyoming County 3880
61 Juniata County 2328
62 Potter County 1850
63 Fulton County 1530
64 Sullivan County 852
65 Forest County 594
66 Cameron County 361