Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic 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 percentage of the New Jersey Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 46.04%. Among all New Jersey counties, Hudson County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (60.77%), followed by Essex County (58.38%), and Morris County (57.65%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hudson County
Essex County
Morris County
Somerset County
Hunterdon County
Bergen County
Union County
Monmouth County
Mercer County
Passaic County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hudson County 60.77
2 Essex County 58.38
3 Morris County 57.65
4 Somerset County 57.48
5 Hunterdon County 54.93
6 Bergen County 53.10
7 Union County 51.99
8 Monmouth County 51.56
9 Mercer County 51.38
10 Passaic County 43.03
11 Middlesex County 41.87
12 Burlington County 41.68
13 Camden County 38.89
14 Sussex County 37.74
15 Cape May County 36.85
16 Warren County 35.04
17 Gloucester County 34.91
18 Atlantic County 34.56
19 Ocean County 32.94
20 Salem County 24.79
21 Cumberland County 22.90