Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 43.26%. Among all New Jersey counties, Morris County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (55.35%), followed by Somerset County (54.72%), and Hunterdon County (54.28%).

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

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Morris County
Somerset County
Hunterdon County
Essex County
Monmouth County
Bergen County
Hudson County
Mercer County
Union County
Burlington County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of 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 Morris County 55.35
2 Somerset County 54.72
3 Hunterdon County 54.28
4 Essex County 50.79
5 Monmouth County 50.34
6 Bergen County 49.78
7 Hudson County 47.20
8 Mercer County 47.18
9 Union County 46.62
10 Burlington County 41.13
11 Middlesex County 37.87
12 Sussex County 37.65
13 Camden County 37.57
14 Passaic County 37.02
15 Cape May County 36.13
16 Gloucester County 34.77
17 Warren County 34.50
18 Atlantic County 33.24
19 Ocean County 32.43
20 Salem County 24.09
21 Cumberland County 19.95