Ranking of New York 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)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the New York Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 44.73%. Among all New York counties, New York 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 (84.55%), followed by Westchester County (61.90%), and Kings County (59.16%).
The chart below shows the top 10 New York counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all New York counties.
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York County | 84.55 |
| 2 | Westchester County | 61.90 |
| 3 | Kings County | 59.16 |
| 4 | Tompkins County | 53.99 |
| 5 | Nassau County | 52.69 |
| 6 | Queens County | 47.37 |
| 7 | Albany County | 46.69 |
| 8 | Rockland County | 46.38 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 45.46 |
| 10 | Suffolk County | 42.66 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 42.45 |
| 12 | Saratoga County | 42.15 |
| 13 | Bronx County | 41.45 |
| 14 | Dutchess County | 40.86 |
| 15 | Onondaga County | 39.27 |
| 16 | Erie County | 38.51 |
| 17 | Richmond County | 38.28 |
| 18 | Ontario County | 38.07 |
| 19 | Ulster County | 36.88 |
| 20 | Columbia County | 36.40 |
| 21 | Schenectady County | 36.22 |
| 22 | Rensselaer County | 34.65 |
| 23 | Orange County | 34.14 |
| 24 | Otsego County | 33.56 |
| 25 | Warren County | 33.54 |
| 26 | Essex County | 32.12 |
| 27 | Sullivan County | 30.51 |
| 28 | Livingston County | 29.89 |
| 29 | Broome County | 29.14 |
| 30 | Cortland County | 28.10 |
| 31 | Oneida County | 27.82 |
| 32 | Niagara County | 27.19 |
| 33 | Greene County | 26.61 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 26.25 |
| 35 | Madison County | 25.94 |
| 36 | Tioga County | 25.70 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 25.59 |
| 38 | Yates County | 25.00 |
| 39 | Chemung County | 24.87 |
| 40 | Steuben County | 24.80 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | 24.45 |
| 42 | Schuyler County | 24.19 |
| 43 | Chautauqua County | 24.06 |
| 44 | St. Lawrence County | 23.70 |
| 45 | Cayuga County | 23.55 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 23.03 |
| 47 | Delaware County | 22.95 |
| 48 | Schoharie County | 22.60 |
| 49 | Seneca County | 22.56 |
| 50 | Genesee County | 22.42 |
| 51 | Allegany County | 22.03 |
| 52 | Herkimer County | 21.66 |
| 53 | Washington County | 21.37 |
| 54 | Oswego County | 20.58 |
| 55 | Cattaraugus County | 20.41 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 20.24 |
| 57 | Hamilton County | 19.39 |
| 58 | Wyoming County | 18.88 |
| 59 | Lewis County | 18.78 |
| 60 | Fulton County | 18.17 |
| 61 | Chenango County | 18.12 |
| 62 | Orleans County | 17.88 |