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)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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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Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
New York County
Westchester County
Kings County
Tompkins County
Nassau County
Queens County
Albany County
Rockland County
Monroe County
Suffolk County
Ranking of New York 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 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