Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 43.01%. Among all New York counties, New York County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (79.57%), followed by Westchester County (58.67%), and Kings County (55.09%).
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 | 79.57 |
| 2 | Westchester County | 58.67 |
| 3 | Kings County | 55.09 |
| 4 | Tompkins County | 54.16 |
| 5 | Nassau County | 50.86 |
| 6 | Albany County | 46.21 |
| 7 | Rockland County | 44.65 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 44.46 |
| 9 | Putnam County | 42.18 |
| 10 | Saratoga County | 42.00 |
| 11 | Queens County | 40.83 |
| 12 | Suffolk County | 40.36 |
| 13 | Dutchess County | 39.79 |
| 14 | Onondaga County | 39.13 |
| 15 | Erie County | 38.31 |
| 16 | Ontario County | 37.94 |
| 17 | Ulster County | 36.75 |
| 18 | Richmond County | 36.50 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 36.08 |
| 20 | Schenectady County | 35.83 |
| 21 | Rensselaer County | 34.60 |
| 22 | Otsego County | 33.52 |
| 23 | Warren County | 33.35 |
| 24 | Orange County | 33.03 |
| 25 | Essex County | 31.83 |
| 26 | Livingston County | 29.68 |
| 27 | Sullivan County | 29.61 |
| 28 | Broome County | 29.18 |
| 29 | Bronx County | 28.47 |
| 30 | Cortland County | 28.01 |
| 31 | Oneida County | 27.39 |
| 32 | Niagara County | 27.09 |
| 33 | Greene County | 26.79 |
| 34 | Clinton County | 26.24 |
| 35 | Madison County | 26.17 |
| 36 | Tioga County | 25.75 |
| 37 | Wayne County | 25.32 |
| 38 | Chemung County | 24.82 |
| 39 | Steuben County | 24.76 |
| 40 | Yates County | 24.75 |
| 41 | Jefferson County | 24.23 |
| 42 | Schuyler County | 24.08 |
| 43 | St. Lawrence County | 23.77 |
| 44 | Chautauqua County | 23.74 |
| 45 | Cayuga County | 23.46 |
| 46 | Franklin County | 23.00 |
| 47 | Delaware County | 22.85 |
| 48 | Schoharie County | 22.74 |
| 49 | Seneca County | 22.38 |
| 50 | Genesee County | 22.32 |
| 51 | Allegany County | 22.07 |
| 52 | Herkimer County | 21.55 |
| 53 | Washington County | 21.28 |
| 54 | Oswego County | 20.58 |
| 55 | Cattaraugus County | 20.27 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 19.84 |
| 57 | Hamilton County | 19.14 |
| 58 | Lewis County | 18.82 |
| 59 | Wyoming County | 18.79 |
| 60 | Fulton County | 18.20 |
| 61 | Chenango County | 18.17 |
| 62 | Orleans County | 17.96 |
