Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 6.24%. Among all New York counties, Hamilton County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (20.58%), followed by Yates County (13.31%), and Fulton County (12.14%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Hamilton County
Yates County
Fulton County
Seneca County
Bronx County
Clinton County
Orleans County
Chenango County
Franklin County
St. Lawrence County
Ranking of New York Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hamilton County 20.58
2 Yates County 13.31
3 Fulton County 12.14
4 Seneca County 12.02
5 Bronx County 11.78
6 Clinton County 11.03
7 Orleans County 10.98
8 Chenango County 10.88
9 Franklin County 10.30
10 St. Lawrence County 10.07
11 Cattaraugus County 10.01
11 Oswego County 10.01
12 Cortland County 9.68
13 Washington County 9.65
14 Greene County 9.45
15 Schoharie County 9.37
16 Delaware County 9.33
17 Cayuga County 9.29
18 Chautauqua County 9.20
19 Montgomery County 9.15
20 Allegany County 8.90
21 Sullivan County 8.85
22 Herkimer County 8.81
23 Wyoming County 8.70
24 Jefferson County 8.65
25 Lewis County 8.49
26 Chemung County 8.47
27 Wayne County 8.40
28 Schuyler County 8.37
29 Broome County 8.27
30 Queens County 8.17
31 Steuben County 8.13
32 Oneida County 7.98
33 Warren County 7.78
34 Kings County 7.50
35 Orange County 7.37
36 Niagara County 7.32
37 Madison County 7.16
38 Richmond County 7.03
39 Columbia County 6.92
40 Tioga County 6.89
41 Livingston County 6.84
42 Essex County 6.82
42 Ulster County 6.82
43 Rockland County 6.79
44 Otsego County 6.75
45 Genesee County 6.61
46 Rensselaer County 6.54
47 Ontario County 5.91
48 Schenectady County 5.84
49 Onondaga County 5.75
50 Erie County 5.58
51 Saratoga County 5.57
52 Dutchess County 5.35
53 Westchester County 5.16
54 Monroe County 5.03
55 Putnam County 5.02
56 Suffolk County 4.86
57 Albany County 4.54
58 Tompkins County 4.51
59 Nassau County 4.00
60 New York County 1.58