Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 20.50%. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Montour County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (52.90%), followed by Carbon County (37.07%), and Pike County (33.06%).

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

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Montour County
Carbon County
Pike County
Montgomery County
Bucks County
Bedford County
Monroe County
Adams County
Chester County
Blair County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Montour County 52.90
2 Carbon County 37.07
3 Pike County 33.06
4 Montgomery County 32.43
5 Bucks County 30.95
6 Bedford County 30.46
7 Monroe County 28.38
8 Adams County 27.78
9 Chester County 26.88
10 Blair County 26.10
11 Butler County 23.45
12 Susquehanna County 23.02
13 Allegheny County 22.87
14 Warren County 22.45
15 Delaware County 22.27
16 Lycoming County 21.31
17 Northampton County 21.21
18 Elk County 20.83
19 Bradford County 20.39
20 Centre County 20.31
21 York County 20.14
22 Franklin County 20.08
23 Lancaster County 19.48
24 Philadelphia County 19.27
25 Lebanon County 18.92
26 Dauphin County 18.72
27 Westmoreland County 18.30
28 Lehigh County 18.13
29 Clarion County 17.90
30 Cumberland County 16.89
31 Beaver County 16.59
32 Washington County 16.38
33 Indiana County 15.32
34 Lawrence County 15.28
35 Berks County 15.03
36 Sullivan County 14.53
37 Jefferson County 13.87
38 Fulton County 13.77
39 Lackawanna County 13.17
40 Erie County 12.92
41 Mercer County 12.19
42 Crawford County 11.65
43 Venango County 11.35
44 Columbia County 11.05
45 Luzerne County 8.66
46 Fayette County 8.45
47 Juniata County 8.11
48 Northumberland County 7.77
49 Cambria County 6.82
50 Mifflin County 6.73
51 Tioga County 5.03
52 Clearfield County 4.73
53 Potter County 4.65
54 Clinton County 4.41
55 Perry County 4.24
56 Union County 3.26
57 Schuylkill County 3.11
58 Forest County 3.09
59 Huntingdon County 2.32
60 Wayne County 1.77
61 Somerset County 1.50
62 Armstrong County 1.45
63 McKean County 0.40
64 Greene County 0.32
65 Cameron County 0.00
65 Snyder County 0.00
65 Wyoming County 0.00