Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of 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 Pennsylvania White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 7.11%. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Juniata County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (16.73%), followed by Forest County (14.85%), and Mifflin County (14.64%).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Juniata County
Forest County
Mifflin County
Snyder County
Lancaster County
Union County
Fulton County
Greene County
Perry County
Lebanon County
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Percentage of 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 Juniata County 16.73
2 Forest County 14.85
3 Mifflin County 14.64
4 Snyder County 13.31
5 Lancaster County 12.91
6 Union County 11.39
7 Fulton County 11.22
8 Greene County 11.03
9 Perry County 10.88
10 Lebanon County 10.75
11 Potter County 10.68
12 Fayette County 10.50
13 Bedford County 10.39
14 Somerset County 10.25
15 Clearfield County 10.16
16 Franklin County 10.15
17 Berks County 9.99
18 Monroe County 9.88
19 Northumberland County 9.87
20 Schuylkill County 9.82
21 Clinton County 9.71
22 Carbon County 9.67
23 Crawford County 9.53
24 Adams County 9.45
24 Susquehanna County 9.45
25 Bradford County 9.44
26 Clarion County 9.41
27 Huntingdon County 9.34
28 Mercer County 9.30
29 Jefferson County 9.28
30 Lycoming County 9.11
31 Sullivan County 9.04
32 Tioga County 9.00
33 Columbia County 8.81
34 Wayne County 8.79
35 York County 8.60
36 Indiana County 8.30
37 Philadelphia County 8.23
38 Montour County 8.19
39 Venango County 8.11
40 Lawrence County 7.97
41 Luzerne County 7.75
42 Lehigh County 7.61
43 Armstrong County 7.45
44 Blair County 7.40
45 Cambria County 7.27
46 Northampton County 7.21
47 Lackawanna County 7.18
48 McKean County 7.17
49 Cameron County 7.14
50 Elk County 6.89
51 Erie County 6.87
52 Warren County 6.77
52 Wyoming County 6.77
53 Dauphin County 6.26
54 Cumberland County 6.15
55 Washington County 5.74
56 Centre County 5.26
57 Beaver County 5.22
58 Pike County 5.21
59 Westmoreland County 4.78
60 Delaware County 4.53
61 Chester County 4.51
62 Bucks County 4.33
63 Butler County 4.32
64 Allegheny County 4.02
65 Montgomery County 3.89