Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of New Jersey (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 41.50%. Among all New Jersey counties, Somerset County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (56.13%), followed by Morris County (55.75%), and Hunterdon County (54.32%).

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

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Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Somerset County
Morris County
Hunterdon County
Bergen County
Monmouth County
Hudson County
Middlesex County
Mercer County
Burlington County
Sussex County
Ranking of New Jersey Counties By Percentage of 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 Somerset County 56.13
2 Morris County 55.75
3 Hunterdon County 54.32
4 Bergen County 51.23
5 Monmouth County 48.51
6 Hudson County 45.67
7 Middlesex County 44.84
8 Mercer County 43.60
9 Burlington County 39.95
10 Sussex County 38.10
11 Union County 37.59
12 Essex County 36.65
13 Cape May County 34.98
14 Warren County 34.49
15 Gloucester County 34.48
16 Camden County 33.65
17 Ocean County 32.23
18 Passaic County 29.85
19 Atlantic County 29.41
20 Salem County 23.35
21 Cumberland County 17.05