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Levels of education for New York residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for New York

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

New York education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: New York PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	42.3%	1,153,089	2,727,492	121,576	311,187	638,398	503,242	243,893	605,452	303,744
Tompkins	69.4%	9,013	12,992	180	502	1,658	1,639	1,032	4,271	3,710
New York	66.8%	221,983	332,210	12,991	28,133	33,752	35,351	12,028	128,042	81,913
Albany	52.6%	20,659	39,297	597	2,983	8,354	6,704	4,702	9,960	5,997
Putnam	50.1%	6,000	11,987	329	511	2,684	2,463	1,253	3,441	1,306
Nassau	50.0%	80,343	160,627	7,748	10,335	32,932	29,269	14,881	43,622	21,840
Monroe	49.5%	47,853	96,620	1,349	8,200	20,398	18,820	11,621	24,692	11,540
Westchester	49.4%	60,673	122,870	7,387	11,790	22,203	20,817	9,578	32,717	18,378
Rockland	49.3%	17,208	34,879	1,567	2,947	6,586	6,571	3,345	9,797	4,066
Saratoga	48.6%	13,602	27,986	294	1,812	7,077	5,201	3,286	6,957	3,359
Onondaga	47.2%	27,673	58,641	1,031	5,134	13,824	10,979	7,916	13,222	6,535
Erie	45.4%	53,813	118,478	1,541	9,511	27,063	26,550	15,554	26,644	11,615
Schenectady	42.5%	7,592	17,849	409	1,851	4,467	3,530	2,527	3,271	1,794
Rensselaer	42.4%	8,293	19,542	405	1,657	5,339	3,848	2,904	3,480	1,909
Ontario	42.3%	4,920	11,620	177	805	3,213	2,505	1,910	2,224	786
Suffolk	41.0%	77,838	189,853	6,697	13,744	51,262	40,312	19,037	39,710	19,091
Dutchess	39.9%	13,795	34,573	999	3,881	8,836	7,062	3,972	6,664	3,159
Broome	38.4%	8,676	22,565	520	2,239	6,168	4,962	2,810	3,475	2,391
Queens	38.3%	140,416	366,810	24,286	43,770	88,115	70,223	27,876	80,144	32,396
Genesee	38.3%	2,895	7,563	125	562	2,497	1,484	1,414	1,115	366
Niagara	37.7%	9,726	25,794	240	1,893	7,921	6,014	3,866	4,266	1,594
Madison	36.3%	2,836	7,819	174	758	2,472	1,579	1,144	1,227	465
Otsego	36.2%	2,301	6,358	135	528	1,963	1,431	803	998	500
Kings	36.0%	138,040	383,382	23,303	58,804	94,510	68,725	27,737	76,003	34,300
Richmond	36.0%	22,730	63,153	1,746	5,734	18,161	14,782	4,764	12,984	4,982
Cortland	35.1%	2,024	5,774	68	531	1,935	1,216	906	785	333
Steuben	34.8%	3,992	11,461	235	1,021	4,092	2,121	1,634	1,375	983
Seneca	34.2%	1,455	4,255	154	627	1,404	615	585	593	277
Herkimer	34.1%	2,471	7,245	155	740	2,410	1,469	1,182	975	314
Warren	33.5%	2,546	7,607	114	691	2,642	1,614	1,034	1,042	470
Orange	33.4%	14,192	42,484	1,531	5,425	12,262	9,074	4,311	6,826	3,055
Columbia	33.3%	2,336	7,024	212	871	2,234	1,371	971	928	437
Wayne	33.1%	3,906	11,789	242	1,206	4,130	2,305	1,675	1,639	592
Tioga	33.0%	1,880	5,699	75	652	2,064	1,028	690	854	336
Allegany	32.9%	1,661	5,041	107	385	1,845	1,043	720	532	409
Livingston	32.8%	2,449	7,460	242	949	2,278	1,542	978	1,036	435
Ulster	32.8%	7,245	22,111	764	3,182	6,367	4,553	2,072	3,662	1,511
Chautauqua	31.4%	4,914	15,626	556	1,692	5,278	3,186	2,121	2,077	716
Chemung	31.1%	3,413	10,973	324	1,512	3,372	2,352	1,298	1,492	623
Hamilton	31.0%	161	519	6	69	172	111	58	81	22
Oneida	30.4%	8,844	29,058	1,143	4,397	8,661	6,013	3,650	3,708	1,486
Schoharie	30.1%	1,045	3,473	82	444	1,283	619	511	347	187
Montgomery	29.5%	1,679	5,698	93	802	2,084	1,040	882	612	185
St. Lawrence	29.0%	3,971	13,680	600	1,797	4,937	2,375	1,699	1,391	881
Cattaraugus	29.0%	2,707	9,328	295	931	3,636	1,759	1,164	1,040	503
Delaware	29.0%	1,351	4,663	100	518	1,855	839	610	541	200
Cayuga	28.2%	2,940	10,435	306	1,789	3,476	1,924	1,369	1,114	457
Jefferson	28.1%	4,815	17,145	416	1,638	5,431	4,845	1,916	2,103	796
Greene	27.5%	1,477	5,379	187	936	1,814	965	580	586	311
Clinton	27.3%	2,933	10,759	471	1,752	3,516	2,087	1,288	1,093	552
Fulton	26.9%	1,825	6,784	181	1,053	2,415	1,310	948	618	259
Oswego	26.4%	3,942	14,935	294	1,734	5,819	3,146	1,766	1,678	498
Essex	26.3%	1,324	5,026	147	763	2,046	746	576	512	236
Yates	25.8%	624	2,422	234	284	887	393	265	257	102
Chenango	25.7%	1,516	5,890	106	680	2,407	1,181	680	532	304
Sullivan	24.4%	2,082	8,531	433	1,533	2,791	1,692	964	727	391
Bronx	24.3%	49,203	202,495	15,941	45,855	48,946	42,550	15,254	23,086	10,863
Schuyler	24.3%	527	2,172	57	216	910	462	245	189	93
Washington	23.3%	1,839	7,883	294	1,284	3,003	1,463	878	709	252
Lewis	22.8%	708	3,099	43	305	1,580	463	320	261	127
Wyoming	21.9%	1,410	6,453	275	1,542	2,195	1,031	776	496	138
Orleans	21.3%	1,284	6,037	245	1,254	2,257	997	655	496	133
Franklin	20.0%	1,520	7,611	618	2,043	2,509	921	702	533	285

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