Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's bachelor's degree or higher of 43.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Essex County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #197 | San Diego County, CA | 43.2% |
| #198 | Hays County, TX | 43.2% |
| #199 | Lewis and Clark County, MT | 43.0% |
| #200 | Essex County, MA | 43.0% |
| #201 | Brazos County, TX | 43.0% |
| #202 | Latah County, ID | 43.0% |
| #203 | Windsor County, VT | 42.9% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Essex County, Massachusetts has a bachelor's degree or higher of 43.0%, ranking #200 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.7% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #8 of 14. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.