Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Jefferson County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5% 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 Jefferson County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,059 | Gaston County, NC | 26.5% |
| #1,060 | Anderson County, SC | 26.5% |
| #1,061 | McPherson County, SD | 26.5% |
| #1,062 | Jefferson County, NY | 26.5% |
| #1,063 | Brown County, IN | 26.4% |
| #1,064 | Schuyler County, NY | 26.4% |
| #1,065 | Huerfano County, CO | 26.4% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Jefferson County, New York has a bachelor's degree or higher of 26.5%, ranking #1,062 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.5% below the national value of 33.7%. Within New York, it ranks #38 of 62. This places it in the 67th 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.