Bachelor's Degree or Higher in New Castle County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How New Castle County's bachelor's degree or higher of 39.7% 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 New Castle County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #287 | Campbell County, KY | 39.7% |
| #288 | Knox County, ME | 39.7% |
| #289 | Payne County, OK | 39.7% |
| #290 | New Castle County, DE | 39.7% |
| #291 | Worcester County, MA | 39.7% |
| #292 | Kent County, MD | 39.6% |
| #293 | Hendricks County, IN | 39.5% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
New Castle County, Delaware has a bachelor's degree or higher of 39.7%, ranking #290 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.8% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Delaware, it ranks #1 of 3. This places it in the 91th 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.