Most college-educated in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Pennsylvania by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Chester County leads at 56.6%.

Among cities & places, DeSales University leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Chester County	56.6%
2	Montgomery County	52.3%
3	Centre County	46.5%
4	Allegheny County	44.8%
5	Bucks County	43.9%
6	Delaware County	41.6%
7	Cumberland County	39.6%
8	Butler County	38.6%
9	Montour County	36.6%
10	Philadelphia County	34.6%
11	Dauphin County	34.3%
12	Northampton County	33.8%
13	Lehigh County	33.4%
14	Washington County	32.8%
15	Westmoreland County	31.8%
16	Lancaster County	31.0%
17	Lackawanna County	30.1%
18	Erie County	29.6%
19	Pike County	28.9%
20	Beaver County	28.3%
21	Monroe County	27.9%
22	York County	27.2%
23	Berks County	27.2%
24	Indiana County	26.9%
25	Union County	26.4%
26	Mercer County	25.1%
27	Luzerne County	25.0%
28	Columbia County	24.9%
29	Lycoming County	24.8%
30	Adams County	24.8%
31	Blair County	24.1%
32	Franklin County	24.0%
33	Lebanon County	24.0%
34	Clarion County	23.3%
35	Cambria County	23.0%
36	Lawrence County	22.8%
37	Wayne County	21.6%
38	Wyoming County	21.5%
39	Tioga County	21.5%
40	Snyder County	21.4%
41	Clinton County	21.3%
42	Crawford County	21.2%
43	Bradford County	21.2%
44	Greene County	21.1%
45	McKean County	20.3%
46	Clearfield County	20.1%
47	Elk County	19.9%
48	Susquehanna County	19.8%
49	Sullivan County	19.7%
50	Venango County	19.7%
51	Warren County	19.5%
52	Northumberland County	19.2%
53	Schuylkill County	19.1%
54	Fayette County	18.9%
55	Armstrong County	18.9%
56	Perry County	18.6%
57	Carbon County	18.3%
58	Huntingdon County	18.2%
59	Jefferson County	17.5%
60	Somerset County	17.3%
61	Fulton County	17.1%
62	Potter County	17.1%
63	Bedford County	16.3%
64	Juniata County	15.0%
65	Mifflin County	13.2%
66	Forest County	12.1%
67	Cameron County	11.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	DeSales University	100.0%
2	Hamorton	100.0%
3	Westland	100.0%
4	Timber Hills	90.2%
5	Villanova	88.7%
6	Wynnewood	88.5%
7	St. Vincent College	87.0%
8	Fox Chapel	86.8%
9	St. Davids	85.8%
10	Merion Station	85.3%
11	Rose Valley	84.3%
12	Ben Avon Heights	84.3%
13	Messiah College	83.3%
14	Devon	82.3%
15	Toftrees	81.3%
16	Edgeworth	79.9%
17	Woodbourne	79.4%
18	Swarthmore	79.2%
19	Chesterbrook	79.0%
20	Rosemont	78.6%
21	Blue Bell	78.6%
22	Rosslyn Farms	78.5%
23	Frazer	78.4%
24	Narberth	78.4%
25	Haverford College	77.9%
26	Dilworthtown	76.9%
27	Melrose Park	76.5%
28	Park Forest Village	75.6%
29	Aspinwall	75.3%
30	Glen Osborne	75.3%
31	Thornburg	75.2%
32	Franklin Park	75.2%
33	Berwyn	75.0%
34	Shippensburg University	75.0%
35	New Hope	74.9%
36	Bakerstown	74.8%
37	Carlisle Barracks	74.7%
38	Edgewood	74.3%
39	Bala Cynwyd	74.3%
40	Waverly	74.2%
41	Bradford Woods	73.4%
42	Noblestown	73.0%
43	Sewickley Heights	73.0%
44	Wayne	72.6%
45	Penn Wynne	72.4%
46	Bear Creek Village	72.2%
47	Maple Glen	72.2%
48	Baileyville	72.1%
49	Jenkintown	71.8%
50	Newtown	71.7%
51	Southpointe	71.4%
52	Pughtown	71.2%
53	Elkins Park	71.2%
54	Spring House	71.1%
55	State College	70.7%
56	Ardmore	70.7%
57	Paoli	70.6%
58	Seven Fields	70.3%
59	Sewickley Hills	70.1%
60	Bryn Athyn	69.6%
61	Chadds Ford	69.5%
62	Eagle	68.8%
63	West Conshohocken	68.8%
64	Dorseyville	68.8%
65	Plumsteadville	68.7%
66	Malvern	67.1%
67	Newtown Grant	67.0%
68	Houserville	66.8%
69	Boalsburg	66.3%
70	Exton	66.0%
71	Conshohocken	65.6%
72	Eagleview	65.3%
73	Penn State Erie (Behrend)	65.0%
74	Flourtown	65.0%
75	Ben Avon	64.7%
76	Wyncote	64.0%
77	King of Prussia	63.9%
78	Wyndmoor	63.8%
79	Stormstown	63.6%
80	Edinboro	63.2%
81	Mount Gretna Heights	63.2%
82	Media	63.0%
83	Pine Grove Mills	62.9%
84	Woodside	62.9%
85	Olivia	62.4%
86	Churchill	62.0%
87	Camp Hill	61.9%
88	Chalfont	61.7%
89	Lionville	61.4%
90	Fort Washington	61.3%
91	Eagles Mere	61.3%
92	Bryn Mawr	61.2%
93	Treasure Lake	61.0%
94	Doylestown	60.4%
95	Forest Hills	60.3%
96	Plymouth Meeting	60.1%
97	West Chester	60.1%
98	Bell Acres	60.1%
99	Sewickley	60.1%
100	Yardley	60.0%

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