Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Albany County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
46.4% +37.7% vs nat'l
Rank #146 of 3,222
95th percentile

How Albany County Compares

Albany County
46.4%
New York Average
46.4%
Rank #5 of 62 in state
National
33.7%
37.7% above

National Distribution

Where Albany County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Albany County: 46.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#143 Arapahoe County, CO 46.5%
#144 Lafayette County, MS 46.5%
#145 Madison County, AL 46.4%
#146 Albany County, NY 46.4%
#147 Oldham County, KY 46.4%
#148 Centre County, PA 46.2%
#149 Champaign County, IL 46.2%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Albany County, New York

Albany County, New York has a bachelor's degree or higher of 46.4%, which ranks #146 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.7% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within New York, Albany County ranks #5 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.