Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
43.0% +27.7% vs nat'l
Rank #200 of 3,222
94th percentile

How Essex County Compares

Essex County
43.0%
Massachusetts Average
43.0%
Rank #8 of 14 in state
National
33.7%
27.7% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 80.5%

■ Essex County: 43.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County, Massachusetts has a bachelor's degree or higher of 43.0%, which ranks #200 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 27.7% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within Massachusetts, Essex County ranks #8 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 94th 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.