Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, NJ

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39.1% +16.2% vs nat'l
Rank #307 of 3,222
90th percentile

How Essex County Compares

Essex County
39.1%
New Jersey Average
39.1%
Rank #11 of 21 in state
National
33.7%
16.2% 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: 39.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#304 Davis County, UT 39.3%
#305 Onondaga County, NY 39.2%
#306 Union County, OH 39.2%
#307 Essex County, NJ 39.1%
#308 Burleigh County, ND 39.1%
#309 Hughes County, SD 39.0%
#310 Cape May County, NJ 39.0%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County, New Jersey has a bachelor's degree or higher of 39.1%, which ranks #307 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.2% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within New Jersey, Essex County ranks #11 of 21 out of 21 counties. This places it in the 90th 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.