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Fewest graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2770.2%−91%

02Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0930.3%−90%

03Three Points, AZAZ5,2540.8%−81%

04Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.0%−44%

05New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.1%−32%

06El Mirage, AZAZ35,8201.1%+16%

07Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.3%−26%

08Tolleson, AZAZ9,2241.3%−52%

09Eloy, AZAZ19,9671.4%−15%

10Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7701.6%−66%

11Youngtown, AZAZ7,0392.0%−58%

12Valencia West, AZAZ14,7282.2%+84%

13Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4482.4%−39%

14Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4232.4%−56%

15Surprise, AZAZ175,3042.4%−65%

16Florence, AZAZ25,2222.6%+53%

17Coolidge, AZAZ19,9592.8%−7%

18Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6722.9%+2%

19Goodyear, AZAZ125,3593.0%−59%

20Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8323.0%−45%

21Buckeye, AZAZ125,4453.1%+8%

22Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.2%−18%

23Marana, AZAZ65,5233.2%−65%

24Winslow, AZAZ8,4643.2%−26%

25Avondale, AZAZ100,9833.3%−37%

26Globe, AZAZ7,1913.5%−59%

27Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5593.6%+99%

28Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7%−2%

29Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3053.9%−32%

30Catalina, AZAZ6,4894.0%−44%

31Benson, AZAZ5,5324.0%+11%

32Snowflake, AZAZ6,9024.1%−50%

33Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7094.1%−27%

34Douglas, AZAZ16,0384.2%+20%

35Payson, AZAZ16,6934.3%−36%

36Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.6%+12%

37Page, AZAZ7,1474.7%−28%

38Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8964.8%+11%

39Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3585.0%+2%

40Peoria, AZAZ200,8815.0%−24%

41Glendale, AZAZ260,5725.2%−27%

42Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7535.5%−18%

43Safford, AZAZ10,2795.5%−23%

44Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1365.8%−7%

45Yuma, AZAZ105,2275.8%−11%

46Thatcher, AZAZ5,6905.9%−48%

47San Luis, AZAZ42,0305.9%+234%

48Mesa, AZAZ513,6566.3%−7%

49Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4816.4%−16%

50Chandler, AZAZ278,7487.2%−31%

51Kingman, AZAZ35,8297.3%+33%

52Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3307.4%−28%

53Gilbert, AZAZ287,2857.6%−33%

54Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.7%+0%

55Show Low, AZAZ12,4717.9%+52%

56Tucson, AZAZ548,3718.0%−12%

57Prescott, AZAZ48,4208.2%−33%

58Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9248.3%−29%

59Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9078.7%+16%

60Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.8%+6%

61Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,6258.8%−36%

62Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1609.5%−43%

63Sun City West, AZAZ27,42510.2%−13%

64Sedona, AZAZ9,61910.6%−36%

65Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00611.4%−22%

66Green Valley, AZAZ22,11411.8%−8%

67Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72711.9%−42%

68Tempe, AZAZ190,57113.1%−10%

69Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26013.5%−10%

70Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08514.0%−18%

71Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25126.8%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES