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Fewest graduate degrees, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 8.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Porter, IN, up 49 places to #55.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Westville, ININ5,3871.8%+1.3 pts

02▲12Lake Station, ININ12,9771.9%+0.5 pts

03▲2Elwood, ININ8,5251.9%−0.2 pts

04▲11Princeton, ININ8,5242.2%−0.2 pts

05▼3Garrett, ININ6,6942.8%−0.4 pts

06▲25Nappanee, ININ6,8853.0%−0.9 pts

07▲25Washington, ININ12,9913.0%−1.5 pts

08▲1Brazil, ININ8,3433.1%−1.1 pts

09▲2East Chicago, ININ25,6103.4%+1.5 pts

10▼3Decatur, ININ10,0903.4%−0.9 pts

11▲12Frankfort, ININ16,8373.5%+1.0 pts

12▲18Monticello, ININ5,5953.5%−1.1 pts

13▼10Alexandria, ININ5,2233.6%−1.0 pts

14▲8Huntingburg, ININ6,5223.6%+0.3 pts

15▲1South Haven, ININ7,2413.7%+3.0 pts

16▲18Gas City, ININ6,0813.7%+0.4 pts

17▼11Connersville, ININ13,4063.8%+1.8 pts

18▲37Hartford City, ININ5,8983.8%−0.8 pts

19Ross, ININ6,7514.1%–

20▲1Hammond, ININ75,7124.2%+1.0 pts

21▼11Logansport, ININ18,2874.2%+0.3 pts

22▲11Bluffton, ININ10,5834.4%−0.3 pts

23▲21New Castle, ININ17,3904.4%+0.3 pts

24▲26Columbia City, ININ10,2564.5%+0.2 pts

25▼12Sheridan, ININ5,7464.5%+3.6 pts

26▼9Charlestown, ININ8,8024.7%+3.3 pts

27▲33Tell City, ININ7,4414.7%−0.7 pts

28▲8La Porte, ININ22,6005.0%+0.2 pts

29▲12Gary, ININ67,2895.0%+1.0 pts

30▲32Hobart, ININ29,2985.2%+0.8 pts

31▼11Martinsville, ININ12,1415.3%+0.1 pts

32▼13Portland, ININ6,2375.3%+0.5 pts

33▼21Scottsburg, ININ7,4785.3%−0.5 pts

34▲27Bedford, ININ13,9625.5%+0.9 pts

35▲10Auburn, ININ14,0685.6%−0.2 pts

36▼18Salem, ININ6,4275.7%+1.8 pts

37Linton, ININ5,2455.7%+2.3 pts

38▲20Huntington, ININ17,1675.7%+0.1 pts

39▼13Elkhart, ININ54,0925.7%+1.5 pts

40▲7Greensburg, ININ12,3155.8%+0.4 pts

41▲7Vincennes, ININ16,3785.8%−1.7 pts

42▲17Seymour, ININ22,4505.9%+1.3 pts

43▲10Beech Grove, ININ14,6716.0%0.0 pts

44▲5Anderson, ININ56,1536.0%+0.8 pts

45▼17New Haven, ININ16,3376.0%+2.5 pts

46▲24Lebanon, ININ17,9136.1%+1.4 pts

47▼18Portage, ININ38,6346.1%+3.0 pts

48▼44North Vernon, ININ6,5596.3%+1.4 pts

49▲28New Whiteland, ININ5,9376.4%+5.2 pts

50▲4Kokomo, ININ59,9996.4%+0.8 pts

51▼9Clarksville, ININ22,2536.4%+1.8 pts

52▼44Kendallville, ININ10,3716.5%+2.7 pts

53▲11Marion, ININ28,2346.5%+0.5 pts

54▲2Rochester, ININ6,1326.5%+2.0 pts

55▲49Porter, ININ5,1676.7%−1.4 pts

56▼16Peru, ININ10,9626.7%+3.5 pts

57▼32Wabash, ININ10,1906.8%+2.4 pts

58▼6Michigan City, ININ31,3386.8%+2.7 pts

59▼16Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2436.8%+5.5 pts

60▲25Mount Vernon, ININ6,2896.9%+1.1 pts

61▼10Mooresville, ININ10,1736.9%+2.1 pts

62▲12Crawfordsville, ININ16,6996.9%+1.6 pts

63▼36Rensselaer, ININ5,6817.2%+0.1 pts

64▲2Evansville, ININ116,1767.3%+1.6 pts

65▼26Shelbyville, ININ21,2047.4%+4.0 pts

66▼42Rushville, ININ6,1717.6%+5.9 pts

67▼21Griffith, ININ16,1377.7%+4.2 pts

68▼33Tipton, ININ5,2637.9%+4.5 pts

69▲11Richmond, ININ35,3768.3%+2.5 pts

70▲12Whiteland, ININ5,8848.4%+3.3 pts

71▼2Lowell, ININ11,8538.5%+2.2 pts

72▲6New Albany, ININ37,4638.7%+3.3 pts

73▼8Franklin, ININ26,7438.7%+1.2 pts

74▼11Plymouth, ININ11,0818.7%+2.8 pts

75▲12Greenfield, ININ26,5448.9%+2.5 pts

76▲35Batesville, ININ7,4018.9%−1.1 pts

77▼1Jasper, ININ17,2798.9%+2.3 pts

78▲14Lafayette, ININ71,2389.0%−0.2 pts

79▲44Hidden Valley, ININ5,7069.1%−0.1 pts

80▲6Fort Wayne, ININ275,2039.2%+2.6 pts

81▲9Highland, ININ23,4099.3%+2.0 pts

82▼9Jeffersonville, ININ54,1349.4%+3.9 pts

83▼4Merrillville, ININ37,4079.7%+3.1 pts

84▼1Terre Haute, ININ58,7649.8%+0.6 pts

85▼1Goshen, ININ34,52510.0%+3.5 pts

86▲27Schererville, ININ29,82510.1%−0.7 pts

87▲12North Manchester, ININ5,23010.2%−2.0 pts

88▲20Cumberland, ININ8,06610.5%+1.4 pts

89▲8Speedway, ININ14,37310.9%+3.8 pts

90▼9Cicero, ININ5,58110.9%+3.5 pts

91▼24Greencastle, ININ9,92411.0%+4.7 pts

92▲10Muncie, ININ65,46611.1%+2.2 pts

93▼5Mishawaka, ININ51,22611.3%+5.4 pts

94▲18Plainfield, ININ38,57411.4%+5.5 pts

95▼27Dunlap, ININ6,10911.4%+4.5 pts

96▲5Angola, ININ9,36611.5%+2.1 pts

97▼25Madison, ININ12,30411.5%+3.3 pts

98▲8Crown Point, ININ35,61611.7%+3.1 pts

99▲4Pendleton, ININ5,93011.9%+5.5 pts

100▼5Lawrence, ININ50,42012.0%+3.9 pts

101▲6South Bend, ININ103,20112.1%+3.6 pts

102▲22Highland, ININ5,11412.3%−1.3 pts

103▼46Sellersburg, ININ10,30512.5%+7.2 pts

104▼66Cedar Lake, ININ16,78912.7%+10.8 pts

105▼5Indianapolis, ININ901,11612.8%+4.1 pts

106▼31Boonville, ININ6,68913.0%+8.2 pts

107▼11Chesterton, ININ14,63513.1%+0.7 pts

108▼3Ellettsville, ININ6,84013.4%+7.8 pts

109▲17Winona Lake, ININ5,12613.7%+3.5 pts

110▼19Greenwood, ININ69,34913.7%+5.9 pts

111▲3Warsaw, ININ16,13013.9%+6.5 pts

112▼3Danville, ININ13,41514.4%+5.9 pts

113▼24Huntertown, ININ11,60014.4%+8.7 pts

114▼43Bright, ININ5,54014.4%+6.6 pts

115▼21McCordsville, ININ13,09414.5%−0.3 pts

116▲6Brownsburg, ININ34,08914.6%+6.7 pts

117▼19St. John, ININ24,84114.8%+7.4 pts

118▼25Bargersville, ININ11,86214.9%+10.7 pts

119▼3Avon, ININ25,35015.4%+10.7 pts

120▲1Dyer, ININ16,27315.5%+7.7 pts

121▼6Valparaiso, ININ35,17715.6%+1.1 pts

122▼5Yorktown, ININ11,94716.5%+6.2 pts

123▼4Noblesville, ININ76,11118.0%+6.8 pts

124▼14Winfield, ININ9,14018.2%+11.1 pts

125▲2Columbus, ININ52,65518.4%+7.6 pts

126▼8Munster, ININ23,50418.6%+2.4 pts

127▼7Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40218.6%+7.2 pts

128▼3Whitestown, ININ15,76721.1%+16.8 pts

129▼1Westfield, ININ66,25822.2%+11.4 pts

130Fishers, ININ104,81224.4%+8.8 pts

131▼2Granger, ININ30,32124.9%+5.3 pts

132Carmel, ININ105,63431.7%+10.5 pts

133Zionsville, ININ33,62433.3%+10.2 pts

134▼3Bloomington, ININ83,30734.1%+4.7 pts

135Notre Dame, ININ6,89039.5%–

136▼2West Lafayette, ININ45,74744.8%+4.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES