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Fewest graduate degrees, Michigan cities · 2000

Michigan cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Beecher, MIMI8,4120.9%−0.2 pts

02Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7701.0%+0.1 pts

03New Haven, MIMI6,7491.0%+0.3 pts

04Melvindale, MIMI12,3251.2%−0.3 pts

05Center Line, MIMI8,5031.3%−0.8 pts

06Ecorse, MIMI8,8931.4%+0.1 pts

07Roseville, MIMI46,8631.8%−0.4 pts

08Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5291.9%−0.2 pts

09Romulus, MIMI24,5471.9%−0.1 pts

10Garden City, MIMI26,2802.1%+0.1 pts

11Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8032.2%+1.1 pts

12Taylor, MIMI61,2792.2%+0.1 pts

13River Rouge, MIMI6,8142.3%+0.2 pts

14Springfield, MIMI5,2462.3%−0.1 pts

15Hazel Park, MIMI14,9372.4%+1.0 pts

16Highland Park, MIMI8,2482.4%−0.6 pts

17Three Rivers, MIMI7,9102.4%−1.6 pts

18Buena Vista, MIMI5,7982.5%+0.8 pts

19Belding, MIMI6,0002.6%−1.6 pts

20Muskegon, MIMI37,2242.7%+0.2 pts

21Lapeer, MIMI9,2012.9%−0.2 pts

22Pontiac, MIMI62,0773.1%+0.9 pts

23Dowagiac, MIMI5,7253.1%−0.5 pts

24Burton, MIMI29,3133.1%+1.2 pts

25Bridgeport, MIMI6,8843.2%+0.2 pts

26Saginaw, MIMI42,8633.3%+0.0 pts

27Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7693.3%+1.2 pts

28Eastpointe, MIMI33,8143.4%–

29Southgate, MIMI28,9313.6%+1.1 pts

30Ionia, MIMI12,2083.7%+0.1 pts

31Warren, MIMI137,1383.8%+0.7 pts

32Holly, MIMI5,9063.8%+1.8 pts

33Jackson, MIMI31,0223.8%+0.3 pts

34Wyandotte, MIMI24,0723.9%+1.2 pts

35St. Louis, MIMI7,4063.9%+1.0 pts

36Wayne, MIMI17,0653.9%+0.6 pts

37Flat Rock, MIMI10,2184.0%+1.4 pts

38Coldwater, MIMI14,2164.0%−1.0 pts

39Wyoming, MIMI78,5884.0%+1.0 pts

40Bay City, MIMI31,8684.0%+0.9 pts

41Flint, MIMI79,3064.1%−0.1 pts

42Detroit, MIMI649,0954.2%+0.4 pts

43Manistee, MIMI6,1574.2%+1.1 pts

44Ishpeming, MIMI6,2054.2%+0.1 pts

45Port Huron, MIMI28,2734.3%+0.2 pts

46Allendale, MIMI26,6794.4%−0.9 pts

47Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4194.5%−0.8 pts

48Hamtramck, MIMI27,2614.5%+1.0 pts

49Eastwood, MIMI6,6694.5%−0.6 pts

50South Monroe, MIMI6,9604.5%−0.0 pts

51Cutlerville, MIMI18,7804.6%+1.9 pts

52Menominee, MIMI8,1754.7%+1.4 pts

53Kingsford, MIMI5,0964.7%+0.4 pts

54Westland, MIMI82,3334.7%+1.9 pts

55Inkster, MIMI24,9594.7%+2.2 pts

56Greenville, MIMI9,2564.8%−0.4 pts

57Hudsonville, MIMI7,9644.8%+0.0 pts

58Owosso, MIMI14,4375.0%+1.1 pts

59Fraser, MIMI14,4965.2%+1.7 pts

60Fair Plain, MIMI7,3305.2%−0.8 pts

61Utica, MIMI5,1145.3%+0.3 pts

62Comstock Park, MIMI10,5775.3%+1.7 pts

63Sturgis, MIMI10,9005.3%+1.2 pts

64Dundee, MIMI6,0085.4%+0.8 pts

65Madison Heights, MIMI28,2975.5%+2.5 pts

66Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6645.6%+0.8 pts

67Tecumseh, MIMI8,6085.7%−0.5 pts

68Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8275.7%+1.8 pts

69St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8725.7%+1.0 pts

70Allen Park, MIMI27,4455.7%−0.2 pts

71Battle Creek, MIMI52,0215.7%+0.5 pts

72Alpena, MIMI10,0885.8%+0.6 pts

73Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2185.8%+0.6 pts

74Cadillac, MIMI10,4385.8%+1.8 pts

75Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0835.8%+0.9 pts

76Walker, MIMI25,8815.8%+2.3 pts

77Allegan, MIMI5,1275.9%+0.0 pts

78Escanaba, MIMI12,2575.9%+2.2 pts

79Jenison, MIMI17,5825.9%+0.0 pts

80Niles, MIMI11,6656.0%−0.3 pts

81Clawson, MIMI11,3126.1%+3.0 pts

82Woodhaven, MIMI12,5036.2%+1.9 pts

83Richmond, MIMI5,9276.4%+2.1 pts

84Walled Lake, MIMI7,3206.4%+1.6 pts

85Hillsdale, MIMI8,0026.5%−0.3 pts

86Monroe, MIMI20,0766.5%+0.6 pts

87Howell, MIMI9,8966.5%+1.0 pts

88Riverview, MIMI11,9476.6%+0.5 pts

89Shields, MIMI7,4026.6%+0.0 pts

90Albion, MIMI7,4746.6%−0.6 pts

91Gladstone, MIMI5,1896.7%+2.2 pts

92Zeeland, MIMI5,6376.7%+1.1 pts

93Charlotte, MIMI9,3056.7%−0.3 pts

94New Baltimore, MIMI12,1236.8%+2.1 pts

95Ludington, MIMI7,6346.8%+2.2 pts

96Temperance, MIMI8,9146.8%+0.3 pts

97Grandville, MIMI17,0187.1%−0.0 pts

98Milan, MIMI5,9737.1%−0.0 pts

99Rockford, MIMI6,3137.2%−0.1 pts

100Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9317.2%+1.5 pts

101Lansing, MIMI113,8847.4%+1.1 pts

102Marysville, MIMI9,8687.4%+3.0 pts

103St. Johns, MIMI7,7807.5%+2.5 pts

104Holt, MIMI25,3167.5%+1.6 pts

105Grand Haven, MIMI11,0387.7%−0.5 pts

106Fenton, MIMI11,7747.9%+1.8 pts

107Norton Shores, MIMI25,0887.9%+1.0 pts

108Trenton, MIMI17,8497.9%+0.8 pts

109Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1838.0%+1.3 pts

110Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8788.0%−0.9 pts

111Ferndale, MIMI19,2128.0%+4.1 pts

112Adrian, MIMI20,1918.1%+1.5 pts

113Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4698.1%+3.3 pts

114Alma, MIMI9,3048.3%−0.4 pts

115Davison, MIMI5,0398.5%+3.2 pts

116Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8538.5%+1.9 pts

117Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3918.5%−1.3 pts

118Mason, MIMI8,2648.6%−1.0 pts

119Lambertville, MIMI9,9558.6%+3.3 pts

120Hastings, MIMI7,4908.7%+2.9 pts

121Milford, MIMI6,5208.7%+5.3 pts

122Northview, MIMI15,2688.7%–

123Holland, MIMI35,3729.0%+1.0 pts

124Freeland, MIMI7,5579.1%+7.2 pts

125Kentwood, MIMI54,7769.1%+2.5 pts

126St. Clair, MIMI5,8339.3%+0.4 pts

127Flushing, MIMI8,1759.8%−0.4 pts

128Oak Park, MIMI29,0729.8%+2.2 pts

129Livonia, MIMI92,6039.9%+2.0 pts

130South Lyon, MIMI12,10710.0%+4.0 pts

131Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19710.0%+1.4 pts

132Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92510.1%+3.9 pts

133Harper Woods, MIMI14,86010.3%+4.4 pts

134Waverly, MIMI23,57510.4%+0.3 pts

135Marshall, MIMI6,80010.5%+1.6 pts

136Dearborn, MIMI105,61110.7%+1.9 pts

137Berkley, MIMI15,14511.1%+5.3 pts

138Byron Center, MIMI7,40311.5%–

139Traverse City, MIMI15,83211.6%+2.0 pts

140St. Joseph, MIMI7,89311.6%−0.2 pts

141Wixom, MIMI17,31311.7%+6.3 pts

142Brighton, MIMI7,90411.9%+5.8 pts

143Petoskey, MIMI5,77212.7%+4.6 pts

144Marquette, MIMI21,94412.8%+1.6 pts

145Big Rapids, MIMI8,62313.3%−1.7 pts

146Portage, MIMI49,86213.5%+1.3 pts

147Royal Oak, MIMI57,58314.0%+5.3 pts

148Chelsea, MIMI5,42414.2%+0.9 pts

149Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68314.4%+1.8 pts

150Southfield, MIMI76,11115.1%+0.4 pts

151Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76615.4%+1.4 pts

152Plymouth, MIMI9,16415.6%+4.5 pts

153Saline, MIMI9,00115.7%+5.7 pts

154Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41716.7%+7.0 pts

155Midland, MIMI42,80617.3%−0.4 pts

156Westwood, MIMI8,86717.6%−0.5 pts

157Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88017.9%+4.9 pts

158Farmington, MIMI11,40918.5%+7.0 pts

159Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53918.9%+4.7 pts

160Novi, MIMI67,31919.0%+8.8 pts

161Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92519.3%−0.9 pts

162Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29119.6%+4.1 pts

163Forest Hills, MIMI28,69520.0%+4.4 pts

164Rochester, MIMI12,82420.1%+6.4 pts

165Haslett, MIMI18,55920.1%+3.8 pts

166Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79220.3%+1.1 pts

167Troy, MIMI88,73321.8%+5.7 pts

168Northville, MIMI6,01324.9%+8.3 pts

169Houghton, MIMI8,56025.5%+2.9 pts

170Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44926.9%+3.8 pts

171Birmingham, MIMI21,92329.6%+5.9 pts

172Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73530.1%+3.3 pts

173Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49030.4%+4.9 pts

174Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09530.7%+6.0 pts

175East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66333.6%+8.5 pts

176Okemos, MIMI26,39636.2%+4.7 pts

177East Lansing, MIMI49,35539.2%−0.4 pts

178Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23339.4%+3.4 pts

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27440.4%+8.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS