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Fewest graduate degrees, Michigan cities · 2010

Michigan cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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 2000

01River Rouge, MIMI6,8140.9%−1.4 pts

02Beecher, MIMI8,4121.3%+0.4 pts

03New Haven, MIMI6,7491.4%+0.4 pts

04Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7701.8%+0.7 pts

05Taylor, MIMI61,2792.3%+0.1 pts

06Hazel Park, MIMI14,9372.3%−0.1 pts

07Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5292.4%+0.5 pts

08Three Rivers, MIMI7,9102.5%+0.1 pts

09Ionia, MIMI12,2082.6%−1.1 pts

10Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7692.7%−0.6 pts

11Ecorse, MIMI8,8932.7%+1.3 pts

12Hamtramck, MIMI27,2612.8%−1.7 pts

13Dowagiac, MIMI5,7253.0%−0.1 pts

14Buena Vista, MIMI5,7983.0%+0.5 pts

15Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8033.0%+0.8 pts

16Roseville, MIMI46,8633.0%+1.2 pts

17Kingsford, MIMI5,0963.2%−1.6 pts

18Highland Park, MIMI8,2483.2%+0.8 pts

19Saginaw, MIMI42,8633.2%−0.1 pts

20Muskegon, MIMI37,2243.2%+0.5 pts

21Inkster, MIMI24,9593.2%−1.5 pts

22Pontiac, MIMI62,0773.4%+0.3 pts

23Greenville, MIMI9,2563.5%−1.3 pts

24Sturgis, MIMI10,9003.5%−1.8 pts

25Melvindale, MIMI12,3253.5%+2.3 pts

26St. Louis, MIMI7,4063.5%−0.4 pts

27Springfield, MIMI5,2463.6%+1.2 pts

28Menominee, MIMI8,1753.6%−1.1 pts

29Flint, MIMI79,3063.7%−0.4 pts

30Garden City, MIMI26,2803.8%+1.7 pts

31Belding, MIMI6,0004.0%+1.4 pts

32Dundee, MIMI6,0084.1%−1.3 pts

33Holly, MIMI5,9064.1%+0.3 pts

34Center Line, MIMI8,5034.1%+2.8 pts

35Ishpeming, MIMI6,2054.1%−0.1 pts

36Wayne, MIMI17,0654.2%+0.3 pts

37Hudsonville, MIMI7,9644.2%−0.6 pts

38Jackson, MIMI31,0224.3%+0.5 pts

39Burton, MIMI29,3134.3%+1.2 pts

40Owosso, MIMI14,4374.4%−0.7 pts

41Eastpointe, MIMI33,8144.4%+1.0 pts

42Allegan, MIMI5,1274.4%−1.5 pts

43Port Huron, MIMI28,2734.6%+0.3 pts

44Ludington, MIMI7,6344.6%−2.2 pts

45Cadillac, MIMI10,4384.6%−1.2 pts

46Detroit, MIMI649,0954.6%+0.5 pts

47Wyandotte, MIMI24,0724.7%+0.8 pts

48South Monroe, MIMI6,9604.7%+0.2 pts

49Flat Rock, MIMI10,2184.8%+0.8 pts

50Niles, MIMI11,6654.8%−1.2 pts

51Westland, MIMI82,3334.8%+0.1 pts

52Bay City, MIMI31,8684.8%+0.8 pts

53Zeeland, MIMI5,6374.9%−1.8 pts

54Cutlerville, MIMI18,7804.9%+0.4 pts

55Romulus, MIMI24,5475.0%+3.1 pts

56Howell, MIMI9,8965.0%−1.5 pts

57Richmond, MIMI5,9275.0%−1.3 pts

58Warren, MIMI137,1385.1%+1.3 pts

59Wyoming, MIMI78,5885.3%+1.3 pts

60Charlotte, MIMI9,3055.4%−1.3 pts

61Bridgeport, MIMI6,8845.6%+2.3 pts

62Southgate, MIMI28,9315.7%+2.1 pts

63Lapeer, MIMI9,2015.8%+3.0 pts

64Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4195.8%+1.4 pts

65Fraser, MIMI14,4966.0%+0.8 pts

66Escanaba, MIMI12,2576.0%+0.1 pts

67Shields, MIMI7,4026.1%−0.5 pts

68Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6646.1%+0.5 pts

69Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8276.2%+0.5 pts

70Freeland, MIMI7,5576.3%−2.8 pts

71Comstock Park, MIMI10,5776.3%+1.0 pts

72Battle Creek, MIMI52,0216.3%+0.6 pts

73Madison Heights, MIMI28,2976.4%+0.9 pts

74Coldwater, MIMI14,2166.5%+2.5 pts

75Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,2186.5%+0.7 pts

76Eastwood, MIMI6,6696.5%+2.0 pts

77Woodhaven, MIMI12,5036.5%+0.3 pts

78Utica, MIMI5,1146.6%+1.4 pts

79Manistee, MIMI6,1576.9%+2.7 pts

80Fair Plain, MIMI7,3306.9%+1.6 pts

81Walker, MIMI25,8817.0%+1.1 pts

82Alpena, MIMI10,0887.1%+1.3 pts

83St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,8727.1%+1.4 pts

84Monroe, MIMI20,0767.3%+0.8 pts

85Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4697.3%−0.8 pts

86Allendale, MIMI26,6797.5%+3.1 pts

87Allen Park, MIMI27,4457.6%+1.9 pts

88Davison, MIMI5,0397.8%−0.7 pts

89Hastings, MIMI7,4908.0%−0.7 pts

90Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1978.1%−1.9 pts

91Lansing, MIMI113,8848.1%+0.7 pts

92Jenison, MIMI17,5828.2%+2.3 pts

93Harper Woods, MIMI14,8608.2%−2.1 pts

94Hillsdale, MIMI8,0028.3%+1.8 pts

95Trenton, MIMI17,8498.3%+0.4 pts

96Big Rapids, MIMI8,6238.4%−4.9 pts

97Gladstone, MIMI5,1898.4%+1.8 pts

98Adrian, MIMI20,1918.4%+0.4 pts

99Temperance, MIMI8,9148.7%+1.8 pts

100Byron Center, MIMI7,4038.7%−2.9 pts

101Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8788.7%+0.6 pts

102Alma, MIMI9,3048.8%+0.4 pts

103Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0838.8%+2.9 pts

104Tecumseh, MIMI8,6088.9%+3.2 pts

105Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4178.9%−7.8 pts

106Mason, MIMI8,2649.0%+0.5 pts

107Sterling Heights, MIMI133,9319.1%+1.8 pts

108Northview, MIMI15,2689.1%+0.3 pts

109Grand Rapids, MIMI201,1839.1%+1.1 pts

110Milan, MIMI5,9739.1%+2.0 pts

111Fenton, MIMI11,7749.5%+1.6 pts

112Marysville, MIMI9,8689.6%+2.1 pts

113St. Johns, MIMI7,7809.8%+2.3 pts

114Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8539.8%+1.3 pts

115Clawson, MIMI11,3129.9%+3.8 pts

116Kentwood, MIMI54,7769.9%+0.8 pts

117Albion, MIMI7,47410.2%+3.5 pts

118Holt, MIMI25,31610.4%+2.9 pts

119Riverview, MIMI11,94710.5%+4.0 pts

120Walled Lake, MIMI7,32010.7%+4.3 pts

121Norton Shores, MIMI25,08810.7%+2.8 pts

122Oak Park, MIMI29,07210.8%+1.0 pts

123New Baltimore, MIMI12,12311.0%+4.2 pts

124Flushing, MIMI8,17511.0%+1.2 pts

125Grandville, MIMI17,01811.1%+4.0 pts

126Livonia, MIMI92,60311.1%+1.2 pts

127Grand Haven, MIMI11,03811.4%+3.8 pts

128Rockford, MIMI6,31311.6%+4.4 pts

129Holland, MIMI35,37211.6%+2.7 pts

130Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39111.8%+3.3 pts

131Brighton, MIMI7,90411.9%−0.0 pts

132Traverse City, MIMI15,83211.9%+0.3 pts

133Milford, MIMI6,52012.1%+3.4 pts

134Wixom, MIMI17,31312.2%+0.6 pts

135South Lyon, MIMI12,10712.3%+2.3 pts

136Petoskey, MIMI5,77212.4%−0.3 pts

137Dearborn, MIMI105,61112.8%+2.0 pts

138Waverly, MIMI23,57513.1%+2.7 pts

139Ferndale, MIMI19,21213.2%+5.1 pts

140St. Clair, MIMI5,83313.5%+4.2 pts

141Portage, MIMI49,86213.5%+0.1 pts

142Marquette, MIMI21,94413.8%+1.0 pts

143Lambertville, MIMI9,95514.1%+5.5 pts

144Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68314.4%−0.0 pts

145Marshall, MIMI6,80014.4%+3.9 pts

146Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88015.2%−2.7 pts

147Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92515.4%+5.2 pts

148Southfield, MIMI76,11115.7%+0.7 pts

149Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76615.9%+0.5 pts

150Berkley, MIMI15,14516.0%+4.9 pts

151St. Joseph, MIMI7,89316.1%+4.5 pts

152Westwood, MIMI8,86716.7%−0.9 pts

153Midland, MIMI42,80617.6%+0.3 pts

154Royal Oak, MIMI57,58318.9%+4.9 pts

155Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92519.0%−0.3 pts

156Saline, MIMI9,00119.6%+3.8 pts

157Plymouth, MIMI9,16421.3%+5.7 pts

158Chelsea, MIMI5,42422.0%+7.7 pts

159Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53922.1%+3.1 pts

160Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29122.7%+3.1 pts

161Novi, MIMI67,31923.5%+4.5 pts

162Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79223.9%+3.6 pts

163Rochester, MIMI12,82424.6%+4.5 pts

164Farmington, MIMI11,40924.7%+6.2 pts

165Northville, MIMI6,01325.2%+0.3 pts

166Forest Hills, MIMI28,69525.7%+5.7 pts

167Troy, MIMI88,73326.6%+4.8 pts

168Haslett, MIMI18,55926.6%+6.5 pts

169Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44927.3%+0.4 pts

170East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66330.4%−3.2 pts

171Houghton, MIMI8,56030.6%+5.2 pts

172Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73532.0%+1.9 pts

173Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49032.9%+2.5 pts

174Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09534.5%+3.8 pts

175East Lansing, MIMI49,35535.4%−3.7 pts

176Okemos, MIMI26,39638.2%+2.0 pts

177Birmingham, MIMI21,92338.8%+9.3 pts

178Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27440.3%−0.1 pts

179Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23342.0%+2.6 pts

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