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Fewest graduate degrees, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 292 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 292 is 10.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bedford, OH, up 93 places to #64.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲7Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1450.8%−2.9 pts

02▼1Grafton, OHOH5,7642.0%−0.9 pts

03▲34Perry Heights, OHOH8,7563.1%−0.7 pts

04▲17Fostoria, OHOH12,9203.2%+0.6 pts

05▲24Lincoln, OHOH8,9283.2%+0.1 pts

06▲63West Jefferson, OHOH5,8273.2%+0.4 pts

07▲49New Carlisle, OHOH5,5253.4%0.0 pts

08▲28Fremont, OHOH15,7653.5%0.0 pts

09▲6Marion, OHOH35,5873.5%+0.7 pts

10▼7Struthers, OHOH9,8373.7%+1.1 pts

11▲5Northbrook, OHOH10,7423.8%+0.7 pts

12▼1East Liverpool, OHOH9,5693.8%+1.1 pts

13▼1Kenton, OHOH7,8083.8%+1.2 pts

14▲3Obetz, OHOH7,3423.9%+1.3 pts

15▲17Bucyrus, OHOH11,6313.9%+1.1 pts

16▲12Warren, OHOH38,3283.9%+0.7 pts

17▼11Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0484.0%+1.0 pts

18▲17Salem, OHOH11,6554.0%−0.1 pts

19▲41Clyde, OHOH6,3614.1%+0.5 pts

20▲48Washington Court House, OHOH14,3754.2%–

21▲21Whitehall, OHOH19,8054.3%+0.3 pts

22▼15Ashtabula, OHOH17,4744.4%+1.3 pts

23▲41Bellevue, OHOH8,1544.4%+2.1 pts

24▼1Lorain, OHOH65,3664.5%+1.1 pts

25▲21Groesbeck, OHOH7,8244.5%−2.2 pts

26▲64Logan, OHOH7,1644.6%+0.2 pts

27▲35Rittman, OHOH6,1204.6%+1.8 pts

28▼15Lima, OHOH34,6954.6%+1.6 pts

29▼27Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3894.6%+2.8 pts

30▲50Cheviot, OHOH8,6234.7%+0.9 pts

31▼7Brook Park, OHOH18,1954.7%+2.2 pts

32▲50St. Marys, OHOH8,3984.9%+0.8 pts

33▲5Hamilton, OHOH64,6444.9%+1.3 pts

34▲79Alliance, OHOH21,5824.9%−0.2 pts

35▼16Franklin, OHOH11,6474.9%+2.5 pts

36▲37Springfield, OHOH58,2814.9%+0.3 pts

37▼12Youngstown, OHOH58,8325.0%+2.1 pts

38▲28Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9715.0%+1.7 pts

39▲55Eastlake, OHOH17,3575.1%+1.8 pts

40▼18Barberton, OHOH24,7485.1%+1.9 pts

41▼1Canton, OHOH69,0015.2%+1.2 pts

42▲28Jackson, OHOH6,2335.2%+0.6 pts

43▲31Greenville, OHOH12,6805.2%+0.9 pts

44▲11London, OHOH10,8135.2%+0.3 pts

45▲4Middletown, OHOH52,1465.3%+0.4 pts

46▲5Zanesville, OHOH25,1385.3%+1.0 pts

47▼38Trenton, OHOH14,2415.3%+2.5 pts

48▲40Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1515.3%−1.2 pts

49▲53Shelby, OHOH9,2315.3%+2.7 pts

50▲87Van Wert, OHOH11,2005.3%+0.7 pts

51▼25Belpre, OHOH6,6575.4%+1.2 pts

52▼18Mansfield, OHOH47,3815.4%+0.8 pts

53▲32Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7905.5%+2.2 pts

54▼23Urbana, OHOH11,1405.5%+1.6 pts

55▼1Willard, OHOH6,1305.6%+3.2 pts

56▼29Piqua, OHOH21,0645.6%+2.3 pts

57▲6Cambridge, OHOH10,0555.7%+0.8 pts

58▼13Pleasant Run, OHOH5,6295.7%+1.4 pts

59▼39Conneaut, OHOH12,2475.7%+2.1 pts

60▼27Galion, OHOH10,3705.7%+2.9 pts

61▼8Massillon, OHOH32,1685.9%+2.3 pts

62▼57Carlisle, OHOH5,8855.9%+3.8 pts

63▼24Northgate, OHOH6,7236.0%+2.0 pts

64▲93Bedford, OHOH12,7236.0%+0.5 pts

65▲14Portsmouth, OHOH17,2826.0%+0.8 pts

66▼48Maple Heights, OHOH22,9026.1%+3.0 pts

67▼63Moraine, OHOH6,6276.1%+3.7 pts

68▼3Elyria, OHOH53,6346.2%+2.0 pts

69▼26Geneva, OHOH5,8066.4%+2.2 pts

70▲7Bryan, OHOH8,5796.4%+2.8 pts

71▼13East Cleveland, OHOH13,2296.4%+2.9 pts

72▼58Wellston, OHOH5,4886.5%+3.9 pts

73▲44Sidney, OHOH20,1246.6%+2.4 pts

74▲18Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,1206.6%+1.6 pts

75▼18Campbell, OHOH7,7216.6%+2.8 pts

76▲34Parma Heights, OHOH20,3276.6%+1.0 pts

77▲27Brooklyn, OHOH11,0726.7%+2.6 pts

78▲6Austintown, OHOH30,1646.7%+2.4 pts

79▼38Napoleon, OHOH8,6806.7%+3.4 pts

80▲15Newark, OHOH51,4736.7%+2.2 pts

81▲70Hillsboro, OHOH6,7636.8%+0.6 pts

82▲56Forest Park, OHOH20,0416.9%−0.5 pts

83▼22Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3536.9%+1.8 pts

84▼34West Carrollton, OHOH12,9637.0%–

85▲11Delphos, OHOH7,0967.0%+4.4 pts

86▼19Niles, OHOH18,1167.0%+4.2 pts

87▲13Eaton, OHOH8,3277.2%+3.4 pts

88▼10Toronto, OHOH5,1497.2%+4.7 pts

89▲14Coshocton, OHOH11,1697.3%+3.0 pts

90▲31Defiance, OHOH17,0097.4%+2.4 pts

91▼20Ironton, OHOH10,1487.4%+3.3 pts

92▼3Port Clinton, OHOH5,8757.5%+2.1 pts

93▲74Amelia, OHOH12,8717.5%+4.7 pts

94▼3Toledo, OHOH263,4237.5%+2.1 pts

95▲69Wilmington, OHOH12,8027.6%+0.9 pts

96▼13Euclid, OHOH47,9627.6%+1.8 pts

97▼25Sandusky, OHOH24,0017.6%+4.4 pts

98▼39Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6917.6%+2.5 pts

99▼12Girard, OHOH9,3847.6%+2.6 pts

100▲5Parma, OHOH78,5817.7%+2.5 pts

101▲46Reading, OHOH10,4917.8%+2.2 pts

102▼50Painesville, OHOH20,6607.9%+3.6 pts

103▲30Rossford, OHOH6,3697.9%+1.9 pts

104▲19Wickliffe, OHOH12,6497.9%+1.9 pts

105▲37Withamsville, OHOH7,4298.0%+4.2 pts

106▼5Lancaster, OHOH41,9568.0%+3.6 pts

107▲2Willowick, OHOH14,1788.0%+4.1 pts

108▼11New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4248.0%+3.4 pts

109▲35Riverside, OHOH24,7068.0%+3.1 pts

110▼11Dayton, OHOH136,6888.0%+3.2 pts

111▲14Akron, OHOH189,6918.2%+2.1 pts

112▲36Norton, OHOH11,4938.2%+3.5 pts

113▼6Trotwood, OHOH23,1908.3%+1.8 pts

114▼67Wauseon, OHOH7,4308.3%+3.8 pts

115▲14Xenia, OHOH26,4258.4%+3.1 pts

116▲15Fairfield, OHOH44,6828.4%+0.2 pts

117▼41Norwalk, OHOH17,1918.4%+3.9 pts

118▼10Canal Fulton, OHOH5,4128.5%+5.0 pts

119▲27Ashland, OHOH18,7308.5%+1.8 pts

120▲8Oregon, OHOH19,6748.6%+3.1 pts

121▼28Champion Heights, OHOH6,3808.6%+5.2 pts

122▼41Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,6618.7%+4.8 pts

123▼93Circleville, OHOH14,6348.7%+4.6 pts

124Ravenna, OHOH11,1368.8%+5.1 pts

125▲24Marysville, OHOH30,1908.9%+5.7 pts

126▲48Ontario, OHOH6,6929.0%+1.9 pts

127▼1Union, OHOH7,1779.0%+5.9 pts

128▲11New Franklin, OHOH13,8739.0%+4.1 pts

129▼23New Burlington, OHOH5,4269.1%–

130▼12Cleveland, OHOH363,6089.1%+5.3 pts

131▲27Brunswick, OHOH35,1149.1%+4.9 pts

132▲2Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2879.1%+1.9 pts

133▲37Streetsboro, OHOH17,7309.2%+4.6 pts

134▼86North Madison, OHOH8,5949.2%+5.4 pts

135▲1Celina, OHOH10,9369.3%+1.9 pts

136▼24Shiloh, OHOH10,5269.3%−2.0 pts

137▼127Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9179.4%+4.4 pts

138▲5Orrville, OHOH8,4619.4%+4.3 pts

139▼17Louisville, OHOH9,8749.5%+4.9 pts

140▼8Heath, OHOH10,8599.5%+6.1 pts

141▼55North College Hill, OHOH9,5449.5%+4.7 pts

142▲27Dover, OHOH12,9479.5%+3.5 pts

143▼99Brookville, OHOH5,9999.7%+1.9 pts

144▲8Huber Heights, OHOH43,9059.9%+3.3 pts

145▲27Springdale, OHOH11,13410.0%+1.1 pts

146▼30Harrison, OHOH13,79510.1%+6.6 pts

147▲9Pataskala, OHOH18,52910.1%+3.1 pts

148▼29Vandalia, OHOH15,01410.2%+2.1 pts

149▲27North Olmsted, OHOH31,54210.2%+1.1 pts

150▲46Dent, OHOH11,97310.3%+1.6 pts

151▼76Wapakoneta, OHOH9,71110.3%+6.2 pts

152▼22White Oak, OHOH19,21610.3%+4.3 pts

153▲25Bridgetown, OHOH13,46410.3%–

154▲25Medina, OHOH25,69210.3%+2.1 pts

155▲4Vermilion, OHOH10,69510.3%+4.8 pts

156▼58Tiffin, OHOH17,80310.5%+4.3 pts

157▼7Chillicothe, OHOH21,81510.5%+3.8 pts

158▼31Northridge, OHOH7,81710.7%+5.6 pts

159▼14Lebanon, OHOH22,11010.8%+4.7 pts

160▲3Willoughby, OHOH24,23410.9%+4.5 pts

161▲23Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35010.9%+3.1 pts

162▼22Hubbard, OHOH7,52811.0%+6.3 pts

163▼1Findlay, OHOH40,37011.1%+2.9 pts

164▲1North Ridgeville, OHOH37,78611.3%+7.1 pts

165▲16Grove City, OHOH45,18011.3%+5.9 pts

166▼12Amherst, OHOH12,97411.4%+3.5 pts

167▼26South Lebanon, OHOH6,96511.5%+10.6 pts

168▲53Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47511.5%−0.5 pts

169▼58Miamisburg, OHOH20,41411.5%+6.3 pts

170▼50Howland Center, OHOH6,26611.5%+1.4 pts

171▼18Groveport, OHOH5,81811.7%+9.0 pts

172▼6Johnstown, OHOH5,47612.0%+8.2 pts

173▼59Germantown, OHOH5,94712.2%+5.6 pts

174▲9Englewood, OHOH13,34312.4%+5.4 pts

175▲48Northwood, OHOH5,25212.5%+10.2 pts

176▼5Tallmadge, OHOH18,52112.5%+4.6 pts

177▲21Maumee, OHOH13,52112.7%+4.2 pts

178▲23Miami Heights, OHOH5,26912.7%–

179▲3Monroe, OHOH15,88012.7%+5.6 pts

180▲53Sharonville, OHOH13,99712.7%+1.5 pts

181▲9Mack, OHOH11,51612.9%–

182▲45Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31312.9%+6.6 pts

183▼68Deer Park, OHOH5,55713.0%+9.8 pts

184▼11Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97513.1%+5.4 pts

185▲24Marietta, OHOH13,05313.2%+2.7 pts

186▼51Troy, OHOH27,34413.2%+7.5 pts

187▲17Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,55813.3%+6.1 pts

188▲3Finneytown, OHOH12,50613.4%+1.1 pts

189Fairborn, OHOH35,75413.4%+4.6 pts

190▲17North Canton, OHOH17,69213.5%0.0 pts

191▼16Seven Hills, OHOH11,46413.6%+6.1 pts

192▲34Whitehouse, OHOH5,07313.7%+4.5 pts

193▼7Mentor, OHOH47,01013.8%+4.9 pts

194▲9Green, OHOH27,55313.8%+6.2 pts

195▼18Steubenville, OHOH17,92213.9%+6.6 pts

196▼3Columbus, OHOH938,39614.1%+4.9 pts

197▼3Monfort Heights, OHOH12,44114.1%–

198▲2North Royalton, OHOH30,93614.3%+5.9 pts

199▼4Wadsworth, OHOH24,72014.3%+7.4 pts

200▼40Sunbury, OHOH8,85714.4%+10.1 pts

201▼21Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91314.6%+8.1 pts

202▲22Covedale, OHOH6,50014.9%+3.9 pts

203▲9Berea, OHOH17,92015.0%+5.1 pts

204▼12Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,20915.0%+10.5 pts

205▲1Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,66915.0%+3.4 pts

206▲38Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,99215.0%+3.2 pts

207▲1Macedonia, OHOH12,14715.1%+7.4 pts

208▲10Tipp City, OHOH10,64415.6%+8.7 pts

209▲19Uniontown, OHOH7,92015.7%+10.4 pts

210▼55Chesterland, OHOH7,08615.8%+7.7 pts

211▼50Apple Valley, OHOH5,54815.9%–

212▼24Norwood, OHOH19,65816.1%+12.5 pts

213▲25Cortland, OHOH7,02416.2%+6.6 pts

214▼4Milford, OHOH6,43616.3%+7.7 pts

215▼4Kettering, OHOH57,39616.8%+5.5 pts

216▼17Wooster, OHOH27,11516.9%+6.4 pts

217▼4Stow, OHOH33,94117.0%+4.6 pts

218▼1Huron, OHOH6,58517.0%+6.2 pts

219▼34Clayton, OHOH13,39717.4%+4.6 pts

220▼52Delhi Hills, OHOH5,24117.7%–

221▼34Chardon, OHOH5,25117.9%+8.9 pts

222▼3Delaware, OHOH46,63618.0%+9.5 pts

223▲11Pickerington, OHOH26,33318.0%+11.0 pts

224▼2Cincinnati, OHOH314,36718.1%+7.8 pts

225▼28Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,66718.3%+7.8 pts

226▼11Columbiana, OHOH6,75618.6%+13.3 pts

227▲3Loveland, OHOH13,28818.6%+6.5 pts

228▲1Twinsburg, OHOH18,93918.7%+6.4 pts

229▲3South Euclid, OHOH21,24818.8%+5.8 pts

230▼14Canfield, OHOH7,58418.8%+2.3 pts

231▲5Strongsville, OHOH45,62918.9%+6.0 pts

232▼27Fairview Park, OHOH16,74819.0%+7.2 pts

233▲2Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05819.2%+10.4 pts

234▲5Independence, OHOH7,45619.4%+8.6 pts

235▼4Lakewood, OHOH49,02719.8%+7.6 pts

236▲1Gahanna, OHOH35,98619.8%+6.1 pts

237▼17Kirtland, OHOH6,92520.1%+8.9 pts

238▼13Broadview Heights, OHOH19,75520.3%+7.3 pts

239▲6Bellbrook, OHOH7,56320.7%+4.1 pts

240▲10Forestville, OHOH10,83120.7%+3.5 pts

241▲18Kent, OHOH27,73721.3%+5.2 pts

242▲5Landen, OHOH7,49921.3%+6.6 pts

243Centerville, OHOH25,19421.7%+3.8 pts

244▼4Bowling Green, OHOH31,18221.8%−0.5 pts

245▲13Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,49622.2%+1.2 pts

246▼44Waterville, OHOH6,03722.4%+8.5 pts

247▼33Fairlawn, OHOH7,81522.7%+4.5 pts

248▲8Springboro, OHOH19,60622.9%+7.5 pts

249Avon Lake, OHOH26,48623.1%+7.2 pts

250▼9Reminderville, OHOH5,33623.7%+16.5 pts

251▼5Sylvania, OHOH18,88323.8%+8.4 pts

252▲3Westerville, OHOH38,16524.0%+10.3 pts

253▼1Hilliard, OHOH38,89824.0%+9.5 pts

254▼12Lyndhurst, OHOH13,52224.6%+10.8 pts

255▼2Perrysburg, OHOH25,44124.8%+6.2 pts

256▼2Avon, OHOH25,61125.3%+15.5 pts

257▲6Mason, OHOH35,83425.4%+13.2 pts

258▲6Beavercreek, OHOH48,13426.9%+6.1 pts

259▼8Aurora, OHOH18,01427.4%+15.1 pts

260▲2Blue Ash, OHOH13,70727.5%+4.6 pts

261▼4Brecksville, OHOH13,84328.0%+5.8 pts

262▼2Bay, OHOH15,79228.0%+9.9 pts

263▼15Westlake, OHOH33,90429.0%+11.2 pts

264▲20Granville, OHOH6,25229.2%−3.8 pts

265▼4Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90330.0%+1.7 pts

266▲6Rocky River, OHOH21,39730.5%+12.6 pts

267▼2Highland Heights, OHOH8,55931.4%+12.5 pts

268▲8Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75032.3%+7.0 pts

269▼3Bainbridge, OHOH8,62332.4%+10.2 pts

270▼2Solon, OHOH23,67933.1%+11.2 pts

271▼2Worthington, OHOH14,54333.8%+8.0 pts

272▼2Kenwood, OHOH8,32635.2%+15.2 pts

273Dublin, OHOH49,09435.3%+12.5 pts

274▲12Dry Run, OHOH7,68735.4%+13.4 pts

275▲6Montgomery, OHOH10,92235.7%+9.9 pts

276▼2Madeira, OHOH9,63735.7%+18.7 pts

277Hudson, OHOH23,08535.7%+9.8 pts

278▲11Wyoming, OHOH8,80736.3%+3.5 pts

279Athens, OHOH25,31336.5%−1.8 pts

280▲5Bexley, OHOH12,45236.6%+4.7 pts

281▼3Powell, OHOH18,26936.7%+11.5 pts

282▲6Oxford, OHOH22,38736.8%+7.3 pts

283▼12University Heights, OHOH13,20037.2%+10.0 pts

284▼9New Albany, OHOH11,80337.4%+15.7 pts

285▼18Oberlin, OHOH8,60338.3%+14.2 pts

286▼6Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89339.0%+9.1 pts

287▲3Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46640.3%+4.9 pts

288▼6Beachwood, OHOH13,67340.9%+14.4 pts

289▲2The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11441.0%+6.2 pts

290▼7Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11241.2%+24.7 pts

291▼4Oakwood, OHOH9,44141.8%+11.2 pts

292Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88653.3%+15.1 pts

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