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Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01West York, PAPA5,1101.1%−36%

02Sunbury, PAPA9,4951.5%−47%

03Folcroft, PAPA6,7801.6%−13%

04Monaca, PAPA5,4561.6%−40%

05Croydon, PAPA9,6841.8%−31%

06Clifton Heights, PAPA6,8351.9%+50%

07Duquesne, PAPA5,0191.9%−1%

08Steelton, PAPA6,3281.9%−33%

09New Brighton, PAPA5,5032.0%+36%

10McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6242.3%+15%

11Shamokin, PAPA6,7642.4%+107%

12Johnstown, PAPA17,6542.4%−11%

13Tamaqua, PAPA6,9292.5%−17%

14Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022.5%+21%

15Exeter, PAPA5,5872.5%−26%

16Taylor, PAPA6,2322.8%−42%

17Lehighton, PAPA5,2322.8%−12%

18Chester, PAPA33,9962.8%+34%

19McKeesport, PAPA16,9072.9%+28%

20Lebanon, PAPA26,4792.9%+1%

21Berwick, PAPA10,2972.9%+52%

22Reading, PAPA95,8323.0%−5%

23Darby, PAPA10,6663.0%+41%

24Jeannette, PAPA8,4893.0%+10%

25Enola, PAPA6,5343.0%+29%

26Tyrone, PAPA5,2263.1%+33%

27Coatesville, PAPA13,2833.1%+14%

28Weigelstown, PAPA15,4853.1%+132%

29Lewistown, PAPA8,3853.1%−27%

30Columbia, PAPA10,3143.1%+52%

31Connellsville, PAPA6,5743.1%−7%

32Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8323.2%+28%

33Woodlyn, PAPA9,7363.2%+31%

34Parkville, PAPA8,1283.3%+1%

35Corry, PAPA5,9933.4%+35%

36Hellertown, PAPA6,1383.4%−34%

37Butler, PAPA12,8793.4%+5%

38Plymouth, PAPA5,8013.4%+79%

39Bristol, PAPA9,9703.4%+46%

40Dickson City, PAPA5,9763.5%+0%

41Northampton, PAPA10,5703.5%+95%

42Middletown, PAPA9,7763.6%−23%

43Washington, PAPA13,3773.6%−24%

44Pottstown, PAPA23,3223.6%−2%

45Collingdale, PAPA8,8983.6%+63%

46Pittston, PAPA7,7153.7%+13%

47Palmerton, PAPA5,6153.7%−13%

48Clairton, PAPA5,8763.7%+87%

49Canonsburg, PAPA9,5293.7%+39%

50Red Lion, PAPA6,5233.8%−5%

51Waynesboro, PAPA11,1903.8%−31%

52York, PAPA45,3423.8%+26%

53Altoona, PAPA42,3474.0%+9%

54Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274.0%+39%

55New Castle, PAPA21,1754.0%+44%

56Prospect Park, PAPA6,4094.0%+103%

57West Hazleton, PAPA5,2844.0%+56%

58Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5794.0%+31%

59Bangor, PAPA5,1184.0%+7%

60Wilson, PAPA8,1594.0%+57%

61Lancaster, PAPA58,3664.1%+2%

62Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804.1%+20%

63West Mifflin, PAPA18,7074.1%+31%

64Norwood, PAPA5,9274.1%+97%

65Catasauqua, PAPA6,5904.1%+60%

66Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.1%−38%

67Nanticoke, PAPA10,7124.2%+28%

68Munhall, PAPA10,2534.2%+17%

69Norristown, PAPA35,9114.2%+13%

70Milton, PAPA6,4574.3%+69%

71Glenolden, PAPA7,2174.3%−1%

72Levittown, PAPA50,9264.3%+16%

73Sharon, PAPA12,6484.3%−2%

74Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.4%+1%

75Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9954.4%+71%

76Carbondale, PAPA8,7314.4%−13%

77South Williamsport, PAPA6,1244.4%+36%

78Bridgeport, PAPA5,7584.5%+95%

79Nazareth, PAPA6,0914.5%−16%

80Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5584.5%−11%

81Mount Joy, PAPA8,3194.6%+61%

82Old Forge, PAPA8,6404.6%+30%

83Monessen, PAPA6,6574.6%+48%

84Ephrata, PAPA13,6474.6%+17%

85Quakertown, PAPA9,2354.7%+1%

86Carnegie, PAPA7,7774.7%+8%

87Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5234.7%+0%

88Hazleton, PAPA30,2864.9%+22%

89Oxford, PAPA5,8874.9%−13%

90St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.9%+19%

91DuBois, PAPA7,2545.0%+71%

92Birdsboro, PAPA5,1615.0%+152%

93Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.0%+56%

94Oil City, PAPA9,3015.0%+7%

95Rutherford, PAPA6,8905.0%+73%

96Ambridge, PAPA6,9445.0%+123%

97Warren, PAPA9,0465.0%+5%

98New Kensington, PAPA11,7595.2%−9%

99Swoyersville, PAPA5,1555.3%+57%

100New Holland, PAPA5,7545.3%+3%

101Allentown, PAPA126,0445.3%+5%

102Uniontown, PAPA9,4345.3%+21%

103Pottsville, PAPA13,1705.3%+14%

104Brentwood, PAPA9,5975.5%+32%

105Hanover, PAPA16,6845.5%+41%

106Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0735.5%−10%

107Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2535.5%+65%

108Olyphant, PAPA5,3905.5%+57%

109Duryea, PAPA5,1575.6%+51%

110Harrisburg, PAPA50,5225.7%+13%

111Lititz, PAPA9,6895.8%−1%

112Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625.9%+3%

113Scranton, PAPA75,5145.9%+12%

114Bradford, PAPA7,4425.9%−3%

115Williamsport, PAPA27,3845.9%+29%

116Middletown, PAPA7,6286.0%+17%

117Blakely, PAPA6,6116.0%+62%

118Conshohocken, PAPA9,2666.1%+57%

119Easton, PAPA30,4026.1%+29%

120Clearfield, PAPA5,7536.1%+10%

121Erie, PAPA91,8386.2%+38%

122Morrisville, PAPA9,6656.2%+9%

123Palmyra, PAPA7,7626.2%+76%

124Fullerton, PAPA16,7246.2%−1%

125Titusville, PAPA5,1126.2%+5%

126West View, PAPA6,3556.3%+46%

127Downingtown, PAPA8,3846.3%+41%

128Lock Haven, PAPA8,5006.4%−1%

129Franklin, PAPA5,8996.6%+66%

130Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8096.6%−36%

131Perkasie, PAPA9,3126.7%−19%

132Greenville, PAPA5,4066.7%−2%

133Souderton, PAPA7,2886.8%+58%

134Phoenixville, PAPA20,3566.9%+20%

135Latrobe, PAPA7,8266.9%+47%

136Moosic, PAPA5,9896.9%+274%

137Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4707.0%+8%

138Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1257.1%−19%

139Chambersburg, PAPA23,3767.1%+17%

140Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0067.1%+119%

141Kennett Square, PAPA6,8937.1%−1%

142Bellefonte, PAPA5,8627.2%−5%

143Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4707.2%+62%

144Bellevue, PAPA7,8887.2%+32%

145Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7837.3%+15%

146Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0377.3%+12%

147Folsom, PAPA8,6717.4%+209%

148Lansdale, PAPA18,9867.4%+65%

149Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2817.5%+19%

150Yeadon, PAPA12,3207.6%−3%

151Dunmore, PAPA14,2497.6%−6%

152Campbelltown, PAPA6,0927.6%+50%

153Somerset, PAPA5,8157.6%+22%

154Broomall, PAPA10,6797.9%−4%

155Hatboro, PAPA8,5937.9%+58%

156Linglestown, PAPA6,9578.0%+22%

157Crafton, PAPA5,7908.0%+42%

158Shiloh, PAPA11,2468.0%+29%

159Ambler, PAPA6,8408.1%−6%

160Sayre, PAPA5,3288.1%+9%

161Schlusser, PAPA5,4028.2%−3%

162Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7538.3%+148%

163Emmaus, PAPA12,5148.5%+35%

164Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.5%+20%

165Dormont, PAPA7,8168.5%+30%

166Economy, PAPA9,0988.6%+68%

167Sanatoga, PAPA8,9498.6%+86%

168Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,6028.7%−1%

169Colonial Park, PAPA18,0328.8%+50%

170White Oak, PAPA7,2868.8%+8%

171Plum, PAPA26,2258.9%+16%

172Progress, PAPA11,0179.0%+17%

173Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3579.0%–

174Swissvale, PAPA8,1979.1%−1%

175Collegeville, PAPA5,2879.1%+3%

176Ridley Park, PAPA7,2559.1%+35%

177Archbald, PAPA7,5989.2%+144%

178Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3759.2%+2%

179Meadville, PAPA12,2309.2%+6%

180Mountain Top, PAPA11,8509.3%–

181Willow Grove, PAPA14,1319.3%+15%

182East York, PAPA9,3889.3%+15%

183Harleysville, PAPA9,0909.4%+18%

184Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4889.5%−1%

185Bethlehem, PAPA79,6449.6%+15%

186Kingston, PAPA13,4629.8%+0%

187Huntingdon, PAPA6,8629.8%+46%

188East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4389.8%+29%

189Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96110.2%+43%

190Greensburg, PAPA14,46210.4%+63%

191Hermitage, PAPA16,30810.4%+69%

192Lower Allen, PAPA7,64610.6%+25%

193Shillington, PAPA5,54210.6%+56%

194Whitehall, PAPA14,52110.7%+9%

195Horsham, PAPA16,00510.7%+21%

196Willow Street, PAPA9,64710.8%+62%

197Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53411.0%+28%

198Shippensburg, PAPA5,61511.2%−8%

199New Cumberland, PAPA7,59011.3%+59%

200New Freedom, PAPA5,11611.7%+60%

201Bethel Park, PAPA32,07411.8%+26%

202Oreland, PAPA5,95312.3%+32%

203Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63212.5%+30%

204Millersville, PAPA9,28012.7%−4%

205Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77712.8%+7%

206Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33613.0%+83%

207Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45113.1%+34%

208West Chester, PAPA19,59113.1%+13%

209Lansdowne, PAPA11,14113.6%+3%

210Kulpsville, PAPA8,79913.8%+20%

211Media, PAPA5,92013.9%+16%

212Audubon, PAPA9,22914.0%+38%

213Oakmont, PAPA6,57614.0%+1%

214Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38814.2%+0%

215Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21214.3%+16%

216Grove City, PAPA7,69414.3%+16%

217Carlisle, PAPA22,69315.1%+31%

218Camp Hill, PAPA8,19915.9%+7%

219Glenside, PAPA7,65916.0%+16%

220Maple Glen, PAPA6,64316.5%−8%

221Richboro, PAPA6,96316.5%+20%

222Doylestown, PAPA8,33016.6%+46%

223Gettysburg, PAPA8,36516.9%+68%

224Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50217.0%+15%

225Churchville, PAPA6,08417.6%+67%

226Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06918.4%+33%

227Whitfield, PAPA5,22618.4%+38%

228Lewisburg, PAPA5,22618.4%+7%

229Exton, PAPA6,77218.5%+58%

230King of Prussia, PAPA25,85719.4%+39%

231Forest Hills, PAPA6,11619.7%+20%

232Indiana, PAPA14,69719.7%+35%

233Paoli, PAPA6,36219.8%+76%

234Wyomissing, PAPA11,28520.0%+32%

235Hershey, PAPA14,24220.7%+51%

236Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19321.9%+32%

237Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63323.3%+21%

238Edinboro, PAPA5,79023.5%+14%

239Blue Bell, PAPA6,42423.5%−7%

240Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88024.4%+20%

241Franklin Park, PAPA14,97826.1%+35%

242Fort Washington, PAPA6,27127.7%+5%

243Spring House, PAPA5,13727.7%+45%

244Ardmore, PAPA13,90928.1%+54%

245Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07030.6%+14%

246Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83932.2%+35%

247Park Forest, PAPA8,62437.8%+17%

248State College, PAPA40,84440.4%+8%

249Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13942.1%+15%

250Swarthmore, PAPA6,56145.9%+40%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS