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Fewest graduate degrees, Pennsylvania cities · 2010

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 261 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Columbia, PAPA10,3141.2%−63%

02Connellsville, PAPA6,5742.1%−32%

03West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842.2%−46%

04Corry, PAPA5,9932.3%−31%

05Croydon, PAPA9,6842.4%+33%

06Sunbury, PAPA9,4952.4%+57%

07Clifton Heights, PAPA6,8352.5%+31%

08Lewistown, PAPA8,3852.7%−14%

09Steelton, PAPA6,3282.8%+44%

10York, PAPA45,3422.8%−26%

11Aliquippa, PAPA9,0022.8%+11%

12Berwick, PAPA10,2972.9%−2%

13Jeannette, PAPA8,4893.0%+0%

14Monaca, PAPA5,4563.0%+93%

15Duquesne, PAPA5,0193.1%+61%

16Chester, PAPA33,9963.1%+9%

17Lebanon, PAPA26,4793.1%+8%

18West York, PAPA5,1103.1%+175%

19Reading, PAPA95,8323.2%+8%

20Washington, PAPA13,3773.3%−8%

21Clairton, PAPA5,8763.3%−11%

22Butler, PAPA12,8793.3%−2%

23Shamokin, PAPA6,7643.3%+41%

24Catasauqua, PAPA6,5903.3%−19%

25Olyphant, PAPA5,3903.4%−38%

26McKeesport, PAPA16,9073.5%+22%

27Milton, PAPA6,4573.5%−17%

28Nanticoke, PAPA10,7123.5%−15%

29Hazleton, PAPA30,2863.6%−26%

30Coatesville, PAPA13,2833.6%+17%

31Quakertown, PAPA9,2353.7%−21%

32Middletown, PAPA9,7763.7%+5%

33McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6243.8%+67%

34Plymouth, PAPA5,8014.0%+16%

35Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804.0%−3%

36New Brighton, PAPA5,5034.0%+97%

37Pittston, PAPA7,7154.0%+9%

38Weigelstown, PAPA15,4854.0%+29%

39Folcroft, PAPA6,7804.1%+160%

40Pottstown, PAPA23,3224.1%+14%

41Tyrone, PAPA5,2264.1%+36%

42Monessen, PAPA6,6574.1%−10%

43Altoona, PAPA42,3474.2%+6%

44Johnstown, PAPA17,6544.2%+80%

45Sierra View, PAPA6,3654.3%–

46Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8274.3%+8%

47Levittown, PAPA50,9264.3%+0%

48Collingdale, PAPA8,8984.4%+20%

49Darby, PAPA10,6664.4%+47%

50Blakely, PAPA6,6114.4%−27%

51New Castle, PAPA21,1754.4%+10%

52Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.4%+0%

53Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5794.5%+12%

54Enola, PAPA6,5344.5%+51%

55Carbondale, PAPA8,7314.6%+3%

56Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8324.6%+46%

57Rutherford, PAPA6,8904.6%−7%

58Birdsboro, PAPA5,1614.6%−6%

59Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5234.7%−1%

60Titusville, PAPA5,1124.7%−25%

61Parkville, PAPA8,1284.7%+43%

62Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534.7%−14%

63Palmerton, PAPA5,6154.8%+29%

64Latrobe, PAPA7,8264.8%−30%

65Mount Joy, PAPA8,3194.8%+6%

66Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5584.9%+7%

67Oil City, PAPA9,3015.0%+1%

68Wilson, PAPA8,1595.0%+24%

69Norwood, PAPA5,9275.1%+24%

70Prospect Park, PAPA6,4095.2%+31%

71Tamaqua, PAPA6,9295.4%+114%

72Lancaster, PAPA58,3665.4%+31%

73Brookhaven, PAPA8,3625.4%−9%

74Brentwood, PAPA9,5975.4%−1%

75Waynesboro, PAPA11,1905.4%+42%

76South Williamsport, PAPA6,1245.5%+23%

77Ambridge, PAPA6,9445.5%+9%

78Bangor, PAPA5,1185.6%+37%

79Lock Haven, PAPA8,5005.6%−13%

80Bristol, PAPA9,9705.6%+62%

81Taylor, PAPA6,2325.6%+101%

82Uniontown, PAPA9,4345.7%+7%

83Norristown, PAPA35,9115.7%+37%

84Bradford, PAPA7,4425.8%−3%

85Oxford, PAPA5,8875.8%+17%

86West Mifflin, PAPA18,7075.8%+41%

87St. Marys, PAPA12,2535.8%+17%

88New Holland, PAPA5,7545.8%+11%

89New Kensington, PAPA11,7595.8%+13%

90Kennett Square, PAPA6,8935.9%−17%

91Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4705.9%−16%

92Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0736.0%+8%

93Sharon, PAPA12,6486.0%+37%

94Easton, PAPA30,4026.0%−3%

95Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0066.0%−15%

96Harrisburg, PAPA50,5226.1%+7%

97Allentown, PAPA126,0446.1%+16%

98Hanover, PAPA16,6846.1%+11%

99Clearfield, PAPA5,7536.2%+1%

100Glenolden, PAPA7,2176.2%+44%

101Red Lion, PAPA6,5236.3%+65%

102Pottsville, PAPA13,1706.3%+19%

103Middletown, PAPA7,6286.3%+6%

104Dickson City, PAPA5,9766.4%+83%

105Sharon Hill, PAPA5,9956.5%+49%

106Scranton, PAPA75,5146.6%+12%

107Ephrata, PAPA13,6476.6%+44%

108Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4706.7%−8%

109Sayre, PAPA5,3286.7%−17%

110Hermitage, PAPA16,3086.7%−35%

111Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4886.8%−29%

112Erie, PAPA91,8386.8%+10%

113White Oak, PAPA7,2866.8%−23%

114Northampton, PAPA10,5706.9%+94%

115Sanatoga, PAPA8,9497.0%−19%

116Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7837.0%−4%

117Canonsburg, PAPA9,5297.0%+87%

118Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7537.0%−15%

119Kenmar, PAPA5,0777.1%–

120Folsom, PAPA8,6717.1%−4%

121Williamsport, PAPA27,3847.1%+19%

122Archbald, PAPA7,5987.3%−21%

123Carnegie, PAPA7,7777.3%+54%

124Palmyra, PAPA7,7627.3%+17%

125Lehighton, PAPA5,2327.3%+162%

126Munhall, PAPA10,2537.3%+75%

127Baldwin, PAPA20,5167.4%+49%

128Franklin, PAPA5,8997.4%+12%

129Ridley Park, PAPA7,2557.4%−19%

130Morrisville, PAPA9,6657.5%+21%

131Woodlyn, PAPA9,7367.5%+130%

132Swoyersville, PAPA5,1557.5%+43%

133Greenville, PAPA5,4067.5%+12%

134Bellevue, PAPA7,8887.5%+4%

135Warren, PAPA9,0467.5%+49%

136Pennside, PAPA5,4077.6%–

137DuBois, PAPA7,2547.7%+55%

138West View, PAPA6,3557.8%+23%

139Souderton, PAPA7,2887.8%+14%

140Schlusser, PAPA5,4027.9%−4%

141Downingtown, PAPA8,3847.9%+25%

142Bridgeport, PAPA5,7588.0%+80%

143Exeter, PAPA5,5878.1%+217%

144Chambersburg, PAPA23,3768.3%+18%

145Moosic, PAPA5,9898.4%+21%

146Crafton, PAPA5,7908.4%+4%

147Nazareth, PAPA6,0918.4%+87%

148Lansdale, PAPA18,9868.4%+14%

149Colonial Park, PAPA18,0328.6%−1%

150Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9618.7%−15%

151Fullerton, PAPA16,7248.8%+41%

152Somerset, PAPA5,8158.9%+16%

153Huntingdon, PAPA6,8629.0%−9%

154Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3759.0%−2%

155Shillington, PAPA5,5429.2%−14%

156Dormont, PAPA7,8169.2%+8%

157Progress, PAPA11,0179.3%+3%

158Perkasie, PAPA9,3129.3%+38%

159Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2819.3%+23%

160Hellertown, PAPA6,1389.4%+179%

161New Cumberland, PAPA7,5909.4%−17%

162Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8479.4%+10%

163Shiloh, PAPA11,2469.4%+17%

164Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5349.6%−13%

165Lititz, PAPA9,6899.7%+68%

166Emmaus, PAPA12,5149.7%+15%

167Hatboro, PAPA8,5939.8%+23%

168Old Forge, PAPA8,6409.8%+115%

169Economy, PAPA9,09810.0%+16%

170Phoenixville, PAPA20,35610.0%+46%

171Broomall, PAPA10,67910.0%+27%

172Blandon, PAPA7,35710.3%–

173Willow Grove, PAPA14,13110.4%+12%

174Plum, PAPA26,22510.4%+17%

175Glenshaw, PAPA9,13910.5%–

176Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80910.5%+59%

177Greensburg, PAPA14,46210.6%+2%

178Linglestown, PAPA6,95710.6%+33%

179Millersville, PAPA9,28010.8%−15%

180Bethlehem, PAPA79,64410.9%+14%

181Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03711.0%+50%

182Kingston, PAPA13,46211.1%+13%

183Yeadon, PAPA12,32011.1%+47%

184Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60211.2%+28%

185Shippensburg, PAPA5,61511.3%+1%

186Whitehall, PAPA14,52111.7%+9%

187Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16511.8%+184%

188New Freedom, PAPA5,11611.8%+1%

189Willow Street, PAPA9,64711.9%+10%

190Conshohocken, PAPA9,26612.3%+103%

191East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43812.5%+27%

192Meadville, PAPA12,23012.9%+41%

193Lower Allen, PAPA7,64613.2%+24%

194Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21213.2%−8%

195Grove City, PAPA7,69413.2%−8%

196Campbelltown, PAPA6,09213.2%+74%

197Bethel Park, PAPA32,07413.2%+12%

198East York, PAPA9,38813.4%+44%

199Ambler, PAPA6,84013.7%+69%

200Horsham, PAPA16,00513.9%+30%

201Dunmore, PAPA14,24913.9%+84%

202West Chester, PAPA19,59114.1%+7%

203Monroeville, PAPA27,68514.2%–

204Bellefonte, PAPA5,86214.4%+101%

205Lansdowne, PAPA11,14114.5%+6%

206Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12514.6%+107%

207Kulpsville, PAPA8,79914.7%+7%

208Swissvale, PAPA8,19714.7%+62%

209Duryea, PAPA5,15714.9%+167%

210Breinigsville, PAPA7,76915.0%–

211Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45115.4%+18%

212Gettysburg, PAPA8,36515.4%−9%

213Harleysville, PAPA9,09016.0%+69%

214Indiana, PAPA14,69716.0%−19%

215Richboro, PAPA6,96316.0%−3%

216Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33616.0%+23%

217Oreland, PAPA5,95316.1%+31%

218Oakmont, PAPA6,57616.2%+15%

219Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63216.2%+30%

220Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35716.2%+80%

221Lewisburg, PAPA5,22616.6%−10%

222Churchville, PAPA6,08416.7%−5%

223Carlisle, PAPA22,69317.4%+15%

224Camp Hill, PAPA8,19917.8%+12%

225Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77718.2%+43%

226Mountain Top, PAPA11,85018.2%+96%

227Dorneyville, PAPA5,21118.3%–

228Glenside, PAPA7,65918.9%+18%

229Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19319.4%−12%

230Murrysville, PAPA20,63619.4%–

231Wyomissing, PAPA11,28520.1%+1%

232Collegeville, PAPA5,28720.2%+122%

233Allison Park, PAPA22,04520.2%–

234Media, PAPA5,92020.5%+47%

235Maple Glen, PAPA6,64320.5%+24%

236Whitfield, PAPA5,22620.6%+12%

237Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06921.0%+14%

238Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38821.6%+51%

239Edinboro, PAPA5,79021.6%−8%

240Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50222.1%+30%

241Exton, PAPA6,77224.1%+30%

242King of Prussia, PAPA25,85724.3%+25%

243Audubon, PAPA9,22924.4%+75%

244Hershey, PAPA14,24224.6%+19%

245Wescosville, PAPA7,14825.8%–

246Doylestown, PAPA8,33025.9%+56%

247Paoli, PAPA6,36226.0%+32%

248Blue Bell, PAPA6,42426.4%+12%

249Forest Hills, PAPA6,11626.9%+37%

250Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63327.6%+18%

251Spring House, PAPA5,13728.7%+4%

252Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83932.6%+1%

253Ardmore, PAPA13,90932.8%+17%

254Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88034.5%+41%

255Franklin Park, PAPA14,97834.9%+34%

256Fort Washington, PAPA6,27136.0%+30%

257State College, PAPA40,84436.8%−9%

258Park Forest, PAPA8,62438.9%+3%

259Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07042.1%+37%

260Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13943.6%+4%

261Swarthmore, PAPA6,56157.7%+26%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES