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Fewest graduate degrees, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 10.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ripon, WI, up 80 places to #15.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲20Berlin, WIWI5,5883.9%+1.2 pts

02▲4Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6543.9%+0.3 pts

03▲6Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.9%+0.2 pts

04▼1Waupun, WIWI11,1504.0%+0.3 pts

05▲30Antigo, WIWI8,0604.6%−1.4 pts

06▲9Watertown, WIWI22,7044.6%−0.1 pts

07▼2North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4254.7%+2.1 pts

08▼7Bloomfield, WIWI6,3694.8%–

09▲27Waupaca, WIWI6,3524.8%−1.4 pts

10▲49Columbus, WIWI5,4004.8%−1.1 pts

11▼9New London, WIWI7,7264.8%+0.4 pts

12▲5Beloit, WIWI36,6495.1%+0.7 pts

13▲17Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2935.5%−0.1 pts

14▼2Sparta, WIWI9,9745.5%+2.5 pts

15▲80Ripon, WIWI7,7385.7%−0.8 pts

16▲56Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.9%+0.3 pts

17▼4Racine, WIWI77,9085.9%+1.4 pts

18▼10Merrill, WIWI9,3896.3%+1.1 pts

19▼9Kimberly, WIWI7,5566.3%+2.3 pts

20▲22Baraboo, WIWI13,2246.4%+0.8 pts

21▲42Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6876.5%+3.4 pts

22▲24Rothschild, WIWI5,6276.5%+1.1 pts

23▲11Two Rivers, WIWI11,2226.6%+2.6 pts

24▲7Delavan, WIWI9,2286.6%+1.4 pts

25▲19Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9176.7%+1.7 pts

26▲13Marinette, WIWI11,1686.7%+2.5 pts

27▲13Kaukauna, WIWI18,5176.9%+3.6 pts

28▲5Manitowoc, WIWI34,6717.0%+2.6 pts

29▲22Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5417.0%+1.6 pts

30▼5Mayville, WIWI5,1847.1%+3.5 pts

31▲22Jefferson, WIWI7,8147.2%+4.1 pts

32▼9Sheboygan, WIWI49,3767.2%+2.4 pts

33▲19Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5427.3%+2.3 pts

34▼16Little Chute, WIWI11,8007.3%+4.7 pts

35▲2Cudahy, WIWI17,6557.4%+3.8 pts

36▼29Shawano, WIWI9,6937.5%+1.5 pts

37▼11Hartford, WIWI16,0057.6%+3.8 pts

38▲30Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4137.6%–

39▼20Monroe, WIWI10,5817.6%+1.2 pts

40▲59Slinger, WIWI6,4957.6%+3.1 pts

41▼9West Allis, WIWI60,1197.7%+3.4 pts

42▲18Weston, WIWI15,9317.7%+2.6 pts

43▼15Plymouth, WIWI8,8217.7%+2.4 pts

44▲18Milton, WIWI6,0247.8%+0.3 pts

45▲2Menasha, WIWI18,3857.8%+3.3 pts

46▼8Green Bay, WIWI106,6757.9%+2.9 pts

47▼20Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3887.9%+1.2 pts

48▼7Tomah, WIWI9,6008.0%+3.9 pts

49▼25Bellevue, WIWI16,7768.1%–

50Elkhorn, WIWI10,0458.2%+1.1 pts

51▲37Dodgeville, WIWI5,0768.3%+4.0 pts

52▲9Superior, WIWI26,3978.3%+2.8 pts

53▼31Portage, WIWI9,9568.4%+3.5 pts

54▼5South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1918.4%+4.2 pts

55▼35Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3968.5%–

56▼1Janesville, WIWI66,9298.5%+2.5 pts

57St. Francis, WIWI8,9558.6%+4.4 pts

58▲22Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3388.7%+3.1 pts

59▲11Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3208.8%–

60▼4Oshkosh, WIWI67,4608.9%+2.1 pts

61▲58Marshfield, WIWI18,9809.1%+1.1 pts

62Vernon, WIWI7,4649.2%–

63▲16Howard, WIWI22,2339.2%+3.7 pts

64▼60Sturtevant, WIWI6,8529.2%+7.4 pts

65▼36Rhinelander, WIWI8,2429.3%+3.3 pts

66▲12De Pere, WIWI25,5909.4%+0.2 pts

67▼56Waterford, WIWI6,0259.4%+2.9 pts

68▼1Edgerton, WIWI6,1219.5%+5.9 pts

69▲4Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2719.6%–

70▼16Rice Lake, WIWI8,8829.6%+5.2 pts

71▼7West Bend, WIWI32,2689.7%+3.1 pts

72▼7Milwaukee, WIWI562,4079.8%+3.8 pts

73▼25Ashland, WIWI7,9279.8%+2.2 pts

74▲9Evansville, WIWI5,83710.0%+4.8 pts

75▲40Brown Deer, WIWI12,82110.1%+0.3 pts

76Kenosha, WIWI99,23910.1%+3.8 pts

77▲9Plover, WIWI14,27410.4%+1.4 pts

78▲25Stoughton, WIWI13,25610.5%+4.1 pts

79▼13Wausau, WIWI40,18810.7%+3.4 pts

80▼35New Richmond, WIWI10,98810.8%+6.2 pts

81▼23Greenfield, WIWI37,15910.8%+5.3 pts

82▼39Reedsburg, WIWI10,64110.8%+6.8 pts

83Greenville, WIWI13,38810.8%–

84▲23Holmen, WIWI12,10511.0%+6.5 pts

85▲5Caledonia, WIWI25,22911.0%–

86▲5Stevens Point, WIWI26,37711.2%+2.3 pts

87▲7Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25311.2%–

88▼13Port Washington, WIWI12,65811.4%+3.9 pts

89▼12Hales Corners, WIWI7,74011.4%+1.1 pts

90▲22Mukwonago, WIWI8,54411.5%+6.1 pts

91▼9Appleton, WIWI75,45211.7%+3.2 pts

92▼76Jackson, WIWI8,32212.0%+9.1 pts

93▼6Eau Claire, WIWI72,46512.1%+3.3 pts

94▼9Waukesha, WIWI70,87212.2%+3.1 pts

95▼24Burlington, WIWI10,95112.2%+6.0 pts

96▲4Union Grove, WIWI5,37012.3%+4.9 pts

97▲4Oak Creek, WIWI38,29612.3%+6.8 pts

98▼29Neenah, WIWI27,63812.6%+5.1 pts

99Lisbon, WIWI11,15012.8%–

100▲20Windsor, WIWI10,08512.8%+3.8 pts

101▼4Pewaukee, WIWI8,21612.8%+6.4 pts

102▼18Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39812.8%+7.1 pts

103▲7Oregon, WIWI12,01513.1%+1.6 pts

104▼2Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79813.4%+4.4 pts

105▲24River Falls, WIWI17,91613.6%+1.4 pts

106▲19Hudson, WIWI15,01913.9%+5.0 pts

107▲29Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28014.2%+3.3 pts

108Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11914.3%+6.1 pts

109▲13Altoona, WIWI9,37614.5%+7.0 pts

110▼5Menomonie, WIWI16,66414.5%+3.6 pts

111▼7DeForest, WIWI13,09414.5%+8.6 pts

112▲11La Crosse, WIWI50,78414.6%+6.0 pts

113▼7Harrison, WIWI14,49214.6%–

114▼25Allouez, WIWI13,83814.8%+5.1 pts

115▼101Bristol, WIWI5,30014.9%–

116▲15Whitewater, WIWI16,03815.0%+2.6 pts

117▼19Muskego, WIWI25,60215.1%+7.7 pts

118▼4West Salem, WIWI5,28815.1%+9.2 pts

119▼1Franklin, WIWI36,68715.1%+6.6 pts

120▼27Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72515.2%+6.9 pts

121▼40Suamico, WIWI13,15315.3%–

122▼9Lake Mills, WIWI6,65515.5%+10.5 pts

123▲1New Berlin, WIWI39,95315.6%+3.9 pts

124▼15Hartland, WIWI10,74015.8%+6.0 pts

125▼51Tichigan, WIWI5,05215.9%–

126▲8Richfield, WIWI11,78516.1%–

127▲5Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38416.3%+8.1 pts

128▲10Hobart, WIWI11,67416.4%–

129▼1Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29116.5%+8.7 pts

130▼9Germantown, WIWI21,05016.5%+9.8 pts

131▼15Grafton, WIWI13,38916.6%+8.9 pts

132Waukesha, WIWI8,50716.6%–

133▼41McFarland, WIWI9,14516.7%+8.3 pts

134▼17Greendale, WIWI14,42616.9%+5.1 pts

135▼24Somers, WIWI8,17117.1%–

136▼6Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81817.1%+9.8 pts

137▼11Onalaska, WIWI20,29717.5%+6.3 pts

138▼11Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22717.6%+10.0 pts

139▼43Sussex, WIWI12,77918.0%+12.8 pts

140Cedarburg, WIWI12,91618.1%+4.7 pts

141▼8Summit, WIWI5,32319.1%–

142▼1Pewaukee, WIWI16,37521.5%+10.4 pts

143▼1Platteville, WIWI11,81521.6%+5.4 pts

144▼5Delafield, WIWI7,31422.1%+10.4 pts

145▼8Waunakee, WIWI16,41122.8%+15.0 pts

146▼1Monona, WIWI8,66423.2%+13.3 pts

147▼12Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93023.2%+14.4 pts

148▼5Verona, WIWI16,82123.3%+9.1 pts

149▼3Fitchburg, WIWI34,61523.6%+7.7 pts

150▼6Glendale, WIWI14,79524.1%+6.3 pts

151▼1Madison, WIWI286,23325.7%+4.8 pts

152▼5Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64926.8%+9.7 pts

153▼2Brookfield, WIWI41,44827.5%+9.8 pts

154▼5Middleton, WIWI23,11530.3%+9.1 pts

155▼3Mequon, WIWI25,12030.9%+8.5 pts

156▼8Elm Grove, WIWI6,35431.4%+4.2 pts

157▼4Fox Point, WIWI6,58336.3%+7.0 pts

158▼4Shorewood, WIWI13,47441.9%+14.4 pts

159▼4Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48942.1%+12.3 pts

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