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Fewest graduate degrees, Wisconsin cities · 1990

Wisconsin cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 137 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 137 is 4.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Sturtevant, WIWI6,8520.8%–

02Little Chute, WIWI11,8001.6%–

03Slinger, WIWI6,4951.6%–

04Kimberly, WIWI7,5561.9%–

05Two Rivers, WIWI11,2222.1%–

06Cudahy, WIWI17,6552.2%–

07New London, WIWI7,7262.4%–

08Sussex, WIWI12,7792.4%–

09Plymouth, WIWI8,8212.4%–

10Jackson, WIWI8,3222.5%–

11Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3382.5%–

12St. Francis, WIWI8,9552.6%–

13Waupun, WIWI11,1502.7%–

14Marinette, WIWI11,1682.7%–

15Hartford, WIWI16,0052.7%–

16Altoona, WIWI9,3762.7%–

17Kaukauna, WIWI18,5172.8%–

18Mayville, WIWI5,1842.9%–

19Windsor, WIWI10,0852.9%–

20Edgerton, WIWI6,1212.9%–

21North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4252.9%–

22West Allis, WIWI60,1192.9%–

23Shawano, WIWI9,6932.9%–

24Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.0%–

25Sparta, WIWI9,9743.0%–

26Berlin, WIWI5,5883.1%–

27Menasha, WIWI18,3853.2%–

28Mukwonago, WIWI8,5443.2%–

29Pewaukee, WIWI8,2163.2%–

30Howard, WIWI22,2333.2%–

31Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.2%–

32Waunakee, WIWI16,4113.3%–

33Tomah, WIWI9,6003.4%–

34Antigo, WIWI8,0603.4%–

35Jefferson, WIWI7,8143.5%–

36Oak Creek, WIWI38,2963.6%–

37Columbus, WIWI5,4003.6%–

38Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5413.7%–

39Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.7%–

40Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3843.7%–

41Rothschild, WIWI5,6273.8%–

42Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2933.8%–

43Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3983.9%–

44Portage, WIWI9,9563.9%–

45Kenosha, WIWI99,2393.9%–

46Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.0%–

47Dodgeville, WIWI5,0764.0%–

48Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6544.1%–

49Green Bay, WIWI106,6754.1%–

50Watertown, WIWI22,7044.1%–

51Reedsburg, WIWI10,6414.1%–

52Monroe, WIWI10,5814.1%–

53Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5424.2%–

54Racine, WIWI77,9084.2%–

55Elkhorn, WIWI10,0454.3%–

56Waupaca, WIWI6,3524.3%–

57Germantown, WIWI21,0504.3%–

58South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.3%–

59Muskego, WIWI25,6024.4%–

60Milton, WIWI6,0244.4%–

61Evansville, WIWI5,8374.4%–

62Weston, WIWI15,9314.5%–

63Janesville, WIWI66,9294.5%–

64Grafton, WIWI13,3894.5%–

65Milwaukee, WIWI562,4074.5%–

66Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2914.5%–

67Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9174.6%–

68Merrill, WIWI9,3894.6%–

69Union Grove, WIWI5,3704.7%–

70Rice Lake, WIWI8,8824.8%–

71Waterford, WIWI6,0254.8%–

72Beloit, WIWI36,6494.8%–

73Greenfield, WIWI37,1594.9%–

74West Bend, WIWI32,2684.9%–

75Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7985.0%–

76Port Washington, WIWI12,6585.0%–

77Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.1%–

78Burlington, WIWI10,9515.1%–

79Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.1%–

80Rhinelander, WIWI8,2425.2%–

81Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7255.2%–

82Superior, WIWI26,3975.3%–

83Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2275.4%–

84Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1195.5%–

85Holmen, WIWI12,1055.5%–

86New Richmond, WIWI10,9885.6%–

87Delavan, WIWI9,2285.6%–

88Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.6%–

89Oregon, WIWI12,0155.7%–

90Wausau, WIWI40,1885.7%–

91Stoughton, WIWI13,2565.7%–

92DeForest, WIWI13,0945.7%–

93Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9305.8%–

94Neenah, WIWI27,6385.9%–

95Franklin, WIWI36,6876.1%–

96Hartland, WIWI10,7406.2%–

97West Salem, WIWI5,2886.3%–

98Ashland, WIWI7,9276.4%–

99Appleton, WIWI75,4526.5%–

100Oshkosh, WIWI67,4606.6%–

101Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8186.7%–

102Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2806.7%–

103Ripon, WIWI7,7386.8%–

104Hudson, WIWI15,0196.8%–

105Cedarburg, WIWI12,9166.8%–

106Plover, WIWI14,2746.8%–

107De Pere, WIWI25,5907.0%–

108Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3887.2%–

109Waukesha, WIWI70,8727.2%–

110Marshfield, WIWI18,9807.4%–

111McFarland, WIWI9,1457.8%–

112Onalaska, WIWI20,2978.0%–

113New Berlin, WIWI39,9538.0%–

114La Crosse, WIWI50,7848.1%–

115Hales Corners, WIWI7,7408.2%–

116Eau Claire, WIWI72,4658.5%–

117Stevens Point, WIWI26,3778.6%–

118Verona, WIWI16,8218.6%–

119Monona, WIWI8,6649.2%–

120Brown Deer, WIWI12,8219.3%–

121Greendale, WIWI14,42610.1%–

122Fitchburg, WIWI34,61510.3%–

123River Falls, WIWI17,91610.3%–

124Delafield, WIWI7,31410.3%–

125Menomonie, WIWI16,66412.9%–

126Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64913.2%–

127Glendale, WIWI14,79513.4%–

128Brookfield, WIWI41,44814.1%–

129Middleton, WIWI23,11514.8%–

130Platteville, WIWI11,81515.1%–

131Whitewater, WIWI16,03816.9%–

132Mequon, WIWI25,12018.0%–

133Madison, WIWI286,23318.5%–

134Elm Grove, WIWI6,35420.2%–

135Shorewood, WIWI13,47423.6%–

136Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48925.3%–

137Fox Point, WIWI6,58326.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS