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Fewest graduate degrees, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 139 is 6.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Sturtevant, WIWI6,8521.8%+1.1 pts

02North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4252.6%−0.3 pts

03Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.7%+1.1 pts

04Berlin, WIWI5,5882.7%−0.3 pts

05Jackson, WIWI8,3222.8%+0.3 pts

06Sparta, WIWI9,9743.0%0.0 pts

07Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.1%−0.2 pts

08Jefferson, WIWI7,8143.1%−0.4 pts

09Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.3%+0.5 pts

10Cudahy, WIWI17,6553.6%+1.4 pts

11Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6543.6%−0.5 pts

12Mayville, WIWI5,1843.6%+0.7 pts

13Edgerton, WIWI6,1213.6%+0.7 pts

14Waupun, WIWI11,1503.7%+1.1 pts

15Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.8%+0.8 pts

16Hartford, WIWI16,0053.8%+1.1 pts

17Two Rivers, WIWI11,2223.9%+1.8 pts

18Reedsburg, WIWI10,6414.0%−0.1 pts

19Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.0%+2.2 pts

20Tomah, WIWI9,6004.1%+0.8 pts

21South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.2%−0.2 pts

22St. Francis, WIWI8,9554.2%+1.6 pts

23Marinette, WIWI11,1684.2%+1.5 pts

24West Allis, WIWI60,1194.2%+1.3 pts

25Dodgeville, WIWI5,0764.3%+0.3 pts

26Manitowoc, WIWI34,6714.3%+0.6 pts

27New London, WIWI7,7264.4%+2.0 pts

28Beloit, WIWI36,6494.4%−0.4 pts

29Rice Lake, WIWI8,8824.4%−0.4 pts

30Holmen, WIWI12,1054.4%−1.0 pts

31Slinger, WIWI6,4954.5%+2.9 pts

32New Richmond, WIWI10,9884.5%−1.1 pts

33Racine, WIWI77,9084.5%+0.3 pts

34Menasha, WIWI18,3854.6%+1.4 pts

35Watertown, WIWI22,7044.7%+0.6 pts

36Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.8%+0.9 pts

37Portage, WIWI9,9564.9%+1.0 pts

38Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5425.0%+0.8 pts

39Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9175.0%+0.3 pts

40Green Bay, WIWI106,6755.0%+0.9 pts

41Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.0%−0.6 pts

42Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+0.6 pts

43Sussex, WIWI12,7795.2%+2.8 pts

44Merrill, WIWI9,3895.2%+0.6 pts

45Delavan, WIWI9,2285.2%−0.4 pts

46Evansville, WIWI5,8375.2%+0.8 pts

47Plymouth, WIWI8,8215.3%+2.9 pts

48Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5415.3%+1.7 pts

49Mukwonago, WIWI8,5445.4%+2.2 pts

50Rothschild, WIWI5,6275.4%+1.6 pts

51Greenfield, WIWI37,1595.4%+0.5 pts

52Howard, WIWI22,2335.4%+2.3 pts

53Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2935.5%+1.7 pts

54Superior, WIWI26,3975.5%+0.2 pts

55Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3385.5%+3.0 pts

56Oak Creek, WIWI38,2965.5%+1.9 pts

57Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.7%+0.6 pts

58Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.7%+0.6 pts

59Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3985.7%+1.9 pts

60Columbus, WIWI5,4005.8%+2.2 pts

61West Salem, WIWI5,2885.9%−0.5 pts

62DeForest, WIWI13,0945.9%+0.2 pts

63Janesville, WIWI66,9295.9%+1.5 pts

64Shawano, WIWI9,6936.0%+3.0 pts

65Rhinelander, WIWI8,2426.0%+0.7 pts

66Antigo, WIWI8,0606.0%+2.6 pts

67Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.0%+1.5 pts

68Waupaca, WIWI6,3526.2%+1.9 pts

69Burlington, WIWI10,9516.2%+1.1 pts

70Kenosha, WIWI99,2396.4%+2.4 pts

71Pewaukee, WIWI8,2166.4%+3.2 pts

72Monroe, WIWI10,5816.4%+2.3 pts

73Stoughton, WIWI13,2566.4%+0.7 pts

74Waterford, WIWI6,0256.5%+1.7 pts

75Ripon, WIWI7,7386.6%−0.2 pts

76West Bend, WIWI32,2686.6%+1.7 pts

77Germantown, WIWI21,0506.7%+2.4 pts

78Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3886.7%−0.5 pts

79Oshkosh, WIWI67,4606.8%+0.2 pts

80Elkhorn, WIWI10,0457.1%+2.8 pts

81Wausau, WIWI40,1887.3%+1.6 pts

82Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.3%+0.7 pts

83Muskego, WIWI25,6027.4%+3.1 pts

84Union Grove, WIWI5,3707.4%+2.7 pts

85Port Washington, WIWI12,6587.4%+2.4 pts

86Altoona, WIWI9,3767.5%+4.7 pts

87Neenah, WIWI27,6387.5%+1.5 pts

88Milton, WIWI6,0247.5%+3.2 pts

89Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2277.5%+2.1 pts

90Ashland, WIWI7,9277.6%+1.3 pts

91Grafton, WIWI13,3897.6%+3.2 pts

92Waunakee, WIWI16,4117.7%+4.5 pts

93Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2917.8%+3.2 pts

94Marshfield, WIWI18,9808.0%+0.6 pts

95Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1198.2%+2.8 pts

96Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3848.2%+4.5 pts

97Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7258.3%+3.0 pts

98McFarland, WIWI9,1458.4%+0.6 pts

99Franklin, WIWI36,6878.5%+2.4 pts

100Appleton, WIWI75,4528.5%+2.0 pts

101La Crosse, WIWI50,7848.6%+0.5 pts

102Eau Claire, WIWI72,4658.8%+0.3 pts

103Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9308.8%+3.1 pts

104Stevens Point, WIWI26,3778.8%+0.2 pts

105Hudson, WIWI15,0198.9%+2.1 pts

106Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7989.0%+4.0 pts

107Windsor, WIWI10,0859.0%+6.1 pts

108Plover, WIWI14,2749.0%+2.2 pts

109Waukesha, WIWI70,8729.1%+1.9 pts

110De Pere, WIWI25,5909.2%+2.2 pts

111Allouez, WIWI13,8389.8%–

112Brown Deer, WIWI12,8219.8%+0.5 pts

113Hartland, WIWI10,7409.8%+3.6 pts

114Monona, WIWI8,66410.0%+0.8 pts

115Hales Corners, WIWI7,74010.2%+2.0 pts

116Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28010.9%+4.2 pts

117Menomonie, WIWI16,66411.0%−1.9 pts

118Pewaukee, WIWI16,37511.1%–

119Onalaska, WIWI20,29711.1%+3.1 pts

120Oregon, WIWI12,01511.5%+5.9 pts

121New Berlin, WIWI39,95311.7%+3.6 pts

122Delafield, WIWI7,31411.7%+1.4 pts

123Greendale, WIWI14,42611.8%+1.7 pts

124River Falls, WIWI17,91612.1%+1.8 pts

125Whitewater, WIWI16,03812.4%−4.5 pts

126Cedarburg, WIWI12,91613.4%+6.6 pts

127Verona, WIWI16,82114.2%+5.6 pts

128Fitchburg, WIWI34,61516.0%+5.7 pts

129Platteville, WIWI11,81516.2%+1.1 pts

130Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64917.1%+3.9 pts

131Brookfield, WIWI41,44817.6%+3.6 pts

132Glendale, WIWI14,79517.8%+4.5 pts

133Madison, WIWI286,23320.9%+2.4 pts

134Middleton, WIWI23,11521.2%+6.4 pts

135Mequon, WIWI25,12022.5%+4.5 pts

136Elm Grove, WIWI6,35427.2%+7.0 pts

137Shorewood, WIWI13,47427.5%+3.9 pts

138Fox Point, WIWI6,58329.3%+2.4 pts

139Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48929.8%+4.4 pts

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