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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Sturtevant, WIWI6,8521.8%+143%

02North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4252.6%−11%

03Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.7%+67%

04Berlin, WIWI5,5882.7%−11%

05Jackson, WIWI8,3222.8%+13%

06Sparta, WIWI9,9743.0%−0%

07Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6873.1%−5%

08Jefferson, WIWI7,8143.1%−10%

09Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.3%+19%

10Cudahy, WIWI17,6553.6%+62%

11Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6543.6%−11%

12Mayville, WIWI5,1843.6%+25%

13Edgerton, WIWI6,1213.6%+26%

14Waupun, WIWI11,1503.7%+40%

15Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4083.8%+28%

16Hartford, WIWI16,0053.8%+40%

17Two Rivers, WIWI11,2223.9%+85%

18Reedsburg, WIWI10,6414.0%−3%

19Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.0%+114%

20Tomah, WIWI9,6004.1%+23%

21South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.2%−4%

22St. Francis, WIWI8,9554.2%+62%

23Marinette, WIWI11,1684.2%+56%

24West Allis, WIWI60,1194.2%+45%

25Dodgeville, WIWI5,0764.3%+7%

26Manitowoc, WIWI34,6714.3%+17%

27New London, WIWI7,7264.4%+87%

28Beloit, WIWI36,6494.4%−9%

29Rice Lake, WIWI8,8824.4%−8%

30Holmen, WIWI12,1054.4%−19%

31Slinger, WIWI6,4954.5%+178%

32New Richmond, WIWI10,9884.5%−19%

33Racine, WIWI77,9084.5%+8%

34Menasha, WIWI18,3854.6%+45%

35Watertown, WIWI22,7044.7%+15%

36Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.8%+22%

37Portage, WIWI9,9564.9%+26%

38Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5425.0%+19%

39Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9175.0%+7%

40Green Bay, WIWI106,6755.0%+22%

41Lake Mills, WIWI6,6555.0%−11%

42Weston, WIWI15,9315.1%+14%

43Sussex, WIWI12,7795.2%+119%

44Merrill, WIWI9,3895.2%+12%

45Delavan, WIWI9,2285.2%−7%

46Evansville, WIWI5,8375.2%+17%

47Plymouth, WIWI8,8215.3%+123%

48Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5415.3%+45%

49Mukwonago, WIWI8,5445.4%+69%

50Rothschild, WIWI5,6275.4%+42%

51Greenfield, WIWI37,1595.4%+11%

52Howard, WIWI22,2335.4%+71%

53Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2935.5%+44%

54Superior, WIWI26,3975.5%+4%

55Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3385.5%+119%

56Oak Creek, WIWI38,2965.5%+53%

57Richland Center, WIWI5,0205.7%+11%

58Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.7%+12%

59Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3985.7%+49%

60Columbus, WIWI5,4005.8%+61%

61West Salem, WIWI5,2885.9%−7%

62DeForest, WIWI13,0945.9%+3%

63Janesville, WIWI66,9295.9%+33%

64Shawano, WIWI9,6936.0%+103%

65Rhinelander, WIWI8,2426.0%+14%

66Antigo, WIWI8,0606.0%+76%

67Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.0%+33%

68Waupaca, WIWI6,3526.2%+45%

69Burlington, WIWI10,9516.2%+22%

70Kenosha, WIWI99,2396.4%+62%

71Pewaukee, WIWI8,2166.4%+102%

72Monroe, WIWI10,5816.4%+55%

73Stoughton, WIWI13,2566.4%+12%

74Waterford, WIWI6,0256.5%+35%

75Ripon, WIWI7,7386.6%−3%

76West Bend, WIWI32,2686.6%+35%

77Germantown, WIWI21,0506.7%+56%

78Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3886.7%−6%

79Oshkosh, WIWI67,4606.8%+3%

80Elkhorn, WIWI10,0457.1%+67%

81Wausau, WIWI40,1887.3%+28%

82Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8187.3%+10%

83Muskego, WIWI25,6027.4%+70%

84Union Grove, WIWI5,3707.4%+59%

85Port Washington, WIWI12,6587.4%+48%

86Altoona, WIWI9,3767.5%+172%

87Neenah, WIWI27,6387.5%+26%

88Milton, WIWI6,0247.5%+73%

89Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2277.5%+39%

90Ashland, WIWI7,9277.6%+20%

91Grafton, WIWI13,3897.6%+70%

92Waunakee, WIWI16,4117.7%+138%

93Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2917.8%+71%

94Marshfield, WIWI18,9808.0%+8%

95Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1198.2%+51%

96Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3848.2%+121%

97Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7258.3%+58%

98McFarland, WIWI9,1458.4%+7%

99Franklin, WIWI36,6878.5%+39%

100Appleton, WIWI75,4528.5%+31%

101La Crosse, WIWI50,7848.6%+7%

102Eau Claire, WIWI72,4658.8%+3%

103Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9308.8%+53%

104Stevens Point, WIWI26,3778.8%+3%

105Hudson, WIWI15,0198.9%+31%

106Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7989.0%+81%

107Windsor, WIWI10,0859.0%+212%

108Plover, WIWI14,2749.0%+32%

109Waukesha, WIWI70,8729.1%+27%

110De Pere, WIWI25,5909.2%+31%

111Allouez, WIWI13,8389.8%–

112Brown Deer, WIWI12,8219.8%+6%

113Hartland, WIWI10,7409.8%+58%

114Monona, WIWI8,66410.0%+8%

115Hales Corners, WIWI7,74010.2%+24%

116Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28010.9%+62%

117Menomonie, WIWI16,66411.0%−15%

118Pewaukee, WIWI16,37511.1%–

119Onalaska, WIWI20,29711.1%+39%

120Oregon, WIWI12,01511.5%+103%

121New Berlin, WIWI39,95311.7%+45%

122Delafield, WIWI7,31411.7%+13%

123Greendale, WIWI14,42611.8%+16%

124River Falls, WIWI17,91612.1%+18%

125Whitewater, WIWI16,03812.4%−27%

126Cedarburg, WIWI12,91613.4%+97%

127Verona, WIWI16,82114.2%+65%

128Fitchburg, WIWI34,61516.0%+55%

129Platteville, WIWI11,81516.2%+7%

130Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64917.1%+29%

131Brookfield, WIWI41,44817.6%+25%

132Glendale, WIWI14,79517.8%+33%

133Madison, WIWI286,23320.9%+13%

134Middleton, WIWI23,11521.2%+43%

135Mequon, WIWI25,12022.5%+25%

136Elm Grove, WIWI6,35427.2%+35%

137Shorewood, WIWI13,47427.5%+16%

138Fox Point, WIWI6,58329.3%+9%

139Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48929.8%+18%

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