RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Fewest graduate degrees, US metro areas

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). Town of Pecos, TX leads at 2.1%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 9 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 9.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Van Wert, OH, up 201 places to #95.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49914.0%–

01▲4Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1382.1%−1.0 pts

02▲43Snyder, TXTX16,1622.5%−2.0 pts

03▲60Dumas, TXTX21,8912.8%−0.6 pts

04▲7Susanville, CACA28,1173.0%0.0 pts

05▲41Pampa, TXTX21,7863.1%−0.5 pts

06▼4Raymondville, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.1 pts

07▲11Andrews, TXTX18,9143.2%−0.7 pts

08▲2Hereford, TXTX18,6263.2%−0.4 pts

09▲8Arcadia, FLFL37,0783.3%+0.1 pts

10▼2Liberal, KSKS21,0733.3%−0.9 pts

11▲78Elk City, OKOK22,1593.5%−2.5 pts

12▼9Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.5%+0.8 pts

13▲3Bogalusa, LALA44,9373.9%−0.4 pts

14▼5Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0993.9%+0.3 pts

15▲47Pahrump, NVNV57,3364.0%+0.8 pts

16▲31Minden, LALA34,9484.0%−0.1 pts

17▲15Newport, TNTN37,8894.1%+2.0 pts

18▼12Morgan City, LALA46,5524.1%+1.6 pts

19▼7Borger, TXTX19,6334.1%−0.6 pts

20▲11Eufaula, ALAL26,8614.2%+0.6 pts

21▲6Connersville, ININ23,5334.2%+1.2 pts

22New Iberia, LALA66,8464.2%+1.2 pts

23▲2Washington, ININ34,2094.2%−0.2 pts

24▲18Palatka, FLFL77,7344.3%+0.6 pts

25▼11Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8234.3%+0.9 pts

26▲48Hanford, CACA154,3274.3%+1.6 pts

27▲1Vernal, UTUT38,2784.4%+0.9 pts

28▼7Palestine, TXTX59,8054.5%+0.4 pts

29▲62Beeville, TXTX32,5154.5%−0.3 pts

30El Centro, CACA181,4114.5%+0.8 pts

31▼18Alice, TXTX45,3834.6%+0.9 pts

32▲21Safford, AZAZ40,1574.7%−0.8 pts

33▼26Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3194.7%+1.5 pts

34▲96Miami, OKOK30,4384.7%+0.6 pts

35▼2Lexington, NENE26,2554.7%+0.5 pts

36▲16Picayune, MSMS59,3634.7%−0.2 pts

37▼2Merced, CACA297,2604.7%+1.3 pts

38▲48Fallon, NVNV25,8514.8%−0.4 pts

39▲137Winnemucca, NVNV17,2674.8%+1.0 pts

40▲9Ontario, OROR60,0854.8%+1.5 pts

41▲40Washington Court House, OHOH28,5524.8%+1.8 pts

42▲145Henderson, NCNC42,6384.8%+1.6 pts

43▲12McMinnville, TNTN43,7174.9%+1.7 pts

44▼10Coldwater, MIMI45,9934.9%+1.3 pts

45▼6Worthington, MNMN22,3385.0%+1.3 pts

46▼42Vernon, TXTX12,4815.0%+0.1 pts

47▼21Big Spring, TXTX30,5045.0%+1.7 pts

48▼4Peru, ININ34,4875.0%+1.0 pts

49▲65Le Mars, IAIA25,6975.0%+0.6 pts

50▲32Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0765.0%+0.8 pts

51▲41Taylorville, ILIL33,4435.0%+1.6 pts

52▲81Deming, NMNM25,4075.1%+0.9 pts

53▼15Decatur, ININ36,6505.1%+0.6 pts

54▼14Marion, OHOH65,1155.1%+1.3 pts

55▼54Zapata, TXTX13,7535.1%+2.1 pts

56▲145El Campo, TXTX42,0605.1%+0.5 pts

57▼6Lumberton, NCNC119,9415.1%+1.4 pts

58▲141Shelbyville, TNTN55,2735.1%+1.5 pts

59▲35Monticello, ININ25,1645.1%+0.7 pts

60▲85Opelousas, LALA80,7655.1%+1.4 pts

61▲6Frankfort, ININ33,3225.2%+1.9 pts

62▲74Urbana, OHOH38,8205.2%+1.7 pts

63▲42Fort Payne, ALAL74,0855.2%+1.9 pts

64▼6Wahpeton, NDND23,0195.2%+2.0 pts

65▲64Moberly, MOMO24,5135.3%+1.5 pts

66▲101Plainview, TXTX36,7005.3%+1.1 pts

67▼7Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.3%+2.3 pts

68▲54Gallup, NMNM68,1195.3%0.0 pts

69▲185Greensburg, ININ26,5765.3%+0.8 pts

70▲95Centralia, ILIL36,3825.3%+1.2 pts

71▼56Summerville, GAGA25,3005.3%+2.4 pts

72▼35Lake City, FLFL74,0945.3%+1.3 pts

73▼54Okeechobee, FLFL42,6085.3%+2.5 pts

74▲9Coshocton, OHOH37,1885.3%+1.9 pts

75▲118Mountain Home, ARAR42,9825.4%+1.2 pts

76▲45Othello, WAWA21,4885.4%+1.7 pts

77▲49Greenville, OHOH51,5205.4%+1.8 pts

78▼49Sweetwater, TXTX14,1175.4%+1.7 pts

79▼14Odessa, TXTX173,8015.5%+2.1 pts

80▲138DeRidder, LALA36,6735.5%+1.0 pts

81▲68Fremont, OHOH58,6555.5%+1.3 pts

82▲116Cordele, GAGA19,2375.5%+1.4 pts

83▼11Thomaston, GAGA28,5005.5%+2.0 pts

84▼13Albemarle, NCNC68,8305.5%+1.9 pts

85▲49Blytheville, ARAR37,8285.5%+1.9 pts

86▲122Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7915.5%+1.5 pts

87▼9Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045.5%+0.2 pts

88▼38Lewistown, PAPA46,1275.5%+1.6 pts

89▼28Cedartown, GAGA45,5145.5%+1.7 pts

90▼15Moses Lake, WAWA105,7275.6%+0.9 pts

91▲32Cambridge, OHOH38,3795.6%+1.6 pts

92▲61Price, UTUT20,6805.6%+1.5 pts

93▲39Marinette, WIWI65,5155.6%+2.0 pts

94▼35Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0255.6%+2.7 pts

95▲201Van Wert, OHOH29,0135.6%+1.6 pts

96▲136Harrison, ARAR45,6545.7%+1.7 pts

97▼12Brownwood, TXTX38,7115.7%+1.1 pts

98▲138Rockingham, NCNC42,0415.7%+2.2 pts

99▲149Selma, ALAL35,1405.7%+0.3 pts

100▲89Escanaba, MIMI36,5825.7%+0.3 pts

101▲30Longview, WAWA114,8855.7%+0.8 pts

102▲10Marion, NCNC45,1985.7%+3.1 pts

103▼19Watertown, SDSD29,5625.7%+0.9 pts

104▲142Mitchell, SDSD25,9135.8%+0.8 pts

105▼25Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1025.8%+2.2 pts

106▲91Corsicana, TXTX57,1815.8%+1.4 pts

107▲84Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2115.8%+1.2 pts

108▲29Elkins, WVWV26,8825.8%+1.0 pts

109▼86Lebanon, MOMO36,9435.8%+2.4 pts

110▲175McComb, MSMS52,6405.8%+1.3 pts

111▼57Visalia, CACA485,1465.8%+2.1 pts

112▲31Clearlake, CACA67,7725.8%+1.3 pts

113▼49Douglas, GAGA52,8615.8%+2.6 pts

114▲296Toccoa, GAGA27,8545.8%+1.2 pts

115▲99Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8385.8%+0.7 pts

116▼29Alma, MIMI41,1905.8%+1.7 pts

117▼40Salem, OHOH99,3775.9%+2.5 pts

118▲53Seymour, ININ47,3705.9%+1.7 pts

119▼62Russellville, ALAL32,4495.9%+2.1 pts

120Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0975.9%+2.2 pts

121▼78Kinston, NCNC55,8375.9%+2.2 pts

122▲47Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9145.9%+2.4 pts

123▼5Beaumont, TXTX399,3105.9%+1.7 pts

124▲200Columbus, NENE46,5835.9%+1.3 pts

125▲47Muskogee, OKOK66,7085.9%+1.0 pts

126▲34Victoria, TXTX99,8646.0%+0.8 pts

127▼86Forrest City, ARAR21,8006.0%+2.6 pts

128▼40Albert Lea, MNMN30,4406.0%+2.4 pts

129▼1Aberdeen, WAWA78,1446.0%+1.2 pts

130▲20Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3026.0%+1.4 pts

131▲109Garden City, KSKS37,5056.0%+1.3 pts

132▲48Hermiston, OROR93,7216.0%0.0 pts

133▼14Pontiac, ILIL35,0576.0%+2.0 pts

134▲18Beatrice, NENE21,7116.0%+1.8 pts

135▼79Auburn, ININ44,5356.0%+1.9 pts

136▲83Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8806.0%+1.7 pts

137▲33Canton, ILIL32,9016.0%+2.4 pts

138▼27Shawano, WIWI45,7596.0%+2.4 pts

139▲136Great Bend, KSKS24,7906.1%+0.3 pts

140▲4New Castle, ININ49,1376.1%+1.3 pts

141▼1Scottsboro, ALAL54,2816.1%+2.2 pts

142▲69Hinesville, GAGA91,8706.1%+1.5 pts

143▼95Camden, ARAR26,3636.1%+2.4 pts

144▲40Sturgis, MIMI60,9686.1%+1.9 pts

145▼6Elko, NVNV56,6826.1%+1.2 pts

146▼126Logansport, ININ37,8366.1%+1.2 pts

147▲39Batesville, ARAR38,7856.1%+1.0 pts

148▼51Carroll, IAIA20,3036.1%+2.6 pts

149▲34Martinsville, VAVA63,0916.1%+2.4 pts

150▼25Vineland, NJNJ157,1486.1%+2.4 pts

151▼45Yuma, AZAZ224,4496.1%+1.5 pts

152▼86North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2336.1%+2.5 pts

153▼29Athens, TNTN71,5906.1%+2.6 pts

154▼84Uvalde, TXTX24,9636.2%+2.1 pts

155▼62Jesup, GAGA32,4816.2%+2.2 pts

156▲6Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326.2%+1.4 pts

157▲2Kennett, MOMO26,8556.2%+3.3 pts

158▲5Owosso, MIMI67,6816.2%+1.3 pts

159▼18Paragould, ARAR47,4116.2%+2.7 pts

160▼81Middlesborough, KYKY22,8296.2%+1.8 pts

161▲16Farmington, MOMO67,8096.2%+2.4 pts

162▲217Rock Springs, WYWY41,2676.2%+2.0 pts

163▼61Ponca City, OKOK43,4906.3%+1.1 pts

164▼60Modesto, CACA557,7196.3%+1.8 pts

165▲57Yuba City, CACA187,4786.3%+2.2 pts

166▲142Henderson, KYKY57,1846.3%+1.3 pts

167▼57Laredo, TXTX281,2246.3%+1.0 pts

168▲139Cañon City, COCO50,0396.3%+1.1 pts

169▼1Danville, VAVA101,1376.3%+2.1 pts

170▲11Jacksonville, TXTX53,3376.3%+2.4 pts

171▼7Somerset, PAPA72,0046.3%+2.7 pts

172▼69Hutchinson, MNMN36,6316.4%+2.9 pts

173▲88Corinth, MSMS34,5696.4%+2.3 pts

174▲112Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126.4%+2.2 pts

175▲135Natchez, MSMS54,7226.4%+1.8 pts

176▼100Fort Morgan, COCO30,3066.4%+1.9 pts

177▼35Mountain Home, IDID29,4656.4%+0.6 pts

178▲24Mansfield, OHOH124,8936.4%+2.5 pts

179▼78Lewisburg, TNTN38,0716.4%+3.1 pts

180▲16Muskegon, MIMI177,9016.4%+1.9 pts

181▼113Norwalk, OHOH58,2506.5%+3.2 pts

182▲98Defiance, OHOH38,2926.5%+1.9 pts

183▲108Paris, TNTN32,8966.5%+2.1 pts

184▼27Bakersfield, CACA927,0686.5%+2.0 pts

185DuBois, PAPA78,1006.5%+2.6 pts

186▼96Burley, IDID49,3086.5%+2.6 pts

187▲20Greencastle, ININ37,8766.5%+0.7 pts

188▼40Glasgow, KYKY56,2246.5%+2.1 pts

189▼116Mexico, MOMO24,5286.5%+2.3 pts

190▲218Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.5%+1.5 pts

191▼122Fort Madison, IAIA32,3066.5%+3.2 pts

192▲80Portsmouth, OHOH71,3656.6%+2.9 pts

193▼35Bonham, TXTX39,2656.6%+2.1 pts

194▲87Manitowoc, WIWI81,7106.6%+2.4 pts

195▲22Goldsboro, NCNC122,2786.6%+1.9 pts

196▼6McAllen, TXTX921,5496.6%+2.0 pts

197▲115Shawnee, OKOK75,1026.6%+1.0 pts

198▼98Laurinburg, NCNC33,3226.6%+1.3 pts

199▲67Sparta, WIWI46,5726.6%+3.1 pts

200▲64Hammond, LALA141,3466.6%+1.2 pts

201▲103Sikeston, MOMO49,9786.6%+3.5 pts

202▲54Ottawa, ILIL145,9026.6%+2.2 pts

203▼107Cullman, ALAL94,0096.6%+2.2 pts

204▼10Chillicothe, OHOH76,4296.6%+2.7 pts

205▼32Woodward, OKOK19,8276.6%+2.8 pts

206▼31Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4866.7%+2.8 pts

207▼109Malvern, ARAR33,4516.7%+3.4 pts

208▼53Lufkin, TXTX88,1546.7%+2.0 pts

209▲69Evanston, WYWY23,4156.7%+2.7 pts

210▲24Blackfoot, IDID51,1536.7%+3.0 pts

211▼112Houma, LALA199,6686.7%+3.0 pts

212▲164Wilmington, OHOH42,3016.7%+1.9 pts

213▲258Ardmore, OKOK48,9106.7%+1.9 pts

214▲51Jacksonville, ILIL37,3816.7%+0.8 pts

215▼179Kendallville, ININ47,9376.7%+3.1 pts

216▼10New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3736.7%+2.6 pts

217▲4Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1476.7%+1.9 pts

218▼8Longview, TXTX297,3156.8%+1.6 pts

219▲8Oil City, PAPA49,3466.8%+2.0 pts

220▲62Albany, OROR132,8436.8%+2.5 pts

221▼70Ozark, ALAL49,9126.8%+2.4 pts

222▲116Russellville, ARAR84,9326.8%+1.3 pts

223▲50Hutchinson, KSKS61,5396.8%+1.0 pts

224▲73El Dorado, ARAR36,9266.8%+2.6 pts

225▲63Athens, TXTX88,5956.9%+2.9 pts

226▲29Farmington, NMNM120,3406.9%+2.1 pts

227▲26Alpena, MIMI28,8536.9%+1.6 pts

228▼49Huntingdon, PAPA43,0016.9%+2.5 pts

229▲118Fremont, NENE38,0576.9%+2.7 pts

230▼69Jamestown, NDND21,4146.9%+1.8 pts

231▼96Union City, TNTN30,0676.9%+3.6 pts

232▼124Bucyrus, OHOH41,8966.9%+3.8 pts

233▲14Dixon, ILIL32,9146.9%+2.3 pts

234▲81Gadsden, ALAL103,8866.9%+1.6 pts

235▲58Yakima, WAWA259,1857.0%+1.4 pts

236▲84Spencer, IAIA16,2027.0%+4.1 pts

237▼124Clinton, IAIA46,0027.0%+3.0 pts

238▲88Freeport, ILIL43,2207.0%+2.0 pts

239▲89Enid, OKOK61,7797.0%+0.4 pts

240▼2Dickinson, NDND39,1427.0%+2.1 pts

241▲140Kokomo, ININ83,9047.0%+0.1 pts

242▼96Paris, TXTX63,3197.0%+2.3 pts

243▼105Brownsville, TXTX433,9467.0%+2.1 pts

244▲91Payson, AZAZ53,8017.0%+1.6 pts

245▲106Plymouth, ININ46,5997.0%+1.1 pts

246▼20McAlester, OKOK43,3207.0%+2.5 pts

247▼69Huntsville, TXTX83,8427.0%+0.4 pts

248▲28Warren, PAPA37,0387.0%+2.6 pts

249▲8Vincennes, ININ35,6527.0%+0.2 pts

250▼20Lincoln, ILIL27,1827.0%+2.7 pts

251▲86West Plains, MOMO40,7987.0%+2.9 pts

252▼7Bay City, MIMI102,1237.0%+2.6 pts

253▼61Hickory, NCNC376,8907.1%+3.1 pts

254▲4Roseburg, OROR111,9517.1%+2.1 pts

255▲79Wabash, ININ30,7137.1%+1.5 pts

256▲61Alexander City, ALAL40,9537.1%+2.4 pts

257▼140Williston, NDND41,7677.1%+3.0 pts

258▼104Gaffney, SCSC58,2757.1%+2.8 pts

259▼150Pottsville, PAPA145,0857.1%+3.4 pts

260▼104Cadillac, MIMI49,7197.1%+2.2 pts

261▲211Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6697.1%+2.2 pts

262▼88Greeneville, TNTN73,8317.1%+2.3 pts

263▲56Sidney, OHOH48,0657.1%+3.1 pts

264▼117Mount Airy, NCNC72,2877.1%+3.8 pts

265▼3Dodge City, KSKS33,9937.1%+1.5 pts

266▼31Burlington, IAIA44,0617.1%+2.2 pts

267▼38Duncan, OKOK44,3107.1%+2.4 pts

268▲200Washington, NCNC44,6707.1%+2.0 pts

269▲10Albertville, ALAL103,5377.1%+2.3 pts

270▲104Laurel, MSMS82,2817.1%+2.9 pts

271▲43Muscatine, IAIA41,8537.2%+2.4 pts

272▼56Sanford, NCNC70,2587.2%+1.3 pts

273▲98North Platte, NENE33,9727.2%+2.8 pts

274▼50Brigham City, UTUT70,4057.2%+2.6 pts

275▲28Jasper, ININ44,0167.2%+2.2 pts

276▼35Grants Pass, OROR87,8677.2%+2.6 pts

277▼62Bluefield, WVWV96,1387.2%+2.6 pts

278▲86Baker City, OROR16,6587.2%+2.5 pts

279▲103Lewiston, MEME116,4877.2%+2.7 pts

280▼114Roswell, NMNM63,3647.3%+0.8 pts

281▲51Sedalia, MOMO44,2547.3%+1.8 pts

282▲29Centralia, WAWA88,0627.3%+2.2 pts

283▼60Stockton, CACA823,8157.3%+2.9 pts

284▲52Sterling, COCO20,6547.3%+2.0 pts

285▲80Crawfordsville, ININ38,9547.3%+2.0 pts

286▲76Huntington, ININ37,2247.3%+1.6 pts

287▼28Beckley, WVWV109,9407.3%+2.9 pts

288▼17Elkhart, ININ208,7747.3%+1.8 pts

289▼45Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4287.3%+3.1 pts

290▼39Hobbs, NMNM74,7497.4%+3.2 pts

291▼49Weirton, WVWV112,4687.4%+3.3 pts

292▲184Cambridge, MDMD33,6287.4%+2.2 pts

293▲107Ashland, OHOH52,5237.4%+2.1 pts

294▲7Crossville, TNTN66,3007.4%+2.1 pts

295▼75Moultrie, GAGA47,4387.4%+3.5 pts

296▲10Galesburg, ILIL47,7677.4%+2.5 pts

297▼54Marshalltown, IAIA39,8907.4%+2.9 pts

298▼94Fairmont, MNMN19,4407.4%+3.5 pts

299▲89Magnolia, ARAR21,8947.4%+2.5 pts

300▼118Sevierville, TNTN101,3427.4%+2.9 pts

301▲51Mason City, IAIA49,7107.4%+1.8 pts

302▼89Talladega, ALAL91,7647.4%+3.3 pts

303▼34Show Low, AZAZ109,9467.4%+2.6 pts

304▲155Twin Falls, IDID123,9017.5%+2.5 pts

305▲45Springfield, OHOH135,3407.5%+2.1 pts

306▲51Madisonville, KYKY45,1277.5%+2.7 pts

307▲47Vidalia, GAGA36,1807.5%+3.2 pts

308▼105Sebring, FLFL111,1227.5%+2.2 pts

309▲51Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6667.5%+2.6 pts

310▲110Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5757.5%+2.3 pts

311▲11Dyersburg, TNTN36,3207.5%+3.4 pts

312▼38Decatur, ALAL160,3267.5%+2.6 pts

313▲60Fayetteville, TNTN36,8537.5%+4.0 pts

314▼62Storm Lake, IAIA20,4497.5%+2.9 pts

315▼120Tiffin, OHOH54,5227.6%+3.3 pts

316▼21Fort Smith, ARAR234,1407.6%+2.7 pts

317▼108Michigan City, ININ111,2947.6%+2.6 pts

318▼69Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5997.6%+3.6 pts

319▲37Redding, CACA181,6487.6%+2.3 pts

320▼115Pikeville, KYKY89,1227.6%+2.9 pts

321▼88Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637.6%+2.7 pts

322▲7Altoona, PAPA119,5417.6%+2.9 pts

323▲38Ottumwa, IAIA35,2107.6%+2.7 pts

324▲1Lakeland, FLFL874,7907.6%+2.7 pts

325▲67Dothan, ALAL156,2667.6%+2.2 pts

326▼89Alamogordo, NMNM70,3687.6%+1.4 pts

327▼102St. Marys, PAPA29,9267.7%+3.7 pts

328▲90Richmond, ININ66,1697.7%+1.9 pts

329▼29Sterling, ILIL54,1217.7%+4.3 pts

330▼67Clarksdale, MSMS19,8497.7%+2.8 pts

331▼224Shelton, WAWA71,1657.7%+2.7 pts

332▲209Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207.7%+0.3 pts

333▼39Zanesville, OHOH87,0147.7%+3.1 pts

334▲78Guymon, OKOK20,3227.7%+3.7 pts

335▲182Thomasville, GAGA72,9587.7%+2.4 pts

336▲154Gloversville, NYNY52,2167.7%+2.2 pts

337▼222Waycross, GAGA57,6707.8%+3.6 pts

338▼36Bradford, PAPA38,9847.8%+2.6 pts

339▼72Sherman, TXTX153,6137.8%+1.8 pts

340▼90Grand Island, NENE78,0767.8%+3.2 pts

341▲14Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1917.8%+1.5 pts

342▼74Joplin, MOMO208,7967.8%+2.7 pts

343▼227Danville, ILIL71,2597.8%+3.7 pts

344▼84Carlsbad, NMNM62,5097.8%+3.0 pts

345▲18Willmar, MNMN44,7207.8%+2.6 pts

346▼57Norfolk, NENE49,2287.8%+3.4 pts

347▲31Jackson, MIMI159,5527.8%+2.7 pts

348▼17Lima, OHOH100,8817.8%+2.9 pts

349▲64Adrian, MIMI97,7797.9%+2.5 pts

350▲61Meadville, PAPA81,7927.9%+2.6 pts

351▲78Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6557.9%+3.2 pts

352▼257Dalton, GAGA147,8197.9%+3.8 pts

353Somerset, KYKY67,3847.9%+3.2 pts

354▼55Celina, OHOH42,7377.9%+2.8 pts

355▼63Rice Lake, WIWI46,4847.9%+3.7 pts

356▲48Battle Creek, MIMI133,4087.9%+2.4 pts

357▼118Morristown, TNTN128,8677.9%+3.2 pts

358▼16Lock Haven, PAPA37,8708.0%+3.0 pts

359▲40Marion, ININ66,5248.0%+1.9 pts

360▼172Crescent City, CACA26,4108.0%+5.0 pts

361▼31Texarkana, TXTX146,8168.0%+2.8 pts

362▼150New Ulm, MNMN25,5178.0%+3.2 pts

363▲75Flint, MIMI401,0938.0%+2.3 pts

364▼19Shelby, NCNC103,3258.0%+3.7 pts

365▲15Bedford, ININ45,5688.0%+3.7 pts

366▼89Bay City, TXTX36,4638.0%+5.1 pts

367▼343Franklin, KYKY20,7888.1%+3.1 pts

368▼19Mayfield, KYKY37,0508.1%+3.0 pts

369▼46Gainesville, TXTX44,4618.1%+2.8 pts

370▲117Oxford, ALAL115,8348.1%+1.8 pts

371▼44St. Joseph, MOMO119,1708.1%+2.9 pts

372▲26Rochelle, ILIL51,3998.1%+2.3 pts

373▼15Lake Charles, LALA244,6558.1%+3.3 pts

374▼53Fresno, CACA1,203,3838.1%+2.8 pts

375▲12Janesville, WIWI166,4728.1%+2.7 pts

376▲27Kankakee, ILIL105,5258.1%+2.5 pts

377▲19Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0818.1%+3.3 pts

378▲29Hillsdale, MIMI45,7388.1%+3.6 pts

379▼33Calhoun, GAGA61,7018.1%+4.2 pts

380▼71Marshall, MOMO23,2658.1%+1.9 pts

381▼68Sayre, PAPA59,6008.2%+2.2 pts

382▲88Owatonna, MNMN37,4648.2%+3.4 pts

383▲1Alexandria, LALA147,9528.2%+2.6 pts

384▲22Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4488.2%+2.8 pts

385▲65Huron, SDSD19,6248.2%+4.9 pts

386▼158Forest City, NCNC65,7458.2%+4.3 pts

387▼17Dublin, GAGA60,3518.2%+3.1 pts

388▼101Wilson, NCNC81,1508.2%+4.3 pts

389▼12Sioux City, IAIA145,7388.2%+2.3 pts

390▼47Baraboo, WIWI66,6528.2%+3.0 pts

391Corbin, KYKY150,0408.2%+3.4 pts

392▲29Johnstown, PAPA128,9688.2%+3.5 pts

393▲199Brookings, OROR22,6218.3%+1.5 pts

394▲173Lawton, OKOK127,5908.3%+2.4 pts

395▼55Austin, MNMN40,9718.3%+4.3 pts

396▲57Kingsport, TNTN314,8348.3%+3.0 pts

397▼113Effingham, ILIL44,7278.3%+4.1 pts

398▲11Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9098.3%+3.7 pts

399▼16Marietta, OHOH58,3898.3%+2.6 pts

400▲84Quincy, ILIL74,1468.3%+2.6 pts

401▲39Decatur, ILIL99,3008.3%+2.8 pts

402▲3Lafayette, LALA423,7588.3%+2.7 pts

403▲116Arkansas City, KSKS34,3828.4%+2.7 pts

404▼2Klamath Falls, OROR70,2748.4%+3.0 pts

405▲38Wausau, WIWI139,4328.4%+2.7 pts

406▲134Warsaw, ININ80,8928.4%+2.7 pts

407▲105Atchison, KSKS16,1728.4%+1.1 pts

408▼69Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1378.4%+5.0 pts

409▼68Ocala, FLFL442,6608.4%+3.3 pts

410▼24Youngstown, OHOH423,6788.4%+3.3 pts

411▼52Sunbury, PAPA107,7888.5%+3.5 pts

412▲245Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4428.5%+2.5 pts

413▼115Greenwood, MSMS34,9128.5%+3.4 pts

414▼81Kingsville, TXTX30,3158.5%+0.8 pts

415▲7Sonora, CACA53,1608.5%+2.5 pts

416▲31Killeen, TXTX511,4978.5%+2.7 pts

417▲24El Paso, TXTX881,2918.5%+3.0 pts

418▼50Monroe, MIMI156,0048.5%+3.8 pts

419▲81Searcy, ARAR80,0858.5%+3.1 pts

420▼137Branson, MOMO57,0018.5%+3.8 pts

421▼27Meridian, MSMS85,4198.5%+3.0 pts

422▲6Durant, OKOK51,3678.6%+1.9 pts

423▼8The Dalles, OROR26,3108.6%+3.3 pts

424▲56San Angelo, TXTX122,0658.6%+3.2 pts

425▼194LaGrange, GAGA107,0978.6%+3.7 pts

426▲109Red Wing, MNMN48,1958.6%+3.3 pts

427▲6Española, NMNM39,8328.6%+2.3 pts

428▲61Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0778.6%+3.2 pts

429▲44Hermitage, PAPA107,8608.6%+2.6 pts

430▲14Cookeville, TNTN152,4778.6%+3.2 pts

431▲46Terre Haute, ININ169,2418.7%+0.9 pts

432▼43Greenwood, SCSC95,2158.7%+3.3 pts

433▲32Minot, NDND75,6948.7%+3.7 pts

434▲44Martin, TNTN33,2618.8%+2.0 pts

435▼235Madison, ININ33,2798.8%+1.7 pts

436▼43Saginaw, MIMI187,6888.8%+3.4 pts

437▼1Riverside, CACA4,769,0078.8%+3.1 pts

438▲7Parkersburg, WVWV87,2648.8%+3.4 pts

439▲47Columbus, MSMS67,1448.8%+3.1 pts

440▲17Grenada, MSMS30,2228.8%+4.9 pts

441▼66Lewiston, IDID65,4508.9%+3.0 pts

442▲19Watertown, WIWI86,5058.9%+3.8 pts

443▼95Ottawa, KSKS26,2998.9%+4.1 pts

444▼75La Grande, OROR25,9008.9%+1.6 pts

445▼175Gillette, WYWY48,1458.9%+4.6 pts

446▲14Sumter, SCSC105,0678.9%+3.8 pts

447▼16Williamsport, PAPA112,5878.9%+3.8 pts

448▲79Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2018.9%+4.1 pts

449▼35Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4978.9%+4.8 pts

450▼78Coos Bay, OROR63,9929.0%+3.2 pts

451▲64Brainerd, MNMN100,5629.0%+3.4 pts

452▲17Campbellsville, KYKY38,4079.0%+3.9 pts

453▲14Hannibal, MOMO38,9699.0%+4.9 pts

454▼38Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1189.0%+2.1 pts

455▼4Canton, OHOH400,2469.0%+3.2 pts

456▲50Vallejo, CACA455,3769.1%+2.7 pts

457▼67Gallipolis, OHOH29,0729.1%+4.5 pts

458▼19Holland, MIMI123,1889.1%+4.0 pts

459▼13Amsterdam, NYNY50,0469.1%+3.5 pts

460▼116Jacksonville, NCNC217,1759.1%+4.6 pts

461▼66Amarillo, TXTX276,2359.1%+2.2 pts

462▼39Nogales, AZAZ50,0209.1%+2.9 pts

463▲1Kingsland, GAGA60,1439.1%+3.4 pts

464▼67Hot Springs, ARAR99,6959.1%+2.9 pts

465▼147Marshall, MNMN25,6849.1%+3.7 pts

466▼41Pueblo, COCO169,2779.2%+2.7 pts

467▼43Carson, NVNV58,5719.2%+2.6 pts

468▲23Winchester, TNTN45,5799.2%+1.9 pts

469▲62Spartanburg, SCSC407,6569.2%+3.2 pts

470▲4Mobile, ALAL411,6589.2%+2.8 pts

471▲45Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9389.2%+0.7 pts

472▲73Orangeburg, SCSC83,1779.2%+2.9 pts

473▲45Angola, ININ34,7999.2%+3.2 pts

474▲52Appleton, WIWI249,8769.3%+3.5 pts

475▼58Sheboygan, WIWI118,0479.3%+4.2 pts

476▲9St. Cloud, MNMN205,8549.3%+2.7 pts

477▲118Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379.3%+0.1 pts

478▼46Tullahoma, TNTN69,3399.3%+3.5 pts

479▼4Florence, SCSC201,3929.3%+3.9 pts

480▲22Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4049.3%+4.1 pts

481▲1Wheeling, WVWV134,0899.3%+3.5 pts

482▲42Racine, WIWI198,9199.3%+3.0 pts

483▼46Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0419.4%+4.4 pts

484▼118Lebanon, PAPA146,3809.4%+3.5 pts

485▼19Jackson, TNTN184,5699.4%+3.9 pts

486▲8Wooster, OHOH116,7589.4%+3.8 pts

487▼32Greenville, MSMS40,4469.4%+4.0 pts

488▲42Hagerstown, MDMD315,2809.4%+3.6 pts

489▲33Wenatchee, WAWA128,4149.4%+2.9 pts

490▼105Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0029.4%+3.2 pts

491▲47Salina, KSKS59,1219.4%+3.5 pts

492▼176Scottsbluff, NENE36,2729.4%+4.4 pts

493▼66Altus, OKOK24,7649.4%+2.4 pts

494▲11Abilene, TXTX185,4299.4%+2.8 pts

495▼7Rockford, ILIL337,2429.4%+3.0 pts

496▼61Paducah, KYKY102,2599.4%+3.8 pts

497▼96Midland, TXTX193,1399.4%+3.2 pts

498▼3Tifton, GAGA51,2379.5%+3.4 pts

499▼20Green Bay, WIWI336,7569.5%+4.2 pts

500▲52Danville, KYKY56,9859.5%+3.4 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest graduate degree?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 2.1% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

Town of Pecos, TX, Snyder, TX, Dumas, TX, Susanville, CA, Pampa, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).