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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Fewest graduate degrees, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
501Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825.0%−10%
502Riverside, CACA4,769,0075.0%−12%
503Greenwood, MSMS34,9125.1%−0%
504Hilo, HIHI210,0435.1%−32%
505Rockford, ILIL337,2425.1%−21%
506Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2855.1%−22%
507Mobile, ALAL411,6585.1%−21%
508Oxford, ALAL115,8345.1%−19%
509Corsicana, TXTX57,1815.1%+17%
510Huntington, WVWV365,9655.1%−15%
511Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7215.1%−24%
512Scranton, PAPA574,4185.1%−20%
513Tullahoma, TNTN69,3395.1%−12%
514Dubuque, IAIA99,3815.1%−24%
515Sumter, SCSC105,0675.1%−0%
516Albany, GAGA145,5105.1%−10%
517St. Cloud, MNMN205,8545.1%−22%
518Morehead City, NCNC70,4695.1%−24%
519Ruidoso, NMNM19,8445.1%−46%
520Winchester, TNTN45,5795.1%−30%
521Cookeville, TNTN152,4775.1%−6%
522Richmond, ININ66,1695.1%−11%
523Reading, PAPA440,0725.1%−20%
524Spearfish, SDSD29,4595.1%−28%
525Elk City, OKOK22,1595.1%−14%
526Davenport, IAIA380,4525.2%−20%
527Deming, NMNM25,4075.2%+25%
528Monticello, ININ25,1645.2%+16%
529Columbus, GAGA324,8305.2%−24%
530Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9125.2%−23%
531Sherman, TXTX153,6135.2%−13%
532Riverton, WYWY39,4645.2%−18%
533La Grande, OROR25,9005.2%−29%
534Jacksonville, ILIL37,3815.2%−12%
535Kahului, HIHI160,6745.2%−23%
536Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2155.2%−20%
537Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2125.2%−22%
538Batavia, NYNY58,4165.2%−15%
539Platteville, WIWI52,4465.2%−16%
540Vallejo, CACA455,3765.3%−17%
541DeRidder, LALA36,6735.3%+17%
542Tifton, GAGA51,2375.3%−13%
543Waterloo, IAIA169,1895.3%−34%
544Orangeburg, SCSC83,1775.3%−17%
545Vincennes, ININ35,6525.3%−23%
546Muskogee, OKOK66,7085.3%+7%
547Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8085.3%−21%
548Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6665.3%−17%
549Peoria, ILIL363,5055.3%−22%
550Rome, GAGA101,3785.3%−9%
551Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2065.3%−19%
552Lancaster, PAPA563,1595.3%−21%
553Plymouth, ININ46,5995.4%−10%
554Gulfport, MSMS431,3295.4%−14%
555Elkhart, ININ208,7745.4%−3%
556Owensboro, KYKY113,9625.4%−9%
557Olean, NYNY75,3905.4%−18%
558Port Angeles, WAWA78,2025.4%−32%
559Monroe, LALA222,3905.4%−17%
560Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1915.4%−14%
561Enid, OKOK61,7795.4%−18%
562Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1185.4%−21%
563Troy, ALAL33,6885.4%−23%
564Amarillo, TXTX276,2355.4%−21%
565Cleveland, MSMS28,2625.4%−21%
566Angola, ININ34,7995.4%−10%
567Roswell, NMNM63,3645.5%−15%
568Cumberland, MDMD93,6405.5%−12%
569Milledgeville, GAGA44,0295.5%−16%
570Waco, TXTX308,8075.5%−19%
571Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835.5%−21%
572Aberdeen, SDSD41,5835.5%−7%
573Erie, PAPA265,8325.5%−28%
574Marion, ININ66,5245.5%−9%
575Roanoke, VAVA316,5475.5%−23%
576St. Simons, GAGA118,5245.5%−25%
577Salisbury, MDMD131,8725.5%−25%
578Madison, ININ33,2795.5%−22%
579Charleston, WVWV200,1705.5%−24%
580Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5535.5%−18%
581Greensboro, NCNC805,9455.5%−21%
582Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0835.5%−17%
583Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5005.5%−24%
584Findlay, OHOH75,0345.5%−25%
585Billings, MTMT193,6035.6%−22%
586Greenville, SCSC1,014,1015.6%−20%
587Greencastle, ININ37,8765.6%−4%
588Ponca City, OKOK43,4905.6%+9%
589Sayre, PAPA59,6005.6%−6%
590Cody, WYWY31,1715.6%−30%
591Grand Junction, COCO162,8455.6%−24%
592St. George, UTUT213,6705.6%−20%
593Shreveport, LALA383,4745.6%−14%
594Gainesville, GAGA226,5685.6%−17%
595Dover, DEDE194,7865.6%−20%
596Astoria, OROR40,9265.6%−13%
597Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6575.6%−32%
598Jamestown, NYNY124,1265.6%−22%
599Great Falls, MTMT85,0295.6%−15%
600Lexington Park, MDMD211,1765.6%−32%
601Oshkosh, WIWI174,2185.7%−13%
602Lawton, OKOK127,5905.7%−4%
603Warner Robins, GAGA208,0915.7%−27%
604Tampa, FLFL3,418,8955.7%−23%
605Ogden, UTUT672,7845.7%−19%
606Cape Coral, FLFL875,6075.7%−25%
607Valdosta, GAGA153,2765.7%−10%
608Eau Claire, WIWI176,6475.7%−19%
609Lynchburg, VAVA269,1695.7%−13%
610Augusta, GAGA641,2315.8%−20%
611Kokomo, ININ83,9045.8%−16%
612Savannah, GAGA438,3145.8%−25%
613Salina, KSKS59,1215.8%−2%
614Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2735.8%−17%
615Montrose, COCO44,5915.8%+8%
616Enterprise, ALAL56,9535.8%−17%
617Crawfordsville, ININ38,9545.8%+9%
618Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6455.8%−22%
619Pensacola, FLFL544,9495.9%−22%
620Jefferson City, MOMO152,7125.9%−16%
621East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1795.9%−17%
622Daphne, ALAL267,7615.9%−29%
623Dodge City, KSKS33,9935.9%+5%
624Casper, WYWY80,5265.9%−11%
625Brevard, NCNC34,2115.9%−35%
626Clovis, NMNM65,2705.9%−12%
627Ukiah, CACA88,1225.9%−26%
628Warsaw, ININ80,8925.9%+3%
629Boise City, IDID864,2435.9%−23%
630Eureka, CACA131,6475.9%−20%
631Medford, OROR221,7955.9%−23%
632Sebastian, FLFL172,7995.9%−25%
633Rexburg, IDID69,3806.0%−24%
634Pinehurst, NCNC110,6196.0%−37%
635Chico, CACA209,2116.0%−15%
636Utica, NYNY285,6116.0%−16%
637Rapid City, SDSD156,9346.0%−18%
638Bremerton, WAWA283,3746.0%−28%
639Atchison, KSKS16,1726.0%−18%
640Abilene, TXTX185,4296.0%−9%
641Stevens Point, WIWI71,9436.0%−17%
642Carson, NVNV58,5716.1%−8%
643Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5526.1%−25%
644Walla Walla, WAWA62,3616.1%−30%
645Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2456.1%−28%
646Whitewater, WIWI106,1276.1%−11%
647Orlando, FLFL2,957,6726.1%−21%
648Yankton, SDSD23,6356.1%−15%
649Indiana, PAPA82,8786.1%−21%
650Glens Falls, NYNY124,3736.1%−21%
651Fayetteville, ARAR622,1776.1%−20%
652Bismarck, NDND139,7506.1%−0%
653Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3326.1%−4%
654Laconia, NHNH65,1476.1%−19%
655Evansville, ININ273,7866.1%−11%
656Memphis, TNTN1,341,4126.2%−18%
657Springfield, MOMO500,6946.2%−12%
658Corning, NYNY91,8556.2%−22%
659Port Townsend, WAWA33,9706.2%−41%
660Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4516.2%−27%
661Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.2%−1%
662Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7666.2%−21%
663Allentown, PAPA887,6156.2%−20%
664Bowling Green, KYKY197,1806.2%−21%
665Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1546.2%−15%
666Augusta, MEME129,0676.2%−18%
667Tyler, TXTX252,5496.2%−14%
668Edwards, COCO54,2916.3%−37%
669Salem, OROR445,8146.3%−13%
670Rutland, VTVT59,6536.3%−21%
671Toledo, OHOH599,3766.3%−19%
672Bangor, MEME157,9676.3%−15%
673Newport, OROR50,6366.3%−25%
674Charleston, SCSC889,2636.3%−27%
675Des Moines, IAIA758,5396.3%−19%
676Niles, MIMI152,4446.3%−15%
677Akron, OHOH701,7806.3%−22%
678Springfield, MAMA464,3386.3%−18%
679Traverse City, MIMI156,9726.4%−28%
680La Crosse, WIWI171,1826.4%−19%
681Winona, MNMN50,5236.4%−12%
682Idaho Falls, IDID173,8516.4%−18%
683Spokane, WAWA608,0126.4%−24%
684Greeley, COCO378,4266.4%−10%
685Asheville, NCNC422,3456.4%−26%
686Palm Bay, FLFL663,9826.4%−23%
687Pocatello, IDID91,5916.4%−25%
688Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2136.4%−23%
689Louisville, KYKY1,402,5096.4%−20%
690Detroit, MIMI4,390,9136.5%−24%
691Wichita, KSKS663,8096.5%−15%
692Americus, GAGA33,3946.5%−18%
693Altus, OKOK24,7646.5%−7%
694Harrisburg, PAPA617,4276.5%−26%
695Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7756.5%−23%
696Petoskey, MIMI33,7756.5%−33%
697Hood River, OROR23,7206.5%−16%
698Grand Forks, NDND105,0466.5%−17%
699Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0106.5%−25%
700Truckee, CACA101,9116.5%−25%
701Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9926.6%−22%
702Fort Wayne, ININ466,2586.6%−10%
703Topeka, KSKS233,0526.6%−17%
704Richmond, KYKY131,8066.6%−6%
705Ketchikan, AKAK13,5496.6%+13%
706Reno, NVNV578,7346.6%−11%
707Knoxville, TNTN968,1376.6%−21%
708Pierre, SDSD20,5886.6%−13%
709Hays, KSKS29,0756.6%−38%
710Midland, TXTX193,1396.6%+6%
711Cheyenne, WYWY102,9386.7%−18%
712San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1406.7%−16%
713Nashville, TNTN2,197,4166.7%−17%
714Cedar City, UTUT67,1416.7%−10%
715Kennewick, WAWA324,3346.7%−21%
716Fargo, NDND269,5286.8%−15%
717Taos, NMNM34,5646.8%−27%
718New Orleans, LALA970,8496.8%−14%
719North Port, FLFL948,1586.8%−24%
720Maryville, MOMO20,1746.8%−37%
721Marquette, MIMI68,0646.8%−12%
722Bellingham, WAWA236,3926.8%−23%
723Omaha, NENE1,009,8366.8%−18%
724Columbus, ININ85,7296.8%−19%
725Little Rock, ARAR777,6076.9%−19%
726Miami, FLFL6,391,0726.9%−26%
727Rifle, COCO80,0996.9%−23%
728Alamosa, COCO27,8966.9%−20%
729Elmira, NYNY80,4156.9%−15%
730Providence, RIRI1,708,1616.9%−20%
731St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4216.9%−23%
732Silver City, NMNM27,2526.9%−24%
733Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9386.9%−18%
734Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8586.9%−20%
735Heber, UTUT81,6557.0%−43%
736Baton Rouge, LALA888,6997.0%−11%
737Key West, FLFL80,4067.0%−20%
738Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1387.0%−13%
739Terre Haute, ININ169,2417.0%−9%
740Vicksburg, MSMS41,7597.0%−11%
741Ellensburg, WAWA48,8037.1%−24%
742Natchitoches, LALA36,0897.1%+0%
743Crestview, FLFL315,0987.1%−18%
744Mankato, MNMN104,9077.1%−18%
745Kerrville, TXTX54,0377.2%−14%
746Frankfort, KYKY77,8747.2%−1%
747Houghton, MIMI40,0287.2%−19%
748Faribault, MNMN69,9397.2%−12%
749Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9667.2%−30%
750Monticello, NYNY80,5867.2%−5%
751Ada, OKOK38,5287.3%−21%
752Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8137.3%−12%
753Jackson, MSMS609,8477.3%−12%
754Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0147.3%−11%
755Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9387.3%−15%
756Lubbock, TXTX368,4317.3%−6%
757South Bend, ININ324,5387.3%−13%
758Huntsville, TXTX83,8427.3%+12%
759Slidell, LALA279,1087.3%−22%
760Cortland, NYNY45,8507.4%−9%
761Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6957.4%−15%
762Jackson, WYWY36,5877.4%−40%
763Dayton, OHOH826,5547.4%−19%
764Massena, NYNY105,4887.4%−7%
765San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3677.4%−21%
766Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6827.4%−21%
767Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3777.4%−16%
768Naples, FLFL417,1317.4%−24%
769Durant, OKOK51,3677.4%+11%
770Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6537.5%−21%
771Pittsburg, KSKS39,0087.5%−19%
772Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2957.5%−25%
773Menomonie, WIWI46,2237.5%+3%
774Easton, MDMD38,2387.5%−31%
775Richmond, VAVA1,389,3387.5%−21%
776Dallas, TXTX8,477,1577.5%−15%
777Kearney, NENE57,9627.6%−19%
778Portland, OROR2,542,2827.6%−21%
779Napa, CACA132,9497.6%−19%
780Columbus, OHOH2,242,0287.6%−17%
781Sacramento, CACA2,477,2747.6%−16%
782Hailey, IDID32,4367.6%−31%
783Houston, TXTX7,904,6277.6%−13%
784Rolla, MOMO45,2477.6%−17%
785Salinas, CACA433,7297.6%−13%
786Bemidji, MNMN47,0557.6%+1%
787Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8507.7%−7%
788Portland, MEME577,6357.7%−25%
789Hudson, NYNY60,1687.7%−26%
790Montgomery, ALAL388,7477.7%−17%
791Columbia, SCSC879,9187.7%−16%
792Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1557.7%−8%
793Las Vegas, NMNM30,3117.8%−13%
794Stephenville, TXTX43,9117.8%−12%
795Weatherford, OKOK39,0597.8%+2%
796Emporia, KSKS34,8387.8%−8%
797Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207.8%+5%
798Honolulu, HIHI988,7037.9%−12%
799Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1827.9%−23%
800Oxnard, CACA830,8517.9%−17%
801Santa Rosa, CACA486,4447.9%−19%
802Springfield, ILIL206,0337.9%−21%
803Lewisburg, PAPA42,3137.9%+2%
804Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0357.9%−13%
805Binghamton, NYNY243,1898.0%−16%
806Pittsfield, MAMA128,2248.1%−27%
807Kingsville, TXTX30,3158.1%+6%
808Seattle, WAWA4,161,8838.1%−23%
809Helena, MTMT97,1538.1%−16%
810Rochester, MNMN231,1848.1%−22%
811Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4418.1%−11%
812Keene, NHNH78,2698.1%−14%
813Provo, UTUT773,4268.1%−17%
814Statesboro, GAGA97,9778.1%−23%
815Bennington, VTVT36,6308.1%−20%
816Bartlesville, OKOK54,0378.1%−12%
817Charleston, ILIL46,6078.1%−15%
818Breckenridge, COCO39,0698.2%−22%
819Worcester, MAMA888,5028.2%−20%
820Las Cruces, NMNM229,0918.2%−11%
821Syracuse, NYNY652,2738.3%−20%
822Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1188.3%−21%
823Greenville, NCNC182,9368.3%−10%
824Manchester, NHNH433,4158.3%−17%
825Muncie, ININ113,1068.4%−12%
826Chicago, ILIL9,434,1238.4%−21%
827Huntsville, ALAL556,4448.5%−17%
828Eugene, OROR381,5848.6%−14%
829Missoula, MTMT128,6988.6%−18%
830Lacey, WAWA304,2618.6%−22%
831Oneonta, NYNY60,5898.7%−12%
832Concord, NHNH158,0788.7%−16%
833Kirksville, MOMO29,8248.7%−18%
834Lebanon, NHNH224,5008.8%−24%
835San Diego, CACA3,282,2488.8%−19%
836Rochester, NYNY1,056,1498.9%−21%
837Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968.9%+1%
838Warrensburg, MOMO56,6708.9%−12%
839Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6859.0%−18%
840Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.0%−14%
841Lincoln, NENE352,0819.0%−16%
842Bloomington, ILIL171,4199.0%−18%
843Colorado Springs, COCO781,7969.0%−22%
844Nantucket, MAMA14,7589.0%−21%
845Anchorage, AKAK405,8219.1%−4%
846Kingston, NYNY183,3309.1%−19%
847Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7209.1%−24%
848Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3689.1%−19%
849Barre, VTVT59,6529.1%−26%
850Durango, COCO56,8989.2%−24%
851Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7819.2%−23%
852Denver, COCO3,092,0379.2%−17%
853Barnstable, MAMA233,5399.3%−29%
854Brattleboro, VTVT45,2049.3%−25%
855Fairbanks, AKAK93,9729.3%−13%
856Murray, KYKY39,4219.6%−14%
857Greenfield, MAMA70,6989.8%−24%
858Lexington, KYKY535,1749.8%−18%
859Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69110.0%−2%
860Albuquerque, NMNM925,27910.0%−14%
861Santa Maria, CACA442,06510.0%−12%
862Austin, TXTX2,620,94510.3%−17%
863New York, NYNY20,112,44810.4%−16%
864Macomb, ILIL25,91610.4%−24%
865Lansing, MIMI479,72210.4%−11%
866Santa Cruz, CACA258,85210.4%−17%
867Logan, UTUT160,88910.5%+4%
868Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21910.5%−19%
869Albany, NYNY915,83510.6%−19%
870Auburn, ALAL208,01310.6%−12%
871Blacksburg, VAVA181,61610.8%−15%
872Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79510.9%−11%
873Manhattan, KSKS136,12211.0%−19%
874Burlington, VTVT227,80311.0%−17%
875Midland, MIMI83,75411.2%−4%
876Oxford, MSMS71,97211.3%−6%
877Madison, WIWI709,68511.4%−17%
878San Francisco, CACA4,630,04111.7%−19%
879Juneau city and, AKAK31,60911.7%−10%
880Morgantown, WVWV141,99511.8%−15%
881San Jose, CACA1,984,47311.9%−26%
882Bozeman, MTMT128,74011.9%−8%
883Brookings, SDSD37,63511.9%−4%
884Boston, MAMA5,034,22111.9%−22%
885Boone, NCNC54,78612.0%−17%
886Athens, OHOH63,19712.0%−8%
887Fort Collins, COCO377,29212.1%−16%
888Ruston, LALA48,36012.2%−20%
889Trenton, NJNJ399,28912.6%−19%
890Tallahassee, FLFL397,44212.6%−13%
891Lafayette, ININ228,46812.7%−2%
892Starkville, MSMS62,06313.1%−8%
893Santa Fe, NMNM156,90713.2%−21%
894Ames, IAIA128,09013.8%−13%
895Carbondale, ILIL52,50114.1%−5%
896Charlottesville, VAVA228,59714.2%−23%
897Stillwater, OKOK83,88914.2%−7%
898Columbia, MOMO219,06214.3%−13%
899College Station, TXTX287,47614.5%−3%
900Athens, GAGA224,14814.5%−5%
901Gainesville, FLFL359,03614.6%−10%
902Durham, NCNC625,48515.0%−18%
903Bloomington, ININ165,23115.3%−11%
904Amherst, MAMA164,06515.3%−18%
905State College, PAPA157,39315.6%−11%
906Washington, DCDC6,465,72415.8%−16%
907Champaign, ILIL239,97915.8%−9%
908Moscow, IDID41,84216.2%−11%
909Boulder, COCO328,56016.4%−23%
910Laramie, WYWY38,55816.7%−10%
911Lawrence, KSKS120,92016.7%−8%
912Iowa City, IAIA182,71117.1%−9%
913Corvallis, OROR97,72819.0%−10%
914Vermillion, SDSD15,03119.5%+12%
915Pullman, WAWA48,51220.4%+3%
916Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21420.8%−13%
917Ithaca, NYNY104,04723.5%−12%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40729.7%−18%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES