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Fewest graduate degrees, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS).

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
501Kapaa, HIHI73,4006.1%+56%
502Bismarck, NDND139,7506.1%+0%
503Batavia, NYNY58,4166.2%+18%
504Cumberland, MDMD93,6406.2%+13%
505Sheridan, WYWY33,2416.2%+25%
506Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.2%+16%
507Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0026.2%+48%
508Duluth, MNMN281,2196.2%+25%
509Nogales, AZAZ50,0206.2%+53%
510Auburn, NYNY74,3656.2%+26%
511Panama City, FLFL231,1746.2%+26%
512Midland, TXTX193,1396.3%−5%
513Deltona, FLFL746,9336.3%+25%
514Kenosha, WIWI168,4486.3%+54%
515Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1916.3%+16%
516Platteville, WIWI52,4466.3%+20%
517Hot Springs, ARAR99,6956.3%+30%
518Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.3%+1%
519Oxford, ALAL115,8346.3%+24%
520Marshall, MOMO23,2656.3%+79%
521Racine, WIWI198,9196.3%+28%
522Jonesboro, ARAR139,4406.3%+29%
523Vallejo, CACA455,3766.3%+20%
524Española, NMNM39,8326.3%+72%
525Riverton, WYWY39,4646.3%+22%
526Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6386.3%+30%
527Granbury, TXTX70,5016.4%+54%
528Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6666.4%+20%
529Orangeburg, SCSC83,1776.4%+20%
530Watertown, NYNY111,5406.4%+36%
531Kalispell, MTMT115,4296.4%+39%
532Valdosta, GAGA153,2766.4%+11%
533Rockford, ILIL337,2426.4%+26%
534Scranton, PAPA574,4186.4%+25%
535Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3326.4%+5%
536Roswell, NMNM63,3646.4%+17%
537Pueblo, COCO169,2776.4%+28%
538Mobile, ALAL411,6586.4%+27%
539Reading, PAPA440,0726.5%+26%
540Monroe, LALA222,3906.5%+20%
541Davenport, IAIA380,4526.5%+25%
542Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2156.5%+24%
543Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2856.5%+28%
544Seaford, DEDE277,1406.5%+55%
545Oshkosh, WIWI174,2186.5%+15%
546Astoria, OROR40,9266.5%+15%
547Chattanooga, TNTN594,5306.5%+36%
548Milledgeville, GAGA44,0296.5%+19%
549Wenatchee, WAWA128,4146.5%+48%
550St. Cloud, MNMN205,8546.5%+28%
551Gettysburg, PAPA107,5946.5%+33%
552Shreveport, LALA383,4746.5%+17%
553Johnson City, TNTN216,4166.6%+31%
554Olean, NYNY75,3906.6%+22%
555Huntsville, TXTX83,8426.6%−10%
556Abilene, TXTX185,4296.6%+10%
557Lynchburg, VAVA269,1696.6%+15%
558Enid, OKOK61,7796.6%+22%
559Carson, NVNV58,5716.6%+9%
560Casper, WYWY80,5266.6%+13%
561Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2066.6%+24%
562Bishop, CACA18,1586.6%+60%
563Great Falls, MTMT85,0296.7%+18%
564Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2126.7%+28%
565Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0836.7%+20%
566Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7216.7%+31%
567Durant, OKOK51,3676.7%−10%
568Winchester, VAVA152,3326.7%+49%
569Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5536.7%+21%
570Morehead City, NCNC70,4696.7%+31%
571Clovis, NMNM65,2706.7%+14%
572Martin, TNTN33,2616.7%+49%
573Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9126.7%+30%
574Brookings, OROR22,6216.7%+71%
575Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8086.7%+27%
576Lancaster, PAPA563,1596.7%+26%
577Kahului, HIHI160,6746.8%+30%
578Dubuque, IAIA99,3816.8%+32%
579Peoria, ILIL363,5056.8%+28%
580Gainesville, GAGA226,5686.8%+21%
581Waco, TXTX308,8076.8%+24%
582Columbus, GAGA324,8306.8%+32%
583Whitewater, WIWI106,1276.8%+12%
584Kokomo, ININ83,9046.8%+19%
585Amarillo, TXTX276,2356.9%+26%
586Vincennes, ININ35,6526.9%+30%
587Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186.9%+27%
588Cleveland, MSMS28,2626.9%+27%
589Evansville, ININ273,7866.9%+13%
590Greenville, SCSC1,014,1016.9%+25%
591Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8837.0%+27%
592Enterprise, ALAL56,9537.0%+20%
593Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8307.0%+41%
594Wilmington, NCNC492,7727.0%+44%
595Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2737.0%+20%
596Greensboro, NCNC805,9457.0%+26%
597Richmond, KYKY131,8067.0%+6%
598Jefferson City, MOMO152,7127.0%+19%
599Chico, CACA209,2117.0%+17%
600Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9757.0%+46%
601Altus, OKOK24,7647.0%+8%
602Springfield, MOMO500,6947.0%+13%
603East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1797.0%+20%
604Bend, OROR266,3767.0%+44%
605Dover, DEDE194,7867.0%+25%
606St. George, UTUT213,6707.0%+26%
607Troy, ALAL33,6887.0%+30%
608Ogden, UTUT672,7847.1%+24%
609Eau Claire, WIWI176,6477.1%+23%
610Madison, ININ33,2797.1%+28%
611Natchitoches, LALA36,0897.1%−0%
612Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4597.1%+56%
613Utica, NYNY285,6117.1%+19%
614Roanoke, VAVA316,5477.1%+29%
615Greeley, COCO378,4267.1%+11%
616Billings, MTMT193,6037.1%+28%
617Seneca, SCSC83,7757.1%+59%
618Yankton, SDSD23,6357.2%+18%
619Salem, OROR445,8147.2%+14%
620Augusta, GAGA641,2317.2%+25%
621Spearfish, SDSD29,4597.2%+39%
622Jamestown, NYNY124,1267.2%+28%
623Tyler, TXTX252,5497.2%+16%
624Stevens Point, WIWI71,9437.2%+20%
625Fort Wayne, ININ466,2587.2%+11%
626Frankfort, KYKY77,8747.3%+1%
627Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5007.3%+31%
628Winona, MNMN50,5237.3%+14%
629Charleston, WVWV200,1707.3%+32%
630Atchison, KSKS16,1727.3%+21%
631La Grande, OROR25,9007.3%+40%
632Rapid City, SDSD156,9347.3%+22%
633Winchester, TNTN45,5797.3%+42%
634Menomonie, WIWI46,2237.3%−3%
635Salisbury, MDMD131,8727.3%+33%
636Grand Junction, COCO162,8457.3%+31%
637St. Simons, GAGA118,5247.3%+34%
638Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1547.4%+18%
639Tampa, FLFL3,418,8957.4%+30%
640Reno, NVNV578,7347.4%+13%
641Niles, MIMI152,4447.4%+17%
642Eureka, CACA131,6477.4%+25%
643Findlay, OHOH75,0347.4%+34%
644Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6457.4%+28%
645Bangor, MEME157,9677.4%+18%
646Big Rapids, MIMI42,3207.4%−5%
647Hilo, HIHI210,0437.5%+47%
648Cedar City, UTUT67,1417.5%+12%
649Pensacola, FLFL544,9497.5%+28%
650Memphis, TNTN1,341,4127.5%+22%
651Bemidji, MNMN47,0557.5%−1%
652Augusta, MEME129,0677.6%+21%
653Pierre, SDSD20,5887.6%+15%
654Laconia, NHNH65,1477.6%+23%
655Monticello, NYNY80,5867.6%+5%
656Fayetteville, ARAR622,1777.6%+25%
657Cape Coral, FLFL875,6077.6%+33%
658Wichita, KSKS663,8097.6%+18%
659Erie, PAPA265,8327.6%+39%
660Kingsville, TXTX30,3157.6%−5%
661Boise City, IDID864,2437.7%+29%
662Weatherford, OKOK39,0597.7%−2%
663Savannah, GAGA438,3147.7%+33%
664Indiana, PAPA82,8787.7%+26%
665Orlando, FLFL2,957,6727.7%+26%
666Springfield, MAMA464,3387.7%+22%
667Warner Robins, GAGA208,0917.7%+36%
668Des Moines, IAIA758,5397.7%+23%
669Toledo, OHOH599,3767.8%+24%
670Terre Haute, ININ169,2417.8%+10%
671Lubbock, TXTX368,4317.8%+6%
672Glens Falls, NYNY124,3737.8%+27%
673Allentown, PAPA887,6157.8%+25%
674Idaho Falls, IDID173,8517.8%+22%
675Marquette, MIMI68,0647.8%+14%
676Medford, OROR221,7957.8%+31%
677Lewisburg, PAPA42,3137.8%−2%
678Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5277.8%+66%
679Rexburg, IDID69,3807.8%+31%
680Hood River, OROR23,7207.8%+20%
681Grand Forks, NDND105,0467.9%+21%
682Baton Rouge, LALA888,6997.9%+13%
683Port Angeles, WAWA78,2027.9%+46%
684Bowling Green, KYKY197,1807.9%+27%
685Topeka, KSKS233,0527.9%+20%
686Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7667.9%+27%
687La Crosse, WIWI171,1827.9%+24%
688Americus, GAGA33,3947.9%+22%
689Corning, NYNY91,8557.9%+28%
690New Orleans, LALA970,8497.9%+17%
691Sebastian, FLFL172,7997.9%+33%
692San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1407.9%+19%
693Massena, NYNY105,4887.9%+7%
694Vicksburg, MSMS41,7597.9%+13%
695Rutland, VTVT59,6537.9%+27%
696Fargo, NDND269,5287.9%+18%
697Ukiah, CACA88,1228.0%+35%
698Cody, WYWY31,1718.0%+43%
699Waterloo, IAIA169,1898.0%+52%
700Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1388.0%+15%
701Nashville, TNTN2,197,4168.1%+21%
702Cortland, NYNY45,8508.1%+10%
703Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5528.1%+34%
704Louisville, KYKY1,402,5098.1%+26%
705Cheyenne, WYWY102,9388.1%+22%
706Akron, OHOH701,7808.1%+28%
707Faribault, MNMN69,9398.1%+13%
708Elmira, NYNY80,4158.1%+18%
709Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0148.2%+12%
710Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8508.2%+7%
711Jackson, MSMS609,8478.2%+13%
712Daphne, ALAL267,7618.3%+41%
713Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6578.3%+46%
714Lexington Park, MDMD211,1768.3%+46%
715Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8138.3%+14%
716Kerrville, TXTX54,0378.3%+16%
717Omaha, NENE1,009,8368.3%+22%
718Bremerton, WAWA283,3748.3%+39%
719Knoxville, TNTN968,1378.3%+26%
720Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2138.4%+30%
721Palm Bay, FLFL663,9828.4%+30%
722Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1558.4%+8%
723Newport, OROR50,6368.4%+33%
724South Bend, ININ324,5388.4%+15%
725Columbus, ININ85,7298.4%+23%
726Spokane, WAWA608,0128.4%+32%
727Little Rock, ARAR777,6078.4%+23%
728Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9928.4%+29%
729Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7758.4%+30%
730Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2458.4%+39%
731Kennewick, WAWA324,3348.5%+26%
732Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9388.5%+22%
733Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4518.5%+37%
734Pocatello, IDID91,5918.5%+33%
735Emporia, KSKS34,8388.5%+9%
736Detroit, MIMI4,390,9138.6%+32%
737Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9388.6%+18%
738Providence, RIRI1,708,1618.6%+25%
739Alamosa, COCO27,8968.6%+25%
740Charleston, SCSC889,2638.6%+37%
741Walla Walla, WAWA62,3618.6%+43%
742Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0108.7%+33%
743Crestview, FLFL315,0988.7%+22%
744Asheville, NCNC422,3458.7%+35%
745Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6958.7%+18%
746Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8588.7%+25%
747Key West, FLFL80,4068.7%+25%
748Salinas, CACA433,7298.7%+15%
749Houston, TXTX7,904,6278.7%+15%
750Mankato, MNMN104,9078.7%+22%
751Truckee, CACA101,9118.8%+34%
752Harrisburg, PAPA617,4278.8%+36%
753Tahlequah, OKOK49,1968.8%−1%
754Houghton, MIMI40,0288.8%+23%
755Stephenville, TXTX43,9118.8%+13%
756Traverse City, MIMI156,9728.8%+39%
757Dallas, TXTX8,477,1578.8%+17%
758Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3778.9%+20%
759Bellingham, WAWA236,3928.9%+30%
760Las Vegas, NMNM30,3119.0%+15%
761Rifle, COCO80,0999.0%+30%
762North Port, FLFL948,1589.0%+32%
763Honolulu, HIHI988,7039.0%+14%
764Brevard, NCNC34,2119.0%+53%
765St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4219.0%+31%
766Sacramento, CACA2,477,2749.1%+19%
767Silver City, NMNM27,2529.1%+31%
768Dayton, OHOH826,5549.1%+23%
769Columbus, OHOH2,242,0289.1%+20%
770Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0359.1%+15%
771Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4419.2%+13%
772Rolla, MOMO45,2479.2%+20%
773Columbia, SCSC879,9189.2%+18%
774Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379.2%+13%
775Ada, OKOK38,5289.2%+27%
776Montgomery, ALAL388,7479.2%+20%
777Las Cruces, NMNM229,0919.2%+13%
778Greenville, NCNC182,9369.3%+12%
779Miami, FLFL6,391,0729.3%+36%
780Pittsburg, KSKS39,0089.3%+24%
781Taos, NMNM34,5649.3%+38%
782San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3679.3%+26%
783Ellensburg, WAWA48,8039.3%+32%
784Kearney, NENE57,9629.4%+24%
785Napa, CACA132,9499.4%+24%
786Keene, NHNH78,2699.4%+16%
787Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6829.4%+27%
788Pinehurst, NCNC110,6199.4%+58%
789Anchorage, AKAK405,8219.4%+4%
790Ruidoso, NMNM19,8449.4%+84%
791Slidell, LALA279,1089.5%+29%
792Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6539.5%+27%
793Richmond, VAVA1,389,3389.5%+26%
794Oxnard, CACA830,8519.5%+21%
795Muncie, ININ113,1069.6%+14%
796Portland, OROR2,542,2829.6%+27%
797Charleston, ILIL46,6079.6%+18%
798Binghamton, NYNY243,1899.6%+20%
799Petoskey, MIMI33,7759.7%+49%
800Helena, MTMT97,1539.7%+20%
801Santa Rosa, CACA486,4449.7%+23%
802Provo, UTUT773,4269.7%+20%
803Naples, FLFL417,1319.7%+31%
804Oneonta, NYNY60,5899.8%+13%
805Eugene, OROR381,5849.9%+16%
806Edwards, COCO54,2919.9%+59%
807Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29510.0%+33%
808Springfield, ILIL206,03310.0%+27%
809Manchester, NHNH433,41510.1%+21%
810Logan, UTUT160,88910.1%−4%
811Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18210.2%+29%
812Warrensburg, MOMO56,67010.2%+14%
813Bennington, VTVT36,63010.2%+25%
814Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69110.2%+2%
815Portland, MEME577,63510.2%+33%
816Worcester, MAMA888,50210.3%+26%
817Huntsville, ALAL556,44410.3%+21%
818Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96610.3%+44%
819Syracuse, NYNY652,27310.3%+25%
820Concord, NHNH158,07810.3%+19%
821Rochester, MNMN231,18410.4%+28%
822Hudson, NYNY60,16810.4%+35%
823Missoula, MTMT128,69810.4%+22%
824Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11810.5%+26%
825Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37710.5%+17%
826Breckenridge, COCO39,06910.5%+28%
827Port Townsend, WAWA33,97010.5%+70%
828Statesboro, GAGA97,97710.6%+30%
829Seattle, WAWA4,161,88310.6%+31%
830Hays, KSKS29,07510.6%+61%
831Fairbanks, AKAK93,97210.6%+15%
832Lincoln, NENE352,08110.7%+19%
833Kirksville, MOMO29,82410.7%+23%
834Chicago, ILIL9,434,12310.7%+27%
835Maryville, MOMO20,17410.8%+59%
836Easton, MDMD38,23810.8%+44%
837San Diego, CACA3,282,24810.9%+23%
838Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68510.9%+21%
839Bloomington, ILIL171,41911.0%+22%
840Hailey, IDID32,43611.0%+45%
841Pittsfield, MAMA128,22411.0%+37%
842Murray, KYKY39,42111.1%+16%
843Denver, COCO3,092,03711.1%+20%
844Lacey, WAWA304,26111.1%+29%
845Kingston, NYNY183,33011.2%+23%
846Rochester, NYNY1,056,14911.2%+27%
847Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36811.3%+24%
848Nantucket, MAMA14,75811.4%+26%
849Santa Maria, CACA442,06511.4%+14%
850Colorado Springs, COCO781,79611.5%+28%
851Lebanon, NHNH224,50011.6%+32%
852Midland, MIMI83,75411.6%+4%
853Lansing, MIMI479,72211.7%+13%
854Albuquerque, NMNM925,27911.7%+17%
855Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78111.9%+29%
856Oxford, MSMS71,97212.0%+6%
857Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72012.0%+32%
858Auburn, ALAL208,01312.0%+13%
859Lexington, KYKY535,17412.0%+22%
860Durango, COCO56,89812.1%+32%
861Heber, UTUT81,65512.1%+74%
862Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79512.1%+12%
863Jackson, WYWY36,58712.3%+67%
864New York, NYNY20,112,44812.3%+19%
865Barre, VTVT59,65212.3%+35%
866Brookings, SDSD37,63512.4%+4%
867Brattleboro, VTVT45,20412.4%+34%
868Austin, TXTX2,620,94512.4%+21%
869Santa Cruz, CACA258,85212.5%+20%
870Blacksburg, VAVA181,61612.8%+18%
871Greenfield, MAMA70,69812.9%+32%
872Bozeman, MTMT128,74012.9%+8%
873Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21913.0%+24%
874Juneau city and, AKAK31,60913.0%+11%
875Albany, NYNY915,83513.0%+23%
876Lafayette, ININ228,46813.0%+2%
877Barnstable, MAMA233,53913.0%+40%
878Athens, OHOH63,19713.1%+9%
879Burlington, VTVT227,80313.2%+20%
880Macomb, ILIL25,91613.6%+31%
881Manhattan, KSKS136,12213.7%+24%
882Madison, WIWI709,68513.7%+20%
883Morgantown, WVWV141,99514.0%+18%
884Starkville, MSMS62,06314.3%+9%
885Fort Collins, COCO377,29214.4%+19%
886San Francisco, CACA4,630,04114.4%+24%
887Boone, NCNC54,78614.5%+21%
888Tallahassee, FLFL397,44214.6%+15%
889Carbondale, ILIL52,50114.8%+5%
890College Station, TXTX287,47615.0%+3%
891Athens, GAGA224,14815.3%+5%
892Boston, MAMA5,034,22115.3%+28%
893Ruston, LALA48,36015.3%+25%
894Stillwater, OKOK83,88915.4%+8%
895Trenton, NJNJ399,28915.5%+23%
896Ames, IAIA128,09015.9%+16%
897San Jose, CACA1,984,47316.1%+36%
898Gainesville, FLFL359,03616.2%+11%
899Columbia, MOMO219,06216.4%+15%
900Santa Fe, NMNM156,90716.6%+26%
901Bloomington, ININ165,23117.2%+12%
902Vermillion, SDSD15,03117.4%−11%
903Champaign, ILIL239,97917.4%+10%
904State College, PAPA157,39317.5%+12%
905Durham, NCNC625,48518.2%+21%
906Moscow, IDID41,84218.2%+13%
907Lawrence, KSKS120,92018.3%+9%
908Charlottesville, VAVA228,59718.4%+30%
909Laramie, WYWY38,55818.5%+11%
910Amherst, MAMA164,06518.6%+22%
911Iowa City, IAIA182,71118.8%+10%
912Washington, DCDC6,465,72418.9%+20%
913Pullman, WAWA48,51219.9%−3%
914Boulder, COCO328,56021.2%+29%
915Corvallis, OROR97,72821.2%+12%
916Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21423.8%+14%
917Ithaca, NYNY104,04726.7%+14%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40736.0%+21%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS