Which metro area has the lowest graduate degree?

Zapata, TX ranks #1 with 1.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

Zapata, TX, Raymondville, TX, Clewiston, FL, Vernon, TX, Town of Pecos, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).

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Fewest graduate degrees, US metro areas · 2020

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

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

501Astoria, OROR40,9268.5%+31%

502Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4048.5%+63%

503Ketchikan, AKAK13,5498.5%+46%

504Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5518.5%+44%

505Abilene, TXTX185,4298.5%+30%

506Vallejo, CACA455,3768.6%+36%

507Fairmont, WVWV55,5848.6%+45%

508Sandusky, OHOH112,7778.6%+54%

509Ruidoso, NMNM19,8448.6%−9%

510Waco, TXTX308,8078.6%+27%

511Pocatello, IDID91,5918.6%+1%

512Atchison, KSKS16,1728.6%+19%

513Ludington, MIMI29,0408.6%+47%

514Huntington, WVWV365,9658.6%+44%

515Brainerd, MNMN100,5628.6%+57%

516Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9388.6%+1%

517Thomasville, GAGA72,9588.7%+63%

518Angola, ININ34,7998.7%+42%

519Arkansas City, KSKS34,3828.7%+55%

520Chambersburg, PAPA160,6528.7%+46%

521Platteville, WIWI52,4468.7%+39%

522Wenatchee, WAWA128,4148.7%+34%

523Gulfport, MSMS431,3298.7%+41%

524Racine, WIWI198,9198.8%+39%

525Tyler, TXTX252,5498.8%+21%

526Appleton, WIWI249,8768.8%+53%

527Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2018.8%+83%

528Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2128.8%+32%

529Great Falls, MTMT85,0298.8%+32%

530Hagerstown, MDMD315,2808.8%+52%

531Spartanburg, SCSC407,6568.9%+47%

532York, PAPA473,1978.9%+50%

533Casper, WYWY80,5268.9%+35%

534Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8648.9%+48%

535Red Wing, MNMN48,1958.9%+68%

536Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.0%+23%

537Albany, GAGA145,5109.0%+58%

538Salina, KSKS59,1219.0%+51%

539Batavia, NYNY58,4169.0%+45%

540Warsaw, ININ80,8929.0%+57%

541Big Rapids, MIMI42,3209.0%+21%

542Sandpoint, IDID54,4209.0%+64%

543New Bern, NCNC127,3589.0%+67%

544Tupelo, MSMS133,1679.1%+81%

545Orangeburg, SCSC83,1779.1%+43%

546Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7219.1%+36%

547Salem, OROR445,8149.1%+27%

548Americus, GAGA33,3949.1%+15%

549Watertown, NYNY111,5409.1%+44%

550Jonesboro, ARAR139,4409.2%+45%

551Hastings, NENE40,5779.2%+49%

552Danville, KYKY56,9859.2%+50%

553Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2739.2%+32%

554Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6669.2%+45%

555Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0359.2%+1%

556Valdosta, GAGA153,2769.2%+44%

557Ukiah, CACA88,1229.2%+16%

558Gainesville, GAGA226,5689.3%+36%

559Rome, GAGA101,3789.3%+59%

560Clarksville, TNTN349,0019.3%+58%

561Bismarck, NDND139,7509.3%+51%

562Dover, DEDE194,7869.3%+32%

563Idaho Falls, IDID173,8519.3%+20%

564Owensboro, KYKY113,9629.3%+57%

565Grand Junction, COCO162,8459.3%+27%

566Greeley, COCO378,4269.3%+31%

567Lawton, OKOK127,5909.3%+59%

568Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8839.3%+34%

569Milledgeville, GAGA44,0299.4%+44%

570Shreveport, LALA383,4749.4%+43%

571Eau Claire, WIWI176,6479.5%+34%

572Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0839.5%+42%

573Reading, PAPA440,0729.5%+47%

574Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1939.5%+64%

575Kahului, HIHI160,6749.5%+41%

576Granbury, TXTX70,5019.6%+50%

577Aberdeen, SDSD41,5839.6%+61%

578Scranton, PAPA574,4189.6%+50%

579Cornelia, GAGA50,4169.6%+59%

580Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2069.7%+46%

581St. Simons, GAGA118,5249.7%+32%

582Riverton, WYWY39,4649.7%+52%

583Waterloo, IAIA169,1899.7%+21%

584Charleston, WVWV200,1709.8%+34%

585Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2859.8%+51%

586Gettysburg, PAPA107,5949.8%+50%

587Duluth, MNMN281,2199.8%+58%

588Rexburg, IDID69,3809.8%+26%

589Jefferson City, MOMO152,7129.8%+41%

590Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3329.8%+53%

591Staunton, VAVA129,6929.8%+73%

592Brookings, OROR22,6219.9%+46%

593Brenham, TXTX38,2889.9%+86%

594Pella, IAIA34,1929.9%+82%

595Bartlesville, OKOK54,0379.9%+7%

596Olean, NYNY75,3909.9%+50%

597Pensacola, FLFL544,9499.9%+32%

598Davenport, IAIA380,4529.9%+53%

599Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9759.9%+42%

600Chattanooga, TNTN594,5309.9%+52%

601Bishop, CACA18,1589.9%+50%

602Chico, CACA209,2119.9%+42%

603Evansville, ININ273,7869.9%+44%

604Emporia, KSKS34,83810.0%+17%

605Hilo, HIHI210,04310.0%+34%

606Alamosa, COCO27,89610.0%+16%

607Marquette, MIMI68,06410.0%+29%

608Kerrville, TXTX54,03710.0%+21%

609Billings, MTMT193,60310.0%+41%

610Kenosha, WIWI168,44810.0%+60%

611Stevens Point, WIWI71,94310.1%+39%

612Jamestown, NYNY124,12610.1%+40%

613Columbus, GAGA324,83010.1%+48%

614Silver City, NMNM27,25210.1%+11%

615Marion, ILIL67,22510.1%+67%

616East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17910.1%+44%

617Tahlequah, OKOK49,19610.2%+15%

618Lancaster, PAPA563,15910.2%+51%

619Eureka, CACA131,64710.2%+38%

620Rapid City, SDSD156,93410.2%+40%

621Peoria, ILIL363,50510.3%+51%

622Augusta, GAGA641,23110.3%+44%

623Menomonie, WIWI46,22310.3%+41%

624Erie, PAPA265,83210.3%+35%

625Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52710.3%+32%

626Topeka, KSKS233,05210.3%+31%

627Findlay, OHOH75,03410.4%+40%

628Pittsburg, KSKS39,00810.4%+12%

629Kalispell, MTMT115,42910.4%+63%

630Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63810.4%+64%

631Salisbury, MDMD131,87210.4%+43%

632Salinas, CACA433,72910.4%+20%

633Ogden, UTUT672,78410.5%+48%

634San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14010.5%+32%

635Springfield, MOMO500,69410.5%+50%

636Newport, OROR50,63610.5%+25%

637St. George, UTUT213,67010.5%+49%

638Toledo, OHOH599,37610.5%+36%

639Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04710.6%+75%

640Kennewick, WAWA324,33410.6%+25%

641Roanoke, VAVA316,54710.6%+50%

642Greensboro, NCNC805,94510.6%+53%

643Springfield, MAMA464,33810.7%+39%

644Whitewater, WIWI106,12710.7%+56%

645Winona, MNMN50,52310.7%+48%

646Stephenville, TXTX43,91110.7%+22%

647Muncie, ININ113,10610.8%+13%

648Faribault, MNMN69,93910.8%+33%

649Boise City, IDID864,24310.8%+41%

650Ada, OKOK38,52810.8%+17%

651Hailey, IDID32,43610.8%−2%

652Elmira, NYNY80,41510.8%+33%

653Charleston, ILIL46,60710.8%+13%

654Waynesville, NCNC63,36910.8%+81%

655Indiana, PAPA82,87810.8%+41%

656Baton Rouge, LALA888,69910.9%+38%

657Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.9%+83%

658Winchester, VAVA152,33210.9%+63%

659Seneca, SCSC83,77510.9%+53%

660Grand Forks, NDND105,04610.9%+39%

661Niles, MIMI152,44410.9%+47%

662Bangor, MEME157,96710.9%+47%

663Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13810.9%+36%

664Las Vegas, NMNM30,31111.0%+22%

665Kearney, NENE57,96211.0%+17%

666Wichita, KSKS663,80911.0%+44%

667Utica, NYNY285,61111.0%+55%

668Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50011.0%+51%

669Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55311.0%+65%

670Cleveland, MSMS28,26211.0%+60%

671Richmond, KYKY131,80611.0%+58%

672Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21511.0%+70%

673Johnson City, TNTN216,41611.0%+68%

674Cape Coral, FLFL875,60711.0%+45%

675Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.1%+50%

676Pierre, SDSD20,58811.1%+47%

677Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80811.1%+65%

678Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45911.1%+57%

679Lubbock, TXTX368,43111.1%+44%

680Spokane, WAWA608,01211.1%+32%

681Spearfish, SDSD29,45911.2%+56%

682Reno, NVNV578,73411.2%+51%

683Frankfort, KYKY77,87411.2%+54%

684Medford, OROR221,79511.2%+44%

685Ellensburg, WAWA48,80311.2%+20%

686Lynchburg, VAVA269,16911.2%+70%

687Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01411.2%+38%

688Memphis, TNTN1,341,41211.3%+50%

689Dubuque, IAIA99,38111.3%+67%

690Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55211.3%+40%

691Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81311.3%+37%

692Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64511.3%+52%

693Cheyenne, WYWY102,93811.3%+40%

694Port Angeles, WAWA78,20211.3%+44%

695Bowling Green, KYKY197,18011.3%+44%

696Statesboro, GAGA97,97711.4%+8%

697Orlando, FLFL2,957,67211.4%+49%

698Bemidji, MNMN47,05511.4%+52%

699Allentown, PAPA887,61511.5%+48%

700Louisville, KYKY1,402,50911.5%+42%

701Greenville, SCSC1,014,10111.5%+66%

702Morehead City, NCNC70,46911.5%+72%

703Mankato, MNMN104,90711.5%+32%

704Augusta, MEME129,06711.6%+53%

705Des Moines, IAIA758,53911.6%+50%

706Palm Bay, FLFL663,98211.6%+39%

707Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76611.6%+47%

708Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85011.6%+41%

709New Orleans, LALA970,84911.6%+47%

710Yankton, SDSD23,63511.6%+63%

711South Bend, ININ324,53811.6%+38%

712Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91211.7%+73%

713Daphne, ALAL267,76111.7%+42%

714Crestview, FLFL315,09811.7%+35%

715La Crosse, WIWI171,18211.7%+49%

716Greenville, NCNC182,93611.7%+27%

717Maryville, MOMO20,17411.7%+9%

718Little Rock, ARAR777,60711.9%+41%

719Bremerton, WAWA283,37411.9%+43%

720Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15411.9%+61%

721Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93811.9%+40%

722Akron, OHOH701,78011.9%+47%

723Monticello, NYNY80,58611.9%+57%

724Massena, NYNY105,48811.9%+50%

725Glens Falls, NYNY124,37311.9%+54%

726Knoxville, TNTN968,13711.9%+43%

727Fargo, NDND269,52812.0%+50%

728Jackson, MSMS609,84712.0%+46%

729Slidell, LALA279,10812.0%+27%

730Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83012.1%+74%

731Sebastian, FLFL172,79912.1%+53%

732Rutland, VTVT59,65312.1%+52%

733Corning, NYNY91,85512.1%+53%

734Anchorage, AKAK405,82112.2%+29%

735Cortland, NYNY45,85012.2%+51%

736Las Cruces, NMNM229,09112.2%+32%

737Walla Walla, WAWA62,36112.2%+42%

738Houston, TXTX7,904,62712.3%+40%

739Dayton, OHOH826,55412.3%+35%

740Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77512.3%+46%

741Warrensburg, MOMO56,67012.3%+21%

742Oxnard, CACA830,85112.3%+30%

743Fayetteville, ARAR622,17712.3%+62%

744Savannah, GAGA438,31412.4%+61%

745Montgomery, ALAL388,74712.4%+34%

746Harrisburg, PAPA617,42712.4%+40%

747Sacramento, CACA2,477,27412.4%+37%

748Seaford, DEDE277,14012.4%+91%

749Miami, FLFL6,391,07212.4%+34%

750Rifle, COCO80,09912.5%+39%

751Logan, UTUT160,88912.5%+24%

752Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44112.5%+37%

753Wilmington, NCNC492,77212.5%+80%

754Keene, NHNH78,26912.5%+33%

755Provo, UTUT773,42612.6%+29%

756Binghamton, NYNY243,18912.6%+31%

757Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15512.6%+50%

758Honolulu, HIHI988,70312.6%+40%

759Lewisburg, PAPA42,31312.6%+62%

760Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01012.6%+46%

761Dallas, TXTX8,477,15712.6%+43%

762Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24512.7%+50%

763Bend, OROR266,37612.7%+81%

764Providence, RIRI1,708,16112.7%+48%

765Brevard, NCNC34,21112.8%+42%

766Napa, CACA132,94912.8%+36%

767Detroit, MIMI4,390,91312.8%+50%

768Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37712.8%+44%

769Springfield, ILIL206,03312.8%+28%

770Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21312.9%+54%

771Truckee, CACA101,91112.9%+47%

772Eugene, OROR381,58412.9%+30%

773Nashville, TNTN2,197,41612.9%+60%

774Omaha, NENE1,009,83612.9%+55%

775Charleston, SCSC889,26312.9%+50%

776Warner Robins, GAGA208,09113.0%+68%

777Cody, WYWY31,17113.0%+63%

778Columbia, SCSC879,91813.1%+43%

779Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69513.1%+50%

780Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85813.1%+50%

781Bellingham, WAWA236,39213.1%+47%

782Key West, FLFL80,40613.2%+52%

783Laconia, NHNH65,14713.3%+75%

784Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69113.4%+31%

785Rolla, MOMO45,24713.4%+47%

786Hays, KSKS29,07513.4%+26%

787Taos, NMNM34,56413.5%+44%

788Juneau city and, AKAK31,60913.5%+4%

789Fairbanks, AKAK93,97213.5%+27%

790Lacey, WAWA304,26113.6%+22%

791Santa Rosa, CACA486,44413.6%+40%

792Troy, ALAL33,68813.6%+93%

793Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45113.8%+62%

794San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36713.8%+47%

795North Port, FLFL948,15813.8%+54%

796Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68213.8%+47%

797Sheridan, WYWY33,24113.8%+123%

798Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65713.8%+68%

799Columbus, OHOH2,242,02813.9%+52%

800Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99213.9%+64%

801The Villages, FLFL157,77214.0%+207%

802Traverse City, MIMI156,97214.1%+59%

803Manchester, NHNH433,41514.1%+40%

804Santa Maria, CACA442,06514.1%+24%

805Petoskey, MIMI33,77514.2%+47%

806Ruston, LALA48,36014.3%−7%

807Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68514.3%+31%

808Syracuse, NYNY652,27314.3%+38%

809St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42114.3%+59%

810Lexington Park, MDMD211,17614.4%+74%

811Midland, MIMI83,75414.4%+24%

812Albuquerque, NMNM925,27914.5%+24%

813Naples, FLFL417,13114.5%+49%

814Columbus, ININ85,72914.5%+73%

815Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65314.6%+54%

816Lincoln, NENE352,08114.6%+37%

817Pinehurst, NCNC110,61914.6%+56%

818Helena, MTMT97,15314.6%+51%

819Richmond, VAVA1,389,33814.7%+54%

820Asheville, NCNC422,34514.7%+69%

821Murray, KYKY39,42114.7%+32%

822Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37714.7%+41%

823Houghton, MIMI40,02814.8%+68%

824Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29514.8%+48%

825Breckenridge, COCO39,06914.9%+42%

826Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18214.9%+47%

827Kirksville, MOMO29,82414.9%+40%

828Huntsville, ALAL556,44415.0%+45%

829Worcester, MAMA888,50215.1%+47%

830Portland, OROR2,542,28215.1%+58%

831Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36815.2%+34%

832Bloomington, ILIL171,41915.2%+39%

833Lansing, MIMI479,72215.3%+30%

834Colorado Springs, COCO781,79615.3%+32%

835San Diego, CACA3,282,24815.3%+41%

836Oneonta, NYNY60,58915.3%+56%

837Kingston, NYNY183,33015.4%+38%

838Lafayette, ININ228,46815.4%+19%

839Concord, NHNH158,07815.5%+50%

840Bennington, VTVT36,63015.5%+52%

841Chicago, ILIL9,434,12315.5%+44%

842Auburn, ALAL208,01315.7%+30%

843Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79515.7%+29%

844Brookings, SDSD37,63515.8%+28%

845Portland, MEME577,63515.8%+54%

846Jackson, WYWY36,58715.8%+29%

847Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11815.8%+51%

848Edwards, COCO54,29115.9%+60%

849Pittsfield, MAMA128,22416.0%+45%

850Missoula, MTMT128,69816.1%+54%

851Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96616.1%+56%

852Hudson, NYNY60,16816.1%+55%

853Manhattan, KSKS136,12216.1%+18%

854Stillwater, OKOK83,88916.1%+5%

855Rochester, NYNY1,056,14916.1%+43%

856Durango, COCO56,89816.2%+34%

857Denver, COCO3,092,03716.2%+46%

858Hood River, OROR23,72016.3%+109%

859Austin, TXTX2,620,94516.4%+32%

860Rochester, MNMN231,18416.4%+58%

861Macomb, ILIL25,91616.4%+21%

862Lexington, KYKY535,17416.5%+37%

863Seattle, WAWA4,161,88316.7%+58%

864Tallahassee, FLFL397,44216.9%+16%

865Lebanon, NHNH224,50017.0%+47%

866Brattleboro, VTVT45,20417.2%+38%

867Athens, OHOH63,19717.3%+32%

868New York, NYNY20,112,44817.4%+41%

869College Station, TXTX287,47617.4%+16%

870Santa Cruz, CACA258,85217.4%+40%

871Nantucket, MAMA14,75817.7%+55%

872Albany, NYNY915,83517.7%+37%

873Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72017.7%+48%

874Greenfield, MAMA70,69817.9%+39%

875Blacksburg, VAVA181,61618.1%+42%

876Heber, UTUT81,65518.2%+50%

877Gainesville, FLFL359,03618.2%+13%

878Barre, VTVT59,65218.4%+49%

879Bozeman, MTMT128,74018.4%+43%

880Easton, MDMD38,23818.5%+71%

881Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78118.5%+56%

882Morgantown, WVWV141,99518.7%+34%

883Burlington, VTVT227,80318.7%+42%

884Moscow, IDID41,84218.7%+3%

885Madison, WIWI709,68518.8%+37%

886Ames, IAIA128,09018.9%+18%

887Oxford, MSMS71,97219.2%+60%

888Port Townsend, WAWA33,97019.3%+83%

889Carbondale, ILIL52,50119.3%+30%

890Columbia, MOMO219,06219.3%+18%

891Boone, NCNC54,78619.4%+34%

892Starkville, MSMS62,06319.5%+36%

893Fort Collins, COCO377,29219.6%+36%

894Bloomington, ININ165,23119.7%+14%

895Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21919.7%+52%

896Barnstable, MAMA233,53920.1%+54%

897Santa Fe, NMNM156,90720.1%+21%

898Trenton, NJNJ399,28920.4%+31%

899Athens, GAGA224,14820.7%+36%

900San Francisco, CACA4,630,04120.8%+44%

901Champaign, ILIL239,97922.0%+26%

902State College, PAPA157,39322.2%+27%

903Boston, MAMA5,034,22122.3%+46%

904Vermillion, SDSD15,03122.4%+28%

905Iowa City, IAIA182,71122.8%+21%

906Pullman, WAWA48,51223.3%+17%

907Lawrence, KSKS120,92023.4%+28%

908Corvallis, OROR97,72824.0%+13%

909Charlottesville, VAVA228,59724.2%+31%

910Amherst, MAMA164,06524.6%+32%

911Durham, NCNC625,48524.8%+36%

912San Jose, CACA1,984,47324.9%+55%

913Washington, DCDC6,465,72425.4%+34%

914Laramie, WYWY38,55825.5%+38%

915Boulder, COCO328,56028.4%+34%

916Ithaca, NYNY104,04729.6%+11%

917Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21430.0%+26%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40742.4%+18%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES