RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Fewest graduate degrees, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). Town of Pecos, TX leads at 1.6%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

USUnited States308,745,53810.2%–

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.6%−1.5 pts

02Summerville, GAGA25,3002.7%−0.3 pts

03Pahrump, NVNV57,3362.7%−0.5 pts

04Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.8%−0.4 pts

05Okeechobee, FLFL42,6082.9%+0.0 pts

06Newport, TNTN37,8892.9%+0.8 pts

07Zapata, TXTX13,7532.9%−0.1 pts

08Palestine, TXTX59,8052.9%−1.2 pts

09Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.9%−0.6 pts

10Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713.0%−0.3 pts

11Camden, ARAR26,3633.0%−0.6 pts

12Morgan City, LALA46,5523.0%+0.5 pts

13Raymondville, TXTX19,9713.1%+1.0 pts

14Winnemucca, NVNV17,2673.1%−0.7 pts

15Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.2%+0.5 pts

16Bay City, TXTX36,4633.2%+0.2 pts

17Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2%−0.0 pts

18Hanford, CACA154,3273.3%+0.5 pts

19Andrews, TXTX18,9143.3%−0.6 pts

20Williston, NDND41,7673.3%−0.7 pts

21Gaffney, SCSC58,2753.4%−0.8 pts

22Big Spring, TXTX30,5043.4%+0.1 pts

23Shelbyville, TNTN55,2733.5%−0.1 pts

24Union City, TNTN30,0673.5%+0.2 pts

25Rockingham, NCNC42,0413.6%+0.1 pts

26Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.6%+0.2 pts

27Spencer, IAIA16,2023.6%+0.8 pts

28Taylorville, ILIL33,4433.6%+0.2 pts

29Moberly, MOMO24,5133.6%−0.1 pts

30Opelousas, LALA80,7653.6%−0.1 pts

31Peru, ININ34,4873.7%−0.3 pts

32Bucyrus, OHOH41,8963.7%+0.6 pts

33Malvern, ARAR33,4513.7%+0.4 pts

34Bogalusa, LALA44,9373.7%−0.6 pts

35Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9143.7%+0.2 pts

36North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.7%+0.1 pts

37Beeville, TXTX32,5153.8%−1.1 pts

38Lexington, NENE26,2553.8%−0.4 pts

39Coshocton, OHOH37,1883.8%+0.3 pts

40Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493.8%−1.1 pts

41New Iberia, LALA66,8463.8%+0.8 pts

42El Campo, TXTX42,0603.8%−0.8 pts

43Jesup, GAGA32,4813.8%−0.2 pts

44Paragould, ARAR47,4113.8%+0.3 pts

45Red Bluff, CACA64,6653.8%+0.9 pts

46Carroll, IAIA20,3033.8%+0.4 pts

47DuBois, PAPA78,1003.8%−0.1 pts

48Marinette, WIWI65,5153.9%+0.2 pts

49Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.9%+0.2 pts

50Pampa, TXTX21,7863.9%+0.3 pts

51Alice, TXTX45,3833.9%+0.2 pts

52Jacksonville, TXTX53,3373.9%−0.1 pts

53Blackfoot, IDID51,1533.9%+0.2 pts

54Susanville, CACA28,1173.9%+0.9 pts

55Lewistown, PAPA46,1273.9%+0.0 pts

56Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.0%+0.4 pts

57Salem, OHOH99,3774.0%+0.6 pts

58Borger, TXTX19,6334.0%−0.8 pts

59Odessa, TXTX173,8014.0%+0.6 pts

60El Centro, CACA181,4114.0%+0.3 pts

61Connersville, ININ23,5334.0%+1.0 pts

62Burley, IDID49,3084.0%+0.1 pts

63Sikeston, MOMO49,9784.0%+0.8 pts

64Decatur, ININ36,6504.0%−0.4 pts

65Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5994.0%+0.0 pts

66Albemarle, NCNC68,8304.0%+0.4 pts

67Snyder, TXTX16,1624.0%−0.4 pts

68Elk City, OKOK22,1594.0%−2.0 pts

69Minden, LALA34,9484.1%−0.1 pts

70Cambridge, OHOH38,3794.1%+0.1 pts

71Albert Lea, MNMN30,4404.1%+0.5 pts

72Merced, CACA297,2604.1%+0.6 pts

73Canton, ILIL32,9014.1%+0.4 pts

74Dumas, TXTX21,8914.1%+0.7 pts

75Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0254.1%+1.2 pts

76Lumberton, NCNC119,9414.1%+0.5 pts

77Wilson, NCNC81,1504.1%+0.2 pts

78Athens, TNTN71,5904.1%+0.6 pts

79Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4864.1%+0.3 pts

80Forrest City, ARAR21,8004.2%+0.8 pts

81Visalia, CACA485,1464.2%+0.5 pts

82Russellville, ALAL32,4494.2%+0.4 pts

83Pontiac, ILIL35,0574.2%+0.2 pts

84Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0974.2%+0.5 pts

85Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8234.2%+0.8 pts

86Norwalk, OHOH58,2504.2%+0.9 pts

87Kinston, NCNC55,8374.2%+0.5 pts

88Price, UTUT20,6804.2%+0.2 pts

89Moultrie, GAGA47,4384.3%+0.4 pts

90Bonham, TXTX39,2654.3%−0.2 pts

91Mountain Home, IDID29,4654.3%−1.5 pts

92Austin, MNMN40,9714.3%+0.3 pts

93Woodward, OKOK19,8274.3%+0.4 pts

94Palatka, FLFL77,7344.3%+0.6 pts

95Miami, OKOK30,4384.3%+0.3 pts

96Harrison, ARAR45,6544.3%+0.4 pts

97Frankfort, ININ33,3224.3%+1.1 pts

98Houma, LALA199,6684.3%+0.6 pts

99Crescent City, CACA26,4104.3%+1.3 pts

100Douglas, GAGA52,8614.4%+1.1 pts

101Laredo, TXTX281,2244.4%−0.9 pts

102Kennett, MOMO26,8554.4%+1.5 pts

103Thomaston, GAGA28,5004.4%+0.9 pts

104McAllen, TXTX921,5494.4%−0.2 pts

105Calhoun, GAGA61,7014.4%+0.5 pts

106Hereford, TXTX18,6264.4%+0.9 pts

107Martinsville, VAVA63,0914.4%+0.7 pts

108Dixon, ILIL32,9144.4%−0.2 pts

109Del Rio, TXTX47,8354.4%−0.8 pts

110Gallup, NMNM68,1194.5%−0.9 pts

111Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274.5%−0.2 pts

112Picayune, MSMS59,3634.5%−0.5 pts

113Brownwood, TXTX38,7114.5%−0.1 pts

114Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914.5%+0.4 pts

115Marion, NCNC45,1984.5%+1.8 pts

116Corinth, MSMS34,5694.5%+0.5 pts

117Yuba City, CACA187,4784.5%+0.5 pts

118Shawano, WIWI45,7594.5%+0.8 pts

119Kendallville, ININ47,9374.5%+0.9 pts

120Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2114.5%−0.1 pts

121Centralia, ILIL36,3824.5%+0.4 pts

122Danville, ILIL71,2594.5%+0.4 pts

123Talladega, ALAL91,7644.5%+0.4 pts

124Gillette, WYWY48,1454.6%+0.2 pts

125Van Wert, OHOH29,0134.6%+0.5 pts

126Hobbs, NMNM74,7494.6%+0.4 pts

127Mount Airy, NCNC72,2874.6%+1.3 pts

128New Castle, ININ49,1374.6%−0.1 pts

129Urbana, OHOH38,8204.6%+1.1 pts

130McMinnville, TNTN43,7174.6%+1.4 pts

131Scottsboro, ALAL54,2814.6%+0.8 pts

132Yuma, AZAZ224,4494.6%−0.0 pts

133Bedford, ININ45,5684.6%+0.3 pts

134Worthington, MNMN22,3384.6%+1.0 pts

135Clinton, IAIA46,0024.6%+0.7 pts

136Mexico, MOMO24,5284.6%+0.5 pts

137Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674.6%+0.4 pts

138Arcadia, FLFL37,0784.7%+1.5 pts

139Guymon, OKOK20,3224.7%+0.6 pts

140Alma, MIMI41,1904.7%+0.5 pts

141Plainview, TXTX36,7004.7%+0.5 pts

142Liberal, KSKS21,0734.7%+0.5 pts

143Watertown, SDSD29,5624.7%−0.2 pts

144Paris, TXTX63,3194.7%−0.0 pts

145Laurinburg, NCNC33,3224.7%−0.7 pts

146Cordele, GAGA19,2374.7%+0.6 pts

147Mountain Home, ARAR42,9824.7%+0.5 pts

148Mayfield, KYKY37,0504.7%−0.4 pts

149Twin Falls, IDID123,9014.7%−0.3 pts

150Athens, TXTX88,5954.7%+0.8 pts

151Fort Payne, ALAL74,0854.7%+1.3 pts

152Franklin, KYKY20,7884.7%−0.2 pts

153Hinesville, GAGA91,8704.7%+0.2 pts

154Sparta, WIWI46,5724.7%+1.3 pts

155Brownsville, TXTX433,9464.7%−0.2 pts

156DeRidder, LALA36,6734.7%+0.2 pts

157Clearlake, CACA67,7724.7%+0.2 pts

158Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.7%+0.3 pts

159Longview, WAWA114,8854.7%−0.2 pts

160Ontario, OROR60,0854.7%+1.4 pts

161Greenville, OHOH51,5204.8%+1.2 pts

162Albany, OROR132,8434.8%+0.5 pts

163Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384.8%−0.3 pts

164Lincoln, ILIL27,1824.8%+0.5 pts

165Lufkin, TXTX88,1544.8%+0.2 pts

166Sweetwater, TXTX14,1174.8%+1.1 pts

167Sturgis, MIMI60,9684.8%+0.6 pts

168Coldwater, MIMI45,9934.8%+1.2 pts

169El Dorado, ARAR36,9264.8%+0.5 pts

170Dickinson, NDND39,1424.8%−0.0 pts

171Cedartown, GAGA45,5144.8%+0.9 pts

172Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724.8%+0.2 pts

173Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.8%+0.4 pts

174Othello, WAWA21,4884.8%+1.1 pts

175St. Marys, PAPA29,9264.9%+0.9 pts

176Oil City, PAPA49,3464.9%+0.1 pts

177Beaumont, TXTX399,3104.9%+0.7 pts

178Huron, SDSD19,6244.9%+1.6 pts

179Danville, VAVA101,1374.9%+0.7 pts

180Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1374.9%+1.5 pts

181Fairmont, MNMN19,4404.9%+1.0 pts

182Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014.9%+0.5 pts

183Aberdeen, WAWA78,1444.9%+0.1 pts

184Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8804.9%+0.6 pts

185Grenada, MSMS30,2224.9%+0.9 pts

186Bainbridge, GAGA29,4324.9%+0.1 pts

187Vernal, UTUT38,2784.9%+1.4 pts

188Mitchell, SDSD25,9134.9%−0.0 pts

189Ardmore, OKOK48,9104.9%+0.2 pts

190McAlester, OKOK43,3204.9%+0.5 pts

191Fremont, OHOH58,6554.9%+0.8 pts

192Seymour, ININ47,3704.9%+0.8 pts

193Dalton, GAGA147,8194.9%+0.9 pts

194Hutchinson, MNMN36,6315.0%+1.5 pts

195Sidney, OHOH48,0655.0%+1.0 pts

196Norfolk, NENE49,2285.0%+0.5 pts

197Batesville, ARAR38,7855.0%−0.1 pts

198McComb, MSMS52,6405.0%+0.5 pts

199Beckley, WVWV109,9405.0%+0.6 pts

200Cadillac, MIMI49,7195.0%+0.1 pts

201Columbus, NENE46,5835.0%+0.4 pts

202Fort Madison, IAIA32,3065.0%+1.7 pts

203Sterling, ILIL54,1215.0%+1.6 pts

204Shelby, NCNC103,3255.0%+0.7 pts

205Washington Court House, OHOH28,5525.0%+2.0 pts

206Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0765.0%+0.8 pts

207Sebring, FLFL111,1225.0%−0.2 pts

208Elko, NVNV56,6825.0%+0.2 pts

209Portsmouth, OHOH71,3655.0%+1.3 pts

210Chillicothe, OHOH76,4295.1%+1.1 pts

211Galesburg, ILIL47,7675.1%+0.2 pts

212Weirton, WVWV112,4685.1%+1.0 pts

213Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105.1%+0.2 pts

214Bluefield, WVWV96,1385.1%+0.5 pts

215New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3735.1%+1.0 pts

216Victoria, TXTX99,8645.1%−0.1 pts

217Duncan, OKOK44,3105.1%+0.4 pts

218Mansfield, OHOH124,8935.1%+1.2 pts

219Fort Smith, ARAR234,1405.1%+0.2 pts

220Forest City, NCNC65,7455.1%+1.2 pts

221Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0995.1%+1.4 pts

222Burlington, IAIA44,0615.1%+0.2 pts

223Evanston, WYWY23,4155.1%+1.2 pts

224Altoona, PAPA119,5415.1%+0.4 pts

225Sayre, PAPA59,6005.1%−0.8 pts

226Modesto, CACA557,7195.1%+0.7 pts

227Pottsville, PAPA145,0855.1%+1.4 pts

228Grand Island, NENE78,0765.2%+0.5 pts

229Greenwood, MSMS34,9125.2%+0.1 pts

230Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3025.2%+0.6 pts

231Hickory, NCNC376,8905.2%+1.2 pts

232Jacksonville, NCNC217,1755.2%+0.7 pts

233Clarksburg, WVWV88,1425.2%+0.2 pts

234Somerset, PAPA72,0045.2%+1.6 pts

235Goldsboro, NCNC122,2785.2%+0.5 pts

236Aberdeen, SDSD41,5835.2%−0.7 pts

237Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755.2%−0.0 pts

238Manitowoc, WIWI81,7105.2%+1.1 pts

239Jamestown, NDND21,4145.2%+0.1 pts

240Marion, OHOH65,1155.2%+1.5 pts

241Pikeville, KYKY89,1225.2%+0.6 pts

242Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415.2%+0.2 pts

243Sanford, NCNC70,2585.2%−0.6 pts

244Ottawa, ILIL145,9025.2%+0.8 pts

245Farmington, NMNM120,3405.2%+0.5 pts

246Crossville, TNTN66,3005.2%−0.1 pts

247Safford, AZAZ40,1575.2%−0.2 pts

248Effingham, ILIL44,7275.3%+1.0 pts

249Stockton, CACA823,8155.3%+0.9 pts

250Corbin, KYKY150,0405.3%+0.4 pts

251Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0635.3%+0.3 pts

252Lake Charles, LALA244,6555.3%+0.5 pts

253Uvalde, TXTX24,9635.3%+1.2 pts

254Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1475.3%+0.5 pts

255Fremont, NENE38,0575.3%+1.1 pts

256Monticello, ININ25,1645.3%+0.9 pts

257Vincennes, ININ35,6525.3%−1.6 pts

258New Ulm, MNMN25,5175.3%+0.5 pts

259Wilmington, OHOH42,3015.3%+0.5 pts

260Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6555.3%+0.7 pts

261Marietta, OHOH58,3895.3%−0.3 pts

262Cañon City, COCO50,0395.3%+0.1 pts

263Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205.3%+1.2 pts

264Mason City, IAIA49,7105.4%−0.3 pts

265Logansport, ININ37,8365.4%+0.5 pts

266Corsicana, TXTX57,1815.4%+1.0 pts

267Shawnee, OKOK75,1025.4%−0.2 pts

268Decatur, ALAL160,3265.4%+0.4 pts

269Russellville, ARAR84,9325.4%−0.2 pts

270Baker City, OROR16,6585.4%+0.6 pts

271Cullman, ALAL94,0095.4%+0.9 pts

272Waycross, GAGA57,6705.4%+1.2 pts

273Auburn, ININ44,5355.4%+1.3 pts

274Longview, TXTX297,3155.4%+0.2 pts

275Vidalia, GAGA36,1805.4%+1.1 pts

276Albertville, ALAL103,5375.4%+0.6 pts

277Lake City, FLFL74,0945.4%+1.4 pts

278Huntsville, TXTX83,8425.5%−1.1 pts

279Roseburg, OROR111,9515.5%+0.5 pts

280Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%−0.2 pts

281Hermiston, OROR93,7215.5%−0.6 pts

282Roswell, NMNM63,3645.5%−1.0 pts

283Show Low, AZAZ109,9465.5%+0.6 pts

284Glasgow, KYKY56,2245.5%+1.1 pts

285Farmington, MOMO67,8095.5%+1.7 pts

286Jackson, MIMI159,5525.5%+0.4 pts

287Warren, PAPA37,0385.5%+1.1 pts

288Muskegon, MIMI177,9015.5%+1.0 pts

289Toccoa, GAGA27,8545.5%+0.8 pts

290Bradford, PAPA38,9845.5%+0.4 pts

291Sunbury, PAPA107,7885.5%+0.6 pts

292Gloversville, NYNY52,2165.6%−0.0 pts

293Washington, ININ34,2095.6%+1.1 pts

294Ottawa, KSKS26,2995.6%+0.7 pts

295Gainesville, TXTX44,4615.6%+0.3 pts

296Eufaula, ALAL26,8615.6%+2.0 pts

297Texarkana, TXTX146,8165.6%+0.4 pts

298Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705.6%+0.6 pts

299Lakeland, FLFL874,7905.6%+0.7 pts

300Greeneville, TNTN73,8315.6%+0.8 pts

301Scottsbluff, NENE36,2725.6%+0.6 pts

302Lafayette, LALA423,7585.6%+0.0 pts

303North Platte, NENE33,9725.6%+1.3 pts

304Alexander City, ALAL40,9535.6%+0.9 pts

305Ozark, ALAL49,9125.6%+1.2 pts

306Owosso, MIMI67,6815.6%+0.8 pts

307Paris, TNTN32,8965.7%+1.3 pts

308Sterling, COCO20,6545.7%+0.3 pts

309Bay City, MIMI102,1235.7%+1.2 pts

310Dodge City, KSKS33,9935.7%+0.1 pts

311Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535.7%+2.1 pts

312Beatrice, NENE21,7115.7%+1.5 pts

313Branson, MOMO57,0015.7%+0.9 pts

314Hutchinson, KSKS61,5395.7%−0.2 pts

315Madisonville, KYKY45,1275.7%+1.0 pts

316Sherman, TXTX153,6135.7%−0.3 pts

317Shelton, WAWA71,1655.7%+0.7 pts

318Marshalltown, IAIA39,8905.7%+1.2 pts

319Morristown, TNTN128,8675.7%+1.0 pts

320Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4285.7%+1.5 pts

321Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045.7%+0.5 pts

322Zanesville, OHOH87,0145.8%+1.1 pts

323Carlsbad, NMNM62,5095.8%+1.0 pts

324Wahpeton, NDND23,0195.8%+2.5 pts

325Henderson, KYKY57,1845.8%+0.8 pts

326Escanaba, MIMI36,5825.8%+0.4 pts

327Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845.8%+1.6 pts

328Michigan City, ININ111,2945.8%+0.8 pts

329Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.8%+0.8 pts

330Nogales, AZAZ50,0205.8%−0.4 pts

331LaGrange, GAGA107,0975.8%+0.9 pts

332Centralia, WAWA88,0625.8%+0.7 pts

333Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%+1.0 pts

334Meridian, MSMS85,4195.9%+0.3 pts

335Sevierville, TNTN101,3425.9%+1.3 pts

336Tupelo, MSMS133,1675.9%+0.9 pts

337Deming, NMNM25,4075.9%+1.8 pts

338Alexandria, LALA147,9525.9%+0.3 pts

339Lewiston, MEME116,4875.9%+1.4 pts

340Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9095.9%+1.3 pts

341Sedalia, MOMO44,2545.9%+0.4 pts

342Monroe, MIMI156,0045.9%+1.2 pts

343San Angelo, TXTX122,0655.9%+0.5 pts

344Gadsden, ALAL103,8865.9%+0.6 pts

345Muskogee, OKOK66,7085.9%+1.0 pts

346Lewiston, IDID65,4505.9%+0.1 pts

347Greensburg, ININ26,5765.9%+1.5 pts

348Willmar, MNMN44,7205.9%+0.7 pts

349Vernon, TXTX12,4815.9%+1.1 pts

350Dublin, GAGA60,3516.0%+0.8 pts

351Springfield, OHOH135,3406.0%+0.6 pts

352Yakima, WAWA259,1856.0%+0.5 pts

353Lima, OHOH100,8816.0%+1.0 pts

354Coos Bay, OROR63,9926.0%+0.3 pts

355Fresno, CACA1,203,3836.0%+0.7 pts

356Elkhart, ININ208,7746.0%+0.4 pts

357St. Joseph, MOMO119,1706.0%+0.8 pts

358Saginaw, MIMI187,6886.0%+0.6 pts

359Selma, ALAL35,1406.0%+0.6 pts

360Dothan, ALAL156,2666.0%+0.6 pts

361Brookings, OROR22,6216.1%−0.7 pts

362Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.1%+1.6 pts

363Laurel, MSMS82,2816.1%+1.8 pts

364Lebanon, PAPA146,3806.1%+0.2 pts

365Hannibal, MOMO38,9696.1%+2.0 pts

366Marshall, MOMO23,2656.1%−0.2 pts

367Brainerd, MNMN100,5626.1%+0.6 pts

368Holland, MIMI123,1886.1%+1.1 pts

369Thomasville, GAGA72,9586.1%+0.8 pts

370Ocala, FLFL442,6606.1%+1.0 pts

371Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0816.1%+1.3 pts

372Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386.1%+1.6 pts

373Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4486.1%+0.8 pts

374Wheeling, WVWV134,0896.1%+0.3 pts

375Quincy, ILIL74,1466.1%+0.5 pts

376Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126.1%+2.0 pts

377Wabash, ININ30,7136.1%+0.6 pts

378Cookeville, TNTN152,4776.1%+0.7 pts

379Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.1%+1.5 pts

380Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4046.2%+0.9 pts

381Youngstown, OHOH423,6786.2%+1.1 pts

382West Plains, MOMO40,7986.2%+2.0 pts

383Joplin, MOMO208,7966.2%+1.0 pts

384Sonora, CACA53,1606.2%+0.2 pts

385Monroe, LALA222,3906.2%−0.3 pts

386Sumter, SCSC105,0676.2%+1.1 pts

387Rochelle, ILIL51,3996.2%+0.4 pts

388Ponca City, OKOK43,4906.2%+1.1 pts

389Hermitage, PAPA107,8606.2%+0.2 pts

390Kingsport, TNTN314,8346.2%+1.0 pts

391Greenville, MSMS40,4466.2%+0.9 pts

392Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%+1.4 pts

393Williamsport, PAPA112,5876.2%+1.1 pts

394Freeport, ILIL43,2206.2%+1.2 pts

395Midland, TXTX193,1396.2%−0.0 pts

396Celina, OHOH42,7376.2%+1.1 pts

397Garden City, KSKS37,5056.3%+1.5 pts

398Washington, NCNC44,6706.3%+1.1 pts

399Payson, AZAZ53,8016.3%+0.9 pts

400Crawfordsville, ININ38,9546.3%+1.0 pts

401Enid, OKOK61,7796.3%−0.3 pts

402Red Wing, MNMN48,1956.3%+1.0 pts

403Marion, ININ66,5246.3%+0.3 pts

404Hammond, LALA141,3466.3%+0.9 pts

405Tiffin, OHOH54,5226.3%+2.1 pts

406Wooster, OHOH116,7586.3%+0.7 pts

407El Paso, TXTX881,2916.4%+0.8 pts

408Middlesborough, KYKY22,8296.4%+1.9 pts

409Minot, NDND75,6946.4%+1.3 pts

410Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0836.4%−0.3 pts

411Natchez, MSMS54,7226.4%+1.8 pts

412Sioux City, IAIA145,7386.4%+0.4 pts

413Clarksville, TNTN349,0016.4%+0.5 pts

414Oxford, ALAL115,8346.4%+0.1 pts

415Greenwood, SCSC95,2156.4%+1.0 pts

416Brigham City, UTUT70,4056.4%+1.8 pts

417Killeen, TXTX511,4976.4%+0.7 pts

418Alpena, MIMI28,8536.4%+1.1 pts

419Richmond, ININ66,1696.4%+0.6 pts

420Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4976.4%+2.3 pts

421Redding, CACA181,6486.4%+1.1 pts

422Muscatine, IAIA41,8536.5%+1.7 pts

423Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6666.5%+1.6 pts

424Great Bend, KSKS24,7906.5%+0.7 pts

425Johnstown, PAPA128,9686.5%+1.7 pts

426Klamath Falls, OROR70,2746.5%+1.1 pts

427Janesville, WIWI166,4726.5%+1.1 pts

428Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8836.5%−0.4 pts

429Arkansas City, KSKS34,3826.5%+0.9 pts

430Plymouth, ININ46,5996.5%+0.6 pts

431Battle Creek, MIMI133,4086.5%+1.0 pts

432Abilene, TXTX185,4296.5%−0.0 pts

433Somerset, KYKY67,3846.6%+1.9 pts

434Kingsville, TXTX30,3156.6%−1.1 pts

435Lawton, OKOK127,5906.6%+0.7 pts

436Searcy, ARAR80,0856.6%+1.2 pts

437Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1936.6%+0.8 pts

438Spartanburg, SCSC407,6566.6%+0.6 pts

439Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2016.6%+1.8 pts

440Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.6%+1.3 pts

441Defiance, OHOH38,2926.6%+2.1 pts

442La Grande, OROR25,9006.6%−0.7 pts

443Fallon, NVNV25,8516.6%+1.5 pts

444Kankakee, ILIL105,5256.6%+1.0 pts

445Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.6%+0.6 pts

446Meadville, PAPA81,7926.7%+1.4 pts

447Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076.7%+1.5 pts

448Canton, OHOH400,2466.7%+0.8 pts

449Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.7%+1.6 pts

450Mobile, ALAL411,6586.7%+0.2 pts

451Waco, TXTX308,8076.7%−0.1 pts

452Martin, TNTN33,2616.7%+0.0 pts

453Ludington, MIMI29,0406.7%+0.8 pts

454New Bern, NCNC127,3586.7%+1.3 pts

455Flint, MIMI401,0936.7%+1.0 pts

456Baraboo, WIWI66,6526.7%+1.5 pts

457Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.7%+1.0 pts

458Winchester, TNTN45,5796.8%−0.5 pts

459Appleton, WIWI249,8766.8%+1.0 pts

460Hagerstown, MDMD315,2806.8%+1.0 pts

461Burlington, NCNC186,1776.8%+1.4 pts

462Adrian, MIMI97,7796.8%+1.4 pts

463Hot Springs, ARAR99,6956.8%+0.5 pts

464Paducah, KYKY102,2596.8%+1.1 pts

465Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.8%+0.6 pts

466Kapaa, HIHI73,4006.8%+0.7 pts

467Cambridge, MDMD33,6286.8%+1.6 pts

468Florence, SCSC201,3926.8%+1.4 pts

469Storm Lake, IAIA20,4496.8%+2.2 pts

470Parkersburg, WVWV87,2646.9%+1.4 pts

471Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0026.9%+0.7 pts

472Waynesville, NCNC63,3696.9%+0.9 pts

473Columbus, MSMS67,1446.9%+1.2 pts

474Tifton, GAGA51,2376.9%+0.8 pts

475Wausau, WIWI139,4326.9%+1.2 pts

476Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1916.9%+0.6 pts

477Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4426.9%+1.0 pts

478Indiana, PAPA82,8786.9%−0.8 pts

479Alexandria, MNMN40,1206.9%+1.6 pts

480Jackson, TNTN184,5696.9%+1.4 pts

481Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.9%+0.7 pts

482Bartlesville, OKOK54,0377.0%−2.3 pts

483Ashland, OHOH52,5237.0%+1.6 pts

484Cleveland, TNTN134,0577.0%+1.8 pts

485Casper, WYWY80,5267.0%+0.4 pts

486Orangeburg, SCSC83,1777.0%+0.6 pts

487Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467.0%+1.4 pts

488Staunton, VAVA129,6927.0%+1.3 pts

489Huntington, WVWV365,9657.0%+1.0 pts

490Altus, OKOK24,7647.0%+0.0 pts

491Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.0%+1.1 pts

492Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.0%+0.8 pts

493Cornelia, GAGA50,4167.0%+1.0 pts

494Española, NMNM39,8327.1%+0.7 pts

495Panama City, FLFL231,1747.1%+0.8 pts

496Cumberland, MDMD93,6407.1%+0.9 pts

497Tullahoma, TNTN69,3397.1%+1.3 pts

498Decatur, ILIL99,3007.1%+1.5 pts

499Hastings, NENE40,5777.1%+1.0 pts

500Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5537.1%+0.4 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest graduate degree?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 1.6% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by graduate degree?

Town of Pecos, TX, Summerville, GA, Pahrump, NV, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Okeechobee, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is graduate degree measured?

Share of adults 25+ with a graduate or professional degree. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.