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 (2023 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

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1381.6%−49%

02Summerville, GAGA25,3002.7%−9%

03Pahrump, NVNV57,3362.7%−14%

04Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192.8%−14%

05Okeechobee, FLFL42,6082.9%+1%

06Newport, TNTN37,8892.9%+38%

07Zapata, TXTX13,7532.9%−3%

08Palestine, TXTX59,8052.9%−29%

09Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.9%−18%

10Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713.0%−8%

11Camden, ARAR26,3633.0%−17%

12Morgan City, LALA46,5523.0%+21%

13Raymondville, TXTX19,9713.1%+48%

14Winnemucca, NVNV17,2673.1%−17%

15Clewiston, FLFL61,5463.2%+19%

16Bay City, TXTX36,4633.2%+8%

17Henderson, NCNC42,6383.2%−1%

18Hanford, CACA154,3273.3%+20%

19Andrews, TXTX18,9143.3%−15%

20Williston, NDND41,7673.3%−18%

21Gaffney, SCSC58,2753.4%−20%

22Big Spring, TXTX30,5043.4%+2%

23Shelbyville, TNTN55,2733.5%−3%

24Union City, TNTN30,0673.5%+5%

25Rockingham, NCNC42,0413.6%+4%

26Lebanon, MOMO36,9433.6%+7%

27Spencer, IAIA16,2023.6%+27%

28Taylorville, ILIL33,4433.6%+7%

29Moberly, MOMO24,5133.6%−4%

30Opelousas, LALA80,7653.6%−1%

31Peru, ININ34,4873.7%−8%

32Bucyrus, OHOH41,8963.7%+19%

33Malvern, ARAR33,4513.7%+13%

34Bogalusa, LALA44,9373.7%−15%

35Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9143.7%+6%

36North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.7%+3%

37Beeville, TXTX32,5153.8%−22%

38Lexington, NENE26,2553.8%−10%

39Coshocton, OHOH37,1883.8%+9%

40Clarksdale, MSMS19,8493.8%−22%

41New Iberia, LALA66,8463.8%+25%

42El Campo, TXTX42,0603.8%−17%

43Jesup, GAGA32,4813.8%−4%

44Paragould, ARAR47,4113.8%+10%

45Red Bluff, CACA64,6653.8%+30%

46Carroll, IAIA20,3033.8%+11%

47DuBois, PAPA78,1003.8%−2%

48Marinette, WIWI65,5153.9%+6%

49Vineland, NJNJ157,1483.9%+5%

50Pampa, TXTX21,7863.9%+7%

51Alice, TXTX45,3833.9%+5%

52Jacksonville, TXTX53,3373.9%−1%

53Blackfoot, IDID51,1533.9%+5%

54Susanville, CACA28,1173.9%+30%

55Lewistown, PAPA46,1273.9%+0%

56Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1024.0%+11%

57Salem, OHOH99,3774.0%+18%

58Borger, TXTX19,6334.0%−17%

59Odessa, TXTX173,8014.0%+17%

60El Centro, CACA181,4114.0%+8%

61Connersville, ININ23,5334.0%+34%

62Burley, IDID49,3084.0%+2%

63Sikeston, MOMO49,9784.0%+26%

64Decatur, ININ36,6504.0%−10%

65Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5994.0%+1%

66Albemarle, NCNC68,8304.0%+12%

67Snyder, TXTX16,1624.0%−10%

68Elk City, OKOK22,1594.0%−33%

69Minden, LALA34,9484.1%−1%

70Cambridge, OHOH38,3794.1%+3%

71Albert Lea, MNMN30,4404.1%+14%

72Merced, CACA297,2604.1%+19%

73Canton, ILIL32,9014.1%+12%

74Dumas, TXTX21,8914.1%+22%

75Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0254.1%+43%

76Lumberton, NCNC119,9414.1%+13%

77Wilson, NCNC81,1504.1%+6%

78Athens, TNTN71,5904.1%+15%

79Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4864.1%+8%

80Forrest City, ARAR21,8004.2%+24%

81Visalia, CACA485,1464.2%+13%

82Russellville, ALAL32,4494.2%+11%

83Pontiac, ILIL35,0574.2%+6%

84Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0974.2%+13%

85Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8234.2%+24%

86Norwalk, OHOH58,2504.2%+28%

87Kinston, NCNC55,8374.2%+15%

88Price, UTUT20,6804.2%+5%

89Moultrie, GAGA47,4384.3%+9%

90Bonham, TXTX39,2654.3%−5%

91Mountain Home, IDID29,4654.3%−27%

92Austin, MNMN40,9714.3%+7%

93Woodward, OKOK19,8274.3%+11%

94Palatka, FLFL77,7344.3%+17%

95Miami, OKOK30,4384.3%+6%

96Harrison, ARAR45,6544.3%+11%

97Frankfort, ININ33,3224.3%+33%

98Houma, LALA199,6684.3%+17%

99Crescent City, CACA26,4104.3%+45%

100Douglas, GAGA52,8614.4%+33%

101Laredo, TXTX281,2244.4%−18%

102Kennett, MOMO26,8554.4%+52%

103Thomaston, GAGA28,5004.4%+25%

104McAllen, TXTX921,5494.4%−3%

105Calhoun, GAGA61,7014.4%+11%

106Hereford, TXTX18,6264.4%+24%

107Martinsville, VAVA63,0914.4%+19%

108Dixon, ILIL32,9144.4%−4%

109Del Rio, TXTX47,8354.4%−16%

110Gallup, NMNM68,1194.5%−16%

111Moses Lake, WAWA105,7274.5%−4%

112Picayune, MSMS59,3634.5%−9%

113Brownwood, TXTX38,7114.5%−2%

114Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7914.5%+11%

115Marion, NCNC45,1984.5%+69%

116Corinth, MSMS34,5694.5%+11%

117Yuba City, CACA187,4784.5%+12%

118Shawano, WIWI45,7594.5%+22%

119Kendallville, ININ47,9374.5%+23%

120Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2114.5%−2%

121Centralia, ILIL36,3824.5%+11%

122Danville, ILIL71,2594.5%+9%

123Talladega, ALAL91,7644.5%+10%

124Gillette, WYWY48,1454.6%+5%

125Van Wert, OHOH29,0134.6%+13%

126Hobbs, NMNM74,7494.6%+9%

127Mount Airy, NCNC72,2874.6%+40%

128New Castle, ININ49,1374.6%−3%

129Urbana, OHOH38,8204.6%+31%

130McMinnville, TNTN43,7174.6%+43%

131Scottsboro, ALAL54,2814.6%+20%

132Yuma, AZAZ224,4494.6%−1%

133Bedford, ININ45,5684.6%+7%

134Worthington, MNMN22,3384.6%+27%

135Clinton, IAIA46,0024.6%+17%

136Mexico, MOMO24,5284.6%+11%

137Rock Springs, WYWY41,2674.6%+10%

138Arcadia, FLFL37,0784.7%+45%

139Guymon, OKOK20,3224.7%+15%

140Alma, MIMI41,1904.7%+13%

141Plainview, TXTX36,7004.7%+11%

142Liberal, KSKS21,0734.7%+12%

143Watertown, SDSD29,5624.7%−4%

144Paris, TXTX63,3194.7%−0%

145Laurinburg, NCNC33,3224.7%−12%

146Cordele, GAGA19,2374.7%+14%

147Mountain Home, ARAR42,9824.7%+12%

148Mayfield, KYKY37,0504.7%−8%

149Twin Falls, IDID123,9014.7%−6%

150Athens, TXTX88,5954.7%+19%

151Fort Payne, ALAL74,0854.7%+40%

152Franklin, KYKY20,7884.7%−4%

153Hinesville, GAGA91,8704.7%+4%

154Sparta, WIWI46,5724.7%+36%

155Brownsville, TXTX433,9464.7%−4%

156DeRidder, LALA36,6734.7%+5%

157Clearlake, CACA67,7724.7%+4%

158Fort Morgan, COCO30,3064.7%+6%

159Longview, WAWA114,8854.7%−4%

160Ontario, OROR60,0854.7%+42%

161Greenville, OHOH51,5204.8%+34%

162Albany, OROR132,8434.8%+12%

163Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384.8%−6%

164Lincoln, ILIL27,1824.8%+11%

165Lufkin, TXTX88,1544.8%+3%

166Sweetwater, TXTX14,1174.8%+30%

167Sturgis, MIMI60,9684.8%+14%

168Coldwater, MIMI45,9934.8%+33%

169El Dorado, ARAR36,9264.8%+13%

170Dickinson, NDND39,1424.8%−1%

171Cedartown, GAGA45,5144.8%+24%

172Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724.8%+5%

173Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.8%+9%

174Othello, WAWA21,4884.8%+30%

175St. Marys, PAPA29,9264.9%+22%

176Oil City, PAPA49,3464.9%+2%

177Beaumont, TXTX399,3104.9%+16%

178Huron, SDSD19,6244.9%+48%

179Danville, VAVA101,1374.9%+17%

180Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1374.9%+43%

181Fairmont, MNMN19,4404.9%+24%

182Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014.9%+12%

183Aberdeen, WAWA78,1444.9%+3%

184Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8804.9%+13%

185Grenada, MSMS30,2224.9%+24%

186Bainbridge, GAGA29,4324.9%+3%

187Vernal, UTUT38,2784.9%+39%

188Mitchell, SDSD25,9134.9%−1%

189Ardmore, OKOK48,9104.9%+3%

190McAlester, OKOK43,3204.9%+11%

191Fremont, OHOH58,6554.9%+19%

192Seymour, ININ47,3704.9%+18%

193Dalton, GAGA147,8194.9%+21%

194Hutchinson, MNMN36,6315.0%+44%

195Sidney, OHOH48,0655.0%+26%

196Norfolk, NENE49,2285.0%+11%

197Batesville, ARAR38,7855.0%−3%

198McComb, MSMS52,6405.0%+11%

199Beckley, WVWV109,9405.0%+13%

200Cadillac, MIMI49,7195.0%+3%

201Columbus, NENE46,5835.0%+8%

202Fort Madison, IAIA32,3065.0%+49%

203Sterling, ILIL54,1215.0%+47%

204Shelby, NCNC103,3255.0%+17%

205Washington Court House, OHOH28,5525.0%+68%

206Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0765.0%+20%

207Sebring, FLFL111,1225.0%−4%

208Elko, NVNV56,6825.0%+3%

209Portsmouth, OHOH71,3655.0%+36%

210Chillicothe, OHOH76,4295.1%+28%

211Galesburg, ILIL47,7675.1%+4%

212Weirton, WVWV112,4685.1%+26%

213Ottumwa, IAIA35,2105.1%+3%

214Bluefield, WVWV96,1385.1%+11%

215New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3735.1%+24%

216Victoria, TXTX99,8645.1%−1%

217Duncan, OKOK44,3105.1%+9%

218Mansfield, OHOH124,8935.1%+30%

219Fort Smith, ARAR234,1405.1%+5%

220Forest City, NCNC65,7455.1%+31%

221Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0995.1%+39%

222Burlington, IAIA44,0615.1%+5%

223Evanston, WYWY23,4155.1%+31%

224Altoona, PAPA119,5415.1%+9%

225Sayre, PAPA59,6005.1%−13%

226Modesto, CACA557,7195.1%+16%

227Pottsville, PAPA145,0855.1%+39%

228Grand Island, NENE78,0765.2%+11%

229Greenwood, MSMS34,9125.2%+2%

230Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3025.2%+14%

231Hickory, NCNC376,8905.2%+31%

232Jacksonville, NCNC217,1755.2%+16%

233Clarksburg, WVWV88,1425.2%+3%

234Somerset, PAPA72,0045.2%+43%

235Goldsboro, NCNC122,2785.2%+10%

236Aberdeen, SDSD41,5835.2%−12%

237Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755.2%−1%

238Manitowoc, WIWI81,7105.2%+26%

239Jamestown, NDND21,4145.2%+2%

240Marion, OHOH65,1155.2%+39%

241Pikeville, KYKY89,1225.2%+12%

242Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0415.2%+5%

243Sanford, NCNC70,2585.2%−10%

244Ottawa, ILIL145,9025.2%+17%

245Farmington, NMNM120,3405.2%+10%

246Crossville, TNTN66,3005.2%−1%

247Safford, AZAZ40,1575.2%−4%

248Effingham, ILIL44,7275.3%+24%

249Stockton, CACA823,8155.3%+20%

250Corbin, KYKY150,0405.3%+9%

251Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0635.3%+7%

252Lake Charles, LALA244,6555.3%+9%

253Uvalde, TXTX24,9635.3%+29%

254Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1475.3%+10%

255Fremont, NENE38,0575.3%+25%

256Monticello, ININ25,1645.3%+19%

257Vincennes, ININ35,6525.3%−23%

258New Ulm, MNMN25,5175.3%+11%

259Wilmington, OHOH42,3015.3%+11%

260Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6555.3%+14%

261Marietta, OHOH58,3895.3%−6%

262Cañon City, COCO50,0395.3%+3%

263Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205.3%+29%

264Mason City, IAIA49,7105.4%−6%

265Logansport, ININ37,8365.4%+10%

266Corsicana, TXTX57,1815.4%+23%

267Shawnee, OKOK75,1025.4%−4%

268Decatur, ALAL160,3265.4%+8%

269Russellville, ARAR84,9325.4%−3%

270Baker City, OROR16,6585.4%+13%

271Cullman, ALAL94,0095.4%+21%

272Waycross, GAGA57,6705.4%+29%

273Auburn, ININ44,5355.4%+32%

274Longview, TXTX297,3155.4%+4%

275Vidalia, GAGA36,1805.4%+26%

276Albertville, ALAL103,5375.4%+13%

277Lake City, FLFL74,0945.4%+35%

278Huntsville, TXTX83,8425.5%−17%

279Roseburg, OROR111,9515.5%+11%

280Huntington, ININ37,2245.5%−4%

281Hermiston, OROR93,7215.5%−10%

282Roswell, NMNM63,3645.5%−15%

283Show Low, AZAZ109,9465.5%+12%

284Glasgow, KYKY56,2245.5%+24%

285Farmington, MOMO67,8095.5%+44%

286Jackson, MIMI159,5525.5%+8%

287Warren, PAPA37,0385.5%+25%

288Muskegon, MIMI177,9015.5%+23%

289Toccoa, GAGA27,8545.5%+18%

290Bradford, PAPA38,9845.5%+8%

291Sunbury, PAPA107,7885.5%+12%

292Gloversville, NYNY52,2165.6%−0%

293Washington, ININ34,2095.6%+26%

294Ottawa, KSKS26,2995.6%+15%

295Gainesville, TXTX44,4615.6%+5%

296Eufaula, ALAL26,8615.6%+54%

297Texarkana, TXTX146,8165.6%+8%

298Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705.6%+11%

299Lakeland, FLFL874,7905.6%+14%

300Greeneville, TNTN73,8315.6%+17%

301Scottsbluff, NENE36,2725.6%+12%

302Lafayette, LALA423,7585.6%+0%

303North Platte, NENE33,9725.6%+29%

304Alexander City, ALAL40,9535.6%+20%

305Ozark, ALAL49,9125.6%+28%

306Owosso, MIMI67,6815.6%+16%

307Paris, TNTN32,8965.7%+30%

308Sterling, COCO20,6545.7%+6%

309Bay City, MIMI102,1235.7%+28%

310Dodge City, KSKS33,9935.7%+1%

311Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535.7%+59%

312Beatrice, NENE21,7115.7%+36%

313Branson, MOMO57,0015.7%+20%

314Hutchinson, KSKS61,5395.7%−3%

315Madisonville, KYKY45,1275.7%+20%

316Sherman, TXTX153,6135.7%−5%

317Shelton, WAWA71,1655.7%+15%

318Marshalltown, IAIA39,8905.7%+27%

319Morristown, TNTN128,8675.7%+21%

320Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4285.7%+34%

321Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045.7%+9%

322Zanesville, OHOH87,0145.8%+25%

323Carlsbad, NMNM62,5095.8%+20%

324Wahpeton, NDND23,0195.8%+76%

325Henderson, KYKY57,1845.8%+16%

326Escanaba, MIMI36,5825.8%+7%

327Rice Lake, WIWI46,4845.8%+38%

328Michigan City, ININ111,2945.8%+17%

329Sheboygan, WIWI118,0475.8%+15%

330Nogales, AZAZ50,0205.8%−6%

331LaGrange, GAGA107,0975.8%+19%

332Centralia, WAWA88,0625.8%+14%

333Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6695.8%+20%

334Meridian, MSMS85,4195.9%+5%

335Sevierville, TNTN101,3425.9%+29%

336Tupelo, MSMS133,1675.9%+17%

337Deming, NMNM25,4075.9%+43%

338Alexandria, LALA147,9525.9%+5%

339Lewiston, MEME116,4875.9%+31%

340Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9095.9%+28%

341Sedalia, MOMO44,2545.9%+7%

342Monroe, MIMI156,0045.9%+25%

343San Angelo, TXTX122,0655.9%+10%

344Gadsden, ALAL103,8865.9%+12%

345Muskogee, OKOK66,7085.9%+19%

346Lewiston, IDID65,4505.9%+1%

347Greensburg, ININ26,5765.9%+33%

348Willmar, MNMN44,7205.9%+14%

349Vernon, TXTX12,4815.9%+23%

350Dublin, GAGA60,3516.0%+16%

351Springfield, OHOH135,3406.0%+11%

352Yakima, WAWA259,1856.0%+8%

353Lima, OHOH100,8816.0%+20%

354Coos Bay, OROR63,9926.0%+5%

355Fresno, CACA1,203,3836.0%+13%

356Elkhart, ININ208,7746.0%+8%

357St. Joseph, MOMO119,1706.0%+16%

358Saginaw, MIMI187,6886.0%+12%

359Selma, ALAL35,1406.0%+11%

360Dothan, ALAL156,2666.0%+10%

361Brookings, OROR22,6216.1%−10%

362Le Mars, IAIA25,6976.1%+36%

363Laurel, MSMS82,2816.1%+42%

364Lebanon, PAPA146,3806.1%+3%

365Hannibal, MOMO38,9696.1%+50%

366Marshall, MOMO23,2656.1%−3%

367Brainerd, MNMN100,5626.1%+11%

368Holland, MIMI123,1886.1%+22%

369Thomasville, GAGA72,9586.1%+15%

370Ocala, FLFL442,6606.1%+20%

371Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0816.1%+27%

372Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386.1%+35%

373Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4486.1%+14%

374Wheeling, WVWV134,0896.1%+6%

375Quincy, ILIL74,1466.1%+8%

376Brookhaven, MSMS35,0126.1%+48%

377Wabash, ININ30,7136.1%+11%

378Cookeville, TNTN152,4776.1%+12%

379Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.1%+33%

380Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4046.2%+18%

381Youngstown, OHOH423,6786.2%+21%

382West Plains, MOMO40,7986.2%+49%

383Joplin, MOMO208,7966.2%+19%

384Sonora, CACA53,1606.2%+4%

385Monroe, LALA222,3906.2%−4%

386Sumter, SCSC105,0676.2%+21%

387Rochelle, ILIL51,3996.2%+7%

388Ponca City, OKOK43,4906.2%+21%

389Hermitage, PAPA107,8606.2%+3%

390Kingsport, TNTN314,8346.2%+19%

391Greenville, MSMS40,4466.2%+16%

392Owatonna, MNMN37,4646.2%+30%

393Williamsport, PAPA112,5876.2%+21%

394Freeport, ILIL43,2206.2%+24%

395Midland, TXTX193,1396.2%−0%

396Celina, OHOH42,7376.2%+22%

397Garden City, KSKS37,5056.3%+33%

398Washington, NCNC44,6706.3%+21%

399Payson, AZAZ53,8016.3%+16%

400Crawfordsville, ININ38,9546.3%+18%

401Enid, OKOK61,7796.3%−5%

402Red Wing, MNMN48,1956.3%+18%

403Marion, ININ66,5246.3%+4%

404Hammond, LALA141,3466.3%+18%

405Tiffin, OHOH54,5226.3%+49%

406Wooster, OHOH116,7586.3%+13%

407El Paso, TXTX881,2916.4%+15%

408Middlesborough, KYKY22,8296.4%+44%

409Minot, NDND75,6946.4%+27%

410Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0836.4%−5%

411Natchez, MSMS54,7226.4%+38%

412Sioux City, IAIA145,7386.4%+7%

413Clarksville, TNTN349,0016.4%+9%

414Oxford, ALAL115,8346.4%+2%

415Greenwood, SCSC95,2156.4%+18%

416Brigham City, UTUT70,4056.4%+40%

417Killeen, TXTX511,4976.4%+11%

418Alpena, MIMI28,8536.4%+22%

419Richmond, ININ66,1696.4%+11%

420Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4976.4%+55%

421Redding, CACA181,6486.4%+21%

422Muscatine, IAIA41,8536.5%+34%

423Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6666.5%+33%

424Great Bend, KSKS24,7906.5%+13%

425Johnstown, PAPA128,9686.5%+36%

426Klamath Falls, OROR70,2746.5%+21%

427Janesville, WIWI166,4726.5%+21%

428Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8836.5%−6%

429Arkansas City, KSKS34,3826.5%+16%

430Plymouth, ININ46,5996.5%+10%

431Battle Creek, MIMI133,4086.5%+18%

432Abilene, TXTX185,4296.5%−1%

433Somerset, KYKY67,3846.6%+40%

434Kingsville, TXTX30,3156.6%−14%

435Lawton, OKOK127,5906.6%+12%

436Searcy, ARAR80,0856.6%+22%

437Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1936.6%+14%

438Spartanburg, SCSC407,6566.6%+10%

439Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2016.6%+38%

440Green Bay, WIWI336,7566.6%+26%

441Defiance, OHOH38,2926.6%+46%

442La Grande, OROR25,9006.6%−9%

443Fallon, NVNV25,8516.6%+28%

444Kankakee, ILIL105,5256.6%+19%

445Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8646.6%+10%

446Meadville, PAPA81,7926.7%+27%

447Campbellsville, KYKY38,4076.7%+30%

448Canton, OHOH400,2466.7%+14%

449Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0606.7%+32%

450Mobile, ALAL411,6586.7%+4%

451Waco, TXTX308,8076.7%−2%

452Martin, TNTN33,2616.7%+0%

453Ludington, MIMI29,0406.7%+14%

454New Bern, NCNC127,3586.7%+24%

455Flint, MIMI401,0936.7%+18%

456Baraboo, WIWI66,6526.7%+29%

457Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.7%+18%

458Winchester, TNTN45,5796.8%−7%

459Appleton, WIWI249,8766.8%+17%

460Hagerstown, MDMD315,2806.8%+17%

461Burlington, NCNC186,1776.8%+27%

462Adrian, MIMI97,7796.8%+25%

463Hot Springs, ARAR99,6956.8%+8%

464Paducah, KYKY102,2596.8%+20%

465Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.8%+10%

466Kapaa, HIHI73,4006.8%+11%

467Cambridge, MDMD33,6286.8%+31%

468Florence, SCSC201,3926.8%+25%

469Storm Lake, IAIA20,4496.8%+47%

470Parkersburg, WVWV87,2646.9%+27%

471Mount Vernon, OHOH64,0026.9%+11%

472Waynesville, NCNC63,3696.9%+15%

473Columbus, MSMS67,1446.9%+21%

474Tifton, GAGA51,2376.9%+14%

475Wausau, WIWI139,4326.9%+22%

476Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1916.9%+10%

477Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4426.9%+16%

478Indiana, PAPA82,8786.9%−10%

479Alexandria, MNMN40,1206.9%+30%

480Jackson, TNTN184,5696.9%+26%

481Alamogordo, NMNM70,3686.9%+10%

482Bartlesville, OKOK54,0377.0%−25%

483Ashland, OHOH52,5237.0%+31%

484Cleveland, TNTN134,0577.0%+35%

485Casper, WYWY80,5267.0%+5%

486Orangeburg, SCSC83,1777.0%+10%

487Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467.0%+25%

488Staunton, VAVA129,6927.0%+23%

489Huntington, WVWV365,9657.0%+17%

490Altus, OKOK24,7647.0%+1%

491Chambersburg, PAPA160,6527.0%+18%

492Kenosha, WIWI168,4487.0%+12%

493Cornelia, GAGA50,4167.0%+16%

494Española, NMNM39,8327.1%+11%

495Panama City, FLFL231,1747.1%+13%

496Cumberland, MDMD93,6407.1%+15%

497Tullahoma, TNTN69,3397.1%+22%

498Decatur, ILIL99,3007.1%+28%

499Hastings, NENE40,5777.1%+16%

500Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5537.1%+6%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest graduate degree?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 1.6% (2010 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2010).