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Least educated, Indiana cities

Indiana cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 23.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Whiteland, IN, up 39 places to #38.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲2Lake Station, ININ12,9777.4%+2.6 pts

02▼1Westville, ININ5,3877.9%−0.7 pts

03▼1Elwood, ININ8,5258.3%+2.4 pts

04▲20Princeton, ININ8,5248.6%−0.7 pts

05▲8Nappanee, ININ6,88510.2%−1.2 pts

06▲3East Chicago, ININ25,61010.7%+3.6 pts

07▲4Frankfort, ININ16,83711.5%+3.7 pts

08▼1Logansport, ININ18,28712.2%+2.3 pts

09▲14Decatur, ININ10,09012.3%+1.1 pts

10▼2Monticello, ININ5,59512.4%+2.1 pts

11▼7Martinsville, ININ12,14112.6%+1.8 pts

12▼2Portland, ININ6,23712.9%+1.9 pts

13▲5Scottsburg, ININ7,47812.9%+1.7 pts

14▼8South Haven, ININ7,24113.0%+6.4 pts

15▼10Kendallville, ININ10,37113.0%+1.1 pts

16▲13New Castle, ININ17,39013.3%+3.1 pts

17▲3Hartford City, ININ5,89813.4%+2.0 pts

18▼6Brazil, ININ8,34313.5%+2.1 pts

19▼3North Vernon, ININ6,55913.9%+1.3 pts

20▲1Rushville, ININ6,17114.2%+7.1 pts

21▲4Gary, ININ67,28914.8%+4.7 pts

22Connersville, ININ13,40615.0%+8.8 pts

23▲8Gas City, ININ6,08115.1%+5.9 pts

24▲10Linton, ININ5,24515.1%+7.5 pts

25▲33Crawfordsville, ININ16,69915.2%+0.8 pts

26Garrett, ININ6,69415.3%+7.3 pts

27▼12Salem, ININ6,42715.6%+6.4 pts

28▲7Anderson, ININ56,15315.7%+2.6 pts

29Ross, ININ6,75116.0%–

30▲7Alexandria, ININ5,22316.2%+6.5 pts

31▼17Peru, ININ10,96216.4%+7.8 pts

32▲17Huntington, ININ17,16716.4%+2.7 pts

33▼5Vincennes, ININ16,37816.8%+1.6 pts

34▼15Washington, ININ12,99116.8%+7.6 pts

35▲17Tell City, ININ7,44116.8%+5.7 pts

36▲4Marion, ININ28,23416.9%+3.5 pts

37▲2Bedford, ININ13,96217.3%+4.8 pts

38▲39New Whiteland, ININ5,93717.4%+7.6 pts

39▼9Hammond, ININ75,71217.4%+6.1 pts

40▼7Elkhart, ININ54,09217.7%+4.3 pts

41▲3Bluffton, ININ10,58317.7%+3.5 pts

42▲8Kokomo, ININ59,99918.1%+2.3 pts

43▲13Seymour, ININ22,45018.1%+6.1 pts

44▼3Rochester, ININ6,13218.3%+8.8 pts

45▼7Portage, ININ38,63418.4%+8.4 pts

46▼19Rensselaer, ININ5,68118.4%+1.0 pts

47▲10Mount Vernon, ININ6,28918.6%+4.9 pts

48▼31Huntingburg, ININ6,52219.1%+9.0 pts

49▼17Shelbyville, ININ21,20419.4%+8.8 pts

50▲3Greensburg, ININ12,31519.8%+7.2 pts

51▲12Richmond, ININ35,37620.1%+6.3 pts

52▲2La Porte, ININ22,60020.1%+7.2 pts

53▼11Michigan City, ININ31,33820.3%+8.3 pts

54▲27Hobart, ININ29,29821.2%+7.0 pts

55▼8Clarksville, ININ22,25321.6%+8.2 pts

56▼5Mooresville, ININ10,17321.7%+6.3 pts

57▲27Lebanon, ININ17,91321.7%+7.2 pts

58▲4Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24321.8%+14.9 pts

59▲7Tipton, ININ5,26322.1%+11.3 pts

60▼5Greencastle, ININ9,92422.5%+5.0 pts

61▲9Evansville, ININ116,17622.8%+6.0 pts

62▲12New Haven, ININ16,33723.1%+10.7 pts

63▼20Wabash, ININ10,19023.4%+12.3 pts

64Auburn, ININ14,06823.4%+6.0 pts

65▼17Plymouth, ININ11,08123.7%+11.2 pts

66▲13Goshen, ININ34,52523.7%+5.2 pts

67▲6New Albany, ININ37,46323.7%+7.9 pts

68▲24Columbia City, ININ10,25623.7%+12.0 pts

69▼33Sheridan, ININ5,74623.7%+7.8 pts

70▲1Madison, ININ12,30423.8%+2.2 pts

71▼4Beech Grove, ININ14,67123.9%+7.2 pts

72▼27Dunlap, ININ6,10923.9%+9.1 pts

73▼8Lowell, ININ11,85324.2%+9.5 pts

74▲1Terre Haute, ININ58,76424.6%+4.9 pts

75▼29Charlestown, ININ8,80225.7%+19.7 pts

76▲2Merrillville, ININ37,40726.1%+5.9 pts

77▲5North Manchester, ININ5,23026.1%+0.8 pts

78▲5Muncie, ININ65,46626.1%+7.2 pts

79▼3Greenfield, ININ26,54426.2%+7.3 pts

80▼20Boonville, ININ6,68926.9%+16.1 pts

81▲5Angola, ININ9,36627.0%+7.3 pts

82▼23Cedar Lake, ININ16,78927.4%+20.0 pts

83▼15Franklin, ININ26,74327.8%+9.9 pts

84▲11Batesville, ININ7,40127.8%+2.7 pts

85▲12Porter, ININ5,16727.8%+3.1 pts

86▲2Lafayette, ININ71,23827.9%+4.2 pts

87▲20Bright, ININ5,54027.9%+5.4 pts

88▼27Griffith, ININ16,13727.9%+12.8 pts

89▲4Cumberland, ININ8,06628.1%−0.1 pts

90▼18Jeffersonville, ININ54,13428.2%+13.4 pts

91Fort Wayne, ININ275,20329.0%+9.6 pts

92▼12Mishawaka, ININ51,22629.2%+11.1 pts

93▼3South Bend, ININ103,20129.3%+9.0 pts

94▲23Hidden Valley, ININ5,70629.3%+0.4 pts

95▼8Jasper, ININ17,27929.4%+9.6 pts

96▼7Highland, ININ23,40929.6%+7.5 pts

97▼12Whiteland, ININ5,88431.6%+10.9 pts

98▲11Highland, ININ5,11431.9%+1.4 pts

99Plainfield, ININ38,57432.7%+14.6 pts

100▼31Sellersburg, ININ10,30533.1%+20.3 pts

101▼7Greenwood, ININ69,34933.4%+9.7 pts

102▲3Pendleton, ININ5,93033.6%+7.3 pts

103▲3Warsaw, ININ16,13033.7%+16.2 pts

104▼1Speedway, ININ14,37334.3%+11.9 pts

105▲9Schererville, ININ29,82534.4%+5.0 pts

106▼5Crown Point, ININ35,61634.6%+9.6 pts

107▼5Indianapolis, ININ901,11634.9%+9.5 pts

108▼4Yorktown, ININ11,94734.9%+9.5 pts

109▲3Lawrence, ININ50,42035.6%+8.8 pts

110▲3Ellettsville, ININ6,84036.3%+19.5 pts

111▼3Danville, ININ13,41537.1%+15.5 pts

112▲4Dyer, ININ16,27338.5%+13.1 pts

113▼15Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40238.9%+8.6 pts

114▲5Columbus, ININ52,65540.0%+12.4 pts

115▲8Avon, ININ25,35040.0%+11.8 pts

116▼1Valparaiso, ININ35,17740.6%+6.0 pts

117▼21Cicero, ININ5,58141.0%+17.7 pts

118Winfield, ININ9,14042.5%+14.4 pts

119▼8Chesterton, ININ14,63542.5%+13.0 pts

120▼10St. John, ININ24,84143.7%+18.6 pts

121Bargersville, ININ11,86244.1%+32.2 pts

122▼22Huntertown, ININ11,60044.3%+25.5 pts

123▼1Brownsburg, ININ34,08946.8%+14.4 pts

124▼4Munster, ININ23,50449.9%+10.7 pts

125Winona Lake, ININ5,12650.6%+21.8 pts

126▼2Noblesville, ININ76,11151.6%+10.7 pts

127▲1Granger, ININ30,32156.3%+6.9 pts

128▼2McCordsville, ININ13,09457.8%+22.2 pts

129Bloomington, ININ83,30758.8%+4.0 pts

130▼3Westfield, ININ66,25859.8%+24.2 pts

131▼1Whitestown, ININ15,76762.7%+48.9 pts

132▼1Fishers, ININ104,81266.4%+6.3 pts

133Zionsville, ININ33,62472.4%+12.3 pts

134▼2West Lafayette, ININ45,74773.3%+3.6 pts

135▼1Carmel, ININ105,63474.4%+16.0 pts

136▼1Notre Dame, ININ6,89079.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES