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Least educated, Indiana cities · 1990

Indiana cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 131 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Lake Station, ININ12,9773.9%−19%

02Elwood, ININ8,5254.4%−26%

03Westville, ININ5,3874.6%−46%

04South Haven, ININ7,2414.9%−25%

05Charlestown, ININ8,8025.1%−15%

06Sheridan, ININ5,7465.3%−67%

07Brazil, ININ8,3436.6%−43%

08East Chicago, ININ25,6106.6%−6%

09Whitestown, ININ15,7676.6%−52%

10Logansport, ININ18,2876.8%−31%

11Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2437.0%+1%

12Garrett, ININ6,6947.0%−12%

13Mooresville, ININ10,1737.1%−54%

14Peru, ININ10,9627.2%−16%

15Princeton, ININ8,5247.2%−22%

16Rushville, ININ6,1717.3%+2%

17New Whiteland, ININ5,9377.3%−26%

18Tell City, ININ7,4417.5%−33%

19Cedar Lake, ININ16,7897.5%+2%

20Bargersville, ININ11,8627.8%−34%

21Salem, ININ6,4277.8%−14%

22New Castle, ININ17,3907.9%−22%

23Decatur, ININ10,0908.0%−28%

24Connersville, ININ13,4068.1%+31%

25Huntingburg, ININ6,5228.3%−18%

26Tipton, ININ5,2638.5%−21%

27Kendallville, ININ10,3718.6%−28%

28Gas City, ININ6,0818.6%−6%

29Portland, ININ6,2378.7%−20%

30Gary, ININ67,2898.8%−13%

31Scottsburg, ININ7,4788.8%−21%

32Washington, ININ12,9918.9%−3%

33Linton, ININ5,2458.9%+17%

34Shelbyville, ININ21,2049.0%−15%

35Martinsville, ININ12,1419.2%−14%

36Hammond, ININ75,7129.2%−18%

37Columbia City, ININ10,2569.3%−21%

38Portage, ININ38,6349.3%−7%

39Seymour, ININ22,4509.3%−23%

40Michigan City, ININ31,3389.4%−22%

41Hartford City, ININ5,8989.6%−16%

42Clarksville, ININ22,2539.8%−26%

43Wabash, ININ10,19010.1%−9%

44Boonville, ININ6,68910.1%−7%

45Beech Grove, ININ14,67110.4%−37%

46Frankfort, ININ16,83710.6%+37%

47New Haven, ININ16,33710.6%−14%

48Whiteland, ININ5,88410.7%−49%

49Marion, ININ28,23410.8%−20%

50Nappanee, ININ6,88511.0%−4%

51Sellersburg, ININ10,30511.2%−13%

52Huntertown, ININ11,60011.2%−40%

53Alexandria, ININ5,22311.2%+16%

54North Vernon, ININ6,55911.2%−11%

55Bedford, ININ13,96211.3%−9%

56Plymouth, ININ11,08111.6%−7%

57Hobart, ININ29,29811.7%−18%

58Lowell, ININ11,85311.8%−20%

59Monticello, ININ5,59511.9%+15%

60Anderson, ININ56,15312.0%−9%

61Rensselaer, ININ5,68112.0%−31%

62Dunlap, ININ6,10912.1%−19%

63Greensburg, ININ12,31512.1%−4%

64Yorktown, ININ11,94712.2%−52%

65Jeffersonville, ININ54,13412.3%−17%

66Ellettsville, ININ6,84012.3%−27%

67Huntington, ININ17,16712.4%−10%

68La Porte, ININ22,60012.5%−4%

69New Albany, ININ37,46312.9%−19%

70Richmond, ININ35,37613.0%−6%

71Kokomo, ININ59,99913.0%−18%

72Greenfield, ININ26,54413.0%−31%

73Rochester, ININ6,13213.2%+38%

74Griffith, ININ16,13713.2%−12%

75Bluffton, ININ10,58313.2%−7%

76Vincennes, ININ16,37813.3%−13%

77Mount Vernon, ININ6,28913.3%−3%

78Lebanon, ININ17,91313.4%−8%

79Crawfordsville, ININ16,69913.7%−5%

80Elkhart, ININ54,09213.7%+2%

81Evansville, ININ116,17614.6%−13%

82Franklin, ININ26,74314.7%−18%

83Mishawaka, ININ51,22614.8%−18%

84Merrillville, ININ37,40715.1%−25%

85Porter, ININ5,16715.3%−38%

86Dyer, ININ16,27315.3%−40%

87Pendleton, ININ5,93015.3%−42%

88Fort Wayne, ININ275,20315.7%−19%

89Terre Haute, ININ58,76415.8%−20%

90Muncie, ININ65,46616.0%−16%

91Auburn, ININ14,06816.0%−8%

92Jasper, ININ17,27916.1%−19%

93Bright, ININ5,54016.2%−28%

94Madison, ININ12,30416.3%−24%

95Greencastle, ININ9,92416.5%−5%

96Lawrence, ININ50,42017.3%−35%

97Speedway, ININ14,37317.7%−21%

98Cicero, ININ5,58117.7%−24%

99Goshen, ININ34,52517.7%−4%

100Warsaw, ININ16,13017.9%+2%

101Westfield, ININ66,25818.3%−49%

102South Bend, ININ103,20118.5%−9%

103Greenwood, ININ69,34918.7%−21%

104Batesville, ININ7,40118.7%−25%

105Plainfield, ININ38,57418.8%+4%

106Highland, ININ23,40918.9%−14%

107Danville, ININ13,41519.3%−11%

108McCordsville, ININ13,09419.5%−45%

109North Manchester, ININ5,23019.5%−23%

110Angola, ININ9,36619.8%+1%

111Brownsburg, ININ34,08920.2%−38%

112Columbus, ININ52,65520.3%−26%

113Chesterton, ININ14,63520.6%−30%

114Crown Point, ININ35,61620.9%−16%

115St. John, ININ24,84121.4%−15%

116Lafayette, ININ71,23821.4%−10%

117Cumberland, ININ8,06623.5%−17%

118Schererville, ININ29,82525.3%−14%

119Valparaiso, ININ35,17727.9%−19%

120Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40228.3%−7%

121Noblesville, ININ76,11129.1%−29%

122Hidden Valley, ININ5,70629.5%+2%

123Winona Lake, ININ5,12632.3%+12%

124Highland, ININ5,11432.5%+7%

125Munster, ININ23,50433.2%−15%

126Granger, ININ30,32140.9%−17%

127Bloomington, ININ83,30747.9%−13%

128Zionsville, ININ33,62448.0%−20%

129Carmel, ININ105,63451.3%−12%

130Fishers, ININ104,81253.0%−12%

131West Lafayette, ININ45,74768.4%−2%

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