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Least educated, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Ware, MAMA6,36915.4%+37%

02Fall River, MAMA95,29816.4%+54%

03Spencer, MAMA5,66116.8%+18%

04Lawrence, MAMA89,32016.8%+69%

05North Westport, MAMA5,28917.0%+11%

06New Bedford, MAMA101,83417.0%+59%

07Webster, MAMA12,22818.8%+46%

08Southbridge, MAMA18,10519.4%–

09Springfield, MAMA154,70220.5%+33%

10Athol, MAMA8,80121.9%+93%

11Chelsea, MAMA40,13022.2%+121%

12Brockton, MAMA106,13422.3%+60%

13Chicopee, MAMA55,31022.9%+86%

14Palmer, MAMA12,36723.5%–

15Gardner, MAMA21,48323.8%+56%

16Taunton, MAMA62,52223.9%+58%

17Clinton, MAMA7,65824.1%+18%

18Lynn, MAMA104,23624.1%+47%

19Revere, MAMA60,14124.6%+82%

20Everett, MAMA53,57224.9%+70%

21Fitchburg, MAMA42,13625.1%+63%

22Adams, MAMA5,42725.4%+82%

23Holyoke, MAMA38,02325.9%+53%

24Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40527.1%+72%

25North Adams, MAMA12,36828.4%+103%

26Lowell, MAMA119,97130.0%+65%

27Methuen, MAMA54,58431.0%–

28Oxford, MAMA5,67131.2%+100%

29Saugus, MAMA28,77331.4%+63%

30Whitinsville, MAMA7,11532.0%+34%

31Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15532.2%+90%

32Haverhill, MAMA68,36132.6%+39%

33Milford, MAMA27,73132.6%+31%

34Westfield, MAMA40,54633.2%+37%

35Leominster, MAMA44,19433.5%+53%

36Agawam, MAMA28,78334.0%–

37West Springfield, MAMA28,82934.0%–

38Attleboro, MAMA47,44734.0%+45%

39Pittsfield, MAMA42,90934.2%+67%

40Pinehurst, MAMA6,84534.2%+61%

41South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.4%+50%

42Holbrook, MAMA11,38034.6%+90%

43Peabody, MAMA55,95335.0%+52%

44Worcester, MAMA213,86235.2%+51%

45Bellingham, MAMA5,32535.3%+81%

46Randolph, MAMA34,94835.5%–

47Somerset, MAMA18,29837.6%+91%

48Easthampton, MAMA15,85138.0%–

49Plymouth, MAMA7,91839.0%+64%

50West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%+72%

51Greenfield, MAMA17,69139.1%+68%

52Bridgewater, MAMA29,30939.5%–

53Abington, MAMA17,05340.0%+82%

54Gloucester, MAMA30,62740.3%+46%

55Marlborough, MAMA42,77240.5%+14%

56Barnstable, MAMA50,10142.1%–

57Weymouth, MAMA59,75942.8%–

58Hudson, MAMA15,71943.5%+69%

59Amesbury, MAMA17,58844.8%–

60Kingston, MAMA5,91044.8%+49%

61Malden, MAMA66,37045.1%+72%

62Winthrop, MAMA18,64745.6%–

63Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22245.7%+53%

64North Attleborough, MAMA31,50646.4%–

65Woburn, MAMA43,96246.5%+58%

66East Harwich, MAMA5,65447.5%+46%

67Braintree, MAMA38,95747.5%–

68Salem, MAMA45,38147.8%+53%

69Danvers, MAMA28,09848.4%+46%

70Framingham, MAMA73,02148.7%+15%

71East Falmouth, MAMA6,24549.5%+86%

72Marshfield, MAMA5,16149.9%+61%

73Quincy, MAMA103,17350.3%+58%

74Wilmington, MAMA23,33650.4%+60%

75Hull, MAMA10,13850.4%+67%

76Salisbury, MAMA5,65650.6%+171%

77Foxborough, MAMA6,25151.3%+74%

78Nantucket, MAMA10,01752.8%+46%

79Beverly, MAMA43,36353.4%+46%

80Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96154.8%+48%

81Boston, MAMA672,97354.9%+54%

82Dedham, MAMA25,23755.0%+67%

83Norwood, MAMA31,54255.4%+41%

84Stoneham, MAMA23,35555.9%+77%

85Waltham, MAMA65,03757.3%+49%

86Franklin, MAMA33,95558.1%–

87Burlington, MAMA26,27458.4%+37%

88Wakefield, MAMA27,79359.7%+50%

89Medford, MAMA59,83459.8%+89%

90Melrose, MAMA29,59762.0%+55%

91Swampscott, MAMA15,27762.2%+24%

92Northampton, MAMA31,04762.7%+36%

93Lynnfield, MAMA13,06462.7%+27%

94Maynard, MAMA10,71264.2%+68%

95Northborough, MAMA6,39264.5%+42%

96Scituate, MAMA5,79664.7%+55%

97The Pinehills, MAMA5,28265.2%–

98Walpole, MAMA6,46165.6%+82%

99Reading, MAMA25,61266.3%+39%

100Watertown, MAMA35,71066.5%–

101Newburyport, MAMA19,14867.0%+58%

102Longmeadow, MAMA15,69667.1%+11%

103Andover, MAMA9,45168.1%+20%

104West Concord, MAMA5,87668.7%+28%

105Somerville, MAMA84,21169.4%+71%

106Milton, MAMA28,58771.9%+38%

107Medfield, MAMA6,84972.9%+25%

108North Scituate, MAMA6,49273.3%+40%

109Williamstown, MAMA5,07075.4%+25%

110Amherst, MAMA40,92075.6%–

111Arlington, MAMA46,35076.1%+44%

112Cochituate, MAMA6,47177.0%+23%

113Marblehead, MAMA20,41378.3%+27%

114Hingham, MAMA5,13079.1%+32%

115Winchester, MAMA23,40679.5%+22%

116Cambridge, MAMA122,58880.8%+24%

117Belmont, MAMA27,17580.9%+28%

118Newton, MAMA90,74181.1%+19%

119Sharon, MAMA6,23281.3%+41%

120Needham, MAMA32,45981.9%+26%

121Lexington, MAMA34,29584.3%+22%

122Brookline, MAMA63,26685.4%+11%

123Wellesley, MAMA30,34789.0%+17%

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