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Least educated, Maryland cities

Maryland cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 206 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 206 is 43.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rosaryville, MD, up 38 places to #80.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Cresaptown, MDMD5,1215.2%–

02Langley Park, MDMD21,50810.5%−2.2 pts

03▲2Lansdowne, MDMD7,87610.9%–

04▲6Denton, MDMD5,07511.5%−5.8 pts

05▲4East Riverdale, MDMD18,33615.1%+0.5 pts

06▼3Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,75015.2%−1.0 pts

07▼3Dundalk, MDMD65,96915.7%+9.4 pts

08▲4Bladensburg, MDMD9,67116.6%+3.1 pts

09▲15Baltimore Highlands, MDMD8,20617.2%–

10▲11Silver Hill, MDMD5,19317.3%–

11▼3Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,06719.8%+11.6 pts

12▼5Essex, MDMD40,58019.9%+12.1 pts

13▲12Cambridge, MDMD13,45720.1%+9.7 pts

14▲1Hagerstown, MDMD44,22820.5%+8.7 pts

15▼9Jessup, MDMD9,93120.7%+13.4 pts

16▼5Glassmanor, MDMD16,98120.8%–

17▼4Coral Hills, MDMD9,75620.9%+11.2 pts

18▲21Peppermill, MDMD5,23820.9%–

19▲12Halfway, MDMD10,84921.3%+6.8 pts

20▼3Forestville, MDMD10,49521.5%+5.2 pts

21▲2Elkton, MDMD16,67021.6%+5.3 pts

22▲16Rosedale, MDMD20,00222.2%+11.2 pts

23▼1Edgewood, MDMD24,92222.2%+8.9 pts

24▲2Landover, MDMD24,51422.5%–

25▲2Chillum, MDMD34,87122.6%+2.4 pts

26▲2Cumberland, MDMD18,79922.7%+9.7 pts

27▼13Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45622.8%+7.7 pts

28▼12Ferndale, MDMD17,52923.2%+6.9 pts

29▲3Taneytown, MDMD8,25923.5%+12.3 pts

30▲12New Carrollton, MDMD13,64424.2%−0.9 pts

31▼12Suitland, MDMD23,79325.2%–

32▼14Temple Hills, MDMD8,96925.5%+7.4 pts

33▼4Aberdeen, MDMD18,37425.6%+10.0 pts

34▲11Salisbury, MDMD33,84525.7%+4.5 pts

35▼15Edgemere, MDMD9,06126.7%+17.5 pts

36▼3Thurmont, MDMD6,33727.0%+6.3 pts

37▲6Glen Burnie, MDMD72,59027.4%+16.7 pts

38▼1Lanham, MDMD11,43327.6%–

39▲1Walker Mill, MDMD10,93128.3%+15.8 pts

40▼5Bryans Road, MDMD9,37129.3%+10.2 pts

41▲35Friendly, MDMD11,11929.7%+0.7 pts

42▲6Summerfield, MDMD15,06529.7%–

43▲9Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MDMD9,24130.0%–

44▲3Adelphi, MDMD17,39530.0%−7.0 pts

45▲32Robinwood, MDMD8,04230.1%+2.9 pts

46▼16Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,06330.4%+13.7 pts

47▲8Rossville, MDMD16,05930.4%+6.9 pts

48▲11Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,00630.4%+18.2 pts

49▲1Oxon Hill, MDMD17,89330.6%–

50▼14Riviera Beach, MDMD12,19231.1%+14.7 pts

51▲3Milford Mill, MDMD30,82931.2%+6.7 pts

52▼3District Heights, MDMD5,93831.5%+18.3 pts

53▲3Joppatowne, MDMD14,23732.0%+12.3 pts

54▲19Seabrook, MDMD18,31732.1%–

55▼21Middle River, MDMD31,71232.3%+23.9 pts

56▼3Parkville, MDMD30,54933.2%+13.2 pts

57▲21Glenarden, MDMD6,42233.5%+17.5 pts

58▲4Clinton, MDMD38,37633.6%+11.9 pts

59▼15Riverdale Park, MDMD7,34333.7%+11.0 pts

60▼14Camp Springs, MDMD22,54433.8%+11.3 pts

61▲2Lochearn, MDMD27,07434.2%+10.6 pts

62▲22Beltsville, MDMD19,17634.6%+1.3 pts

63▼3Waldorf, MDMD82,94334.7%+11.7 pts

64▼23Overlea, MDMD13,03535.4%+17.1 pts

65▲7La Plata, MDMD12,13735.4%+13.5 pts

66▲8Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,37935.5%+8.4 pts

67▲3Brunswick, MDMD9,38035.8%+24.6 pts

68▲19Randallstown, MDMD35,95735.9%+2.9 pts

69▲2Baltimore, MDMD569,99736.1%+17.0 pts

70▼5Westminster, MDMD20,58936.3%+12.0 pts

71▼7Lake Shore, MDMD18,24936.4%+15.7 pts

72▲14Fruitland, MDMD6,00736.7%+17.3 pts

73▼15Manchester, MDMD5,42637.0%+22.0 pts

74▼6Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30737.9%+19.0 pts

75▲10Easton, MDMD17,29338.0%+14.6 pts

76▼9Pasadena, MDMD34,30938.2%+7.0 pts

77▼11West Ocean City, MDMD5,19838.2%+17.5 pts

78▲12Wheaton, MDMD52,92638.7%–

79▲9Brandywine, MDMD12,16038.8%+22.4 pts

80▲38Rosaryville, MDMD12,88338.9%+12.0 pts

81▼30Lexington Park, MDMD13,25239.1%+18.3 pts

82▲1Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,56739.1%+7.9 pts

83▲11Riverside, MDMD6,58539.5%+9.0 pts

84▲19Stevensville, MDMD8,80240.1%+14.5 pts

85▲20South Laurel, MDMD29,27240.2%+7.5 pts

86▲14Carney, MDMD28,34340.3%+10.5 pts

87▲2Hampstead, MDMD6,28140.4%+14.4 pts

88▼13Ocean Pines, MDMD12,35140.4%+10.5 pts

89▲18Deale, MDMD5,33340.6%+22.6 pts

90▲19Marlton, MDMD10,22240.9%+6.5 pts

91▲29Abingdon, MDMD5,01941.0%–

92▲3Linthicum, MDMD11,31341.0%+15.1 pts

93▼11Edgewater, MDMD8,51941.1%–

94▼14Frostburg, MDMD6,97941.5%+11.4 pts

95▲33Kettering, MDMD14,01441.6%+7.3 pts

96▼35Ocean City, MDMD6,84041.7%+13.7 pts

97▼28Arbutus, MDMD22,50741.8%+18.8 pts

98▼17Bensville, MDMD15,84841.8%–

99▼42Berlin, MDMD5,33541.9%+25.8 pts

100▲21Perry Hall, MDMD29,10542.1%+11.9 pts

101▲1Flower Hill, MDMD13,79442.5%–

102▼1Havre de Grace, MDMD15,63042.5%+20.6 pts

103▲12Montgomery, MDMD34,11042.8%−6.9 pts

104▲4Fort Washington, MDMD25,13443.0%+6.8 pts

105▼14Bel Air, MDMD10,50743.0%+12.2 pts

106Frederick, MDMD92,05943.2%+13.3 pts

107▲6Aspen Hill, MDMD53,27943.3%0.0 pts

108▲8White Oak, MDMD17,32943.4%−3.4 pts

109▲34Calverton, MDMD17,62443.5%−3.6 pts

110▼17Walkersville, MDMD6,50143.7%+15.5 pts

111▼14California, MDMD13,13643.8%+10.8 pts

112▼16Mayo, MDMD8,69444.0%+18.6 pts

113▼15Marlboro, MDMD9,38244.4%–

114Glenmont, MDMD17,20845.3%–

115▲15Greenbelt, MDMD24,94845.3%+0.4 pts

116▲19Maryland City, MDMD19,18645.4%+25.5 pts

117▲8Largo, MDMD12,22945.6%+12.5 pts

118▼39Springdale, MDMD5,22645.8%+13.2 pts

119▲5Severn, MDMD58,40246.1%+19.5 pts

120▼16Reisterstown, MDMD25,58246.2%+11.3 pts

121▼10Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,39046.4%+13.3 pts

122▼3Fairland, MDMD26,23146.4%−5.1 pts

123▲4Layhill, MDMD5,49746.4%–

124▲9Owings Mills, MDMD37,24547.1%+4.3 pts

125▼13Accokeek, MDMD14,36247.4%+16.8 pts

126▼3Laurel, MDMD30,25447.7%+11.5 pts

127▲19Cockeysville, MDMD23,96247.8%+0.9 pts

128▲21Burtonsville, MDMD10,20348.3%−2.2 pts

129▲3Bel Air North, MDMD31,30248.5%+10.8 pts

130▲4Damascus, MDMD17,64049.0%+5.7 pts

131▼14Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,46649.0%+27.4 pts

132▼6Bel Air South, MDMD58,13749.4%+13.8 pts

133▲5Green Valley, MDMD13,60249.7%+11.6 pts

134▲20Hillandale, MDMD5,06050.2%+8.9 pts

135▼13Fort Meade, MDMD11,22550.2%+20.7 pts

136▲12Germantown, MDMD90,71950.4%+7.2 pts

137▲4Bowie, MDMD58,38350.4%+7.4 pts

138▼39Hyattsville, MDMD21,15850.7%+24.1 pts

139▼2White Marsh, MDMD10,93250.8%+20.0 pts

140▲5Glenn Dale, MDMD13,77251.2%+8.7 pts

141▼10Savage, MDMD8,23951.8%–

142▲18Gaithersburg, MDMD71,11352.5%+6.0 pts

143▲13Cheverly, MDMD6,16452.6%+13.1 pts

144▲8College Park, MDMD35,41852.7%+11.9 pts

145▼5Eldersburg, MDMD31,69552.9%+20.0 pts

146▲4Westphalia, MDMD13,22852.9%–

147▼3Odenton, MDMD45,00253.1%+22.7 pts

148▼56Chestertown, MDMD5,65853.2%+24.6 pts

149▼2Redland, MDMD18,66553.2%+5.3 pts

150▼8Leisure World, MDMD8,88253.3%–

151▲12North Laurel, MDMD25,56353.5%+13.9 pts

152▲1Annapolis, MDMD40,63453.8%+15.1 pts

153▼2Mitchellville, MDMD11,35953.8%+12.5 pts

154▼15Fallston, MDMD10,01353.9%+14.1 pts

155▼19Mount Airy, MDMD9,85754.6%+25.7 pts

156▼1Catonsville, MDMD43,36854.7%+17.6 pts

157▲14Spring Ridge, MDMD5,92254.7%–

158▼48Leonardtown, MDMD5,03354.7%+39.3 pts

159▲2Wildewood, MDMD7,55254.9%–

160▼31Honeygo, MDMD12,25055.1%–

161▲6Lake Arbor, MDMD14,33555.9%+4.3 pts

162▼4Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,23656.2%+16.5 pts

163▼1Garrison, MDMD9,46956.7%−0.1 pts

164▲4Colesville, MDMD14,51957.2%−2.1 pts

165▼1Arnold, MDMD24,30358.0%+9.7 pts

166Middletown, MDMD5,05658.2%+18.2 pts

167▲5Severna Park, MDMD40,22858.6%+8.1 pts

168▼9Elkridge, MDMD26,28358.9%+15.2 pts

169▲13Cloverly, MDMD16,64659.0%+9.6 pts

170▲17Brock Hall, MDMD13,61559.2%–

171▲7Pikesville, MDMD33,52460.0%+5.4 pts

172▲4North Kensington, MDMD8,95460.4%+15.0 pts

173▼4Silver Spring, MDMD81,46260.6%+12.1 pts

174▲1Parole, MDMD17,22961.7%+15.6 pts

175▼5Takoma Park, MDMD17,26061.7%+12.1 pts

176▼11Linganore, MDMD14,44462.7%–

177▲4Ilchester, MDMD28,36462.9%–

178▲2Columbia, MDMD104,33863.6%+4.5 pts

179Poolesville, MDMD5,94263.7%+19.4 pts

180▼6Crofton, MDMD29,54964.7%+13.5 pts

181▼4Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04264.8%+11.6 pts

182▼9Timonium, MDMD10,30465.0%–

183▲2Olney, MDMD35,79765.0%+8.7 pts

184Forest Glen, MDMD6,84065.2%+15.7 pts

185▲1Rockville, MDMD67,56365.6%+12.7 pts

186▲3Urbana, MDMD14,26066.0%–

187▲5Scaggsville, MDMD10,56466.0%–

188▼31Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63066.1%+16.4 pts

189▲2Four Corners, MDMD8,15068.4%–

190▼7Lutherville, MDMD6,57468.4%–

191▼1Ellicott City, MDMD75,25768.8%+12.3 pts

192▲2Clarksburg, MDMD30,48769.0%+14.0 pts

193▼5Towson, MDMD58,67969.3%+16.1 pts

194▼1Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03271.1%–

195▲4Fairwood, MDMD7,52671.7%–

196▲1Darnestown, MDMD7,05172.3%+0.3 pts

197▼2Mays Chapel, MDMD16,06672.3%+11.4 pts

198Hampton, MDMD5,37274.9%+15.6 pts

199▼3North Bethesda, MDMD49,67775.1%+11.4 pts

200North Potomac, MDMD23,92277.2%+1.8 pts

201▲1Travilah, MDMD11,72179.4%+4.9 pts

202▼1South Kensington, MDMD8,14883.2%+14.4 pts

203▲2Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44583.8%+8.6 pts

204Potomac, MDMD45,90284.9%+8.5 pts

205▼2Fulton, MDMD5,67785.0%–

206Bethesda, MDMD69,39787.1%+8.2 pts

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