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Least educated, Maryland cities · 2000

Maryland cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 168 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Dundalk, MDMD65,9696.2%+1.0 pts

02Jessup, MDMD9,9317.4%+2.1 pts

03Essex, MDMD40,5807.8%+2.4 pts

04Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,0678.2%+3.1 pts

05Middle River, MDMD31,7128.4%+2.4 pts

06Edgemere, MDMD9,0619.2%+4.5 pts

07Coral Hills, MDMD9,7569.7%+2.1 pts

08Cambridge, MDMD13,45710.4%+0.7 pts

09Glen Burnie, MDMD72,59010.7%+0.4 pts

10Rosedale, MDMD20,00211.0%−1.0 pts

11Taneytown, MDMD8,25911.2%+0.9 pts

12Brunswick, MDMD9,38011.3%+5.0 pts

13Hagerstown, MDMD44,22811.8%+1.9 pts

14Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,00612.2%+4.3 pts

15Walker Mill, MDMD10,93112.5%−2.3 pts

16Langley Park, MDMD21,50812.8%−2.4 pts

17Cumberland, MDMD18,79913.0%+2.2 pts

18District Heights, MDMD5,93813.3%+0.6 pts

19Edgewood, MDMD24,92213.3%+0.1 pts

20Bladensburg, MDMD9,67113.5%−3.6 pts

21Halfway, MDMD10,84914.5%+0.3 pts

22East Riverdale, MDMD18,33614.6%−0.9 pts

23Manchester, MDMD5,42614.9%+2.2 pts

24Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45615.1%−3.3 pts

25Leonardtown, MDMD5,03315.4%−1.5 pts

26Aberdeen, MDMD18,37415.6%+3.0 pts

27Glenarden, MDMD6,42216.1%−3.1 pts

28Berlin, MDMD5,33516.1%+1.9 pts

29Elkton, MDMD16,67016.2%+7.3 pts

30Ferndale, MDMD17,52916.2%+7.1 pts

31Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,75016.3%+0.8 pts

32Forestville, MDMD10,49516.3%−0.3 pts

33Brandywine, MDMD12,16016.4%+5.4 pts

34Riviera Beach, MDMD12,19216.4%+0.4 pts

35Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,06316.7%+0.8 pts

36Denton, MDMD5,07517.4%+3.3 pts

37Deale, MDMD5,33318.0%−0.2 pts

38Temple Hills, MDMD8,96918.1%−6.3 pts

39Overlea, MDMD13,03518.3%+3.1 pts

40Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30718.9%−5.1 pts

41Bryans Road, MDMD9,37119.0%+1.6 pts

42Baltimore, MDMD569,99719.1%+3.7 pts

43Fruitland, MDMD6,00719.4%+3.9 pts

44Joppatowne, MDMD14,23719.7%+3.1 pts

45Maryland City, MDMD19,18619.9%+4.2 pts

46Parkville, MDMD30,54920.1%+2.9 pts

47Chillum, MDMD34,87120.2%−2.8 pts

48Thurmont, MDMD6,33720.7%+8.5 pts

49West Ocean City, MDMD5,19820.7%−3.1 pts

50Lake Shore, MDMD18,24920.8%+1.7 pts

51Lexington Park, MDMD13,25220.8%+3.8 pts

52Salisbury, MDMD33,84521.1%+1.1 pts

53Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,46621.6%+3.8 pts

54Clinton, MDMD38,37621.7%+2.1 pts

55Havre de Grace, MDMD15,63021.9%+10.9 pts

56La Plata, MDMD12,13721.9%+3.6 pts

57Camp Springs, MDMD22,54422.5%−1.1 pts

58Riverdale Park, MDMD7,34322.7%–

59Arbutus, MDMD22,50723.0%+7.5 pts

60Waldorf, MDMD82,94323.0%+4.0 pts

61Easton, MDMD17,29323.4%+3.9 pts

62Rossville, MDMD16,05923.5%+3.6 pts

63Lochearn, MDMD27,07423.6%−0.5 pts

64Westminster, MDMD20,58924.4%+2.5 pts

65Milford Mill, MDMD30,82924.5%+1.3 pts

66New Carrollton, MDMD13,64425.1%−1.5 pts

67Mayo, MDMD8,69425.5%+6.0 pts

68Stevensville, MDMD8,80225.6%+11.1 pts

69Linthicum, MDMD11,31326.0%+4.6 pts

70Hampstead, MDMD6,28126.1%+8.9 pts

71Hyattsville, MDMD21,15826.6%+2.1 pts

72Severn, MDMD58,40226.6%+7.3 pts

73Rosaryville, MDMD12,88326.9%+6.6 pts

74Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,37927.1%−0.6 pts

75Robinwood, MDMD8,04227.1%–

76Ocean City, MDMD6,84028.0%+11.3 pts

77Walkersville, MDMD6,50128.2%+2.0 pts

78Chestertown, MDMD5,65828.6%+1.2 pts

79Friendly, MDMD11,11928.9%+6.6 pts

80Mount Airy, MDMD9,85729.0%+11.1 pts

81Fort Meade, MDMD11,22529.4%+4.7 pts

82Carney, MDMD28,34329.9%+3.4 pts

83Ocean Pines, MDMD12,35129.9%+0.2 pts

84Frederick, MDMD92,05929.9%+5.9 pts

85Frostburg, MDMD6,97930.0%+3.2 pts

86Perry Hall, MDMD29,10530.2%+2.1 pts

87Odenton, MDMD45,00230.4%+13.0 pts

88Riverside, MDMD6,58530.5%–

89Accokeek, MDMD14,36230.6%+14.1 pts

90White Marsh, MDMD10,93230.8%−1.6 pts

91Bel Air, MDMD10,50730.8%+4.4 pts

92Pasadena, MDMD34,30931.1%+7.8 pts

93Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,56731.2%–

94Springdale, MDMD5,22632.6%–

95South Laurel, MDMD29,27232.8%+0.0 pts

96Eldersburg, MDMD31,69532.9%+3.1 pts

97Randallstown, MDMD35,95733.0%+0.0 pts

98California, MDMD13,13633.0%+3.1 pts

99Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,39033.1%+0.5 pts

100Largo, MDMD12,22933.2%+3.4 pts

101Beltsville, MDMD19,17633.2%+0.4 pts

102Kettering, MDMD14,01434.3%−2.0 pts

103Marlton, MDMD10,22234.4%−4.7 pts

104Reisterstown, MDMD25,58234.9%+11.1 pts

105Bel Air South, MDMD58,13735.6%+1.6 pts

106Fort Washington, MDMD25,13436.2%+1.2 pts

107Laurel, MDMD30,25436.2%+0.1 pts

108Adelphi, MDMD17,39537.0%−5.0 pts

109Catonsville, MDMD43,36837.1%+7.4 pts

110Bel Air North, MDMD31,30237.7%+6.1 pts

111Green Valley, MDMD13,60238.1%+11.9 pts

112Annapolis, MDMD40,63438.7%+5.9 pts

113Cheverly, MDMD6,16439.5%−2.5 pts

114North Laurel, MDMD25,56339.6%+4.9 pts

115Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,23639.7%+10.9 pts

116Fallston, MDMD10,01339.8%+10.6 pts

117Middletown, MDMD5,05640.0%+14.7 pts

118College Park, MDMD35,41840.7%+2.5 pts

119Hillandale, MDMD5,06041.3%+6.5 pts

120Mitchellville, MDMD11,35941.3%−0.4 pts

121Glenn Dale, MDMD13,77242.5%+6.6 pts

122Owings Mills, MDMD37,24542.8%+21.0 pts

123Bowie, MDMD58,38343.0%+5.4 pts

124Germantown, MDMD90,71943.2%+5.0 pts

125Aspen Hill, MDMD53,27943.2%−1.0 pts

126Damascus, MDMD17,64043.3%+11.2 pts

127Elkridge, MDMD26,28343.8%+13.4 pts

128Poolesville, MDMD5,94244.4%+6.0 pts

129Greenbelt, MDMD24,94844.9%+0.2 pts

130North Kensington, MDMD8,95445.5%+3.0 pts

131Parole, MDMD17,22946.1%+4.7 pts

132Gaithersburg, MDMD71,11346.5%+6.9 pts

133White Oak, MDMD17,32946.7%+3.0 pts

134Cockeysville, MDMD23,96246.9%+8.1 pts

135Calverton, MDMD17,62447.1%+2.7 pts

136Redland, MDMD18,66547.9%+0.9 pts

137Arnold, MDMD24,30348.3%+7.7 pts

138Silver Spring, MDMD81,46248.5%+1.5 pts

139Cloverly, MDMD16,64649.4%−1.7 pts

140Forest Glen, MDMD6,84049.5%–

141Takoma Park, MDMD17,26049.6%+4.6 pts

142Montgomery, MDMD34,11049.7%−0.2 pts

143Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63049.8%+3.0 pts

144Burtonsville, MDMD10,20350.5%+5.1 pts

145Severna Park, MDMD40,22850.5%+5.6 pts

146Crofton, MDMD29,54951.2%+7.4 pts

147Fairland, MDMD26,23151.5%+1.6 pts

148Lake Arbor, MDMD14,33551.6%–

149Rockville, MDMD67,56352.9%+7.5 pts

150Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04253.2%–

151Towson, MDMD58,67953.2%+7.5 pts

152Pikesville, MDMD33,52454.6%+8.6 pts

153Clarksburg, MDMD30,48755.0%–

154Olney, MDMD35,79756.2%+7.0 pts

155Ellicott City, MDMD75,25756.4%+10.1 pts

156Garrison, MDMD9,46956.8%+2.7 pts

157Columbia, MDMD104,33859.0%+0.6 pts

158Colesville, MDMD14,51959.3%+4.2 pts

159Hampton, MDMD5,37259.3%+5.4 pts

160Mays Chapel, MDMD16,06660.9%+9.7 pts

161North Bethesda, MDMD49,67763.7%+3.9 pts

162South Kensington, MDMD8,14868.8%+6.2 pts

163Darnestown, MDMD7,05172.0%–

164Travilah, MDMD11,72174.4%–

165Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44575.2%+8.2 pts

166North Potomac, MDMD23,92275.4%+12.2 pts

167Potomac, MDMD45,90276.4%+6.2 pts

168Bethesda, MDMD69,39778.9%+11.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS