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Least educated, Michigan cities

Michigan cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Beecher, MIMI8,4125.2%+33%

02St. Louis, MIMI7,4066.4%−51%

03River Rouge, MIMI6,8146.6%+19%

04Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8037.4%+77%

05Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.4%+78%

06Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7708.6%+92%

07Bridgeport, MIMI6,8849.7%−13%

08Ionia, MIMI12,20810.0%+9%

09Buena Vista, MIMI5,79811.1%+46%

10Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.5%+66%

11Springfield, MIMI5,24611.9%+38%

12Dowagiac, MIMI5,72512.4%+3%

13Inkster, MIMI24,95913.1%+8%

14Saginaw, MIMI42,86313.3%+27%

15Coldwater, MIMI14,21613.9%+25%

16Melvindale, MIMI12,32514.0%+139%

17Three Rivers, MIMI7,91014.2%+46%

18Flint, MIMI79,30614.2%+26%

19Garden City, MIMI26,28015.1%+67%

20Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21815.1%−7%

21Eastpointe, MIMI33,81415.2%+35%

22Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76915.2%+99%

23Muskegon, MIMI37,22415.5%+77%

24Roseville, MIMI46,86315.5%+116%

25Sturgis, MIMI10,90015.7%+15%

26Pontiac, MIMI62,07716.1%+56%

27Jackson, MIMI31,02216.1%+23%

28Alpena, MIMI10,08816.2%+12%

29Romulus, MIMI24,54716.2%+101%

30Taylor, MIMI61,27916.4%+134%

31Lapeer, MIMI9,20116.5%+87%

32Center Line, MIMI8,50316.7%+173%

33Burton, MIMI29,31316.8%+50%

34Belding, MIMI6,00016.8%+91%

35Niles, MIMI11,66517.0%+19%

36South Monroe, MIMI6,96017.1%+26%

37Highland Park, MIMI8,24817.3%+186%

38Albion, MIMI7,47417.5%+13%

39Wayne, MIMI17,06517.5%+45%

40Hamtramck, MIMI27,26117.8%+55%

41Allegan, MIMI5,12717.9%+24%

42Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41918.0%+33%

43Detroit, MIMI649,09518.1%+65%

44Port Huron, MIMI28,27318.1%+60%

45Charlotte, MIMI9,30518.2%−2%

46Menominee, MIMI8,17518.7%+42%

47Bay City, MIMI31,86818.8%+47%

48Greenville, MIMI9,25619.7%+54%

49Escanaba, MIMI12,25719.8%+2%

50Monroe, MIMI20,07619.9%+19%

51Gladstone, MIMI5,18920.5%−4%

52Eastwood, MIMI6,66920.6%+44%

53Warren, MIMI137,13821.0%+61%

54Owosso, MIMI14,43721.1%+72%

55Riverview, MIMI11,94721.3%+21%

56Southgate, MIMI28,93121.5%+69%

57Holly, MIMI5,90621.6%+81%

58Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.9%+27%

59Adrian, MIMI20,19121.9%+9%

60Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82722.0%+40%

61Cadillac, MIMI10,43822.1%+26%

62New Haven, MIMI6,74922.7%+270%

63Fraser, MIMI14,49622.7%+56%

64Wyandotte, MIMI24,07222.7%+79%

65Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46922.8%+24%

66Westland, MIMI82,33323.0%+43%

67Manistee, MIMI6,15723.1%+32%

68Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.8%+43%

69Fair Plain, MIMI7,33023.8%+32%

70Cutlerville, MIMI18,78024.0%+78%

71Davison, MIMI5,03924.1%+9%

72Marysville, MIMI9,86824.6%+27%

73Richmond, MIMI5,92725.1%+83%

74Hastings, MIMI7,49025.3%+32%

75Wyoming, MIMI78,58825.5%+50%

76Tecumseh, MIMI8,60825.6%+21%

77Comstock Park, MIMI10,57726.0%+34%

78Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.1%−7%

79Hillsdale, MIMI8,00226.2%+63%

80St. Johns, MIMI7,78026.5%+33%

81Big Rapids, MIMI8,62326.9%−15%

82Ishpeming, MIMI6,20527.0%+61%

83Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08327.0%+60%

84Hazel Park, MIMI14,93727.0%+237%

85Woodhaven, MIMI12,50327.0%+34%

86St. Clair, MIMI5,83327.4%+32%

87Trenton, MIMI17,84927.5%+37%

88Alma, MIMI9,30428.0%+38%

89Kingsford, MIMI5,09628.4%+52%

90Ludington, MIMI7,63428.9%+60%

91Flat Rock, MIMI10,21829.5%+145%

92Zeeland, MIMI5,63729.6%+35%

93St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87229.7%+64%

94Lambertville, MIMI9,95530.2%+26%

95Lansing, MIMI113,88430.2%+43%

96Flushing, MIMI8,17530.3%+8%

97New Baltimore, MIMI12,12330.5%+34%

98Shields, MIMI7,40230.8%+56%

99Allen Park, MIMI27,44531.0%+58%

100Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93131.1%+36%

101Howell, MIMI9,89631.2%+32%

102Temperance, MIMI8,91431.3%+47%

103Utica, MIMI5,11432.0%+75%

104Walled Lake, MIMI7,32032.6%+28%

105Norton Shores, MIMI25,08833.3%+38%

106Madison Heights, MIMI28,29733.9%+83%

107Dundee, MIMI6,00834.4%+97%

108Freeland, MIMI7,55734.5%+48%

109Dearborn, MIMI105,61134.6%+31%

110Jenison, MIMI17,58235.1%+49%

111Holland, MIMI35,37235.8%+33%

112Hudsonville, MIMI7,96436.1%+68%

113Mason, MIMI8,26436.6%+39%

114Grand Haven, MIMI11,03836.7%+37%

115Kentwood, MIMI54,77636.7%+17%

116Oak Park, MIMI29,07237.1%+36%

117Milan, MIMI5,97337.3%+86%

118Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85337.4%+51%

119Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39138.1%+60%

120Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68338.5%+18%

121Walker, MIMI25,88138.6%+75%

122Northview, MIMI15,26838.7%+50%

123Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87838.9%+52%

124Fenton, MIMI11,77439.2%+75%

125Grandville, MIMI17,01840.6%+83%

126Southfield, MIMI76,11140.7%+11%

127Holt, MIMI25,31640.7%+69%

128Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18341.6%+75%

129Livonia, MIMI92,60341.9%+41%

130Marshall, MIMI6,80042.1%+41%

131Allendale, MIMI26,67942.6%+142%

132Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92542.9%+6%

133Byron Center, MIMI7,40343.1%+22%

134Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88043.7%+7%

135Waverly, MIMI23,57544.1%+28%

136Midland, MIMI42,80644.6%+6%

137Clawson, MIMI11,31245.8%+75%

138Wixom, MIMI17,31346.8%+23%

139Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76646.9%+32%

140South Lyon, MIMI12,10747.2%+51%

141Traverse City, MIMI15,83247.4%+52%

142Portage, MIMI49,86247.9%+30%

143Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41748.0%+28%

144Marquette, MIMI21,94448.0%+40%

145Brighton, MIMI7,90448.6%+57%

146Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92549.6%+51%

147Milford, MIMI6,52049.6%+64%

148Westwood, MIMI8,86751.0%+22%

149Chelsea, MIMI5,42451.8%+27%

150Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19752.3%+65%

151Petoskey, MIMI5,77253.4%+72%

152Rockford, MIMI6,31354.2%+94%

153St. Joseph, MIMI7,89355.3%+71%

154Haslett, MIMI18,55957.1%+20%

155Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29157.6%+20%

156Ferndale, MIMI19,21257.9%+119%

157Berkley, MIMI15,14558.8%+65%

158Saline, MIMI9,00159.2%+47%

159Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53961.4%+30%

160Farmington, MIMI11,40962.4%+30%

161Novi, MIMI67,31964.1%+31%

162Royal Oak, MIMI57,58364.1%+61%

163Plymouth, MIMI9,16464.4%+58%

164Troy, MIMI88,73364.8%+30%

165Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79265.1%+27%

166East Lansing, MIMI49,35566.6%−5%

167Northville, MIMI6,01367.8%+26%

168Houghton, MIMI8,56068.6%+51%

169Rochester, MIMI12,82470.0%+34%

170Forest Hills, MIMI28,69570.9%+31%

171Okemos, MIMI26,39672.7%+9%

172Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49073.1%+6%

173Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09573.3%+23%

174Birmingham, MIMI21,92376.7%+14%

175Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73576.9%+13%

176Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23377.9%+12%

177Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44977.9%+24%

178East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66379.9%+13%

179Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27483.8%+16%

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