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Least educated, Michigan cities · 2020

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

01Buena Vista, MIMI5,7985.6%−26%

02Beecher, MIMI8,4126.6%+69%

03Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8037.4%+76%

04Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7707.7%+73%

05River Rouge, MIMI6,8148.7%+57%

06St. Louis, MIMI7,4069.2%−29%

07Inkster, MIMI24,95910.5%−14%

08Ecorse, MIMI8,89310.6%+125%

09Dowagiac, MIMI5,72510.8%−10%

10Sturgis, MIMI10,90010.8%−21%

11Springfield, MIMI5,24610.9%+26%

12Ionia, MIMI12,20811.2%+22%

13Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.5%+66%

14Coldwater, MIMI14,21611.7%+5%

15Bridgeport, MIMI6,88412.2%+9%

16Flint, MIMI79,30612.3%+9%

17Melvindale, MIMI12,32512.3%+111%

18Lapeer, MIMI9,20112.6%+43%

19Niles, MIMI11,66512.9%−10%

20Saginaw, MIMI42,86312.9%+24%

21Muskegon, MIMI37,22413.4%+54%

22South Monroe, MIMI6,96013.5%−0%

23Pontiac, MIMI62,07713.5%+31%

24Taylor, MIMI61,27913.7%+95%

25Belding, MIMI6,00013.7%+56%

26Garden City, MIMI26,28013.7%+51%

27Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.7%+20%

28Roseville, MIMI46,86314.1%+96%

29Center Line, MIMI8,50314.2%+132%

30Allegan, MIMI5,12714.3%−1%

31Wayne, MIMI17,06514.4%+19%

32Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41914.5%+7%

33Owosso, MIMI14,43714.9%+21%

34Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76915.1%+97%

35Charlotte, MIMI9,30515.5%−17%

36Three Rivers, MIMI7,91015.9%+64%

37Gladstone, MIMI5,18916.0%−25%

38Jackson, MIMI31,02216.0%+23%

39Burton, MIMI29,31316.1%+44%

40Bay City, MIMI31,86816.2%+27%

41Detroit, MIMI649,09516.4%+49%

42Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21816.4%+1%

43Eastpointe, MIMI33,81416.6%+47%

44Hazel Park, MIMI14,93716.6%+108%

45Highland Park, MIMI8,24816.7%+176%

46Fair Plain, MIMI7,33016.7%−7%

47Port Huron, MIMI28,27316.9%+50%

48Flat Rock, MIMI10,21817.3%+44%

49Alpena, MIMI10,08817.3%+20%

50Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82717.5%+11%

51Richmond, MIMI5,92717.6%+28%

52Menominee, MIMI8,17518.0%+37%

53Escanaba, MIMI12,25718.0%−8%

54Wyandotte, MIMI24,07218.7%+47%

55Adrian, MIMI20,19118.9%−6%

56Warren, MIMI137,13819.0%+46%

57Romulus, MIMI24,54719.1%+136%

58Greenville, MIMI9,25619.1%+49%

59Cadillac, MIMI10,43819.3%+10%

60Holly, MIMI5,90619.7%+65%

61Albion, MIMI7,47419.9%+28%

62Monroe, MIMI20,07620.1%+20%

63Southgate, MIMI28,93120.1%+59%

64Cutlerville, MIMI18,78020.4%+51%

65Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.1%+23%

66Ludington, MIMI7,63421.4%+19%

67Riverview, MIMI11,94721.7%+23%

68Eastwood, MIMI6,66921.9%+53%

69Alma, MIMI9,30422.2%+10%

70Wyoming, MIMI78,58822.4%+32%

71Westland, MIMI82,33322.7%+41%

72Manistee, MIMI6,15723.0%+32%

73Fraser, MIMI14,49623.2%+59%

74Marysville, MIMI9,86823.3%+21%

75Comstock Park, MIMI10,57723.4%+20%

76Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.6%+42%

77St. Johns, MIMI7,78023.8%+19%

78Kingsford, MIMI5,09624.1%+29%

79Woodhaven, MIMI12,50324.3%+21%

80Trenton, MIMI17,84924.8%+24%

81Hastings, MIMI7,49024.9%+30%

82Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08325.1%+48%

83Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46925.5%+38%

84St. Clair, MIMI5,83325.7%+24%

85Jenison, MIMI17,58225.9%+10%

86Howell, MIMI9,89625.9%+10%

87Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.0%−7%

88Davison, MIMI5,03926.0%+17%

89New Baltimore, MIMI12,12326.0%+15%

90Tecumseh, MIMI8,60826.2%+23%

91Lansing, MIMI113,88426.3%+24%

92St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87226.5%+47%

93New Haven, MIMI6,74926.8%+337%

94Shields, MIMI7,40227.1%+37%

95Ishpeming, MIMI6,20527.4%+64%

96Freeland, MIMI7,55727.4%+18%

97Utica, MIMI5,11427.6%+50%

98Dundee, MIMI6,00827.9%+60%

99Madison Heights, MIMI28,29728.0%+51%

100Fenton, MIMI11,77428.0%+25%

101Hillsdale, MIMI8,00228.3%+76%

102Allen Park, MIMI27,44528.5%+45%

103Temperance, MIMI8,91428.7%+34%

104Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85328.9%+17%

105Zeeland, MIMI5,63729.3%+33%

106Big Rapids, MIMI8,62329.5%−7%

107Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93130.0%+31%

108Norton Shores, MIMI25,08830.1%+25%

109Walled Lake, MIMI7,32031.6%+24%

110Flushing, MIMI8,17532.1%+14%

111Walker, MIMI25,88132.2%+46%

112Holland, MIMI35,37232.5%+21%

113Mason, MIMI8,26432.5%+24%

114Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87832.7%+28%

115Dearborn, MIMI105,61132.8%+24%

116Milan, MIMI5,97333.0%+65%

117Oak Park, MIMI29,07233.4%+23%

118Kentwood, MIMI54,77633.6%+7%

119Northview, MIMI15,26834.9%+35%

120Lambertville, MIMI9,95535.1%+47%

121Grandville, MIMI17,01835.3%+59%

122Grand Haven, MIMI11,03835.5%+32%

123Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68335.9%+10%

124Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39136.3%+53%

125Hudsonville, MIMI7,96436.4%+70%

126Allendale, MIMI26,67936.9%+110%

127Livonia, MIMI92,60337.4%+26%

128Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18337.7%+58%

129Southfield, MIMI76,11138.9%+6%

130Marshall, MIMI6,80039.2%+32%

131Holt, MIMI25,31641.2%+71%

132Clawson, MIMI11,31241.4%+58%

133Brighton, MIMI7,90441.5%+34%

134Waverly, MIMI23,57542.0%+22%

135Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92543.7%+8%

136Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76643.9%+24%

137Byron Center, MIMI7,40343.9%+25%

138Midland, MIMI42,80644.6%+7%

139Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.3%+46%

140Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88045.8%+12%

141Wixom, MIMI17,31346.0%+21%

142Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19746.3%+46%

143Rockford, MIMI6,31346.3%+66%

144Portage, MIMI49,86246.5%+26%

145South Lyon, MIMI12,10746.6%+49%

146Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92546.7%+42%

147Traverse City, MIMI15,83246.7%+50%

148Marquette, MIMI21,94447.4%+39%

149Milford, MIMI6,52048.4%+60%

150Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41749.6%+33%

151Chelsea, MIMI5,42450.3%+24%

152St. Joseph, MIMI7,89351.4%+59%

153Westwood, MIMI8,86752.1%+24%

154Ferndale, MIMI19,21252.9%+100%

155Houghton, MIMI8,56053.5%+17%

156Berkley, MIMI15,14554.2%+52%

157Saline, MIMI9,00155.1%+36%

158Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29155.2%+15%

159Haslett, MIMI18,55956.8%+19%

160Farmington, MIMI11,40957.2%+19%

161Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53958.9%+24%

162Novi, MIMI67,31959.0%+20%

163Plymouth, MIMI9,16459.1%+45%

164Royal Oak, MIMI57,58359.5%+49%

165Rochester, MIMI12,82462.3%+20%

166Troy, MIMI88,73362.6%+25%

167Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79263.6%+24%

168Northville, MIMI6,01365.3%+21%

169Forest Hills, MIMI28,69568.1%+26%

170Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09568.5%+15%

171East Lansing, MIMI49,35569.4%−1%

172Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49070.1%+2%

173Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44974.5%+19%

174Okemos, MIMI26,39675.8%+14%

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

176Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27477.1%+6%

177Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23377.3%+12%

178Birmingham, MIMI21,92377.3%+15%

179East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66378.7%+11%

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