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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 (2020 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%−2.0 pts

02Beecher, MIMI8,4126.6%+2.7 pts

03Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8037.4%+3.2 pts

04Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7707.7%+3.2 pts

05River Rouge, MIMI6,8148.7%+3.2 pts

06St. Louis, MIMI7,4069.2%−3.7 pts

07Inkster, MIMI24,95910.5%−1.6 pts

08Ecorse, MIMI8,89310.6%+5.9 pts

09Dowagiac, MIMI5,72510.8%−1.2 pts

10Sturgis, MIMI10,90010.8%−2.9 pts

11Springfield, MIMI5,24610.9%+2.3 pts

12Ionia, MIMI12,20811.2%+2.1 pts

13Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.5%+4.6 pts

14Coldwater, MIMI14,21611.7%+0.5 pts

15Bridgeport, MIMI6,88412.2%+1.0 pts

16Flint, MIMI79,30612.3%+1.0 pts

17Melvindale, MIMI12,32512.3%+6.5 pts

18Lapeer, MIMI9,20112.6%+3.8 pts

19Niles, MIMI11,66512.9%−1.4 pts

20Saginaw, MIMI42,86312.9%+2.5 pts

21Muskegon, MIMI37,22413.4%+4.7 pts

22South Monroe, MIMI6,96013.5%−0.0 pts

23Pontiac, MIMI62,07713.5%+3.2 pts

24Taylor, MIMI61,27913.7%+6.6 pts

25Belding, MIMI6,00013.7%+4.9 pts

26Garden City, MIMI26,28013.7%+4.6 pts

27Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.7%+2.3 pts

28Roseville, MIMI46,86314.1%+6.9 pts

29Center Line, MIMI8,50314.2%+8.1 pts

30Allegan, MIMI5,12714.3%−0.1 pts

31Wayne, MIMI17,06514.4%+2.3 pts

32Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41914.5%+1.0 pts

33Owosso, MIMI14,43714.9%+2.6 pts

34Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76915.1%+7.4 pts

35Charlotte, MIMI9,30515.5%−3.2 pts

36Three Rivers, MIMI7,91015.9%+6.2 pts

37Gladstone, MIMI5,18916.0%−5.3 pts

38Jackson, MIMI31,02216.0%+3.0 pts

39Burton, MIMI29,31316.1%+4.9 pts

40Bay City, MIMI31,86816.2%+3.5 pts

41Detroit, MIMI649,09516.4%+5.4 pts

42Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21816.4%+0.1 pts

43Eastpointe, MIMI33,81416.6%+5.3 pts

44Hazel Park, MIMI14,93716.6%+8.6 pts

45Highland Park, MIMI8,24816.7%+10.6 pts

46Fair Plain, MIMI7,33016.7%−1.3 pts

47Port Huron, MIMI28,27316.9%+5.6 pts

48Flat Rock, MIMI10,21817.3%+5.3 pts

49Alpena, MIMI10,08817.3%+2.8 pts

50Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82717.5%+1.8 pts

51Richmond, MIMI5,92717.6%+3.8 pts

52Menominee, MIMI8,17518.0%+4.9 pts

53Escanaba, MIMI12,25718.0%−1.5 pts

54Wyandotte, MIMI24,07218.7%+6.0 pts

55Adrian, MIMI20,19118.9%−1.3 pts

56Warren, MIMI137,13819.0%+6.0 pts

57Romulus, MIMI24,54719.1%+11.0 pts

58Greenville, MIMI9,25619.1%+6.3 pts

59Cadillac, MIMI10,43819.3%+1.8 pts

60Holly, MIMI5,90619.7%+7.8 pts

61Albion, MIMI7,47419.9%+4.4 pts

62Monroe, MIMI20,07620.1%+3.3 pts

63Southgate, MIMI28,93120.1%+7.4 pts

64Cutlerville, MIMI18,78020.4%+6.9 pts

65Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.1%+3.9 pts

66Ludington, MIMI7,63421.4%+3.4 pts

67Riverview, MIMI11,94721.7%+4.0 pts

68Eastwood, MIMI6,66921.9%+7.6 pts

69Alma, MIMI9,30422.2%+1.9 pts

70Wyoming, MIMI78,58822.4%+5.4 pts

71Westland, MIMI82,33322.7%+6.6 pts

72Manistee, MIMI6,15723.0%+5.6 pts

73Fraser, MIMI14,49623.2%+8.6 pts

74Marysville, MIMI9,86823.3%+4.0 pts

75Comstock Park, MIMI10,57723.4%+3.9 pts

76Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.6%+7.0 pts

77St. Johns, MIMI7,78023.8%+3.9 pts

78Kingsford, MIMI5,09624.1%+5.4 pts

79Woodhaven, MIMI12,50324.3%+4.2 pts

80Trenton, MIMI17,84924.8%+4.8 pts

81Hastings, MIMI7,49024.9%+5.7 pts

82Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08325.1%+8.1 pts

83Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46925.5%+7.0 pts

84St. Clair, MIMI5,83325.7%+5.0 pts

85Jenison, MIMI17,58225.9%+2.4 pts

86Howell, MIMI9,89625.9%+2.3 pts

87Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.0%−2.0 pts

88Davison, MIMI5,03926.0%+3.9 pts

89New Baltimore, MIMI12,12326.0%+3.3 pts

90Tecumseh, MIMI8,60826.2%+5.0 pts

91Lansing, MIMI113,88426.3%+5.2 pts

92St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87226.5%+8.4 pts

93New Haven, MIMI6,74926.8%+20.7 pts

94Shields, MIMI7,40227.1%+7.3 pts

95Ishpeming, MIMI6,20527.4%+10.7 pts

96Freeland, MIMI7,55727.4%+4.1 pts

97Utica, MIMI5,11427.6%+9.2 pts

98Dundee, MIMI6,00827.9%+10.4 pts

99Madison Heights, MIMI28,29728.0%+9.4 pts

100Fenton, MIMI11,77428.0%+5.6 pts

101Hillsdale, MIMI8,00228.3%+12.2 pts

102Allen Park, MIMI27,44528.5%+8.9 pts

103Temperance, MIMI8,91428.7%+7.3 pts

104Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85328.9%+4.1 pts

105Zeeland, MIMI5,63729.3%+7.3 pts

106Big Rapids, MIMI8,62329.5%−2.2 pts

107Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93130.0%+7.1 pts

108Norton Shores, MIMI25,08830.1%+6.1 pts

109Walled Lake, MIMI7,32031.6%+6.0 pts

110Flushing, MIMI8,17532.1%+4.0 pts

111Walker, MIMI25,88132.2%+10.2 pts

112Holland, MIMI35,37232.5%+5.6 pts

113Mason, MIMI8,26432.5%+6.3 pts

114Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87832.7%+7.2 pts

115Dearborn, MIMI105,61132.8%+6.4 pts

116Milan, MIMI5,97333.0%+13.0 pts

117Oak Park, MIMI29,07233.4%+6.2 pts

118Kentwood, MIMI54,77633.6%+2.1 pts

119Northview, MIMI15,26834.9%+9.1 pts

120Lambertville, MIMI9,95535.1%+11.1 pts

121Grandville, MIMI17,01835.3%+13.1 pts

122Grand Haven, MIMI11,03835.5%+8.6 pts

123Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68335.9%+3.2 pts

124Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39136.3%+12.5 pts

125Hudsonville, MIMI7,96436.4%+14.9 pts

126Allendale, MIMI26,67936.9%+19.3 pts

127Livonia, MIMI92,60337.4%+7.7 pts

128Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18337.7%+13.9 pts

129Southfield, MIMI76,11138.9%+2.2 pts

130Marshall, MIMI6,80039.2%+9.4 pts

131Holt, MIMI25,31641.2%+17.1 pts

132Clawson, MIMI11,31241.4%+15.3 pts

133Brighton, MIMI7,90441.5%+10.5 pts

134Waverly, MIMI23,57542.0%+7.7 pts

135Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92543.7%+3.4 pts

136Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76643.9%+8.5 pts

137Byron Center, MIMI7,40343.9%+8.7 pts

138Midland, MIMI42,80644.6%+2.8 pts

139Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.3%+14.3 pts

140Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88045.8%+5.0 pts

141Wixom, MIMI17,31346.0%+7.9 pts

142Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19746.3%+14.5 pts

143Rockford, MIMI6,31346.3%+18.3 pts

144Portage, MIMI49,86246.5%+9.7 pts

145South Lyon, MIMI12,10746.6%+15.3 pts

146Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92546.7%+13.9 pts

147Traverse City, MIMI15,83246.7%+15.5 pts

148Marquette, MIMI21,94447.4%+13.2 pts

149Milford, MIMI6,52048.4%+18.1 pts

150Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41749.6%+12.2 pts

151Chelsea, MIMI5,42450.3%+9.7 pts

152St. Joseph, MIMI7,89351.4%+19.1 pts

153Westwood, MIMI8,86752.1%+10.2 pts

154Ferndale, MIMI19,21252.9%+26.5 pts

155Houghton, MIMI8,56053.5%+7.9 pts

156Berkley, MIMI15,14554.2%+18.6 pts

157Saline, MIMI9,00155.1%+14.7 pts

158Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29155.2%+7.3 pts

159Haslett, MIMI18,55956.8%+9.2 pts

160Farmington, MIMI11,40957.2%+9.2 pts

161Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53958.9%+11.6 pts

162Novi, MIMI67,31959.0%+9.9 pts

163Plymouth, MIMI9,16459.1%+18.4 pts

164Royal Oak, MIMI57,58359.5%+19.6 pts

165Rochester, MIMI12,82462.3%+10.2 pts

166Troy, MIMI88,73362.6%+12.6 pts

167Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79263.6%+12.4 pts

168Northville, MIMI6,01365.3%+11.4 pts

169Forest Hills, MIMI28,69568.1%+14.0 pts

170Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09568.5%+8.9 pts

171East Lansing, MIMI49,35569.4%−1.0 pts

172Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49070.1%+1.2 pts

173Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44974.5%+11.7 pts

174Okemos, MIMI26,39675.8%+9.1 pts

175Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73576.9%+8.8 pts

176Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27477.1%+4.7 pts

177Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23377.3%+8.0 pts

178Birmingham, MIMI21,92377.3%+10.2 pts

179East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66378.7%+7.7 pts

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