RANKING · 2024 ACS · 358 SHOWN OF 358

Least educated, New York cities

New York cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 358 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Binghamton University, NYNY7,4490.0%–

02Kaser, NYNY6,1214.2%−64%

03New Square, NYNY10,2145.5%−21%

04Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1475.7%+102%

05Albion, NYNY5,8439.3%+1%

06Monticello, NYNY7,19512.1%−12%

07North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28213.3%+41%

08Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33313.9%+17%

09Monsey, NYNY28,16015.2%−41%

10Salamanca, NYNY5,71915.7%+47%

11Port Jervis, NYNY8,51815.8%+84%

12Liberty, NYNY5,09715.9%−17%

13Herkimer, NYNY7,19515.9%+6%

14Fulton, NYNY11,18816.4%+40%

15Dunkirk, NYNY12,32616.4%+28%

16Gloversville, NYNY14,78216.6%+38%

17Spring Valley, NYNY34,48217.3%−13%

18Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12317.5%+70%

19Flanders, NYNY6,60917.6%+36%

20Southport, NYNY6,45017.7%+44%

21Watervliet, NYNY10,24217.8%+18%

22Elmira, NYNY26,08918.1%+24%

23Mastic, NYNY15,70818.2%+109%

24Bath, NYNY5,54518.5%+11%

25Mattydale, NYNY5,97118.8%+104%

26Shirley, NYNY28,37518.9%+73%

27Riverhead, NYNY14,93619.1%+35%

28Central Islip, NYNY38,37319.3%+30%

29Newark, NYNY8,91919.5%+27%

30Newburgh, NYNY28,05919.8%+76%

31Lackawanna, NYNY19,45220.0%+71%

32Middletown, NYNY30,09820.1%+18%

33Medina, NYNY5,85520.2%+44%

34Rome, NYNY31,68220.8%+33%

35Auburn, NYNY25,94721.0%+54%

36North Bellport, NYNY11,08721.2%+49%

37Jamestown, NYNY27,66321.3%+44%

38Hempstead, NYNY59,81921.5%+34%

39Batavia, NYNY15,16821.5%+16%

40New Cassel, NYNY14,55121.5%+94%

41Endicott, NYNY13,06821.7%+28%

42Johnstown, NYNY8,02121.7%+20%

43Penn Yan, NYNY5,27221.8%+49%

44Hornell, NYNY8,02421.9%+65%

45South Lockport, NYNY9,14422.2%+36%

46Utica, NYNY62,97822.4%+47%

47Amsterdam, NYNY18,09322.5%+51%

48Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25522.7%+82%

49Ilion, NYNY7,48822.8%+25%

50Mechanicville, NYNY5,02123.2%+64%

51Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04823.3%+22%

52Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80823.3%+69%

53Malone, NYNY5,31524.0%+45%

54Solvay, NYNY6,42724.0%+28%

55Calverton, NYNY5,61824.4%+54%

56Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73524.5%+144%

57Lockport, NYNY20,24824.6%+39%

58Haverstraw, NYNY12,79124.8%+122%

59North Syracuse, NYNY6,77324.9%+77%

60Depew, NYNY14,80125.1%+97%

61Massena, NYNY9,89825.1%+43%

62Baywood, NYNY8,17625.2%+107%

63Oneida, NYNY10,00925.3%+39%

64Schenectady, NYNY69,47125.4%+34%

65North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95225.7%+85%

66Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95625.8%+15%

67Inwood, NYNY12,23525.9%+148%

68Oswego, NYNY17,02426.1%+23%

69Rensselaer, NYNY9,42126.1%+70%

70North Gates, NYNY9,90426.3%–

71Copiague, NYNY23,42426.3%+89%

72Watertown, NYNY23,51726.6%+53%

73Lancaster, NYNY9,99526.6%+50%

74Hilton, NYNY5,87327.0%+32%

75North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80627.1%+39%

76Cortland, NYNY17,39427.2%+43%

77Uniondale, NYNY33,14827.3%+40%

78Norwich, NYNY6,53827.3%+31%

79Freeport, NYNY44,17427.5%+34%

80Walden, NYNY6,93527.5%+108%

81Cohoes, NYNY18,51827.6%+77%

82Selden, NYNY21,60427.8%+98%

83Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,21327.9%+84%

84North Amityville, NYNY21,13828.2%+101%

85Tonawanda, NYNY14,84828.5%+108%

86Roosevelt, NYNY18,88528.7%+101%

87Terryville, NYNY10,79428.9%+27%

88Greece, NYNY13,94329.1%+41%

89Medford, NYNY24,79629.3%+76%

90Island Park, NYNY5,06929.5%+88%

91Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05629.6%+85%

92Horseheads, NYNY6,27529.6%+51%

93Johnson City, NYNY14,58029.6%+47%

94Olean, NYNY13,50829.9%+41%

95Rochester, NYNY206,10830.0%+49%

96North Patchogue, NYNY6,98430.1%+64%

97Bay Shore, NYNY31,68330.1%+48%

98Farmingville, NYNY16,16030.4%+44%

99Hillcrest, NYNY9,07130.7%+8%

100Binghamton, NYNY46,41830.7%+44%

101West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02530.7%+86%

102Ridge, NYNY12,50330.7%+60%

103Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16831.0%+107%

104Buffalo, NYNY274,61331.2%+71%

105Syracuse, NYNY144,89631.2%+34%

106Scotchtown, NYNY10,25231.5%+54%

107Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49931.9%+64%

108Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25831.9%+95%

109Rotterdam, NYNY22,69532.0%+131%

110Middle Island, NYNY11,02732.0%+68%

111West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05032.1%+91%

112Airmont, NYNY10,63432.1%−22%

113Kingston, NYNY23,94232.6%+59%

114Elmont, NYNY36,51832.6%+53%

115West Babylon, NYNY43,57032.8%+91%

116Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70933.5%+67%

117Glens Falls, NYNY14,38333.7%+96%

118East Patchogue, NYNY21,67333.8%+78%

119Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22134.1%+55%

120Islip, NYNY17,36234.3%+45%

121Holbrook, NYNY26,44934.4%+53%

122Brockport, NYNY7,73634.4%−6%

123Washingtonville, NYNY5,64034.4%+37%

124West Seneca, NYNY45,30334.5%+70%

125Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85434.6%+47%

126Manorville, NYNY14,23334.7%+35%

127Lakeview, NYNY5,82534.8%+36%

128Holtsville, NYNY19,34434.8%+76%

129Fort Drum, NYNY16,06534.8%+74%

130Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98735.0%−19%

131Patchogue, NYNY12,48635.1%+52%

132Yaphank, NYNY6,93435.4%+67%

133Centereach, NYNY31,83935.5%+63%

134North Babylon, NYNY17,96335.5%+68%

135Colonie, NYNY7,67935.7%+37%

136Yonkers, NYNY212,60335.7%+44%

137Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30435.9%+49%

138Coram, NYNY39,53936.1%+37%

139Rocky Point, NYNY13,35636.5%+77%

140Port Chester, NYNY32,30336.7%+78%

141East Rochester, NYNY6,13236.7%+61%

142New Windsor, NYNY8,91936.9%+72%

143Stony Point, NYNY12,72837.1%+52%

144Viola, NYNY8,46137.2%−29%

145Orange Lake, NYNY9,78437.3%+53%

146Troy, NYNY50,91237.3%+93%

147Roessleville, NYNY10,96837.4%–

148Ossining, NYNY27,57937.4%+29%

149Canandaigua, NYNY10,34737.6%+52%

150Peekskill, NYNY25,89137.8%+73%

151Huntington Station, NYNY32,60137.9%+36%

152Scotia, NYNY7,29538.1%+57%

153Deer Park, NYNY27,99038.4%+96%

154Franklin Square, NYNY30,89738.4%+72%

155Levittown, NYNY51,90438.6%+71%

156Geneva, NYNY12,55238.6%+77%

157East Hampton North, NYNY6,00638.7%+38%

158East Moriches, NYNY6,26039.2%+46%

159Tonawanda, NYNY56,80639.4%–

160Valley Stream, NYNY40,37939.7%+59%

161Carmel, NYNY7,30639.9%–

162Goshen, NYNY5,74440.2%+34%

163Irondequoit, NYNY50,65740.4%+45%

164North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82540.4%+44%

165Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74440.4%+49%

166Corning, NYNY10,51440.5%+35%

167Bohemia, NYNY9,18140.6%+97%

168Webster, NYNY5,76141.3%+49%

169Fairmount, NYNY9,72441.4%+66%

170Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12141.6%+38%

171Monroe, NYNY9,46241.6%+29%

172New York, NYNY8,584,62941.6%+52%

173Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67641.7%+68%

174Wading River, NYNY8,35941.7%+27%

175Center Moriches, NYNY9,12742.2%+78%

176Glen Cove, NYNY28,19042.2%+51%

177South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67642.4%+87%

178Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58242.5%+46%

179Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33442.5%+91%

180Amityville, NYNY9,79942.7%+61%

181East Islip, NYNY13,57342.7%+56%

182Lynbrook, NYNY20,85542.8%+44%

183Plainedge, NYNY8,62442.9%+82%

184Elmsford, NYNY5,20342.9%+36%

185Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47443.1%+29%

186Lake Grove, NYNY11,16843.2%+52%

187Suffern, NYNY11,79643.2%+16%

188Westbury, NYNY15,98143.2%+39%

189Myers Corner, NYNY10,87743.3%+19%

190Hudson, NYNY5,72143.3%+388%

191Mahopac, NYNY9,03943.4%+46%

192Bethpage, NYNY17,12343.4%+66%

193East Shoreham, NYNY7,32144.0%+17%

194Baldwin, NYNY34,99444.3%+26%

195Hicksville, NYNY43,78044.7%+74%

196East Glenville, NYNY11,91444.9%+26%

197Greenlawn, NYNY15,21045.1%+38%

198Albany, NYNY101,69845.3%+39%

199Fredonia, NYNY9,28345.3%+37%

200Miller Place, NYNY11,73645.4%+20%

201Endwell, NYNY11,54645.6%+46%

202Seaford, NYNY15,54946.0%+48%

203Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30846.1%+8%

204Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15446.4%+31%

205New Hempstead, NYNY5,65746.6%−7%

206Nanuet, NYNY19,79946.6%+21%

207Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33446.8%+4%

208Oakdale, NYNY7,11546.9%+40%

209Sound Beach, NYNY7,21047.1%+90%

210Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70647.2%+82%

211Gananda, NYNY6,27347.3%–

212Oneonta, NYNY15,66547.4%+45%

213Salisbury, NYNY12,41247.5%+35%

214Woodbury, NYNY11,57147.8%–

215Carle Place, NYNY5,18848.0%+39%

216Kenmore, NYNY14,80848.1%+66%

217New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22648.4%+78%

218Latham, NYNY13,80248.4%–

219East Meadow, NYNY36,82148.6%+67%

220East Massapequa, NYNY20,37748.6%+47%

221Oceanside, NYNY31,63948.7%+34%

222East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66648.8%+124%

223Beacon, NYNY14,93148.9%+160%

224North Wantagh, NYNY11,94049.0%+46%

225East Greenbush, NYNY6,58149.0%+12%

226Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43249.1%+56%

227South Huntington, NYNY9,77949.3%+24%

228Highland, NYNY6,36749.5%+109%

229East Quogue, NYNY5,40649.5%+71%

230St. James, NYNY13,24449.7%+60%

231Kings Park, NYNY16,51649.7%+75%

232West Islip, NYNY26,86549.8%+89%

233North Massapequa, NYNY17,87749.9%+113%

234Warwick, NYNY6,53450.0%+75%

235Westvale, NYNY5,21250.3%+32%

236Westmere, NYNY8,33450.4%+17%

237West Hempstead, NYNY20,64850.4%+46%

238Hauppauge, NYNY20,79350.5%+33%

239Hamburg, NYNY9,84050.6%+33%

240Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09350.7%+50%

241Babylon, NYNY12,28150.9%+51%

242East Rockaway, NYNY10,09651.2%+47%

243Smithtown, NYNY24,37551.2%+38%

244East Northport, NYNY19,70051.3%+40%

245New Rochelle, NYNY85,86451.6%+35%

246Potsdam, NYNY8,01951.8%+25%

247Radisson, NYNY6,67652.1%–

248Pearl River, NYNY16,15552.6%+36%

249Farmingdale, NYNY8,58452.7%+82%

250Williston Park, NYNY7,52453.0%+61%

251Springs, NYNY9,16353.0%+52%

252North Bellmore, NYNY20,68953.1%+73%

253Great Neck, NYNY11,14153.2%+5%

254Massapequa, NYNY21,38953.2%+58%

255Bayport, NYNY8,92153.4%+60%

256Eggertsville, NYNY14,89453.6%–

257Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99753.7%+70%

258Manorhaven, NYNY7,13553.7%+32%

259Canton, NYNY6,89453.9%+21%

260White Plains, NYNY62,87153.9%+31%

261North Merrick, NYNY12,36654.0%+60%

262Wantagh, NYNY18,36554.2%+41%

263Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15454.2%+32%

264Southold, NYNY6,39754.3%+79%

265Malverne, NYNY8,47654.9%+49%

266Sayville, NYNY15,40855.0%+59%

267Garden City Park, NYNY7,91455.4%+52%

268Blauvelt, NYNY5,40655.5%+39%

269Nesconset, NYNY13,83355.6%+45%

270Geneseo, NYNY7,75955.6%+22%

271Bayville, NYNY6,78055.8%+63%

272Long Beach, NYNY34,91855.8%+51%

273South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51256.1%+14%

274Big Flats, NYNY5,65156.2%+45%

275Bellmore, NYNY15,95456.3%+48%

276Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89656.6%+46%

277Elwood, NYNY11,76256.6%+42%

278Congers, NYNY8,27557.2%+59%

279Mineola, NYNY21,37657.6%+93%

280North Sea, NYNY6,45857.6%+63%

281Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75757.7%+54%

282Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53057.7%–

283East Aurora, NYNY5,94957.9%+51%

284Harris Hill, NYNY6,06958.1%+39%

285New City, NYNY34,45858.3%+11%

286Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16558.3%+41%

287Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46858.6%+53%

288Country Knolls, NYNY5,44558.8%−1%

289North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15959.5%+77%

290Tappan, NYNY6,68759.8%+28%

291Floral Park, NYNY16,10559.8%+62%

292Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76859.9%+54%

293Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47760.0%+7%

294Commack, NYNY36,55860.0%+61%

295Harrison, NYNY32,27360.4%+33%

296East Setauket, NYNY10,14960.9%–

297Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03161.3%+7%

298Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20561.4%+23%

299Williamsville, NYNY5,47861.5%+36%

300Fairport, NYNY5,32661.7%+33%

301Melville, NYNY19,71461.7%+26%

302Dix Hills, NYNY24,77361.9%+17%

303Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19962.0%+21%

304Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02962.0%+70%

305Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97562.8%+24%

306Loudonville, NYNY10,52762.9%–

307De Witt, NYNY11,06063.1%–

308Woodmere, NYNY18,06163.7%+13%

309Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77063.9%+27%

310Merrick, NYNY21,74464.4%+36%

311Hewlett, NYNY7,57065.1%+64%

312Tarrytown, NYNY11,89065.1%+29%

313Woodbury, NYNY9,34866.1%+14%

314Northport, NYNY7,33666.2%+23%

315West Hills, NYNY5,36966.3%+26%

316Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88966.3%+17%

317Kings Point, NYNY5,71066.6%+6%

318Nyack, NYNY7,51167.3%+56%

319Niskayuna, NYNY21,22767.4%–

320Eastchester, NYNY20,49167.4%+33%

321Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54667.5%+35%

322Ithaca, NYNY33,63267.7%+17%

323Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30667.7%+27%

324South Hill, NYNY6,95167.8%+43%

325Stony Brook, NYNY12,86868.3%+25%

326Plainview, NYNY25,98268.4%+42%

327Huntington, NYNY19,94868.6%+20%

328Brighton, NYNY36,83468.6%+20%

329Syosset, NYNY18,43369.1%+29%

330Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64569.7%+38%

331Jericho, NYNY13,75970.5%+18%

332Centerport, NYNY6,07270.6%+23%

333Pleasantville, NYNY7,39170.6%+25%

334Manhasset, NYNY7,71671.1%+44%

335Alfred, NYNY5,14771.1%+2%

336Pelham, NYNY7,60871.6%+30%

337Port Washington, NYNY18,00472.1%+34%

338New Paltz, NYNY8,68973.3%+35%

339Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44073.6%+17%

340Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28274.7%+36%

341Garden City, NYNY23,04375.9%+23%

342Irvington, NYNY6,53376.0%+23%

343Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28076.0%+11%

344Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48177.0%+7%

345Lawrence, NYNY6,84777.2%+20%

346Bronxville, NYNY6,50478.0%+6%

347Old Westbury, NYNY5,07178.0%+22%

348Ardsley, NYNY5,00778.7%+34%

349West Point, NYNY6,34978.8%+26%

350Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63179.6%+26%

351Rye Brook, NYNY9,95580.1%+48%

352Rye, NYNY16,61480.5%+18%

353East Hills, NYNY7,32880.9%+10%

354North Hills, NYNY5,48182.7%+35%

355Larchmont, NYNY6,75084.0%+14%

356Scarsdale, NYNY18,19491.2%+14%

357Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,95992.3%–

358University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02095.7%–

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