RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 347 SHOWN OF 347

Least educated, New York cities · 2010

New York cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 347 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

01Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1475.9%+3.1 pts

02New Square, NYNY10,2146.1%−0.8 pts

03Kaser, NYNY6,1217.4%−4.1 pts

04Gloversville, NYNY14,78210.9%−1.1 pts

05Monticello, NYNY7,19511.2%−2.5 pts

06Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73511.3%+1.3 pts

07Newburgh, NYNY28,05912.3%+1.1 pts

08Mechanicville, NYNY5,02112.5%−1.7 pts

09Mattydale, NYNY5,97112.6%+3.4 pts

10North Amityville, NYNY21,13812.7%−1.4 pts

11Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25512.9%+0.4 pts

12Albion, NYNY5,84312.9%+3.7 pts

13Fulton, NYNY11,18813.2%+1.5 pts

14Mastic, NYNY15,70813.3%+4.6 pts

15Elmira, NYNY26,08913.3%−1.2 pts

16Salamanca, NYNY5,71913.8%+3.1 pts

17North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28213.9%+4.4 pts

18Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33314.3%+2.3 pts

19Port Jervis, NYNY8,51814.6%+6.0 pts

20Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12314.6%+4.3 pts

21Herkimer, NYNY7,19514.9%−0.2 pts

22Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04815.1%−3.9 pts

23New Cassel, NYNY14,55115.2%+4.1 pts

24Liberty, NYNY5,09715.2%−3.8 pts

25Southport, NYNY6,45015.3%+3.0 pts

26Massena, NYNY9,89815.4%−2.2 pts

27Medina, NYNY5,85515.7%+1.8 pts

28Lackawanna, NYNY19,45215.8%+4.1 pts

29Bath, NYNY5,54515.8%−0.8 pts

30Ilion, NYNY7,48816.0%−2.2 pts

31Inwood, NYNY12,23516.1%+5.6 pts

32Tonawanda, NYNY14,84816.2%+2.5 pts

33North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95216.2%+2.3 pts

34Utica, NYNY62,97816.4%+1.2 pts

35Central Islip, NYNY38,37316.5%+1.6 pts

36North Gates, NYNY9,90416.5%–

37Jamestown, NYNY27,66316.7%+1.9 pts

38Hempstead, NYNY59,81916.7%+0.7 pts

39North Bellport, NYNY11,08716.8%+2.6 pts

40Rome, NYNY31,68216.9%+1.2 pts

41Shirley, NYNY28,37516.9%+6.0 pts

42Lockport, NYNY20,24817.0%−0.6 pts

43Middletown, NYNY30,09817.1%+0.1 pts

44North Syracuse, NYNY6,77317.1%+3.0 pts

45Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33417.1%−5.1 pts

46Haverstraw, NYNY12,79117.2%+6.0 pts

47Fort Drum, NYNY16,06517.3%−2.8 pts

48Dunkirk, NYNY12,32617.5%+4.7 pts

49Amsterdam, NYNY18,09317.5%+2.6 pts

50Endicott, NYNY13,06817.6%+0.7 pts

51Baywood, NYNY8,17617.7%+5.5 pts

52Watervliet, NYNY10,24217.8%+2.7 pts

53Hornell, NYNY8,02417.8%+4.6 pts

54Auburn, NYNY25,94717.9%+4.3 pts

55Cohoes, NYNY18,51818.1%+2.5 pts

56Uniondale, NYNY33,14818.3%−1.1 pts

57Schenectady, NYNY69,47118.3%−0.7 pts

58Johnstown, NYNY8,02118.3%+0.2 pts

59Walden, NYNY6,93518.5%+5.2 pts

60Rotterdam, NYNY22,69518.5%+4.7 pts

61Depew, NYNY14,80118.7%+6.0 pts

62Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05618.7%+2.8 pts

63West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05018.9%+2.2 pts

64West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02519.0%+2.5 pts

65Copiague, NYNY23,42419.5%+5.6 pts

66North Patchogue, NYNY6,98419.5%+1.2 pts

67Newark, NYNY8,91919.6%+4.2 pts

68Oneida, NYNY10,00919.7%+1.5 pts

69Washingtonville, NYNY5,64019.9%−5.3 pts

70North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80620.0%+0.5 pts

71Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16820.1%+5.2 pts

72Malone, NYNY5,31520.4%+3.8 pts

73Greece, NYNY13,94320.6%−0.0 pts

74South Lockport, NYNY9,14420.6%+4.2 pts

75East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66620.7%−1.1 pts

76Batavia, NYNY15,16820.9%+2.4 pts

77Flanders, NYNY6,60921.0%+8.0 pts

78Roosevelt, NYNY18,88521.0%+6.7 pts

79Watertown, NYNY23,51721.1%+3.7 pts

80Penn Yan, NYNY5,27221.1%+6.5 pts

81Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25821.2%+4.8 pts

82Riverhead, NYNY14,93621.4%+7.3 pts

83Medford, NYNY24,79621.4%+4.7 pts

84Selden, NYNY21,60421.4%+7.4 pts

85Troy, NYNY50,91221.5%+2.1 pts

86Solvay, NYNY6,42721.6%+2.8 pts

87North Babylon, NYNY17,96321.6%+0.4 pts

88Farmingville, NYNY16,16021.7%+0.7 pts

89Buffalo, NYNY274,61321.7%+3.5 pts

90Johnson City, NYNY14,58021.8%+1.7 pts

91Scotchtown, NYNY10,25221.8%+1.4 pts

92Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49921.9%+2.5 pts

93Lancaster, NYNY9,99522.0%+4.2 pts

94Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,21322.1%+6.9 pts

95East Rochester, NYNY6,13222.1%−0.6 pts

96Spring Valley, NYNY34,48222.3%+2.3 pts

97Oswego, NYNY17,02422.3%+1.2 pts

98Rensselaer, NYNY9,42122.6%+7.2 pts

99West Babylon, NYNY43,57022.6%+5.5 pts

100Yaphank, NYNY6,93422.6%+1.5 pts

101Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95622.7%+0.3 pts

102Monsey, NYNY28,16022.8%−2.9 pts

103Kingston, NYNY23,94222.8%+2.3 pts

104East Patchogue, NYNY21,67323.0%+4.0 pts

105Binghamton, NYNY46,41823.0%+1.8 pts

106Ridge, NYNY12,50323.1%+3.8 pts

107Calverton, NYNY5,61823.1%+7.3 pts

108Port Chester, NYNY32,30323.2%+2.6 pts

109Bay Shore, NYNY31,68323.2%+2.8 pts

110Glens Falls, NYNY14,38323.3%+6.1 pts

111Deer Park, NYNY27,99023.5%+3.9 pts

112West Seneca, NYNY45,30323.6%+3.3 pts

113Beacon, NYNY14,93123.7%+4.8 pts

114Hudson, NYNY5,72123.7%+14.9 pts

115Horseheads, NYNY6,27523.8%+4.2 pts

116Rochester, NYNY206,10824.1%+4.0 pts

117Peekskill, NYNY25,89124.3%+2.5 pts

118Hilton, NYNY5,87324.3%+3.9 pts

119Olean, NYNY13,50824.4%+3.2 pts

120Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70924.5%+4.5 pts

121Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80824.5%+10.7 pts

122Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85424.6%+1.1 pts

123Geneva, NYNY12,55224.8%+3.0 pts

124Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30424.8%+0.6 pts

125Freeport, NYNY44,17425.1%+4.6 pts

126Lakeview, NYNY5,82525.1%−0.4 pts

127Norwich, NYNY6,53825.2%+4.3 pts

128New Windsor, NYNY8,91925.5%+4.1 pts

129Middle Island, NYNY11,02725.5%+6.5 pts

130Syracuse, NYNY144,89625.6%+2.4 pts

131Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22125.6%+3.5 pts

132Island Park, NYNY5,06925.7%+10.0 pts

133Patchogue, NYNY12,48625.9%+2.8 pts

134Holtsville, NYNY19,34426.2%+6.5 pts

135Corning, NYNY10,51426.8%−3.3 pts

136Cortland, NYNY17,39426.9%+7.9 pts

137Rocky Point, NYNY13,35627.2%+6.6 pts

138Centereach, NYNY31,83927.4%+5.6 pts

139Center Moriches, NYNY9,12727.9%+4.1 pts

140Franklin Square, NYNY30,89728.5%+6.2 pts

141North Massapequa, NYNY17,87728.5%+5.1 pts

142Orange Lake, NYNY9,78428.6%+4.2 pts

143Bohemia, NYNY9,18128.7%+8.1 pts

144Webster, NYNY5,76128.7%+1.1 pts

145Levittown, NYNY51,90428.7%+6.2 pts

146Terryville, NYNY10,79428.9%+6.1 pts

147Holbrook, NYNY26,44928.9%+6.4 pts

148Scotia, NYNY7,29529.0%+4.8 pts

149Elmont, NYNY36,51829.0%+7.7 pts

150Yonkers, NYNY212,60329.1%+4.3 pts

151Islip, NYNY17,36229.3%+5.7 pts

152Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67629.4%+4.6 pts

153Huntington Station, NYNY32,60129.5%+1.6 pts

154Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58229.6%+0.5 pts

155East Islip, NYNY13,57329.8%+2.4 pts

156Farmingdale, NYNY8,58430.1%+1.1 pts

157Plainedge, NYNY8,62430.1%+6.5 pts

158South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67630.5%+7.8 pts

159Amityville, NYNY9,79930.7%+4.2 pts

160Goshen, NYNY5,74430.7%+0.9 pts

161Coram, NYNY39,53931.2%+4.9 pts

162Colonie, NYNY7,67931.3%+5.2 pts

163Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74431.5%+4.4 pts

164Irondequoit, NYNY50,65731.9%+3.9 pts

165Hillcrest, NYNY9,07131.9%+3.5 pts

166Stony Point, NYNY12,72832.0%+7.5 pts

167Bethpage, NYNY17,12332.8%+6.6 pts

168Fairmount, NYNY9,72432.8%+7.9 pts

169Valley Stream, NYNY40,37933.0%+8.1 pts

170New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22633.2%+5.9 pts

171East Meadow, NYNY36,82133.3%+4.3 pts

172New York, NYNY8,584,62933.3%+5.9 pts

173West Islip, NYNY26,86533.3%+7.0 pts

174Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46833.5%−4.9 pts

175Hicksville, NYNY43,78033.5%+7.8 pts

176Kenmore, NYNY14,80833.5%+4.6 pts

177East Rockaway, NYNY10,09633.6%−1.3 pts

178Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70633.8%+7.8 pts

179Lynbrook, NYNY20,85533.8%+4.1 pts

180Canandaigua, NYNY10,34734.4%+9.6 pts

181Lake Grove, NYNY11,16834.4%+6.1 pts

182East Hampton North, NYNY6,00634.5%+6.4 pts

183North Wantagh, NYNY11,94035.0%+1.3 pts

184Mineola, NYNY21,37635.4%+5.5 pts

185East Massapequa, NYNY20,37735.4%+2.3 pts

186Highland, NYNY6,36735.5%+11.8 pts

187Ossining, NYNY27,57935.7%+6.8 pts

188East Moriches, NYNY6,26035.9%+9.0 pts

189Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47436.0%+2.5 pts

190Kings Park, NYNY16,51636.3%+8.0 pts

191Brockport, NYNY7,73636.4%−0.1 pts

192Sound Beach, NYNY7,21036.5%+11.7 pts

193North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82536.5%+8.4 pts

194North Bellmore, NYNY20,68936.7%+5.9 pts

195Bayport, NYNY8,92136.9%+3.5 pts

196Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43236.9%+5.5 pts

197Sayville, NYNY15,40836.9%+2.2 pts

198Seaford, NYNY15,54936.9%+5.8 pts

199Myers Corner, NYNY10,87737.0%+0.7 pts

200Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12137.1%+6.8 pts

201Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99737.2%+5.7 pts

202Albany, NYNY101,69837.2%+4.7 pts

203Westbury, NYNY15,98137.2%+6.1 pts

204Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15437.7%+2.2 pts

205Elmsford, NYNY5,20337.7%+6.1 pts

206East Glenville, NYNY11,91438.1%+2.4 pts

207Carle Place, NYNY5,18838.2%+3.7 pts

208Glen Cove, NYNY28,19038.2%+10.3 pts

209Manorville, NYNY14,23338.3%+12.6 pts

210Salisbury, NYNY12,41238.3%+3.1 pts

211Oakdale, NYNY7,11538.3%+4.8 pts

212Monroe, NYNY9,46238.4%+6.2 pts

213Wantagh, NYNY18,36539.1%+0.7 pts

214Fredonia, NYNY9,28339.4%+6.2 pts

215Warwick, NYNY6,53439.5%+10.9 pts

216Babylon, NYNY12,28139.6%+6.0 pts

217Endwell, NYNY11,54639.7%+8.5 pts

218New Rochelle, NYNY85,86439.7%+1.4 pts

219North Merrick, NYNY12,36639.7%+6.0 pts

220East Northport, NYNY19,70039.8%+3.2 pts

221Hauppauge, NYNY20,79339.9%+1.9 pts

222East Quogue, NYNY5,40639.9%+10.9 pts

223Bayville, NYNY6,78039.9%+5.7 pts

224South Huntington, NYNY9,77940.1%+0.2 pts

225Springs, NYNY9,16340.1%+5.3 pts

226Nyack, NYNY7,51140.3%−2.9 pts

227Greenlawn, NYNY15,21040.5%+7.8 pts

228Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09340.6%+6.7 pts

229Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75740.7%+3.2 pts

230Nesconset, NYNY13,83340.8%+2.5 pts

231Blauvelt, NYNY5,40640.8%+0.9 pts

232Southold, NYNY6,39740.8%+10.4 pts

233Oneonta, NYNY15,66541.0%+8.4 pts

234St. James, NYNY13,24441.0%+10.0 pts

235Westvale, NYNY5,21241.2%+3.3 pts

236Malverne, NYNY8,47641.5%+4.8 pts

237Big Flats, NYNY5,65141.7%+3.0 pts

238Williston Park, NYNY7,52441.8%+8.8 pts

239Smithtown, NYNY24,37541.9%+4.9 pts

240West Hempstead, NYNY20,64842.0%+7.3 pts

241Oceanside, NYNY31,63942.0%+5.8 pts

242Miller Place, NYNY11,73642.1%+4.4 pts

243Bellmore, NYNY15,95442.1%+4.2 pts

244Garden City Park, NYNY7,91442.5%+6.0 pts

245Mahopac, NYNY9,03942.7%+13.1 pts

246Potsdam, NYNY8,01942.8%+1.3 pts

247Wading River, NYNY8,35942.8%+10.0 pts

248Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15442.8%+1.7 pts

249Floral Park, NYNY16,10543.0%+6.1 pts

250North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15943.1%+9.4 pts

251North Sea, NYNY6,45843.1%+7.8 pts

252Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02943.4%+6.9 pts

253Congers, NYNY8,27543.5%+7.5 pts

254Viola, NYNY8,46143.6%−8.6 pts

255Massapequa, NYNY21,38943.7%+9.9 pts

256Suffern, NYNY11,79643.8%+6.4 pts

257Nanuet, NYNY19,79944.0%+5.6 pts

258Manorhaven, NYNY7,13544.1%+3.3 pts

259Hamburg, NYNY9,84044.4%+6.5 pts

260Baldwin, NYNY34,99444.6%+9.4 pts

261Geneseo, NYNY7,75944.9%−0.6 pts

262Westmere, NYNY8,33445.2%+1.9 pts

263Commack, NYNY36,55845.3%+8.0 pts

264Elwood, NYNY11,76245.4%+5.6 pts

265Pearl River, NYNY16,15545.4%+6.8 pts

266Long Beach, NYNY34,91845.7%+8.7 pts

267Canton, NYNY6,89445.7%+1.2 pts

268Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16546.6%+5.2 pts

269East Shoreham, NYNY7,32146.6%+8.9 pts

270White Plains, NYNY62,87146.7%+5.5 pts

271South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51247.0%−2.2 pts

272Woodbury, NYNY11,57147.1%–

273Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98747.7%+4.4 pts

274Fairport, NYNY5,32648.0%+1.4 pts

275Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30848.1%+5.4 pts

276Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89648.3%+9.7 pts

277Eggertsville, NYNY14,89448.4%–

278Harris Hill, NYNY6,06948.7%+6.9 pts

279Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76848.8%+9.9 pts

280Airmont, NYNY10,63449.2%+8.0 pts

281Binghamton University, NYNY7,44949.3%–

282East Aurora, NYNY5,94949.7%+11.4 pts

283Hewlett, NYNY7,57051.1%+11.4 pts

284Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33451.2%+6.2 pts

285New Hempstead, NYNY5,65751.2%+1.3 pts

286Tappan, NYNY6,68751.2%+4.3 pts

287Harrison, NYNY32,27351.4%+6.0 pts

288Rye Brook, NYNY9,95552.1%−2.2 pts

289West Hills, NYNY5,36952.8%+0.4 pts

290Melville, NYNY19,71453.0%+4.2 pts

291Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19953.6%+2.3 pts

292Northport, NYNY7,33654.4%+0.6 pts

293New City, NYNY34,45854.6%+2.3 pts

294Merrick, NYNY21,74454.9%+7.5 pts

295Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97555.1%+4.5 pts

296Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64555.1%+4.5 pts

297Great Neck, NYNY11,14155.4%+4.8 pts

298East Greenbush, NYNY6,58155.5%+11.6 pts

299Woodbury, NYNY9,34855.7%−2.4 pts

300North Hills, NYNY5,48155.9%−5.4 pts

301Plainview, NYNY25,98256.0%+7.7 pts

302Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20556.1%+6.2 pts

303Stony Brook, NYNY12,86856.2%+1.7 pts

304Eastchester, NYNY20,49156.5%+5.6 pts

305Williamsville, NYNY5,47856.6%+11.3 pts

306Dix Hills, NYNY24,77356.9%+4.0 pts

307Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28257.1%+2.1 pts

308Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77057.4%+7.3 pts

309Huntington, NYNY19,94857.6%+0.4 pts

310Centerport, NYNY6,07257.7%+0.2 pts

311Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88957.8%+1.1 pts

312Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54658.1%+8.2 pts

313Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03158.1%+0.6 pts

314Tarrytown, NYNY11,89058.3%+8.0 pts

315Port Washington, NYNY18,00459.0%+5.1 pts

316South Hill, NYNY6,95159.5%+11.9 pts

317Kings Point, NYNY5,71059.5%−3.4 pts

318Manhasset, NYNY7,71659.8%+10.3 pts

319Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30659.9%+6.5 pts

320Country Knolls, NYNY5,44560.0%+0.7 pts

321New Paltz, NYNY8,68960.6%+6.3 pts

322Irvington, NYNY6,53361.0%−0.9 pts

323Pelham, NYNY7,60861.2%+6.3 pts

324Syosset, NYNY18,43361.6%+7.8 pts

325Ithaca, NYNY33,63262.1%+4.2 pts

326Brighton, NYNY36,83462.2%+4.8 pts

327Pleasantville, NYNY7,39163.0%+6.5 pts

328Woodmere, NYNY18,06163.6%+7.4 pts

329Jericho, NYNY13,75964.3%+4.4 pts

330Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44065.2%+2.4 pts

331Garden City, NYNY23,04366.2%+4.3 pts

332Lawrence, NYNY6,84767.2%+2.9 pts

333Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47769.1%+13.1 pts

334West Point, NYNY6,34969.2%+6.9 pts

335Ardsley, NYNY5,00769.5%+10.8 pts

336Rye, NYNY16,61470.4%+2.1 pts

337Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53071.1%–

338Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63172.3%+9.3 pts

339Old Westbury, NYNY5,07175.4%+11.5 pts

340Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48175.9%+3.7 pts

341Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28080.0%+11.7 pts

342Alfred, NYNY5,14780.2%+10.7 pts

343East Hills, NYNY7,32882.8%+9.5 pts

344Bronxville, NYNY6,50483.7%+10.1 pts

345Scarsdale, NYNY18,19485.1%+5.2 pts

346Larchmont, NYNY6,75086.0%+12.3 pts

347University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02090.3%–

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