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Least educated, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 292 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 292 is 28.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: New Carlisle, OH, up 70 places to #5.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01East Liverpool, OHOH9,5699.2%+1.9 pts

02▲2Fostoria, OHOH12,9209.9%+1.3 pts

03▼1Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1459.9%+3.6 pts

04▲5Marion, OHOH35,58710.5%+1.6 pts

05▲70New Carlisle, OHOH5,52511.0%−1.7 pts

06▲1Grafton, OHOH5,76411.2%+1.9 pts

07▲7Lincoln, OHOH8,92811.5%+0.9 pts

08▲7Ashtabula, OHOH17,47411.8%+1.3 pts

09▲27West Jefferson, OHOH5,82711.9%+3.3 pts

10▲2Wellston, OHOH5,48812.0%+3.0 pts

11▲2Bucyrus, OHOH11,63112.5%+3.0 pts

12▲50Washington Court House, OHOH14,37512.5%–

13▼5Lima, OHOH34,69512.8%+3.2 pts

14▲42Bellevue, OHOH8,15413.1%+3.9 pts

15▲2Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04813.4%+2.6 pts

16▼11Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,38914.0%+4.6 pts

17▲26Whitehall, OHOH19,80514.1%+2.8 pts

18▲14Bryan, OHOH8,57914.1%−0.6 pts

19▲49Logan, OHOH7,16414.3%+3.7 pts

20▲17Garfield Heights, OHOH28,79014.6%+2.6 pts

21▲12Galion, OHOH10,37014.7%+6.2 pts

22Lorain, OHOH65,36614.8%+4.9 pts

23▼3Piqua, OHOH21,06415.0%+5.2 pts

24▲6Fremont, OHOH15,76515.1%+4.8 pts

25▼7Zanesville, OHOH25,13815.1%+3.8 pts

26▲35Cambridge, OHOH10,05515.4%+2.9 pts

27▲11Youngstown, OHOH58,83215.5%+5.7 pts

28▲16Warren, OHOH38,32815.6%+4.8 pts

29▲12Shelby, OHOH9,23115.7%+6.3 pts

30▼19Franklin, OHOH11,64715.8%+6.9 pts

31▲16Bellefontaine, OHOH14,15115.8%+2.2 pts

32▲42Van Wert, OHOH11,20016.0%+2.0 pts

33▼2Brook Park, OHOH18,19516.0%+6.3 pts

34▼10Maple Heights, OHOH22,90216.0%+3.1 pts

35▼12Conneaut, OHOH12,24716.2%+6.3 pts

36▲30Eaton, OHOH8,32716.3%+5.9 pts

37▲28Greenville, OHOH12,68016.3%+4.7 pts

38▲10Perry Heights, OHOH8,75616.4%+4.0 pts

39▼13Canton, OHOH69,00116.4%+4.6 pts

40▲30Hamilton, OHOH64,64416.5%+4.4 pts

41▲14Struthers, OHOH9,83716.5%+6.2 pts

42▼15Willard, OHOH6,13016.6%+9.0 pts

43▼24Belpre, OHOH6,65716.7%+3.2 pts

44▲1Springfield, OHOH58,28116.7%+4.1 pts

45▼39Kenton, OHOH7,80816.8%+10.6 pts

46▲4Mansfield, OHOH47,38116.8%+3.4 pts

47▲67Alliance, OHOH21,58217.0%+3.7 pts

48▲4Trenton, OHOH14,24117.2%+7.4 pts

49▼39Moraine, OHOH6,62717.3%+9.2 pts

50▼22East Cleveland, OHOH13,22917.3%+8.8 pts

51▼11Portsmouth, OHOH17,28217.4%+4.8 pts

52▼3St. Marys, OHOH8,39817.5%+5.7 pts

53▲32Geneva, OHOH5,80617.5%+6.4 pts

54▲3Middletown, OHOH52,14617.6%+4.5 pts

55▼52North Madison, OHOH8,59417.6%+7.9 pts

56▼10Elyria, OHOH53,63417.8%+4.7 pts

57▼36Carlisle, OHOH5,88517.8%+10.9 pts

58▲14Massillon, OHOH32,16817.8%+5.4 pts

59▼30Urbana, OHOH11,14017.9%+6.6 pts

60Barberton, OHOH24,74818.0%+7.4 pts

61▲22Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,97118.2%+5.0 pts

62▼9Jackson, OHOH6,23318.3%+4.7 pts

63▲21Delphos, OHOH7,09618.4%+9.7 pts

64▲39Hillsboro, OHOH6,76318.5%+7.5 pts

65▲16Sidney, OHOH20,12418.6%+5.0 pts

66▼3Ironton, OHOH10,14818.8%+7.9 pts

67▲21Brooklyn, OHOH11,07218.8%+5.7 pts

68▼4Northgate, OHOH6,72319.0%+5.0 pts

69▲13Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62919.1%+1.3 pts

70▼45Wapakoneta, OHOH9,71119.2%+6.9 pts

71▲8Trotwood, OHOH23,19019.3%+4.3 pts

72▼38Campbell, OHOH7,72119.3%+9.3 pts

73▼31Norwalk, OHOH17,19119.4%+4.8 pts

74▲27Toronto, OHOH5,14919.4%+11.8 pts

75▼17Napoleon, OHOH8,68019.5%+5.9 pts

76▼25Salem, OHOH11,65519.8%+4.8 pts

77▲9Girard, OHOH9,38420.0%+3.9 pts

78▼1Coshocton, OHOH11,16920.0%+7.3 pts

79▲62Bedford, OHOH12,72320.2%+2.0 pts

80Champion Heights, OHOH6,38020.3%+6.5 pts

81▼5Cheviot, OHOH8,62320.3%+3.9 pts

82▼15Ravenna, OHOH11,13620.6%+6.4 pts

83▲23Defiance, OHOH17,00921.1%+4.2 pts

84▲8Northbrook, OHOH10,74221.1%+9.8 pts

85▲22Celina, OHOH10,93621.2%+5.1 pts

86▲42Wilmington, OHOH12,80221.2%+4.9 pts

87▲12Niles, OHOH18,11621.2%+9.7 pts

88▼72Clyde, OHOH6,36121.4%+10.9 pts

89▲2Rittman, OHOH6,12021.6%+12.0 pts

90▼3Dayton, OHOH136,68821.6%+7.2 pts

91▲7Eastlake, OHOH17,35721.7%+9.2 pts

92▼33Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69121.7%+5.7 pts

93▲15West Carrollton, OHOH12,96321.7%–

94▲16Port Clinton, OHOH5,87521.8%+9.6 pts

95▼1Xenia, OHOH26,42521.8%+7.0 pts

96▲9Chillicothe, OHOH21,81521.8%+5.1 pts

97▼2Lancaster, OHOH41,95621.9%+8.5 pts

98▼5Toledo, OHOH263,42321.9%+5.1 pts

99▲55Canal Fulton, OHOH5,41222.0%+4.7 pts

100▼29Sandusky, OHOH24,00122.0%+10.8 pts

101▼1Austintown, OHOH30,16422.1%+6.5 pts

102▼48Circleville, OHOH14,63422.1%+9.1 pts

103▼25London, OHOH10,81322.3%+7.6 pts

104▲40Louisville, OHOH9,87422.4%+6.8 pts

105▼16Cleveland, OHOH363,60822.4%+11.0 pts

106▼10Wauseon, OHOH7,43022.5%+9.9 pts

107▲12Riverside, OHOH24,70622.5%+8.2 pts

108▼39Painesville, OHOH20,66022.7%+10.3 pts

109▲13Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,66122.9%+10.3 pts

110▲47Withamsville, OHOH7,42922.9%+8.1 pts

111▼9Brookville, OHOH5,99923.0%+4.4 pts

112▲4Newark, OHOH51,47323.0%+8.4 pts

113▲7Northridge, OHOH7,81723.1%+5.7 pts

114▼2Euclid, OHOH47,96223.2%+3.6 pts

115▼80Obetz, OHOH7,34223.4%+15.4 pts

116▲14Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28723.5%+5.4 pts

117▲14Ontario, OHOH6,69223.6%+5.0 pts

118▼1Akron, OHOH189,69123.6%+5.6 pts

119▼15Heath, OHOH10,85923.7%+10.0 pts

120▲28Ashland, OHOH18,73023.8%+4.2 pts

121Groesbeck, OHOH7,82423.8%+4.4 pts

122▼11Union, OHOH7,17724.0%+10.6 pts

123▲14Amelia, OHOH12,87124.0%+10.1 pts

124▼51Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35324.2%+7.9 pts

125▼28New Philadelphia, OHOH17,42424.4%+9.8 pts

126▼3Parma, OHOH78,58124.4%+6.6 pts

127Reading, OHOH10,49124.5%+8.6 pts

128▲21Orrville, OHOH8,46124.6%+8.1 pts

129▼4Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,12024.7%+10.2 pts

130▼6New Franklin, OHOH13,87324.7%+8.5 pts

131▼92Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91724.8%+8.5 pts

132▲43Springdale, OHOH11,13424.8%−3.1 pts

133▼15Oregon, OHOH19,67425.4%+9.5 pts

134▲11Wickliffe, OHOH12,64925.5%+9.2 pts

135▲17Northwood, OHOH5,25225.7%+13.2 pts

136▲2Huber Heights, OHOH43,90526.0%+7.1 pts

137▼22Willowick, OHOH14,17826.1%+11.9 pts

138▲5Norton, OHOH11,49326.2%+9.1 pts

139▲11Forest Park, OHOH20,04126.2%+0.1 pts

140▼31New Burlington, OHOH5,42626.8%–

141▲26Dover, OHOH12,94727.0%+9.5 pts

142▼52North College Hill, OHOH9,54427.3%+13.2 pts

143▼30Tiffin, OHOH17,80327.3%+9.8 pts

144▼2Parma Heights, OHOH20,32727.5%+9.1 pts

145▼9Hubbard, OHOH7,52827.8%+9.8 pts

146▲9Brunswick, OHOH35,11427.9%+8.5 pts

147▼13Miamisburg, OHOH20,41428.3%+9.9 pts

148▼22Germantown, OHOH5,94728.3%+9.6 pts

149▲16Marietta, OHOH13,05328.6%+5.4 pts

150▲16Lebanon, OHOH22,11029.1%+4.1 pts

151▲7Streetsboro, OHOH17,73029.1%+10.2 pts

152▼23Pataskala, OHOH18,52929.2%+8.8 pts

153▼13Vandalia, OHOH15,01429.2%+7.3 pts

154▼21Shiloh, OHOH10,52629.3%+2.7 pts

155▲43Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47529.9%−5.8 pts

156▲13Rossford, OHOH6,36930.0%+9.0 pts

157▼25Steubenville, OHOH17,92230.1%+12.4 pts

158▲12Fairborn, OHOH35,75430.2%+8.4 pts

159Findlay, OHOH40,37030.6%+6.3 pts

160▲13Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,20930.6%+19.3 pts

161▲13Fairfield, OHOH44,68230.7%+3.4 pts

162▼27Harrison, OHOH13,79530.8%+18.9 pts

163▲9Englewood, OHOH13,34331.0%+8.1 pts

164▲4Amherst, OHOH12,97431.4%+9.3 pts

165▲16Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35032.1%+5.0 pts

166▲13North Olmsted, OHOH31,54232.3%+5.1 pts

167▼16Vermilion, OHOH10,69532.3%+14.1 pts

168▲21Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91332.6%+12.3 pts

169▼9Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31332.8%+16.4 pts

170▲10Marysville, OHOH30,19033.1%+16.8 pts

171▼24Troy, OHOH27,34433.2%+16.1 pts

172▼26Groveport, OHOH5,81833.3%+21.0 pts

173▼34Delhi Hills, OHOH5,24133.4%–

174▼13Bridgetown, OHOH13,46433.6%–

175▲8Tallmadge, OHOH18,52133.8%+9.8 pts

176▼13Johnstown, OHOH5,47633.8%+18.7 pts

177▲11Tipp City, OHOH10,64434.0%+10.8 pts

178▼14White Oak, OHOH19,21634.4%+11.8 pts

179▲6Grove City, OHOH45,18034.4%+12.4 pts

180▲14Seven Hills, OHOH11,46434.5%+12.4 pts

181▲15Sharonville, OHOH13,99734.6%+0.8 pts

182▲32Cortland, OHOH7,02434.7%+5.6 pts

183▲18Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,55834.8%+10.8 pts

184▼8North Ridgeville, OHOH37,78634.8%+18.7 pts

185▼8Columbiana, OHOH6,75635.0%+19.7 pts

186▼30Howland Center, OHOH6,26635.4%+8.9 pts

187▲19Whitehouse, OHOH5,07335.4%+10.5 pts

188▲3Medina, OHOH25,69235.6%+3.0 pts

189▲6Clayton, OHOH13,39735.8%+3.4 pts

190▼3Finneytown, OHOH12,50636.1%−0.2 pts

191▼13Willoughby, OHOH24,23436.6%+12.8 pts

192▼8Mentor, OHOH47,01036.6%+9.2 pts

193▼31Wooster, OHOH27,11536.9%+9.5 pts

194▲22Milford, OHOH6,43637.0%+13.1 pts

195▲4Berea, OHOH17,92037.2%+7.9 pts

196▼43Apple Valley, OHOH5,54837.5%–

197▼7Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97537.7%+12.1 pts

198▼1Uniontown, OHOH7,92038.1%+18.0 pts

199▲4Columbus, OHOH938,39638.2%+9.2 pts

200North Canton, OHOH17,69238.2%+4.6 pts

201▲1Maumee, OHOH13,52138.3%+9.4 pts

202▲10North Royalton, OHOH30,93638.3%+9.0 pts

203▲1Huron, OHOH6,58538.7%+10.3 pts

204▼18Monroe, OHOH15,88039.4%+15.1 pts

205▲12Mack, OHOH11,51639.8%–

206▲2Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,66940.1%+4.1 pts

207▼15Chesterland, OHOH7,08640.7%+17.1 pts

208▲13South Lebanon, OHOH6,96540.8%+38.7 pts

209▼4Wadsworth, OHOH24,72041.1%+14.3 pts

210▼28Norwood, OHOH19,65841.3%+27.4 pts

211▲12Dent, OHOH11,97341.4%+16.8 pts

212▲14Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,99241.4%+9.1 pts

213▼4Kettering, OHOH57,39641.7%+10.7 pts

214▼3Cincinnati, OHOH314,36741.8%+15.2 pts

215▲5Monfort Heights, OHOH12,44142.0%–

216▲3South Euclid, OHOH21,24842.3%+5.8 pts

217▼2Green, OHOH27,55342.4%+16.1 pts

218▼11Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,66742.9%+15.6 pts

219▼6Miami Heights, OHOH5,26943.9%–

220▲5Bowling Green, OHOH31,18244.2%0.0 pts

221▼3Macedonia, OHOH12,14744.2%+12.7 pts

222▲12Covedale, OHOH6,50044.8%+13.2 pts

223▲7Canfield, OHOH7,58445.3%+4.5 pts

224▼14Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05845.6%+13.5 pts

225▲6Kent, OHOH27,73747.1%+10.1 pts

226▲16Pickerington, OHOH26,33347.2%+15.7 pts

227▲19Centerville, OHOH25,19447.3%+1.5 pts

228▲5Independence, OHOH7,45647.4%+18.4 pts

229▲3Waterville, OHOH6,03747.4%+11.2 pts

230▼1Twinsburg, OHOH18,93947.5%+9.0 pts

231▼4Kirtland, OHOH6,92547.8%+15.2 pts

232▼8Delaware, OHOH46,63647.8%+21.1 pts

233▲5Stow, OHOH33,94148.0%+11.8 pts

234▼63Chardon, OHOH5,25148.0%+20.2 pts

235▲4Strongsville, OHOH45,62948.3%+11.3 pts

236▼43Sunbury, OHOH8,85748.3%+30.2 pts

237▼15Deer Park, OHOH5,55748.3%+31.5 pts

238▼10Fairview Park, OHOH16,74848.6%+12.0 pts

239▲6Forestville, OHOH10,83149.3%+3.8 pts

240▼5Loveland, OHOH13,28850.2%+15.3 pts

241▲6Bellbrook, OHOH7,56350.4%+9.8 pts

242▼2Gahanna, OHOH35,98651.7%+11.3 pts

243▼2Sylvania, OHOH18,88351.9%+8.6 pts

244▲7Beavercreek, OHOH48,13452.0%+9.0 pts

245▼2Broadview Heights, OHOH19,75552.0%+15.3 pts

246▼2Reminderville, OHOH5,33652.4%+22.4 pts

247▲5Springboro, OHOH19,60653.2%+11.3 pts

248▲1Oberlin, OHOH8,60353.8%+12.6 pts

249▲12Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,49654.8%+0.3 pts

250▼13Lakewood, OHOH49,02755.3%+19.4 pts

251▼1Avon Lake, OHOH26,48656.7%+13.6 pts

252▲4Perrysburg, OHOH25,44157.6%+10.7 pts

253▲4Landen, OHOH7,49957.7%+6.9 pts

254▲1Westerville, OHOH38,16557.9%+13.4 pts

255▲7Avon, OHOH25,61158.6%+26.2 pts

256▲7Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75058.7%+8.7 pts

257▼9Lyndhurst, OHOH13,52258.9%+20.9 pts

258▲1Highland Heights, OHOH8,55959.6%+18.4 pts

259▼1Brecksville, OHOH13,84360.0%+12.5 pts

260▼6Westlake, OHOH33,90460.2%+14.9 pts

261▼8Hilliard, OHOH38,89860.3%+14.2 pts

262▲3Mason, OHOH35,83460.4%+21.0 pts

263▲10Oxford, OHOH22,38761.0%+7.5 pts

264▼4Aurora, OHOH18,01461.2%+19.9 pts

265▼29Fairlawn, OHOH7,81561.2%+15.0 pts

266▲5Bainbridge, OHOH8,62363.7%+1.2 pts

267▲5Athens, OHOH25,31364.1%+0.3 pts

268▲2Rocky River, OHOH21,39764.3%+17.7 pts

269▼3Solon, OHOH23,67965.0%+14.5 pts

270▼2Beachwood, OHOH13,67365.3%+14.4 pts

271▲18Granville, OHOH6,25266.3%−2.4 pts

272▼8Blue Ash, OHOH13,70767.0%+18.3 pts

273▼6University Heights, OHOH13,20067.5%+12.1 pts

274▲1Bay, OHOH15,79268.5%+14.5 pts

275▲3Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46669.3%+7.6 pts

276▼7Kenwood, OHOH8,32669.9%+19.3 pts

277▲4Wyoming, OHOH8,80772.1%+4.1 pts

278▼2Worthington, OHOH14,54372.6%+12.8 pts

279▲3Dublin, OHOH49,09473.4%+8.7 pts

280▲3Montgomery, OHOH10,92273.5%+11.0 pts

281▼2Dry Run, OHOH7,68774.4%+12.0 pts

282▼5Oakwood, OHOH9,44174.5%+11.5 pts

283▲2Madeira, OHOH9,63774.7%+30.1 pts

284▼4Hudson, OHOH23,08575.3%+8.8 pts

285▲7The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11475.7%−1.3 pts

286Bexley, OHOH12,45276.9%+9.7 pts

287▼3Powell, OHOH18,26978.1%+9.6 pts

288▼14Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90379.0%+17.5 pts

289▼2New Albany, OHOH11,80379.4%+24.2 pts

290▲1Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89379.8%+12.4 pts

291▼3Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88681.1%+9.3 pts

292▼2Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11281.8%+33.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES