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Least educated, Ohio cities · 1990

Ohio cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 280 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01South Lebanon, OHOH6,9651.2%−45%

02Obetz, OHOH7,3423.7%−54%

03Wellston, OHOH5,4885.3%−42%

04Moraine, OHOH6,6275.4%−34%

05Delphos, OHOH7,0965.7%−34%

06Carlisle, OHOH5,8855.9%−15%

07Grafton, OHOH5,7646.2%−33%

08East Liverpool, OHOH9,5696.2%−15%

09Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1456.3%+1%

10Conneaut, OHOH12,2476.4%−36%

11Franklin, OHOH11,6476.5%−27%

12Eaton, OHOH8,3276.6%−36%

13Toronto, OHOH5,1496.8%−11%

14Struthers, OHOH9,8377.1%−31%

15East Cleveland, OHOH13,2297.1%−16%

16Brook Park, OHOH18,1957.3%−25%

17Northwood, OHOH5,2527.3%−42%

18Union, OHOH7,1777.4%−45%

19Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3897.6%−19%

20Lincoln, OHOH8,9287.7%−28%

21Lorain, OHOH65,3667.7%−22%

22Rittman, OHOH6,1207.8%−18%

23Barberton, OHOH24,7487.9%−26%

24Brooklyn, OHOH11,0727.9%−40%

25Ashtabula, OHOH17,4747.9%−24%

26Clyde, OHOH6,3617.9%−24%

27Fostoria, OHOH12,9208.0%−7%

28Maple Heights, OHOH22,9028.1%−38%

29Cleveland, OHOH363,6088.1%−29%

30Massillon, OHOH32,1688.2%−34%

31Youngstown, OHOH58,8328.3%−15%

32Lima, OHOH34,6958.4%−12%

33Norwood, OHOH19,6588.4%−40%

34Galion, OHOH10,3708.4%−1%

35Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7908.5%−29%

36New Carlisle, OHOH5,5258.7%−31%

37Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9718.7%−34%

38Pataskala, OHOH18,5298.8%−57%

39Campbell, OHOH7,7218.9%−10%

40Kenton, OHOH7,8088.9%+44%

41Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0489.0%−17%

42Piqua, OHOH21,0649.0%−9%

43Trenton, OHOH14,2419.1%−8%

44Harrison, OHOH13,7959.1%−23%

45Willard, OHOH6,1309.3%+22%

46Salem, OHOH11,6559.4%−38%

47Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7119.4%−24%

48Marion, OHOH35,5879.4%+7%

49Zanesville, OHOH25,1389.4%−17%

50Eastlake, OHOH17,3579.5%−24%

51Sandusky, OHOH24,0019.5%−15%

52Shelby, OHOH9,2319.6%+2%

53Ontario, OHOH6,6929.6%−48%

54Ironton, OHOH10,1489.7%−11%

55Canton, OHOH69,0019.7%−18%

56Champion Heights, OHOH6,3809.7%−29%

57Marysville, OHOH30,1909.7%−40%

58New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4249.8%−33%

59North Madison, OHOH8,5949.8%+0%

60Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1519.8%−28%

61Hamilton, OHOH64,6449.9%−19%

62Warren, OHOH38,32810.0%−8%

63Northbrook, OHOH10,74210.0%−11%

64Willowick, OHOH14,17810.2%−28%

65Geneva, OHOH5,80610.2%−8%

66Bucyrus, OHOH11,63110.3%+9%

67Fremont, OHOH15,76510.4%+2%

68Johnstown, OHOH5,47610.5%−31%

69Amelia, OHOH12,87110.5%−24%

70Logan, OHOH7,16410.5%−1%

71Deer Park, OHOH5,55710.7%−36%

72Whitehall, OHOH19,80510.8%−4%

73Springfield, OHOH58,28110.9%−14%

74Northridge, OHOH7,81710.9%−37%

75St. Marys, OHOH8,39810.9%−7%

76London, OHOH10,81310.9%−25%

77Elyria, OHOH53,63411.0%−16%

78Niles, OHOH18,11611.1%−4%

79Streetsboro, OHOH17,73011.1%−41%

80Hubbard, OHOH7,52811.1%−38%

81Greenville, OHOH12,68011.2%−4%

82Hillsboro, OHOH6,76311.2%+3%

83Oregon, OHOH19,67411.3%−29%

84Perry Heights, OHOH8,75611.3%−9%

85Heath, OHOH10,85911.3%−18%

86Sunbury, OHOH8,85711.3%−38%

87Newark, OHOH51,47311.3%−23%

88North College Hill, OHOH9,54411.4%−19%

89Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31311.4%−30%

90Xenia, OHOH26,42511.5%−23%

91Portsmouth, OHOH17,28211.5%−9%

92Celina, OHOH10,93611.5%−29%

93Bedford, OHOH12,72311.5%−37%

94Brookville, OHOH5,99911.6%−38%

95Lancaster, OHOH41,95611.6%−13%

96Coshocton, OHOH11,16911.7%−9%

97Bellevue, OHOH8,15411.7%+27%

98Norwalk, OHOH17,19111.7%−20%

99Groveport, OHOH5,81811.7%−4%

100Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,20911.8%+4%

101Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,12011.8%−18%

102Wickliffe, OHOH12,64911.8%−28%

103Bryan, OHOH8,57911.9%−19%

104Alliance, OHOH21,58211.9%−11%

105Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91712.0%−26%

106Van Wert, OHOH11,20012.0%−14%

107Urbana, OHOH11,14012.2%+8%

108Dayton, OHOH136,68812.3%−15%

109Circleville, OHOH14,63412.3%−6%

110Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35312.4%−24%

111Cheviot, OHOH8,62312.5%−24%

112Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,66112.5%−1%

113Belpre, OHOH6,65712.5%−8%

114Girard, OHOH9,38412.5%−22%

115Painesville, OHOH20,66012.6%+2%

116Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69112.8%−21%

117Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28712.8%−30%

118Middletown, OHOH52,14612.8%−2%

119Cambridge, OHOH10,05512.9%+3%

120Louisville, OHOH9,87412.9%−17%

121Ravenna, OHOH11,13612.9%−10%

122Mansfield, OHOH47,38113.0%−3%

123Jackson, OHOH6,23313.0%−4%

124Northgate, OHOH6,72313.1%−7%

125Tipp City, OHOH10,64413.1%−44%

126Brunswick, OHOH35,11413.1%−32%

127Withamsville, OHOH7,42913.2%−11%

128Port Clinton, OHOH5,87513.2%+8%

129Steubenville, OHOH17,92213.3%−25%

130Tiffin, OHOH17,80313.3%−24%

131Columbiana, OHOH6,75613.4%−13%

132Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62913.4%−25%

133Groesbeck, OHOH7,82413.5%−31%

134Napoleon, OHOH8,68013.6%−1%

135Austintown, OHOH30,16413.6%−13%

136Canal Fulton, OHOH5,41213.8%−20%

137Whitehouse, OHOH5,07313.8%−45%

138Germantown, OHOH5,94713.8%−26%

139Chillicothe, OHOH21,81513.9%−17%

140New Albany, OHOH11,80313.9%−75%

141Wauseon, OHOH7,43013.9%+10%

142Toledo, OHOH263,42314.1%−16%

143Norton, OHOH11,49314.1%−18%

144North Ridgeville, OHOH37,78614.1%−12%

145Clayton, OHOH13,39714.1%−56%

146Dover, OHOH12,94714.3%−19%

147Sidney, OHOH20,12414.3%+5%

148Orrville, OHOH8,46114.4%−13%

149Reading, OHOH10,49114.6%−9%

150Akron, OHOH189,69114.9%−18%

151Miamisburg, OHOH20,41414.9%−19%

152Grove City, OHOH45,18015.0%−32%

153Parma, OHOH78,58115.3%−14%

154Defiance, OHOH17,00915.6%−7%

155Parma Heights, OHOH20,32715.7%−15%

156Lebanon, OHOH22,11016.1%−36%

157Vandalia, OHOH15,01416.2%−26%

158Rossford, OHOH6,36916.2%−23%

159Amherst, OHOH12,97416.3%−26%

160Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91316.4%−19%

161West Carrollton, OHOH12,96316.7%–

162Seven Hills, OHOH11,46416.8%−24%

163Vermilion, OHOH10,69516.9%−8%

164Troy, OHOH27,34416.9%−1%

165Euclid, OHOH47,96217.3%−11%

166Wilmington, OHOH12,80217.4%+6%

167Trotwood, OHOH23,19017.5%+17%

168Independence, OHOH7,45617.9%−38%

169Macedonia, OHOH12,14718.0%−43%

170Milford, OHOH6,43618.0%−25%

171Ashland, OHOH18,73018.1%−7%

172Huber Heights, OHOH43,90518.3%−3%

173White Oak, OHOH19,21618.7%−17%

174Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05818.9%−41%

175Englewood, OHOH13,34319.0%−17%

176Willoughby, OHOH24,23419.4%−18%

177Dent, OHOH11,97319.5%−21%

178Chardon, OHOH5,25119.6%−29%

179Marietta, OHOH13,05319.8%−15%

180Avon, OHOH25,61120.1%−38%

181Delaware, OHOH46,63620.2%−25%

182Mason, OHOH35,83420.3%−49%

183Tallmadge, OHOH18,52120.5%−15%

184Cortland, OHOH7,02420.8%−28%

185Fairborn, OHOH35,75421.0%−4%

186Maumee, OHOH13,52121.2%−27%

187Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,66721.3%−22%

188Hilliard, OHOH38,89821.4%−53%

189Twinsburg, OHOH18,93921.4%−44%

190Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,55821.5%−11%

191Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97521.5%−16%

192Uniontown, OHOH7,92021.5%+7%

193Findlay, OHOH40,37022.1%−9%

194Cincinnati, OHOH314,36722.2%−17%

195Mentor, OHOH47,01022.3%−19%

196North Royalton, OHOH30,93622.6%−23%

197Wadsworth, OHOH24,72022.7%−15%

198Chesterland, OHOH7,08622.8%−3%

199Sharonville, OHOH13,99723.1%−32%

200Howland Center, OHOH6,26623.2%−12%

201Springdale, OHOH11,13423.2%−17%

202Pickerington, OHOH26,33323.2%−26%

203Medina, OHOH25,69223.5%−28%

204Loveland, OHOH13,28823.7%−32%

205Wooster, OHOH27,11524.0%−12%

206Kirtland, OHOH6,92524.0%−26%

207Forest Park, OHOH20,04124.1%−8%

208Columbus, OHOH938,39624.6%−15%

209Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35024.7%−9%

210North Olmsted, OHOH31,54225.0%−8%

211Huron, OHOH6,58525.1%−12%

212Fairfield, OHOH44,68225.9%−5%

213Monroe, OHOH15,88025.9%+6%

214Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,66925.9%−28%

215Shiloh, OHOH10,52626.1%−2%

216Covedale, OHOH6,50026.8%−15%

217Berea, OHOH17,92027.3%−7%

218Broadview Heights, OHOH19,75527.5%−25%

219Fairview Park, OHOH16,74828.1%−23%

220Waterville, OHOH6,03728.3%−22%

221Reminderville, OHOH5,33628.3%−6%

222Highland Heights, OHOH8,55928.4%−31%

223Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47528.5%−20%

224Kettering, OHOH57,39628.6%−8%

225Gahanna, OHOH35,98628.6%−29%

226Lakewood, OHOH49,02729.0%−19%

227Canfield, OHOH7,58429.2%−28%

228Bellbrook, OHOH7,56329.3%−28%

229Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,99229.5%−8%

230South Euclid, OHOH21,24829.8%−18%

231North Canton, OHOH17,69229.8%−11%

232Strongsville, OHOH45,62930.2%−18%

233Stow, OHOH33,94130.4%−16%

234Springboro, OHOH19,60630.9%−26%

235Avon Lake, OHOH26,48631.4%−27%

236Finneytown, OHOH12,50633.0%−9%

237Lyndhurst, OHOH13,52233.2%−13%

238Kent, OHOH27,73733.6%−9%

239Aurora, OHOH18,01433.8%−18%

240Madeira, OHOH9,63736.0%−19%

241Beavercreek, OHOH48,13437.2%−13%

242Westlake, OHOH33,90437.7%−17%

243Sylvania, OHOH18,88337.7%−13%

244Forestville, OHOH10,83137.8%−17%

245Solon, OHOH23,67938.0%−25%

246Riverside, OHOH24,70638.4%+168%

247Oberlin, OHOH8,60338.4%−7%

248Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11239.8%−17%

249Blue Ash, OHOH13,70740.0%−18%

250Perrysburg, OHOH25,44140.1%−15%

251Westerville, OHOH38,16540.1%−10%

252Centerville, OHOH25,19440.3%−12%

253Rocky River, OHOH21,39740.6%−13%

254Fairlawn, OHOH7,81541.0%−11%

255Brecksville, OHOH13,84341.6%−12%

256Bowling Green, OHOH31,18241.6%−6%

257Kenwood, OHOH8,32642.4%−16%

258Beachwood, OHOH13,67344.2%−13%

259Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75045.0%−10%

260Landen, OHOH7,49946.4%−9%

261University Heights, OHOH13,20047.0%−15%

262Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,49648.4%−11%

263Bay, OHOH15,79249.7%−8%

264Dry Run, OHOH7,68750.0%−20%

265Montgomery, OHOH10,92252.5%−16%

266Oxford, OHOH22,38754.1%+1%

267Worthington, OHOH14,54354.8%−8%

268Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90356.7%−8%

269Athens, OHOH25,31357.2%−10%

270Bexley, OHOH12,45258.3%−13%

271Dublin, OHOH49,09458.4%−10%

272Granville, OHOH6,25259.1%−14%

273Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89359.2%−12%

274Wyoming, OHOH8,80759.3%−13%

275Bainbridge, OHOH8,62359.9%−4%

276Powell, OHOH18,26960.8%−11%

277Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46661.0%−1%

278Oakwood, OHOH9,44161.1%−3%

279Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88663.4%−12%

280The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11469.2%−10%

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