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Least educated, Ohio cities · 2000

Ohio cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 283 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01South Lebanon, OHOH6,9652.1%+1.0 pts

02Kenton, OHOH7,8086.2%−2.7 pts

03Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1456.3%−0.1 pts

04Carlisle, OHOH5,8856.9%+1.0 pts

05East Liverpool, OHOH9,5697.3%+1.1 pts

06Willard, OHOH6,1307.6%−1.7 pts

07Toronto, OHOH5,1497.6%+0.8 pts

08Obetz, OHOH7,3428.0%+4.3 pts

09Moraine, OHOH6,6278.1%+2.7 pts

10Galion, OHOH10,3708.5%+0.1 pts

11Fostoria, OHOH12,9208.5%+0.6 pts

12East Cleveland, OHOH13,2298.5%+1.4 pts

13West Jefferson, OHOH5,8278.7%–

14Delphos, OHOH7,0968.7%+3.0 pts

15Marion, OHOH35,5878.8%−0.6 pts

16Franklin, OHOH11,6478.9%+2.4 pts

17Wellston, OHOH5,4889.0%+3.8 pts

18Bellevue, OHOH8,1549.2%−2.5 pts

19Grafton, OHOH5,7649.3%+3.1 pts

20Shelby, OHOH9,2319.4%−0.2 pts

21Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3899.4%+1.8 pts

22Bucyrus, OHOH11,6319.5%−0.8 pts

23Rittman, OHOH6,1209.5%+1.8 pts

24Lima, OHOH34,6959.5%+1.1 pts

25Youngstown, OHOH58,8329.7%+1.4 pts

26Brook Park, OHOH18,1959.7%+2.5 pts

27North Madison, OHOH8,5949.8%−0.0 pts

28Trenton, OHOH14,2419.8%+0.8 pts

29Piqua, OHOH21,0649.9%+0.8 pts

30Lorain, OHOH65,3669.9%+2.2 pts

31Campbell, OHOH7,7219.9%+1.0 pts

32Conneaut, OHOH12,2479.9%+3.5 pts

33Fremont, OHOH15,76510.2%−0.2 pts

34Struthers, OHOH9,83710.3%+3.2 pts

35Eaton, OHOH8,32710.3%+3.7 pts

36Ashtabula, OHOH17,47410.4%+2.5 pts

37Clyde, OHOH6,36110.5%+2.6 pts

38Barberton, OHOH24,74810.6%+2.7 pts

39Logan, OHOH7,16410.6%+0.1 pts

40Lincoln, OHOH8,92810.7%+3.0 pts

41Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04810.8%+1.8 pts

42Warren, OHOH38,32810.9%+0.9 pts

43Ironton, OHOH10,14810.9%+1.2 pts

44Hillsboro, OHOH6,76311.0%−0.3 pts

45Geneva, OHOH5,80611.1%+0.9 pts

46Sandusky, OHOH24,00111.2%+1.7 pts

47Urbana, OHOH11,14011.2%−0.9 pts

48Whitehall, OHOH19,80511.2%+0.4 pts

49Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,20911.3%−0.5 pts

50Northbrook, OHOH10,74211.3%+1.3 pts

51Zanesville, OHOH25,13811.4%+1.9 pts

52Cleveland, OHOH363,60811.4%+3.4 pts

53Niles, OHOH18,11611.5%+0.4 pts

54Greenville, OHOH12,68011.6%+0.5 pts

55St. Marys, OHOH8,39811.8%+0.9 pts

56Canton, OHOH69,00111.8%+2.2 pts

57Harrison, OHOH13,79511.9%+2.8 pts

58Garfield Heights, OHOH28,79012.0%+3.5 pts

59Hamilton, OHOH64,64412.2%+2.3 pts

60Port Clinton, OHOH5,87512.2%−0.9 pts

61Groveport, OHOH5,81812.2%+0.5 pts

62Painesville, OHOH20,66012.4%−0.2 pts

63Wapakoneta, OHOH9,71112.4%+3.0 pts

64Perry Heights, OHOH8,75612.4%+1.1 pts

65Massillon, OHOH32,16812.4%+4.2 pts

66Eastlake, OHOH17,35712.5%+3.0 pts

67Cambridge, OHOH10,05512.5%−0.4 pts

68Northwood, OHOH5,25212.5%+5.2 pts

69Portsmouth, OHOH17,28212.5%+1.1 pts

70Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,66112.6%+0.1 pts

71Wauseon, OHOH7,43012.7%−1.3 pts

72Springfield, OHOH58,28112.7%+1.8 pts

73New Carlisle, OHOH5,52512.7%+4.0 pts

74Coshocton, OHOH11,16912.8%+1.1 pts

75Maple Heights, OHOH22,90212.9%+4.9 pts

76Circleville, OHOH14,63413.1%+0.7 pts

77Middletown, OHOH52,14613.1%+0.3 pts

78Brooklyn, OHOH11,07213.1%+5.2 pts

79Elyria, OHOH53,63413.1%+2.1 pts

80Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,97113.2%+4.4 pts

81Alliance, OHOH21,58213.3%+1.4 pts

82Lancaster, OHOH41,95613.3%+1.7 pts

83Union, OHOH7,17713.4%+6.0 pts

84Mansfield, OHOH47,38113.4%+0.5 pts

85Belpre, OHOH6,65713.5%+1.1 pts

86Bellefontaine, OHOH14,15113.6%+3.8 pts

87Jackson, OHOH6,23313.6%+0.5 pts

88Sidney, OHOH20,12413.6%−0.6 pts

89Napoleon, OHOH8,68013.7%+0.1 pts

90Heath, OHOH10,85913.7%+2.4 pts

91Champion Heights, OHOH6,38013.8%+4.1 pts

92Amelia, OHOH12,87113.8%+3.3 pts

93Van Wert, OHOH11,20013.9%+1.9 pts

94Norwood, OHOH19,65814.0%+5.6 pts

95Northgate, OHOH6,72314.0%+1.0 pts

96North College Hill, OHOH9,54414.1%+2.7 pts

97Willowick, OHOH14,17814.2%+4.0 pts

98Ravenna, OHOH11,13614.3%+1.4 pts

99Riverside, OHOH24,70614.3%−24.1 pts

100Dayton, OHOH136,68814.4%+2.1 pts

101Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,12014.4%+2.7 pts

102New Philadelphia, OHOH17,42414.6%+4.8 pts

103Norwalk, OHOH17,19114.6%+2.9 pts

104Newark, OHOH51,47314.7%+3.3 pts

105London, OHOH10,81314.7%+3.7 pts

106Bryan, OHOH8,57914.7%+2.8 pts

107Withamsville, OHOH7,42914.8%+1.7 pts

108Xenia, OHOH26,42514.9%+3.4 pts

109Trotwood, OHOH23,19015.0%−2.5 pts

110Salem, OHOH11,65515.0%+5.7 pts

111Johnstown, OHOH5,47615.2%+4.7 pts

112Columbiana, OHOH6,75615.3%+2.0 pts

113Louisville, OHOH9,87415.6%+2.7 pts

114Austintown, OHOH30,16415.6%+2.0 pts

115Oregon, OHOH19,67415.8%+4.6 pts

116Reading, OHOH10,49115.9%+1.4 pts

117North Ridgeville, OHOH37,78616.0%+1.9 pts

118Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69116.1%+3.3 pts

119Celina, OHOH10,93616.1%+4.6 pts

120Girard, OHOH9,38416.1%+3.6 pts

121New Franklin, OHOH13,87316.2%–

122Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91716.2%+4.3 pts

123Marysville, OHOH30,19016.3%+6.6 pts

124Wilmington, OHOH12,80216.4%−1.0 pts

125Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35316.4%+3.9 pts

126Wickliffe, OHOH12,64916.4%+4.6 pts

127Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31316.4%+5.0 pts

128Cheviot, OHOH8,62316.4%+4.0 pts

129Orrville, OHOH8,46116.5%+2.1 pts

130Chillicothe, OHOH21,81516.7%+2.8 pts

131Toledo, OHOH263,42316.8%+2.7 pts

132Defiance, OHOH17,00916.8%+1.2 pts

133Deer Park, OHOH5,55716.9%+6.1 pts

134Troy, OHOH27,34417.1%+0.1 pts

135Norton, OHOH11,49317.1%+3.0 pts

136Canal Fulton, OHOH5,41217.2%+3.4 pts

137Northridge, OHOH7,81717.3%+6.4 pts

138Tiffin, OHOH17,80317.5%+4.2 pts

139Dover, OHOH12,94717.6%+3.3 pts

140Parma, OHOH78,58117.8%+2.5 pts

141Steubenville, OHOH17,92217.8%+4.5 pts

142Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62917.8%+4.5 pts

143Hubbard, OHOH7,52818.0%+6.9 pts

144Akron, OHOH189,69118.0%+3.2 pts

145Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28718.1%+5.4 pts

146Bedford, OHOH12,72318.2%+6.7 pts

147Sunbury, OHOH8,85718.2%+6.9 pts

148Vermilion, OHOH10,69518.3%+1.4 pts

149Miamisburg, OHOH20,41418.4%+3.5 pts

150Parma Heights, OHOH20,32718.5%+2.8 pts

151Ontario, OHOH6,69218.6%+8.9 pts

152Brookville, OHOH5,99918.6%+7.0 pts

153Germantown, OHOH5,94718.7%+4.9 pts

154Huber Heights, OHOH43,90518.9%+0.7 pts

155Streetsboro, OHOH17,73018.9%+7.8 pts

156Brunswick, OHOH35,11419.4%+6.2 pts

157Groesbeck, OHOH7,82419.5%+6.0 pts

158Ashland, OHOH18,73019.6%+1.5 pts

159Euclid, OHOH47,96219.6%+2.2 pts

160Uniontown, OHOH7,92020.1%−1.4 pts

161Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91320.3%+3.8 pts

162Pataskala, OHOH18,52920.4%+11.6 pts

163Rossford, OHOH6,36921.0%+4.8 pts

164Fairborn, OHOH35,75421.8%+0.8 pts

165Vandalia, OHOH15,01421.9%+5.7 pts

166Grove City, OHOH45,18022.0%+7.1 pts

167Seven Hills, OHOH11,46422.1%+5.2 pts

168Amherst, OHOH12,97422.1%+5.9 pts

169White Oak, OHOH19,21622.6%+3.9 pts

170Englewood, OHOH13,34322.9%+3.9 pts

171Tipp City, OHOH10,64423.2%+10.1 pts

172Marietta, OHOH13,05323.3%+3.5 pts

173Chesterland, OHOH7,08623.6%+0.8 pts

174Willoughby, OHOH24,23423.8%+4.4 pts

175Milford, OHOH6,43623.9%+5.9 pts

176Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,55824.0%+2.6 pts

177Tallmadge, OHOH18,52124.1%+3.6 pts

178Findlay, OHOH40,37024.3%+2.2 pts

179Monroe, OHOH15,88024.3%−1.6 pts

180Dent, OHOH11,97324.6%+5.1 pts

181Whitehouse, OHOH5,07324.9%+11.1 pts

182Lebanon, OHOH22,11025.0%+8.9 pts

183Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97525.6%+4.1 pts

184Forest Park, OHOH20,04126.2%+2.1 pts

185Green, OHOH27,55326.4%–

186Howland Center, OHOH6,26626.5%+3.3 pts

187Shiloh, OHOH10,52626.6%+0.6 pts

188Cincinnati, OHOH314,36726.6%+4.5 pts

189Delaware, OHOH46,63626.8%+6.6 pts

190Wadsworth, OHOH24,72026.8%+4.1 pts

191Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35027.1%+2.3 pts

192North Olmsted, OHOH31,54227.1%+2.2 pts

193Fairfield, OHOH44,68227.3%+1.4 pts

194Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,66727.4%+6.1 pts

195Wooster, OHOH27,11527.4%+3.4 pts

196Mentor, OHOH47,01027.4%+5.1 pts

197Chardon, OHOH5,25127.8%+8.2 pts

198Springdale, OHOH11,13427.9%+4.7 pts

199Huron, OHOH6,58528.4%+3.3 pts

200Maumee, OHOH13,52128.9%+7.7 pts

201Independence, OHOH7,45629.0%+11.1 pts

202Columbus, OHOH938,39629.0%+4.5 pts

203Cortland, OHOH7,02429.1%+8.2 pts

204Berea, OHOH17,92029.3%+2.0 pts

205North Royalton, OHOH30,93629.4%+6.8 pts

206Reminderville, OHOH5,33630.0%+1.7 pts

207Kettering, OHOH57,39631.0%+2.4 pts

208Pickerington, OHOH26,33331.6%+8.3 pts

209Covedale, OHOH6,50031.6%+4.7 pts

210Macedonia, OHOH12,14731.6%+13.6 pts

211Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05832.1%+13.2 pts

212Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,99232.2%+2.7 pts

213Avon, OHOH25,61132.3%+12.3 pts

214Clayton, OHOH13,39732.4%+18.3 pts

215Medina, OHOH25,69232.5%+9.0 pts

216Kirtland, OHOH6,92532.6%+8.6 pts

217North Canton, OHOH17,69233.6%+3.7 pts

218Sharonville, OHOH13,99733.8%+10.7 pts

219Loveland, OHOH13,28835.0%+11.3 pts

220Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47535.7%+7.3 pts

221Lakewood, OHOH49,02735.9%+6.9 pts

222Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,66936.0%+10.1 pts

223Stow, OHOH33,94136.2%+5.7 pts

224Waterville, OHOH6,03736.2%+8.0 pts

225Finneytown, OHOH12,50636.3%+3.3 pts

226South Euclid, OHOH21,24836.5%+6.7 pts

227Fairview Park, OHOH16,74836.6%+8.5 pts

228Broadview Heights, OHOH19,75536.7%+9.2 pts

229Strongsville, OHOH45,62937.0%+6.8 pts

230Kent, OHOH27,73737.0%+3.4 pts

231Lyndhurst, OHOH13,52238.0%+4.8 pts

232Twinsburg, OHOH18,93938.5%+17.0 pts

233Mason, OHOH35,83439.5%+19.2 pts

234Gahanna, OHOH35,98640.4%+11.8 pts

235Bellbrook, OHOH7,56340.6%+11.3 pts

236Canfield, OHOH7,58440.7%+11.6 pts

237Highland Heights, OHOH8,55941.2%+12.7 pts

238Oberlin, OHOH8,60341.2%+2.8 pts

239Aurora, OHOH18,01441.3%+7.5 pts

240Springboro, OHOH19,60641.9%+11.0 pts

241Beavercreek, OHOH48,13442.9%+5.7 pts

242Avon Lake, OHOH26,48643.0%+11.6 pts

243Sylvania, OHOH18,88343.3%+5.5 pts

244Bowling Green, OHOH31,18244.2%+2.6 pts

245Madeira, OHOH9,63744.6%+8.6 pts

246Westerville, OHOH38,16544.6%+4.4 pts

247Westlake, OHOH33,90445.3%+7.6 pts

248Forestville, OHOH10,83145.5%+7.7 pts

249Centerville, OHOH25,19445.8%+5.5 pts

250Hilliard, OHOH38,89846.1%+24.6 pts

251Fairlawn, OHOH7,81546.2%+5.2 pts

252Rocky River, OHOH21,39746.7%+6.1 pts

253Perrysburg, OHOH25,44146.9%+6.9 pts

254Brecksville, OHOH13,84347.5%+5.9 pts

255Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11247.9%+8.1 pts

256Blue Ash, OHOH13,70748.7%+8.7 pts

257Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75050.0%+5.0 pts

258Solon, OHOH23,67950.4%+12.4 pts

259Kenwood, OHOH8,32650.6%+8.2 pts

260Landen, OHOH7,49950.8%+4.3 pts

261Beachwood, OHOH13,67350.9%+6.6 pts

262Oxford, OHOH22,38753.6%−0.5 pts

263Bay, OHOH15,79254.0%+4.3 pts

264Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,49654.5%+6.1 pts

265New Albany, OHOH11,80355.1%+41.2 pts

266University Heights, OHOH13,20055.3%+8.4 pts

267Worthington, OHOH14,54359.7%+5.0 pts

268Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90361.5%+4.9 pts

269Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46661.7%+0.7 pts

270Dry Run, OHOH7,68762.3%+12.4 pts

271Montgomery, OHOH10,92262.5%+10.0 pts

272Bainbridge, OHOH8,62362.6%+2.7 pts

273Oakwood, OHOH9,44163.0%+1.9 pts

274Athens, OHOH25,31363.8%+6.7 pts

275Dublin, OHOH49,09464.7%+6.2 pts

276Hudson, OHOH23,08566.5%–

277Bexley, OHOH12,45267.2%+8.9 pts

278Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89367.5%+8.3 pts

279Wyoming, OHOH8,80768.0%+8.6 pts

280Powell, OHOH18,26968.6%+7.7 pts

281Granville, OHOH6,25268.7%+9.6 pts

282Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88671.8%+8.5 pts

283The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11477.0%+7.8 pts

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