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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%+81%

02Kenton, OHOH7,8086.2%−31%

03Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1456.3%−1%

04Carlisle, OHOH5,8856.9%+18%

05East Liverpool, OHOH9,5697.3%+17%

06Willard, OHOH6,1307.6%−18%

07Toronto, OHOH5,1497.6%+12%

08Obetz, OHOH7,3428.0%+118%

09Moraine, OHOH6,6278.1%+50%

10Galion, OHOH10,3708.5%+1%

11Fostoria, OHOH12,9208.5%+7%

12East Cleveland, OHOH13,2298.5%+20%

13West Jefferson, OHOH5,8278.7%–

14Delphos, OHOH7,0968.7%+52%

15Marion, OHOH35,5878.8%−6%

16Franklin, OHOH11,6478.9%+37%

17Wellston, OHOH5,4889.0%+72%

18Bellevue, OHOH8,1549.2%−21%

19Grafton, OHOH5,7649.3%+49%

20Shelby, OHOH9,2319.4%−2%

21Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,3899.4%+24%

22Bucyrus, OHOH11,6319.5%−8%

23Rittman, OHOH6,1209.5%+23%

24Lima, OHOH34,6959.5%+13%

25Youngstown, OHOH58,8329.7%+17%

26Brook Park, OHOH18,1959.7%+34%

27North Madison, OHOH8,5949.8%−0%

28Trenton, OHOH14,2419.8%+8%

29Piqua, OHOH21,0649.9%+9%

30Lorain, OHOH65,3669.9%+29%

31Campbell, OHOH7,7219.9%+12%

32Conneaut, OHOH12,2479.9%+55%

33Fremont, OHOH15,76510.2%−2%

34Struthers, OHOH9,83710.3%+44%

35Eaton, OHOH8,32710.3%+55%

36Ashtabula, OHOH17,47410.4%+32%

37Clyde, OHOH6,36110.5%+32%

38Barberton, OHOH24,74810.6%+34%

39Logan, OHOH7,16410.6%+1%

40Lincoln, OHOH8,92810.7%+39%

41Martins Ferry, OHOH6,04810.8%+20%

42Warren, OHOH38,32810.9%+9%

43Ironton, OHOH10,14810.9%+13%

44Hillsboro, OHOH6,76311.0%−3%

45Geneva, OHOH5,80611.1%+9%

46Sandusky, OHOH24,00111.2%+18%

47Urbana, OHOH11,14011.2%−8%

48Whitehall, OHOH19,80511.2%+4%

49Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,20911.3%−4%

50Northbrook, OHOH10,74211.3%+13%

51Zanesville, OHOH25,13811.4%+20%

52Cleveland, OHOH363,60811.4%+42%

53Niles, OHOH18,11611.5%+4%

54Greenville, OHOH12,68011.6%+4%

55St. Marys, OHOH8,39811.8%+8%

56Canton, OHOH69,00111.8%+22%

57Harrison, OHOH13,79511.9%+30%

58Garfield Heights, OHOH28,79012.0%+41%

59Hamilton, OHOH64,64412.2%+23%

60Port Clinton, OHOH5,87512.2%−7%

61Groveport, OHOH5,81812.2%+4%

62Painesville, OHOH20,66012.4%−2%

63Wapakoneta, OHOH9,71112.4%+32%

64Perry Heights, OHOH8,75612.4%+10%

65Massillon, OHOH32,16812.4%+52%

66Eastlake, OHOH17,35712.5%+32%

67Cambridge, OHOH10,05512.5%−3%

68Northwood, OHOH5,25212.5%+71%

69Portsmouth, OHOH17,28212.5%+9%

70Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,66112.6%+1%

71Wauseon, OHOH7,43012.7%−9%

72Springfield, OHOH58,28112.7%+16%

73New Carlisle, OHOH5,52512.7%+46%

74Coshocton, OHOH11,16912.8%+10%

75Maple Heights, OHOH22,90212.9%+60%

76Circleville, OHOH14,63413.1%+6%

77Middletown, OHOH52,14613.1%+2%

78Brooklyn, OHOH11,07213.1%+65%

79Elyria, OHOH53,63413.1%+19%

80Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,97113.2%+51%

81Alliance, OHOH21,58213.3%+12%

82Lancaster, OHOH41,95613.3%+15%

83Union, OHOH7,17713.4%+82%

84Mansfield, OHOH47,38113.4%+3%

85Belpre, OHOH6,65713.5%+9%

86Bellefontaine, OHOH14,15113.6%+38%

87Jackson, OHOH6,23313.6%+4%

88Sidney, OHOH20,12413.6%−4%

89Napoleon, OHOH8,68013.7%+1%

90Heath, OHOH10,85913.7%+21%

91Champion Heights, OHOH6,38013.8%+42%

92Amelia, OHOH12,87113.8%+32%

93Van Wert, OHOH11,20013.9%+16%

94Norwood, OHOH19,65814.0%+66%

95Northgate, OHOH6,72314.0%+7%

96North College Hill, OHOH9,54414.1%+24%

97Willowick, OHOH14,17814.2%+40%

98Ravenna, OHOH11,13614.3%+11%

99Riverside, OHOH24,70614.3%−63%

100Dayton, OHOH136,68814.4%+17%

101Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,12014.4%+23%

102New Philadelphia, OHOH17,42414.6%+49%

103Norwalk, OHOH17,19114.6%+25%

104Newark, OHOH51,47314.7%+30%

105London, OHOH10,81314.7%+34%

106Bryan, OHOH8,57914.7%+24%

107Withamsville, OHOH7,42914.8%+13%

108Xenia, OHOH26,42514.9%+30%

109Trotwood, OHOH23,19015.0%−14%

110Salem, OHOH11,65515.0%+60%

111Johnstown, OHOH5,47615.2%+45%

112Columbiana, OHOH6,75615.3%+15%

113Louisville, OHOH9,87415.6%+21%

114Austintown, OHOH30,16415.6%+14%

115Oregon, OHOH19,67415.8%+41%

116Reading, OHOH10,49115.9%+9%

117North Ridgeville, OHOH37,78616.0%+14%

118Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69116.1%+26%

119Celina, OHOH10,93616.1%+40%

120Girard, OHOH9,38416.1%+29%

121New Franklin, OHOH13,87316.2%–

122Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91716.2%+36%

123Marysville, OHOH30,19016.3%+68%

124Wilmington, OHOH12,80216.4%−6%

125Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35316.4%+32%

126Wickliffe, OHOH12,64916.4%+39%

127Wheelersburg, OHOH6,31316.4%+43%

128Cheviot, OHOH8,62316.4%+32%

129Orrville, OHOH8,46116.5%+15%

130Chillicothe, OHOH21,81516.7%+20%

131Toledo, OHOH263,42316.8%+19%

132Defiance, OHOH17,00916.8%+8%

133Deer Park, OHOH5,55716.9%+57%

134Troy, OHOH27,34417.1%+1%

135Norton, OHOH11,49317.1%+21%

136Canal Fulton, OHOH5,41217.2%+25%

137Northridge, OHOH7,81717.3%+59%

138Tiffin, OHOH17,80317.5%+31%

139Dover, OHOH12,94717.6%+23%

140Parma, OHOH78,58117.8%+17%

141Steubenville, OHOH17,92217.8%+34%

142Pleasant Run, OHOH5,62917.8%+33%

143Hubbard, OHOH7,52818.0%+62%

144Akron, OHOH189,69118.0%+21%

145Mount Vernon, OHOH17,28718.1%+42%

146Bedford, OHOH12,72318.2%+58%

147Sunbury, OHOH8,85718.2%+61%

148Vermilion, OHOH10,69518.3%+8%

149Miamisburg, OHOH20,41418.4%+23%

150Parma Heights, OHOH20,32718.5%+18%

151Ontario, OHOH6,69218.6%+93%

152Brookville, OHOH5,99918.6%+61%

153Germantown, OHOH5,94718.7%+35%

154Huber Heights, OHOH43,90518.9%+4%

155Streetsboro, OHOH17,73018.9%+70%

156Brunswick, OHOH35,11419.4%+48%

157Groesbeck, OHOH7,82419.5%+44%

158Ashland, OHOH18,73019.6%+8%

159Euclid, OHOH47,96219.6%+13%

160Uniontown, OHOH7,92020.1%−7%

161Portage Lakes, OHOH5,91320.3%+23%

162Pataskala, OHOH18,52920.4%+133%

163Rossford, OHOH6,36921.0%+29%

164Fairborn, OHOH35,75421.8%+4%

165Vandalia, OHOH15,01421.9%+36%

166Grove City, OHOH45,18022.0%+47%

167Seven Hills, OHOH11,46422.1%+31%

168Amherst, OHOH12,97422.1%+36%

169White Oak, OHOH19,21622.6%+21%

170Englewood, OHOH13,34322.9%+21%

171Tipp City, OHOH10,64423.2%+77%

172Marietta, OHOH13,05323.3%+18%

173Chesterland, OHOH7,08623.6%+3%

174Willoughby, OHOH24,23423.8%+22%

175Milford, OHOH6,43623.9%+33%

176Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,55824.0%+12%

177Tallmadge, OHOH18,52124.1%+18%

178Findlay, OHOH40,37024.3%+10%

179Monroe, OHOH15,88024.3%−6%

180Dent, OHOH11,97324.6%+26%

181Whitehouse, OHOH5,07324.9%+80%

182Lebanon, OHOH22,11025.0%+55%

183Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,97525.6%+19%

184Forest Park, OHOH20,04126.2%+9%

185Green, OHOH27,55326.4%–

186Howland Center, OHOH6,26626.5%+14%

187Shiloh, OHOH10,52626.6%+2%

188Cincinnati, OHOH314,36726.6%+20%

189Delaware, OHOH46,63626.8%+32%

190Wadsworth, OHOH24,72026.8%+18%

191Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,35027.1%+9%

192North Olmsted, OHOH31,54227.1%+9%

193Fairfield, OHOH44,68227.3%+5%

194Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,66727.4%+29%

195Wooster, OHOH27,11527.4%+14%

196Mentor, OHOH47,01027.4%+23%

197Chardon, OHOH5,25127.8%+42%

198Springdale, OHOH11,13427.9%+20%

199Huron, OHOH6,58528.4%+13%

200Maumee, OHOH13,52128.9%+37%

201Independence, OHOH7,45629.0%+62%

202Columbus, OHOH938,39629.0%+18%

203Cortland, OHOH7,02429.1%+39%

204Berea, OHOH17,92029.3%+7%

205North Royalton, OHOH30,93629.4%+30%

206Reminderville, OHOH5,33630.0%+6%

207Kettering, OHOH57,39631.0%+9%

208Pickerington, OHOH26,33331.6%+36%

209Covedale, OHOH6,50031.6%+18%

210Macedonia, OHOH12,14731.6%+76%

211Canal Winchester, OHOH10,05832.1%+70%

212Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,99232.2%+9%

213Avon, OHOH25,61132.3%+61%

214Clayton, OHOH13,39732.4%+129%

215Medina, OHOH25,69232.5%+38%

216Kirtland, OHOH6,92532.6%+36%

217North Canton, OHOH17,69233.6%+12%

218Sharonville, OHOH13,99733.8%+46%

219Loveland, OHOH13,28835.0%+48%

220Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47535.7%+25%

221Lakewood, OHOH49,02735.9%+24%

222Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,66936.0%+39%

223Stow, OHOH33,94136.2%+19%

224Waterville, OHOH6,03736.2%+28%

225Finneytown, OHOH12,50636.3%+10%

226South Euclid, OHOH21,24836.5%+22%

227Fairview Park, OHOH16,74836.6%+30%

228Broadview Heights, OHOH19,75536.7%+34%

229Strongsville, OHOH45,62937.0%+22%

230Kent, OHOH27,73737.0%+10%

231Lyndhurst, OHOH13,52238.0%+14%

232Twinsburg, OHOH18,93938.5%+79%

233Mason, OHOH35,83439.5%+95%

234Gahanna, OHOH35,98640.4%+41%

235Bellbrook, OHOH7,56340.6%+39%

236Canfield, OHOH7,58440.7%+40%

237Highland Heights, OHOH8,55941.2%+45%

238Oberlin, OHOH8,60341.2%+7%

239Aurora, OHOH18,01441.3%+22%

240Springboro, OHOH19,60641.9%+36%

241Beavercreek, OHOH48,13442.9%+15%

242Avon Lake, OHOH26,48643.0%+37%

243Sylvania, OHOH18,88343.3%+15%

244Bowling Green, OHOH31,18244.2%+6%

245Madeira, OHOH9,63744.6%+24%

246Westerville, OHOH38,16544.6%+11%

247Westlake, OHOH33,90445.3%+20%

248Forestville, OHOH10,83145.5%+20%

249Centerville, OHOH25,19445.8%+14%

250Hilliard, OHOH38,89846.1%+115%

251Fairlawn, OHOH7,81546.2%+13%

252Rocky River, OHOH21,39746.7%+15%

253Perrysburg, OHOH25,44146.9%+17%

254Brecksville, OHOH13,84347.5%+14%

255Grandview Heights, OHOH9,11247.9%+20%

256Blue Ash, OHOH13,70748.7%+22%

257Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75050.0%+11%

258Solon, OHOH23,67950.4%+33%

259Kenwood, OHOH8,32650.6%+19%

260Landen, OHOH7,49950.8%+9%

261Beachwood, OHOH13,67350.9%+15%

262Oxford, OHOH22,38753.6%−1%

263Bay, OHOH15,79254.0%+9%

264Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,49654.5%+13%

265New Albany, OHOH11,80355.1%+297%

266University Heights, OHOH13,20055.3%+18%

267Worthington, OHOH14,54359.7%+9%

268Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90361.5%+9%

269Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46661.7%+1%

270Dry Run, OHOH7,68762.3%+25%

271Montgomery, OHOH10,92262.5%+19%

272Bainbridge, OHOH8,62362.6%+4%

273Oakwood, OHOH9,44163.0%+3%

274Athens, OHOH25,31363.8%+12%

275Dublin, OHOH49,09464.7%+11%

276Hudson, OHOH23,08566.5%–

277Bexley, OHOH12,45267.2%+15%

278Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89367.5%+14%

279Wyoming, OHOH8,80768.0%+15%

280Powell, OHOH18,26968.6%+13%

281Granville, OHOH6,25268.7%+16%

282Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88671.8%+13%

283The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11477.0%+11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS