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Least educated, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.1%+0.9 pts

02Plymouth, PAPA5,8019.8%−0.6 pts

03Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.8%−0.7 pts

04McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.0%+0.5 pts

05Duquesne, PAPA5,01911.2%+3.1 pts

06Reading, PAPA95,83211.4%+2.7 pts

07Shamokin, PAPA6,76411.4%+4.5 pts

08Sunbury, PAPA9,49511.6%+5.5 pts

09Lewistown, PAPA8,38512.5%+3.5 pts

10Connellsville, PAPA6,57413.9%+1.1 pts

11Chester, PAPA33,99614.4%+5.8 pts

12Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.5%+7.1 pts

13Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.5%+7.9 pts

14Darby, PAPA10,66615.5%+5.1 pts

15Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.6%+4.2 pts

16Johnstown, PAPA17,65415.8%+7.9 pts

17Lebanon, PAPA26,47915.9%+7.3 pts

18Hanover, PAPA16,68415.9%+0.8 pts

19New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+4.3 pts

20Croydon, PAPA9,68416.4%+7.6 pts

21Oil City, PAPA9,30116.5%+2.0 pts

22Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.5%+1.8 pts

23New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.8%+6.9 pts

24Collingdale, PAPA8,89817.0%+8.4 pts

25West York, PAPA5,11017.1%+8.5 pts

26Columbia, PAPA10,31417.4%+8.9 pts

27York, PAPA45,34217.5%+6.9 pts

28Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.5%+4.4 pts

29West Hazleton, PAPA5,28417.6%+5.0 pts

30Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57917.7%+6.4 pts

31Palmerton, PAPA5,61518.3%+6.5 pts

32Sharon, PAPA12,64818.4%+3.6 pts

33Nanticoke, PAPA10,71218.6%+7.7 pts

34Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55818.7%+4.1 pts

35Waynesboro, PAPA11,19019.0%+6.4 pts

36Washington, PAPA13,37719.0%+5.9 pts

37Carbondale, PAPA8,73119.0%+6.2 pts

38Steelton, PAPA6,32819.0%+10.2 pts

39Allentown, PAPA126,04419.1%+3.8 pts

40Bradford, PAPA7,44219.5%+3.5 pts

41Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.8%+9.6 pts

42Milton, PAPA6,45719.9%+6.0 pts

43Titusville, PAPA5,11220.1%+6.3 pts

44Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25320.2%+6.2 pts

45Sierra View, PAPA6,36520.4%–

46Jeannette, PAPA8,48920.4%+7.6 pts

47Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52320.5%+7.7 pts

48Ambridge, PAPA6,94420.5%+6.9 pts

49Altoona, PAPA42,34720.5%+8.4 pts

50Uniontown, PAPA9,43420.7%+6.4 pts

51Parkville, PAPA8,12820.8%+8.4 pts

52Bristol, PAPA9,97020.9%+10.4 pts

53Pottstown, PAPA23,32221.1%+8.7 pts

54Enola, PAPA6,53421.1%+10.3 pts

55Taylor, PAPA6,23221.2%+12.4 pts

56Clairton, PAPA5,87621.2%+11.9 pts

57Berwick, PAPA10,29721.3%+12.8 pts

58St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%+5.9 pts

59Folcroft, PAPA6,78021.9%+13.7 pts

60Pottsville, PAPA13,17021.9%+8.0 pts

61Clearfield, PAPA5,75322.3%+5.2 pts

62Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.3%+5.3 pts

63Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.4%+9.5 pts

64New Kensington, PAPA11,75922.5%+6.6 pts

65Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.6%+2.4 pts

66Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.6%+13.5 pts

67Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−1.2 pts

68Franklin, PAPA5,89922.7%+4.4 pts

69Weigelstown, PAPA15,48522.8%+10.6 pts

70Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+11.8 pts

71Prospect Park, PAPA6,40922.9%+7.4 pts

72Butler, PAPA12,87923.0%+7.5 pts

73Erie, PAPA91,83823.1%+5.7 pts

74Scranton, PAPA75,51423.1%+7.5 pts

75Bangor, PAPA5,11823.2%+11.9 pts

76Fullerton, PAPA16,72423.2%+1.4 pts

77Ephrata, PAPA13,64723.2%+9.5 pts

78Wilson, PAPA8,15923.4%+11.8 pts

79Duryea, PAPA5,15723.5%+9.2 pts

80Norristown, PAPA35,91123.5%+10.2 pts

81Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.8%+8.1 pts

82Pittston, PAPA7,71523.8%+12.3 pts

83Somerset, PAPA5,81524.0%+3.1 pts

84Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99524.2%+7.8 pts

85Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.4%+9.5 pts

86Shillington, PAPA5,54224.4%−4.4 pts

87West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.5%+9.8 pts

88Lock Haven, PAPA8,50024.6%+5.8 pts

89Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.6%−1.7 pts

90Middletown, PAPA9,77624.9%+11.6 pts

91Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%+2.5 pts

92Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.2%+7.4 pts

93Warren, PAPA9,04625.3%+5.3 pts

94Monaca, PAPA5,45625.5%+16.7 pts

95Monessen, PAPA6,65725.5%+10.0 pts

96Pennside, PAPA5,40725.6%–

97Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.7%+12.4 pts

98Swoyersville, PAPA5,15525.8%+4.6 pts

99Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+3.0 pts

100Harrisburg, PAPA50,52225.9%+11.6 pts

101Levittown, PAPA50,92626.0%+12.6 pts

102Northampton, PAPA10,57026.2%+13.2 pts

103Exeter, PAPA5,58726.4%+13.0 pts

104Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.4%+13.9 pts

105DuBois, PAPA7,25426.5%+13.9 pts

106Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+9.0 pts

107New Holland, PAPA5,75426.9%+8.0 pts

108Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.0%+10.7 pts

109Norwood, PAPA5,92727.1%+12.6 pts

110Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.3%+9.4 pts

111Birdsboro, PAPA5,16127.4%+10.5 pts

112Olyphant, PAPA5,39027.6%+10.6 pts

113Blakely, PAPA6,61127.8%+7.9 pts

114Easton, PAPA30,40228.2%+13.3 pts

115White Oak, PAPA7,28628.8%+2.8 pts

116Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.1%+5.0 pts

117Greenville, PAPA5,40629.1%+12.1 pts

118South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+13.4 pts

119Lancaster, PAPA58,36629.4%+15.4 pts

120Palmyra, PAPA7,76229.5%+9.4 pts

121Woodlyn, PAPA9,73629.7%+15.3 pts

122Blandon, PAPA7,35729.8%–

123Middletown, PAPA7,62829.8%+9.1 pts

124Old Forge, PAPA8,64030.3%+13.6 pts

125Catasauqua, PAPA6,59030.8%+18.1 pts

126Hellertown, PAPA6,13830.8%+17.1 pts

127Munhall, PAPA10,25330.9%+17.3 pts

128Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07331.4%+14.8 pts

129Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+4.0 pts

130Progress, PAPA11,01731.4%+5.2 pts

131Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90331.5%–

132Kingston, PAPA13,46231.7%+6.3 pts

133Souderton, PAPA7,28832.0%+12.7 pts

134Coraopolis, PAPA5,28032.1%+14.8 pts

135Emmaus, PAPA12,51432.1%+7.5 pts

136Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.3%+9.1 pts

137Ridley Park, PAPA7,25532.3%+7.8 pts

138Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37532.5%+6.5 pts

139East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43832.6%+9.6 pts

140Oxford, PAPA5,88732.7%+15.1 pts

141Brookhaven, PAPA8,36233.0%+11.9 pts

142Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47033.1%+13.7 pts

143Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78333.2%+14.0 pts

144Baldwin, PAPA20,51633.3%+15.6 pts

145Folsom, PAPA8,67133.5%+13.7 pts

146Mount Joy, PAPA8,31933.7%+16.8 pts

147Millersville, PAPA9,28033.9%+3.7 pts

148Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.9%+9.8 pts

149Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.0%+12.1 pts

150Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84735.0%+13.4 pts

151Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.0%+4.9 pts

152Hermitage, PAPA16,30835.2%+9.8 pts

153Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+17.5 pts

154Canonsburg, PAPA9,52935.5%+22.5 pts

155Schlusser, PAPA5,40235.6%+10.2 pts

156Leola, PAPA7,44835.7%–

157Sayre, PAPA5,32835.7%+17.0 pts

158Bethlehem, PAPA79,64436.0%+12.1 pts

159Archbald, PAPA7,59836.3%+15.6 pts

160Carnegie, PAPA7,77736.6%+19.2 pts

161Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.7%+14.3 pts

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,89336.8%+16.6 pts

163Economy, PAPA9,09837.0%+13.3 pts

164Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+13.3 pts

165New Cumberland, PAPA7,59037.1%+3.2 pts

166Brentwood, PAPA9,59737.2%+15.1 pts

167Sanatoga, PAPA8,94937.3%+14.4 pts

168Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.3%+13.8 pts

169Crafton, PAPA5,79037.5%+9.8 pts

170Carlisle, PAPA22,69337.9%+5.6 pts

171Linglestown, PAPA6,95738.0%+9.1 pts

172Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75338.2%+17.9 pts

173Lansdowne, PAPA11,14138.4%+3.7 pts

174Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.5%–

175Kenmar, PAPA5,07738.9%–

176Greensburg, PAPA14,46239.0%+9.8 pts

177Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.2%+20.6 pts

178Bellefonte, PAPA5,86239.5%+15.3 pts

179Moosic, PAPA5,98939.6%+20.5 pts

180Lansdale, PAPA18,98639.8%+15.2 pts

181Harleysville, PAPA9,09040.4%+4.6 pts

182Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16540.4%+21.3 pts

183Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.4%+16.6 pts

184Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47042.1%+19.9 pts

185Lewisburg, PAPA5,22642.2%+4.8 pts

186Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03742.9%+16.8 pts

187Willow Grove, PAPA14,13142.9%+15.0 pts

188Lititz, PAPA9,68943.0%+18.8 pts

189Whitehall, PAPA14,52143.1%+13.2 pts

190East York, PAPA9,38843.2%+14.0 pts

191Bridgeport, PAPA5,75843.2%+29.2 pts

192Perkasie, PAPA9,31243.5%+20.7 pts

193New Freedom, PAPA5,11643.7%+9.4 pts

194Horsham, PAPA16,00543.7%+11.8 pts

195Hatboro, PAPA8,59344.0%+20.2 pts

196Gettysburg, PAPA8,36544.0%+11.7 pts

197West View, PAPA6,35544.3%+21.0 pts

198Plum, PAPA26,22545.0%+17.0 pts

199Broomall, PAPA10,67945.1%+18.4 pts

200Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+17.1 pts

201Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.5%+11.7 pts

202Mountain Top, PAPA11,85045.6%+20.3 pts

203Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45146.0%+10.8 pts

204Grove City, PAPA7,69446.1%+15.3 pts

205Monroeville, PAPA27,68546.4%–

206Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21246.5%+7.7 pts

207Ambler, PAPA6,84047.7%+20.1 pts

208Bellevue, PAPA7,88848.7%+25.3 pts

209Indiana, PAPA14,69748.9%+12.7 pts

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63249.1%+22.9 pts

211Downingtown, PAPA8,38449.2%+27.4 pts

212Glenshaw, PAPA9,13949.8%–

213Hershey, PAPA14,24250.2%+8.4 pts

214Willow Street, PAPA9,64750.7%+22.4 pts

215Campbelltown, PAPA6,09250.9%+26.8 pts

216Wescosville, PAPA7,14850.9%–

217Dormont, PAPA7,81650.9%+24.0 pts

218Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08651.5%–

219Kulpsville, PAPA8,79951.6%+11.4 pts

220Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53452.8%+17.8 pts

221Bethel Park, PAPA32,07453.5%+15.7 pts

222Collegeville, PAPA5,28755.2%+31.5 pts

223Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.6%+17.4 pts

224Whitfield, PAPA5,22656.2%+17.4 pts

225Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06956.3%+13.5 pts

226Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.7%–

227Phoenixville, PAPA20,35656.9%+31.1 pts

228Glenside, PAPA7,65957.1%+16.4 pts

229Forest Hills, PAPA6,11657.4%+11.4 pts

230Audubon, PAPA9,22957.5%+14.7 pts

231Breinigsville, PAPA7,76957.7%–

232Wyomissing, PAPA11,28557.8%+17.1 pts

233Lionville, PAPA7,68358.0%–

234Oakmont, PAPA6,57658.6%+21.5 pts

235Oreland, PAPA5,95359.0%+23.2 pts

236Doylestown, PAPA8,33059.1%+17.1 pts

237West Chester, PAPA19,59159.1%+20.1 pts

238Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+17.5 pts

239Churchville, PAPA6,08459.7%+20.3 pts

240Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.0%–

241Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33660.3%+25.6 pts

242Richboro, PAPA6,96360.3%+14.6 pts

243Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38860.5%+18.2 pts

244Edinboro, PAPA5,79060.5%+6.2 pts

245Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.9%−0.6 pts

246Allison Park, PAPA22,04561.8%–

247Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.8%+11.0 pts

248Media, PAPA5,92062.2%+22.2 pts

249Camp Hill, PAPA8,19963.6%+19.3 pts

250Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19365.1%+3.2 pts

251King of Prussia, PAPA25,85765.7%+16.2 pts

252Conshohocken, PAPA9,26666.0%+43.3 pts

253Maple Glen, PAPA6,64366.0%+14.2 pts

254Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63366.3%+15.5 pts

255State College, PAPA40,84468.4%−0.8 pts

256Exton, PAPA6,77268.6%+14.9 pts

257Paoli, PAPA6,36269.5%+23.1 pts

258Ardmore, PAPA13,90971.1%+17.1 pts

259Elkins Park, PAPA7,21371.3%–

260Wayne, PAPA6,63571.5%–

261Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07072.8%+13.6 pts

262Spring House, PAPA5,13773.2%+15.6 pts

263Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.6%+0.1 pts

264Blue Bell, PAPA6,42475.0%+13.3 pts

265Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22775.7%–

266Franklin Park, PAPA14,97877.1%+17.1 pts

267Park Forest, PAPA8,62477.4%+11.4 pts

268Swarthmore, PAPA6,56181.5%+4.4 pts

269Villanova, PAPA9,18684.2%–

270Merion Station, PAPA5,78884.5%–

271Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13985.9%+6.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES