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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. The median across all 271 is 32.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Rutherford, PA, up 86 places to #65.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲24McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.1%+0.9 pts

02▲6Plymouth, PAPA5,8019.8%−0.6 pts

03▲6Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.8%−0.7 pts

04▲9McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.0%+0.5 pts

05▲1Duquesne, PAPA5,01911.2%+3.1 pts

06▼2Reading, PAPA95,83211.4%+2.7 pts

07▲12Shamokin, PAPA6,76411.4%+4.5 pts

08▼5Sunbury, PAPA9,49511.6%+5.5 pts

09▼7Lewistown, PAPA8,38512.5%+3.5 pts

10▲50Connellsville, PAPA6,57413.9%+1.1 pts

11Chester, PAPA33,99614.4%+5.8 pts

12▲9Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.5%+7.1 pts

13▲39Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.5%+7.9 pts

14▲18Darby, PAPA10,66615.5%+5.1 pts

15▲5Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.6%+4.2 pts

16▼4Johnstown, PAPA17,65415.8%+7.9 pts

17▼12Lebanon, PAPA26,47915.9%+7.3 pts

18▲25Hanover, PAPA16,68415.9%+0.8 pts

19▲9New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+4.3 pts

20▲15Croydon, PAPA9,68416.4%+7.6 pts

21▲81Oil City, PAPA9,30116.5%+2.0 pts

22▲32Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.5%+1.8 pts

23▼5New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.8%+6.9 pts

24▼10Collingdale, PAPA8,89817.0%+8.4 pts

25▼24West York, PAPA5,11017.1%+8.5 pts

26▼4Columbia, PAPA10,31417.4%+8.9 pts

27▼10York, PAPA45,34217.5%+6.9 pts

28▲14Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.5%+4.4 pts

29▼14West Hazleton, PAPA5,28417.6%+5.0 pts

30▼23Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57917.7%+6.4 pts

31▲32Palmerton, PAPA5,61518.3%+6.5 pts

32▲7Sharon, PAPA12,64818.4%+3.6 pts

33▲5Nanticoke, PAPA10,71218.6%+7.7 pts

34▲3Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55818.7%+4.1 pts

35▼25Waynesboro, PAPA11,19019.0%+6.4 pts

36▲30Washington, PAPA13,37719.0%+5.9 pts

37▲10Carbondale, PAPA8,73119.0%+6.2 pts

38▼2Steelton, PAPA6,32819.0%+10.2 pts

39▼6Allentown, PAPA126,04419.1%+3.8 pts

40▼6Bradford, PAPA7,44219.5%+3.5 pts

41▲21Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.8%+9.6 pts

42▼13Milton, PAPA6,45719.9%+6.0 pts

43▲12Titusville, PAPA5,11220.1%+6.3 pts

44▲45Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25320.2%+6.2 pts

45▼4Sierra View, PAPA6,36520.4%–

46▲27Jeannette, PAPA8,48920.4%+7.6 pts

47▼2Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52320.5%+7.7 pts

48▲53Ambridge, PAPA6,94420.5%+6.9 pts

49▼5Altoona, PAPA42,34720.5%+8.4 pts

50▼26Uniontown, PAPA9,43420.7%+6.4 pts

51▲7Parkville, PAPA8,12820.8%+8.4 pts

52▲42Bristol, PAPA9,97020.9%+10.4 pts

53▲3Pottstown, PAPA23,32221.1%+8.7 pts

54▲44Enola, PAPA6,53421.1%+10.3 pts

55▲30Taylor, PAPA6,23221.2%+12.4 pts

56▼26Clairton, PAPA5,87621.2%+11.9 pts

57▼4Berwick, PAPA10,29721.3%+12.8 pts

58▲9St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%+5.9 pts

59▼33Folcroft, PAPA6,78021.9%+13.7 pts

60▲5Pottsville, PAPA13,17021.9%+8.0 pts

61▼11Clearfield, PAPA5,75322.3%+5.2 pts

62▲21Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.3%+5.3 pts

63▼2Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.4%+9.5 pts

64▲10New Kensington, PAPA11,75922.5%+6.6 pts

65▲86Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.6%+2.4 pts

66▼50Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.6%+13.5 pts

67▲36Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−1.2 pts

68▲25Franklin, PAPA5,89922.7%+4.4 pts

69▼46Weigelstown, PAPA15,48522.8%+10.6 pts

70▼30Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+11.8 pts

71▲50Prospect Park, PAPA6,40922.9%+7.4 pts

72▲16Butler, PAPA12,87923.0%+7.5 pts

73▲3Erie, PAPA91,83823.1%+5.7 pts

74▲12Scranton, PAPA75,51423.1%+7.5 pts

75▼48Bangor, PAPA5,11823.2%+11.9 pts

76▲33Fullerton, PAPA16,72423.2%+1.4 pts

77Ephrata, PAPA13,64723.2%+9.5 pts

78▲27Wilson, PAPA8,15923.4%+11.8 pts

79▼10Duryea, PAPA5,15723.5%+9.2 pts

80Norristown, PAPA35,91123.5%+10.2 pts

81▼24Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.8%+8.1 pts

82▼51Pittston, PAPA7,71523.8%+12.3 pts

83▲50Somerset, PAPA5,81524.0%+3.1 pts

84▲3Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99524.2%+7.8 pts

85▲12Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.4%+9.5 pts

86▲39Shillington, PAPA5,54224.4%−4.4 pts

87▼17West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.5%+9.8 pts

88▼16Lock Haven, PAPA8,50024.6%+5.8 pts

89▲38Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.6%−1.7 pts

90▼42Middletown, PAPA9,77624.9%+11.6 pts

91▲19Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%+2.5 pts

92▲23Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.2%+7.4 pts

93▼11Warren, PAPA9,04625.3%+5.3 pts

94▼16Monaca, PAPA5,45625.5%+16.7 pts

95▲41Monessen, PAPA6,65725.5%+10.0 pts

96▼47Pennside, PAPA5,40725.6%–

97▼33Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.7%+12.4 pts

98▲2Swoyersville, PAPA5,15525.8%+4.6 pts

99▲9Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+3.0 pts

100▼16Harrisburg, PAPA50,52225.9%+11.6 pts

101▼5Levittown, PAPA50,92626.0%+12.6 pts

102▼56Northampton, PAPA10,57026.2%+13.2 pts

103▼52Exeter, PAPA5,58726.4%+13.0 pts

104Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.4%+13.9 pts

105▲29DuBois, PAPA7,25426.5%+13.9 pts

106▲1Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+9.0 pts

107▼26New Holland, PAPA5,75426.9%+8.0 pts

108▲4Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.0%+10.7 pts

109▼41Norwood, PAPA5,92727.1%+12.6 pts

110▼19Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.3%+9.4 pts

111▲35Birdsboro, PAPA5,16127.4%+10.5 pts

112▼33Olyphant, PAPA5,39027.6%+10.6 pts

113▼18Blakely, PAPA6,61127.8%+7.9 pts

114▲2Easton, PAPA30,40228.2%+13.3 pts

115▲30White Oak, PAPA7,28628.8%+2.8 pts

116▲24Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.1%+5.0 pts

117▼58Greenville, PAPA5,40629.1%+12.1 pts

118▲4South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+13.4 pts

119▼20Lancaster, PAPA58,36629.4%+15.4 pts

120▼45Palmyra, PAPA7,76229.5%+9.4 pts

121▲33Woodlyn, PAPA9,73629.7%+15.3 pts

122▲42Blandon, PAPA7,35729.8%–

123▼4Middletown, PAPA7,62829.8%+9.1 pts

124▲7Old Forge, PAPA8,64030.3%+13.6 pts

125▲5Catasauqua, PAPA6,59030.8%+18.1 pts

126▼2Hellertown, PAPA6,13830.8%+17.1 pts

127▼16Munhall, PAPA10,25330.9%+17.3 pts

128▼15Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07331.4%+14.8 pts

129▲24Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+4.0 pts

130▲26Progress, PAPA11,01731.4%+5.2 pts

131Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90331.5%–

132▲33Kingston, PAPA13,46231.7%+6.3 pts

133▼13Souderton, PAPA7,28832.0%+12.7 pts

134▲4Coraopolis, PAPA5,28032.1%+14.8 pts

135▼7Emmaus, PAPA12,51432.1%+7.5 pts

136▲22Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.3%+9.1 pts

137▲6Ridley Park, PAPA7,25532.3%+7.8 pts

138▲23Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37532.5%+6.5 pts

139▼47East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43832.6%+9.6 pts

140▼69Oxford, PAPA5,88732.7%+15.1 pts

141▲3Brookhaven, PAPA8,36233.0%+11.9 pts

142▼10Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47033.1%+13.7 pts

143▲5Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78333.2%+14.0 pts

144▼2Baldwin, PAPA20,51633.3%+15.6 pts

145▲2Folsom, PAPA8,67133.5%+13.7 pts

146▼29Mount Joy, PAPA8,31933.7%+16.8 pts

147▲29Millersville, PAPA9,28033.9%+3.7 pts

148▲15Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.9%+9.8 pts

149▲22Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.0%+12.1 pts

150▼60Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84735.0%+13.4 pts

151▲54Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.0%+4.9 pts

152▲3Hermitage, PAPA16,30835.2%+9.8 pts

153▼3Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+17.5 pts

154▼36Canonsburg, PAPA9,52935.5%+22.5 pts

155▲18Schlusser, PAPA5,40235.6%+10.2 pts

156▼42Leola, PAPA7,44835.7%–

157▼51Sayre, PAPA5,32835.7%+17.0 pts

158▼6Bethlehem, PAPA79,64436.0%+12.1 pts

159▼30Archbald, PAPA7,59836.3%+15.6 pts

160▲9Carnegie, PAPA7,77736.6%+19.2 pts

161▲23Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.7%+14.3 pts

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,89336.8%+16.6 pts

163▼14Economy, PAPA9,09837.0%+13.3 pts

164▲13Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+13.3 pts

165▼8New Cumberland, PAPA7,59037.1%+3.2 pts

166▼29Brentwood, PAPA9,59737.2%+15.1 pts

167▼28Sanatoga, PAPA8,94937.3%+14.4 pts

168▲10Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.3%+13.8 pts

169▼2Crafton, PAPA5,79037.5%+9.8 pts

170▲17Carlisle, PAPA22,69337.9%+5.6 pts

171▼36Linglestown, PAPA6,95738.0%+9.1 pts

172▼4Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75338.2%+17.9 pts

173▲22Lansdowne, PAPA11,14138.4%+3.7 pts

174▲9Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.5%–

175▼52Kenmar, PAPA5,07738.9%–

176▼1Greensburg, PAPA14,46239.0%+9.8 pts

177▲8Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.2%+20.6 pts

178▲29Bellefonte, PAPA5,86239.5%+15.3 pts

179▼53Moosic, PAPA5,98939.6%+20.5 pts

180▼10Lansdale, PAPA18,98639.8%+15.2 pts

181▲21Harleysville, PAPA9,09040.4%+4.6 pts

182▼8Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16540.4%+21.3 pts

183▲10Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.4%+16.6 pts

184▲12Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47042.1%+19.9 pts

185▲27Lewisburg, PAPA5,22642.2%+4.8 pts

186Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03742.9%+16.8 pts

187▲3Willow Grove, PAPA14,13142.9%+15.0 pts

188▼16Lititz, PAPA9,68943.0%+18.8 pts

189▼7Whitehall, PAPA14,52143.1%+13.2 pts

190▼24East York, PAPA9,38843.2%+14.0 pts

191▼50Bridgeport, PAPA5,75843.2%+29.2 pts

192Perkasie, PAPA9,31243.5%+20.7 pts

193▲16New Freedom, PAPA5,11643.7%+9.4 pts

194▼15Horsham, PAPA16,00543.7%+11.8 pts

195▼35Hatboro, PAPA8,59344.0%+20.2 pts

196▼15Gettysburg, PAPA8,36544.0%+11.7 pts

197▼38West View, PAPA6,35544.3%+21.0 pts

198▼18Plum, PAPA26,22545.0%+17.0 pts

199▲5Broomall, PAPA10,67945.1%+18.4 pts

200▲8Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+17.1 pts

201▲10Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.5%+11.7 pts

202▼8Mountain Top, PAPA11,85045.6%+20.3 pts

203▼5Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45146.0%+10.8 pts

204▼16Grove City, PAPA7,69446.1%+15.3 pts

205▼2Monroeville, PAPA27,68546.4%–

206▼15Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21246.5%+7.7 pts

207▼1Ambler, PAPA6,84047.7%+20.1 pts

208▼7Bellevue, PAPA7,88848.7%+25.3 pts

209▲15Indiana, PAPA14,69748.9%+12.7 pts

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63249.1%+22.9 pts

211▼22Downingtown, PAPA8,38449.2%+27.4 pts

212▼12Glenshaw, PAPA9,13949.8%–

213▲8Hershey, PAPA14,24250.2%+8.4 pts

214▼15Willow Street, PAPA9,64750.7%+22.4 pts

215▼18Campbelltown, PAPA6,09250.9%+26.8 pts

216▼3Wescosville, PAPA7,14850.9%–

217▼2Dormont, PAPA7,81650.9%+24.0 pts

218▼1Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08651.5%–

219▲1Kulpsville, PAPA8,79951.6%+11.4 pts

220▲12Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53452.8%+17.8 pts

221▼5Bethel Park, PAPA32,07453.5%+15.7 pts

222▲12Collegeville, PAPA5,28755.2%+31.5 pts

223▲16Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.6%+17.4 pts

224▲14Whitfield, PAPA5,22656.2%+17.4 pts

225▼7Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06956.3%+13.5 pts

226▲14Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.7%–

227▼13Phoenixville, PAPA20,35656.9%+31.1 pts

228▲8Glenside, PAPA7,65957.1%+16.4 pts

229▲16Forest Hills, PAPA6,11657.4%+11.4 pts

230▲13Audubon, PAPA9,22957.5%+14.7 pts

231▼12Breinigsville, PAPA7,76957.7%–

232▼6Wyomissing, PAPA11,28557.8%+17.1 pts

233▲8Lionville, PAPA7,68358.0%–

234▼3Oakmont, PAPA6,57658.6%+21.5 pts

235▼13Oreland, PAPA5,95359.0%+23.2 pts

236▼6Doylestown, PAPA8,33059.1%+17.1 pts

237▼10West Chester, PAPA19,59159.1%+20.1 pts

238▲6Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+17.5 pts

239▲3Churchville, PAPA6,08459.7%+20.3 pts

240▲6Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.0%–

241▼16Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33660.3%+25.6 pts

242▼19Richboro, PAPA6,96360.3%+14.6 pts

243▼14Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38860.5%+18.2 pts

244▼11Edinboro, PAPA5,79060.5%+6.2 pts

245▲3Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.9%−0.6 pts

246▼18Allison Park, PAPA22,04561.8%–

247▲2Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.8%+11.0 pts

248▼13Media, PAPA5,92062.2%+22.2 pts

249▼12Camp Hill, PAPA8,19963.6%+19.3 pts

250▲10Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19365.1%+3.2 pts

251▼1King of Prussia, PAPA25,85765.7%+16.2 pts

252▲1Conshohocken, PAPA9,26666.0%+43.3 pts

253▼6Maple Glen, PAPA6,64366.0%+14.2 pts

254▼2Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63366.3%+15.5 pts

255▲6State College, PAPA40,84468.4%−0.8 pts

256▼2Exton, PAPA6,77268.6%+14.9 pts

257▼6Paoli, PAPA6,36269.5%+23.1 pts

258▼3Ardmore, PAPA13,90971.1%+17.1 pts

259▼3Elkins Park, PAPA7,21371.3%–

260▼2Wayne, PAPA6,63571.5%–

261▲2Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07072.8%+13.6 pts

262▼3Spring House, PAPA5,13773.2%+15.6 pts

263▲6Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.6%+0.1 pts

264▲1Blue Bell, PAPA6,42475.0%+13.3 pts

265▼1Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22775.7%–

266▼4Franklin Park, PAPA14,97877.1%+17.1 pts

267▼10Park Forest, PAPA8,62477.4%+11.4 pts

268▼2Swarthmore, PAPA6,56181.5%+4.4 pts

269▼1Villanova, PAPA9,18684.2%–

270Merion Station, PAPA5,78884.5%–

271▼4Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13985.9%+6.4 pts

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