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Least educated, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 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%+11%

02Plymouth, PAPA5,8019.8%−6%

03Hazleton, PAPA30,28610.8%−6%

04McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.0%+5%

05Duquesne, PAPA5,01911.2%+38%

06Reading, PAPA95,83211.4%+32%

07Shamokin, PAPA6,76411.4%+65%

08Sunbury, PAPA9,49511.6%+91%

09Lewistown, PAPA8,38512.5%+39%

10Connellsville, PAPA6,57413.9%+9%

11Chester, PAPA33,99614.4%+68%

12Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.5%+95%

13Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.5%+120%

14Darby, PAPA10,66615.5%+49%

15Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.6%+36%

16Johnstown, PAPA17,65415.8%+100%

17Lebanon, PAPA26,47915.9%+85%

18Hanover, PAPA16,68415.9%+5%

19New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+36%

20Croydon, PAPA9,68416.4%+87%

21Oil City, PAPA9,30116.5%+14%

22Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.5%+12%

23New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.8%+70%

24Collingdale, PAPA8,89817.0%+97%

25West York, PAPA5,11017.1%+98%

26Columbia, PAPA10,31417.4%+106%

27York, PAPA45,34217.5%+65%

28Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.5%+34%

29West Hazleton, PAPA5,28417.6%+40%

30Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57917.7%+57%

31Palmerton, PAPA5,61518.3%+55%

32Sharon, PAPA12,64818.4%+25%

33Nanticoke, PAPA10,71218.6%+71%

34Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55818.7%+28%

35Waynesboro, PAPA11,19019.0%+51%

36Washington, PAPA13,37719.0%+45%

37Carbondale, PAPA8,73119.0%+48%

38Steelton, PAPA6,32819.0%+115%

39Allentown, PAPA126,04419.1%+24%

40Bradford, PAPA7,44219.5%+22%

41Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.8%+95%

42Milton, PAPA6,45719.9%+43%

43Titusville, PAPA5,11220.1%+45%

44Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25320.2%+45%

45Sierra View, PAPA6,36520.4%–

46Jeannette, PAPA8,48920.4%+60%

47Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52320.5%+60%

48Ambridge, PAPA6,94420.5%+51%

49Altoona, PAPA42,34720.5%+69%

50Uniontown, PAPA9,43420.7%+45%

51Parkville, PAPA8,12820.8%+68%

52Bristol, PAPA9,97020.9%+99%

53Pottstown, PAPA23,32221.1%+70%

54Enola, PAPA6,53421.1%+96%

55Taylor, PAPA6,23221.2%+141%

56Clairton, PAPA5,87621.2%+127%

57Berwick, PAPA10,29721.3%+150%

58St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%+38%

59Folcroft, PAPA6,78021.9%+168%

60Pottsville, PAPA13,17021.9%+57%

61Clearfield, PAPA5,75322.3%+30%

62Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.3%+31%

63Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.4%+74%

64New Kensington, PAPA11,75922.5%+42%

65Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.6%+12%

66Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.6%+149%

67Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−5%

68Franklin, PAPA5,89922.7%+24%

69Weigelstown, PAPA15,48522.8%+87%

70Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+108%

71Prospect Park, PAPA6,40922.9%+48%

72Butler, PAPA12,87923.0%+48%

73Erie, PAPA91,83823.1%+33%

74Scranton, PAPA75,51423.1%+48%

75Bangor, PAPA5,11823.2%+105%

76Fullerton, PAPA16,72423.2%+6%

77Ephrata, PAPA13,64723.2%+69%

78Wilson, PAPA8,15923.4%+101%

79Duryea, PAPA5,15723.5%+64%

80Norristown, PAPA35,91123.5%+76%

81Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.8%+52%

82Pittston, PAPA7,71523.8%+107%

83Somerset, PAPA5,81524.0%+15%

84Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99524.2%+47%

85Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.4%+64%

86Shillington, PAPA5,54224.4%−15%

87West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.5%+67%

88Lock Haven, PAPA8,50024.6%+31%

89Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.6%−6%

90Middletown, PAPA9,77624.9%+88%

91Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%+11%

92Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.2%+41%

93Warren, PAPA9,04625.3%+26%

94Monaca, PAPA5,45625.5%+192%

95Monessen, PAPA6,65725.5%+64%

96Pennside, PAPA5,40725.6%–

97Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.7%+93%

98Swoyersville, PAPA5,15525.8%+22%

99Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+13%

100Harrisburg, PAPA50,52225.9%+81%

101Levittown, PAPA50,92626.0%+94%

102Northampton, PAPA10,57026.2%+102%

103Exeter, PAPA5,58726.4%+97%

104Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.4%+111%

105DuBois, PAPA7,25426.5%+111%

106Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+51%

107New Holland, PAPA5,75426.9%+43%

108Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.0%+66%

109Norwood, PAPA5,92727.1%+87%

110Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.3%+52%

111Birdsboro, PAPA5,16127.4%+63%

112Olyphant, PAPA5,39027.6%+62%

113Blakely, PAPA6,61127.8%+40%

114Easton, PAPA30,40228.2%+90%

115White Oak, PAPA7,28628.8%+11%

116Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.1%+21%

117Greenville, PAPA5,40629.1%+72%

118South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+85%

119Lancaster, PAPA58,36629.4%+110%

120Palmyra, PAPA7,76229.5%+47%

121Woodlyn, PAPA9,73629.7%+107%

122Blandon, PAPA7,35729.8%–

123Middletown, PAPA7,62829.8%+44%

124Old Forge, PAPA8,64030.3%+81%

125Catasauqua, PAPA6,59030.8%+142%

126Hellertown, PAPA6,13830.8%+125%

127Munhall, PAPA10,25330.9%+128%

128Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07331.4%+89%

129Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+14%

130Progress, PAPA11,01731.4%+20%

131Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90331.5%–

132Kingston, PAPA13,46231.7%+25%

133Souderton, PAPA7,28832.0%+66%

134Coraopolis, PAPA5,28032.1%+85%

135Emmaus, PAPA12,51432.1%+30%

136Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.3%+39%

137Ridley Park, PAPA7,25532.3%+32%

138Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37532.5%+25%

139East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43832.6%+41%

140Oxford, PAPA5,88732.7%+85%

141Brookhaven, PAPA8,36233.0%+56%

142Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47033.1%+70%

143Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78333.2%+73%

144Baldwin, PAPA20,51633.3%+89%

145Folsom, PAPA8,67133.5%+69%

146Mount Joy, PAPA8,31933.7%+100%

147Millersville, PAPA9,28033.9%+12%

148Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.9%+40%

149Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.0%+53%

150Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84735.0%+62%

151Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.0%+16%

152Hermitage, PAPA16,30835.2%+39%

153Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28135.4%+98%

154Canonsburg, PAPA9,52935.5%+172%

155Schlusser, PAPA5,40235.6%+40%

156Leola, PAPA7,44835.7%–

157Sayre, PAPA5,32835.7%+91%

158Bethlehem, PAPA79,64436.0%+51%

159Archbald, PAPA7,59836.3%+75%

160Carnegie, PAPA7,77736.6%+110%

161Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.7%+64%

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,89336.8%+82%

163Economy, PAPA9,09837.0%+56%

164Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+56%

165New Cumberland, PAPA7,59037.1%+10%

166Brentwood, PAPA9,59737.2%+68%

167Sanatoga, PAPA8,94937.3%+63%

168Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.3%+59%

169Crafton, PAPA5,79037.5%+35%

170Carlisle, PAPA22,69337.9%+17%

171Linglestown, PAPA6,95738.0%+31%

172Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75338.2%+88%

173Lansdowne, PAPA11,14138.4%+11%

174Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.5%–

175Kenmar, PAPA5,07738.9%–

176Greensburg, PAPA14,46239.0%+33%

177Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.2%+111%

178Bellefonte, PAPA5,86239.5%+63%

179Moosic, PAPA5,98939.6%+107%

180Lansdale, PAPA18,98639.8%+62%

181Harleysville, PAPA9,09040.4%+13%

182Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16540.4%+112%

183Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.4%+67%

184Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47042.1%+89%

185Lewisburg, PAPA5,22642.2%+13%

186Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03742.9%+64%

187Willow Grove, PAPA14,13142.9%+54%

188Lititz, PAPA9,68943.0%+78%

189Whitehall, PAPA14,52143.1%+44%

190East York, PAPA9,38843.2%+48%

191Bridgeport, PAPA5,75843.2%+210%

192Perkasie, PAPA9,31243.5%+91%

193New Freedom, PAPA5,11643.7%+28%

194Horsham, PAPA16,00543.7%+37%

195Hatboro, PAPA8,59344.0%+85%

196Gettysburg, PAPA8,36544.0%+36%

197West View, PAPA6,35544.3%+90%

198Plum, PAPA26,22545.0%+61%

199Broomall, PAPA10,67945.1%+69%

200Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+61%

201Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.5%+34%

202Mountain Top, PAPA11,85045.6%+81%

203Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45146.0%+31%

204Grove City, PAPA7,69446.1%+49%

205Monroeville, PAPA27,68546.4%–

206Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21246.5%+20%

207Ambler, PAPA6,84047.7%+73%

208Bellevue, PAPA7,88848.7%+108%

209Indiana, PAPA14,69748.9%+35%

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63249.1%+88%

211Downingtown, PAPA8,38449.2%+125%

212Glenshaw, PAPA9,13949.8%–

213Hershey, PAPA14,24250.2%+20%

214Willow Street, PAPA9,64750.7%+79%

215Campbelltown, PAPA6,09250.9%+111%

216Wescosville, PAPA7,14850.9%–

217Dormont, PAPA7,81650.9%+89%

218Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08651.5%–

219Kulpsville, PAPA8,79951.6%+28%

220Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53452.8%+51%

221Bethel Park, PAPA32,07453.5%+41%

222Collegeville, PAPA5,28755.2%+133%

223Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.6%+46%

224Whitfield, PAPA5,22656.2%+45%

225Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06956.3%+32%

226Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.7%–

227Phoenixville, PAPA20,35656.9%+120%

228Glenside, PAPA7,65957.1%+40%

229Forest Hills, PAPA6,11657.4%+25%

230Audubon, PAPA9,22957.5%+34%

231Breinigsville, PAPA7,76957.7%–

232Wyomissing, PAPA11,28557.8%+42%

233Lionville, PAPA7,68358.0%–

234Oakmont, PAPA6,57658.6%+58%

235Oreland, PAPA5,95359.0%+65%

236Doylestown, PAPA8,33059.1%+41%

237West Chester, PAPA19,59159.1%+52%

238Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+42%

239Churchville, PAPA6,08459.7%+51%

240Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.0%–

241Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33660.3%+74%

242Richboro, PAPA6,96360.3%+32%

243Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38860.5%+43%

244Edinboro, PAPA5,79060.5%+11%

245Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.9%−1%

246Allison Park, PAPA22,04561.8%–

247Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.8%+22%

248Media, PAPA5,92062.2%+56%

249Camp Hill, PAPA8,19963.6%+44%

250Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19365.1%+5%

251King of Prussia, PAPA25,85765.7%+33%

252Conshohocken, PAPA9,26666.0%+191%

253Maple Glen, PAPA6,64366.0%+27%

254Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63366.3%+31%

255State College, PAPA40,84468.4%−1%

256Exton, PAPA6,77268.6%+28%

257Paoli, PAPA6,36269.5%+50%

258Ardmore, PAPA13,90971.1%+32%

259Elkins Park, PAPA7,21371.3%–

260Wayne, PAPA6,63571.5%–

261Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07072.8%+23%

262Spring House, PAPA5,13773.2%+27%

263Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.6%+0%

264Blue Bell, PAPA6,42475.0%+22%

265Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22775.7%–

266Franklin Park, PAPA14,97877.1%+29%

267Park Forest, PAPA8,62477.4%+17%

268Swarthmore, PAPA6,56181.5%+6%

269Villanova, PAPA9,18684.2%–

270Merion Station, PAPA5,78884.5%–

271Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13985.9%+8%

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