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Least educated, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Sunbury, PAPA9,4956.1%−20%

02Lehighton, PAPA5,2326.6%−14%

03Shamokin, PAPA6,7646.9%+53%

04Tamaqua, PAPA6,9297.4%+20%

05Johnstown, PAPA17,6547.9%+10%

06Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.1%+15%

07Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.2%+0%

08McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6248.2%+15%

09Columbia, PAPA10,3148.4%+12%

10Berwick, PAPA10,2978.5%+35%

11Chester, PAPA33,9968.5%+11%

12Lebanon, PAPA26,4798.6%+5%

13Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.6%+3%

14Reading, PAPA95,8328.6%+1%

15West York, PAPA5,1108.6%−6%

16Monaca, PAPA5,4568.7%+18%

17Croydon, PAPA9,6848.8%+51%

18Taylor, PAPA6,2328.8%−1%

19Steelton, PAPA6,3288.8%+6%

20Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.0%−10%

21Aliquippa, PAPA9,0029.1%+23%

22Clairton, PAPA5,8769.4%+31%

23New Brighton, PAPA5,5039.9%+40%

24Coatesville, PAPA13,28310.1%+1%

25Plymouth, PAPA5,80110.4%+51%

26Darby, PAPA10,66610.4%+38%

27Bristol, PAPA9,97010.5%+24%

28McKeesport, PAPA16,90710.5%+54%

29York, PAPA45,34210.6%+7%

30Enola, PAPA6,53410.8%−18%

31Nanticoke, PAPA10,71210.9%+13%

32Corry, PAPA5,99311.0%+10%

33Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.3%+48%

34Bangor, PAPA5,11811.3%+6%

35Tyrone, PAPA5,22611.4%+35%

36Pittston, PAPA7,71511.5%+25%

37Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.5%+12%

38Wilson, PAPA8,15911.7%+22%

39Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.8%−1%

40New Castle, PAPA21,17512.0%+39%

41Altoona, PAPA42,34712.1%+28%

42Weigelstown, PAPA15,48512.2%+17%

43Parkville, PAPA8,12812.3%+41%

44Pottstown, PAPA23,32212.4%−2%

45Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.5%+5%

46Waynesboro, PAPA11,19012.6%−5%

47DuBois, PAPA7,25412.6%−4%

48West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.6%+40%

49Catasauqua, PAPA6,59012.7%+41%

50Connellsville, PAPA6,57412.8%+45%

51Jeannette, PAPA8,48912.8%+52%

52Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52312.8%−1%

53Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.8%+14%

54Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83212.9%+43%

55Northampton, PAPA10,57013.0%+29%

56Washington, PAPA13,37713.0%+7%

57Canonsburg, PAPA9,52913.0%+50%

58Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83513.1%+48%

59Middletown, PAPA9,77613.3%+2%

60Norristown, PAPA35,91113.3%+4%

61Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82713.3%+27%

62Exeter, PAPA5,58713.4%+40%

63Levittown, PAPA50,92613.4%+12%

64Munhall, PAPA10,25313.5%+28%

65Ambridge, PAPA6,94413.6%+51%

66Hellertown, PAPA6,13813.7%+19%

67Ephrata, PAPA13,64713.7%+7%

68Titusville, PAPA5,11213.9%−5%

69Milton, PAPA6,45713.9%+83%

70Bridgeport, PAPA5,75813.9%+32%

71Lancaster, PAPA58,36614.0%+4%

72Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.0%+15%

73Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25314.0%+35%

74Uniontown, PAPA9,43414.3%+17%

75Harrisburg, PAPA50,52214.3%+2%

76Duryea, PAPA5,15714.3%+46%

77Woodlyn, PAPA9,73614.4%+54%

78Oil City, PAPA9,30114.5%+3%

79Norwood, PAPA5,92714.5%+67%

80Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55814.6%+18%

81Red Lion, PAPA6,52314.7%+21%

82West Mifflin, PAPA18,70714.7%+30%

83Sharon, PAPA12,64814.8%+24%

84Dickson City, PAPA5,97614.9%+41%

85Easton, PAPA30,40214.9%+17%

86Hanover, PAPA16,68415.1%+30%

87Allentown, PAPA126,04415.4%+1%

88St. Marys, PAPA12,25315.5%+13%

89Prospect Park, PAPA6,40915.5%+49%

90Butler, PAPA12,87915.5%+40%

91Monessen, PAPA6,65715.6%+64%

92Scranton, PAPA75,51415.6%+15%

93Ellwood City, PAPA7,36215.7%+26%

94South Williamsport, PAPA6,12415.8%+35%

95New Kensington, PAPA11,75915.9%+9%

96Bradford, PAPA7,44216.0%+7%

97Williamsport, PAPA27,38416.3%+24%

98Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.5%+82%

99Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07316.6%−4%

100Old Forge, PAPA8,64016.7%+67%

101Birdsboro, PAPA5,16116.8%+37%

102Mount Joy, PAPA8,31916.9%+33%

103Greenville, PAPA5,40616.9%+2%

104Quakertown, PAPA9,23517.0%+21%

105Olyphant, PAPA5,39017.0%+50%

106Clearfield, PAPA5,75317.1%+26%

107Coraopolis, PAPA5,28017.3%+26%

108Erie, PAPA91,83817.4%+24%

109Carnegie, PAPA7,77717.4%+18%

110Baldwin, PAPA20,51617.6%+52%

111Oxford, PAPA5,88717.7%+8%

112Nazareth, PAPA6,09117.8%+29%

113Latrobe, PAPA7,82617.8%+19%

114Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+17%

115Chambersburg, PAPA23,37617.9%+14%

116Franklin, PAPA5,89918.3%+33%

117Morrisville, PAPA9,66518.6%+29%

118Sayre, PAPA5,32818.7%+13%

119Lock Haven, PAPA8,50018.8%+17%

120New Holland, PAPA5,75418.9%+30%

121Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16519.1%+8%

122Moosic, PAPA5,98919.1%+140%

123Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78319.2%+14%

124Souderton, PAPA7,28819.3%+32%

125Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47019.4%+42%

126Folsom, PAPA8,67119.8%+82%

127Blakely, PAPA6,61119.9%+36%

128Warren, PAPA9,04620.0%+26%

129Palmyra, PAPA7,76220.1%+43%

130Rutherford, PAPA6,89020.1%+71%

131Kennett Square, PAPA6,89320.3%−2%

132Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75320.3%+54%

133Archbald, PAPA7,59820.7%+47%

134Middletown, PAPA7,62820.7%+45%

135Somerset, PAPA5,81520.9%+19%

136Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.1%−6%

137Swoyersville, PAPA5,15521.2%+80%

138Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84721.6%+19%

139Fullerton, PAPA16,72421.8%+12%

140Downingtown, PAPA8,38421.9%+27%

141Brentwood, PAPA9,59722.1%+37%

142Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47022.3%+17%

143Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60222.4%−3%

144Yeadon, PAPA12,32022.5%−10%

145Conshohocken, PAPA9,26622.7%+96%

146Perkasie, PAPA9,31222.8%+3%

147Shiloh, PAPA11,24622.8%+23%

148Shippensburg, PAPA5,61522.8%−4%

149Sanatoga, PAPA8,94922.9%+13%

150East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.1%+35%

151Huntingdon, PAPA6,86223.2%+34%

152West View, PAPA6,35523.3%+39%

153Bellevue, PAPA7,88823.4%+19%

154Dunmore, PAPA14,24923.5%+25%

155Collegeville, PAPA5,28723.7%−26%

156Economy, PAPA9,09823.7%+41%

157Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00623.7%+69%

158Hatboro, PAPA8,59323.8%+27%

159Bethlehem, PAPA79,64423.8%+18%

160Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%+32%

161Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80924.1%−9%

162Campbelltown, PAPA6,09224.1%+111%

163Lititz, PAPA9,68924.1%+28%

164Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.2%+9%

165Bellefonte, PAPA5,86224.2%+7%

166Ridley Park, PAPA7,25524.5%+23%

167Lansdale, PAPA18,98624.6%+36%

168Emmaus, PAPA12,51424.6%+31%

169Swissvale, PAPA8,19724.8%+19%

170Mountain Top, PAPA11,85025.2%–

171Kingston, PAPA13,46225.3%+9%

172Schlusser, PAPA5,40225.4%−0%

173Hermitage, PAPA16,30825.4%+47%

174Phoenixville, PAPA20,35625.8%+36%

175Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.0%+20%

176White Oak, PAPA7,28626.0%+31%

177Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03726.1%+17%

178Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63226.2%+30%

179Progress, PAPA11,01726.3%+7%

180Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.3%+21%

181Broomall, PAPA10,67926.7%+11%

182Dormont, PAPA7,81626.9%+27%

183Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96127.4%+28%

184Ambler, PAPA6,84027.6%+17%

185Crafton, PAPA5,79027.7%+27%

186Willow Grove, PAPA14,13127.9%+10%

187Plum, PAPA26,22528.0%+22%

188Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35728.2%–

189Willow Street, PAPA9,64728.3%+32%

190Shillington, PAPA5,54228.8%+23%

191Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.9%+35%

192East York, PAPA9,38829.1%+14%

193Greensburg, PAPA14,46229.2%+39%

194Whitehall, PAPA14,52129.9%+2%

195Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12530.2%+31%

196Millersville, PAPA9,28030.2%+5%

197Grove City, PAPA7,69430.8%+18%

198Horsham, PAPA16,00531.9%+17%

199Gettysburg, PAPA8,36532.3%+36%

200Carlisle, PAPA22,69332.4%+18%

201Lower Allen, PAPA7,64633.8%+5%

202New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.9%+41%

203New Freedom, PAPA5,11634.3%+44%

204Lansdowne, PAPA11,14134.6%+15%

205Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33634.7%+45%

206Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53435.0%+26%

207Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45135.2%+22%

208Harleysville, PAPA9,09035.7%+24%

209Oreland, PAPA5,95335.9%+32%

210Indiana, PAPA14,69736.2%+9%

211Oakmont, PAPA6,57637.2%+14%

212Lewisburg, PAPA5,22637.4%+9%

213Bethel Park, PAPA32,07437.8%+14%

214Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77738.2%+3%

215Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21238.8%+16%

216Whitfield, PAPA5,22638.8%−14%

217West Chester, PAPA19,59139.0%+23%

218Churchville, PAPA6,08439.4%+20%

219Media, PAPA5,92040.0%+30%

220Kulpsville, PAPA8,79940.3%+12%

221Wyomissing, PAPA11,28540.7%+3%

222Glenside, PAPA7,65940.7%+19%

223Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50241.8%+13%

224Hershey, PAPA14,24241.9%+28%

225Doylestown, PAPA8,33041.9%+35%

226Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38842.3%−1%

227Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06942.8%+43%

228Audubon, PAPA9,22942.8%+9%

229Camp Hill, PAPA8,19944.3%+20%

230Richboro, PAPA6,96345.6%+33%

231Forest Hills, PAPA6,11646.0%+22%

232Paoli, PAPA6,36246.4%+16%

233King of Prussia, PAPA25,85749.4%+19%

234Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.8%+17%

235Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88050.8%+13%

236Maple Glen, PAPA6,64351.8%+10%

237Exton, PAPA6,77253.8%+48%

238Ardmore, PAPA13,90954.1%+35%

239Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.4%+23%

240Spring House, PAPA5,13757.6%+34%

241Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07059.2%+11%

242Franklin Park, PAPA14,97860.0%+25%

243Fort Washington, PAPA6,27161.5%+21%

244Blue Bell, PAPA6,42461.7%+10%

245Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19361.9%+2%

246Park Forest, PAPA8,62466.0%+7%

247State College, PAPA40,84469.2%+1%

248Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.5%+12%

249Swarthmore, PAPA6,56177.1%+17%

250Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13979.5%+11%

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