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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%−1.5 pts

02Lehighton, PAPA5,2326.6%−1.1 pts

03Shamokin, PAPA6,7646.9%+2.4 pts

04Tamaqua, PAPA6,9297.4%+1.2 pts

05Johnstown, PAPA17,6547.9%+0.7 pts

06Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.1%+1.0 pts

07Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.2%+0.0 pts

08McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6248.2%+1.1 pts

09Columbia, PAPA10,3148.4%+0.9 pts

10Berwick, PAPA10,2978.5%+2.2 pts

11Chester, PAPA33,9968.5%+0.9 pts

12Lebanon, PAPA26,4798.6%+0.4 pts

13Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.6%+0.2 pts

14Reading, PAPA95,8328.6%+0.1 pts

15West York, PAPA5,1108.6%−0.6 pts

16Monaca, PAPA5,4568.7%+1.3 pts

17Croydon, PAPA9,6848.8%+2.9 pts

18Taylor, PAPA6,2328.8%−0.1 pts

19Steelton, PAPA6,3288.8%+0.5 pts

20Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.0%−1.0 pts

21Aliquippa, PAPA9,0029.1%+1.7 pts

22Clairton, PAPA5,8769.4%+2.2 pts

23New Brighton, PAPA5,5039.9%+2.8 pts

24Coatesville, PAPA13,28310.1%+0.1 pts

25Plymouth, PAPA5,80110.4%+3.5 pts

26Darby, PAPA10,66610.4%+2.8 pts

27Bristol, PAPA9,97010.5%+2.0 pts

28McKeesport, PAPA16,90710.5%+3.7 pts

29York, PAPA45,34210.6%+0.7 pts

30Enola, PAPA6,53410.8%−2.4 pts

31Nanticoke, PAPA10,71210.9%+1.2 pts

32Corry, PAPA5,99311.0%+1.0 pts

33Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.3%+3.7 pts

34Bangor, PAPA5,11811.3%+0.7 pts

35Tyrone, PAPA5,22611.4%+2.9 pts

36Pittston, PAPA7,71511.5%+2.3 pts

37Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.5%+1.2 pts

38Wilson, PAPA8,15911.7%+2.1 pts

39Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.8%−0.2 pts

40New Castle, PAPA21,17512.0%+3.4 pts

41Altoona, PAPA42,34712.1%+2.6 pts

42Weigelstown, PAPA15,48512.2%+1.8 pts

43Parkville, PAPA8,12812.3%+3.6 pts

44Pottstown, PAPA23,32212.4%−0.3 pts

45Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.5%+0.6 pts

46Waynesboro, PAPA11,19012.6%−0.6 pts

47DuBois, PAPA7,25412.6%−0.6 pts

48West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.6%+3.6 pts

49Catasauqua, PAPA6,59012.7%+3.7 pts

50Connellsville, PAPA6,57412.8%+4.0 pts

51Jeannette, PAPA8,48912.8%+4.4 pts

52Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52312.8%−0.1 pts

53Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.8%+1.6 pts

54Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83212.9%+3.8 pts

55Northampton, PAPA10,57013.0%+2.9 pts

56Washington, PAPA13,37713.0%+0.9 pts

57Canonsburg, PAPA9,52913.0%+4.3 pts

58Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83513.1%+4.2 pts

59Middletown, PAPA9,77613.3%+0.2 pts

60Norristown, PAPA35,91113.3%+0.5 pts

61Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82713.3%+2.9 pts

62Exeter, PAPA5,58713.4%+3.8 pts

63Levittown, PAPA50,92613.4%+1.4 pts

64Munhall, PAPA10,25313.5%+3.0 pts

65Ambridge, PAPA6,94413.6%+4.6 pts

66Hellertown, PAPA6,13813.7%+2.2 pts

67Ephrata, PAPA13,64713.7%+0.9 pts

68Titusville, PAPA5,11213.9%−0.7 pts

69Milton, PAPA6,45713.9%+6.3 pts

70Bridgeport, PAPA5,75813.9%+3.3 pts

71Lancaster, PAPA58,36614.0%+0.5 pts

72Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.0%+1.8 pts

73Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25314.0%+3.6 pts

74Uniontown, PAPA9,43414.3%+2.1 pts

75Harrisburg, PAPA50,52214.3%+0.3 pts

76Duryea, PAPA5,15714.3%+4.5 pts

77Woodlyn, PAPA9,73614.4%+5.0 pts

78Oil City, PAPA9,30114.5%+0.4 pts

79Norwood, PAPA5,92714.5%+5.8 pts

80Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55814.6%+2.3 pts

81Red Lion, PAPA6,52314.7%+2.6 pts

82West Mifflin, PAPA18,70714.7%+3.4 pts

83Sharon, PAPA12,64814.8%+2.8 pts

84Dickson City, PAPA5,97614.9%+4.4 pts

85Easton, PAPA30,40214.9%+2.1 pts

86Hanover, PAPA16,68415.1%+3.5 pts

87Allentown, PAPA126,04415.4%+0.1 pts

88St. Marys, PAPA12,25315.5%+1.7 pts

89Prospect Park, PAPA6,40915.5%+5.1 pts

90Butler, PAPA12,87915.5%+4.5 pts

91Monessen, PAPA6,65715.6%+6.1 pts

92Scranton, PAPA75,51415.6%+2.0 pts

93Ellwood City, PAPA7,36215.7%+3.2 pts

94South Williamsport, PAPA6,12415.8%+4.1 pts

95New Kensington, PAPA11,75915.9%+1.3 pts

96Bradford, PAPA7,44216.0%+1.0 pts

97Williamsport, PAPA27,38416.3%+3.2 pts

98Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.5%+7.4 pts

99Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07316.6%−0.8 pts

100Old Forge, PAPA8,64016.7%+6.7 pts

101Birdsboro, PAPA5,16116.8%+4.6 pts

102Mount Joy, PAPA8,31916.9%+4.2 pts

103Greenville, PAPA5,40616.9%+0.3 pts

104Quakertown, PAPA9,23517.0%+3.0 pts

105Olyphant, PAPA5,39017.0%+5.7 pts

106Clearfield, PAPA5,75317.1%+3.6 pts

107Coraopolis, PAPA5,28017.3%+3.6 pts

108Erie, PAPA91,83817.4%+3.4 pts

109Carnegie, PAPA7,77717.4%+2.6 pts

110Baldwin, PAPA20,51617.6%+6.0 pts

111Oxford, PAPA5,88717.7%+1.2 pts

112Nazareth, PAPA6,09117.8%+3.9 pts

113Latrobe, PAPA7,82617.8%+2.9 pts

114Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+2.6 pts

115Chambersburg, PAPA23,37617.9%+2.2 pts

116Franklin, PAPA5,89918.3%+4.6 pts

117Morrisville, PAPA9,66518.6%+4.1 pts

118Sayre, PAPA5,32818.7%+2.2 pts

119Lock Haven, PAPA8,50018.8%+2.8 pts

120New Holland, PAPA5,75418.9%+4.3 pts

121Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16519.1%+1.4 pts

122Moosic, PAPA5,98919.1%+11.1 pts

123Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78319.2%+2.4 pts

124Souderton, PAPA7,28819.3%+4.7 pts

125Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47019.4%+5.8 pts

126Folsom, PAPA8,67119.8%+8.9 pts

127Blakely, PAPA6,61119.9%+5.2 pts

128Warren, PAPA9,04620.0%+4.1 pts

129Palmyra, PAPA7,76220.1%+6.0 pts

130Rutherford, PAPA6,89020.1%+8.3 pts

131Kennett Square, PAPA6,89320.3%−0.4 pts

132Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75320.3%+7.1 pts

133Archbald, PAPA7,59820.7%+6.6 pts

134Middletown, PAPA7,62820.7%+6.4 pts

135Somerset, PAPA5,81520.9%+3.3 pts

136Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.1%−1.4 pts

137Swoyersville, PAPA5,15521.2%+9.4 pts

138Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84721.6%+3.5 pts

139Fullerton, PAPA16,72421.8%+2.3 pts

140Downingtown, PAPA8,38421.9%+4.7 pts

141Brentwood, PAPA9,59722.1%+6.0 pts

142Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47022.3%+3.2 pts

143Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60222.4%−0.7 pts

144Yeadon, PAPA12,32022.5%−2.6 pts

145Conshohocken, PAPA9,26622.7%+11.1 pts

146Perkasie, PAPA9,31222.8%+0.7 pts

147Shiloh, PAPA11,24622.8%+4.2 pts

148Shippensburg, PAPA5,61522.8%−1.0 pts

149Sanatoga, PAPA8,94922.9%+2.7 pts

150East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.1%+6.0 pts

151Huntingdon, PAPA6,86223.2%+5.9 pts

152West View, PAPA6,35523.3%+6.5 pts

153Bellevue, PAPA7,88823.4%+3.7 pts

154Dunmore, PAPA14,24923.5%+4.6 pts

155Collegeville, PAPA5,28723.7%−8.3 pts

156Economy, PAPA9,09823.7%+6.8 pts

157Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00623.7%+9.7 pts

158Hatboro, PAPA8,59323.8%+5.0 pts

159Bethlehem, PAPA79,64423.8%+3.7 pts

160Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%+5.8 pts

161Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80924.1%−2.3 pts

162Campbelltown, PAPA6,09224.1%+12.7 pts

163Lititz, PAPA9,68924.1%+5.3 pts

164Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.2%+2.0 pts

165Bellefonte, PAPA5,86224.2%+1.7 pts

166Ridley Park, PAPA7,25524.5%+4.5 pts

167Lansdale, PAPA18,98624.6%+6.6 pts

168Emmaus, PAPA12,51424.6%+5.8 pts

169Swissvale, PAPA8,19724.8%+3.9 pts

170Mountain Top, PAPA11,85025.2%–

171Kingston, PAPA13,46225.3%+2.0 pts

172Schlusser, PAPA5,40225.4%−0.0 pts

173Hermitage, PAPA16,30825.4%+8.1 pts

174Phoenixville, PAPA20,35625.8%+6.9 pts

175Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.0%+4.3 pts

176White Oak, PAPA7,28626.0%+6.2 pts

177Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03726.1%+3.9 pts

178Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63226.2%+6.1 pts

179Progress, PAPA11,01726.3%+1.7 pts

180Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.3%+4.5 pts

181Broomall, PAPA10,67926.7%+2.7 pts

182Dormont, PAPA7,81626.9%+5.7 pts

183Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96127.4%+6.0 pts

184Ambler, PAPA6,84027.6%+4.1 pts

185Crafton, PAPA5,79027.7%+5.9 pts

186Willow Grove, PAPA14,13127.9%+2.6 pts

187Plum, PAPA26,22528.0%+5.1 pts

188Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35728.2%–

189Willow Street, PAPA9,64728.3%+6.9 pts

190Shillington, PAPA5,54228.8%+5.4 pts

191Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.9%+7.5 pts

192East York, PAPA9,38829.1%+3.6 pts

193Greensburg, PAPA14,46229.2%+8.3 pts

194Whitehall, PAPA14,52129.9%+0.6 pts

195Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12530.2%+7.1 pts

196Millersville, PAPA9,28030.2%+1.3 pts

197Grove City, PAPA7,69430.8%+4.7 pts

198Horsham, PAPA16,00531.9%+4.7 pts

199Gettysburg, PAPA8,36532.3%+8.5 pts

200Carlisle, PAPA22,69332.4%+4.9 pts

201Lower Allen, PAPA7,64633.8%+1.6 pts

202New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.9%+9.8 pts

203New Freedom, PAPA5,11634.3%+10.4 pts

204Lansdowne, PAPA11,14134.6%+4.6 pts

205Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33634.7%+10.8 pts

206Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53435.0%+7.2 pts

207Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45135.2%+6.3 pts

208Harleysville, PAPA9,09035.7%+7.0 pts

209Oreland, PAPA5,95335.9%+8.7 pts

210Indiana, PAPA14,69736.2%+2.9 pts

211Oakmont, PAPA6,57637.2%+4.5 pts

212Lewisburg, PAPA5,22637.4%+3.2 pts

213Bethel Park, PAPA32,07437.8%+4.6 pts

214Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77738.2%+1.2 pts

215Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21238.8%+5.5 pts

216Whitfield, PAPA5,22638.8%−6.4 pts

217West Chester, PAPA19,59139.0%+7.3 pts

218Churchville, PAPA6,08439.4%+6.5 pts

219Media, PAPA5,92040.0%+9.3 pts

220Kulpsville, PAPA8,79940.3%+4.3 pts

221Wyomissing, PAPA11,28540.7%+1.3 pts

222Glenside, PAPA7,65940.7%+6.6 pts

223Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50241.8%+4.9 pts

224Hershey, PAPA14,24241.9%+9.1 pts

225Doylestown, PAPA8,33041.9%+11.0 pts

226Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38842.3%−0.5 pts

227Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06942.8%+12.8 pts

228Audubon, PAPA9,22942.8%+3.4 pts

229Camp Hill, PAPA8,19944.3%+7.3 pts

230Richboro, PAPA6,96345.6%+11.3 pts

231Forest Hills, PAPA6,11646.0%+8.2 pts

232Paoli, PAPA6,36246.4%+6.5 pts

233King of Prussia, PAPA25,85749.4%+7.9 pts

234Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.8%+7.3 pts

235Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88050.8%+5.8 pts

236Maple Glen, PAPA6,64351.8%+4.8 pts

237Exton, PAPA6,77253.8%+17.3 pts

238Ardmore, PAPA13,90954.1%+14.1 pts

239Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.4%+10.2 pts

240Spring House, PAPA5,13757.6%+14.6 pts

241Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07059.2%+6.1 pts

242Franklin Park, PAPA14,97860.0%+11.9 pts

243Fort Washington, PAPA6,27161.5%+10.5 pts

244Blue Bell, PAPA6,42461.7%+5.6 pts

245Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19361.9%+1.2 pts

246Park Forest, PAPA8,62466.0%+4.5 pts

247State College, PAPA40,84469.2%+1.0 pts

248Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.5%+8.0 pts

249Swarthmore, PAPA6,56177.1%+11.2 pts

250Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13979.5%+7.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS