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Least educated, Pennsylvania cities · 2010

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 261 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

01West Hazleton, PAPA5,2847.4%−5.2 pts

02Sunbury, PAPA9,4957.9%+1.8 pts

03Chester, PAPA33,9968.7%+0.1 pts

04Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.8%+0.7 pts

05Lebanon, PAPA26,4799.1%+0.6 pts

06McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6249.4%+1.1 pts

07McKeesport, PAPA16,9079.6%−0.9 pts

08Columbia, PAPA10,3149.7%+1.3 pts

09Reading, PAPA95,8329.8%+1.2 pts

10Berwick, PAPA10,2979.9%+1.4 pts

11York, PAPA45,34210.2%−0.4 pts

12Croydon, PAPA9,68410.5%+1.7 pts

13Shamokin, PAPA6,76410.6%+3.7 pts

14Plymouth, PAPA5,80111.1%+0.7 pts

15Corry, PAPA5,99311.2%+0.2 pts

16Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55811.4%−3.1 pts

17Lewistown, PAPA8,38511.5%+2.5 pts

18Steelton, PAPA6,32811.5%+2.7 pts

19Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25311.5%−2.5 pts

20Connellsville, PAPA6,57411.6%−1.2 pts

21Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.8%+0.2 pts

22Parkville, PAPA8,12811.9%−0.5 pts

23New Brighton, PAPA5,50311.9%+2.0 pts

24Tamaqua, PAPA6,92911.9%+4.4 pts

25Tyrone, PAPA5,22612.2%+0.8 pts

26Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57912.4%+1.1 pts

27Ambridge, PAPA6,94412.6%−1.0 pts

28Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.6%−0.2 pts

29Butler, PAPA12,87912.7%−2.8 pts

30Darby, PAPA10,66612.7%+2.3 pts

31Bristol, PAPA9,97012.8%+2.3 pts

32Wilson, PAPA8,15912.9%+1.3 pts

33Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83213.0%+0.1 pts

34Milton, PAPA6,45713.0%−0.9 pts

35Washington, PAPA13,37713.1%+0.1 pts

36Aliquippa, PAPA9,00213.2%+4.1 pts

37Nanticoke, PAPA10,71213.2%+2.3 pts

38Johnstown, PAPA17,65413.3%+5.3 pts

39Oil City, PAPA9,30113.3%−1.2 pts

40Collingdale, PAPA8,89813.4%+4.7 pts

41Weigelstown, PAPA15,48513.5%+1.3 pts

42Lehighton, PAPA5,23213.5%+6.9 pts

43Monaca, PAPA5,45613.7%+4.9 pts

44Palmerton, PAPA5,61513.7%+1.9 pts

45New Castle, PAPA21,17513.8%+1.9 pts

46Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.3%+0.3 pts

47Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52314.5%+1.6 pts

48Clairton, PAPA5,87614.6%+5.2 pts

49Waynesboro, PAPA11,19014.6%+2.0 pts

50Coatesville, PAPA13,28314.7%+4.5 pts

51Coraopolis, PAPA5,28014.7%−2.7 pts

52Taylor, PAPA6,23214.8%+6.0 pts

53Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82714.9%+1.6 pts

54West York, PAPA5,11015.0%+6.3 pts

55Monessen, PAPA6,65715.0%−0.6 pts

56Middletown, PAPA9,77615.1%+1.8 pts

57Catasauqua, PAPA6,59015.1%+2.4 pts

58Folcroft, PAPA6,78015.4%+7.2 pts

59Uniontown, PAPA9,43415.4%+1.2 pts

60Bradford, PAPA7,44215.5%−0.5 pts

61Sharon, PAPA12,64815.6%+0.8 pts

62Pittston, PAPA7,71515.6%+4.1 pts

63Levittown, PAPA50,92615.6%+2.2 pts

64Altoona, PAPA42,34715.8%+3.7 pts

65Olyphant, PAPA5,39016.1%−0.9 pts

66Norristown, PAPA35,91116.2%+2.8 pts

67Lancaster, PAPA58,36616.4%+2.4 pts

68Glenolden, PAPA7,21716.4%+3.9 pts

69Enola, PAPA6,53416.5%+5.7 pts

70Greenville, PAPA5,40616.6%−0.4 pts

71Allentown, PAPA126,04416.6%+1.3 pts

72Harrisburg, PAPA50,52216.6%+2.4 pts

73New Kensington, PAPA11,75916.7%+0.8 pts

74Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.7%+2.0 pts

75Easton, PAPA30,40216.8%+2.0 pts

76Prospect Park, PAPA6,40916.9%+1.4 pts

77Norwood, PAPA5,92717.0%+2.5 pts

78Jeannette, PAPA8,48917.1%+4.3 pts

79Bangor, PAPA5,11817.3%+6.0 pts

80Pottstown, PAPA23,32217.3%+4.9 pts

81Blakely, PAPA6,61117.4%−2.5 pts

82Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.4%+4.3 pts

83Hanover, PAPA16,68417.5%+2.4 pts

84West Mifflin, PAPA18,70717.7%+3.0 pts

85DuBois, PAPA7,25417.8%+5.2 pts

86Kennett Square, PAPA6,89317.8%−2.5 pts

87Ephrata, PAPA13,64718.1%+4.3 pts

88Pennside, PAPA5,40718.1%–

89Williamsport, PAPA27,38418.3%+2.0 pts

90Titusville, PAPA5,11218.4%+4.5 pts

91Latrobe, PAPA7,82618.6%+0.7 pts

92Scranton, PAPA75,51418.6%+3.0 pts

93Mount Joy, PAPA8,31918.7%+1.9 pts

94Ellwood City, PAPA7,36219.0%+3.3 pts

95Quakertown, PAPA9,23519.3%+2.3 pts

96St. Marys, PAPA12,25319.3%+3.8 pts

97Erie, PAPA91,83819.5%+2.1 pts

98Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07319.6%+3.0 pts

99Birdsboro, PAPA5,16119.8%+3.0 pts

100Woodlyn, PAPA9,73620.0%+5.6 pts

101Clearfield, PAPA5,75320.0%+2.9 pts

102Oxford, PAPA5,88720.5%+2.8 pts

103New Holland, PAPA5,75420.7%+1.8 pts

104Franklin, PAPA5,89920.7%+2.4 pts

105Northampton, PAPA10,57020.7%+7.7 pts

106Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99520.7%+4.3 pts

107Chambersburg, PAPA23,37620.9%+2.9 pts

108Archbald, PAPA7,59820.9%+0.2 pts

109Palmyra, PAPA7,76221.0%+0.9 pts

110Exeter, PAPA5,58721.0%+7.6 pts

111Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47021.3%+1.9 pts

112Sierra View, PAPA6,36521.7%–

113Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.8%+0.6 pts

114Somerset, PAPA5,81522.0%+1.1 pts

115Baldwin, PAPA20,51622.1%+4.5 pts

116Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28122.2%+4.3 pts

117Swoyersville, PAPA5,15522.2%+1.1 pts

118South Williamsport, PAPA6,12422.3%+6.5 pts

119Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78322.5%+3.3 pts

120Lock Haven, PAPA8,50022.6%+3.8 pts

121Schlusser, PAPA5,40222.8%−2.6 pts

122Sayre, PAPA5,32822.8%+4.1 pts

123Brentwood, PAPA9,59723.0%+0.9 pts

124Canonsburg, PAPA9,52923.3%+10.2 pts

125Rutherford, PAPA6,89023.3%+3.2 pts

126Munhall, PAPA10,25323.4%+9.9 pts

127Folsom, PAPA8,67123.4%+3.7 pts

128Kenmar, PAPA5,07723.5%–

129Shillington, PAPA5,54223.7%−5.1 pts

130Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75323.9%+3.6 pts

131Warren, PAPA9,04624.1%+4.2 pts

132Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.3%+0.1 pts

133Old Forge, PAPA8,64024.3%+7.6 pts

134Souderton, PAPA7,28824.4%+5.1 pts

135White Oak, PAPA7,28624.4%−1.6 pts

136Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00624.5%+0.7 pts

137Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.7%+9.8 pts

138Hellertown, PAPA6,13824.7%+11.0 pts

139Huntingdon, PAPA6,86224.8%+1.6 pts

140Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96124.8%−2.6 pts

141Progress, PAPA11,01725.0%−1.3 pts

142Carnegie, PAPA7,77725.1%+7.6 pts

143Fullerton, PAPA16,72425.2%+3.5 pts

144Morrisville, PAPA9,66525.4%+6.8 pts

145Middletown, PAPA7,62825.5%+4.8 pts

146Ridley Park, PAPA7,25525.6%+1.1 pts

147Shiloh, PAPA11,24625.8%+3.0 pts

148Bellevue, PAPA7,88825.9%+2.5 pts

149Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47026.0%+3.7 pts

150Lititz, PAPA9,68926.1%+2.0 pts

151Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84726.2%+4.6 pts

152Meadville, PAPA12,23026.2%+2.3 pts

153Economy, PAPA9,09826.3%+2.6 pts

154Bethlehem, PAPA79,64426.6%+2.8 pts

155Nazareth, PAPA6,09126.8%+9.0 pts

156Yeadon, PAPA12,32026.8%+4.4 pts

157Bridgeport, PAPA5,75826.9%+12.9 pts

158Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.9%+0.9 pts

159Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60227.0%+4.6 pts

160Downingtown, PAPA8,38427.4%+5.6 pts

161Colonial Park, PAPA18,03227.6%+1.3 pts

162Hermitage, PAPA16,30827.6%+2.2 pts

163Sanatoga, PAPA8,94927.7%+4.8 pts

164Moosic, PAPA5,98927.9%+8.8 pts

165Lansdale, PAPA18,98628.2%+3.6 pts

166Duryea, PAPA5,15728.7%+14.4 pts

167Blandon, PAPA7,35728.9%–

168Broomall, PAPA10,67929.1%+2.4 pts

169Hatboro, PAPA8,59329.1%+5.3 pts

170Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03729.1%+3.0 pts

171Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16529.2%+10.1 pts

172Perkasie, PAPA9,31229.2%+6.4 pts

173Shippensburg, PAPA5,61529.6%+6.8 pts

174East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43829.8%+6.7 pts

175Kingston, PAPA13,46229.8%+4.5 pts

176Willow Street, PAPA9,64730.1%+1.8 pts

177Whitehall, PAPA14,52130.3%+0.4 pts

178Emmaus, PAPA12,51430.5%+5.9 pts

179Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80930.6%+6.5 pts

180West View, PAPA6,35530.8%+7.5 pts

181Grove City, PAPA7,69430.9%+0.1 pts

182Crafton, PAPA5,79031.2%+3.5 pts

183Campbelltown, PAPA6,09231.3%+7.2 pts

184Millersville, PAPA9,28031.3%+1.1 pts

185Dunmore, PAPA14,24931.6%+8.1 pts

186Breinigsville, PAPA7,76931.9%–

187Swissvale, PAPA8,19732.6%+7.8 pts

188Plum, PAPA26,22532.6%+4.7 pts

189East York, PAPA9,38832.7%+3.5 pts

190Ambler, PAPA6,84033.4%+5.7 pts

191Greensburg, PAPA14,46233.4%+4.2 pts

192New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.5%−0.4 pts

193Dormont, PAPA7,81633.7%+6.7 pts

194Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63233.8%+7.6 pts

195Willow Grove, PAPA14,13134.1%+6.2 pts

196Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53434.4%−0.7 pts

197Bellefonte, PAPA5,86234.8%+10.6 pts

198Glenshaw, PAPA9,13935.0%–

199Phoenixville, PAPA20,35635.1%+9.3 pts

200Linglestown, PAPA6,95735.3%+6.4 pts

201Gettysburg, PAPA8,36535.8%+3.4 pts

202Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12535.8%+5.7 pts

203Carlisle, PAPA22,69336.1%+3.8 pts

204Lower Allen, PAPA7,64636.2%+2.3 pts

205Lansdowne, PAPA11,14136.9%+2.2 pts

206Mountain Top, PAPA11,85037.7%+12.5 pts

207Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35738.0%+9.8 pts

208Harleysville, PAPA9,09038.3%+2.6 pts

209Horsham, PAPA16,00538.4%+6.5 pts

210Lewisburg, PAPA5,22638.4%+1.0 pts

211Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45139.2%+4.1 pts

212Indiana, PAPA14,69739.4%+3.1 pts

213New Freedom, PAPA5,11639.5%+5.2 pts

214Oreland, PAPA5,95340.2%+4.3 pts

215Monroeville, PAPA27,68540.7%–

216Bethel Park, PAPA32,07440.8%+3.0 pts

217Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21240.8%+2.0 pts

218Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33641.5%+6.8 pts

219Edinboro, PAPA5,79042.1%−12.3 pts

220Media, PAPA5,92042.3%+2.3 pts

221West Chester, PAPA19,59143.9%+4.9 pts

222Oakmont, PAPA6,57644.0%+6.9 pts

223Conshohocken, PAPA9,26644.2%+21.5 pts

224Kulpsville, PAPA8,79944.4%+4.2 pts

225Richboro, PAPA6,96345.7%+0.1 pts

226Dorneyville, PAPA5,21146.0%–

227Camp Hill, PAPA8,19946.2%+1.9 pts

228Collegeville, PAPA5,28746.5%+22.8 pts

229Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50246.7%+4.9 pts

230Churchville, PAPA6,08447.2%+7.8 pts

231Wescosville, PAPA7,14847.7%–

232Glenside, PAPA7,65948.4%+7.7 pts

233Wyomissing, PAPA11,28548.8%+8.1 pts

234Allison Park, PAPA22,04548.8%–

235Murrysville, PAPA20,63649.0%–

236Forest Hills, PAPA6,11649.5%+3.5 pts

237Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.6%−0.2 pts

238Whitfield, PAPA5,22650.7%+11.9 pts

239Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06950.8%+8.0 pts

240Doylestown, PAPA8,33051.9%+10.0 pts

241Hershey, PAPA14,24252.1%+10.2 pts

242Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77752.5%+14.2 pts

243Audubon, PAPA9,22952.7%+9.9 pts

244King of Prussia, PAPA25,85752.8%+3.4 pts

245Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38852.9%+10.6 pts

246Paoli, PAPA6,36255.8%+9.4 pts

247Maple Glen, PAPA6,64356.3%+4.5 pts

248Exton, PAPA6,77259.0%+5.3 pts

249Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19359.8%−2.2 pts

250Ardmore, PAPA13,90960.6%+6.5 pts

251Blue Bell, PAPA6,42464.0%+2.3 pts

252Spring House, PAPA5,13765.4%+7.8 pts

253State College, PAPA40,84466.0%−3.2 pts

254Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07067.1%+7.9 pts

255Fort Washington, PAPA6,27167.3%+5.8 pts

256Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88068.2%+17.4 pts

257Franklin Park, PAPA14,97869.6%+9.6 pts

258Park Forest, PAPA8,62471.7%+5.7 pts

259Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83975.1%+0.6 pts

260Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13975.9%−3.5 pts

261Swarthmore, PAPA6,56180.9%+3.8 pts

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