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Least educated, Pennsylvania cities · 2020

Pennsylvania cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 270 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 York, PAPA5,1108.1%−6%

02Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.2%+2%

03Sunbury, PAPA9,4959.5%+57%

04Reading, PAPA95,83210.1%+17%

05Lebanon, PAPA26,47910.3%+21%

06Duquesne, PAPA5,01910.7%+32%

07Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.6%+2%

08Plymouth, PAPA5,80111.6%+12%

09Hazleton, PAPA30,28612.4%+8%

10Waynesboro, PAPA11,19013.1%+4%

11Chester, PAPA33,99613.5%+58%

12Johnstown, PAPA17,65413.6%+71%

13McKeesport, PAPA16,90713.9%+32%

14Collingdale, PAPA8,89814.2%+65%

15West Hazleton, PAPA5,28414.2%+13%

16Aliquippa, PAPA9,00214.7%+62%

17York, PAPA45,34214.8%+40%

18New Brighton, PAPA5,50315.0%+52%

19Shamokin, PAPA6,76415.1%+118%

20Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.4%+35%

21Tamaqua, PAPA6,92915.6%+110%

22Columbia, PAPA10,31415.8%+87%

23Weigelstown, PAPA15,48516.1%+32%

24Uniontown, PAPA9,43416.1%+13%

25McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62416.1%+96%

26Folcroft, PAPA6,78016.2%+98%

27Bangor, PAPA5,11816.2%+43%

28New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+36%

29Milton, PAPA6,45716.3%+17%

30Clairton, PAPA5,87616.3%+74%

31Pittston, PAPA7,71516.5%+44%

32Darby, PAPA10,66616.5%+58%

33Allentown, PAPA126,04416.6%+8%

34Bradford, PAPA7,44216.7%+5%

35Croydon, PAPA9,68416.8%+92%

36Steelton, PAPA6,32817.2%+94%

37Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55817.4%+20%

38Nanticoke, PAPA10,71217.4%+60%

39Sharon, PAPA12,64817.5%+18%

40Corry, PAPA5,99317.8%+62%

41Sierra View, PAPA6,36517.8%–

42Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.9%+37%

43Hanover, PAPA16,68418.1%+19%

44Altoona, PAPA42,34718.1%+49%

45Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52318.4%+44%

46Northampton, PAPA10,57018.5%+42%

47Carbondale, PAPA8,73118.5%+45%

48Middletown, PAPA9,77618.5%+40%

49Pennside, PAPA5,40718.7%–

50Clearfield, PAPA5,75318.9%+10%

51Exeter, PAPA5,58719.0%+42%

52Lehighton, PAPA5,23219.0%+187%

53Berwick, PAPA10,29719.0%+124%

54Red Lion, PAPA6,52319.1%+30%

55Titusville, PAPA5,11219.2%+38%

56Pottstown, PAPA23,32219.2%+54%

57Ellwood City, PAPA7,36219.3%+23%

58Parkville, PAPA8,12819.3%+57%

59Greenville, PAPA5,40619.4%+15%

60Connellsville, PAPA6,57419.5%+52%

61Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83219.5%+52%

62Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.7%+95%

63Palmerton, PAPA5,61519.8%+68%

64Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82719.9%+49%

65Pottsville, PAPA13,17019.9%+43%

66Washington, PAPA13,37720.1%+54%

67St. Marys, PAPA12,25320.4%+32%

68Norwood, PAPA5,92720.8%+43%

69Duryea, PAPA5,15720.9%+46%

70West Mifflin, PAPA18,70721.4%+45%

71Oxford, PAPA5,88721.4%+21%

72Lock Haven, PAPA8,50021.5%+14%

73Jeannette, PAPA8,48921.5%+68%

74New Kensington, PAPA11,75921.9%+38%

75Palmyra, PAPA7,76222.0%+10%

76Erie, PAPA91,83822.0%+27%

77Ephrata, PAPA13,64722.0%+60%

78Monaca, PAPA5,45622.0%+152%

79Olyphant, PAPA5,39022.2%+30%

80Norristown, PAPA35,91122.2%+66%

81New Holland, PAPA5,75422.2%+18%

82Warren, PAPA9,04622.3%+12%

83Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.4%+32%

84Harrisburg, PAPA50,52222.6%+58%

85Taylor, PAPA6,23222.6%+157%

86Scranton, PAPA75,51422.7%+45%

87Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99522.7%+38%

88Butler, PAPA12,87922.7%+46%

89Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25322.7%+62%

90Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84722.8%+6%

91Chambersburg, PAPA23,37623.2%+29%

92East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.2%+1%

93Franklin, PAPA5,89923.2%+27%

94Bristol, PAPA9,97023.4%+122%

95Blakely, PAPA6,61123.4%+18%

96Levittown, PAPA50,92623.4%+75%

97Dickson City, PAPA5,97623.5%+58%

98Enola, PAPA6,53423.5%+118%

99Lancaster, PAPA58,36623.5%+68%

100Swoyersville, PAPA5,15523.7%+12%

101Ambridge, PAPA6,94423.7%+74%

102Oil City, PAPA9,30123.9%+65%

103Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%−0%

104Glenolden, PAPA7,21724.1%+92%

105Wilson, PAPA8,15924.2%+108%

106Sayre, PAPA5,32824.3%+30%

107Nazareth, PAPA6,09124.3%+37%

108Shiloh, PAPA11,24624.5%+8%

109Fullerton, PAPA16,72424.7%+13%

110Yeadon, PAPA12,32024.7%+10%

111Munhall, PAPA10,25324.8%+83%

112Williamsport, PAPA27,38424.9%+53%

113Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07325.1%+51%

114Leola, PAPA7,44825.3%–

115Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.3%+42%

116Easton, PAPA30,40225.3%+70%

117Mount Joy, PAPA8,31925.5%+51%

118Canonsburg, PAPA9,52925.6%+96%

119Middletown, PAPA7,62825.7%+24%

120Souderton, PAPA7,28825.8%+34%

121Prospect Park, PAPA6,40925.9%+67%

122South Williamsport, PAPA6,12426.0%+65%

123Kenmar, PAPA5,07726.3%–

124Hellertown, PAPA6,13826.3%+92%

125Shillington, PAPA5,54226.5%−8%

126Moosic, PAPA5,98926.7%+40%

127Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.9%+2%

128Emmaus, PAPA12,51427.0%+10%

129Archbald, PAPA7,59827.6%+33%

130Catasauqua, PAPA6,59027.8%+119%

131Old Forge, PAPA8,64028.0%+68%

132Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47028.2%+45%

133Somerset, PAPA5,81528.3%+35%

134DuBois, PAPA7,25428.3%+125%

135Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.5%−2%

136Monessen, PAPA6,65728.8%+85%

137Brentwood, PAPA9,59728.8%+30%

138Coraopolis, PAPA5,28028.9%+67%

139Sanatoga, PAPA8,94929.0%+27%

140Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.2%+21%

141Bridgeport, PAPA5,75829.7%+113%

142Baldwin, PAPA20,51630.3%+72%

143Ridley Park, PAPA7,25530.4%+24%

144Brookhaven, PAPA8,36230.6%+45%

145White Oak, PAPA7,28630.8%+18%

146Birdsboro, PAPA5,16130.9%+83%

147Folsom, PAPA8,67130.9%+56%

148Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78330.9%+61%

149Economy, PAPA9,09831.2%+32%

150Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28131.2%+75%

151Rutherford, PAPA6,89031.3%+56%

152Bethlehem, PAPA79,64431.3%+31%

153Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+14%

154Woodlyn, PAPA9,73631.4%+119%

155Hermitage, PAPA16,30832.1%+26%

156Progress, PAPA11,01732.1%+22%

157New Cumberland, PAPA7,59032.2%−5%

158Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.2%+39%

159West View, PAPA6,35532.4%+39%

160Hatboro, PAPA8,59332.8%+38%

161Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37533.2%+28%

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,89333.2%+64%

163Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.4%+38%

164Blandon, PAPA7,35733.4%–

165Kingston, PAPA13,46234.0%+34%

166East York, PAPA9,38834.3%+18%

167Crafton, PAPA5,79034.6%+25%

168Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75334.7%+71%

169Carnegie, PAPA7,77735.5%+103%

170Lansdale, PAPA18,98635.8%+45%

171Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.9%+57%

172Lititz, PAPA9,68936.0%+49%

173Schlusser, PAPA5,40236.3%+43%

174Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16536.6%+92%

175Greensburg, PAPA14,46236.9%+26%

176Millersville, PAPA9,28037.0%+23%

177Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+56%

178Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.1%+58%

179Horsham, PAPA16,00537.5%+17%

180Plum, PAPA26,22537.6%+34%

181Gettysburg, PAPA8,36537.7%+17%

182Whitehall, PAPA14,52137.9%+27%

183Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.2%–

184Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60238.6%+72%

185Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.0%+109%

186Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03739.6%+52%

187Carlisle, PAPA22,69339.7%+23%

188Grove City, PAPA7,69440.3%+31%

189Downingtown, PAPA8,38440.5%+85%

190Willow Grove, PAPA14,13140.7%+46%

191Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21240.8%+5%

192Perkasie, PAPA9,31241.1%+80%

193Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.1%+66%

194Mountain Top, PAPA11,85041.3%+64%

195Lansdowne, PAPA11,14141.4%+19%

196Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47041.6%+87%

197Campbelltown, PAPA6,09241.9%+74%

198Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45142.0%+19%

199Willow Street, PAPA9,64742.4%+50%

200Glenshaw, PAPA9,13942.5%–

201Bellevue, PAPA7,88842.7%+83%

202Harleysville, PAPA9,09042.7%+20%

203Monroeville, PAPA27,68542.8%–

204Broomall, PAPA10,67944.3%+66%

205Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12544.6%+48%

206Ambler, PAPA6,84044.7%+62%

207Bellefonte, PAPA5,86244.8%+85%

208Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+61%

209New Freedom, PAPA5,11645.4%+32%

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63245.4%+73%

211Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.4%+34%

212Lewisburg, PAPA5,22645.9%+23%

213Wescosville, PAPA7,14846.0%–

214Phoenixville, PAPA20,35646.5%+80%

215Dormont, PAPA7,81647.7%+77%

216Bethel Park, PAPA32,07448.1%+27%

217Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08648.6%–

218Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06948.9%+14%

219Breinigsville, PAPA7,76949.2%–

220Kulpsville, PAPA8,79949.2%+22%

221Hershey, PAPA14,24249.5%+18%

222Oreland, PAPA5,95350.3%+40%

223Richboro, PAPA6,96350.7%+11%

224Indiana, PAPA14,69750.7%+40%

225Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33651.2%+48%

226Wyomissing, PAPA11,28552.4%+29%

227West Chester, PAPA19,59153.3%+37%

228Allison Park, PAPA22,04553.3%–

229Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38853.5%+27%

230Doylestown, PAPA8,33053.7%+28%

231Oakmont, PAPA6,57653.7%+44%

232Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53453.9%+54%

233Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.2%−0%

234Collegeville, PAPA5,28754.2%+129%

235Media, PAPA5,92054.3%+36%

236Glenside, PAPA7,65954.5%+34%

237Camp Hill, PAPA8,19954.7%+24%

238Whitfield, PAPA5,22655.0%+42%

239Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.5%+45%

240Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.4%–

241Lionville, PAPA7,68356.5%–

242Churchville, PAPA6,08457.2%+45%

243Audubon, PAPA9,22958.7%+37%

244Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+42%

245Forest Hills, PAPA6,11659.6%+30%

246Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.2%–

247Maple Glen, PAPA6,64360.4%+17%

248Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.6%−1%

249Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.5%+21%

250King of Prussia, PAPA25,85762.4%+26%

251Paoli, PAPA6,36262.4%+35%

252Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63363.6%+25%

253Conshohocken, PAPA9,26665.5%+189%

254Exton, PAPA6,77266.7%+24%

255Ardmore, PAPA13,90967.9%+26%

256Elkins Park, PAPA7,21368.5%–

257Park Forest, PAPA8,62469.0%+5%

258Wayne, PAPA6,63569.1%–

259Spring House, PAPA5,13771.2%+24%

260Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19371.6%+16%

261State College, PAPA40,84472.1%+4%

262Franklin Park, PAPA14,97873.4%+22%

263Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07075.9%+28%

264Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22776.0%–

265Blue Bell, PAPA6,42476.1%+23%

266Swarthmore, PAPA6,56178.5%+2%

267Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13982.4%+4%

268Villanova, PAPA9,18683.9%–

269Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83984.0%+13%

270Merion Station, PAPA5,78885.7%–

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