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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 (2020 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%−0.6 pts

02Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.2%+0.2 pts

03Sunbury, PAPA9,4959.5%+3.5 pts

04Reading, PAPA95,83210.1%+1.4 pts

05Lebanon, PAPA26,47910.3%+1.8 pts

06Duquesne, PAPA5,01910.7%+2.6 pts

07Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.6%+0.3 pts

08Plymouth, PAPA5,80111.6%+1.2 pts

09Hazleton, PAPA30,28612.4%+0.9 pts

10Waynesboro, PAPA11,19013.1%+0.5 pts

11Chester, PAPA33,99613.5%+5.0 pts

12Johnstown, PAPA17,65413.6%+5.7 pts

13McKeesport, PAPA16,90713.9%+3.4 pts

14Collingdale, PAPA8,89814.2%+5.6 pts

15West Hazleton, PAPA5,28414.2%+1.6 pts

16Aliquippa, PAPA9,00214.7%+5.6 pts

17York, PAPA45,34214.8%+4.2 pts

18New Brighton, PAPA5,50315.0%+5.1 pts

19Shamokin, PAPA6,76415.1%+8.2 pts

20Tyrone, PAPA5,22615.4%+4.0 pts

21Tamaqua, PAPA6,92915.6%+8.2 pts

22Columbia, PAPA10,31415.8%+7.4 pts

23Weigelstown, PAPA15,48516.1%+3.9 pts

24Uniontown, PAPA9,43416.1%+1.8 pts

25McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62416.1%+7.9 pts

26Folcroft, PAPA6,78016.2%+8.0 pts

27Bangor, PAPA5,11816.2%+4.9 pts

28New Castle, PAPA21,17516.3%+4.3 pts

29Milton, PAPA6,45716.3%+2.4 pts

30Clairton, PAPA5,87616.3%+7.0 pts

31Pittston, PAPA7,71516.5%+5.0 pts

32Darby, PAPA10,66616.5%+6.1 pts

33Allentown, PAPA126,04416.6%+1.2 pts

34Bradford, PAPA7,44216.7%+0.7 pts

35Croydon, PAPA9,68416.8%+8.0 pts

36Steelton, PAPA6,32817.2%+8.3 pts

37Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55817.4%+2.9 pts

38Nanticoke, PAPA10,71217.4%+6.6 pts

39Sharon, PAPA12,64817.5%+2.7 pts

40Corry, PAPA5,99317.8%+6.8 pts

41Sierra View, PAPA6,36517.8%–

42Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.9%+4.9 pts

43Hanover, PAPA16,68418.1%+2.9 pts

44Altoona, PAPA42,34718.1%+6.0 pts

45Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52318.4%+5.6 pts

46Northampton, PAPA10,57018.5%+5.5 pts

47Carbondale, PAPA8,73118.5%+5.7 pts

48Middletown, PAPA9,77618.5%+5.3 pts

49Pennside, PAPA5,40718.7%–

50Clearfield, PAPA5,75318.9%+1.7 pts

51Exeter, PAPA5,58719.0%+5.6 pts

52Lehighton, PAPA5,23219.0%+12.4 pts

53Berwick, PAPA10,29719.0%+10.5 pts

54Red Lion, PAPA6,52319.1%+4.4 pts

55Titusville, PAPA5,11219.2%+5.3 pts

56Pottstown, PAPA23,32219.2%+6.8 pts

57Ellwood City, PAPA7,36219.3%+3.6 pts

58Parkville, PAPA8,12819.3%+7.0 pts

59Greenville, PAPA5,40619.4%+2.5 pts

60Connellsville, PAPA6,57419.5%+6.7 pts

61Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83219.5%+6.7 pts

62Coatesville, PAPA13,28319.7%+9.6 pts

63Palmerton, PAPA5,61519.8%+8.0 pts

64Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82719.9%+6.6 pts

65Pottsville, PAPA13,17019.9%+6.0 pts

66Washington, PAPA13,37720.1%+7.0 pts

67St. Marys, PAPA12,25320.4%+4.9 pts

68Norwood, PAPA5,92720.8%+6.3 pts

69Duryea, PAPA5,15720.9%+6.6 pts

70West Mifflin, PAPA18,70721.4%+6.6 pts

71Oxford, PAPA5,88721.4%+3.7 pts

72Lock Haven, PAPA8,50021.5%+2.7 pts

73Jeannette, PAPA8,48921.5%+8.7 pts

74New Kensington, PAPA11,75921.9%+6.0 pts

75Palmyra, PAPA7,76222.0%+1.9 pts

76Erie, PAPA91,83822.0%+4.6 pts

77Ephrata, PAPA13,64722.0%+8.3 pts

78Monaca, PAPA5,45622.0%+13.3 pts

79Olyphant, PAPA5,39022.2%+5.2 pts

80Norristown, PAPA35,91122.2%+8.8 pts

81New Holland, PAPA5,75422.2%+3.3 pts

82Warren, PAPA9,04622.3%+2.3 pts

83Quakertown, PAPA9,23522.4%+5.4 pts

84Harrisburg, PAPA50,52222.6%+8.3 pts

85Taylor, PAPA6,23222.6%+13.8 pts

86Scranton, PAPA75,51422.7%+7.1 pts

87Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99522.7%+6.2 pts

88Butler, PAPA12,87922.7%+7.2 pts

89Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25322.7%+8.7 pts

90Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84722.8%+1.3 pts

91Chambersburg, PAPA23,37623.2%+5.3 pts

92East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.2%+0.2 pts

93Franklin, PAPA5,89923.2%+5.0 pts

94Bristol, PAPA9,97023.4%+12.8 pts

95Blakely, PAPA6,61123.4%+3.5 pts

96Levittown, PAPA50,92623.4%+10.0 pts

97Dickson City, PAPA5,97623.5%+8.6 pts

98Enola, PAPA6,53423.5%+12.7 pts

99Lancaster, PAPA58,36623.5%+9.5 pts

100Swoyersville, PAPA5,15523.7%+2.5 pts

101Ambridge, PAPA6,94423.7%+10.1 pts

102Oil City, PAPA9,30123.9%+9.4 pts

103Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%−0.0 pts

104Glenolden, PAPA7,21724.1%+11.5 pts

105Wilson, PAPA8,15924.2%+12.6 pts

106Sayre, PAPA5,32824.3%+5.5 pts

107Nazareth, PAPA6,09124.3%+6.5 pts

108Shiloh, PAPA11,24624.5%+1.7 pts

109Fullerton, PAPA16,72424.7%+2.9 pts

110Yeadon, PAPA12,32024.7%+2.2 pts

111Munhall, PAPA10,25324.8%+11.2 pts

112Williamsport, PAPA27,38424.9%+8.7 pts

113Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07325.1%+8.5 pts

114Leola, PAPA7,44825.3%–

115Latrobe, PAPA7,82625.3%+7.4 pts

116Easton, PAPA30,40225.3%+10.5 pts

117Mount Joy, PAPA8,31925.5%+8.6 pts

118Canonsburg, PAPA9,52925.6%+12.6 pts

119Middletown, PAPA7,62825.7%+5.0 pts

120Souderton, PAPA7,28825.8%+6.5 pts

121Prospect Park, PAPA6,40925.9%+10.4 pts

122South Williamsport, PAPA6,12426.0%+10.2 pts

123Kenmar, PAPA5,07726.3%–

124Hellertown, PAPA6,13826.3%+12.6 pts

125Shillington, PAPA5,54226.5%−2.4 pts

126Moosic, PAPA5,98926.7%+7.6 pts

127Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.9%+0.6 pts

128Emmaus, PAPA12,51427.0%+2.4 pts

129Archbald, PAPA7,59827.6%+6.9 pts

130Catasauqua, PAPA6,59027.8%+15.1 pts

131Old Forge, PAPA8,64028.0%+11.4 pts

132Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47028.2%+8.8 pts

133Somerset, PAPA5,81528.3%+7.3 pts

134DuBois, PAPA7,25428.3%+15.8 pts

135Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.5%−0.5 pts

136Monessen, PAPA6,65728.8%+13.2 pts

137Brentwood, PAPA9,59728.8%+6.7 pts

138Coraopolis, PAPA5,28028.9%+11.5 pts

139Sanatoga, PAPA8,94929.0%+6.1 pts

140Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80929.2%+5.1 pts

141Bridgeport, PAPA5,75829.7%+15.8 pts

142Baldwin, PAPA20,51630.3%+12.6 pts

143Ridley Park, PAPA7,25530.4%+5.9 pts

144Brookhaven, PAPA8,36230.6%+9.5 pts

145White Oak, PAPA7,28630.8%+4.8 pts

146Birdsboro, PAPA5,16130.9%+14.0 pts

147Folsom, PAPA8,67130.9%+11.1 pts

148Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78330.9%+11.7 pts

149Economy, PAPA9,09831.2%+7.5 pts

150Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28131.2%+13.4 pts

151Rutherford, PAPA6,89031.3%+11.2 pts

152Bethlehem, PAPA79,64431.3%+7.5 pts

153Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96131.4%+3.9 pts

154Woodlyn, PAPA9,73631.4%+17.1 pts

155Hermitage, PAPA16,30832.1%+6.7 pts

156Progress, PAPA11,01732.1%+5.9 pts

157New Cumberland, PAPA7,59032.2%−1.7 pts

158Huntingdon, PAPA6,86232.2%+9.0 pts

159West View, PAPA6,35532.4%+9.1 pts

160Hatboro, PAPA8,59332.8%+9.0 pts

161Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37533.2%+7.2 pts

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,89333.2%+12.9 pts

163Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48833.4%+9.2 pts

164Blandon, PAPA7,35733.4%–

165Kingston, PAPA13,46234.0%+8.6 pts

166East York, PAPA9,38834.3%+5.2 pts

167Crafton, PAPA5,79034.6%+6.9 pts

168Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75334.7%+14.4 pts

169Carnegie, PAPA7,77735.5%+18.0 pts

170Lansdale, PAPA18,98635.8%+11.1 pts

171Shippensburg, PAPA5,61535.9%+13.1 pts

172Lititz, PAPA9,68936.0%+11.8 pts

173Schlusser, PAPA5,40236.3%+11.0 pts

174Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16536.6%+17.5 pts

175Greensburg, PAPA14,46236.9%+7.7 pts

176Millersville, PAPA9,28037.0%+6.9 pts

177Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00637.1%+13.4 pts

178Dunmore, PAPA14,24937.1%+13.7 pts

179Horsham, PAPA16,00537.5%+5.6 pts

180Plum, PAPA26,22537.6%+9.6 pts

181Gettysburg, PAPA8,36537.7%+5.4 pts

182Whitehall, PAPA14,52137.9%+8.0 pts

183Roslyn, PAPA10,63938.2%–

184Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60238.6%+16.2 pts

185Morrisville, PAPA9,66539.0%+20.4 pts

186Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03739.6%+13.5 pts

187Carlisle, PAPA22,69339.7%+7.3 pts

188Grove City, PAPA7,69440.3%+9.4 pts

189Downingtown, PAPA8,38440.5%+18.6 pts

190Willow Grove, PAPA14,13140.7%+12.8 pts

191Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21240.8%+2.0 pts

192Perkasie, PAPA9,31241.1%+18.3 pts

193Swissvale, PAPA8,19741.1%+16.3 pts

194Mountain Top, PAPA11,85041.3%+16.0 pts

195Lansdowne, PAPA11,14141.4%+6.7 pts

196Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47041.6%+19.4 pts

197Campbelltown, PAPA6,09241.9%+17.8 pts

198Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45142.0%+6.8 pts

199Willow Street, PAPA9,64742.4%+14.1 pts

200Glenshaw, PAPA9,13942.5%–

201Bellevue, PAPA7,88842.7%+19.3 pts

202Harleysville, PAPA9,09042.7%+7.0 pts

203Monroeville, PAPA27,68542.8%–

204Broomall, PAPA10,67944.3%+17.6 pts

205Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12544.6%+14.5 pts

206Ambler, PAPA6,84044.7%+17.1 pts

207Bellefonte, PAPA5,86244.8%+20.6 pts

208Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35745.3%+17.1 pts

209New Freedom, PAPA5,11645.4%+11.1 pts

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63245.4%+19.2 pts

211Lower Allen, PAPA7,64645.4%+11.6 pts

212Lewisburg, PAPA5,22645.9%+8.5 pts

213Wescosville, PAPA7,14846.0%–

214Phoenixville, PAPA20,35646.5%+20.7 pts

215Dormont, PAPA7,81647.7%+20.8 pts

216Bethel Park, PAPA32,07448.1%+10.2 pts

217Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08648.6%–

218Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06948.9%+6.1 pts

219Breinigsville, PAPA7,76949.2%–

220Kulpsville, PAPA8,79949.2%+8.9 pts

221Hershey, PAPA14,24249.5%+7.6 pts

222Oreland, PAPA5,95350.3%+14.5 pts

223Richboro, PAPA6,96350.7%+5.1 pts

224Indiana, PAPA14,69750.7%+14.5 pts

225Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33651.2%+16.5 pts

226Wyomissing, PAPA11,28552.4%+11.7 pts

227West Chester, PAPA19,59153.3%+14.3 pts

228Allison Park, PAPA22,04553.3%–

229Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38853.5%+11.3 pts

230Doylestown, PAPA8,33053.7%+11.7 pts

231Oakmont, PAPA6,57653.7%+16.5 pts

232Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53453.9%+18.9 pts

233Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.2%−0.1 pts

234Collegeville, PAPA5,28754.2%+30.6 pts

235Media, PAPA5,92054.3%+14.4 pts

236Glenside, PAPA7,65954.5%+13.7 pts

237Camp Hill, PAPA8,19954.7%+10.4 pts

238Whitfield, PAPA5,22655.0%+16.2 pts

239Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77755.5%+17.3 pts

240Murrysville, PAPA20,63656.4%–

241Lionville, PAPA7,68356.5%–

242Churchville, PAPA6,08457.2%+17.8 pts

243Audubon, PAPA9,22958.7%+15.9 pts

244Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50259.3%+17.5 pts

245Forest Hills, PAPA6,11659.6%+13.7 pts

246Dorneyville, PAPA5,21160.2%–

247Maple Glen, PAPA6,64360.4%+8.6 pts

248Fort Washington, PAPA6,27160.6%−0.9 pts

249Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88061.5%+10.6 pts

250King of Prussia, PAPA25,85762.4%+13.0 pts

251Paoli, PAPA6,36262.4%+16.0 pts

252Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63363.6%+12.8 pts

253Conshohocken, PAPA9,26665.5%+42.8 pts

254Exton, PAPA6,77266.7%+12.9 pts

255Ardmore, PAPA13,90967.9%+13.8 pts

256Elkins Park, PAPA7,21368.5%–

257Park Forest, PAPA8,62469.0%+3.0 pts

258Wayne, PAPA6,63569.1%–

259Spring House, PAPA5,13771.2%+13.6 pts

260Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19371.6%+9.7 pts

261State College, PAPA40,84472.1%+2.9 pts

262Franklin Park, PAPA14,97873.4%+13.4 pts

263Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07075.9%+16.7 pts

264Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22776.0%–

265Blue Bell, PAPA6,42476.1%+14.4 pts

266Swarthmore, PAPA6,56178.5%+1.4 pts

267Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13982.4%+2.9 pts

268Villanova, PAPA9,18683.9%–

269Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83984.0%+9.5 pts

270Merion Station, PAPA5,78885.7%–

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