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Least educated, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Sturtevant, WIWI6,85210.1%+0%

02North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42511.5%+0%

03Mayville, WIWI5,18412.4%+0%

04Waupun, WIWI11,15012.8%+0%

05Jefferson, WIWI7,81412.9%+0%

06Tomah, WIWI9,60013.2%+0%

07Beloit, WIWI36,64913.5%+0%

08Cudahy, WIWI17,65513.6%+0%

09Reedsburg, WIWI10,64113.6%+0%

10St. Francis, WIWI8,95513.7%+0%

11Two Rivers, WIWI11,22213.7%+0%

12Marinette, WIWI11,16813.8%+0%

13Merrill, WIWI9,38914.2%+0%

14Kaukauna, WIWI18,51714.2%+0%

15Antigo, WIWI8,06014.4%+0%

16New London, WIWI7,72614.4%+0%

17Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40814.6%+0%

18Portage, WIWI9,95614.8%+0%

19Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68715.0%+0%

20Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65415.0%+0%

21Hartford, WIWI16,00515.4%+0%

22Racine, WIWI77,90815.6%+0%

23South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19115.7%+0%

24Sparta, WIWI9,97415.8%+0%

25Little Chute, WIWI11,80015.8%+0%

26Berlin, WIWI5,58815.8%+0%

27Sheboygan, WIWI49,37615.9%+0%

28Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54216.0%+0%

29Watertown, WIWI22,70416.2%+0%

30Richland Center, WIWI5,02016.2%+0%

31West Allis, WIWI60,11916.4%+0%

32Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29316.4%+0%

33Kimberly, WIWI7,55616.4%+0%

34Rice Lake, WIWI8,88216.8%+0%

35Manitowoc, WIWI34,67117.1%+0%

36Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91717.1%+0%

37New Richmond, WIWI10,98817.5%+0%

38Menasha, WIWI18,38517.6%+0%

39Monroe, WIWI10,58117.6%+0%

40Kenosha, WIWI99,23918.2%+0%

41Milwaukee, WIWI562,40718.3%+0%

42Shawano, WIWI9,69318.5%+0%

43Milton, WIWI6,02418.5%+0%

44Weston, WIWI15,93118.7%+0%

45Delavan, WIWI9,22818.8%+0%

46Slinger, WIWI6,49518.9%+0%

47Janesville, WIWI66,92918.9%+0%

48Edgerton, WIWI6,12119.0%+0%

49Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54119.0%+0%

50Superior, WIWI26,39719.2%+0%

51Green Bay, WIWI106,67519.3%+0%

52Plymouth, WIWI8,82119.4%+0%

53Elkhorn, WIWI10,04519.4%+0%

54Union Grove, WIWI5,37019.5%+0%

55Ripon, WIWI7,73819.6%+0%

56Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33819.6%+0%

57Columbus, WIWI5,40019.8%+0%

58Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38819.9%+0%

59Rhinelander, WIWI8,24220.0%+0%

60Greenfield, WIWI37,15920.2%+0%

61Ashland, WIWI7,92720.4%+0%

62Baraboo, WIWI13,22420.8%+0%

63Holmen, WIWI12,10520.9%+0%

64Marshfield, WIWI18,98021.1%+0%

65Burlington, WIWI10,95121.2%+0%

66Wausau, WIWI40,18821.5%+0%

67Waterford, WIWI6,02521.6%+0%

68West Salem, WIWI5,28821.9%+0%

69West Bend, WIWI32,26822.0%+0%

70Waupaca, WIWI6,35222.0%+0%

71Dodgeville, WIWI5,07622.0%+0%

72Evansville, WIWI5,83722.4%+0%

73Howard, WIWI22,23322.8%+0%

74Oshkosh, WIWI67,46023.1%+0%

75Jackson, WIWI8,32223.1%+0%

76Rothschild, WIWI5,62723.8%+0%

77La Crosse, WIWI50,78424.1%+0%

78Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38424.1%+0%

79Mukwonago, WIWI8,54424.2%+0%

80Oak Creek, WIWI38,29624.4%+0%

81DeForest, WIWI13,09424.7%+0%

82Muskego, WIWI25,60225.0%+0%

83Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81825.1%+0%

84Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39825.5%+0%

85Sussex, WIWI12,77925.9%+0%

86Stevens Point, WIWI26,37726.1%+0%

87Neenah, WIWI27,63826.3%+0%

88Port Washington, WIWI12,65826.5%+0%

89Lake Mills, WIWI6,65526.8%+0%

90Altoona, WIWI9,37626.9%+0%

91Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79827.2%+0%

92Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72527.5%+0%

93Stoughton, WIWI13,25627.7%+0%

94Eau Claire, WIWI72,46528.9%+0%

95Franklin, WIWI36,68729.1%+0%

96Grafton, WIWI13,38929.1%+0%

97Menomonie, WIWI16,66429.1%+0%

98Germantown, WIWI21,05029.4%+0%

99Appleton, WIWI75,45229.7%+0%

100Pewaukee, WIWI8,21630.0%+0%

101De Pere, WIWI25,59030.1%+0%

102Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29130.4%+0%

103Plover, WIWI14,27430.6%+0%

104Waukesha, WIWI70,87230.6%+0%

105Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11930.7%+0%

106Windsor, WIWI10,08531.2%+0%

107Brown Deer, WIWI12,82131.2%+0%

108Onalaska, WIWI20,29731.3%+0%

109Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28031.5%+0%

110Whitewater, WIWI16,03831.8%+0%

111Hartland, WIWI10,74032.0%+0%

112Waunakee, WIWI16,41132.3%+0%

113Allouez, WIWI13,83834.0%+0%

114Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22734.4%+0%

115Platteville, WIWI11,81534.5%+0%

116Hales Corners, WIWI7,74035.0%+0%

117Greendale, WIWI14,42635.6%+0%

118McFarland, WIWI9,14535.6%+0%

119Monona, WIWI8,66436.2%+0%

120New Berlin, WIWI39,95336.8%+0%

121Delafield, WIWI7,31437.1%+0%

122Pewaukee, WIWI16,37537.2%+0%

123Hudson, WIWI15,01937.7%+0%

124River Falls, WIWI17,91638.1%+0%

125Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93038.2%+0%

126Verona, WIWI16,82139.8%+0%

127Oregon, WIWI12,01540.2%+0%

128Cedarburg, WIWI12,91641.9%+0%

129Fitchburg, WIWI34,61542.1%+0%

130Glendale, WIWI14,79542.9%+0%

131Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64947.6%+0%

132Madison, WIWI286,23348.2%+0%

133Brookfield, WIWI41,44849.0%+0%

134Middleton, WIWI23,11550.3%+0%

135Mequon, WIWI25,12059.6%+0%

136Shorewood, WIWI13,47462.9%+0%

137Elm Grove, WIWI6,35465.1%+0%

138Fox Point, WIWI6,58367.3%+0%

139Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.9%+0%

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