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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 (2000 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 1990

01Sturtevant, WIWI6,85210.1%+47%

02North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42511.5%+2%

03Mayville, WIWI5,18412.4%+23%

04Waupun, WIWI11,15012.8%+45%

05Jefferson, WIWI7,81412.9%+5%

06Tomah, WIWI9,60013.2%−8%

07Beloit, WIWI36,64913.5%+19%

08Cudahy, WIWI17,65513.6%+49%

09Reedsburg, WIWI10,64113.6%+6%

10St. Francis, WIWI8,95513.7%+21%

11Two Rivers, WIWI11,22213.7%+22%

12Marinette, WIWI11,16813.8%+13%

13Merrill, WIWI9,38914.2%+12%

14Kaukauna, WIWI18,51714.2%+33%

15Antigo, WIWI8,06014.4%+51%

16New London, WIWI7,72614.4%+22%

17Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40814.6%+3%

18Portage, WIWI9,95614.8%+11%

19Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68715.0%+10%

20Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65415.0%+21%

21Hartford, WIWI16,00515.4%+54%

22Racine, WIWI77,90815.6%+5%

23South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19115.7%+6%

24Sparta, WIWI9,97415.8%+42%

25Little Chute, WIWI11,80015.8%+59%

26Berlin, WIWI5,58815.8%+55%

27Sheboygan, WIWI49,37615.9%+20%

28Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54216.0%+9%

29Watertown, WIWI22,70416.2%+17%

30Richland Center, WIWI5,02016.2%+9%

31West Allis, WIWI60,11916.4%+32%

32Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29316.4%+25%

33Kimberly, WIWI7,55616.4%+145%

34Rice Lake, WIWI8,88216.8%+7%

35Manitowoc, WIWI34,67117.1%+18%

36Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91717.1%+1%

37New Richmond, WIWI10,98817.5%−8%

38Menasha, WIWI18,38517.6%+54%

39Monroe, WIWI10,58117.6%+22%

40Kenosha, WIWI99,23918.2%+50%

41Milwaukee, WIWI562,40718.3%+24%

42Shawano, WIWI9,69318.5%+38%

43Milton, WIWI6,02418.5%+32%

44Weston, WIWI15,93118.7%+15%

45Delavan, WIWI9,22818.8%−1%

46Slinger, WIWI6,49518.9%+88%

47Janesville, WIWI66,92918.9%+22%

48Edgerton, WIWI6,12119.0%+54%

49Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54119.0%+35%

50Superior, WIWI26,39719.2%+20%

51Green Bay, WIWI106,67519.3%+16%

52Plymouth, WIWI8,82119.4%+55%

53Elkhorn, WIWI10,04519.4%+39%

54Union Grove, WIWI5,37019.5%+23%

55Ripon, WIWI7,73819.6%+0%

56Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33819.6%+74%

57Columbus, WIWI5,40019.8%+44%

58Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38819.9%−7%

59Rhinelander, WIWI8,24220.0%+46%

60Greenfield, WIWI37,15920.2%+5%

61Ashland, WIWI7,92720.4%+25%

62Baraboo, WIWI13,22420.8%+24%

63Holmen, WIWI12,10520.9%+42%

64Marshfield, WIWI18,98021.1%+8%

65Burlington, WIWI10,95121.2%+36%

66Wausau, WIWI40,18821.5%+24%

67Waterford, WIWI6,02521.6%+32%

68West Salem, WIWI5,28821.9%+22%

69West Bend, WIWI32,26822.0%+33%

70Waupaca, WIWI6,35222.0%+73%

71Dodgeville, WIWI5,07622.0%+39%

72Evansville, WIWI5,83722.4%+28%

73Howard, WIWI22,23322.8%+73%

74Oshkosh, WIWI67,46023.1%+18%

75Jackson, WIWI8,32223.1%+158%

76Rothschild, WIWI5,62723.8%+73%

77La Crosse, WIWI50,78424.1%+12%

78Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38424.1%+66%

79Mukwonago, WIWI8,54424.2%+51%

80Oak Creek, WIWI38,29624.4%+54%

81DeForest, WIWI13,09424.7%+16%

82Muskego, WIWI25,60225.0%+36%

83Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81825.1%+17%

84Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39825.5%+41%

85Sussex, WIWI12,77925.9%+90%

86Stevens Point, WIWI26,37726.1%+9%

87Neenah, WIWI27,63826.3%+28%

88Port Washington, WIWI12,65826.5%+41%

89Lake Mills, WIWI6,65526.8%+33%

90Altoona, WIWI9,37626.9%+109%

91Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79827.2%+74%

92Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72527.5%+44%

93Stoughton, WIWI13,25627.7%+33%

94Eau Claire, WIWI72,46528.9%+24%

95Franklin, WIWI36,68729.1%+22%

96Grafton, WIWI13,38929.1%+45%

97Menomonie, WIWI16,66429.1%−4%

98Germantown, WIWI21,05029.4%+35%

99Appleton, WIWI75,45229.7%+25%

100Pewaukee, WIWI8,21630.0%+65%

101De Pere, WIWI25,59030.1%+35%

102Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29130.4%+53%

103Plover, WIWI14,27430.6%+21%

104Waukesha, WIWI70,87230.6%+21%

105Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11930.7%+46%

106Windsor, WIWI10,08531.2%+49%

107Brown Deer, WIWI12,82131.2%+2%

108Onalaska, WIWI20,29731.3%+17%

109Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28031.5%+53%

110Whitewater, WIWI16,03831.8%−9%

111Hartland, WIWI10,74032.0%+30%

112Waunakee, WIWI16,41132.3%+72%

113Allouez, WIWI13,83834.0%–

114Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22734.4%+65%

115Platteville, WIWI11,81534.5%+9%

116Hales Corners, WIWI7,74035.0%+23%

117Greendale, WIWI14,42635.6%+20%

118McFarland, WIWI9,14535.6%+42%

119Monona, WIWI8,66436.2%+24%

120New Berlin, WIWI39,95336.8%+28%

121Delafield, WIWI7,31437.1%+10%

122Pewaukee, WIWI16,37537.2%–

123Hudson, WIWI15,01937.7%+27%

124River Falls, WIWI17,91638.1%+25%

125Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93038.2%+72%

126Verona, WIWI16,82139.8%+30%

127Oregon, WIWI12,01540.2%+93%

128Cedarburg, WIWI12,91641.9%+42%

129Fitchburg, WIWI34,61542.1%+12%

130Glendale, WIWI14,79542.9%+22%

131Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64947.6%+24%

132Madison, WIWI286,23348.2%+15%

133Brookfield, WIWI41,44849.0%+17%

134Middleton, WIWI23,11550.3%+19%

135Mequon, WIWI25,12059.6%+22%

136Shorewood, WIWI13,47462.9%+17%

137Elm Grove, WIWI6,35465.1%+19%

138Fox Point, WIWI6,58367.3%+14%

139Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.9%+16%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS