Which city has the lowest bachelor's degree or higher?

Huron, California ranks #1 with 0.0% (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by bachelor's degree or higher?

Huron, California, Mendota, California, Wimauma, Florida, Maricopa, Arizona, Homestead Meadows South, Texas.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,299 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2000 ACS 5-year data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2000).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

6001Brighton, NYNY36,83457.4%+0%

6002Kinnelon, NJNJ10,13857.4%+0%

6003Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47357.4%+0%

6004Merrifield, VAVA20,69857.4%+0%

6005Celebration, FLFL13,66757.4%+0%

6006Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03157.4%+0%

6007Centerport, NYNY6,07257.5%+0%

6008Spring House, PAPA5,13757.6%+0%

6009Sharon, MAMA6,23257.6%+0%

6010Gold River, CACA7,92457.6%+0%

6011Florham Park, NJNJ14,45657.7%+0%

6012West Springfield, VAVA22,53257.7%+0%

6013North Decatur, GAGA18,44257.8%+0%

6014Calabasas, CACA22,02757.9%+0%

6015Ithaca, NYNY33,63257.9%+0%

6016Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65458.0%+0%

6017Yarmouth, MEME6,28958.0%+0%

6018Hockessin, DEDE13,43958.0%+0%

6019Woodbury, NYNY9,34858.1%+0%

6020New Providence, NJNJ14,09258.1%+0%

6021College Station, TXTX127,47258.1%+0%

6022Clemson, SCSC18,94158.2%+0%

6023Solana Beach, CACA12,60258.2%+0%

6024Barrington, ILIL10,58658.2%+0%

6025North Caldwell, NJNJ6,81558.2%+0%

6026Woodmoor, COCO8,93458.2%+0%

6027Burr Ridge, ILIL11,17958.2%+0%

6028Coto de Caza, CACA15,19058.3%+0%

6029Coral Gables, FLFL49,57858.3%+0%

6030Woodcliff Lake, NJNJ6,19358.3%+0%

6031Medfield, MAMA6,84958.4%+0%

6032Irvine, CACA318,76458.4%+0%

6033Carmel, ININ105,63458.4%+0%

6034Harrington Park, NJNJ5,05258.4%+0%

6035Edina, MNMN54,35658.5%+0%

6036Newport Beach, CACA81,97758.5%+0%

6037Fair Oaks Ranch, TXTX12,02558.5%+0%

6038Heathcote, NJNJ7,71758.5%+0%

6039Summit Park, UTUT8,53758.6%+0%

6040Ames, IAIA68,22058.6%+0%

6041Ardsley, NYNY5,00758.7%+0%

6042Franconia, VAVA18,33558.7%+0%

6043Apex, NCNC80,41958.8%+0%

6044Simsbury Center, CTCT6,19858.8%+0%

6045Savoy, ILIL9,11358.8%+0%

6046Shorewood, MNMN7,62058.8%+0%

6047Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,75058.8%+0%

6048Los Gatos, CACA32,57658.9%+0%

6049San Anselmo, CACA12,55559.0%+0%

6050Highlands Ranch, COCO102,25759.0%+0%

6051Columbia, MDMD104,33859.0%+0%

6052Burke, VAVA44,02959.0%+0%

6053Southlake, TXTX31,17559.2%+0%

6054Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07059.2%+0%

6055Colesville, MDMD14,51959.3%+0%

6056Hampton, MDMD5,37259.3%+0%

6057Country Knolls, NYNY5,44559.3%+0%

6058Mantua, VAVA8,29859.3%+0%

6059Prairie, KSKS23,00859.3%+0%

6060Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59359.4%+0%

6061Hoboken, NJNJ59,02759.4%+0%

6062Malibu, CACA9,57459.4%+0%

6063Danville, CACA43,30259.4%+0%

6064Highland Park, NJNJ15,25959.5%+0%

6065Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09559.5%+0%

6066Mequon, WIWI25,12059.6%+0%

6067Bernardsville, NJNJ7,96659.6%+0%

6068Gleneagle, COCO6,44059.6%+0%

6069Worthington, OHOH14,54359.7%+0%

6070Foster City, CACA32,41159.8%+0%

6071Upper Saddle River, NJNJ8,65059.9%+0%

6072Jericho, NYNY13,75959.9%+0%

6073Pelican Bay, FLFL6,15959.9%+0%

6074Louisville, COCO20,58159.9%+0%

6075White Rock, NMNM5,71659.9%+0%

6076Franklin Park, PAPA14,97860.0%+0%

6077Germantown, TNTN40,00160.0%+0%

6078Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69160.1%+0%

6079Williamstown, MAMA5,07060.1%+0%

6080Princeton, NJNJ31,46960.1%+0%

6081Hingham, MAMA5,13060.1%+0%

6082Zionsville, ININ33,62460.1%+0%

6083Fishers, ININ104,81260.1%+0%

6084Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,67960.2%+0%

6085Sandy Springs, GAGA105,01360.2%+0%

6086Arlington, VAVA236,25460.2%+0%

6087Little Silver, NJNJ6,12460.5%+0%

6088Chesterfield, MOMO49,30960.6%+0%

6089Belle Haven, VAVA6,57060.6%+0%

6090Aspen, COCO6,48960.6%+0%

6091Naperville, ILIL153,11460.6%+0%

6092Chantilly, VAVA24,03660.7%+0%

6093Marvin, NCNC7,04060.7%+0%

6094Cary, NCNC183,58260.7%+0%

6095Longmeadow, MAMA15,69660.7%+0%

6096Oak Brook, ILIL8,10860.7%+0%

6097Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94860.8%+0%

6098Vestavia Hills, ALAL38,30660.8%+0%

6099Carrboro, NCNC20,96260.9%+0%

6100Mays Chapel, MDMD16,06660.9%+0%

6101Stonegate, COCO8,90660.9%+0%

6102Flossmoor, ILIL9,35861.0%+0%

6103Glen Rock, NJNJ12,28861.1%+0%

6104Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97361.3%+0%

6105North Hills, NYNY5,48161.3%+0%

6106Gunbarrel, COCO10,05161.5%+0%

6107Sammamish, WAWA66,11061.5%+0%

6108Marblehead, MAMA20,41361.5%+0%

6109Fort Washington, PAPA6,27161.5%+0%

6110Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,90361.5%+0%

6111Pinecrest, FLFL18,63561.6%+0%

6112Summit, NJNJ23,31461.6%+0%

6113Highland Park, ILIL30,76761.6%+0%

6114Davidson, NCNC16,66261.6%+0%

6115Menlo Park, CACA32,71361.7%+0%

6116Blue Bell, PAPA6,42461.7%+0%

6117Shaker Heights, OHOH28,46661.7%+0%

6118Fair Haven, NJNJ6,09661.8%+0%

6119Garden City, NYNY23,04361.8%+0%

6120Irvington, NYNY6,53361.9%+0%

6121Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19361.9%+0%

6122North Star, DEDE7,83462.0%+0%

6123Lake Oswego, OROR39,72262.0%+0%

6124Meadowbrook, ALAL9,11762.1%+0%

6125Los Alamos, NMNM13,31762.1%+0%

6126Oak Park, ILIL52,82362.1%+0%

6127Tenafly, NJNJ15,23762.1%+0%

6128Northbrook, ILIL34,74462.2%+0%

6129Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03862.2%+0%

6130Ridgefield, CTCT6,97062.2%+0%

6131Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61962.2%+0%

6132Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83062.3%+0%

6133Marina del Rey, CACA9,17662.3%+0%

6134West Point, NYNY6,34962.3%+0%

6135Dry Run, OHOH7,68762.3%+0%

6136Evanston, ILIL76,38062.4%+0%

6137Allendale, NJNJ7,11662.5%+0%

6138Montgomery, OHOH10,92262.5%+0%

6139Westfield, NJNJ32,59562.5%+0%

6140Bainbridge, OHOH8,62362.6%+0%

6141Larkspur, CACA12,62062.6%+0%

6142Coppell, TXTX41,38662.6%+0%

6143Des Peres, MOMO9,10262.6%+0%

6144South Barrington, ILIL5,07162.6%+0%

6145Springdale, NJNJ15,17362.6%+0%

6146Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44062.7%+0%

6147Cochituate, MAMA6,47162.8%+0%

6148Evergreen, COCO8,60262.8%+0%

6149Reston, VAVA64,41462.8%+0%

6150Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44962.8%+0%

6151Creve Coeur, MOMO18,48062.9%+0%

6152Kings Point, NYNY5,71062.9%+0%

6153Shorewood, WIWI13,47462.9%+0%

6154Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63163.0%+0%

6155Oakton, VAVA36,52863.0%+0%

6156Oakwood, OHOH9,44163.0%+0%

6157Belmont, MAMA27,17563.1%+0%

6158Corte Madera, CACA9,92963.3%+0%

6159La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48063.5%+0%

6160Montecito, CACA9,03163.5%+0%

6161Alamo, CACA14,48863.7%+0%

6162North Bethesda, MDMD49,67763.7%+0%

6163Falls Church, VAVA15,15963.7%+0%

6164Athens, OHOH25,31363.8%+0%

6165Old Westbury, NYNY5,07163.9%+0%

6166Rumson, NJNJ7,15763.9%+0%

6167Albany, CACA19,19564.0%+0%

6168Blacksburg, VAVA45,10464.2%+0%

6169Berkeley, CACA121,91164.3%+0%

6170Lawrence, NYNY6,84764.3%+0%

6171Signal Mountain, TNTN8,82464.5%+0%

6172Lone Tree, COCO15,27864.6%+0%

6173Dublin, OHOH49,09464.7%+0%

6174Brentwood, TNTN45,31364.7%+0%

6175Haddonfield, NJNJ12,74064.8%+0%

6176Needham, MAMA32,45964.9%+0%

6177Winchester, MAMA23,40664.9%+0%

6178Key Biscayne, FLFL14,81564.9%+0%

6179Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,68165.0%+0%

6180North Druid Hills, GAGA17,99765.1%+0%

6181Elm Grove, WIWI6,35465.1%+0%

6182Cambridge, MAMA122,58865.1%+0%

6183Pullman, WAWA33,75665.3%+0%

6184Cupertino, CACA58,33365.4%+0%

6185Dunwoody, GAGA51,79265.5%+0%

6186Glen Ridge, NJNJ8,25965.8%+0%

6187Cinco Ranch, TXTX18,61165.9%+0%

6188Park Forest, PAPA8,62466.0%+0%

6189Town and Country, MOMO11,61966.2%+0%

6190Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96366.4%+0%

6191Western Springs, ILIL13,58866.4%+0%

6192Hudson, OHOH23,08566.5%+0%

6193Bellaire, TXTX17,43466.6%+0%

6194Chatham, NJNJ10,02766.7%+0%

6195Ridgewood, NJNJ26,52766.7%+0%

6196Okemos, MIMI26,39666.8%+0%

6197Boulder, COCO105,68966.9%+0%

6198Alamo Heights, TXTX7,63266.9%+0%

6199Woodside, CACA5,18167.1%+0%

6200Birmingham, MIMI21,92367.1%+0%

6201Bexley, OHOH12,45267.2%+0%

6202Skidaway Island, GAGA9,31567.3%+0%

6203Glendale, MOMO6,06067.3%+0%

6204Fox Point, WIWI6,58367.3%+0%

6205Upper Arlington, OHOH35,89367.5%+0%

6206Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12267.6%+0%

6207Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51367.6%+0%

6208Terrell Hills, TXTX5,21567.8%+0%

6209Lafayette, CACA25,31368.0%+0%

6210Wyoming, OHOH8,80768.0%+0%

6211Leawood, KSKS34,09368.0%+0%

6212Newton, MAMA90,74168.0%+0%

6213Northfield, ILIL5,63268.1%+0%

6214Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73568.1%+0%

6215Storrs, CTCT15,20768.1%+0%

6216Princeton Meadows, NJNJ15,56168.2%+0%

6217Saratoga, CACA30,41868.2%+0%

6218Kentfield, CACA6,90068.3%+0%

6219Rye, NYNY16,61468.3%+0%

6220Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70068.4%+0%

6221Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28068.4%+0%

6222Deerfield, ILIL19,64268.5%+0%

6223Powell, OHOH18,26968.6%+0%

6224Hinsdale, ILIL17,57368.6%+0%

6225Davis, CACA66,11068.6%+0%

6226Granville, OHOH6,25268.7%+0%

6227South Kensington, MDMD8,14868.8%+0%

6228Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49068.9%+0%

6229Lexington, MAMA34,29569.1%+0%

6230Mercer Island, WAWA25,42269.1%+0%

6231Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25169.1%+0%

6232Superior, COCO13,63769.2%+0%

6233State College, PAPA40,84469.2%+0%

6234Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23369.3%+0%

6235Alfred, NYNY5,14769.6%+0%

6236Castle Pines, COCO15,58369.6%+0%

6237Tiburon, CACA8,88169.6%+0%

6238Clayton, MOMO17,80769.7%+0%

6239San Marino, CACA11,96469.7%+0%

6240West Lafayette, ININ45,74769.7%+0%

6241River Forest, ILIL11,39369.7%+0%

6242Vinings, GAGA14,39069.9%+0%

6243Sausalito, CACA7,01969.9%+0%

6244Hillsborough, CACA11,20670.0%+0%

6245Falcon Heights, MNMN5,07170.3%+0%

6246East Lansing, MIMI49,35570.4%+0%

6247Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55970.9%+0%

6248Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.9%+0%

6249Mill Valley, CACA13,79971.0%+0%

6250East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66371.1%+0%

6251Los Altos, CACA30,96571.3%+0%

6252Pepper Pike, OHOH6,88671.8%+0%

6253Ladue, MOMO8,93471.8%+0%

6254Darnestown, MDMD7,05172.0%+0%

6255Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48172.2%+0%

6256Greenwood, COCO15,32372.3%+0%

6257Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27472.5%+0%

6258Wilmette, ILIL27,45972.6%+0%

6259Lake Bluff, ILIL5,56372.9%+0%

6260Durham, NHNH10,68173.3%+0%

6261East Hills, NYNY7,32873.3%+0%

6262Bronxville, NYNY6,50473.6%+0%

6263Chapel Hill, NCNC63,56573.7%+0%

6264Larchmont, NYNY6,75073.7%+0%

6265Lake Forest, ILIL19,73173.8%+0%

6266Orinda, CACA19,50773.9%+0%

6267Wyndham, VAVA12,09974.1%+0%

6268Palo Alto, CACA67,60974.4%+0%

6269Travilah, MDMD11,72174.4%+0%

6270Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.5%+0%

6271Highland Park, TXTX8,76474.7%+0%

6272Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44575.2%+0%

6273Cherry Hills, COCO6,38975.2%+0%

6274McLean, VAVA49,62775.4%+0%

6275North Potomac, MDMD23,92275.4%+0%

6276Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08575.8%+0%

6277Wellesley, MAMA30,34775.9%+0%

6278North Oaks, MNMN5,28376.2%+0%

6279Atherton, CACA6,96076.2%+0%

6280Great Falls, VAVA15,22876.3%+0%

6281Potomac, MDMD45,90276.4%+0%

6282Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85876.9%+0%

6283Brookline, MAMA63,26676.9%+0%

6284The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,11477.0%+0%

6285Hanover, NHNH8,47977.0%+0%

6286Swarthmore, PAPA6,56177.1%+0%

6287Mountain Brook, ALAL21,66177.3%+0%

6288Piedmont, CACA10,64277.8%+0%

6289Kensington, CACA5,17978.0%+0%

6290Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41978.1%+0%

6291Druid Hills, GAGA8,16978.8%+0%

6292Bethesda, MDMD69,39778.9%+0%

6293West University Place, TXTX15,15879.4%+0%

6294Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13979.5%+0%

6295Glencoe, ILIL8,72479.7%+0%

6296Scarsdale, NYNY18,19479.8%+0%

6297University Park, TXTX25,32380.5%+0%

6298Winnetka, ILIL12,51884.4%+0%

6299Stanford, CACA18,66294.6%+0%

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