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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Least educated, US metro areas · 1990

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS).

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
501Mason City, IAIA49,71014.8%−23%
502Terre Haute, ININ169,24114.9%−15%
503Hutchinson, KSKS61,53914.9%−14%
504Arkansas City, KSKS34,38214.9%−18%
505Tullahoma, TNTN69,33915.0%−11%
506Clovis, NMNM65,27015.0%−14%
507Sumter, SCSC105,06715.0%−5%
508Deltona, FLFL746,93315.0%−17%
509Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.0%−3%
510Dover, DEDE194,78615.0%−20%
511Le Mars, IAIA25,69715.0%−22%
512Americus, GAGA33,39415.0%−20%
513Mitchell, SDSD25,91315.1%−20%
514Massena, NYNY105,48815.1%−8%
515Brenham, TXTX38,28815.1%−21%
516Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55315.1%−19%
517Jacksonville, ILIL37,38115.1%−20%
518Watertown, WIWI86,50515.1%−13%
519Reading, PAPA440,07215.1%−18%
520Guymon, OKOK20,32215.1%−14%
521Huron, SDSD19,62415.1%−17%
522Sandpoint, IDID54,42015.2%−10%
523Granbury, TXTX70,50115.2%−26%
524Cleveland, MSMS28,26215.2%−19%
525El Paso, TXTX881,29115.2%−8%
526Storm Lake, IAIA20,44915.2%−19%
527Gulfport, MSMS431,32915.3%−12%
528Johnson City, TNTN216,41615.3%−17%
529Gainesville, GAGA226,56815.4%−18%
530Elmira, NYNY80,41515.4%−17%
531Montrose, COCO44,59115.4%−17%
532Killeen, TXTX511,49715.5%−14%
533Evansville, ININ273,78615.5%−20%
534Glens Falls, NYNY124,37315.5%−18%
535Mobile, ALAL411,65815.5%−17%
536Waco, TXTX308,80715.6%−14%
537Lafayette, LALA423,75815.6%−14%
538Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91215.6%−22%
539Chattanooga, TNTN594,53015.7%−19%
540Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%+0%
541Willmar, MNMN44,72015.7%−14%
542Wenatchee, WAWA128,41415.7%−21%
543Marshalltown, IAIA39,89015.8%−7%
544Sioux City, IAIA145,73815.8%−15%
545Green Bay, WIWI336,75615.8%−22%
546Warner Robins, GAGA208,09115.8%−18%
547Mountain Home, IDID29,46515.8%−9%
548Lynchburg, VAVA269,16915.9%−16%
549Las Vegas, NMNM30,31115.9%−22%
550Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44815.9%−18%
551Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19115.9%−10%
552Utica, NYNY285,61115.9%−10%
553Charleston, WVWV200,17015.9%−14%
554Appleton, WIWI249,87615.9%−28%
555Owatonna, MNMN37,46416.0%−21%
556Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72116.0%−18%
557Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86416.0%−16%
558Fayetteville, NCNC395,41216.0%−13%
559Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55116.0%−15%
560Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08316.1%−13%
561Ruidoso, NMNM19,84416.1%−30%
562Monroe, LALA222,39016.1%−15%
563Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33216.1%−14%
564Port Angeles, WAWA78,20216.1%−22%
565Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21516.1%−20%
566Rockford, ILIL337,24216.2%−14%
567Morehead City, NCNC70,46916.2%−18%
568Erie, PAPA265,83216.2%−22%
569Kapaa, HIHI73,40016.3%−16%
570Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97516.3%−22%
571Carson, NVNV58,57116.3%−12%
572Fresno, CACA1,203,38316.3%−3%
573Duluth, MNMN281,21916.3%−20%
574Salisbury, MDMD131,87216.4%−16%
575Natchitoches, LALA36,08916.4%−11%
576Silver City, NMNM27,25216.4%−20%
577Cape Coral, FLFL875,60716.4%−22%
578Enterprise, ALAL56,95316.5%−15%
579Racine, WIWI198,91916.5%−19%
580Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13816.5%−8%
581Muncie, ININ113,10616.5%−19%
582Louisville, KYKY1,402,50916.5%−22%
583Altus, OKOK24,76416.5%−11%
584Riverton, WYWY39,46416.5%−16%
585Peoria, ILIL363,50516.6%−20%
586Waterloo, IAIA169,18916.6%−26%
587Rexburg, IDID69,38016.6%−20%
588Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04716.7%−15%
589Newport, OROR50,63616.7%−20%
590Lancaster, PAPA563,15916.7%−19%
591Jamestown, NDND21,41416.7%−15%
592Astoria, OROR40,92616.7%−13%
593Niles, MIMI152,44416.7%−15%
594Columbus, MSMS67,14416.8%−11%
595Roanoke, VAVA316,54716.8%−20%
596Dubuque, IAIA99,38116.8%−21%
597Bend, OROR266,37616.8%−24%
598St. Simons, GAGA118,52416.8%−14%
599Marshall, MNMN25,68416.8%−22%
600Daphne, ALAL267,76116.8%−27%
601Columbus, ININ85,72916.9%−23%
602Fayetteville, ARAR622,17716.9%−23%
603San Angelo, TXTX122,06516.9%−13%
604Durant, OKOK51,36716.9%−5%
605Shreveport, LALA383,47417.0%−12%
606St. Cloud, MNMN205,85417.0%−19%
607La Grande, OROR25,90017.0%−22%
608Eau Claire, WIWI176,64717.1%−24%
609Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52717.1%−25%
610Jefferson City, MOMO152,71217.1%−19%
611Savannah, GAGA438,31417.1%−26%
612Lexington Park, MDMD211,17617.2%−24%
613Wilmington, NCNC492,77217.2%−30%
614Kalispell, MTMT115,42917.2%−23%
615Davenport, IAIA380,45217.2%−14%
616Augusta, GAGA641,23117.2%−15%
617Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85017.2%−17%
618Brigham City, UTUT70,40517.2%−10%
619Salina, KSKS59,12117.3%−13%
620Enid, OKOK61,77917.3%−11%
621Grand Junction, COCO162,84517.4%−21%
622McPherson, KSKS30,06417.4%−22%
623Tampa, FLFL3,418,89517.5%−20%
624Lewisburg, PAPA42,31317.5%−3%
625Toledo, OHOH599,37617.5%−19%
626Maryville, MOMO20,17417.5%−26%
627Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07717.5%−18%
628Whitewater, WIWI106,12717.5%−19%
629Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20617.6%−17%
630South Bend, ININ324,53817.6%−19%
631Greenville, SCSC1,014,10117.6%−18%
632East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17917.6%−14%
633Weatherford, OKOK39,05917.6%−14%
634Springfield, MAMA464,33817.6%−14%
635Medford, OROR221,79517.6%−21%
636Springfield, MOMO500,69417.6%−17%
637Sheridan, WYWY33,24117.6%−21%
638Minot, NDND75,69417.6%−16%
639Allentown, PAPA887,61517.7%−19%
640Fort Wayne, ININ466,25817.7%−17%
641Bangor, MEME157,96717.7%−13%
642Houghton, MIMI40,02817.7%−22%
643St. George, UTUT213,67017.7%−16%
644Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55217.7%−16%
645Kahului, HIHI160,67417.8%−21%
646Ukiah, CACA88,12217.8%−12%
647Detroit, MIMI4,390,91317.8%−23%
648Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93817.9%−10%
649Lawton, OKOK127,59017.9%−5%
650Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11817.9%−17%
651Big Rapids, MIMI42,32017.9%−6%
652Brevard, NCNC34,21117.9%−24%
653Hood River, OROR23,72018.0%−22%
654Statesboro, GAGA97,97718.0%−21%
655Ada, OKOK38,52818.0%−17%
656Augusta, MEME129,06718.1%−13%
657Memphis, TNTN1,341,41218.1%−17%
658Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99218.1%−22%
659Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64518.1%−22%
660Dodge City, KSKS33,99318.1%+10%
661Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76618.1%−20%
662Oshkosh, WIWI174,21818.2%−20%
663Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83018.2%−26%
664Salem, OROR445,81418.2%−12%
665Alamosa, COCO27,89618.2%−14%
666Knoxville, TNTN968,13718.2%−18%
667Cortland, NYNY45,85018.2%−3%
668Pensacola, FLFL544,94918.3%−15%
669Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50018.3%−19%
670Rolla, MOMO45,24718.3%−13%
671Greeley, COCO378,42618.4%−15%
672Great Falls, MTMT85,02918.4%−14%
673Amarillo, TXTX276,23518.4%−11%
674La Crosse, WIWI171,18218.4%−19%
675Frankfort, KYKY77,87418.5%−10%
676Taos, NMNM34,56418.5%−29%
677Hilo, HIHI210,04318.5%−16%
678Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77518.5%−21%
679Ponca City, OKOK43,49018.5%+1%
680Hudson, NYNY60,16818.5%−18%
681Yankton, SDSD23,63518.6%−19%
682Charleston, ILIL46,60718.7%−10%
683Asheville, NCNC422,34518.7%−23%
684Findlay, OHOH75,03418.7%−14%
685Pittsburg, KSKS39,00818.7%−22%
686Vallejo, CACA455,37618.7%−12%
687Abilene, TXTX185,42918.8%−5%
688Walla Walla, WAWA62,36118.8%−20%
689Cody, WYWY31,17118.8%−21%
690Charleston, SCSC889,26318.8%−24%
691Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65318.8%−19%
692New Orleans, LALA970,84918.8%−13%
693Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01418.8%−17%
694San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14018.9%−15%
695Kingsville, TXTX30,31518.9%−7%
696Huntsville, TXTX83,84219.0%+4%
697Vicksburg, MSMS41,75919.1%−8%
698Sebastian, FLFL172,79919.1%−17%
699North Port, FLFL948,15819.1%−22%
700Stevens Point, WIWI71,94319.1%−18%
701Greensboro, NCNC805,94519.2%−19%
702Spearfish, SDSD29,45919.2%−20%
703Petoskey, MIMI33,77519.2%−27%
704Akron, OHOH701,78019.2%−21%
705Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28519.3%−23%
706Faribault, MNMN69,93919.3%−14%
707Murray, KYKY39,42119.4%−19%
708Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63819.4%−21%
709Menomonie, WIWI46,22319.4%−8%
710Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85819.5%−21%
711Chico, CACA209,21119.5%−11%
712Providence, RIRI1,708,16119.5%−17%
713Harrisburg, PAPA617,42719.5%−20%
714Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15519.5%−14%
715Crestview, FLFL315,09819.5%−14%
716Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27319.6%−13%
717Winona, MNMN50,52319.7%−15%
718Aberdeen, SDSD41,58319.7%−13%
719Traverse City, MIMI156,97219.7%−18%
720Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21319.7%−16%
721Topeka, KSKS233,05219.8%−16%
722Tyler, TXTX252,54919.8%−12%
723Baton Rouge, LALA888,69919.8%−12%
724Bremerton, WAWA283,37419.8%−22%
725Pocatello, IDID91,59119.8%−20%
726Little Rock, ARAR777,60719.9%−18%
727Reno, NVNV578,73419.9%−12%
728Oneonta, NYNY60,58919.9%−10%
729Pinehurst, NCNC110,61919.9%−26%
730Spokane, WAWA608,01220.0%−17%
731Eureka, CACA131,64720.0%−13%
732Rapid City, SDSD156,93420.0%−14%
733Nashville, TNTN2,197,41620.0%−20%
734St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42120.0%−19%
735Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65720.0%−26%
736Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69520.0%−22%
737Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03520.0%−12%
738Boise City, IDID864,24320.1%−20%
739Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15420.1%−14%
740Binghamton, NYNY243,18920.1%−9%
741Miami, FLFL6,391,07220.1%−16%
742Kerrville, TXTX54,03720.2%−13%
743Ketchikan, AKAK13,54920.2%+0%
744Marquette, MIMI68,06420.3%−15%
745Stephenville, TXTX43,91120.3%−19%
746Key West, FLFL80,40620.3%−20%
747Casper, WYWY80,52620.4%+2%
748Dayton, OHOH826,55420.4%−13%
749Palm Bay, FLFL663,98220.4%−13%
750Bemidji, MNMN47,05520.4%−13%
751Laconia, NHNH65,14720.5%−12%
752Orlando, FLFL2,957,67220.5%−18%
753Kirksville, MOMO29,82420.5%−21%
754Rutland, VTVT59,65320.6%−11%
755Montgomery, ALAL388,74720.6%−15%
756Cheyenne, WYWY102,93820.7%−12%
757Emporia, KSKS34,83820.8%−9%
758Kennewick, WAWA324,33420.8%−10%
759Idaho Falls, IDID173,85120.9%−12%
760Pittsfield, MAMA128,22420.9%−19%
761Ogden, UTUT672,78421.0%−15%
762Wichita, KSKS663,80921.0%−14%
763Tahlequah, OKOK49,19621.1%−4%
764Billings, MTMT193,60321.1%−18%
765Lubbock, TXTX368,43121.2%−6%
766Des Moines, IAIA758,53921.2%−22%
767Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01021.3%−21%
768Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24521.4%−23%
769Warrensburg, MOMO56,67021.4%−8%
770Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93821.4%−15%
771Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81321.5%−11%
772Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69121.5%−10%
773Jackson, MSMS609,84721.5%−11%
774Salinas, CACA433,72921.5%−4%
775Kingston, NYNY183,33021.6%−14%
776Bismarck, NDND139,75021.6%−15%
777Syracuse, NYNY652,27321.6%−14%
778Grand Forks, NDND105,04621.8%−11%
779Omaha, NENE1,009,83621.8%−20%
780Port Townsend, WAWA33,97021.8%−23%
781Springfield, ILIL206,03321.9%−22%
782Las Cruces, NMNM229,09121.9%−2%
783Greenville, NCNC182,93621.9%−17%
784Cedar City, UTUT67,14121.9%−8%
785Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37721.9%−12%
786Bellingham, WAWA236,39222.0%−19%
787Columbus, OHOH2,242,02822.1%−20%
788Truckee, CACA101,91122.1%−15%
789Eugene, OROR381,58422.2%−13%
790Ellensburg, WAWA48,80322.2%−15%
791Worcester, MAMA888,50222.2%−17%
792Napa, CACA132,94922.3%−15%
793Naples, FLFL417,13122.3%−20%
794Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11822.6%−18%
795Mankato, MNMN104,90722.6%−18%
796Morgantown, WVWV141,99522.6%−15%
797Blacksburg, VAVA181,61622.7%−14%
798Kearney, NENE57,96222.8%−21%
799Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68222.9%−18%
800Columbia, SCSC879,91822.9%−14%
801San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36722.9%−14%
802Oxnard, CACA830,85123.0%−15%
803Easton, MDMD38,23823.0%−17%
804Lebanon, NHNH224,50023.0%−19%
805Slidell, LALA279,10823.1%−19%
806Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78123.1%−21%
807Portland, OROR2,542,28223.2%−19%
808Macomb, ILIL25,91623.2%−14%
809Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96623.2%−22%
810Richmond, VAVA1,389,33823.3%−18%
811Rochester, MNMN231,18423.3%−19%
812Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68523.3%−13%
813Rochester, NYNY1,056,14923.4%−16%
814Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37723.4%−13%
815Athens, OHOH63,19723.4%−9%
816Sacramento, CACA2,477,27423.4%−12%
817Hays, KSKS29,07523.4%−20%
818Bennington, VTVT36,63023.5%−13%
819Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44123.5%−10%
820Chicago, ILIL9,434,12323.6%−19%
821Auburn, ALAL208,01323.7%−10%
822Keene, NHNH78,26923.9%−10%
823Oxford, MSMS71,97223.9%−7%
824Portland, MEME577,63523.9%−18%
825Pierre, SDSD20,58824.0%−21%
826Houston, TXTX7,904,62724.0%−9%
827Greenfield, MAMA70,69824.2%−17%
828Albany, NYNY915,83524.4%−16%
829Barre, VTVT59,65224.4%−24%
830Albuquerque, NMNM925,27924.5%−13%
831Santa Rosa, CACA486,44424.5%−14%
832Honolulu, HIHI988,70324.6%−12%
833Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36824.6%−18%
834Lacey, WAWA304,26124.7%−17%
835Fargo, NDND269,52824.9%−15%
836Lansing, MIMI479,72224.9%−13%
837New York, NYNY20,112,44825.1%−16%
838Brattleboro, VTVT45,20425.2%−17%
839Fairbanks, AKAK93,97225.2%−7%
840Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18225.3%−19%
841San Diego, CACA3,282,24825.3%−14%
842Lexington, KYKY535,17425.4%−15%
843Concord, NHNH158,07825.4%−13%
844Midland, TXTX193,13925.5%+5%
845Anchorage, AKAK405,82125.5%−5%
846Dallas, TXTX8,477,15725.6%−10%
847Colorado Springs, COCO781,79625.8%−19%
848Bartlesville, OKOK54,03725.8%+0%
849Provo, UTUT773,42625.8%−17%
850Helena, MTMT97,15326.1%−13%
851Lafayette, ININ228,46826.1%−10%
852Ruston, LALA48,36026.2%−17%
853Manhattan, KSKS136,12226.3%−17%
854Manchester, NHNH433,41526.4%−12%
855Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29526.4%−20%
856Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45126.6%−13%
857Santa Maria, CACA442,06526.6%−9%
858Lincoln, NENE352,08126.7%−16%
859Seattle, WAWA4,161,88326.9%−17%
860Jackson, WYWY36,58727.0%−35%
861Huntsville, ALAL556,44427.1%−12%
862Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79527.1%−13%
863Missoula, MTMT128,69827.1%−15%
864Heber, UTUT81,65527.2%−30%
865Brookings, SDSD37,63527.3%−15%
866Starkville, MSMS62,06327.3%−11%
867Boone, NCNC54,78627.4%−18%
868Midland, MIMI83,75427.4%−6%
869Barnstable, MAMA233,53928.1%−16%
870Durango, COCO56,89828.1%−23%
871Logan, UTUT160,88928.2%−6%
872Hailey, IDID32,43628.2%−24%
873Denver, COCO3,092,03728.7%−16%
874Bloomington, ILIL171,41929.0%−20%
875Burlington, VTVT227,80329.2%−17%
876Bloomington, ININ165,23129.4%−16%
877Trenton, NJNJ399,28929.5%−13%
878Carbondale, ILIL52,50129.5%−8%
879Madison, WIWI709,68529.7%−17%
880Santa Cruz, CACA258,85229.7%−13%
881Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72029.9%−21%
882Rifle, COCO80,09930.0%−7%
883Stillwater, OKOK83,88930.1%−12%
884Boston, MAMA5,034,22130.2%−18%
885Athens, GAGA224,14830.3%−10%
886Gainesville, FLFL359,03630.3%−10%
887Tallahassee, FLFL397,44230.5%−12%
888Austin, TXTX2,620,94530.7%−16%
889Juneau city and, AKAK31,60930.7%−15%
890College Station, TXTX287,47630.7%−6%
891Champaign, ILIL239,97931.1%−11%
892Charlottesville, VAVA228,59731.7%−18%
893Amherst, MAMA164,06531.9%−16%
894San Francisco, CACA4,630,04132.0%−17%
895Ames, IAIA128,09032.1%−16%
896Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21932.1%−16%
897San Jose, CACA1,984,47332.1%−19%
898Breckenridge, COCO39,06932.2%−22%
899Santa Fe, NMNM156,90732.3%−13%
900Fort Collins, COCO377,29232.3%−18%
901State College, PAPA157,39332.3%−11%
902Columbia, MOMO219,06232.4%−13%
903Nantucket, MAMA14,75832.9%−14%
904Edwards, COCO54,29133.0%−23%
905Durham, NCNC625,48533.0%−16%
906Bozeman, MTMT128,74033.8%−18%
907Moscow, IDID41,84235.8%−13%
908Vermillion, SDSD15,03136.3%−6%
909Washington, DCDC6,465,72437.1%−12%
910Lawrence, KSKS120,92038.4%−10%
911Iowa City, IAIA182,71138.5%−10%
912Laramie, WYWY38,55838.5%−13%
913Corvallis, OROR97,72841.3%−13%
914Ithaca, NYNY104,04741.7%−12%
915Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21441.9%−13%
916Boulder, COCO328,56042.1%−20%
917Pullman, WAWA48,51242.6%−3%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40753.4%−12%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES