Which metro area has the lowest bachelor's degree or higher?

Newport, TN ranks #1 with 6.2% (2000 Decennial Census).

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

Newport, TN, Rio Grande City-Roma, TX, Raymondville, TX, Summerville, GA, Connersville, IN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Least educated, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

501Hot Springs, ARAR99,69518.0%+26%

502Atchison, KSKS16,17218.0%+35%

503Deltona, FLFL746,93318.0%+20%

504Lewisburg, PAPA42,31318.0%+3%

505Columbus, GAGA324,83018.1%+24%

506Kokomo, ININ83,90418.1%+26%

507Waco, TXTX308,80718.1%+17%

508Seneca, SCSC83,77518.2%+36%

509Lafayette, LALA423,75818.2%+17%

510Ponca City, OKOK43,49018.3%−1%

511Arkansas City, KSKS34,38218.3%+22%

512Fayetteville, NCNC395,41218.3%+14%

513Wausau, WIWI139,43218.3%+36%

514Huron, SDSD19,62418.3%+21%

515Winchester, VAVA152,33218.3%+25%

516Huntsville, TXTX83,84218.3%−4%

517Pueblo, COCO169,27718.3%+31%

518Willmar, MNMN44,72018.3%+16%

519York, PAPA473,19718.4%+32%

520Natchitoches, LALA36,08918.4%+12%

521Troy, ALAL33,68818.4%+29%

522Altus, OKOK24,76418.5%+12%

523Carson, NVNV58,57118.5%+13%

524Reading, PAPA440,07218.5%+22%

525Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08318.5%+15%

526Johnson City, TNTN216,41618.5%+21%

527Charleston, WVWV200,17018.5%+16%

528Lewiston, IDID65,45018.6%+28%

529Elmira, NYNY80,41518.6%+20%

530Sioux City, IAIA145,73818.6%+18%

531Dover, DEDE194,78618.6%+24%

532Mobile, ALAL411,65818.6%+20%

533Montrose, COCO44,59118.7%+21%

534Hastings, NENE40,57718.7%+30%

535Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55318.7%+24%

536Storm Lake, IAIA20,44918.7%+23%

537Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55118.7%+17%

538Gainesville, GAGA226,56818.7%+22%

539Rockford, ILIL337,24218.7%+16%

540Americus, GAGA33,39418.7%+25%

541Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44218.8%+47%

542Mitchell, SDSD25,91318.8%+25%

543Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33218.8%+17%

544Cleveland, MSMS28,26218.8%+24%

545Watertown, SDSD29,56218.8%+45%

546Lawton, OKOK127,59018.8%+5%

547Cortland, NYNY45,85018.8%+3%

548Glens Falls, NYNY124,37318.8%+22%

549Monroe, LALA222,39018.9%+17%

550Columbus, MSMS67,14418.9%+13%

551Pella, IAIA34,19218.9%+46%

552Jacksonville, ILIL37,38118.9%+25%

553Lynchburg, VAVA269,16919.0%+20%

554Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80819.0%+29%

555Brenham, TXTX38,28819.0%+26%

556Red Wing, MNMN48,19519.1%+35%

557Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86419.1%+19%

558Brigham City, UTUT70,40519.1%+11%

559Big Rapids, MIMI42,32019.1%+7%

560Astoria, OROR40,92619.1%+14%

561Mason City, IAIA49,71019.2%+29%

562Bowling Green, KYKY197,18019.2%+31%

563Burlington, NCNC186,17719.2%+32%

564Kenosha, WIWI168,44819.2%+51%

565Shreveport, LALA383,47419.2%+13%

566Warner Robins, GAGA208,09119.2%+22%

567Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44819.3%+21%

568Enterprise, ALAL56,95319.3%+17%

569Le Mars, IAIA25,69719.3%+28%

570Evansville, ININ273,78619.3%+25%

571Chattanooga, TNTN594,53019.4%+24%

572Kapaa, HIHI73,40019.4%+20%

573San Angelo, TXTX122,06519.5%+15%

574Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72119.5%+22%

575St. Simons, GAGA118,52419.5%+16%

576Enid, OKOK61,77919.6%+13%

577Salisbury, MDMD131,87219.6%+19%

578Niles, MIMI152,44419.6%+17%

579Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04719.7%+18%

580Jamestown, NDND21,41419.7%+18%

581Riverton, WYWY39,46419.7%+19%

582Abilene, TXTX185,42919.8%+6%

583Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93819.8%+11%

584Morehead City, NCNC70,46919.8%+23%

585Salina, KSKS59,12119.9%+15%

586Davenport, IAIA380,45220.0%+16%

587Casper, WYWY80,52620.0%−2%

588Wenatchee, WAWA128,41420.0%+27%

589Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91220.0%+28%

590Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21520.1%+24%

591Owatonna, MNMN37,46420.1%+26%

592Ketchikan, AKAK13,54920.2%−0%

593Green Bay, WIWI336,75620.2%+28%

594Ukiah, CACA88,12220.2%+14%

595Augusta, GAGA641,23120.2%+18%

596Racine, WIWI198,91920.3%+23%

597Bangor, MEME157,96720.3%+15%

598Las Vegas, NMNM30,31120.3%+28%

599Muncie, ININ113,10620.4%+24%

600Kingsville, TXTX30,31520.4%+8%

601Weatherford, OKOK39,05920.4%+16%

602Frankfort, KYKY77,87420.5%+11%

603Springfield, MAMA464,33820.5%+16%

604Granbury, TXTX70,50120.5%+35%

605Duluth, MNMN281,21920.5%+26%

606Lancaster, PAPA563,15920.5%+23%

607East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17920.5%+17%

608Silver City, NMNM27,25220.5%+25%

609Augusta, MEME129,06720.7%+14%

610Rexburg, IDID69,38020.7%+24%

611Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85020.7%+20%

612Amarillo, TXTX276,23520.7%+12%

613Port Angeles, WAWA78,20220.8%+29%

614Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97520.8%+28%

615Newport, OROR50,63620.8%+25%

616Salem, OROR445,81420.8%+14%

617Charleston, ILIL46,60720.8%+11%

618Vicksburg, MSMS41,75920.8%+9%

619Peoria, ILIL363,50520.8%+26%

620Erie, PAPA265,83220.9%+29%

621Roanoke, VAVA316,54721.0%+25%

622St. George, UTUT213,67021.0%+18%

623St. Cloud, MNMN205,85421.0%+24%

624Rolla, MOMO45,24721.1%+15%

625Menomonie, WIWI46,22321.1%+8%

626Minot, NDND75,69421.1%+20%

627Cape Coral, FLFL875,60721.1%+28%

628Jefferson City, MOMO152,71221.1%+23%

629Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55221.1%+19%

630Alamosa, COCO27,89621.1%+16%

631Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20621.2%+21%

632Louisville, KYKY1,402,50921.2%+28%

633Springfield, MOMO500,69421.3%+21%

634Dubuque, IAIA99,38121.3%+27%

635Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07721.3%+22%

636Fort Wayne, ININ466,25821.4%+21%

637Dickinson, NDND39,14221.4%+52%

638Vallejo, CACA455,37621.4%+14%

639Greenville, SCSC1,014,10121.4%+22%

640Marshall, MNMN25,68421.4%+28%

641Great Falls, MTMT85,02921.5%+17%

642Pensacola, FLFL544,94921.5%+18%

643New Orleans, LALA970,84921.6%+15%

644Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45921.6%+47%

645Greeley, COCO378,42621.6%+18%

646Findlay, OHOH75,03421.7%+16%

647Toledo, OHOH599,37621.7%+24%

648Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11821.7%+21%

649Allentown, PAPA887,61521.7%+23%

650South Bend, ININ324,53821.8%+24%

651Whitewater, WIWI106,12721.8%+24%

652La Grande, OROR25,90021.8%+28%

653Ada, OKOK38,52821.8%+21%

654Chico, CACA209,21121.8%+12%

655Tampa, FLFL3,418,89521.9%+25%

656Memphis, TNTN1,341,41221.9%+21%

657Fayetteville, ARAR622,17721.9%+30%

658Grand Junction, COCO162,84522.0%+26%

659Oneonta, NYNY60,58922.0%+11%

660Bend, OROR266,37622.0%+31%

661Columbus, ININ85,72922.0%+30%

662Binghamton, NYNY243,18922.0%+9%

663San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14022.1%+17%

664Tahlequah, OKOK49,19622.1%+5%

665Hilo, HIHI210,04322.1%+20%

666Knoxville, TNTN968,13722.1%+21%

667Appleton, WIWI249,87622.2%+39%

668McPherson, KSKS30,06422.2%+27%

669Medford, OROR221,79522.3%+26%

670Las Cruces, NMNM229,09122.3%+2%

671Waterloo, IAIA169,18922.3%+34%

672Faribault, MNMN69,93922.4%+16%

673Sheridan, WYWY33,24122.4%+27%

674Kahului, HIHI160,67422.4%+26%

675Eau Claire, WIWI176,64722.4%+31%

676Kalispell, MTMT115,42922.4%+31%

677Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50022.5%+23%

678Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27322.5%+15%

679Baton Rouge, LALA888,69922.5%+14%

680Lubbock, TXTX368,43122.5%+6%

681Salinas, CACA433,72922.5%+4%

682Lexington Park, MDMD211,17622.5%+31%

683Reno, NVNV578,73422.5%+13%

684Tyler, TXTX252,54922.5%+14%

685Hudson, NYNY60,16822.6%+22%

686Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01422.6%+20%

687La Crosse, WIWI171,18222.7%+23%

688Crestview, FLFL315,09822.7%+16%

689Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15522.7%+16%

690Aberdeen, SDSD41,58322.7%+15%

691Emporia, KSKS34,83822.7%+9%

692Houghton, MIMI40,02822.7%+29%

693Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76622.8%+26%

694Oshkosh, WIWI174,21822.8%+25%

695Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03522.8%+14%

696Ruidoso, NMNM19,84422.8%+42%

697Statesboro, GAGA97,97722.8%+27%

698Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52722.9%+34%

699Eureka, CACA131,64723.0%+15%

700Kennewick, WAWA324,33423.0%+11%

701Detroit, MIMI4,390,91323.0%+29%

702Yankton, SDSD23,63523.0%+24%

703Hood River, OROR23,72023.1%+28%

704Daphne, ALAL267,76123.1%+37%

705Savannah, GAGA438,31423.1%+35%

706Sebastian, FLFL172,79923.1%+21%

707Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99223.1%+28%

708Rutland, VTVT59,65323.2%+13%

709Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65323.2%+23%

710Warrensburg, MOMO56,67023.2%+9%

711Winona, MNMN50,52323.2%+18%

712Laconia, NHNH65,14723.3%+14%

713Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77523.3%+26%

714Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15423.3%+16%

715Kerrville, TXTX54,03723.3%+15%

716Walla Walla, WAWA62,36123.3%+24%

717Rapid City, SDSD156,93423.3%+17%

718Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64523.4%+29%

719Stevens Point, WIWI71,94323.4%+22%

720Cheyenne, WYWY102,93823.4%+13%

721Bemidji, MNMN47,05523.5%+15%

722Dayton, OHOH826,55423.5%+16%

723Maryville, MOMO20,17423.6%+34%

724Palm Bay, FLFL663,98223.6%+15%

725Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21323.6%+20%

726Greensboro, NCNC805,94523.6%+23%

727Providence, RIRI1,708,16123.6%+21%

728Topeka, KSKS233,05223.6%+20%

729Cody, WYWY31,17123.7%+26%

730Marquette, MIMI68,06423.7%+17%

731Brevard, NCNC34,21123.7%+32%

732Cedar City, UTUT67,14123.8%+8%

733Idaho Falls, IDID173,85123.8%+14%

734Pittsburg, KSKS39,00823.9%+28%

735Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69123.9%+11%

736Miami, FLFL6,391,07224.0%+19%

737Spearfish, SDSD29,45924.0%+25%

738Murray, KYKY39,42124.0%+24%

739Jackson, MSMS609,84724.1%+12%

740Traverse City, MIMI156,97224.1%+23%

741Spokane, WAWA608,01224.2%+21%

742Little Rock, ARAR777,60724.2%+22%

743Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81324.2%+13%

744Akron, OHOH701,78024.2%+26%

745Montgomery, ALAL388,74724.2%+18%

746Wichita, KSKS663,80924.3%+16%

747Midland, TXTX193,13924.3%−5%

748Harrisburg, PAPA617,42724.3%+25%

749Asheville, NCNC422,34524.4%+30%

750Wilmington, NCNC492,77224.4%+42%

751North Port, FLFL948,15824.5%+28%

752Grand Forks, NDND105,04624.5%+13%

753Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63824.7%+27%

754Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83024.7%+36%

755Ogden, UTUT672,78424.8%+18%

756Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85824.8%+27%

757Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37724.8%+13%

758St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42124.8%+24%

759Charleston, SCSC889,26324.8%+32%

760Orlando, FLFL2,957,67224.9%+22%

761Pocatello, IDID91,59124.9%+26%

762Stephenville, TXTX43,91125.0%+23%

763Kingston, NYNY183,33025.0%+16%

764Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28525.0%+30%

765Nashville, TNTN2,197,41625.0%+25%

766Syracuse, NYNY652,27325.1%+16%

767Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93825.1%+17%

768Boise City, IDID864,24325.3%+26%

769Bismarck, NDND139,75025.3%+17%

770Bremerton, WAWA283,37425.3%+28%

771Key West, FLFL80,40625.5%+25%

772Eugene, OROR381,58425.5%+15%

773Oxford, MSMS71,97225.7%+8%

774Athens, OHOH63,19725.7%+10%

775Billings, MTMT193,60325.7%+22%

776Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69525.7%+28%

777Bartlesville, OKOK54,03725.8%−0%

778Taos, NMNM34,56425.9%+40%

779Pittsfield, MAMA128,22426.0%+24%

780Kirksville, MOMO29,82426.1%+27%

781Truckee, CACA101,91126.1%+18%

782Petoskey, MIMI33,77526.2%+36%

783Ellensburg, WAWA48,80326.2%+18%

784Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44126.2%+12%

785Auburn, ALAL208,01326.3%+11%

786Napa, CACA132,94926.4%+18%

787Greenville, NCNC182,93626.4%+20%

788Blacksburg, VAVA181,61626.4%+16%

789Houston, TXTX7,904,62726.4%+10%

790Sacramento, CACA2,477,27426.6%+13%

791Keene, NHNH78,26926.6%+11%

792San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36726.7%+16%

793Morgantown, WVWV141,99526.7%+18%

794Columbia, SCSC879,91826.7%+17%

795Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68526.7%+15%

796Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01026.8%+26%

797Pinehurst, NCNC110,61926.8%+35%

798Macomb, ILIL25,91626.9%+16%

799Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37726.9%+15%

800Worcester, MAMA888,50226.9%+21%

801Anchorage, AKAK405,82126.9%+5%

802Oxnard, CACA830,85126.9%+17%

803Fairbanks, AKAK93,97227.0%+7%

804Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65727.0%+35%

805Bennington, VTVT36,63027.1%+15%

806Des Moines, IAIA758,53927.1%+28%

807Omaha, NENE1,009,83627.2%+25%

808Bellingham, WAWA236,39227.2%+24%

809Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11827.6%+22%

810Mankato, MNMN104,90727.6%+22%

811Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24527.7%+30%

812Columbus, OHOH2,242,02827.7%+25%

813Rochester, NYNY1,056,14927.7%+19%

814Easton, MDMD38,23827.8%+21%

815Honolulu, HIHI988,70327.9%+14%

816Naples, FLFL417,13127.9%+25%

817Albuquerque, NMNM925,27928.0%+14%

818Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68228.0%+23%

819Springfield, ILIL206,03328.1%+28%

820Lebanon, NHNH224,50028.3%+23%

821Slidell, LALA279,10828.3%+23%

822Port Townsend, WAWA33,97028.4%+30%

823Richmond, VAVA1,389,33828.5%+22%

824Dallas, TXTX8,477,15728.5%+12%

825Santa Rosa, CACA486,44428.5%+16%

826Lansing, MIMI479,72228.7%+15%

827Rochester, MNMN231,18428.7%+23%

828Portland, OROR2,542,28228.7%+24%

829Kearney, NENE57,96229.0%+27%

830Greenfield, MAMA70,69829.1%+20%

831Lafayette, ININ228,46829.1%+12%

832Albany, NYNY915,83529.1%+19%

833Concord, NHNH158,07829.1%+15%

834Chicago, ILIL9,434,12329.1%+23%

835Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78129.1%+26%

836Portland, MEME577,63529.2%+22%

837Hays, KSKS29,07529.2%+25%

838Midland, MIMI83,75429.3%+7%

839Fargo, NDND269,52829.3%+18%

840Santa Maria, CACA442,06529.4%+10%

841San Diego, CACA3,282,24829.5%+17%

842Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96629.6%+28%

843Lexington, KYKY535,17429.8%+18%

844Lacey, WAWA304,26129.8%+21%

845Logan, UTUT160,88929.9%+6%

846Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36829.9%+22%

847New York, NYNY20,112,44830.0%+19%

848Helena, MTMT97,15330.0%+15%

849Manchester, NHNH433,41530.1%+14%

850Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45130.5%+15%

851Brattleboro, VTVT45,20430.5%+21%

852Pierre, SDSD20,58830.6%+27%

853Starkville, MSMS62,06330.6%+12%

854Huntsville, ALAL556,44430.9%+14%

855Provo, UTUT773,42631.0%+20%

856Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79531.2%+15%

857Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18231.2%+24%

858Manhattan, KSKS136,12231.6%+20%

859Colorado Springs, COCO781,79631.8%+23%

860Ruston, LALA48,36031.8%+21%

861Lincoln, NENE352,08131.9%+20%

862Carbondale, ILIL52,50132.0%+8%

863Missoula, MTMT128,69832.0%+18%

864Brookings, SDSD37,63532.2%+18%

865Barre, VTVT59,65232.2%+32%

866Rifle, COCO80,09932.3%+8%

867Seattle, WAWA4,161,88332.4%+21%

868College Station, TXTX287,47632.8%+7%

869Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29532.8%+24%

870Boone, NCNC54,78633.2%+21%

871Gainesville, FLFL359,03633.5%+11%

872Athens, GAGA224,14833.5%+11%

873Barnstable, MAMA233,53933.6%+20%

874Trenton, NJNJ399,28934.0%+15%

875Denver, COCO3,092,03734.0%+18%

876Santa Cruz, CACA258,85234.2%+15%

877Stillwater, OKOK83,88934.2%+14%

878Tallahassee, FLFL397,44234.8%+14%

879Bloomington, ININ165,23135.0%+19%

880Burlington, VTVT227,80335.0%+20%

881Champaign, ILIL239,97935.0%+13%

882Madison, WIWI709,68535.8%+21%

883Juneau city and, AKAK31,60936.0%+17%

884Bloomington, ILIL171,41936.2%+25%

885State College, PAPA157,39336.3%+12%

886Durango, COCO56,89836.4%+30%

887Austin, TXTX2,620,94536.7%+20%

888Boston, MAMA5,034,22136.8%+22%

889Santa Fe, NMNM156,90736.9%+14%

890Hailey, IDID32,43637.2%+32%

891Columbia, MOMO219,06237.4%+15%

892Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72037.8%+26%

893Amherst, MAMA164,06537.9%+19%

894Ames, IAIA128,09038.2%+19%

895Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21938.4%+19%

896Nantucket, MAMA14,75838.4%+17%

897San Francisco, CACA4,630,04138.5%+20%

898Charlottesville, VAVA228,59738.5%+22%

899Vermillion, SDSD15,03138.7%+7%

900Heber, UTUT81,65539.0%+43%

901Durham, NCNC625,48539.3%+19%

902Fort Collins, COCO377,29239.5%+22%

903San Jose, CACA1,984,47339.8%+24%

904Moscow, IDID41,84241.0%+14%

905Bozeman, MTMT128,74041.0%+21%

906Breckenridge, COCO39,06941.1%+28%

907Jackson, WYWY36,58741.4%+53%

908Washington, DCDC6,465,72442.1%+13%

909Edwards, COCO54,29142.6%+29%

910Lawrence, KSKS120,92042.7%+11%

911Iowa City, IAIA182,71142.7%+11%

912Pullman, WAWA48,51244.0%+3%

913Laramie, WYWY38,55844.1%+14%

914Corvallis, OROR97,72847.4%+15%

915Ithaca, NYNY104,04747.5%+14%

916Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21448.1%+15%

917Boulder, COCO328,56052.4%+24%

918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40760.5%+13%

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