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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Least educated, US metro areas · 2010

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

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
501Kingsland, GAGA60,14320.4%+28%
502Mason City, IAIA49,71020.4%+7%
503Lafayette, LALA423,75820.5%+13%
504Baker City, OROR16,65820.5%+25%
505Great Bend, KSKS24,79020.5%+23%
506Decatur, ILIL99,30020.5%+21%
507Sheboygan, WIWI118,04720.5%+15%
508Mitchell, SDSD25,91320.6%+10%
509Waynesville, NCNC63,36920.6%+29%
510Magnolia, ARAR21,89420.8%+24%
511Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55320.8%+11%
512Utica, NYNY285,61120.8%+17%
513Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40420.8%+18%
514Wausau, WIWI139,43220.8%+14%
515Bishop, CACA18,15820.9%+22%
516Pueblo, COCO169,27720.9%+14%
517Elmira, NYNY80,41520.9%+13%
518Casper, WYWY80,52620.9%+5%
519Fayetteville, NCNC395,41221.0%+15%
520Gainesville, GAGA226,56821.0%+12%
521Willmar, MNMN44,72021.0%+15%
522Rockford, ILIL337,24221.1%+13%
523Charleston, WVWV200,17021.1%+14%
524Deltona, FLFL746,93321.2%+18%
525Wenatchee, WAWA128,41421.2%+6%
526Seaford, DEDE277,14021.2%+28%
527Natchitoches, LALA36,08921.2%+15%
528Altus, OKOK24,76421.2%+15%
529Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21221.3%+21%
530Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49721.3%+27%
531Wahpeton, NDND23,01921.3%+43%
532Shreveport, LALA383,47421.3%+11%
533Alexandria, MNMN40,12021.4%+23%
534Scranton, PAPA574,41821.4%+22%
535Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33221.4%+14%
536Seneca, SCSC83,77521.4%+18%
537St. Simons, GAGA118,52421.4%+10%
538Burlington, NCNC186,17721.4%+12%
539Brainerd, MNMN100,56221.5%+20%
540Staunton, VAVA129,69221.5%+23%
541Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08321.5%+16%
542The Dalles, OROR26,31021.5%+37%
543San Angelo, TXTX122,06521.5%+10%
544York, PAPA473,19721.5%+17%
545Astoria, OROR40,92621.6%+13%
546Carson, NVNV58,57121.6%+17%
547Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22621.7%+25%
548Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.7%+10%
549Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13821.7%+22%
550Reading, PAPA440,07221.7%+18%
551Marion, ILIL67,22521.7%+27%
552Enid, OKOK61,77921.8%+11%
553Abilene, TXTX185,42921.8%+10%
554Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91221.8%+9%
555Lynchburg, VAVA269,16921.8%+15%
556Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55121.8%+17%
557Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72121.8%+12%
558Winchester, VAVA152,33221.9%+19%
559Dickinson, NDND39,14221.9%+2%
560Owatonna, MNMN37,46422.0%+9%
561Enterprise, ALAL56,95322.1%+14%
562Brigham City, UTUT70,40522.1%+16%
563Glens Falls, NYNY124,37322.2%+18%
564Las Vegas, NMNM30,31122.2%+9%
565Lewisburg, PAPA42,31322.2%+23%
566Bowling Green, KYKY197,18022.3%+16%
567Atchison, KSKS16,17222.3%+24%
568Salem, OROR445,81422.3%+7%
569Montrose, COCO44,59122.3%+20%
570Evansville, ININ273,78622.4%+16%
571Muncie, ININ113,10622.4%+10%
572Richmond, KYKY131,80622.4%+29%
573Weatherford, OKOK39,05922.5%+10%
574Salisbury, MDMD131,87222.5%+15%
575Sandpoint, IDID54,42022.5%+33%
576Kenosha, WIWI168,44822.5%+17%
577Chattanooga, TNTN594,53022.6%+16%
578Alamosa, COCO27,89622.6%+7%
579Storm Lake, IAIA20,44922.6%+21%
580Amarillo, TXTX276,23522.6%+9%
581Ukiah, CACA88,12222.7%+12%
582Watertown, WIWI86,50522.7%+31%
583Johnson City, TNTN216,41622.7%+22%
584Watertown, SDSD29,56222.7%+21%
585Jamestown, NDND21,41422.7%+16%
586Red Wing, MNMN48,19522.7%+19%
587Kapaa, HIHI73,40022.7%+17%
588St. Cloud, MNMN205,85422.8%+9%
589Riverton, WYWY39,46422.8%+16%
590Cheyenne, WYWY102,93822.9%−2%
591Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11822.9%+6%
592Augusta, GAGA641,23123.0%+14%
593Racine, WIWI198,91923.1%+14%
594Sheridan, WYWY33,24123.1%+3%
595Emporia, KSKS34,83823.1%+2%
596Kirksville, MOMO29,82423.2%−11%
597Salina, KSKS59,12123.2%+16%
598Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97523.2%+12%
599Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86423.2%+22%
600Lancaster, PAPA563,15923.3%+13%
601Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21523.3%+16%
602Charleston, ILIL46,60723.3%+12%
603Niles, MIMI152,44423.3%+19%
604Green Bay, WIWI336,75623.3%+15%
605Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80823.3%+23%
606Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85023.3%+13%
607Bangor, MEME157,96723.3%+15%
608Erie, PAPA265,83223.3%+12%
609Port Angeles, WAWA78,20223.3%+12%
610Warner Robins, GAGA208,09123.4%+22%
611Salinas, CACA433,72923.4%+4%
612Midland, TXTX193,13923.5%−3%
613Kennewick, WAWA324,33423.6%+3%
614Statesboro, GAGA97,97723.6%+4%
615Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55223.7%+12%
616Troy, ALAL33,68823.7%+28%
617Maryville, MOMO20,17423.7%+1%
618Oshkosh, WIWI174,21823.7%+4%
619Springfield, MAMA464,33823.8%+16%
620East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17923.8%+16%
621Newport, OROR50,63623.8%+14%
622Aberdeen, SDSD41,58323.8%+5%
623Toledo, OHOH599,37623.8%+10%
624Tahlequah, OKOK49,19623.8%+8%
625Morehead City, NCNC70,46923.8%+20%
626Pensacola, FLFL544,94923.9%+11%
627Great Falls, MTMT85,02923.9%+11%
628Ruidoso, NMNM19,84423.9%+5%
629Granbury, TXTX70,50123.9%+17%
630South Bend, ININ324,53824.0%+10%
631Pella, IAIA34,19224.0%+27%
632Stephenville, TXTX43,91124.0%−4%
633Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.0%+5%
634Vallejo, CACA455,37624.0%+12%
635St. George, UTUT213,67024.0%+15%
636Augusta, MEME129,06724.1%+16%
637Silver City, NMNM27,25224.1%+17%
638Warrensburg, MOMO56,67024.1%+4%
639Chico, CACA209,21124.1%+11%
640Ketchikan, AKAK13,54924.2%+20%
641Frankfort, KYKY77,87424.2%+18%
642Walla Walla, WAWA62,36124.2%+4%
643Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20624.2%+14%
644Cortland, NYNY45,85024.3%+29%
645Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04724.3%+24%
646Idaho Falls, IDID173,85124.4%+2%
647Findlay, OHOH75,03424.4%+13%
648Medford, OROR221,79524.4%+10%
649Vicksburg, MSMS41,75924.4%+17%
650Louisville, KYKY1,402,50924.4%+15%
651Roanoke, VAVA316,54724.4%+17%
652Davenport, IAIA380,45224.5%+23%
653Jefferson City, MOMO152,71224.5%+16%
654Fort Wayne, ININ466,25824.5%+15%
655Duluth, MNMN281,21924.5%+20%
656Memphis, TNTN1,341,41224.5%+12%
657Tyler, TXTX252,54924.5%+9%
658Binghamton, NYNY243,18924.6%+12%
659Cape Coral, FLFL875,60724.6%+17%
660Waterloo, IAIA169,18924.7%+11%
661Minot, NDND75,69424.7%+17%
662New Orleans, LALA970,84924.8%+15%
663Menomonie, WIWI46,22324.9%+18%
664Springfield, MOMO500,69424.9%+17%
665Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27325.0%+11%
666Winona, MNMN50,52325.1%+8%
667McPherson, KSKS30,06425.1%+13%
668Greenville, SCSC1,014,10125.1%+17%
669Reno, NVNV578,73425.1%+11%
670Whitewater, WIWI106,12725.1%+15%
671San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14025.2%+14%
672Baton Rouge, LALA888,69925.2%+12%
673Rolla, MOMO45,24725.3%+20%
674Eau Claire, WIWI176,64725.3%+13%
675Dubuque, IAIA99,38125.3%+19%
676Greeley, COCO378,42625.4%+17%
677Las Cruces, NMNM229,09125.4%+14%
678Grand Junction, COCO162,84525.4%+16%
679Oneonta, NYNY60,58925.5%+16%
680Peoria, ILIL363,50525.5%+23%
681Appleton, WIWI249,87625.7%+16%
682Marshall, MNMN25,68425.7%+20%
683Kahului, HIHI160,67425.7%+15%
684Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69125.8%+8%
685Lubbock, TXTX368,43125.8%+15%
686Knoxville, TNTN968,13725.8%+17%
687Dayton, OHOH826,55425.8%+10%
688Brenham, TXTX38,28825.8%+36%
689Hood River, OROR23,72025.9%+12%
690Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15426.0%+11%
691Allentown, PAPA887,61526.0%+20%
692Tampa, FLFL3,418,89526.0%+19%
693Greensboro, NCNC805,94526.0%+10%
694Fayetteville, ARAR622,17726.1%+19%
695Bartlesville, OKOK54,03726.1%+1%
696Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50026.1%+16%
697Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45926.1%+21%
698Palm Bay, FLFL663,98226.2%+11%
699La Crosse, WIWI171,18226.2%+16%
700Bend, OROR266,37626.2%+19%
701Ada, OKOK38,52826.2%+20%
702Rutland, VTVT59,65326.3%+13%
703Eureka, CACA131,64726.3%+14%
704Pittsburg, KSKS39,00826.3%+10%
705Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15526.4%+16%
706Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77526.4%+13%
707Crestview, FLFL315,09826.4%+16%
708Montgomery, ALAL388,74726.5%+9%
709Rapid City, SDSD156,93426.5%+14%
710Houghton, MIMI40,02826.6%+17%
711Jackson, MSMS609,84726.6%+10%
712Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76626.6%+17%
713Hilo, HIHI210,04326.6%+21%
714Little Rock, ARAR777,60726.7%+10%
715Columbus, ININ85,72926.7%+21%
716Sebastian, FLFL172,79926.7%+16%
717Kalispell, MTMT115,42926.7%+19%
718Yankton, SDSD23,63526.8%+16%
719Wichita, KSKS663,80926.8%+10%
720Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01426.8%+18%
721Daphne, ALAL267,76126.8%+16%
722Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52726.8%+17%
723Savannah, GAGA438,31426.8%+16%
724Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64526.8%+15%
725Topeka, KSKS233,05226.9%+14%
726Laconia, NHNH65,14726.9%+15%
727Detroit, MIMI4,390,91326.9%+17%
728Brevard, NCNC34,21127.0%+14%
729Kerrville, TXTX54,03727.0%+16%
730Faribault, MNMN69,93927.1%+21%
731Stevens Point, WIWI71,94327.1%+16%
732Fairbanks, AKAK93,97227.1%+0%
733Spokane, WAWA608,01227.1%+12%
734Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07727.2%+27%
735Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81327.2%+12%
736Athens, OHOH63,19727.3%+6%
737Pocatello, IDID91,59127.3%+9%
738Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65327.3%+18%
739Rexburg, IDID69,38027.3%+32%
740Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28527.4%+10%
741Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21327.4%+16%
742North Port, FLFL948,15827.5%+12%
743Eugene, OROR381,58427.7%+8%
744Cody, WYWY31,17127.7%+17%
745Traverse City, MIMI156,97228.0%+16%
746Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99228.0%+21%
747Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93828.0%+12%
748Bremerton, WAWA283,37428.0%+11%
749Orlando, FLFL2,957,67228.1%+13%
750Syracuse, NYNY652,27328.1%+12%
751Lexington Park, MDMD211,17628.1%+25%
752Hudson, NYNY60,16828.2%+25%
753Akron, OHOH701,78028.2%+16%
754Boise City, IDID864,24328.2%+12%
755Harrisburg, PAPA617,42728.2%+16%
756Murray, KYKY39,42128.2%+17%
757Greenville, NCNC182,93628.2%+7%
758Cedar City, UTUT67,14128.2%+19%
759Providence, RIRI1,708,16128.4%+20%
760Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85828.4%+15%
761Houston, TXTX7,904,62728.5%+8%
762Billings, MTMT193,60328.6%+11%
763Miami, FLFL6,391,07228.6%+19%
764Key West, FLFL80,40628.7%+13%
765Ogden, UTUT672,78428.9%+17%
766Bemidji, MNMN47,05529.1%+24%
767Nashville, TNTN2,197,41629.2%+17%
768Grand Forks, NDND105,04629.2%+19%
769Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83029.2%+18%
770St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42129.3%+18%
771Asheville, NCNC422,34529.4%+21%
772Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63829.4%+19%
773Albuquerque, NMNM925,27929.5%+5%
774Petoskey, MIMI33,77529.5%+13%
775Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37729.5%+10%
776Kingston, NYNY183,33029.5%+18%
777Morgantown, WVWV141,99529.5%+11%
778Pittsfield, MAMA128,22429.6%+14%
779Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37729.6%+19%
780Bismarck, NDND139,75029.6%+17%
781Auburn, ALAL208,01329.6%+13%
782Charleston, SCSC889,26329.6%+19%
783Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68529.6%+11%
784Marquette, MIMI68,06429.7%+25%
785Wilmington, NCNC492,77229.7%+22%
786Pinehurst, NCNC110,61929.8%+11%
787Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65729.8%+10%
788Keene, NHNH78,26929.8%+12%
789Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69529.9%+16%
790Napa, CACA132,94930.0%+14%
791Blacksburg, VAVA181,61630.0%+14%
792Sacramento, CACA2,477,27430.1%+13%
793Slidell, LALA279,10830.1%+6%
794Taos, NMNM34,56430.1%+16%
795Anchorage, AKAK405,82130.1%+12%
796Columbia, SCSC879,91830.4%+14%
797San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36730.6%+14%
798Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44130.6%+17%
799Springfield, ILIL206,03330.6%+9%
800Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01030.7%+14%
801Oxnard, CACA830,85130.8%+14%
802Naples, FLFL417,13130.8%+10%
803Dallas, TXTX8,477,15731.0%+9%
804Santa Maria, CACA442,06531.0%+5%
805Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36831.1%+4%
806Honolulu, HIHI988,70331.1%+12%
807Bennington, VTVT36,63031.1%+15%
808Kearney, NENE57,96231.1%+7%
809Mankato, MNMN104,90731.3%+13%
810Santa Rosa, CACA486,44431.5%+10%
811Lansing, MIMI479,72231.5%+10%
812Lacey, WAWA304,26131.6%+6%
813Des Moines, IAIA758,53931.6%+17%
814Bellingham, WAWA236,39231.7%+16%
815Rochester, NYNY1,056,14931.7%+14%
816Spearfish, SDSD29,45931.8%+32%
817Richmond, VAVA1,389,33831.8%+12%
818Ruston, LALA48,36031.8%+0%
819Lafayette, ININ228,46831.9%+9%
820Columbus, OHOH2,242,02831.9%+15%
821Truckee, CACA101,91131.9%+22%
822Ellensburg, WAWA48,80331.9%+22%
823Lebanon, NHNH224,50032.0%+13%
824Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24532.1%+16%
825Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11832.2%+17%
826Midland, MIMI83,75432.2%+10%
827Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68232.4%+15%
828Omaha, NENE1,009,83632.4%+19%
829Pierre, SDSD20,58832.5%+6%
830Greenfield, MAMA70,69832.5%+12%
831Macomb, ILIL25,91632.6%+21%
832Albany, NYNY915,83532.6%+12%
833Rifle, COCO80,09932.7%+1%
834Easton, MDMD38,23832.7%+18%
835Concord, NHNH158,07832.7%+12%
836Worcester, MAMA888,50232.9%+22%
837Helena, MTMT97,15333.0%+10%
838Rochester, MNMN231,18433.2%+16%
839Portland, OROR2,542,28233.4%+16%
840Logan, UTUT160,88933.4%+12%
841Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79533.4%+7%
842Chicago, ILIL9,434,12333.5%+15%
843Hays, KSKS29,07533.6%+15%
844Oxford, MSMS71,97233.6%+31%
845Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96633.7%+13%
846Lexington, KYKY535,17433.8%+13%
847Manhattan, KSKS136,12233.8%+7%
848Brattleboro, VTVT45,20433.8%+11%
849Portland, MEME577,63533.9%+16%
850Stillwater, OKOK83,88934.0%−1%
851San Diego, CACA3,282,24834.1%+15%
852Huntsville, ALAL556,44434.1%+10%
853Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45134.2%+12%
854Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18234.2%+10%
855Tallahassee, FLFL397,44234.5%−1%
856Manchester, NHNH433,41534.5%+15%
857Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78134.7%+19%
858Juneau city and, AKAK31,60934.7%−4%
859Port Townsend, WAWA33,97034.8%+23%
860Colorado Springs, COCO781,79634.8%+10%
861Lincoln, NENE352,08134.9%+9%
862Fargo, NDND269,52835.0%+19%
863Provo, UTUT773,42635.1%+13%
864New York, NYNY20,112,44835.3%+18%
865Gainesville, FLFL359,03635.3%+5%
866Carbondale, ILIL52,50135.4%+11%
867College Station, TXTX287,47635.4%+8%
868Athens, GAGA224,14835.4%+6%
869Starkville, MSMS62,06335.8%+17%
870Hailey, IDID32,43636.4%−2%
871Seattle, WAWA4,161,88336.6%+13%
872Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29537.1%+13%
873Boone, NCNC54,78637.1%+12%
874Santa Cruz, CACA258,85237.3%+9%
875Barre, VTVT59,65237.4%+16%
876Missoula, MTMT128,69837.5%+17%
877Denver, COCO3,092,03737.5%+10%
878Brookings, SDSD37,63537.7%+17%
879Bloomington, ININ165,23138.0%+9%
880Trenton, NJNJ399,28938.2%+13%
881Champaign, ILIL239,97938.5%+10%
882Burlington, VTVT227,80338.9%+11%
883Austin, TXTX2,620,94539.4%+7%
884Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21940.0%+4%
885Santa Fe, NMNM156,90740.0%+8%
886State College, PAPA157,39340.0%+10%
887Nantucket, MAMA14,75840.2%+5%
888Bloomington, ILIL171,41940.4%+12%
889Vermillion, SDSD15,03140.4%+5%
890Madison, WIWI709,68540.5%+13%
891Barnstable, MAMA233,53940.5%+21%
892Durango, COCO56,89840.6%+12%
893Ames, IAIA128,09041.0%+7%
894Columbia, MOMO219,06241.2%+10%
895Amherst, MAMA164,06541.3%+9%
896Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72041.5%+10%
897Moscow, IDID41,84241.8%+2%
898Boston, MAMA5,034,22142.1%+14%
899Charlottesville, VAVA228,59742.2%+10%
900Fort Collins, COCO377,29242.5%+8%
901Heber, UTUT81,65543.1%+10%
902San Francisco, CACA4,630,04143.2%+12%
903Durham, NCNC625,48543.3%+10%
904Jackson, WYWY36,58743.8%+6%
905Breckenridge, COCO39,06943.9%+7%
906San Jose, CACA1,984,47344.4%+12%
907Bozeman, MTMT128,74045.0%+10%
908Edwards, COCO54,29145.9%+8%
909Iowa City, IAIA182,71146.3%+9%
910Washington, DCDC6,465,72446.8%+11%
911Laramie, WYWY38,55847.4%+8%
912Pullman, WAWA48,51247.4%+8%
913Corvallis, OROR97,72847.9%+1%
914Lawrence, KSKS120,92048.3%+13%
915Ithaca, NYNY104,04749.7%+5%
916Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21450.8%+5%
917Boulder, COCO328,56057.0%+9%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40764.0%+6%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES