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Least educated, US metro areas · 2020

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
501Spartanburg, SCSC407,65624.0%+39%
502Astoria, OROR40,92624.0%+25%
503Dickinson, NDND39,14224.0%+12%
504El Paso, TXTX881,29124.0%+45%
505Gainesville, GAGA226,56824.0%+28%
506Ukiah, CACA88,12224.0%+19%
507Shreveport, LALA383,47424.1%+25%
508Mitchell, SDSD25,91324.1%+28%
509Jamestown, NDND21,41424.1%+23%
510Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55124.2%+29%
511La Grande, OROR25,90024.2%+11%
512Charleston, WVWV200,17024.2%+31%
513Valdosta, GAGA153,27624.3%+39%
514Kingsville, TXTX30,31524.3%+19%
515Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19324.3%+54%
516Warsaw, ININ80,89224.3%+64%
517Milledgeville, GAGA44,02924.3%+51%
518Wenatchee, WAWA128,41424.3%+22%
519Mobile, ALAL411,65824.4%+31%
520Willmar, MNMN44,72024.4%+33%
521Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13824.4%+37%
522Jonesboro, ARAR139,44024.4%+40%
523Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.4%+7%
524Hastings, NENE40,57724.5%+31%
525Dover, DEDE194,78624.5%+32%
526Sandusky, OHOH112,77724.6%+49%
527Montrose, COCO44,59124.6%+32%
528Corning, NYNY91,85524.6%+38%
529Fayetteville, NCNC395,41224.6%+35%
530Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40424.6%+40%
531Deltona, FLFL746,93324.6%+37%
532Alamosa, COCO27,89624.7%+17%
533Weatherford, OKOK39,05924.7%+21%
534Riverton, WYWY39,46424.8%+26%
535Abilene, TXTX185,42924.8%+25%
536St. Simons, GAGA118,52424.9%+27%
537Muncie, ININ113,10624.9%+22%
538San Angelo, TXTX122,06524.9%+28%
539Baker City, OROR16,65825.0%+53%
540Indiana, PAPA82,87825.0%+47%
541Ruidoso, NMNM19,84425.1%+10%
542Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22625.2%+45%
543Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93825.2%+27%
544York, PAPA473,19725.2%+37%
545Staunton, VAVA129,69225.3%+45%
546Burlington, NCNC186,17725.3%+32%
547Scranton, PAPA574,41825.4%+45%
548Cleveland, MSMS28,26225.4%+35%
549Columbus, GAGA324,83025.4%+40%
550Salem, OROR445,81425.4%+22%
551Lewisburg, PAPA42,31325.4%+41%
552Ketchikan, AKAK13,54925.5%+26%
553Utica, NYNY285,61125.5%+44%
554Jasper, ININ44,01625.5%+76%
555Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33225.6%+36%
556Marion, ILIL67,22525.6%+49%
557Williston, NDND41,76725.6%+55%
558Silver City, NMNM27,25225.6%+25%
559Salisbury, MDMD131,87225.6%+31%
560Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49725.7%+54%
561Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08325.7%+39%
562Sheboygan, WIWI118,04725.7%+44%
563Racine, WIWI198,91925.8%+27%
564Brainerd, MNMN100,56225.8%+45%
565East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17925.8%+26%
566Lafayette, LALA423,75825.9%+42%
567Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04125.9%+51%
568Reading, PAPA440,07225.9%+40%
569Winchester, VAVA152,33226.0%+42%
570Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72126.1%+33%
571Clarksville, TNTN349,00126.1%+60%
572Charleston, ILIL46,60726.1%+25%
573Red Wing, MNMN48,19526.2%+37%
574Wausau, WIWI139,43226.2%+43%
575Salinas, CACA433,72926.2%+17%
576Statesboro, GAGA97,97726.3%+15%
577Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55226.3%+24%
578Marshall, MNMN25,68426.4%+23%
579Bishop, CACA18,15826.4%+54%
580Glens Falls, NYNY124,37326.4%+40%
581Guymon, OKOK20,32226.4%+49%
582Monticello, NYNY80,58626.6%+59%
583Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86426.6%+40%
584Augusta, GAGA641,23126.6%+32%
585Sandpoint, IDID54,42026.6%+58%
586Watertown, WIWI86,50526.7%+54%
587Yankton, SDSD23,63526.7%+16%
588Owatonna, MNMN37,46426.8%+33%
589St. Cloud, MNMN205,85426.8%+28%
590Emporia, KSKS34,83826.9%+18%
591Cortland, NYNY45,85026.9%+43%
592Salina, KSKS59,12126.9%+35%
593Pocatello, IDID91,59127.0%+8%
594Tyler, TXTX252,54927.0%+20%
595Vallejo, CACA455,37627.1%+27%
596Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80827.1%+42%
597Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20627.1%+28%
598Johnson City, TNTN216,41627.2%+47%
599Alexandria, MNMN40,12027.2%+57%
600Midland, TXTX193,13927.2%+12%
601Pensacola, FLFL544,94927.2%+27%
602Richmond, KYKY131,80627.2%+56%
603Great Falls, MTMT85,02927.3%+27%
604Maryville, MOMO20,17427.4%+16%
605Seneca, SCSC83,77527.4%+51%
606Grand Junction, COCO162,84527.4%+25%
607Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97527.4%+32%
608Springfield, MAMA464,33827.4%+34%
609Tahlequah, OKOK49,19627.5%+25%
610Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11827.5%+27%
611Davenport, IAIA380,45227.6%+38%
612Niles, MIMI152,44427.6%+40%
613Kennewick, WAWA324,33427.6%+20%
614Findlay, OHOH75,03427.6%+27%
615Greeley, COCO378,42627.6%+27%
616Toledo, OHOH599,37627.7%+28%
617Newport, OROR50,63627.7%+33%
618Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44227.7%+48%
619Kenosha, WIWI168,44827.8%+45%
620Bowling Green, KYKY197,18027.8%+45%
621Fort Wayne, ININ466,25827.8%+30%
622Waynesville, NCNC63,36927.8%+74%
623Evansville, ININ273,78628.0%+45%
624Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27328.1%+25%
625Brenham, TXTX38,28828.1%+48%
626Green Bay, WIWI336,75628.1%+39%
627Kerrville, TXTX54,03728.2%+21%
628Kirksville, MOMO29,82428.2%+8%
629Frankfort, KYKY77,87428.2%+38%
630Minot, NDND75,69428.3%+34%
631Chattanooga, TNTN594,53028.3%+46%
632Binghamton, NYNY243,18928.3%+28%
633Chico, CACA209,21128.3%+30%
634Kahului, HIHI160,67428.3%+26%
635Cape Coral, FLFL875,60728.5%+35%
636Roanoke, VAVA316,54728.5%+36%
637Duluth, MNMN281,21928.5%+39%
638Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21528.5%+42%
639Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85028.5%+38%
640Faribault, MNMN69,93928.5%+27%
641Kapaa, HIHI73,40028.5%+47%
642Morehead City, NCNC70,46928.5%+44%
643Lancaster, PAPA563,15928.6%+39%
644Bangor, MEME157,96728.6%+41%
645Walla Walla, WAWA62,36128.6%+23%
646Erie, PAPA265,83228.7%+38%
647Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01428.7%+27%
648Springfield, MOMO500,69428.8%+35%
649San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14028.8%+30%
650Memphis, TNTN1,341,41228.8%+31%
651Ada, OKOK38,52828.8%+32%
652Medford, OROR221,79528.8%+29%
653Bartlesville, OKOK54,03728.8%+12%
654McPherson, KSKS30,06428.8%+30%
655Port Angeles, WAWA78,20228.8%+39%
656Cedar City, UTUT67,14128.9%+22%
657Jefferson City, MOMO152,71228.9%+37%
658Peoria, ILIL363,50529.0%+39%
659Eau Claire, WIWI176,64729.0%+29%
660Oshkosh, WIWI174,21829.0%+27%
661Lynchburg, VAVA269,16929.1%+54%
662Topeka, KSKS233,05229.1%+23%
663St. George, UTUT213,67029.2%+39%
664Granbury, TXTX70,50129.3%+43%
665Baton Rouge, LALA888,69929.3%+30%
666Augusta, MEME129,06729.3%+42%
667South Bend, ININ324,53829.3%+35%
668Seaford, DEDE277,14029.4%+77%
669Warrensburg, MOMO56,67029.5%+27%
670Whitewater, WIWI106,12729.5%+35%
671Pittsburg, KSKS39,00829.5%+23%
672Louisville, KYKY1,402,50929.5%+39%
673Las Cruces, NMNM229,09129.5%+32%
674Hilo, HIHI210,04329.5%+34%
675Idaho Falls, IDID173,85129.5%+24%
676Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69129.5%+24%
677Waterloo, IAIA169,18929.6%+33%
678Troy, ALAL33,68829.6%+61%
679Warner Robins, GAGA208,09129.7%+54%
680Menomonie, WIWI46,22329.7%+41%
681Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91229.7%+48%
682Reno, NVNV578,73429.8%+32%
683Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45929.8%+38%
684Dayton, OHOH826,55429.9%+27%
685Rolla, MOMO45,24729.9%+42%
686Bemidji, MNMN47,05529.9%+27%
687Appleton, WIWI249,87630.0%+35%
688Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04730.0%+53%
689Lubbock, TXTX368,43130.1%+34%
690Rapid City, SDSD156,93430.1%+29%
691New Orleans, LALA970,84930.1%+39%
692Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15530.2%+33%
693Cheyenne, WYWY102,93830.2%+29%
694Greensboro, NCNC805,94530.3%+28%
695Knoxville, TNTN968,13730.4%+37%
696Jackson, MSMS609,84730.4%+26%
697Montgomery, ALAL388,74730.6%+26%
698Sebastian, FLFL172,79930.6%+32%
699Sheridan, WYWY33,24130.6%+37%
700Allentown, PAPA887,61530.7%+41%
701Spokane, WAWA608,01230.7%+27%
702Pella, IAIA34,19230.8%+63%
703Eureka, CACA131,64730.9%+34%
704Palm Bay, FLFL663,98230.9%+31%
705Greenville, SCSC1,014,10130.9%+45%
706Wichita, KSKS663,80931.1%+28%
707Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77531.1%+34%
708Aberdeen, SDSD41,58331.2%+37%
709Tampa, FLFL3,418,89531.2%+43%
710Winona, MNMN50,52331.3%+35%
711Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76631.3%+38%
712Dubuque, IAIA99,38131.4%+47%
713Little Rock, ARAR777,60731.4%+30%
714Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81331.6%+30%
715Crestview, FLFL315,09831.6%+39%
716Laconia, NHNH65,14731.7%+36%
717Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28531.8%+27%
718Athens, OHOH63,19731.8%+24%
719Eugene, OROR381,58431.9%+25%
720Daphne, ALAL267,76131.9%+38%
721Murray, KYKY39,42132.0%+33%
722Kalispell, MTMT115,42932.0%+43%
723Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15432.0%+37%
724The Villages, FLFL157,77232.0%+162%
725Greenville, NCNC182,93632.1%+22%
726Akron, OHOH701,78032.1%+32%
727Detroit, MIMI4,390,91332.1%+39%
728Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50032.1%+43%
729Rutland, VTVT59,65332.2%+39%
730Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07732.2%+51%
731Taos, NMNM34,56432.3%+25%
732Syracuse, NYNY652,27332.3%+29%
733Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93832.3%+29%
734Fairbanks, AKAK93,97232.3%+20%
735Macomb, ILIL25,91632.4%+21%
736La Crosse, WIWI171,18232.4%+43%
737Billings, MTMT193,60332.4%+26%
738Savannah, GAGA438,31432.5%+41%
739Anchorage, AKAK405,82132.6%+21%
740Ogden, UTUT672,78432.8%+32%
741Kearney, NENE57,96232.9%+14%
742Providence, RIRI1,708,16132.9%+40%
743Boise City, IDID864,24333.0%+30%
744Stephenville, TXTX43,91133.0%+32%
745Albuquerque, NMNM925,27933.0%+18%
746Miami, FLFL6,391,07233.0%+38%
747Lexington Park, MDMD211,17633.0%+47%
748Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21333.0%+40%
749Orlando, FLFL2,957,67233.0%+33%
750Kingston, NYNY183,33033.2%+33%
751Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37733.2%+34%
752Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64533.2%+42%
753Fayetteville, ARAR622,17733.3%+52%
754Oneonta, NYNY60,58933.4%+52%
755Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65333.4%+44%
756Columbia, SCSC879,91833.4%+25%
757North Port, FLFL948,15833.4%+37%
758Stevens Point, WIWI71,94333.4%+43%
759Harrisburg, PAPA617,42733.5%+38%
760Springfield, ILIL206,03333.5%+19%
761Houston, TXTX7,904,62733.5%+27%
762Grand Forks, NDND105,04633.5%+37%
763Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63833.6%+36%
764Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68533.6%+26%
765Hudson, NYNY60,16833.7%+49%
766Keene, NHNH78,26933.7%+27%
767Houghton, MIMI40,02833.7%+48%
768Bend, OROR266,37633.8%+53%
769Brevard, NCNC34,21133.8%+43%
770Oxnard, CACA830,85133.9%+26%
771Columbus, ININ85,72933.9%+54%
772Marquette, MIMI68,06434.0%+43%
773Hailey, IDID32,43634.0%−9%
774Bismarck, NDND139,75034.0%+34%
775Ellensburg, WAWA48,80334.1%+30%
776Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65734.1%+26%
777Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52734.1%+49%
778Slidell, LALA279,10834.3%+21%
779Sacramento, CACA2,477,27434.3%+29%
780Bremerton, WAWA283,37434.4%+36%
781Mankato, MNMN104,90734.5%+25%
782Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85834.6%+40%
783Hood River, OROR23,72034.7%+51%
784Petoskey, MIMI33,77534.7%+33%
785Midland, MIMI83,75434.8%+19%
786Rexburg, IDID69,38034.8%+68%
787Auburn, ALAL208,01334.8%+32%
788Cody, WYWY31,17134.9%+47%
789Spearfish, SDSD29,45935.0%+46%
790Santa Maria, CACA442,06535.0%+19%
791Ruston, LALA48,36035.2%+11%
792Key West, FLFL80,40635.3%+38%
793Bellingham, WAWA236,39235.3%+30%
794Pittsfield, MAMA128,22435.3%+36%
795Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44135.4%+35%
796St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42135.4%+43%
797Pierre, SDSD20,58835.5%+16%
798Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99235.5%+53%
799Carbondale, ILIL52,50135.5%+11%
800Honolulu, HIHI988,70335.7%+28%
801Lansing, MIMI479,72235.7%+25%
802Lacey, WAWA304,26135.7%+20%
803Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37735.8%+33%
804Concord, NHNH158,07835.8%+23%
805Naples, FLFL417,13135.9%+28%
806Lafayette, ININ228,46835.9%+23%
807Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83036.0%+45%
808Rochester, NYNY1,056,14936.0%+30%
809Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01036.0%+34%
810Dallas, TXTX8,477,15736.0%+26%
811San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36736.1%+35%
812Traverse City, MIMI156,97236.1%+50%
813Charleston, SCSC889,26336.1%+45%
814Blacksburg, VAVA181,61636.1%+37%
815Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69536.2%+41%
816Wilmington, NCNC492,77236.2%+48%
817Logan, UTUT160,88936.4%+22%
818Santa Rosa, CACA486,44436.4%+28%
819Morgantown, WVWV141,99537.0%+38%
820Worcester, MAMA888,50237.1%+38%
821Nashville, TNTN2,197,41637.1%+48%
822Omaha, NENE1,009,83637.2%+37%
823Napa, CACA132,94937.2%+41%
824Lebanon, NHNH224,50037.4%+32%
825Des Moines, IAIA758,53937.4%+38%
826Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68237.4%+33%
827Bennington, VTVT36,63037.5%+38%
828Columbus, OHOH2,242,02837.6%+36%
829Truckee, CACA101,91137.6%+44%
830Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36837.6%+26%
831Stillwater, OKOK83,88937.8%+11%
832Asheville, NCNC422,34538.0%+56%
833Hays, KSKS29,07538.0%+30%
834Richmond, VAVA1,389,33838.0%+33%
835Manhattan, KSKS136,12238.1%+21%
836Greenfield, MAMA70,69838.3%+32%
837Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24538.3%+39%
838Rifle, COCO80,09938.4%+19%
839Colorado Springs, COCO781,79638.6%+22%
840Manchester, NHNH433,41538.6%+28%
841Gainesville, FLFL359,03638.6%+15%
842College Station, TXTX287,47638.7%+18%
843Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11838.7%+40%
844Lexington, KYKY535,17438.7%+30%
845Pinehurst, NCNC110,61938.7%+44%
846Albany, NYNY915,83538.7%+33%
847Juneau city and, AKAK31,60938.8%+8%
848Starkville, MSMS62,06338.9%+27%
849Fargo, NDND269,52839.1%+33%
850Chicago, ILIL9,434,12339.2%+35%
851Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96639.3%+33%
852Lincoln, NENE352,08139.3%+23%
853Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18239.3%+26%
854San Diego, CACA3,282,24839.5%+34%
855Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45139.6%+30%
856Easton, MDMD38,23839.7%+43%
857Brattleboro, VTVT45,20439.7%+30%
858Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79539.8%+28%
859Huntsville, ALAL556,44439.8%+29%
860Tallahassee, FLFL397,44240.0%+15%
861Portland, OROR2,542,28240.2%+40%
862Helena, MTMT97,15340.4%+35%
863Rochester, MNMN231,18440.5%+41%
864Oxford, MSMS71,97240.7%+58%
865Santa Fe, NMNM156,90740.7%+10%
866Provo, UTUT773,42640.7%+31%
867Athens, GAGA224,14840.9%+22%
868New York, NYNY20,112,44841.1%+37%
869Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78141.2%+41%
870Bloomington, ININ165,23141.2%+18%
871Portland, MEME577,63541.2%+41%
872Santa Cruz, CACA258,85241.8%+22%
873Brookings, SDSD37,63542.2%+31%
874Port Townsend, WAWA33,97042.5%+50%
875Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29542.6%+30%
876Champaign, ILIL239,97942.6%+22%
877Boone, NCNC54,78642.7%+29%
878Seattle, WAWA4,161,88343.3%+33%
879Missoula, MTMT128,69843.4%+36%
880Trenton, NJNJ399,28943.5%+28%
881Barre, VTVT59,65243.7%+36%
882Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21944.0%+15%
883Durango, COCO56,89844.0%+21%
884Moscow, IDID41,84244.4%+8%
885Denver, COCO3,092,03744.5%+31%
886Bloomington, ILIL171,41944.6%+23%
887Columbia, MOMO219,06244.7%+20%
888Barnstable, MAMA233,53945.0%+34%
889Austin, TXTX2,620,94545.6%+24%
890State College, PAPA157,39345.8%+26%
891Ames, IAIA128,09046.3%+21%
892Burlington, VTVT227,80346.5%+33%
893Madison, WIWI709,68547.5%+32%
894Nantucket, MAMA14,75847.5%+24%
895Fort Collins, COCO377,29247.7%+21%
896Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72047.8%+27%
897Pullman, WAWA48,51248.2%+9%
898Vermillion, SDSD15,03148.9%+27%
899Boston, MAMA5,034,22148.9%+33%
900Amherst, MAMA164,06548.9%+29%
901Durham, NCNC625,48549.3%+25%
902Iowa City, IAIA182,71150.1%+17%
903San Francisco, CACA4,630,04150.4%+31%
904Edwards, COCO54,29150.5%+18%
905Heber, UTUT81,65550.5%+29%
906Jackson, WYWY36,58750.5%+22%
907Charlottesville, VAVA228,59750.7%+32%
908Breckenridge, COCO39,06951.0%+24%
909Lawrence, KSKS120,92051.2%+20%
910Bozeman, MTMT128,74051.6%+26%
911Washington, DCDC6,465,72451.6%+23%
912San Jose, CACA1,984,47352.4%+32%
913Ithaca, NYNY104,04753.1%+12%
914Corvallis, OROR97,72853.3%+12%
915Laramie, WYWY38,55855.3%+25%
916Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21456.7%+18%
917Boulder, COCO328,56063.0%+20%
918Los Alamos, NMNM19,40767.6%+12%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES