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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). Newport, TN leads at 6.2%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,90624.4%–

01Newport, TNTN37,8896.2%+13%

02Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196.9%+3%

03Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%−15%

04Summerville, GAGA25,3007.7%+30%

05Connersville, ININ23,5337.8%−3%

06Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1388.0%+16%

07Cedartown, GAGA45,5148.0%+18%

08Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858.3%+16%

09Arcadia, FLFL37,0788.4%+11%

10Clewiston, FLFL61,5468.6%−8%

11Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148.7%+31%

12Zapata, TXTX13,7538.7%+26%

13Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088.9%−9%

14Marion, NCNC45,1989.0%+11%

15Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.0%−3%

16Kennett, MOMO26,8559.1%+13%

17Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239.1%+24%

18McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.1%+13%

19Morgan City, LALA46,5529.4%+13%

20Palatka, FLFL77,7349.4%+14%

21Douglas, GAGA52,8619.5%−8%

22Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0999.5%+26%

23Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.6%+13%

24Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969.7%+3%

25Washington, ININ34,2099.7%+27%

26Russellville, ALAL32,4499.7%+40%

27Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.8%+20%

28Pikeville, KYKY89,1229.8%+29%

29Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1029.9%−4%

30Cambridge, OHOH38,37910.0%+9%

31Greenville, OHOH51,52010.1%+15%

32Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.1%+7%

33Athens, TNTN71,59010.1%+2%

34Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510.1%+19%

35Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.1%+29%

36Frankfort, ININ33,32210.1%−8%

37Glasgow, KYKY56,22410.2%+34%

38Alice, TXTX45,38310.2%+15%

39Farmington, MOMO67,80910.2%+12%

40Union City, TNTN30,06710.3%+21%

41El Centro, CACA181,41110.3%+6%

42Hanford, CACA154,32710.4%+16%

43Peru, ININ34,48710.4%+7%

44Sikeston, MOMO49,97810.4%+17%

45Deming, NMNM25,40710.4%−7%

46Scottsboro, ALAL54,28110.4%+30%

47Corbin, KYKY150,04010.5%+18%

48Monticello, ININ25,16410.5%−3%

49Somerset, KYKY67,38410.5%+14%

50Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.5%+13%

51Eufaula, ALAL26,86110.6%−8%

52Urbana, OHOH38,82010.6%+8%

53Madisonville, KYKY45,12710.6%+11%

54Calhoun, GAGA61,70110.6%+15%

55Coldwater, MIMI45,99310.6%+3%

56Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.6%+38%

57Decatur, ININ36,65010.7%−0%

58Susanville, CACA28,11710.7%−8%

59Opelousas, LALA80,76510.7%+10%

60Bedford, ININ45,56810.7%+14%

61Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+13%

62Pottsville, PAPA145,08510.7%+33%

63Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.7%+27%

64Salem, OHOH99,37710.8%+26%

65Talladega, ALAL91,76410.8%+11%

66Somerset, PAPA72,00410.8%+22%

67West Plains, MOMO40,79810.9%+25%

68Paragould, ARAR47,41110.9%+20%

69Ontario, OROR60,08510.9%−8%

70Lewistown, PAPA46,12710.9%+25%

71Norwalk, OHOH58,25010.9%+16%

72Lake City, FLFL74,09410.9%−1%

73Bogalusa, LALA44,93710.9%+27%

74Martinsville, VAVA63,09110.9%+25%

75Waycross, GAGA57,67011.0%+18%

76Crescent City, CACA26,41011.0%+10%

77Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.0%+28%

78Dumas, TXTX21,89111.0%+3%

79Merced, CACA297,26011.0%−8%

80Marion, OHOH65,11511.1%+12%

81Kendallville, ININ47,93711.1%+38%

82Palestine, TXTX59,80511.1%+17%

83Big Spring, TXTX30,50411.1%−6%

84Dalton, GAGA147,81911.1%+8%

85DuBois, PAPA78,10011.1%+29%

86Shelbyville, TNTN55,27311.1%+6%

87Campbellsville, KYKY38,40711.1%+23%

88New Iberia, LALA66,84611.2%+24%

89Malvern, ARAR33,45111.2%+24%

90North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.3%+29%

91Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.3%+10%

92Danville, VAVA101,13711.3%+15%

93Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.3%+7%

94Lebanon, MOMO36,94311.3%+42%

95Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.3%+23%

96Sterling, ILIL54,12111.3%+15%

97Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.4%+12%

98Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.4%+14%

99Canton, ILIL32,90111.4%+21%

100Lumberton, NCNC119,94111.4%+4%

101Seymour, ININ47,37011.5%+31%

102Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.5%+27%

103Greensburg, ININ26,57611.5%+19%

104Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.5%+30%

105Visalia, CACA485,14611.5%−3%

106Jesup, GAGA32,48111.6%+21%

107Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90411.6%+35%

108Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.6%+7%

109Hobbs, NMNM74,74911.6%+1%

110Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42811.7%+52%

111New Castle, ININ49,13711.7%+28%

112Corinth, MSMS34,56911.7%+22%

113Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%+9%

114Jefferson, GAGA99,26511.7%+30%

115Vineland, NJNJ157,14811.7%+8%

116Hereford, TXTX18,62611.8%+7%

117Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.8%+27%

118Camden, ARAR26,36311.8%+3%

119Snyder, TXTX16,16211.8%+18%

120Safford, AZAZ40,15711.8%+5%

121Yuma, AZAZ224,44911.8%−7%

122Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.9%+26%

123Fremont, OHOH58,65511.9%+12%

124Fayetteville, TNTN36,85311.9%+30%

125Cullman, ALAL94,00911.9%+53%

126McComb, MSMS52,64011.9%−1%

127Beckley, WVWV109,94011.9%+19%

128Franklin, KYKY20,78811.9%+36%

129Van Wert, OHOH29,01312.0%+28%

130Gallup, NMNM68,11912.0%+8%

131Cambridge, MDMD33,62812.0%+9%

132Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.0%+28%

133Odessa, TXTX173,80112.0%+6%

134Logansport, ININ37,83612.0%+34%

135Hillsdale, MIMI45,73812.0%+6%

136Burley, IDID49,30812.0%+5%

137Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.0%+28%

138Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.1%+19%

139Clearlake, CACA67,77212.1%+13%

140Athens, TXTX88,59512.1%+17%

141Weirton, WVWV112,46812.1%+27%

142Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79112.1%+9%

143Paris, TNTN32,89612.1%+42%

144Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.1%+4%

145Centralia, ILIL36,38212.1%+26%

146Othello, WAWA21,48812.2%−1%

147Henderson, KYKY57,18412.2%+23%

148Marinette, WIWI65,51512.2%+24%

149Miami, OKOK30,43812.2%+17%

150New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.2%+35%

151Beeville, TXTX32,51512.2%−4%

152Corsicana, TXTX57,18112.2%−4%

153The Villages, FLFL157,77212.2%+56%

154Price, UTUT20,68012.3%−2%

155Show Low, AZAZ109,94612.3%+23%

156Houma, LALA199,66812.3%+27%

157St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.3%+29%

158Pampa, TXTX21,78612.4%+2%

159Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%+26%

160Auburn, ININ44,53512.4%+26%

161Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.4%+7%

162Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612.4%+10%

163Danville, ILIL71,25912.5%+12%

164Forest City, NCNC65,74512.5%+27%

165Bay City, TXTX36,46312.5%−1%

166Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.5%+24%

167Harrison, ARAR45,65412.5%+27%

168Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65512.5%+18%

169Fort Madison, IAIA32,30612.5%+17%

170Mayfield, KYKY37,05012.6%+43%

171Mansfield, OHOH124,89312.6%+9%

172Minden, LALA34,94812.6%+26%

173Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.6%+26%

174Shawano, WIWI45,75912.6%+43%

175Grenada, MSMS30,22212.6%+23%

176Bonham, TXTX39,26512.6%+12%

177Pontiac, ILIL35,05712.6%+35%

178Celina, OHOH42,73712.7%+48%

179Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%+15%

180Bluefield, WVWV96,13812.7%+20%

181Mexico, MOMO24,52812.7%+17%

182Sturgis, MIMI60,96812.7%+17%

183Albemarle, NCNC68,83012.7%+36%

184Greeneville, TNTN73,83112.8%+24%

185Sidney, OHOH48,06512.8%+14%

186Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13712.8%+34%

187Mountain Home, ARAR42,98212.8%+23%

188Cordele, GAGA19,23712.8%+28%

189Albert Lea, MNMN30,44012.8%+11%

190Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.8%+26%

191Vidalia, GAGA36,18012.9%+16%

192Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%+9%

193McAlester, OKOK43,32012.9%+25%

194McAllen, TXTX921,54912.9%+13%

195Alma, MIMI41,19012.9%+19%

196Oil City, PAPA49,34613.1%+21%

197Morristown, TNTN128,86713.1%+15%

198Laurel, MSMS82,28113.1%+12%

199Greencastle, ININ37,87613.1%+16%

200Yuba City, CACA187,47813.1%+4%

201Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613.2%+27%

202Dixon, ILIL32,91413.2%+12%

203Sweetwater, TXTX14,11713.2%+10%

204Alpena, MIMI28,85313.2%+15%

205Vernal, UTUT38,27813.2%+17%

206Sparta, WIWI46,57213.2%+22%

207Paris, TXTX63,31913.2%+14%

208Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713.2%+29%

209Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+19%

210Hinesville, GAGA91,87013.3%+6%

211Longview, WAWA114,88513.3%+18%

212Roseburg, OROR111,95113.3%+14%

213Kinston, NCNC55,83713.3%+16%

214Brownsville, TXTX433,94613.4%+12%

215Albany, OROR132,84313.4%+22%

216Dublin, GAGA60,35113.4%+24%

217Lock Haven, PAPA37,87013.4%+15%

218Gadsden, ALAL103,88613.4%+32%

219Lima, OHOH100,88113.4%+18%

220Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.4%+17%

221Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90913.4%+37%

222Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.5%+18%

223Fort Morgan, COCO30,30613.5%+15%

224Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.5%+24%

225Cañon City, COCO50,03913.5%+14%

226Worthington, MNMN22,33813.5%+22%

227Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+25%

228Bakersfield, CACA927,06813.5%+2%

229Farmington, NMNM120,34013.5%+10%

230Sebring, FLFL111,12213.6%+24%

231Liberal, KSKS21,07313.6%+17%

232Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.6%+26%

233Elkins, WVWV26,88213.6%+15%

234Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%+34%

235Hickory, NCNC376,89013.7%+20%

236Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.7%+21%

237Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.7%+22%

238Ocala, FLFL442,66013.7%+19%

239Johnstown, PAPA128,96813.7%+27%

240Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713.7%+15%

241Batesville, ARAR38,78513.7%+33%

242Owosso, MIMI67,68113.7%+33%

243Richmond, ININ66,16913.7%+21%

244Wabash, ININ30,71313.7%+18%

245DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%+6%

246Fort Smith, ARAR234,14013.8%+17%

247Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.8%+26%

248Uvalde, TXTX24,96313.8%+2%

249Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48613.8%+22%

250Payson, AZAZ53,80113.9%+43%

251Picayune, MSMS59,36313.9%+22%

252Altoona, PAPA119,54113.9%+33%

253Muskegon, MIMI177,90113.9%+25%

254Effingham, ILIL44,72713.9%+18%

255Albertville, ALAL103,53713.9%+21%

256Laredo, TXTX281,22413.9%+25%

257Selma, ALAL35,14013.9%+14%

258Natchez, MSMS54,72214.0%+13%

259Michigan City, ININ111,29414.0%+19%

260Plainview, TXTX36,70014.0%+13%

261Ozark, ALAL49,91214.0%+4%

262Bradford, PAPA38,98414.0%+15%

263Modesto, CACA557,71914.1%+9%

264Marion, ININ66,52414.1%+26%

265Toccoa, GAGA27,85414.1%+7%

266Grants Pass, OROR87,86714.1%+17%

267Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.1%+21%

268Del Rio, TXTX47,83514.1%+8%

269Alexander City, ALAL40,95314.1%+23%

270Bay City, MIMI102,12314.2%+29%

271Warren, PAPA37,03814.2%+32%

272Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.2%+14%

273Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.2%+17%

274Huntington, ININ37,22414.2%+21%

275Defiance, OHOH38,29214.3%+14%

276Garden City, KSKS37,50514.3%−1%

277Danville, KYKY56,98514.3%+32%

278Borger, TXTX19,63314.3%+10%

279El Campo, TXTX42,06014.3%+21%

280Monroe, MIMI156,00414.3%+36%

281Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+14%

282Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.4%+9%

283Clinton, IAIA46,00214.4%+11%

284Vincennes, ININ35,65214.4%+30%

285Jasper, ININ44,01614.5%+33%

286Texarkana, TXTX146,81614.5%+18%

287Stockton, CACA823,81514.5%+10%

288Hagerstown, MDMD315,28014.6%+26%

289Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.6%+33%

290Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+15%

291Sterling, COCO20,65414.6%+3%

292Thomasville, GAGA72,95814.6%+27%

293Tifton, GAGA51,23714.6%+16%

294Cleveland, TNTN134,05714.6%+33%

295Cookeville, TNTN152,47714.6%+20%

296Lexington, NENE26,25514.7%+18%

297Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.7%+11%

298Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.7%+15%

299Meadville, PAPA81,79214.7%+25%

300Beaumont, TXTX399,31014.7%+7%

301Elko, NVNV56,68214.7%+10%

302Wheeling, WVWV134,08914.7%+21%

303LaGrange, GAGA107,09714.7%+26%

304Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.7%+22%

305Austin, MNMN40,97114.7%+14%

306Hannibal, MOMO38,96914.8%+26%

307Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.8%+10%

308Chambersburg, PAPA160,65214.8%+19%

309Greenwood, MSMS34,91214.8%+1%

310Huntington, WVWV365,96514.8%+20%

311Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66614.8%+20%

312Sayre, PAPA59,60014.8%+15%

313Newberry, SCSC39,56114.8%+19%

314Wahpeton, NDND23,01914.9%+18%

315Warsaw, ININ80,89214.9%+3%

316Rice Lake, WIWI46,48414.9%+27%

317Olean, NYNY75,39014.9%+16%

318Springfield, OHOH135,34014.9%+22%

319El Dorado, ARAR36,92614.9%+18%

320Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+13%

321Branson, MOMO57,00114.9%+5%

322Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.9%+21%

323Plymouth, ININ46,59914.9%+22%

324Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.9%+16%

325Meridian, MSMS85,41915.0%+21%

326Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+25%

327Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.0%+20%

328Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08115.0%+39%

329Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815.0%+18%

330Burlington, IAIA44,06115.0%+23%

331Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%+10%

332Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+22%

333Fremont, NENE38,05715.0%+11%

334Marietta, OHOH58,38915.0%+14%

335Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.1%+34%

336Williamsport, PAPA112,58715.1%+22%

337Wilson, NCNC81,15015.1%+4%

338Ardmore, OKOK48,91015.1%+13%

339Paducah, KYKY102,25915.1%+29%

340Nogales, AZAZ50,02015.2%+40%

341Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.2%+8%

342Oxford, ALAL115,83415.2%+7%

343Woodward, OKOK19,82715.2%+17%

344Yakima, WAWA259,18515.3%+12%

345Hermiston, OROR93,72115.3%+16%

346Winchester, TNTN45,57915.3%+17%

347Martin, TNTN33,26115.3%+49%

348Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.4%+9%

349Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.4%+31%

350Lebanon, PAPA146,38015.4%+31%

351Española, NMNM39,83215.4%+50%

352Beatrice, NENE21,71115.4%+37%

353Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.4%+3%

354Manitowoc, WIWI81,71015.5%+28%

355Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.5%+27%

356Elk City, OKOK22,15915.5%+25%

357Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.5%+20%

358Lake Charles, LALA244,65515.5%+16%

359Elkhart, ININ208,77415.5%+9%

360Searcy, ARAR80,08515.5%+42%

361Angola, ININ34,79915.5%+24%

362Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5%+20%

363Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+14%

364Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.6%+22%

365Evanston, WYWY23,41515.6%+8%

366Freeport, ILIL43,22015.6%+15%

367Grand Island, NENE78,07615.7%+15%

368Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%−0%

369Alexandria, LALA147,95215.7%+12%

370Gainesville, TXTX44,46115.7%+32%

371The Dalles, OROR26,31015.7%+8%

372Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+25%

373Columbus, NENE46,58315.8%+34%

374Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315.8%+26%

375Marshall, MOMO23,26515.8%+33%

376Rome, GAGA101,37815.8%+15%

377Decatur, ALAL160,32615.8%+19%

378Sumter, SCSC105,06715.8%+6%

379Cornelia, GAGA50,41615.8%+32%

380Holland, MIMI123,18815.8%+32%

381Albany, GAGA145,51015.9%+9%

382Ludington, MIMI29,04015.9%+34%

383Saginaw, MIMI187,68815.9%+23%

384Ashland, OHOH52,52315.9%+22%

385Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.9%+28%

386Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.9%+17%

387Victoria, TXTX99,86415.9%+16%

388Carroll, IAIA20,30316.0%+42%

389Dothan, ALAL156,26616.0%+27%

390Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.0%+19%

391Waynesville, NCNC63,36916.0%+25%

392Norfolk, NENE49,22816.0%+36%

393Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0%+28%

394Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516.0%+29%

395Washington, NCNC44,67016.0%+48%

396Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.0%+16%

397Watertown, NYNY111,54016.0%+18%

398Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.1%+26%

399Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.1%+23%

400Longview, TXTX297,31516.1%+15%

401North Platte, NENE33,97216.1%+14%

402Sonora, CACA53,16016.1%+9%

403Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.2%+21%

404Clarksdale, MSMS19,84916.2%+10%

405Owensboro, KYKY113,96216.2%+21%

406Roswell, NMNM63,36416.2%+14%

407Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%+27%

408Jackson, MIMI159,55216.3%+26%

409Riverside, CACA4,769,00716.3%+10%

410Adrian, MIMI97,77916.3%+27%

411Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.3%+20%

412Spencer, IAIA16,20216.3%+12%

413Batavia, NYNY58,41616.3%+17%

414Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.3%+19%

415Hammond, LALA141,34616.3%+26%

416Jackson, TNTN184,56916.3%+32%

417Madison, ININ33,27916.4%+23%

418Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20116.4%+14%

419Baker City, OROR16,65816.4%+23%

420Greenville, MSMS40,44616.4%+15%

421St. Joseph, MOMO119,17016.4%+28%

422Massena, NYNY105,48816.4%+9%

423Sandusky, OHOH112,77716.4%+20%

424Dodge City, KSKS33,99316.4%−9%

425Brookings, OROR22,62116.4%+28%

426Ottawa, KSKS26,29916.5%+28%

427Williston, NDND41,76716.5%+15%

428Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88016.5%+26%

429New Ulm, MNMN25,51716.5%+34%

430El Paso, TXTX881,29116.6%+9%

431Redding, CACA181,64816.6%+21%

432Duncan, OKOK44,31016.6%+13%

433Seaford, DEDE277,14016.6%+28%

434Great Bend, KSKS24,79016.6%+22%

435Panama City, FLFL231,17416.6%+13%

436Monticello, NYNY80,58616.7%+16%

437Gettysburg, PAPA107,59416.7%+27%

438Janesville, WIWI166,47216.7%+25%

439Fallon, NVNV25,85116.7%+27%

440Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49716.7%+39%

441Russellville, ARAR84,93216.7%+32%

442Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00216.7%+31%

443Florence, ALAL156,60916.8%+16%

444Magnolia, ARAR21,89416.8%+29%

445Fresno, CACA1,203,38316.8%+3%

446Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66916.9%+27%

447Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83816.9%+23%

448Tullahoma, TNTN69,33916.9%+13%

449Sandpoint, IDID54,42016.9%+11%

450Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06016.9%+25%

451Florence, SCSC201,39216.9%+21%

452Decatur, ILIL99,30016.9%+14%

453Jamestown, NYNY124,12616.9%+19%

454Indiana, PAPA82,87817.0%+18%

455Rochelle, ILIL51,39917.0%+40%

456Quincy, ILIL74,14617.0%+29%

457Marshalltown, IAIA39,89017.0%+8%

458Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717.0%+28%

459Escanaba, MIMI36,58217.1%+52%

460Vernon, TXTX12,48117.1%+35%

461Bishop, CACA18,15817.1%+27%

462Marion, ILIL67,22517.2%+21%

463Platteville, WIWI52,44617.2%+17%

464Muscatine, IAIA41,85317.2%+32%

465Greenwood, SCSC95,21517.2%+18%

466Wooster, OHOH116,75817.2%+23%

467Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04117.2%+32%

468Sanford, NCNC70,25817.2%+21%

469Sherman, TXTX153,61317.2%+23%

470Spartanburg, SCSC407,65617.3%+29%

471Hermitage, PAPA107,86017.3%+27%

472Hutchinson, KSKS61,53917.3%+16%

473Canton, OHOH400,24617.3%+25%

474Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22617.3%+26%

475Mountain Home, IDID29,46517.3%+9%

476Alexandria, MNMN40,12017.3%+37%

477Clovis, NMNM65,27017.4%+16%

478Watertown, WIWI86,50517.4%+15%

479Gulfport, MSMS431,32917.4%+14%

480Scottsbluff, NENE36,27217.4%+26%

481Richmond, KYKY131,80617.4%+20%

482Staunton, VAVA129,69217.4%+21%

483Jonesboro, ARAR139,44017.5%+29%

484Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88317.5%+23%

485Valdosta, GAGA153,27617.5%+22%

486Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.5%+18%

487Scranton, PAPA574,41817.5%+28%

488Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21217.6%+31%

489Baraboo, WIWI66,65217.6%+37%

490Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40417.6%+41%

491Guymon, OKOK20,32217.7%+17%

492Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19117.7%+11%

493Utica, NYNY285,61117.7%+11%

494Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13817.8%+8%

495Brainerd, MNMN100,56217.8%+39%

496Durant, OKOK51,36717.9%+6%

497New Bern, NCNC127,35817.9%+27%

498Corning, NYNY91,85517.9%+24%

499Sheboygan, WIWI118,04717.9%+30%

500Killeen, TXTX511,49717.9%+16%

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Frequently asked

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.