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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 (2023 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 2000

01Newport, TNTN37,8896.2%+0%

02Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196.9%+0%

03Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%+0%

04Summerville, GAGA25,3007.7%+0%

05Connersville, ININ23,5337.8%+0%

06Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1388.0%+0%

07Cedartown, GAGA45,5148.0%+0%

08Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858.3%+0%

09Arcadia, FLFL37,0788.4%+0%

10Clewiston, FLFL61,5468.6%+0%

11Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148.7%+0%

12Zapata, TXTX13,7538.7%+0%

13Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088.9%+0%

14Marion, NCNC45,1989.0%+0%

15Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.0%+0%

16Kennett, MOMO26,8559.1%+0%

17Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239.1%+0%

18McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.1%+0%

19Morgan City, LALA46,5529.4%+0%

20Palatka, FLFL77,7349.4%+0%

21Douglas, GAGA52,8619.5%+0%

22Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0999.5%+0%

23Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.6%+0%

24Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969.7%+0%

25Washington, ININ34,2099.7%+0%

26Russellville, ALAL32,4499.7%+0%

27Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.8%+0%

28Pikeville, KYKY89,1229.8%+0%

29Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1029.9%+0%

30Cambridge, OHOH38,37910.0%+0%

31Greenville, OHOH51,52010.1%+0%

32Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.1%+0%

33Athens, TNTN71,59010.1%+0%

34Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510.1%+0%

35Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.1%+0%

36Frankfort, ININ33,32210.1%+0%

37Glasgow, KYKY56,22410.2%+0%

38Alice, TXTX45,38310.2%+0%

39Farmington, MOMO67,80910.2%+0%

40Union City, TNTN30,06710.3%+0%

41El Centro, CACA181,41110.3%+0%

42Hanford, CACA154,32710.4%+0%

43Peru, ININ34,48710.4%+0%

44Sikeston, MOMO49,97810.4%+0%

45Deming, NMNM25,40710.4%+0%

46Scottsboro, ALAL54,28110.4%+0%

47Corbin, KYKY150,04010.5%+0%

48Monticello, ININ25,16410.5%+0%

49Somerset, KYKY67,38410.5%+0%

50Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.5%+0%

51Eufaula, ALAL26,86110.6%+0%

52Urbana, OHOH38,82010.6%+0%

53Madisonville, KYKY45,12710.6%+0%

54Calhoun, GAGA61,70110.6%+0%

55Coldwater, MIMI45,99310.6%+0%

56Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.6%+0%

57Decatur, ININ36,65010.7%+0%

58Susanville, CACA28,11710.7%+0%

59Opelousas, LALA80,76510.7%+0%

60Bedford, ININ45,56810.7%+0%

61Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+0%

62Pottsville, PAPA145,08510.7%+0%

63Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.7%+0%

64Salem, OHOH99,37710.8%+0%

65Talladega, ALAL91,76410.8%+0%

66Somerset, PAPA72,00410.8%+0%

67West Plains, MOMO40,79810.9%+0%

68Paragould, ARAR47,41110.9%+0%

69Ontario, OROR60,08510.9%+0%

70Lewistown, PAPA46,12710.9%+0%

71Norwalk, OHOH58,25010.9%+0%

72Lake City, FLFL74,09410.9%+0%

73Bogalusa, LALA44,93710.9%+0%

74Martinsville, VAVA63,09110.9%+0%

75Waycross, GAGA57,67011.0%+0%

76Crescent City, CACA26,41011.0%+0%

77Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.0%+0%

78Dumas, TXTX21,89111.0%+0%

79Merced, CACA297,26011.0%+0%

80Marion, OHOH65,11511.1%+0%

81Kendallville, ININ47,93711.1%+0%

82Palestine, TXTX59,80511.1%+0%

83Big Spring, TXTX30,50411.1%+0%

84Dalton, GAGA147,81911.1%+0%

85DuBois, PAPA78,10011.1%+0%

86Shelbyville, TNTN55,27311.1%+0%

87Campbellsville, KYKY38,40711.1%+0%

88New Iberia, LALA66,84611.2%+0%

89Malvern, ARAR33,45111.2%+0%

90North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.3%+0%

91Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.3%+0%

92Danville, VAVA101,13711.3%+0%

93Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.3%+0%

94Lebanon, MOMO36,94311.3%+0%

95Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.3%+0%

96Sterling, ILIL54,12111.3%+0%

97Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.4%+0%

98Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.4%+0%

99Canton, ILIL32,90111.4%+0%

100Lumberton, NCNC119,94111.4%+0%

101Seymour, ININ47,37011.5%+0%

102Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.5%+0%

103Greensburg, ININ26,57611.5%+0%

104Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.5%+0%

105Visalia, CACA485,14611.5%+0%

106Jesup, GAGA32,48111.6%+0%

107Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90411.6%+0%

108Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.6%+0%

109Hobbs, NMNM74,74911.6%+0%

110Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42811.7%+0%

111New Castle, ININ49,13711.7%+0%

112Corinth, MSMS34,56911.7%+0%

113Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%+0%

114Jefferson, GAGA99,26511.7%+0%

115Vineland, NJNJ157,14811.7%+0%

116Hereford, TXTX18,62611.8%+0%

117Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.8%+0%

118Camden, ARAR26,36311.8%+0%

119Snyder, TXTX16,16211.8%+0%

120Safford, AZAZ40,15711.8%+0%

121Yuma, AZAZ224,44911.8%+0%

122Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.9%+0%

123Fremont, OHOH58,65511.9%+0%

124Fayetteville, TNTN36,85311.9%+0%

125Cullman, ALAL94,00911.9%+0%

126McComb, MSMS52,64011.9%+0%

127Beckley, WVWV109,94011.9%+0%

128Franklin, KYKY20,78811.9%+0%

129Van Wert, OHOH29,01312.0%+0%

130Gallup, NMNM68,11912.0%+0%

131Cambridge, MDMD33,62812.0%+0%

132Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.0%+0%

133Odessa, TXTX173,80112.0%+0%

134Logansport, ININ37,83612.0%+0%

135Hillsdale, MIMI45,73812.0%+0%

136Burley, IDID49,30812.0%+0%

137Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.0%+0%

138Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.1%+0%

139Clearlake, CACA67,77212.1%+0%

140Athens, TXTX88,59512.1%+0%

141Weirton, WVWV112,46812.1%+0%

142Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79112.1%+0%

143Paris, TNTN32,89612.1%+0%

144Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.1%+0%

145Centralia, ILIL36,38212.1%+0%

146Othello, WAWA21,48812.2%+0%

147Henderson, KYKY57,18412.2%+0%

148Marinette, WIWI65,51512.2%+0%

149Miami, OKOK30,43812.2%+0%

150New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.2%+0%

151Beeville, TXTX32,51512.2%+0%

152Corsicana, TXTX57,18112.2%+0%

153The Villages, FLFL157,77212.2%+0%

154Price, UTUT20,68012.3%+0%

155Show Low, AZAZ109,94612.3%+0%

156Houma, LALA199,66812.3%+0%

157St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.3%+0%

158Pampa, TXTX21,78612.4%+0%

159Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%+0%

160Auburn, ININ44,53512.4%+0%

161Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.4%+0%

162Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612.4%+0%

163Danville, ILIL71,25912.5%+0%

164Forest City, NCNC65,74512.5%+0%

165Bay City, TXTX36,46312.5%+0%

166Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.5%+0%

167Harrison, ARAR45,65412.5%+0%

168Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65512.5%+0%

169Fort Madison, IAIA32,30612.5%+0%

170Mayfield, KYKY37,05012.6%+0%

171Mansfield, OHOH124,89312.6%+0%

172Minden, LALA34,94812.6%+0%

173Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.6%+0%

174Shawano, WIWI45,75912.6%+0%

175Grenada, MSMS30,22212.6%+0%

176Bonham, TXTX39,26512.6%+0%

177Pontiac, ILIL35,05712.6%+0%

178Celina, OHOH42,73712.7%+0%

179Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%+0%

180Bluefield, WVWV96,13812.7%+0%

181Mexico, MOMO24,52812.7%+0%

182Sturgis, MIMI60,96812.7%+0%

183Albemarle, NCNC68,83012.7%+0%

184Greeneville, TNTN73,83112.8%+0%

185Sidney, OHOH48,06512.8%+0%

186Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13712.8%+0%

187Mountain Home, ARAR42,98212.8%+0%

188Cordele, GAGA19,23712.8%+0%

189Albert Lea, MNMN30,44012.8%+0%

190Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.8%+0%

191Vidalia, GAGA36,18012.9%+0%

192Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%+0%

193McAlester, OKOK43,32012.9%+0%

194McAllen, TXTX921,54912.9%+0%

195Alma, MIMI41,19012.9%+0%

196Oil City, PAPA49,34613.1%+0%

197Morristown, TNTN128,86713.1%+0%

198Laurel, MSMS82,28113.1%+0%

199Greencastle, ININ37,87613.1%+0%

200Yuba City, CACA187,47813.1%+0%

201Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613.2%+0%

202Dixon, ILIL32,91413.2%+0%

203Sweetwater, TXTX14,11713.2%+0%

204Alpena, MIMI28,85313.2%+0%

205Vernal, UTUT38,27813.2%+0%

206Sparta, WIWI46,57213.2%+0%

207Paris, TXTX63,31913.2%+0%

208Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713.2%+0%

209Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+0%

210Hinesville, GAGA91,87013.3%+0%

211Longview, WAWA114,88513.3%+0%

212Roseburg, OROR111,95113.3%+0%

213Kinston, NCNC55,83713.3%+0%

214Brownsville, TXTX433,94613.4%+0%

215Albany, OROR132,84313.4%+0%

216Dublin, GAGA60,35113.4%+0%

217Lock Haven, PAPA37,87013.4%+0%

218Gadsden, ALAL103,88613.4%+0%

219Lima, OHOH100,88113.4%+0%

220Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.4%+0%

221Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90913.4%+0%

222Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.5%+0%

223Fort Morgan, COCO30,30613.5%+0%

224Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.5%+0%

225Cañon City, COCO50,03913.5%+0%

226Worthington, MNMN22,33813.5%+0%

227Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+0%

228Bakersfield, CACA927,06813.5%+0%

229Farmington, NMNM120,34013.5%+0%

230Sebring, FLFL111,12213.6%+0%

231Liberal, KSKS21,07313.6%+0%

232Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.6%+0%

233Elkins, WVWV26,88213.6%+0%

234Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%+0%

235Hickory, NCNC376,89013.7%+0%

236Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.7%+0%

237Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.7%+0%

238Ocala, FLFL442,66013.7%+0%

239Johnstown, PAPA128,96813.7%+0%

240Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713.7%+0%

241Batesville, ARAR38,78513.7%+0%

242Owosso, MIMI67,68113.7%+0%

243Richmond, ININ66,16913.7%+0%

244Wabash, ININ30,71313.7%+0%

245DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%+0%

246Fort Smith, ARAR234,14013.8%+0%

247Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.8%+0%

248Uvalde, TXTX24,96313.8%+0%

249Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48613.8%+0%

250Payson, AZAZ53,80113.9%+0%

251Picayune, MSMS59,36313.9%+0%

252Altoona, PAPA119,54113.9%+0%

253Muskegon, MIMI177,90113.9%+0%

254Effingham, ILIL44,72713.9%+0%

255Albertville, ALAL103,53713.9%+0%

256Laredo, TXTX281,22413.9%+0%

257Selma, ALAL35,14013.9%+0%

258Natchez, MSMS54,72214.0%+0%

259Michigan City, ININ111,29414.0%+0%

260Plainview, TXTX36,70014.0%+0%

261Ozark, ALAL49,91214.0%+0%

262Bradford, PAPA38,98414.0%+0%

263Modesto, CACA557,71914.1%+0%

264Marion, ININ66,52414.1%+0%

265Toccoa, GAGA27,85414.1%+0%

266Grants Pass, OROR87,86714.1%+0%

267Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.1%+0%

268Del Rio, TXTX47,83514.1%+0%

269Alexander City, ALAL40,95314.1%+0%

270Bay City, MIMI102,12314.2%+0%

271Warren, PAPA37,03814.2%+0%

272Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.2%+0%

273Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.2%+0%

274Huntington, ININ37,22414.2%+0%

275Defiance, OHOH38,29214.3%+0%

276Garden City, KSKS37,50514.3%+0%

277Danville, KYKY56,98514.3%+0%

278Borger, TXTX19,63314.3%+0%

279El Campo, TXTX42,06014.3%+0%

280Monroe, MIMI156,00414.3%+0%

281Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+0%

282Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.4%+0%

283Clinton, IAIA46,00214.4%+0%

284Vincennes, ININ35,65214.4%+0%

285Jasper, ININ44,01614.5%+0%

286Texarkana, TXTX146,81614.5%+0%

287Stockton, CACA823,81514.5%+0%

288Hagerstown, MDMD315,28014.6%+0%

289Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.6%+0%

290Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+0%

291Sterling, COCO20,65414.6%+0%

292Thomasville, GAGA72,95814.6%+0%

293Tifton, GAGA51,23714.6%+0%

294Cleveland, TNTN134,05714.6%+0%

295Cookeville, TNTN152,47714.6%+0%

296Lexington, NENE26,25514.7%+0%

297Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.7%+0%

298Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.7%+0%

299Meadville, PAPA81,79214.7%+0%

300Beaumont, TXTX399,31014.7%+0%

301Elko, NVNV56,68214.7%+0%

302Wheeling, WVWV134,08914.7%+0%

303LaGrange, GAGA107,09714.7%+0%

304Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.7%+0%

305Austin, MNMN40,97114.7%+0%

306Hannibal, MOMO38,96914.8%+0%

307Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.8%+0%

308Chambersburg, PAPA160,65214.8%+0%

309Greenwood, MSMS34,91214.8%+0%

310Huntington, WVWV365,96514.8%+0%

311Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66614.8%+0%

312Sayre, PAPA59,60014.8%+0%

313Newberry, SCSC39,56114.8%+0%

314Wahpeton, NDND23,01914.9%+0%

315Warsaw, ININ80,89214.9%+0%

316Rice Lake, WIWI46,48414.9%+0%

317Olean, NYNY75,39014.9%+0%

318Springfield, OHOH135,34014.9%+0%

319El Dorado, ARAR36,92614.9%+0%

320Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+0%

321Branson, MOMO57,00114.9%+0%

322Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.9%+0%

323Plymouth, ININ46,59914.9%+0%

324Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.9%+0%

325Meridian, MSMS85,41915.0%+0%

326Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+0%

327Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.0%+0%

328Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08115.0%+0%

329Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815.0%+0%

330Burlington, IAIA44,06115.0%+0%

331Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%+0%

332Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+0%

333Fremont, NENE38,05715.0%+0%

334Marietta, OHOH58,38915.0%+0%

335Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.1%+0%

336Williamsport, PAPA112,58715.1%+0%

337Wilson, NCNC81,15015.1%+0%

338Ardmore, OKOK48,91015.1%+0%

339Paducah, KYKY102,25915.1%+0%

340Nogales, AZAZ50,02015.2%+0%

341Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.2%+0%

342Oxford, ALAL115,83415.2%+0%

343Woodward, OKOK19,82715.2%+0%

344Yakima, WAWA259,18515.3%+0%

345Hermiston, OROR93,72115.3%+0%

346Winchester, TNTN45,57915.3%+0%

347Martin, TNTN33,26115.3%+0%

348Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.4%+0%

349Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.4%+0%

350Lebanon, PAPA146,38015.4%+0%

351Española, NMNM39,83215.4%+0%

352Beatrice, NENE21,71115.4%+0%

353Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.4%+0%

354Manitowoc, WIWI81,71015.5%+0%

355Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.5%+0%

356Elk City, OKOK22,15915.5%+0%

357Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.5%+0%

358Lake Charles, LALA244,65515.5%+0%

359Elkhart, ININ208,77415.5%+0%

360Searcy, ARAR80,08515.5%+0%

361Angola, ININ34,79915.5%+0%

362Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5%+0%

363Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+0%

364Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.6%+0%

365Evanston, WYWY23,41515.6%+0%

366Freeport, ILIL43,22015.6%+0%

367Grand Island, NENE78,07615.7%+0%

368Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%+0%

369Alexandria, LALA147,95215.7%+0%

370Gainesville, TXTX44,46115.7%+0%

371The Dalles, OROR26,31015.7%+0%

372Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+0%

373Columbus, NENE46,58315.8%+0%

374Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315.8%+0%

375Marshall, MOMO23,26515.8%+0%

376Rome, GAGA101,37815.8%+0%

377Decatur, ALAL160,32615.8%+0%

378Sumter, SCSC105,06715.8%+0%

379Cornelia, GAGA50,41615.8%+0%

380Holland, MIMI123,18815.8%+0%

381Albany, GAGA145,51015.9%+0%

382Ludington, MIMI29,04015.9%+0%

383Saginaw, MIMI187,68815.9%+0%

384Ashland, OHOH52,52315.9%+0%

385Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.9%+0%

386Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.9%+0%

387Victoria, TXTX99,86415.9%+0%

388Carroll, IAIA20,30316.0%+0%

389Dothan, ALAL156,26616.0%+0%

390Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.0%+0%

391Waynesville, NCNC63,36916.0%+0%

392Norfolk, NENE49,22816.0%+0%

393Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0%+0%

394Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516.0%+0%

395Washington, NCNC44,67016.0%+0%

396Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.0%+0%

397Watertown, NYNY111,54016.0%+0%

398Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.1%+0%

399Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.1%+0%

400Longview, TXTX297,31516.1%+0%

401North Platte, NENE33,97216.1%+0%

402Sonora, CACA53,16016.1%+0%

403Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.2%+0%

404Clarksdale, MSMS19,84916.2%+0%

405Owensboro, KYKY113,96216.2%+0%

406Roswell, NMNM63,36416.2%+0%

407Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%+0%

408Jackson, MIMI159,55216.3%+0%

409Riverside, CACA4,769,00716.3%+0%

410Adrian, MIMI97,77916.3%+0%

411Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.3%+0%

412Spencer, IAIA16,20216.3%+0%

413Batavia, NYNY58,41616.3%+0%

414Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.3%+0%

415Hammond, LALA141,34616.3%+0%

416Jackson, TNTN184,56916.3%+0%

417Madison, ININ33,27916.4%+0%

418Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20116.4%+0%

419Baker City, OROR16,65816.4%+0%

420Greenville, MSMS40,44616.4%+0%

421St. Joseph, MOMO119,17016.4%+0%

422Massena, NYNY105,48816.4%+0%

423Sandusky, OHOH112,77716.4%+0%

424Dodge City, KSKS33,99316.4%+0%

425Brookings, OROR22,62116.4%+0%

426Ottawa, KSKS26,29916.5%+0%

427Williston, NDND41,76716.5%+0%

428Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88016.5%+0%

429New Ulm, MNMN25,51716.5%+0%

430El Paso, TXTX881,29116.6%+0%

431Redding, CACA181,64816.6%+0%

432Duncan, OKOK44,31016.6%+0%

433Seaford, DEDE277,14016.6%+0%

434Great Bend, KSKS24,79016.6%+0%

435Panama City, FLFL231,17416.6%+0%

436Monticello, NYNY80,58616.7%+0%

437Gettysburg, PAPA107,59416.7%+0%

438Janesville, WIWI166,47216.7%+0%

439Fallon, NVNV25,85116.7%+0%

440Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49716.7%+0%

441Russellville, ARAR84,93216.7%+0%

442Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00216.7%+0%

443Florence, ALAL156,60916.8%+0%

444Magnolia, ARAR21,89416.8%+0%

445Fresno, CACA1,203,38316.8%+0%

446Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66916.9%+0%

447Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83816.9%+0%

448Tullahoma, TNTN69,33916.9%+0%

449Sandpoint, IDID54,42016.9%+0%

450Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06016.9%+0%

451Florence, SCSC201,39216.9%+0%

452Decatur, ILIL99,30016.9%+0%

453Jamestown, NYNY124,12616.9%+0%

454Indiana, PAPA82,87817.0%+0%

455Rochelle, ILIL51,39917.0%+0%

456Quincy, ILIL74,14617.0%+0%

457Marshalltown, IAIA39,89017.0%+0%

458Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717.0%+0%

459Escanaba, MIMI36,58217.1%+0%

460Vernon, TXTX12,48117.1%+0%

461Bishop, CACA18,15817.1%+0%

462Marion, ILIL67,22517.2%+0%

463Platteville, WIWI52,44617.2%+0%

464Muscatine, IAIA41,85317.2%+0%

465Greenwood, SCSC95,21517.2%+0%

466Wooster, OHOH116,75817.2%+0%

467Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04117.2%+0%

468Sanford, NCNC70,25817.2%+0%

469Sherman, TXTX153,61317.2%+0%

470Spartanburg, SCSC407,65617.3%+0%

471Hermitage, PAPA107,86017.3%+0%

472Hutchinson, KSKS61,53917.3%+0%

473Canton, OHOH400,24617.3%+0%

474Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22617.3%+0%

475Mountain Home, IDID29,46517.3%+0%

476Alexandria, MNMN40,12017.3%+0%

477Clovis, NMNM65,27017.4%+0%

478Watertown, WIWI86,50517.4%+0%

479Gulfport, MSMS431,32917.4%+0%

480Scottsbluff, NENE36,27217.4%+0%

481Richmond, KYKY131,80617.4%+0%

482Staunton, VAVA129,69217.4%+0%

483Jonesboro, ARAR139,44017.5%+0%

484Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88317.5%+0%

485Valdosta, GAGA153,27617.5%+0%

486Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.5%+0%

487Scranton, PAPA574,41817.5%+0%

488Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21217.6%+0%

489Baraboo, WIWI66,65217.6%+0%

490Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40417.6%+0%

491Guymon, OKOK20,32217.7%+0%

492Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19117.7%+0%

493Utica, NYNY285,61117.7%+0%

494Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13817.8%+0%

495Brainerd, MNMN100,56217.8%+0%

496Durant, OKOK51,36717.9%+0%

497New Bern, NCNC127,35817.9%+0%

498Corning, NYNY91,85517.9%+0%

499Sheboygan, WIWI118,04717.9%+0%

500Killeen, TXTX511,49717.9%+0%

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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 American Community Survey).

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 ACS 5-year data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2000).