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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 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). Newport, TN leads at 6.2%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
USUnited States281,421,90624.4%–
01Newport, TNTN37,8896.2%+0.7 pts
02Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196.9%+0.2 pts
03Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%−1.3 pts
04Summerville, GAGA25,3007.7%+1.8 pts
05Connersville, ININ23,5337.8%−0.2 pts
06Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1388.0%+1.1 pts
07Cedartown, GAGA45,5148.0%+1.2 pts
08Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858.3%+1.2 pts
09Arcadia, FLFL37,0788.4%+0.8 pts
10Clewiston, FLFL61,5468.6%−0.7 pts
11Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148.7%+2.0 pts
12Zapata, TXTX13,7538.7%+1.8 pts
13Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088.9%−0.9 pts
14Marion, NCNC45,1989.0%+0.9 pts
15Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.0%−0.3 pts
16Kennett, MOMO26,8559.1%+1.0 pts
17Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239.1%+1.8 pts
18McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.1%+1.0 pts
19Morgan City, LALA46,5529.4%+1.1 pts
20Palatka, FLFL77,7349.4%+1.2 pts
21Douglas, GAGA52,8619.5%−0.8 pts
22Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0999.5%+2.0 pts
23Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.6%+1.1 pts
24Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969.7%+0.3 pts
25Washington, ININ34,2099.7%+2.1 pts
26Russellville, ALAL32,4499.7%+2.8 pts
27Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.8%+1.6 pts
28Pikeville, KYKY89,1229.8%+2.2 pts
29Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1029.9%−0.4 pts
30Cambridge, OHOH38,37910.0%+0.8 pts
31Greenville, OHOH51,52010.1%+1.3 pts
32Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.1%+0.6 pts
33Athens, TNTN71,59010.1%+0.2 pts
34Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510.1%+1.6 pts
35Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.1%+2.3 pts
36Frankfort, ININ33,32210.1%−0.9 pts
37Glasgow, KYKY56,22410.2%+2.6 pts
38Alice, TXTX45,38310.2%+1.3 pts
39Farmington, MOMO67,80910.2%+1.1 pts
40Union City, TNTN30,06710.3%+1.8 pts
41El Centro, CACA181,41110.3%+0.6 pts
42Hanford, CACA154,32710.4%+1.4 pts
43Peru, ININ34,48710.4%+0.7 pts
44Sikeston, MOMO49,97810.4%+1.5 pts
45Deming, NMNM25,40710.4%−0.7 pts
46Scottsboro, ALAL54,28110.4%+2.4 pts
47Corbin, KYKY150,04010.5%+1.6 pts
48Monticello, ININ25,16410.5%−0.3 pts
49Somerset, KYKY67,38410.5%+1.3 pts
50Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.5%+1.2 pts
51Eufaula, ALAL26,86110.6%−0.9 pts
52Urbana, OHOH38,82010.6%+0.8 pts
53Madisonville, KYKY45,12710.6%+1.0 pts
54Calhoun, GAGA61,70110.6%+1.4 pts
55Coldwater, MIMI45,99310.6%+0.3 pts
56Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.6%+2.9 pts
57Decatur, ININ36,65010.7%−0.0 pts
58Susanville, CACA28,11710.7%−1.0 pts
59Opelousas, LALA80,76510.7%+1.0 pts
60Bedford, ININ45,56810.7%+1.3 pts
61Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+1.2 pts
62Pottsville, PAPA145,08510.7%+2.6 pts
63Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.7%+2.3 pts
64Salem, OHOH99,37710.8%+2.2 pts
65Talladega, ALAL91,76410.8%+1.1 pts
66Somerset, PAPA72,00410.8%+1.9 pts
67West Plains, MOMO40,79810.9%+2.2 pts
68Paragould, ARAR47,41110.9%+1.8 pts
69Ontario, OROR60,08510.9%−0.9 pts
70Lewistown, PAPA46,12710.9%+2.2 pts
71Norwalk, OHOH58,25010.9%+1.5 pts
72Lake City, FLFL74,09410.9%−0.1 pts
73Bogalusa, LALA44,93710.9%+2.3 pts
74Martinsville, VAVA63,09110.9%+2.2 pts
75Waycross, GAGA57,67011.0%+1.7 pts
76Crescent City, CACA26,41011.0%+1.0 pts
77Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.0%+2.4 pts
78Dumas, TXTX21,89111.0%+0.3 pts
79Merced, CACA297,26011.0%−1.0 pts
80Marion, OHOH65,11511.1%+1.2 pts
81Kendallville, ININ47,93711.1%+3.0 pts
82Palestine, TXTX59,80511.1%+1.6 pts
83Big Spring, TXTX30,50411.1%−0.7 pts
84Dalton, GAGA147,81911.1%+0.8 pts
85DuBois, PAPA78,10011.1%+2.5 pts
86Shelbyville, TNTN55,27311.1%+0.6 pts
87Campbellsville, KYKY38,40711.1%+2.1 pts
88New Iberia, LALA66,84611.2%+2.1 pts
89Malvern, ARAR33,45111.2%+2.2 pts
90North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.3%+2.5 pts
91Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.3%+1.1 pts
92Danville, VAVA101,13711.3%+1.4 pts
93Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.3%+0.8 pts
94Lebanon, MOMO36,94311.3%+3.3 pts
95Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.3%+2.1 pts
96Sterling, ILIL54,12111.3%+1.5 pts
97Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.4%+1.2 pts
98Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.4%+1.4 pts
99Canton, ILIL32,90111.4%+1.9 pts
100Lumberton, NCNC119,94111.4%+0.5 pts
101Seymour, ININ47,37011.5%+2.7 pts
102Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.5%+2.4 pts
103Greensburg, ININ26,57611.5%+1.8 pts
104Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.5%+2.6 pts
105Visalia, CACA485,14611.5%−0.3 pts
106Jesup, GAGA32,48111.6%+2.0 pts
107Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90411.6%+3.0 pts
108Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.6%+0.8 pts
109Hobbs, NMNM74,74911.6%+0.1 pts
110Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42811.7%+4.0 pts
111New Castle, ININ49,13711.7%+2.5 pts
112Corinth, MSMS34,56911.7%+2.1 pts
113Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%+0.9 pts
114Jefferson, GAGA99,26511.7%+2.7 pts
115Vineland, NJNJ157,14811.7%+0.9 pts
116Hereford, TXTX18,62611.8%+0.7 pts
117Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.8%+2.5 pts
118Camden, ARAR26,36311.8%+0.4 pts
119Snyder, TXTX16,16211.8%+1.8 pts
120Safford, AZAZ40,15711.8%+0.5 pts
121Yuma, AZAZ224,44911.8%−0.9 pts
122Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.9%+2.4 pts
123Fremont, OHOH58,65511.9%+1.2 pts
124Fayetteville, TNTN36,85311.9%+2.8 pts
125Cullman, ALAL94,00911.9%+4.1 pts
126McComb, MSMS52,64011.9%−0.1 pts
127Beckley, WVWV109,94011.9%+1.9 pts
128Franklin, KYKY20,78811.9%+3.2 pts
129Van Wert, OHOH29,01312.0%+2.6 pts
130Gallup, NMNM68,11912.0%+0.9 pts
131Cambridge, MDMD33,62812.0%+1.0 pts
132Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.0%+2.6 pts
133Odessa, TXTX173,80112.0%+0.6 pts
134Logansport, ININ37,83612.0%+3.0 pts
135Hillsdale, MIMI45,73812.0%+0.7 pts
136Burley, IDID49,30812.0%+0.6 pts
137Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.0%+2.7 pts
138Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.1%+1.9 pts
139Clearlake, CACA67,77212.1%+1.4 pts
140Athens, TXTX88,59512.1%+1.8 pts
141Weirton, WVWV112,46812.1%+2.6 pts
142Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79112.1%+1.0 pts
143Paris, TNTN32,89612.1%+3.6 pts
144Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.1%+0.4 pts
145Centralia, ILIL36,38212.1%+2.5 pts
146Othello, WAWA21,48812.2%−0.1 pts
147Henderson, KYKY57,18412.2%+2.3 pts
148Marinette, WIWI65,51512.2%+2.4 pts
149Miami, OKOK30,43812.2%+1.7 pts
150New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.2%+3.2 pts
151Beeville, TXTX32,51512.2%−0.5 pts
152Corsicana, TXTX57,18112.2%−0.5 pts
153The Villages, FLFL157,77212.2%+4.4 pts
154Price, UTUT20,68012.3%−0.2 pts
155Show Low, AZAZ109,94612.3%+2.3 pts
156Houma, LALA199,66812.3%+2.6 pts
157St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.3%+2.8 pts
158Pampa, TXTX21,78612.4%+0.3 pts
159Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%+2.6 pts
160Auburn, ININ44,53512.4%+2.5 pts
161Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.4%+0.8 pts
162Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612.4%+1.2 pts
163Danville, ILIL71,25912.5%+1.4 pts
164Forest City, NCNC65,74512.5%+2.6 pts
165Bay City, TXTX36,46312.5%−0.2 pts
166Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.5%+2.4 pts
167Harrison, ARAR45,65412.5%+2.7 pts
168Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65512.5%+1.9 pts
169Fort Madison, IAIA32,30612.5%+1.8 pts
170Mayfield, KYKY37,05012.6%+3.8 pts
171Mansfield, OHOH124,89312.6%+1.0 pts
172Minden, LALA34,94812.6%+2.6 pts
173Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.6%+2.6 pts
174Shawano, WIWI45,75912.6%+3.8 pts
175Grenada, MSMS30,22212.6%+2.3 pts
176Bonham, TXTX39,26512.6%+1.4 pts
177Pontiac, ILIL35,05712.6%+3.3 pts
178Celina, OHOH42,73712.7%+4.1 pts
179Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%+1.7 pts
180Bluefield, WVWV96,13812.7%+2.1 pts
181Mexico, MOMO24,52812.7%+1.9 pts
182Sturgis, MIMI60,96812.7%+1.9 pts
183Albemarle, NCNC68,83012.7%+3.4 pts
184Greeneville, TNTN73,83112.8%+2.5 pts
185Sidney, OHOH48,06512.8%+1.5 pts
186Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13712.8%+3.2 pts
187Mountain Home, ARAR42,98212.8%+2.4 pts
188Cordele, GAGA19,23712.8%+2.8 pts
189Albert Lea, MNMN30,44012.8%+1.3 pts
190Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.8%+2.7 pts
191Vidalia, GAGA36,18012.9%+1.8 pts
192Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%+1.1 pts
193McAlester, OKOK43,32012.9%+2.6 pts
194McAllen, TXTX921,54912.9%+1.5 pts
195Alma, MIMI41,19012.9%+2.0 pts
196Oil City, PAPA49,34613.1%+2.3 pts
197Morristown, TNTN128,86713.1%+1.7 pts
198Laurel, MSMS82,28113.1%+1.4 pts
199Greencastle, ININ37,87613.1%+1.8 pts
200Yuba City, CACA187,47813.1%+0.6 pts
201Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613.2%+2.8 pts
202Dixon, ILIL32,91413.2%+1.4 pts
203Sweetwater, TXTX14,11713.2%+1.2 pts
204Alpena, MIMI28,85313.2%+1.7 pts
205Vernal, UTUT38,27813.2%+1.9 pts
206Sparta, WIWI46,57213.2%+2.4 pts
207Paris, TXTX63,31913.2%+1.6 pts
208Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713.2%+3.0 pts
209Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+2.1 pts
210Hinesville, GAGA91,87013.3%+0.7 pts
211Longview, WAWA114,88513.3%+2.0 pts
212Roseburg, OROR111,95113.3%+1.6 pts
213Kinston, NCNC55,83713.3%+1.9 pts
214Brownsville, TXTX433,94613.4%+1.4 pts
215Albany, OROR132,84313.4%+2.4 pts
216Dublin, GAGA60,35113.4%+2.6 pts
217Lock Haven, PAPA37,87013.4%+1.7 pts
218Gadsden, ALAL103,88613.4%+3.2 pts
219Lima, OHOH100,88113.4%+2.0 pts
220Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.4%+2.0 pts
221Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90913.4%+3.6 pts
222Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.5%+2.1 pts
223Fort Morgan, COCO30,30613.5%+1.8 pts
224Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.5%+2.6 pts
225Cañon City, COCO50,03913.5%+1.7 pts
226Worthington, MNMN22,33813.5%+2.4 pts
227Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+2.7 pts
228Bakersfield, CACA927,06813.5%+0.2 pts
229Farmington, NMNM120,34013.5%+1.2 pts
230Sebring, FLFL111,12213.6%+2.7 pts
231Liberal, KSKS21,07313.6%+2.0 pts
232Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.6%+2.8 pts
233Elkins, WVWV26,88213.6%+1.7 pts
234Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%+3.5 pts
235Hickory, NCNC376,89013.7%+2.3 pts
236Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.7%+2.4 pts
237Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.7%+2.5 pts
238Ocala, FLFL442,66013.7%+2.2 pts
239Johnstown, PAPA128,96813.7%+2.9 pts
240Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713.7%+1.8 pts
241Batesville, ARAR38,78513.7%+3.4 pts
242Owosso, MIMI67,68113.7%+3.4 pts
243Richmond, ININ66,16913.7%+2.4 pts
244Wabash, ININ30,71313.7%+2.1 pts
245DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%+0.7 pts
246Fort Smith, ARAR234,14013.8%+2.0 pts
247Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.8%+2.8 pts
248Uvalde, TXTX24,96313.8%+0.3 pts
249Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48613.8%+2.5 pts
250Payson, AZAZ53,80113.9%+4.2 pts
251Picayune, MSMS59,36313.9%+2.5 pts
252Altoona, PAPA119,54113.9%+3.4 pts
253Muskegon, MIMI177,90113.9%+2.7 pts
254Effingham, ILIL44,72713.9%+2.1 pts
255Albertville, ALAL103,53713.9%+2.4 pts
256Laredo, TXTX281,22413.9%+2.8 pts
257Selma, ALAL35,14013.9%+1.7 pts
258Natchez, MSMS54,72214.0%+1.6 pts
259Michigan City, ININ111,29414.0%+2.2 pts
260Plainview, TXTX36,70014.0%+1.6 pts
261Ozark, ALAL49,91214.0%+0.5 pts
262Bradford, PAPA38,98414.0%+1.9 pts
263Modesto, CACA557,71914.1%+1.1 pts
264Marion, ININ66,52414.1%+2.9 pts
265Toccoa, GAGA27,85414.1%+0.9 pts
266Grants Pass, OROR87,86714.1%+2.1 pts
267Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.1%+2.5 pts
268Del Rio, TXTX47,83514.1%+1.1 pts
269Alexander City, ALAL40,95314.1%+2.6 pts
270Bay City, MIMI102,12314.2%+3.2 pts
271Warren, PAPA37,03814.2%+3.5 pts
272Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.2%+1.7 pts
273Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.2%+2.0 pts
274Huntington, ININ37,22414.2%+2.4 pts
275Defiance, OHOH38,29214.3%+1.8 pts
276Garden City, KSKS37,50514.3%−0.1 pts
277Danville, KYKY56,98514.3%+3.5 pts
278Borger, TXTX19,63314.3%+1.3 pts
279El Campo, TXTX42,06014.3%+2.5 pts
280Monroe, MIMI156,00414.3%+3.8 pts
281Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+1.8 pts
282Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.4%+1.2 pts
283Clinton, IAIA46,00214.4%+1.5 pts
284Vincennes, ININ35,65214.4%+3.3 pts
285Jasper, ININ44,01614.5%+3.6 pts
286Texarkana, TXTX146,81614.5%+2.2 pts
287Stockton, CACA823,81514.5%+1.3 pts
288Hagerstown, MDMD315,28014.6%+3.0 pts
289Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.6%+3.6 pts
290Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+1.9 pts
291Sterling, COCO20,65414.6%+0.4 pts
292Thomasville, GAGA72,95814.6%+3.1 pts
293Tifton, GAGA51,23714.6%+2.0 pts
294Cleveland, TNTN134,05714.6%+3.6 pts
295Cookeville, TNTN152,47714.6%+2.4 pts
296Lexington, NENE26,25514.7%+2.2 pts
297Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.7%+1.4 pts
298Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.7%+1.9 pts
299Meadville, PAPA81,79214.7%+2.9 pts
300Beaumont, TXTX399,31014.7%+1.0 pts
301Elko, NVNV56,68214.7%+1.4 pts
302Wheeling, WVWV134,08914.7%+2.5 pts
303LaGrange, GAGA107,09714.7%+3.0 pts
304Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.7%+2.6 pts
305Austin, MNMN40,97114.7%+1.9 pts
306Hannibal, MOMO38,96914.8%+3.1 pts
307Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.8%+1.3 pts
308Chambersburg, PAPA160,65214.8%+2.4 pts
309Greenwood, MSMS34,91214.8%+0.1 pts
310Huntington, WVWV365,96514.8%+2.4 pts
311Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66614.8%+2.4 pts
312Sayre, PAPA59,60014.8%+2.0 pts
313Newberry, SCSC39,56114.8%+2.4 pts
314Wahpeton, NDND23,01914.9%+2.3 pts
315Warsaw, ININ80,89214.9%+0.5 pts
316Rice Lake, WIWI46,48414.9%+3.1 pts
317Olean, NYNY75,39014.9%+2.1 pts
318Springfield, OHOH135,34014.9%+2.7 pts
319El Dorado, ARAR36,92614.9%+2.2 pts
320Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+1.8 pts
321Branson, MOMO57,00114.9%+0.6 pts
322Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.9%+2.6 pts
323Plymouth, ININ46,59914.9%+2.7 pts
324Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.9%+2.1 pts
325Meridian, MSMS85,41915.0%+2.6 pts
326Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+3.0 pts
327Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.0%+2.5 pts
328Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08115.0%+4.2 pts
329Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815.0%+2.2 pts
330Burlington, IAIA44,06115.0%+2.8 pts
331Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%+1.4 pts
332Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+2.7 pts
333Fremont, NENE38,05715.0%+1.5 pts
334Marietta, OHOH58,38915.0%+1.8 pts
335Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.1%+3.8 pts
336Williamsport, PAPA112,58715.1%+2.8 pts
337Wilson, NCNC81,15015.1%+0.6 pts
338Ardmore, OKOK48,91015.1%+1.7 pts
339Paducah, KYKY102,25915.1%+3.4 pts
340Nogales, AZAZ50,02015.2%+4.4 pts
341Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.2%+1.1 pts
342Oxford, ALAL115,83415.2%+1.0 pts
343Woodward, OKOK19,82715.2%+2.2 pts
344Yakima, WAWA259,18515.3%+1.6 pts
345Hermiston, OROR93,72115.3%+2.1 pts
346Winchester, TNTN45,57915.3%+2.3 pts
347Martin, TNTN33,26115.3%+5.1 pts
348Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.4%+1.3 pts
349Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.4%+3.6 pts
350Lebanon, PAPA146,38015.4%+3.6 pts
351Española, NMNM39,83215.4%+5.2 pts
352Beatrice, NENE21,71115.4%+4.2 pts
353Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.4%+0.5 pts
354Manitowoc, WIWI81,71015.5%+3.4 pts
355Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.5%+3.3 pts
356Elk City, OKOK22,15915.5%+3.1 pts
357Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.5%+2.6 pts
358Lake Charles, LALA244,65515.5%+2.1 pts
359Elkhart, ININ208,77415.5%+1.3 pts
360Searcy, ARAR80,08515.5%+4.6 pts
361Angola, ININ34,79915.5%+3.0 pts
362Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5%+2.5 pts
363Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+2.0 pts
364Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.6%+2.8 pts
365Evanston, WYWY23,41515.6%+1.2 pts
366Freeport, ILIL43,22015.6%+2.0 pts
367Grand Island, NENE78,07615.7%+2.0 pts
368Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%−0.0 pts
369Alexandria, LALA147,95215.7%+1.7 pts
370Gainesville, TXTX44,46115.7%+3.8 pts
371The Dalles, OROR26,31015.7%+1.2 pts
372Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+3.1 pts
373Columbus, NENE46,58315.8%+4.0 pts
374Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315.8%+3.3 pts
375Marshall, MOMO23,26515.8%+3.9 pts
376Rome, GAGA101,37815.8%+2.1 pts
377Decatur, ALAL160,32615.8%+2.5 pts
378Sumter, SCSC105,06715.8%+0.9 pts
379Cornelia, GAGA50,41615.8%+3.8 pts
380Holland, MIMI123,18815.8%+3.9 pts
381Albany, GAGA145,51015.9%+1.3 pts
382Ludington, MIMI29,04015.9%+4.0 pts
383Saginaw, MIMI187,68815.9%+2.9 pts
384Ashland, OHOH52,52315.9%+2.9 pts
385Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.9%+3.5 pts
386Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.9%+2.3 pts
387Victoria, TXTX99,86415.9%+2.2 pts
388Carroll, IAIA20,30316.0%+4.7 pts
389Dothan, ALAL156,26616.0%+3.4 pts
390Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.0%+2.5 pts
391Waynesville, NCNC63,36916.0%+3.2 pts
392Norfolk, NENE49,22816.0%+4.2 pts
393Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0%+3.5 pts
394Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516.0%+3.6 pts
395Washington, NCNC44,67016.0%+5.2 pts
396Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.0%+2.2 pts
397Watertown, NYNY111,54016.0%+2.5 pts
398Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.1%+3.3 pts
399Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.1%+3.1 pts
400Longview, TXTX297,31516.1%+2.1 pts
401North Platte, NENE33,97216.1%+1.9 pts
402Sonora, CACA53,16016.1%+1.4 pts
403Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.2%+2.8 pts
404Clarksdale, MSMS19,84916.2%+1.5 pts
405Owensboro, KYKY113,96216.2%+2.9 pts
406Roswell, NMNM63,36416.2%+2.0 pts
407Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%+3.5 pts
408Jackson, MIMI159,55216.3%+3.3 pts
409Riverside, CACA4,769,00716.3%+1.5 pts
410Adrian, MIMI97,77916.3%+3.4 pts
411Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.3%+2.7 pts
412Spencer, IAIA16,20216.3%+1.8 pts
413Batavia, NYNY58,41616.3%+2.3 pts
414Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.3%+2.6 pts
415Hammond, LALA141,34616.3%+3.3 pts
416Jackson, TNTN184,56916.3%+3.9 pts
417Madison, ININ33,27916.4%+3.1 pts
418Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20116.4%+2.0 pts
419Baker City, OROR16,65816.4%+3.1 pts
420Greenville, MSMS40,44616.4%+2.1 pts
421St. Joseph, MOMO119,17016.4%+3.6 pts
422Massena, NYNY105,48816.4%+1.4 pts
423Sandusky, OHOH112,77716.4%+2.7 pts
424Dodge City, KSKS33,99316.4%−1.7 pts
425Brookings, OROR22,62116.4%+3.6 pts
426Ottawa, KSKS26,29916.5%+3.6 pts
427Williston, NDND41,76716.5%+2.2 pts
428Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88016.5%+3.4 pts
429New Ulm, MNMN25,51716.5%+4.2 pts
430El Paso, TXTX881,29116.6%+1.4 pts
431Redding, CACA181,64816.6%+2.9 pts
432Duncan, OKOK44,31016.6%+1.9 pts
433Seaford, DEDE277,14016.6%+3.6 pts
434Great Bend, KSKS24,79016.6%+3.0 pts
435Panama City, FLFL231,17416.6%+1.9 pts
436Monticello, NYNY80,58616.7%+2.3 pts
437Gettysburg, PAPA107,59416.7%+3.5 pts
438Janesville, WIWI166,47216.7%+3.4 pts
439Fallon, NVNV25,85116.7%+3.6 pts
440Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49716.7%+4.7 pts
441Russellville, ARAR84,93216.7%+4.0 pts
442Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00216.7%+3.9 pts
443Florence, ALAL156,60916.8%+2.3 pts
444Magnolia, ARAR21,89416.8%+3.7 pts
445Fresno, CACA1,203,38316.8%+0.5 pts
446Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66916.9%+3.5 pts
447Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83816.9%+3.1 pts
448Tullahoma, TNTN69,33916.9%+1.9 pts
449Sandpoint, IDID54,42016.9%+1.7 pts
450Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06016.9%+3.4 pts
451Florence, SCSC201,39216.9%+2.9 pts
452Decatur, ILIL99,30016.9%+2.1 pts
453Jamestown, NYNY124,12616.9%+2.7 pts
454Indiana, PAPA82,87817.0%+2.5 pts
455Rochelle, ILIL51,39917.0%+4.9 pts
456Quincy, ILIL74,14617.0%+3.8 pts
457Marshalltown, IAIA39,89017.0%+1.3 pts
458Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717.0%+3.7 pts
459Escanaba, MIMI36,58217.1%+5.8 pts
460Vernon, TXTX12,48117.1%+4.5 pts
461Bishop, CACA18,15817.1%+3.6 pts
462Marion, ILIL67,22517.2%+2.9 pts
463Platteville, WIWI52,44617.2%+2.4 pts
464Muscatine, IAIA41,85317.2%+4.2 pts
465Greenwood, SCSC95,21517.2%+2.6 pts
466Wooster, OHOH116,75817.2%+3.2 pts
467Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04117.2%+4.2 pts
468Sanford, NCNC70,25817.2%+3.0 pts
469Sherman, TXTX153,61317.2%+3.3 pts
470Spartanburg, SCSC407,65617.3%+3.8 pts
471Hermitage, PAPA107,86017.3%+3.7 pts
472Hutchinson, KSKS61,53917.3%+2.4 pts
473Canton, OHOH400,24617.3%+3.5 pts
474Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22617.3%+3.5 pts
475Mountain Home, IDID29,46517.3%+1.5 pts
476Alexandria, MNMN40,12017.3%+4.7 pts
477Clovis, NMNM65,27017.4%+2.4 pts
478Watertown, WIWI86,50517.4%+2.2 pts
479Gulfport, MSMS431,32917.4%+2.1 pts
480Scottsbluff, NENE36,27217.4%+3.5 pts
481Richmond, KYKY131,80617.4%+2.9 pts
482Staunton, VAVA129,69217.4%+3.0 pts
483Jonesboro, ARAR139,44017.5%+3.9 pts
484Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88317.5%+3.3 pts
485Valdosta, GAGA153,27617.5%+3.2 pts
486Terre Haute, ININ169,24117.5%+2.6 pts
487Scranton, PAPA574,41817.5%+3.8 pts
488Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21217.6%+4.1 pts
489Baraboo, WIWI66,65217.6%+4.7 pts
490Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40417.6%+5.1 pts
491Guymon, OKOK20,32217.7%+2.6 pts
492Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19117.7%+1.8 pts
493Utica, NYNY285,61117.7%+1.8 pts
494Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13817.8%+1.3 pts
495Brainerd, MNMN100,56217.8%+5.0 pts
496Durant, OKOK51,36717.9%+0.9 pts
497New Bern, NCNC127,35817.9%+3.8 pts
498Corning, NYNY91,85517.9%+3.5 pts
499Sheboygan, WIWI118,04717.9%+4.2 pts
500Killeen, TXTX511,49717.9%+2.5 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

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.