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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 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 (2010 ACS). Town of Pecos, TX leads at 7.6%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Texas carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53827.9%–
01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1387.6%−0.4 pts
02Newport, TNTN37,8897.8%+1.6 pts
03Summerville, GAGA25,3008.0%+0.3 pts
04Raymondville, TXTX19,9718.6%+1.1 pts
05Connersville, ININ23,5338.8%+0.9 pts
06Clewiston, FLFL61,5469.0%+0.4 pts
07Beeville, TXTX32,5159.2%−3.1 pts
08Zapata, TXTX13,7539.6%+0.9 pts
09Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3199.8%+2.8 pts
10Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.0%−0.1 pts
11Kennett, MOMO26,85510.1%+1.0 pts
12Big Spring, TXTX30,50410.1%−1.0 pts
13Peru, ININ34,48710.2%−0.2 pts
14Morgan City, LALA46,55210.4%+0.9 pts
15Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.5%+0.4 pts
16Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.5%+0.8 pts
17Douglas, GAGA52,86110.5%+1.0 pts
18Forrest City, ARAR21,80010.5%+0.9 pts
19Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+0.0 pts
20Alice, TXTX45,38310.9%+0.6 pts
21Jesup, GAGA32,48110.9%−0.7 pts
22Fort Payne, ALAL74,08510.9%+2.7 pts
23Gallup, NMNM68,11910.9%−1.0 pts
24McMinnville, TNTN43,71710.9%+1.8 pts
25Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91411.0%+2.3 pts
26Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.0%−0.3 pts
27Waycross, GAGA57,67011.1%+0.1 pts
28Lewistown, PAPA46,12711.1%+0.2 pts
29Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.2%−0.2 pts
30Corbin, KYKY150,04011.2%+0.8 pts
31Cambridge, OHOH38,37911.2%+1.2 pts
32Middlesborough, KYKY22,82911.3%+2.3 pts
33Greenville, OHOH51,52011.3%+1.2 pts
34Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.3%−0.1 pts
35Palestine, TXTX59,80511.3%+0.2 pts
36Cedartown, GAGA45,51411.4%+3.4 pts
37Okeechobee, FLFL42,60811.4%+2.5 pts
38Lewisburg, TNTN38,07111.5%+0.8 pts
39Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.5%+0.5 pts
40Arcadia, FLFL37,07811.6%+3.2 pts
41Coshocton, OHOH37,18811.6%+1.9 pts
42Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.7%−0.1 pts
43Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%−0.0 pts
44Cordele, GAGA19,23711.7%−1.0 pts
45Talladega, ALAL91,76411.8%+1.0 pts
46Russellville, ALAL32,44911.8%+2.1 pts
47Hanford, CACA154,32711.8%+1.4 pts
48Bogalusa, LALA44,93711.8%+0.9 pts
49Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.8%+0.5 pts
50Pikeville, KYKY89,12211.9%+2.0 pts
51Union City, TNTN30,06711.9%+1.6 pts
52Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10212.0%+2.0 pts
53Scottsboro, ALAL54,28112.0%+1.6 pts
54Paragould, ARAR47,41112.0%+1.1 pts
55Marion, OHOH65,11512.0%+0.9 pts
56Camden, ARAR26,36312.1%+0.2 pts
57Taylorville, ILIL33,44312.1%+1.5 pts
58Norwalk, OHOH58,25012.1%+1.2 pts
59Lumberton, NCNC119,94112.1%+0.7 pts
60Washington, ININ34,20912.2%+2.5 pts
61El Centro, CACA181,41112.2%+1.8 pts
62Decatur, ININ36,65012.2%+1.5 pts
63Palatka, FLFL77,73412.2%+2.8 pts
64North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23312.3%+1.0 pts
65Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09912.3%+2.8 pts
66DuBois, PAPA78,10012.3%+1.2 pts
67Salem, OHOH99,37712.4%+1.6 pts
68Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%−0.0 pts
69Susanville, CACA28,11712.4%+1.7 pts
70Merced, CACA297,26012.5%+1.4 pts
71Malvern, ARAR33,45112.5%+1.3 pts
72Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.5%+0.4 pts
73Bedford, ININ45,56812.5%+1.8 pts
74Opelousas, LALA80,76512.5%+1.8 pts
75Red Bluff, CACA64,66512.6%+1.3 pts
76Calhoun, GAGA61,70112.7%+2.1 pts
77Portsmouth, OHOH71,36512.7%+2.6 pts
78Burley, IDID49,30812.7%+0.7 pts
79Dalton, GAGA147,81912.8%+1.7 pts
80Shelbyville, TNTN55,27312.8%+1.7 pts
81Sikeston, MOMO49,97812.8%+2.4 pts
82Martinsville, VAVA63,09112.8%+1.9 pts
83Hobbs, NMNM74,74912.9%+1.3 pts
84Visalia, CACA485,14613.0%+1.5 pts
85Eufaula, ALAL26,86113.0%+2.5 pts
86Kendallville, ININ47,93713.0%+1.9 pts
87Lebanon, MOMO36,94313.0%+1.7 pts
88Athens, TNTN71,59013.0%+2.9 pts
89Borger, TXTX19,63313.0%−1.3 pts
90Pampa, TXTX21,78613.1%+0.7 pts
91Frankfort, ININ33,32213.1%+2.9 pts
92Odessa, TXTX173,80113.1%+1.1 pts
93Miami, OKOK30,43813.1%+0.9 pts
94Fremont, OHOH58,65513.1%+1.2 pts
95Washington Court House, OHOH28,55213.1%+2.4 pts
96Chillicothe, OHOH76,42913.1%+1.8 pts
97Madisonville, KYKY45,12713.2%+2.6 pts
98Hereford, TXTX18,62613.2%+1.5 pts
99Toccoa, GAGA27,85413.3%−0.8 pts
100Yuma, AZAZ224,44913.3%+1.4 pts
101Vineland, NJNJ157,14813.3%+1.6 pts
102New Iberia, LALA66,84613.4%+2.2 pts
103Canton, ILIL32,90113.4%+2.0 pts
104Winnemucca, NVNV17,26713.4%−0.8 pts
105Othello, WAWA21,48813.4%+1.3 pts
106Safford, AZAZ40,15713.4%+1.6 pts
107Alma, MIMI41,19013.5%+0.6 pts
108Minden, LALA34,94813.5%+0.8 pts
109Deming, NMNM25,40713.5%+3.1 pts
110Pontiac, ILIL35,05713.5%+0.9 pts
111Glasgow, KYKY56,22413.5%+3.4 pts
112Liberal, KSKS21,07313.5%−0.1 pts
113Centralia, ILIL36,38213.6%+1.5 pts
114Pottsville, PAPA145,08513.6%+2.9 pts
115Beckley, WVWV109,94013.7%+1.8 pts
116Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82313.7%+4.6 pts
117Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79113.7%+1.6 pts
118Danville, ILIL71,25913.7%+1.3 pts
119Dumas, TXTX21,89113.7%+2.7 pts
120New Castle, ININ49,13713.8%+2.1 pts
121Cullman, ALAL94,00913.8%+1.9 pts
122Ontario, OROR60,08513.8%+2.9 pts
123Seymour, ININ47,37013.8%+2.3 pts
124Huntingdon, PAPA43,00113.8%+1.9 pts
125Albert Lea, MNMN30,44013.8%+1.0 pts
126Campbellsville, KYKY38,40713.8%+2.7 pts
127Marinette, WIWI65,51513.9%+1.7 pts
128Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42813.9%+2.3 pts
129Laurinburg, NCNC33,32214.0%−2.0 pts
130Sidney, OHOH48,06514.0%+1.2 pts
131Greeneville, TNTN73,83114.0%+1.2 pts
132Marion, NCNC45,19814.0%+5.0 pts
133Mexico, MOMO24,52814.0%+1.3 pts
134Houma, LALA199,66814.0%+1.7 pts
135Sturgis, MIMI60,96814.0%+1.3 pts
136Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14714.1%+0.4 pts
137Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90414.1%+2.4 pts
138Shawano, WIWI45,75914.1%+1.4 pts
139Oil City, PAPA49,34614.1%+1.0 pts
140Logansport, ININ37,83614.1%+2.1 pts
141Harrison, ARAR45,65414.1%+1.6 pts
142Coldwater, MIMI45,99314.1%+3.5 pts
143Bay City, TXTX36,46314.1%+1.7 pts
144Van Wert, OHOH29,01314.1%+2.2 pts
145West Plains, MOMO40,79814.1%+3.3 pts
146Price, UTUT20,68014.2%+1.9 pts
147Hillsdale, MIMI45,73814.2%+2.1 pts
148Zanesville, OHOH87,01414.2%+1.5 pts
149Danville, VAVA101,13714.2%+2.9 pts
150Hermiston, OROR93,72114.2%−1.1 pts
151Athens, TXTX88,59514.2%+2.2 pts
152New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37314.3%+2.1 pts
153Clarksdale, MSMS19,84914.3%−1.9 pts
154Selma, ALAL35,14014.3%+0.3 pts
155Crescent City, CACA26,41014.3%+3.3 pts
156Somerset, PAPA72,00414.3%+3.5 pts
157Gloversville, NYNY52,21614.3%+0.8 pts
158Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30214.3%+2.8 pts
159Gallipolis, OHOH29,07214.3%+2.7 pts
160Henderson, KYKY57,18414.3%+2.2 pts
161Moses Lake, WAWA105,72714.4%+0.6 pts
162Mayfield, KYKY37,05014.4%+1.9 pts
163Show Low, AZAZ109,94614.4%+2.1 pts
164Dyersburg, TNTN36,32014.5%+2.5 pts
165Kinston, NCNC55,83714.5%+1.2 pts
166Mountain Home, ARAR42,98214.5%+1.7 pts
167Aberdeen, WAWA78,14414.5%+1.9 pts
168Albertville, ALAL103,53714.5%+0.6 pts
169Monticello, ININ25,16414.5%+4.1 pts
170Somerset, KYKY67,38414.5%+4.0 pts
171Brownsville, TXTX433,94614.5%+1.2 pts
172Plainview, TXTX36,70014.6%+0.6 pts
173Vidalia, GAGA36,18014.6%+1.7 pts
174Fort Morgan, COCO30,30614.6%+1.1 pts
175Mountain Home, IDID29,46514.6%−2.7 pts
176Sebring, FLFL111,12214.6%+1.1 pts
177Picayune, MSMS59,36314.6%+0.8 pts
178Forest City, NCNC65,74514.6%+2.2 pts
179Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.7%+0.6 pts
180Longview, WAWA114,88514.7%+1.4 pts
181Morristown, TNTN128,86714.7%+1.6 pts
182Bakersfield, CACA927,06814.7%+1.2 pts
183Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59914.7%+2.6 pts
184Weirton, WVWV112,46814.7%+2.6 pts
185Dublin, GAGA60,35114.7%+1.3 pts
186Elk City, OKOK22,15914.7%−0.8 pts
187Batesville, ARAR38,78514.7%+1.0 pts
188Bonham, TXTX39,26514.7%+2.1 pts
189Vernal, UTUT38,27814.7%+1.6 pts
190Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07614.8%+2.3 pts
191DeRidder, LALA36,67314.8%+1.0 pts
192Farmington, MOMO67,80914.8%+4.5 pts
193Huntington, ININ37,22414.8%+0.6 pts
194Lexington, NENE26,25514.8%+0.1 pts
195Greensburg, ININ26,57614.8%+3.4 pts
196Fort Madison, IAIA32,30614.8%+2.3 pts
197Paris, TNTN32,89614.8%+2.7 pts
198Mansfield, OHOH124,89314.9%+2.2 pts
199Vincennes, ININ35,65214.9%+0.5 pts
200Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.9%+0.3 pts
201Lake City, FLFL74,09414.9%+4.0 pts
202Mount Airy, NCNC72,28714.9%+2.9 pts
203Owosso, MIMI67,68114.9%+1.2 pts
204Laurel, MSMS82,28114.9%+1.8 pts
205Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.0%+1.7 pts
206Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%−0.0 pts
207Dixon, ILIL32,91415.0%+1.8 pts
208Farmington, NMNM120,34015.0%+1.5 pts
209Payson, AZAZ53,80115.0%+1.2 pts
210Centralia, WAWA88,06215.0%+2.2 pts
211McAllen, TXTX921,54915.1%+2.2 pts
212Cumberland, MDMD93,64015.1%+1.6 pts
213McAlester, OKOK43,32015.1%+2.2 pts
214Carlsbad, NMNM62,50915.1%+1.6 pts
215Sevierville, TNTN101,34215.2%+1.6 pts
216Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09715.2%+2.0 pts
217Galesburg, ILIL47,76715.2%+0.6 pts
218McComb, MSMS52,64015.3%+3.3 pts
219Urbana, OHOH38,82015.3%+4.7 pts
220Cadillac, MIMI49,71915.3%+1.6 pts
221Albemarle, NCNC68,83015.3%+2.5 pts
222Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65515.3%+2.8 pts
223Sunbury, PAPA107,78815.4%+2.5 pts
224Celina, OHOH42,73715.4%+2.7 pts
225Marion, ININ66,52415.4%+1.3 pts
226El Campo, TXTX42,06015.4%+1.1 pts
227Roseburg, OROR111,95115.5%+2.2 pts
228Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90915.5%+2.0 pts
229Alpena, MIMI28,85315.5%+2.3 pts
230Bluefield, WVWV96,13815.5%+2.9 pts
231Fort Smith, ARAR234,14015.5%+1.8 pts
232Yakima, WAWA259,18515.6%+0.3 pts
233Franklin, KYKY20,78815.6%+3.6 pts
234Paris, TXTX63,31915.6%+2.4 pts
235Crossville, TNTN66,30015.6%+2.0 pts
236Bradford, PAPA38,98415.6%+1.6 pts
237Sayre, PAPA59,60015.7%+0.9 pts
238Roswell, NMNM63,36415.7%−0.5 pts
239Shelby, NCNC103,32515.7%+2.4 pts
240Corsicana, TXTX57,18115.7%+3.5 pts
241Alexander City, ALAL40,95315.7%+1.6 pts
242Auburn, ININ44,53515.7%+3.3 pts
243Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.7%+0.2 pts
244Tifton, GAGA51,23715.7%+1.1 pts
245Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.8%+1.9 pts
246Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.8%+0.8 pts
247Richmond, ININ66,16915.8%+2.0 pts
248Fayetteville, TNTN36,85315.8%+3.9 pts
249Grand Island, NENE78,07615.8%+0.1 pts
250Gadsden, ALAL103,88615.8%+2.4 pts
251Lima, OHOH100,88115.8%+2.4 pts
252Del Rio, TXTX47,83515.8%+1.7 pts
253Ottawa, ILIL145,90215.8%+2.1 pts
254Elko, NVNV56,68215.9%+1.1 pts
255Blackfoot, IDID51,15315.9%+1.5 pts
256Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.9%+1.2 pts
257Vernon, TXTX12,48115.9%−1.2 pts
258Austin, MNMN40,97115.9%+1.1 pts
259Amsterdam, NYNY50,04615.9%+2.3 pts
260Hickory, NCNC376,89015.9%+2.3 pts
261Texarkana, TXTX146,81615.9%+1.4 pts
262Marietta, OHOH58,38916.0%+0.9 pts
263Worthington, MNMN22,33816.0%+2.5 pts
264Corinth, MSMS34,56916.0%+4.3 pts
265Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13716.0%+3.2 pts
266Yuba City, CACA187,47816.0%+2.9 pts
267Uvalde, TXTX24,96316.1%+2.3 pts
268El Dorado, ARAR36,92616.1%+1.2 pts
269Sterling, ILIL54,12116.1%+4.8 pts
270Oxford, ALAL115,83416.1%+0.9 pts
271Tiffin, OHOH54,52216.1%+3.7 pts
272Española, NMNM39,83216.1%+0.7 pts
273Goldsboro, NCNC122,27816.2%+1.2 pts
274St. Marys, PAPA29,92616.2%+3.8 pts
275Thomasville, GAGA72,95816.2%+1.6 pts
276Clarksburg, WVWV88,14216.2%+1.3 pts
277Springfield, OHOH135,34016.2%+1.3 pts
278Cañon City, COCO50,03916.2%+2.7 pts
279Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21116.2%+1.1 pts
280Modesto, CACA557,71916.3%+2.2 pts
281Wabash, ININ30,71316.3%+2.5 pts
282Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.3%+1.6 pts
283Snyder, TXTX16,16216.3%+4.5 pts
284Defiance, OHOH38,29216.3%+2.1 pts
285Albany, OROR132,84316.3%+3.0 pts
286Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.4%+1.2 pts
287Sparta, WIWI46,57216.4%+3.2 pts
288Clearlake, CACA67,77216.4%+4.4 pts
289Muskegon, MIMI177,90116.5%+2.6 pts
290Cambridge, MDMD33,62816.5%+4.5 pts
291Dothan, ALAL156,26616.5%+0.5 pts
292Duncan, OKOK44,31016.5%−0.1 pts
293Grants Pass, OROR87,86716.5%+2.4 pts
294Winchester, TNTN45,57916.5%+1.2 pts
295Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66616.5%+3.4 pts
296LaGrange, GAGA107,09716.5%+1.8 pts
297Natchez, MSMS54,72216.6%+2.6 pts
298Greenwood, MSMS34,91216.6%+1.8 pts
299Shawnee, OKOK75,10216.6%+1.1 pts
300Cookeville, TNTN152,47716.7%+2.0 pts
301Lock Haven, PAPA37,87016.7%+3.3 pts
302Hannibal, MOMO38,96916.7%+1.9 pts
303Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06316.7%+1.6 pts
304Laredo, TXTX281,22416.7%+2.8 pts
305Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.7%+0.4 pts
306Michigan City, ININ111,29416.7%+2.7 pts
307Warren, PAPA37,03816.9%+2.7 pts
308Clinton, IAIA46,00217.0%+2.6 pts
309Meridian, MSMS85,41917.0%+2.1 pts
310Victoria, TXTX99,86417.0%+1.1 pts
311Monroe, MIMI156,00417.0%+2.7 pts
312Lincoln, ILIL27,18217.0%+2.8 pts
313Sweetwater, TXTX14,11717.1%+3.9 pts
314Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57517.1%+1.1 pts
315Ocala, FLFL442,66017.1%+3.4 pts
316Huntsville, TXTX83,84217.1%−1.3 pts
317Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717.1%+0.1 pts
318Plymouth, ININ46,59917.1%+2.2 pts
319Huntington, WVWV365,96517.1%+2.3 pts
320Burlington, IAIA44,06117.1%+2.2 pts
321Freeport, ILIL43,22017.2%+1.6 pts
322Decatur, ALAL160,32617.2%+1.4 pts
323Brookhaven, MSMS35,01217.2%+4.8 pts
324Dodge City, KSKS33,99317.2%+0.8 pts
325Wheeling, WVWV134,08917.2%+2.5 pts
326Altoona, PAPA119,54117.3%+3.4 pts
327Fremont, NENE38,05717.3%+2.2 pts
328Danville, KYKY56,98517.3%+3.0 pts
329Searcy, ARAR80,08517.3%+1.8 pts
330Garden City, KSKS37,50517.3%+3.0 pts
331Sonora, CACA53,16017.3%+1.2 pts
332Nogales, AZAZ50,02017.3%+2.2 pts
333Columbus, NENE46,58317.4%+1.6 pts
334Woodward, OKOK19,82717.4%+2.1 pts
335Sumter, SCSC105,06717.4%+1.6 pts
336Owensboro, KYKY113,96217.4%+1.2 pts
337Kankakee, ILIL105,52517.4%+2.5 pts
338Muskogee, OKOK66,70817.5%+2.1 pts
339Ashland, OHOH52,52317.5%+1.6 pts
340Fairmont, MNMN19,44017.5%+1.4 pts
341Crawfordsville, ININ38,95417.5%+2.8 pts
342Albany, GAGA145,51017.5%+1.6 pts
343Manitowoc, WIWI81,71017.5%+2.0 pts
344Russellville, ARAR84,93217.5%+0.8 pts
345Stockton, CACA823,81517.5%+3.0 pts
346Johnstown, PAPA128,96817.5%+3.8 pts
347Wilson, NCNC81,15017.5%+2.5 pts
348Ozark, ALAL49,91217.5%+3.5 pts
349Jackson, MIMI159,55217.5%+1.3 pts
350Greencastle, ININ37,87617.6%+4.4 pts
351Rice Lake, WIWI46,48417.6%+2.7 pts
352Americus, GAGA33,39417.6%−1.2 pts
353Gillette, WYWY48,14517.6%+1.9 pts
354Longview, TXTX297,31517.6%+1.5 pts
355Greenville, MSMS40,44617.6%+1.2 pts
356Elkins, WVWV26,88217.6%+4.0 pts
357Tupelo, MSMS133,16717.6%+2.9 pts
358Marshall, MOMO23,26517.7%+1.9 pts
359Paducah, KYKY102,25917.7%+2.6 pts
360Jacksonville, NCNC217,17517.7%+2.9 pts
361Alamogordo, NMNM70,36817.7%+2.2 pts
362Jefferson, GAGA99,26517.7%+6.0 pts
363Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66617.8%+2.9 pts
364Grenada, MSMS30,22217.8%+5.2 pts
365Evanston, WYWY23,41517.8%+2.2 pts
366Rochelle, ILIL51,39917.8%+0.9 pts
367Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88017.9%+1.3 pts
368Cleveland, TNTN134,05717.9%+3.3 pts
369Shelton, WAWA71,16517.9%+2.4 pts
370Rome, GAGA101,37817.9%+2.1 pts
371Lake Charles, LALA244,65517.9%+2.5 pts
372Lakeland, FLFL874,79018.0%+3.0 pts
373Kingsport, TNTN314,83418.0%+2.5 pts
374Bay City, MIMI102,12318.0%+3.8 pts
375Sanford, NCNC70,25818.0%+0.8 pts
376Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.0%+2.1 pts
377Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66918.0%+1.1 pts
378Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08118.0%+3.0 pts
379Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83818.0%+1.1 pts
380Joplin, MOMO208,79618.0%+2.3 pts
381Sterling, COCO20,65418.0%+3.5 pts
382Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88318.1%+0.6 pts
383Olean, NYNY75,39018.1%+3.2 pts
384Klamath Falls, OROR70,27418.1%+2.2 pts
385Elkhart, ININ208,77418.1%+2.6 pts
386Norfolk, NENE49,22818.2%+2.2 pts
387Lewiston, IDID65,45018.2%−0.4 pts
388Fallon, NVNV25,85118.2%+1.5 pts
389Madison, ININ33,27918.2%+1.9 pts
390Hutchinson, MNMN36,63118.3%+2.9 pts
391Chambersburg, PAPA160,65218.3%+3.5 pts
392Alexandria, LALA147,95218.3%+2.6 pts
393Meadville, PAPA81,79218.3%+3.6 pts
394Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19318.3%+2.5 pts
395Coos Bay, OROR63,99218.3%+3.3 pts
396Tullahoma, TNTN69,33918.3%+1.4 pts
397Effingham, ILIL44,72718.3%+4.4 pts
398Lebanon, PAPA146,38018.3%+2.9 pts
399Auburn, NYNY74,36518.4%+2.8 pts
400Terre Haute, ININ169,24118.4%+0.9 pts
401Martin, TNTN33,26118.4%+3.0 pts
402Milledgeville, GAGA44,02918.4%+2.2 pts
403Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44218.4%−0.4 pts
404Lewiston, MEME116,48718.4%+4.1 pts
405Youngstown, OHOH423,67818.5%+2.4 pts
406New Ulm, MNMN25,51718.5%+2.0 pts
407Gettysburg, PAPA107,59418.5%+1.9 pts
408Spencer, IAIA16,20218.5%+2.2 pts
409Brookings, OROR22,62118.5%+2.1 pts
410Ottawa, KSKS26,29918.5%+2.0 pts
411St. Joseph, MOMO119,17018.6%+2.2 pts
412Parkersburg, WVWV87,26418.6%+3.7 pts
413Escanaba, MIMI36,58218.7%+1.6 pts
414Marshalltown, IAIA39,89018.7%+1.6 pts
415Cornelia, GAGA50,41618.7%+2.8 pts
416Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.7%+2.3 pts
417Massena, NYNY105,48818.7%+2.3 pts
418Hagerstown, MDMD315,28018.7%+4.2 pts
419Hutchinson, KSKS61,53918.8%+1.4 pts
420Williamsport, PAPA112,58718.8%+3.7 pts
421Battle Creek, MIMI133,40818.8%+2.8 pts
422Fresno, CACA1,203,38318.8%+2.0 pts
423Angola, ININ34,79918.9%+3.3 pts
424Columbus, MSMS67,14418.9%+0.1 pts
425Washington, NCNC44,67019.0%+2.9 pts
426North Platte, NENE33,97219.0%+2.8 pts
427Hermitage, PAPA107,86019.0%+1.7 pts
428The Villages, FLFL157,77219.0%+6.8 pts
429Clovis, NMNM65,27019.0%+1.7 pts
430Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00219.0%+2.3 pts
431Flint, MIMI401,09319.0%+2.8 pts
432Beatrice, NENE21,71119.1%+3.6 pts
433Wooster, OHOH116,75819.1%+1.9 pts
434Clarksville, TNTN349,00119.1%+2.8 pts
435Florence, SCSC201,39219.2%+2.3 pts
436Fairmont, WVWV55,58419.2%+3.2 pts
437Indiana, PAPA82,87819.2%+2.2 pts
438Sherman, TXTX153,61319.2%+2.0 pts
439El Paso, TXTX881,29119.2%+2.7 pts
440Adrian, MIMI97,77919.2%+3.0 pts
441Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06019.2%+2.4 pts
442Platteville, WIWI52,44619.2%+2.1 pts
443Williston, NDND41,76719.3%+2.7 pts
444Newberry, SCSC39,56119.3%+4.4 pts
445Spartanburg, SCSC407,65619.3%+2.0 pts
446Gulfport, MSMS431,32919.3%+2.0 pts
447Ludington, MIMI29,04019.4%+3.5 pts
448Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19119.4%+1.7 pts
449Holland, MIMI123,18819.4%+3.5 pts
450Panama City, FLFL231,17419.4%+2.8 pts
451Riverside, CACA4,769,00719.5%+3.2 pts
452Waco, TXTX308,80719.5%+1.4 pts
453Arkansas City, KSKS34,38219.5%+1.2 pts
454Gainesville, TXTX44,46119.5%+3.8 pts
455Scottsbluff, NENE36,27219.6%+2.2 pts
456Florence, ALAL156,60919.6%+2.8 pts
457Hammond, LALA141,34619.7%+3.4 pts
458Huron, SDSD19,62419.7%+1.3 pts
459Sandusky, OHOH112,77719.7%+3.2 pts
460Kokomo, ININ83,90419.7%+1.6 pts
461Lawton, OKOK127,59019.7%+0.9 pts
462Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04119.7%+2.5 pts
463Mobile, ALAL411,65819.8%+1.1 pts
464Jackson, TNTN184,56919.8%+3.5 pts
465Canton, OHOH400,24619.8%+2.5 pts
466Janesville, WIWI166,47219.8%+3.1 pts
467Le Mars, IAIA25,69719.8%+0.5 pts
468Muscatine, IAIA41,85319.8%+2.7 pts
469Hastings, NENE40,57719.9%+1.2 pts
470Ponca City, OKOK43,49019.9%+1.6 pts
471Killeen, TXTX511,49719.9%+2.0 pts
472Jacksonville, ILIL37,38119.9%+1.0 pts
473Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44819.9%+0.6 pts
474Corning, NYNY91,85519.9%+2.0 pts
475Monroe, LALA222,39019.9%+1.1 pts
476Branson, MOMO57,00120.0%+5.0 pts
477Dover, DEDE194,78620.0%+1.3 pts
478Baraboo, WIWI66,65220.0%+2.4 pts
479Carroll, IAIA20,30320.0%+4.1 pts
480Redding, CACA181,64820.0%+3.4 pts
481Quincy, ILIL74,14620.0%+3.0 pts
482New Bern, NCNC127,35820.0%+2.2 pts
483Columbus, GAGA324,83020.1%+2.0 pts
484Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020.1%+1.0 pts
485Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.1%+2.6 pts
486Sioux City, IAIA145,73820.2%+1.5 pts
487Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.2%+2.7 pts
488Greenwood, SCSC95,21520.2%+3.0 pts
489Watertown, NYNY111,54020.2%+4.2 pts
490Hot Springs, ARAR99,69520.2%+2.3 pts
491Batavia, NYNY58,41620.2%+3.9 pts
492Warsaw, ININ80,89220.2%+5.4 pts
493Jasper, ININ44,01620.2%+5.7 pts
494Guymon, OKOK20,32220.3%+2.6 pts
495Monticello, NYNY80,58620.3%+3.6 pts
496Durant, OKOK51,36720.3%+2.4 pts
497La Grande, OROR25,90020.3%−1.5 pts
498Jamestown, NYNY124,12620.3%+3.4 pts
499Kingsville, TXTX30,31520.4%−0.0 pts
500Cleveland, MSMS28,26220.4%+1.6 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?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 7.6% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by bachelor's degree or higher?

Town of Pecos, TX, Newport, TN, Summerville, GA, Raymondville, TX, 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 2010 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, 2010 Decennial Census.