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 (2023 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1387.6%−5%

02Newport, TNTN37,8897.8%+26%

03Summerville, GAGA25,3008.0%+4%

04Raymondville, TXTX19,9718.6%+15%

05Connersville, ININ23,5338.8%+12%

06Clewiston, FLFL61,5469.0%+5%

07Beeville, TXTX32,5159.2%−25%

08Zapata, TXTX13,7539.6%+10%

09Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3199.8%+41%

10Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.0%−1%

11Kennett, MOMO26,85510.1%+11%

12Big Spring, TXTX30,50410.1%−9%

13Peru, ININ34,48710.2%−2%

14Morgan City, LALA46,55210.4%+10%

15Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.5%+4%

16Bucyrus, OHOH41,89610.5%+9%

17Douglas, GAGA52,86110.5%+11%

18Forrest City, ARAR21,80010.5%+10%

19Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+0%

20Alice, TXTX45,38310.9%+6%

21Jesup, GAGA32,48110.9%−6%

22Fort Payne, ALAL74,08510.9%+32%

23Gallup, NMNM68,11910.9%−9%

24McMinnville, TNTN43,71710.9%+20%

25Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91411.0%+26%

26Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.0%−2%

27Waycross, GAGA57,67011.1%+1%

28Lewistown, PAPA46,12711.1%+2%

29Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.2%−2%

30Corbin, KYKY150,04011.2%+7%

31Cambridge, OHOH38,37911.2%+12%

32Middlesborough, KYKY22,82911.3%+26%

33Greenville, OHOH51,52011.3%+12%

34Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.3%−1%

35Palestine, TXTX59,80511.3%+2%

36Cedartown, GAGA45,51411.4%+42%

37Okeechobee, FLFL42,60811.4%+28%

38Lewisburg, TNTN38,07111.5%+8%

39Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.5%+5%

40Arcadia, FLFL37,07811.6%+38%

41Coshocton, OHOH37,18811.6%+19%

42Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.7%−1%

43Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%−0%

44Cordele, GAGA19,23711.7%−8%

45Talladega, ALAL91,76411.8%+9%

46Russellville, ALAL32,44911.8%+21%

47Hanford, CACA154,32711.8%+14%

48Bogalusa, LALA44,93711.8%+8%

49Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.8%+4%

50Pikeville, KYKY89,12211.9%+21%

51Union City, TNTN30,06711.9%+16%

52Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10212.0%+20%

53Scottsboro, ALAL54,28112.0%+15%

54Paragould, ARAR47,41112.0%+10%

55Marion, OHOH65,11512.0%+8%

56Camden, ARAR26,36312.1%+2%

57Taylorville, ILIL33,44312.1%+15%

58Norwalk, OHOH58,25012.1%+11%

59Lumberton, NCNC119,94112.1%+6%

60Washington, ININ34,20912.2%+26%

61El Centro, CACA181,41112.2%+18%

62Decatur, ININ36,65012.2%+14%

63Palatka, FLFL77,73412.2%+30%

64North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23312.3%+9%

65Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09912.3%+29%

66DuBois, PAPA78,10012.3%+11%

67Salem, OHOH99,37712.4%+15%

68Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%−0%

69Susanville, CACA28,11712.4%+16%

70Merced, CACA297,26012.5%+13%

71Malvern, ARAR33,45112.5%+12%

72Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.5%+3%

73Bedford, ININ45,56812.5%+17%

74Opelousas, LALA80,76512.5%+17%

75Red Bluff, CACA64,66512.6%+11%

76Calhoun, GAGA61,70112.7%+19%

77Portsmouth, OHOH71,36512.7%+25%

78Burley, IDID49,30812.7%+6%

79Dalton, GAGA147,81912.8%+15%

80Shelbyville, TNTN55,27312.8%+15%

81Sikeston, MOMO49,97812.8%+23%

82Martinsville, VAVA63,09112.8%+17%

83Hobbs, NMNM74,74912.9%+11%

84Visalia, CACA485,14613.0%+13%

85Eufaula, ALAL26,86113.0%+23%

86Kendallville, ININ47,93713.0%+17%

87Lebanon, MOMO36,94313.0%+15%

88Athens, TNTN71,59013.0%+29%

89Borger, TXTX19,63313.0%−9%

90Pampa, TXTX21,78613.1%+6%

91Frankfort, ININ33,32213.1%+29%

92Odessa, TXTX173,80113.1%+9%

93Miami, OKOK30,43813.1%+7%

94Fremont, OHOH58,65513.1%+10%

95Washington Court House, OHOH28,55213.1%+22%

96Chillicothe, OHOH76,42913.1%+16%

97Madisonville, KYKY45,12713.2%+24%

98Hereford, TXTX18,62613.2%+13%

99Toccoa, GAGA27,85413.3%−6%

100Yuma, AZAZ224,44913.3%+12%

101Vineland, NJNJ157,14813.3%+13%

102New Iberia, LALA66,84613.4%+20%

103Canton, ILIL32,90113.4%+17%

104Winnemucca, NVNV17,26713.4%−6%

105Othello, WAWA21,48813.4%+10%

106Safford, AZAZ40,15713.4%+13%

107Alma, MIMI41,19013.5%+4%

108Minden, LALA34,94813.5%+7%

109Deming, NMNM25,40713.5%+30%

110Pontiac, ILIL35,05713.5%+7%

111Glasgow, KYKY56,22413.5%+33%

112Liberal, KSKS21,07313.5%−0%

113Centralia, ILIL36,38213.6%+12%

114Pottsville, PAPA145,08513.6%+27%

115Beckley, WVWV109,94013.7%+15%

116Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82313.7%+51%

117Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79113.7%+13%

118Danville, ILIL71,25913.7%+10%

119Dumas, TXTX21,89113.7%+24%

120New Castle, ININ49,13713.8%+18%

121Cullman, ALAL94,00913.8%+16%

122Ontario, OROR60,08513.8%+27%

123Seymour, ININ47,37013.8%+20%

124Huntingdon, PAPA43,00113.8%+16%

125Albert Lea, MNMN30,44013.8%+8%

126Campbellsville, KYKY38,40713.8%+24%

127Marinette, WIWI65,51513.9%+14%

128Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42813.9%+19%

129Laurinburg, NCNC33,32214.0%−12%

130Sidney, OHOH48,06514.0%+9%

131Greeneville, TNTN73,83114.0%+10%

132Marion, NCNC45,19814.0%+56%

133Mexico, MOMO24,52814.0%+10%

134Houma, LALA199,66814.0%+14%

135Sturgis, MIMI60,96814.0%+10%

136Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14714.1%+3%

137Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90414.1%+21%

138Shawano, WIWI45,75914.1%+11%

139Oil City, PAPA49,34614.1%+8%

140Logansport, ININ37,83614.1%+17%

141Harrison, ARAR45,65414.1%+13%

142Coldwater, MIMI45,99314.1%+33%

143Bay City, TXTX36,46314.1%+13%

144Van Wert, OHOH29,01314.1%+18%

145West Plains, MOMO40,79814.1%+30%

146Price, UTUT20,68014.2%+16%

147Hillsdale, MIMI45,73814.2%+18%

148Zanesville, OHOH87,01414.2%+12%

149Danville, VAVA101,13714.2%+26%

150Hermiston, OROR93,72114.2%−7%

151Athens, TXTX88,59514.2%+18%

152New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37314.3%+17%

153Clarksdale, MSMS19,84914.3%−12%

154Selma, ALAL35,14014.3%+2%

155Crescent City, CACA26,41014.3%+30%

156Somerset, PAPA72,00414.3%+32%

157Gloversville, NYNY52,21614.3%+6%

158Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30214.3%+25%

159Gallipolis, OHOH29,07214.3%+23%

160Henderson, KYKY57,18414.3%+18%

161Moses Lake, WAWA105,72714.4%+5%

162Mayfield, KYKY37,05014.4%+15%

163Show Low, AZAZ109,94614.4%+17%

164Dyersburg, TNTN36,32014.5%+21%

165Kinston, NCNC55,83714.5%+9%

166Mountain Home, ARAR42,98214.5%+14%

167Aberdeen, WAWA78,14414.5%+15%

168Albertville, ALAL103,53714.5%+5%

169Monticello, ININ25,16414.5%+39%

170Somerset, KYKY67,38414.5%+39%

171Brownsville, TXTX433,94614.5%+9%

172Plainview, TXTX36,70014.6%+4%

173Vidalia, GAGA36,18014.6%+13%

174Fort Morgan, COCO30,30614.6%+8%

175Mountain Home, IDID29,46514.6%−16%

176Sebring, FLFL111,12214.6%+8%

177Picayune, MSMS59,36314.6%+6%

178Forest City, NCNC65,74514.6%+17%

179Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.7%+4%

180Longview, WAWA114,88514.7%+10%

181Morristown, TNTN128,86714.7%+12%

182Bakersfield, CACA927,06814.7%+9%

183Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59914.7%+22%

184Weirton, WVWV112,46814.7%+22%

185Dublin, GAGA60,35114.7%+10%

186Elk City, OKOK22,15914.7%−5%

187Batesville, ARAR38,78514.7%+7%

188Bonham, TXTX39,26514.7%+17%

189Vernal, UTUT38,27814.7%+12%

190Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07614.8%+19%

191DeRidder, LALA36,67314.8%+7%

192Farmington, MOMO67,80914.8%+44%

193Huntington, ININ37,22414.8%+4%

194Lexington, NENE26,25514.8%+1%

195Greensburg, ININ26,57614.8%+29%

196Fort Madison, IAIA32,30614.8%+18%

197Paris, TNTN32,89614.8%+23%

198Mansfield, OHOH124,89314.9%+18%

199Vincennes, ININ35,65214.9%+3%

200Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.9%+2%

201Lake City, FLFL74,09414.9%+36%

202Mount Airy, NCNC72,28714.9%+24%

203Owosso, MIMI67,68114.9%+9%

204Laurel, MSMS82,28114.9%+14%

205Hinesville, GAGA91,87015.0%+13%

206Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%−0%

207Dixon, ILIL32,91415.0%+14%

208Farmington, NMNM120,34015.0%+11%

209Payson, AZAZ53,80115.0%+8%

210Centralia, WAWA88,06215.0%+17%

211McAllen, TXTX921,54915.1%+17%

212Cumberland, MDMD93,64015.1%+12%

213McAlester, OKOK43,32015.1%+17%

214Carlsbad, NMNM62,50915.1%+12%

215Sevierville, TNTN101,34215.2%+12%

216Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09715.2%+15%

217Galesburg, ILIL47,76715.2%+4%

218McComb, MSMS52,64015.3%+28%

219Urbana, OHOH38,82015.3%+45%

220Cadillac, MIMI49,71915.3%+12%

221Albemarle, NCNC68,83015.3%+20%

222Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65515.3%+22%

223Sunbury, PAPA107,78815.4%+20%

224Celina, OHOH42,73715.4%+22%

225Marion, ININ66,52415.4%+9%

226El Campo, TXTX42,06015.4%+8%

227Roseburg, OROR111,95115.5%+16%

228Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90915.5%+15%

229Alpena, MIMI28,85315.5%+18%

230Bluefield, WVWV96,13815.5%+23%

231Fort Smith, ARAR234,14015.5%+13%

232Yakima, WAWA259,18515.6%+2%

233Franklin, KYKY20,78815.6%+30%

234Paris, TXTX63,31915.6%+18%

235Crossville, TNTN66,30015.6%+14%

236Bradford, PAPA38,98415.6%+12%

237Sayre, PAPA59,60015.7%+6%

238Roswell, NMNM63,36415.7%−3%

239Shelby, NCNC103,32515.7%+18%

240Corsicana, TXTX57,18115.7%+28%

241Alexander City, ALAL40,95315.7%+11%

242Auburn, ININ44,53515.7%+27%

243Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.7%+1%

244Tifton, GAGA51,23715.7%+8%

245Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48615.8%+14%

246Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.8%+5%

247Richmond, ININ66,16915.8%+15%

248Fayetteville, TNTN36,85315.8%+33%

249Grand Island, NENE78,07615.8%+1%

250Gadsden, ALAL103,88615.8%+18%

251Lima, OHOH100,88115.8%+18%

252Del Rio, TXTX47,83515.8%+12%

253Ottawa, ILIL145,90215.8%+15%

254Elko, NVNV56,68215.9%+8%

255Blackfoot, IDID51,15315.9%+10%

256Lufkin, TXTX88,15415.9%+8%

257Vernon, TXTX12,48115.9%−7%

258Austin, MNMN40,97115.9%+8%

259Amsterdam, NYNY50,04615.9%+17%

260Hickory, NCNC376,89015.9%+17%

261Texarkana, TXTX146,81615.9%+10%

262Marietta, OHOH58,38916.0%+6%

263Worthington, MNMN22,33816.0%+19%

264Corinth, MSMS34,56916.0%+37%

265Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13716.0%+25%

266Yuba City, CACA187,47816.0%+22%

267Uvalde, TXTX24,96316.1%+16%

268El Dorado, ARAR36,92616.1%+8%

269Sterling, ILIL54,12116.1%+42%

270Oxford, ALAL115,83416.1%+6%

271Tiffin, OHOH54,52216.1%+29%

272Española, NMNM39,83216.1%+5%

273Goldsboro, NCNC122,27816.2%+8%

274St. Marys, PAPA29,92616.2%+31%

275Thomasville, GAGA72,95816.2%+11%

276Clarksburg, WVWV88,14216.2%+9%

277Springfield, OHOH135,34016.2%+9%

278Cañon City, COCO50,03916.2%+20%

279Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21116.2%+7%

280Modesto, CACA557,71916.3%+16%

281Wabash, ININ30,71316.3%+19%

282Beaumont, TXTX399,31016.3%+11%

283Snyder, TXTX16,16216.3%+38%

284Defiance, OHOH38,29216.3%+14%

285Albany, OROR132,84316.3%+22%

286Ardmore, OKOK48,91016.4%+8%

287Sparta, WIWI46,57216.4%+24%

288Clearlake, CACA67,77216.4%+36%

289Muskegon, MIMI177,90116.5%+19%

290Cambridge, MDMD33,62816.5%+38%

291Dothan, ALAL156,26616.5%+3%

292Duncan, OKOK44,31016.5%−1%

293Grants Pass, OROR87,86716.5%+17%

294Winchester, TNTN45,57916.5%+8%

295Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66616.5%+26%

296LaGrange, GAGA107,09716.5%+12%

297Natchez, MSMS54,72216.6%+19%

298Greenwood, MSMS34,91216.6%+12%

299Shawnee, OKOK75,10216.6%+7%

300Cookeville, TNTN152,47716.7%+14%

301Lock Haven, PAPA37,87016.7%+24%

302Hannibal, MOMO38,96916.7%+13%

303Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06316.7%+11%

304Laredo, TXTX281,22416.7%+20%

305Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.7%+3%

306Michigan City, ININ111,29416.7%+20%

307Warren, PAPA37,03816.9%+19%

308Clinton, IAIA46,00217.0%+18%

309Meridian, MSMS85,41917.0%+14%

310Victoria, TXTX99,86417.0%+7%

311Monroe, MIMI156,00417.0%+19%

312Lincoln, ILIL27,18217.0%+20%

313Sweetwater, TXTX14,11717.1%+30%

314Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57517.1%+7%

315Ocala, FLFL442,66017.1%+25%

316Huntsville, TXTX83,84217.1%−7%

317Rock Springs, WYWY41,26717.1%+0%

318Plymouth, ININ46,59917.1%+15%

319Huntington, WVWV365,96517.1%+16%

320Burlington, IAIA44,06117.1%+14%

321Freeport, ILIL43,22017.2%+10%

322Decatur, ALAL160,32617.2%+9%

323Brookhaven, MSMS35,01217.2%+39%

324Dodge City, KSKS33,99317.2%+5%

325Wheeling, WVWV134,08917.2%+17%

326Altoona, PAPA119,54117.3%+24%

327Fremont, NENE38,05717.3%+15%

328Danville, KYKY56,98517.3%+21%

329Searcy, ARAR80,08517.3%+12%

330Garden City, KSKS37,50517.3%+21%

331Sonora, CACA53,16017.3%+8%

332Nogales, AZAZ50,02017.3%+14%

333Columbus, NENE46,58317.4%+10%

334Woodward, OKOK19,82717.4%+14%

335Sumter, SCSC105,06717.4%+10%

336Owensboro, KYKY113,96217.4%+7%

337Kankakee, ILIL105,52517.4%+17%

338Muskogee, OKOK66,70817.5%+14%

339Ashland, OHOH52,52317.5%+10%

340Fairmont, MNMN19,44017.5%+9%

341Crawfordsville, ININ38,95417.5%+19%

342Albany, GAGA145,51017.5%+10%

343Manitowoc, WIWI81,71017.5%+13%

344Russellville, ARAR84,93217.5%+5%

345Stockton, CACA823,81517.5%+20%

346Johnstown, PAPA128,96817.5%+28%

347Wilson, NCNC81,15017.5%+16%

348Ozark, ALAL49,91217.5%+25%

349Jackson, MIMI159,55217.5%+8%

350Greencastle, ININ37,87617.6%+34%

351Rice Lake, WIWI46,48417.6%+18%

352Americus, GAGA33,39417.6%−6%

353Gillette, WYWY48,14517.6%+12%

354Longview, TXTX297,31517.6%+9%

355Greenville, MSMS40,44617.6%+7%

356Elkins, WVWV26,88217.6%+29%

357Tupelo, MSMS133,16717.6%+20%

358Marshall, MOMO23,26517.7%+12%

359Paducah, KYKY102,25917.7%+17%

360Jacksonville, NCNC217,17517.7%+20%

361Alamogordo, NMNM70,36817.7%+15%

362Jefferson, GAGA99,26517.7%+51%

363Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66617.8%+20%

364Grenada, MSMS30,22217.8%+41%

365Evanston, WYWY23,41517.8%+14%

366Rochelle, ILIL51,39917.8%+5%

367Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88017.9%+8%

368Cleveland, TNTN134,05717.9%+22%

369Shelton, WAWA71,16517.9%+15%

370Rome, GAGA101,37817.9%+14%

371Lake Charles, LALA244,65517.9%+16%

372Lakeland, FLFL874,79018.0%+20%

373Kingsport, TNTN314,83418.0%+16%

374Bay City, MIMI102,12318.0%+27%

375Sanford, NCNC70,25818.0%+4%

376Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.0%+13%

377Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66918.0%+7%

378Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08118.0%+20%

379Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83818.0%+7%

380Joplin, MOMO208,79618.0%+15%

381Sterling, COCO20,65418.0%+24%

382Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88318.1%+3%

383Olean, NYNY75,39018.1%+22%

384Klamath Falls, OROR70,27418.1%+14%

385Elkhart, ININ208,77418.1%+17%

386Norfolk, NENE49,22818.2%+14%

387Lewiston, IDID65,45018.2%−2%

388Fallon, NVNV25,85118.2%+9%

389Madison, ININ33,27918.2%+11%

390Hutchinson, MNMN36,63118.3%+19%

391Chambersburg, PAPA160,65218.3%+24%

392Alexandria, LALA147,95218.3%+17%

393Meadville, PAPA81,79218.3%+24%

394Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19318.3%+16%

395Coos Bay, OROR63,99218.3%+22%

396Tullahoma, TNTN69,33918.3%+8%

397Effingham, ILIL44,72718.3%+32%

398Lebanon, PAPA146,38018.3%+19%

399Auburn, NYNY74,36518.4%+18%

400Terre Haute, ININ169,24118.4%+5%

401Martin, TNTN33,26118.4%+20%

402Milledgeville, GAGA44,02918.4%+14%

403Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44218.4%−2%

404Lewiston, MEME116,48718.4%+28%

405Youngstown, OHOH423,67818.5%+15%

406New Ulm, MNMN25,51718.5%+12%

407Gettysburg, PAPA107,59418.5%+11%

408Spencer, IAIA16,20218.5%+14%

409Brookings, OROR22,62118.5%+13%

410Ottawa, KSKS26,29918.5%+12%

411St. Joseph, MOMO119,17018.6%+13%

412Parkersburg, WVWV87,26418.6%+25%

413Escanaba, MIMI36,58218.7%+9%

414Marshalltown, IAIA39,89018.7%+10%

415Cornelia, GAGA50,41618.7%+18%

416Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20118.7%+14%

417Massena, NYNY105,48818.7%+14%

418Hagerstown, MDMD315,28018.7%+29%

419Hutchinson, KSKS61,53918.8%+8%

420Williamsport, PAPA112,58718.8%+25%

421Battle Creek, MIMI133,40818.8%+18%

422Fresno, CACA1,203,38318.8%+12%

423Angola, ININ34,79918.9%+21%

424Columbus, MSMS67,14418.9%+0%

425Washington, NCNC44,67019.0%+18%

426North Platte, NENE33,97219.0%+18%

427Hermitage, PAPA107,86019.0%+10%

428The Villages, FLFL157,77219.0%+55%

429Clovis, NMNM65,27019.0%+10%

430Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00219.0%+14%

431Flint, MIMI401,09319.0%+17%

432Beatrice, NENE21,71119.1%+23%

433Wooster, OHOH116,75819.1%+11%

434Clarksville, TNTN349,00119.1%+17%

435Florence, SCSC201,39219.2%+13%

436Fairmont, WVWV55,58419.2%+20%

437Indiana, PAPA82,87819.2%+13%

438Sherman, TXTX153,61319.2%+11%

439El Paso, TXTX881,29119.2%+16%

440Adrian, MIMI97,77919.2%+18%

441Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06019.2%+14%

442Platteville, WIWI52,44619.2%+12%

443Williston, NDND41,76719.3%+17%

444Newberry, SCSC39,56119.3%+30%

445Spartanburg, SCSC407,65619.3%+12%

446Gulfport, MSMS431,32919.3%+11%

447Ludington, MIMI29,04019.4%+22%

448Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19119.4%+9%

449Holland, MIMI123,18819.4%+22%

450Panama City, FLFL231,17419.4%+17%

451Riverside, CACA4,769,00719.5%+20%

452Waco, TXTX308,80719.5%+7%

453Arkansas City, KSKS34,38219.5%+7%

454Gainesville, TXTX44,46119.5%+24%

455Scottsbluff, NENE36,27219.6%+13%

456Florence, ALAL156,60919.6%+17%

457Hammond, LALA141,34619.7%+21%

458Huron, SDSD19,62419.7%+7%

459Sandusky, OHOH112,77719.7%+20%

460Kokomo, ININ83,90419.7%+9%

461Lawton, OKOK127,59019.7%+5%

462Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04119.7%+15%

463Mobile, ALAL411,65819.8%+6%

464Jackson, TNTN184,56919.8%+21%

465Canton, OHOH400,24619.8%+14%

466Janesville, WIWI166,47219.8%+19%

467Le Mars, IAIA25,69719.8%+3%

468Muscatine, IAIA41,85319.8%+16%

469Hastings, NENE40,57719.9%+6%

470Ponca City, OKOK43,49019.9%+9%

471Killeen, TXTX511,49719.9%+11%

472Jacksonville, ILIL37,38119.9%+5%

473Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44819.9%+3%

474Corning, NYNY91,85519.9%+11%

475Monroe, LALA222,39019.9%+6%

476Branson, MOMO57,00120.0%+34%

477Dover, DEDE194,78620.0%+7%

478Baraboo, WIWI66,65220.0%+13%

479Carroll, IAIA20,30320.0%+25%

480Redding, CACA181,64820.0%+21%

481Quincy, ILIL74,14620.0%+18%

482New Bern, NCNC127,35820.0%+12%

483Columbus, GAGA324,83020.1%+11%

484Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020.1%+5%

485Valdosta, GAGA153,27620.1%+15%

486Sioux City, IAIA145,73820.2%+8%

487Jonesboro, ARAR139,44020.2%+15%

488Greenwood, SCSC95,21520.2%+18%

489Watertown, NYNY111,54020.2%+26%

490Hot Springs, ARAR99,69520.2%+13%

491Batavia, NYNY58,41620.2%+24%

492Warsaw, ININ80,89220.2%+36%

493Jasper, ININ44,01620.2%+40%

494Guymon, OKOK20,32220.3%+14%

495Monticello, NYNY80,58620.3%+22%

496Durant, OKOK51,36720.3%+13%

497La Grande, OROR25,90020.3%−7%

498Jamestown, NYNY124,12620.3%+20%

499Kingsville, TXTX30,31520.4%−0%

500Cleveland, MSMS28,26220.4%+8%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the lowest bachelor's degree or higher?

Town of Pecos, TX ranks #1 with 7.6% (2010 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2010).