RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Least educated, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). Clewiston, FL leads at 9.0%. 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

01Clewiston, FLFL61,5469.0%+4%

02Raymondville, TXTX19,9719.2%+23%

03Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.5%+6%

04Summerville, GAGA25,3009.7%+27%

05Morgan City, LALA46,5529.8%+4%

06Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13810.6%+32%

07Beeville, TXTX32,51510.8%−12%

08Forrest City, ARAR21,80010.9%+13%

09Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31910.9%+58%

10Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09911.0%+15%

11Liberal, KSKS21,07311.2%−17%

12Newport, TNTN37,88911.3%+82%

13Palestine, TXTX59,80511.3%+2%

14Gallup, NMNM68,11911.5%−3%

15Eufaula, ALAL26,86111.6%+10%

16Bogalusa, LALA44,93711.8%+8%

17Hereford, TXTX18,62612.0%+2%

18Franklin, KYKY20,78812.0%+1%

19Zapata, TXTX13,75312.2%+40%

20Arcadia, FLFL37,07812.2%+45%

21Douglas, GAGA52,86112.2%+28%

22Pahrump, NVNV57,33612.4%+23%

23Jesup, GAGA32,48112.6%+9%

24Susanville, CACA28,11712.7%+18%

25Cedartown, GAGA45,51412.7%+59%

26Washington, ININ34,20912.8%+32%

27Marion, OHOH65,11512.9%+17%

28Camden, ARAR26,36313.0%+10%

29Logansport, ININ37,83613.0%+8%

30Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90413.0%+12%

31Deming, NMNM25,40713.1%+26%

32Pikeville, KYKY89,12213.1%+34%

33Lewistown, PAPA46,12713.2%+21%

34Big Spring, TXTX30,50413.4%+20%

35Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10213.4%+35%

36Palatka, FLFL77,73413.6%+44%

37Thomaston, GAGA28,50013.6%+19%

38McMinnville, TNTN43,71713.7%+50%

39Cordele, GAGA19,23713.7%+7%

40Moultrie, GAGA47,43813.7%+20%

41Peru, ININ34,48713.7%+33%

42Othello, WAWA21,48813.8%+14%

43Kennett, MOMO26,85513.9%+53%

44Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91413.9%+60%

45Fort Payne, ALAL74,08514.0%+69%

46Farmington, MOMO67,80914.0%+37%

47Lumberton, NCNC119,94114.0%+23%

48Bainbridge, GAGA29,43214.0%+16%

49Merced, CACA297,26014.1%+28%

50Dumas, TXTX21,89114.2%+29%

51Mexico, MOMO24,52814.3%+13%

52Okeechobee, FLFL42,60814.3%+60%

53Gaffney, SCSC58,27514.4%+22%

54Visalia, CACA485,14614.5%+26%

55Waycross, GAGA57,67014.5%+32%

56Salem, OHOH99,37714.5%+35%

57Hobbs, NMNM74,74914.6%+25%

58Frankfort, ININ33,32214.6%+44%

59Picayune, MSMS59,36314.6%+6%

60Norwalk, OHOH58,25014.7%+35%

61Connersville, ININ23,53314.8%+88%

62Dalton, GAGA147,81914.8%+33%

63Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02514.8%+34%

64Safford, AZAZ40,15714.8%+25%

65Talladega, ALAL91,76414.8%+38%

66Coshocton, OHOH37,18814.9%+52%

67Vernon, TXTX12,48114.9%−13%

68Lake City, FLFL74,09414.9%+36%

69Andrews, TXTX18,91414.9%+21%

70Decatur, ININ36,65015.0%+40%

71Minden, LALA34,94815.0%+19%

72Lebanon, MOMO36,94315.0%+32%

73Coldwater, MIMI45,99315.0%+41%

74Hanford, CACA154,32715.0%+45%

75Russellville, ALAL32,44915.0%+55%

76Sweetwater, TXTX14,11715.1%+14%

77Cambridge, OHOH38,37915.1%+50%

78Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42815.1%+29%

79Opelousas, LALA80,76515.1%+41%

80Washington Court House, OHOH28,55215.2%+42%

81Miami, OKOK30,43815.3%+25%

82New Iberia, LALA66,84615.3%+37%

83Bucyrus, OHOH41,89615.3%+58%

84Malvern, ARAR33,45115.3%+37%

85El Centro, CACA181,41115.4%+49%

86Crescent City, CACA26,41015.4%+40%

87Borger, TXTX19,63315.4%+8%

88Greenville, OHOH51,52015.4%+53%

89Kendallville, ININ47,93715.4%+39%

90Cullman, ALAL94,00915.4%+30%

91Farmington, NMNM120,34015.4%+14%

92Pampa, TXTX21,78615.4%+25%

93Yuma, AZAZ224,44915.4%+30%

94Union City, TNTN30,06715.5%+51%

95Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.5%−3%

96Kinston, NCNC55,83715.5%+17%

97Danville, ILIL71,25915.5%+25%

98Dublin, GAGA60,35115.5%+16%

99Ontario, OROR60,08515.6%+43%

100Blytheville, ARAR37,82815.6%+38%

101Portsmouth, OHOH71,36515.6%+54%

102Glasgow, KYKY56,22415.6%+54%

103Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82315.7%+72%

104Athens, TNTN71,59015.7%+55%

105Elkins, WVWV26,88215.7%+15%

106Brookhaven, MSMS35,01215.8%+27%

107Calhoun, GAGA61,70115.9%+50%

108Urbana, OHOH38,82015.9%+50%

109McComb, MSMS52,64015.9%+33%

110Corbin, KYKY150,04015.9%+52%

111North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23316.0%+42%

112Sturgis, MIMI60,96816.0%+26%

113Greeneville, TNTN73,83116.1%+26%

114Aberdeen, WAWA78,14416.1%+27%

115Tifton, GAGA51,23716.1%+10%

116Show Low, AZAZ109,94616.1%+31%

117Snyder, TXTX16,16216.1%+36%

118Madisonville, KYKY45,12716.1%+52%

119Chillicothe, OHOH76,42916.2%+43%

120Alice, TXTX45,38316.2%+58%

121Centralia, ILIL36,38216.2%+34%

122Scottsboro, ALAL54,28116.2%+56%

123Lewisburg, TNTN38,07116.2%+53%

124Worthington, MNMN22,33816.3%+21%

125Vernal, UTUT38,27816.3%+24%

126Houma, LALA199,66816.3%+33%

127New Castle, ININ49,13716.4%+40%

128Hermiston, OROR93,72116.4%+7%

129Shawano, WIWI45,75916.4%+30%

130Natchez, MSMS54,72216.5%+18%

131Fremont, OHOH58,65516.5%+38%

132Vincennes, ININ35,65216.5%+14%

133Henderson, KYKY57,18416.5%+35%

134Martinsville, VAVA63,09116.5%+51%

135Mayfield, KYKY37,05016.5%+31%

136Alma, MIMI41,19016.5%+28%

137Danville, VAVA101,13716.5%+46%

138Vidalia, GAGA36,18016.6%+29%

139Pontiac, ILIL35,05716.6%+31%

140Odessa, TXTX173,80116.6%+38%

141Vineland, NJNJ157,14816.6%+41%

142Selma, ALAL35,14016.6%+19%

143Monticello, ININ25,16416.7%+59%

144Elk City, OKOK22,15916.7%+8%

145Elko, NVNV56,68216.7%+13%

146Clearlake, CACA67,77216.7%+39%

147Somerset, PAPA72,00416.7%+55%

148Price, UTUT20,68016.8%+37%

149DuBois, PAPA78,10016.8%+51%

150Burley, IDID49,30816.8%+40%

151Somerset, KYKY67,38416.8%+60%

152Marinette, WIWI65,51516.9%+38%

153Greencastle, ININ37,87616.9%+29%

154Pottsville, PAPA145,08517.0%+58%

155Plainview, TXTX36,70017.0%+21%

156Longview, WAWA114,88517.0%+28%

157Corsicana, TXTX57,18117.0%+39%

158Dodge City, KSKS33,99317.0%+4%

159Albert Lea, MNMN30,44017.0%+33%

160Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30217.1%+49%

161Bakersfield, CACA927,06817.1%+27%

162Carlsbad, NMNM62,50917.2%+27%

163Van Wert, OHOH29,01317.2%+44%

164Fort Morgan, COCO30,30617.3%+28%

165Paragould, ARAR47,41117.3%+59%

166Hutchinson, MNMN36,63117.3%+12%

167West Plains, MOMO40,79817.3%+59%

168Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07617.3%+39%

169Tiffin, OHOH54,52217.3%+39%

170Madison, ININ33,27917.3%+6%

171Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14717.4%+27%

172Gallipolis, OHOH29,07217.4%+49%

173Red Bluff, CACA64,66517.4%+54%

174Jacksonville, TXTX53,33717.4%+53%

175Zanesville, OHOH87,01417.5%+38%

176Harrison, ARAR45,65417.5%+40%

177Crossville, TNTN66,30017.5%+28%

178Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59917.5%+45%

179Henderson, NCNC42,63817.5%+63%

180Sebring, FLFL111,12217.5%+29%

181Lexington, NENE26,25517.6%+20%

182Yakima, WAWA259,18517.6%+15%

183Albemarle, NCNC68,83017.6%+38%

184Roswell, NMNM63,36417.7%+9%

185Greenwood, MSMS34,91217.7%+20%

186Gadsden, ALAL103,88617.7%+32%

187Modesto, CACA557,71917.7%+26%

188Weirton, WVWV112,46817.7%+47%

189Paris, TNTN32,89617.7%+46%

190Garden City, KSKS37,50517.7%+24%

191Clarksdale, MSMS19,84917.7%+10%

192Mountain Home, ARAR42,98217.8%+39%

193Owosso, MIMI67,68117.8%+29%

194Mansfield, OHOH124,89317.8%+41%

195Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21117.8%+17%

196Rockingham, NCNC42,04117.8%+76%

197Huntingdon, PAPA43,00117.8%+50%

198Morristown, TNTN128,86717.8%+36%

199New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37317.9%+46%

200Mount Airy, NCNC72,28717.9%+48%

201Corinth, MSMS34,56917.9%+53%

202Seymour, ININ47,37017.9%+56%

203Bonham, TXTX39,26517.9%+42%

204Taylorville, ILIL33,44317.9%+70%

205Moberly, MOMO24,51317.9%+53%

206Alpena, MIMI28,85318.0%+36%

207Sikeston, MOMO49,97818.0%+73%

208Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09718.0%+36%

209Moses Lake, WAWA105,72718.0%+31%

210Auburn, ININ44,53518.0%+45%

211Toccoa, GAGA27,85418.0%+28%

212Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79118.1%+49%

213Bluefield, WVWV96,13818.1%+43%

214Grants Pass, OROR87,86718.1%+29%

215Shelton, WAWA71,16518.1%+17%

216Shelbyville, TNTN55,27318.1%+63%

217Brownsville, TXTX433,94618.2%+36%

218Paris, TXTX63,31918.2%+38%

219Lufkin, TXTX88,15418.2%+24%

220LaGrange, GAGA107,09718.2%+23%

221Gloversville, NYNY52,21618.2%+35%

222Ozark, ALAL49,91218.2%+30%

223Beckley, WVWV109,94018.2%+53%

224Marion, ININ66,52418.3%+30%

225Sevierville, TNTN101,34218.3%+35%

226DeRidder, LALA36,67318.3%+33%

227McAlester, OKOK43,32018.3%+42%

228Canton, ILIL32,90118.3%+61%

229Athens, TXTX88,59518.3%+52%

230Hinesville, GAGA91,87018.4%+38%

231Marion, NCNC45,19818.4%+105%

232Beaumont, TXTX399,31018.4%+25%

233Duncan, OKOK44,31018.4%+11%

234Defiance, OHOH38,29218.4%+29%

235Fort Madison, IAIA32,30618.5%+48%

236Española, NMNM39,83218.5%+20%

237Roseburg, OROR111,95118.5%+39%

238Sedalia, MOMO44,25418.5%+23%

239Cañon City, COCO50,03918.5%+37%

240Cadillac, MIMI49,71918.5%+35%

241Batesville, ARAR38,78518.5%+35%

242Dyersburg, TNTN36,32018.6%+55%

243Lima, OHOH100,88118.7%+39%

244Amsterdam, NYNY50,04618.7%+37%

245Sayre, PAPA59,60018.7%+26%

246Marietta, OHOH58,38918.7%+24%

247Victoria, TXTX99,86418.7%+17%

248Dixon, ILIL32,91418.7%+42%

249Fallon, NVNV25,85118.7%+12%

250Laredo, TXTX281,22418.8%+35%

251El Campo, TXTX42,06018.8%+31%

252Bedford, ININ45,56818.8%+75%

253Alexander City, ALAL40,95318.8%+33%

254Winnemucca, NVNV17,26718.8%+33%

255Cumberland, MDMD93,64018.9%+40%

256Oxford, ALAL115,83418.9%+24%

257Alamogordo, NMNM70,36818.9%+22%

258Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66618.9%+44%

259Sterling, ILIL54,12118.9%+67%

260Wabash, ININ30,71318.9%+38%

261Americus, GAGA33,39418.9%+1%

262Ottawa, ILIL145,90218.9%+37%

263Springfield, OHOH135,34018.9%+27%

264Hillsdale, MIMI45,73818.9%+57%

265Bradford, PAPA38,98419.0%+35%

266Huntsville, TXTX83,84219.0%+4%

267Hickory, NCNC376,89019.1%+40%

268Centralia, WAWA88,06219.1%+48%

269Michigan City, ININ111,29419.1%+37%

270Del Rio, TXTX47,83519.1%+35%

271Yuba City, CACA187,47819.1%+46%

272Fayetteville, TNTN36,85319.1%+61%

273Newberry, SCSC39,56119.2%+29%

274Stockton, CACA823,81519.2%+32%

275Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90919.2%+43%

276St. Marys, PAPA29,92619.2%+56%

277Galesburg, ILIL47,76719.2%+32%

278Forest City, NCNC65,74519.2%+54%

279Payson, AZAZ53,80119.2%+39%

280Escanaba, MIMI36,58219.2%+13%

281Sidney, OHOH48,06519.3%+51%

282Oil City, PAPA49,34619.3%+48%

283Clinton, IAIA46,00219.3%+34%

284McAllen, TXTX921,54919.3%+50%

285Ponca City, OKOK43,49019.3%+6%

286Celina, OHOH42,73719.4%+53%

287Woodward, OKOK19,82719.4%+27%

288Shawnee, OKOK75,10219.4%+25%

289Warren, PAPA37,03819.4%+37%

290Evanston, WYWY23,41519.4%+25%

291Uvalde, TXTX24,96319.4%+41%

292Orangeburg, SCSC83,17719.5%+20%

293Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48619.5%+41%

294Shelby, NCNC103,32519.5%+47%

295Burlington, IAIA44,06119.5%+30%

296Albany, OROR132,84319.5%+46%

297Bay City, TXTX36,46319.5%+57%

298Lincoln, ILIL27,18219.5%+38%

299Greensburg, ININ26,57619.5%+70%

300Elkhart, ININ208,77419.5%+26%

301Grenada, MSMS30,22219.5%+55%

302Lock Haven, PAPA37,87019.6%+46%

303Laurel, MSMS82,28119.6%+50%

304Longview, TXTX297,31519.6%+22%

305Meridian, MSMS85,41919.6%+31%

306Bay City, MIMI102,12319.7%+39%

307Ottumwa, IAIA35,21019.7%+35%

308Plymouth, ININ46,59919.7%+32%

309Muskegon, MIMI177,90119.7%+42%

310Fremont, NENE38,05719.7%+31%

311Gillette, WYWY48,14519.7%+26%

312Muskogee, OKOK66,70819.8%+29%

313Richmond, ININ66,16919.8%+44%

314Goldsboro, NCNC122,27819.8%+32%

315Martin, TNTN33,26119.9%+29%

316Cambridge, MDMD33,62819.9%+66%

317Olean, NYNY75,39019.9%+34%

318Campbellsville, KYKY38,40719.9%+79%

319Coos Bay, OROR63,99219.9%+33%

320Natchitoches, LALA36,08919.9%+8%

321Hutchinson, KSKS61,53920.0%+15%

322Danville, KYKY56,98520.0%+40%

323Alexandria, LALA147,95220.0%+28%

324Watertown, SDSD29,56220.0%+6%

325Wilson, NCNC81,15020.0%+33%

326Wilmington, OHOH42,30120.0%+42%

327Jacksonville, ILIL37,38120.1%+6%

328Brownwood, TXTX38,71120.1%+34%

329Ottawa, KSKS26,29920.1%+22%

330Texarkana, TXTX146,81620.1%+39%

331Decatur, ALAL160,32620.2%+28%

332Dothan, ALAL156,26620.2%+26%

333Ardmore, OKOK48,91020.2%+34%

334Fort Smith, ARAR234,14020.3%+47%

335Cookeville, TNTN152,47720.3%+39%

336Sunbury, PAPA107,78820.4%+58%

337Meadville, PAPA81,79220.4%+39%

338The Dalles, OROR26,31020.4%+30%

339Greenville, MSMS40,44620.5%+25%

340Magnolia, ARAR21,89420.5%+22%

341Blackfoot, IDID51,15320.5%+43%

342Sanford, NCNC70,25820.5%+19%

343Kankakee, ILIL105,52520.6%+38%

344Sherman, TXTX153,61320.6%+19%

345Lakeland, FLFL874,79020.6%+38%

346Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06020.6%+22%

347Sterling, COCO20,65420.6%+41%

348Huntington, WVWV365,96520.6%+39%

349Rice Lake, WIWI46,48420.6%+39%

350Albertville, ALAL103,53720.7%+49%

351Ocala, FLFL442,66020.7%+51%

352Clovis, NMNM65,27020.7%+19%

353Washington, NCNC44,67020.7%+29%

354Mountain Home, IDID29,46520.7%+20%

355Searcy, ARAR80,08520.7%+34%

356Beatrice, NENE21,71120.7%+34%

357Crawfordsville, ININ38,95420.8%+42%

358Winchester, TNTN45,57920.8%+36%

359Atchison, KSKS16,17220.8%+16%

360Storm Lake, IAIA20,44920.8%+11%

361Marshalltown, IAIA39,89020.8%+22%

362Grand Island, NENE78,07620.8%+33%

363Sumter, SCSC105,06720.8%+32%

364Freeport, ILIL43,22020.8%+33%

365Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19120.9%+18%

366Albany, GAGA145,51020.9%+32%

367Thomasville, GAGA72,95820.9%+43%

368Nogales, AZAZ50,02020.9%+38%

369Tullahoma, TNTN69,33921.0%+24%

370Huntington, ININ37,22421.0%+48%

371Monroe, MIMI156,00421.0%+47%

372Adrian, MIMI97,77921.1%+29%

373Cornelia, GAGA50,41621.1%+33%

374Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83821.1%+25%

375Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65521.1%+69%

376Kokomo, ININ83,90421.1%+17%

377Fresno, CACA1,203,38321.1%+26%

378Branson, MOMO57,00121.2%+42%

379Lebanon, PAPA146,38021.2%+38%

380El Dorado, ARAR36,92621.2%+42%

381Rock Springs, WYWY41,26721.2%+24%

382Klamath Falls, OROR70,27421.2%+33%

383Terre Haute, ININ169,24121.2%+21%

384Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66621.3%+43%

385Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88021.3%+29%

386Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06321.3%+42%

387Parkersburg, WVWV87,26421.3%+43%

388Great Bend, KSKS24,79021.3%+28%

389Lake Charles, LALA244,65521.3%+38%

390Sparta, WIWI46,57221.3%+62%

391Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88321.3%+22%

392Rome, GAGA101,37821.4%+35%

393Wheeling, WVWV134,08921.4%+45%

394Columbus, NENE46,58321.4%+36%

395Las Vegas, NMNM30,31121.4%+5%

396Battle Creek, MIMI133,40821.5%+34%

397Flint, MIMI401,09321.5%+32%

398Twin Falls, IDID123,90121.5%+38%

399North Platte, NENE33,97221.7%+34%

400Fairmont, MNMN19,44021.7%+35%

401Enterprise, ALAL56,95321.7%+13%

402Clarksburg, WVWV88,14221.7%+46%

403Paducah, KYKY102,25921.8%+44%

404Rochelle, ILIL51,39921.8%+28%

405Gainesville, TXTX44,46121.8%+39%

406Muscatine, IAIA41,85321.8%+27%

407Russellville, ARAR84,93221.9%+31%

408Batavia, NYNY58,41621.9%+34%

409Jackson, TNTN184,56921.9%+34%

410St. Joseph, MOMO119,17021.9%+34%

411Manitowoc, WIWI81,71021.9%+42%

412Hammond, LALA141,34622.0%+35%

413Johnstown, PAPA128,96822.0%+60%

414Auburn, NYNY74,36522.0%+41%

415Cleveland, TNTN134,05722.0%+50%

416Ashland, OHOH52,52322.0%+38%

417Ludington, MIMI29,04022.0%+39%

418Monroe, LALA222,39022.1%+17%

419Saginaw, MIMI187,68822.1%+39%

420Youngstown, OHOH423,67822.1%+37%

421Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13722.1%+73%

422Florence, SCSC201,39222.1%+31%

423Joplin, MOMO208,79622.1%+41%

424Tupelo, MSMS133,16722.1%+50%

425Redding, CACA181,64822.1%+33%

426Florence, ALAL156,60922.2%+32%

427Columbus, MSMS67,14422.2%+17%

428Effingham, ILIL44,72722.2%+60%

429Kingsport, TNTN314,83422.2%+43%

430Chambersburg, PAPA160,65222.2%+50%

431Altus, OKOK24,76422.2%+20%

432Hannibal, MOMO38,96922.3%+51%

433Altoona, PAPA119,54122.3%+60%

434Le Mars, IAIA25,69722.3%+15%

435Hagerstown, MDMD315,28022.3%+53%

436Sonora, CACA53,16022.3%+39%

437Riverside, CACA4,769,00722.4%+37%

438Angola, ININ34,79922.5%+45%

439Mason City, IAIA49,71022.5%+17%

440Watertown, NYNY111,54022.5%+40%

441Kingsland, GAGA60,14322.5%+41%

442Jackson, MIMI159,55222.5%+39%

443Wooster, OHOH116,75822.5%+31%

444Marshall, MOMO23,26522.5%+43%

445Austin, MNMN40,97122.6%+53%

446Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00222.6%+35%

447Gettysburg, PAPA107,59422.6%+36%

448Greenwood, SCSC95,21522.6%+32%

449Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08122.6%+51%

450New Ulm, MNMN25,51722.6%+37%

451Wahpeton, NDND23,01922.6%+52%

452Durant, OKOK51,36722.6%+27%

453Hermitage, PAPA107,86022.7%+31%

454Lewiston, MEME116,48722.7%+58%

455Arkansas City, KSKS34,38222.7%+24%

456Hot Springs, ARAR99,69522.8%+27%

457Canton, OHOH400,24622.8%+32%

458Lawton, OKOK127,59022.8%+21%

459Carson, NVNV58,57122.9%+24%

460Pueblo, COCO169,27722.9%+25%

461Panama City, FLFL231,17422.9%+38%

462Big Rapids, MIMI42,32022.9%+20%

463Vicksburg, MSMS41,75923.0%+10%

464Sioux City, IAIA145,73823.0%+24%

465Jamestown, NYNY124,12623.1%+36%

466Fairmont, WVWV55,58423.1%+44%

467Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44823.1%+20%

468Scottsbluff, NENE36,27223.1%+33%

469Rockford, ILIL337,24223.2%+24%

470Gulfport, MSMS431,32923.2%+33%

471Platteville, WIWI52,44623.2%+35%

472Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20123.3%+42%

473Enid, OKOK61,77923.3%+19%

474Norfolk, NENE49,22823.4%+46%

475Carroll, IAIA20,30323.4%+47%

476Huron, SDSD19,62423.5%+28%

477Jefferson, GAGA99,26523.5%+100%

478Williamsport, PAPA112,58723.5%+56%

479Brookings, OROR22,62123.5%+43%

480Janesville, WIWI166,47223.5%+41%

481Casper, WYWY80,52623.5%+18%

482Killeen, TXTX511,49723.5%+31%

483Elmira, NYNY80,41523.6%+27%

484Holland, MIMI123,18823.6%+49%

485Massena, NYNY105,48823.6%+44%

486Owensboro, KYKY113,96223.6%+45%

487Jacksonville, NCNC217,17523.6%+60%

488Decatur, ILIL99,30023.6%+39%

489Brigham City, UTUT70,40523.6%+24%

490Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55323.6%+27%

491Baraboo, WIWI66,65223.8%+35%

492Quincy, ILIL74,14623.8%+40%

493New Bern, NCNC127,35823.8%+33%

494Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21223.8%+36%

495Lewiston, IDID65,45023.9%+28%

496Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66923.9%+42%

497Spencer, IAIA16,20223.9%+47%

498Waco, TXTX308,80723.9%+32%

499Amarillo, TXTX276,23523.9%+16%

500Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57524.0%+50%

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Frequently asked

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

Clewiston, FL ranks #1 with 9.0% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

Clewiston, FL, Raymondville, TX, Middlesborough, KY, Summerville, GA, Morgan City, LA.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).