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Most college graduates, Idaho cities

Idaho cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 3,077.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Boise City, IDID238,42979,647+18%

02Meridian, IDID142,98838,401+36%

03Nampa, IDID120,38416,734+39%

04▲3Eagle, IDID34,65813,790+46%

05▼1Idaho Falls, IDID71,78513,560+15%

06Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,17912,605+28%

07▼2Pocatello, IDID58,77111,973+19%

08Twin Falls, IDID56,2168,628+15%

09▲2Caldwell, IDID76,6297,725+54%

10▲3Post Falls, IDID46,7157,157+51%

11▼2Moscow, IDID26,7216,741−3%

12▼2Lewiston, IDID34,7176,577+16%

13▲1Ammon, IDID20,1195,114+51%

14▲3Kuna, IDID31,5254,849+69%

15▼3Rexburg, IDID40,3344,452−6%

16Garden City, IDID13,0473,658+26%

17▲3Star, IDID20,8743,421+80%

18▼3Hayden, IDID17,3633,077+4%

19▼1Chubbuck, IDID16,8232,833+15%

20▼1Sandpoint, IDID10,6452,611+19%

21Hailey, IDID10,0532,507+35%

22Mountain Home, IDID16,7792,315+38%

23Blackfoot, IDID13,3612,014+23%

24Middleton, IDID12,6001,919+56%

25▲1Rathdrum, IDID13,2271,792+88%

26▲3Rigby, IDID5,7571,372+99%

27▼2Burley, IDID12,4091,126+13%

28▼1Jerome, IDID13,731837+11%

29▼1Emmett, IDID8,900809+13%

30▲4Fruitland, IDID7,213739+84%

31▲2Payette, IDID8,813685+43%

32▼2Weiser, IDID6,249641+7%

33▼1Preston, IDID6,177629+26%

34▼3Shelley, IDID5,303608+9%

35Kimberly, IDID5,798569+43%

36Rupert, IDID6,460330+2%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES