RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Most college graduates, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 6,168,034. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 5 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 13,109. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Deltona, FL, up 7 places to #86.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

USUnited States24.6% of US population334,922,49982,363,216–

01New York, NYNY20,112,4486,168,034+11%

02Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4413,468,765+8%

03Chicago, ILIL9,434,1232,696,647+8%

04Washington, DCDC6,465,7242,364,097+8%

05Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572,067,948+19%

06▲2Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181,847,450+13%

07Boston, MAMA5,034,2211,823,693+9%

08▼2San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411,798,778+4%

09Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821,776,753+13%

10Houston, TXTX7,904,6271,742,444+15%

11Miami, FLFL6,391,0721,654,882+14%

12Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831,364,940+13%

13Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381,216,810+16%

14Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2951,155,399+10%

15Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131,070,366+11%

16Denver, COCO3,092,0371,051,860+15%

17San Diego, CACA3,282,248984,641+10%

18Baltimore, MDMD2,857,781871,152+9%

19▲4Austin, TXTX2,620,945850,974+26%

20Tampa, FLFL3,418,895841,216+18%

21▼2San Jose, CACA1,984,473771,840+6%

22▼1Portland, OROR2,542,282770,714+9%

23▲2Charlotte, NCNC2,938,830754,028+19%

24Riverside, CACA4,769,007753,006+14%

25▼3St. Louis, MOMO2,814,421750,935+9%

26▲1Orlando, FLFL2,957,672714,102+22%

27▼1Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,992680,520+10%

28Sacramento, CACA2,477,274618,871+14%

29Kansas City, MOMO2,270,682601,578+11%

30Columbus, OHOH2,242,028586,713+11%

31▲2Nashville, TNTN2,197,416579,475+20%

32▼1Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,858570,599+11%

33▲2San Antonio, TXTX2,813,140569,130+21%

34▼2Indianapolis, ININ2,205,695549,785+13%

35▼1Cleveland, OHOH2,165,775527,335+12%

36Raleigh, NCNC1,595,720518,208+18%

37▲2Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,226452,023+18%

38▼1Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,213436,823+12%

39▲2Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,500428,860+26%

40▼2Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,010427,588+10%

41▼1Providence, RIRI1,708,161422,875+13%

42Richmond, VAVA1,389,338385,316+14%

43Hartford, CTCT1,171,426347,159–

44Bridgeport, CTCT978,179336,283–

45▼2Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813327,212+13%

46▼2Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377315,903+15%

47▼2Louisville, KYKY1,402,509314,441+16%

48▼2Buffalo, NYNY1,155,653299,054+12%

49▲1Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645284,544+15%

50▼3Rochester, NYNY1,056,149284,227+9%

51▼3Memphis, TNTN1,341,412276,416+8%

52▼3Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766273,474+11%

53▼2Honolulu, HIHI988,703272,319+12%

54▼1Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685268,601+14%

55▼3Albany, NYNY915,835266,947+13%

56North Port, FLFL948,158266,574+25%

57▼3Omaha, NENE1,009,836254,884+11%

58▼1Worcester, MAMA888,502241,579+14%

59▲1Charleston, SCSC889,263238,132+19%

60▼1Madison, WIWI709,685234,403+13%

61▼3Albuquerque, NMNM925,279231,683+11%

62▼7New Orleans, LALA970,849230,169+7%

63Greenville, SCSC1,014,101226,376+19%

64▼2Durham, NCNC625,485221,150+15%

65▼1Colorado Springs, COCO781,796214,225+15%

66Knoxville, TNTN968,137213,237+16%

67▼2Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273211,355+14%

68▼7Oxnard, CACA830,851209,871+8%

69▼1Allentown, PAPA887,615205,629+14%

70▲4Boise City, IDID864,243203,434+27%

71▼4Columbia, SCSC879,918200,603+10%

72▼3Des Moines, IAIA758,539194,551+14%

73▼2Cape Coral, FLFL875,607193,016+19%

74▼2Portland, MEME577,635192,235+19%

75▼5Dayton, OHOH826,554184,162+12%

76▼3Baton Rouge, LALA888,699173,517+7%

77▲1Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,377173,511+15%

78▲1Fresno, CACA1,203,383172,594+15%

79▼4Akron, OHOH701,780172,473+10%

80▼3Little Rock, ARAR777,607172,030+10%

81▼5Greensboro, NCNC805,945171,313+9%

82New Haven, CTCT578,741168,009–

83▲5Provo, UTUT773,426162,973+27%

84▼3Palm Bay, FLFL663,982162,224+18%

85▼5Syracuse, NYNY652,273158,587+11%

86▲7Deltona, FLFL746,933153,540+27%

87▲2Huntsville, ALAL556,444153,066+20%

88▼5Harrisburg, PAPA617,427150,757+12%

89▲2Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206147,126+19%

90▼5Lexington, KYKY535,174145,527+11%

91▲1El Paso, TXTX881,291142,695+15%

92▼10Boulder, COCO328,560141,546+4%

93▲1Ogden, UTUT672,784139,643+15%

94▼10Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214139,341+6%

95▼8Wichita, KSKS663,809136,780+6%

96▼10Santa Rosa, CACA486,444136,497+4%

97▼2Spokane, WAWA608,012134,151+14%

98▲2Fayetteville, ARAR622,177133,355+20%

99▼9Jackson, MSMS609,847132,446+6%

100▼1Asheville, NCNC422,345131,662+18%

101▼4Wilmington, NCNC492,772131,439+17%

102Fort Collins, COCO377,292131,214+18%

103▼5Chattanooga, TNTN594,530129,752+16%

104▲1Reno, NVNV578,734128,782+18%

105▲4Lakeland, FLFL874,790128,620+27%

106▼10Manchester, NHNH433,415127,846+12%

107▼3Augusta, GAGA641,231125,713+15%

108Naples, FLFL417,131124,195+20%

109▼2Lancaster, PAPA563,159123,275+18%

110▼9Toledo, OHOH599,376122,456+10%

111▼5Trenton, NJNJ399,289118,879+10%

112Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,721117,348+25%

113▲4Stockton, CACA823,815116,881+28%

114▼11Lansing, MIMI479,722116,437+6%

115▲1Pensacola, FLFL544,949111,005+20%

116Waterbury, CTCT463,349110,369–

117▼7Scranton, PAPA574,418109,952+10%

118▼4McAllen, TXTX921,549106,469+14%

119▼4Bakersfield, CACA927,068105,790+14%

120▼9Santa Maria, CACA442,065102,469+6%

121▼8Tallahassee, FLFL397,442102,080+8%

122▼1Savannah, GAGA438,314101,408+19%

123▼5Springfield, MOMO500,69499,670+13%

124▼5Springfield, MAMA464,33894,089+8%

125▼5Anchorage, AKAK405,82192,817+8%

126▲1Gainesville, FLFL359,03692,637+18%

127▼5Eugene, OROR381,58491,155+10%

128▼3Fort Wayne, ININ466,25890,888+14%

129▼6Vallejo, CACA455,37690,769+9%

130▼1Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04790,348+18%

131▼5York, PAPA473,19789,837+14%

132▼8Lincoln, NENE352,08189,782+10%

133▼2Barnstable, MAMA233,53988,626+18%

134▼2Charlottesville, VAVA228,59783,023+11%

135▲3Lacey, WAWA304,26182,458+15%

136▼3Reading, PAPA440,07282,163+11%

137▼9Montgomery, ALAL388,74780,751+5%

138▼4Peoria, ILIL363,50579,970+9%

139Salem, OROR445,81479,707+11%

140▲5Killeen, TXTX511,49779,477+21%

141▼6Salinas, CACA433,72979,392+9%

142▼5Davenport, IAIA380,45278,868+10%

143▼2Burlington, VTVT227,80378,640+15%

144▼14Santa Cruz, CACA258,85278,603+4%

145▲10Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55178,211+26%

146Gulfport, MSMS431,32977,244+18%

147▲20Bend, OROR266,37677,153+31%

148▼12Lafayette, LALA423,75876,974+6%

149▲21Greeley, COCO378,42676,349+36%

150▼10San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36775,839+11%

151▼4Bremerton, WAWA283,37475,280+16%

152▼9Youngstown, OHOH423,67873,898+9%

153▲3Crestview, FLFL315,09873,198+19%

154▼12Mobile, ALAL411,65872,843+7%

155▲6Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63872,484+20%

156▼2Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96671,640+15%

157▼7Canton, OHOH400,24671,175+12%

158Norwich, CTCT284,01571,023–

159▼10Roanoke, VAVA316,54770,631+11%

160▼1Slidell, LALA279,10870,583+16%

161▼3Green Bay, WIWI336,75670,342+15%

162▲9Ocala, FLFL442,66069,918+26%

163▼6Modesto, CACA557,71969,633+14%

164▼11Corpus Christi, TXTX451,19169,565+12%

165▼21Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79568,997+4%

166▼15Lubbock, TXTX368,43168,694+9%

167▼19Shreveport, LALA383,47468,586+6%

168▼2Lebanon, NHNH224,50068,523+16%

169▼17South Bend, ININ324,53868,018+9%

170▼6Fargo, NDND269,52867,983+14%

171▼9Rochester, MNMN231,18467,247+12%

172▼7Fayetteville, NCNC395,41266,856+12%

173▼10Flint, MIMI401,09365,333+9%

174▲11Seaford, DEDE277,14063,898+26%

175▼6Columbia, MOMO219,06263,713+13%

176▼8Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28562,673+7%

177▼3Duluth, MNMN281,21962,506+14%

178▲1Bellingham, WAWA236,39262,077+18%

179▼7Spartanburg, SCSC407,65661,939+12%

180▼20Champaign, ILIL239,97961,682+2%

181▼8College Station, TXTX287,47661,300+11%

182▼5Columbus, GAGA324,83061,162+15%

183▼7Huntington, WVWV365,96560,881+13%

184▲4Daphne, ALAL267,76159,842+21%

185▲4Hickory, NCNC376,89059,027+19%

186▼4Athens, GAGA224,14858,646+14%

187▼3Kennewick, WAWA324,33458,450+14%

188▲7Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55258,096+23%

189▲2Clarksville, TNTN349,00157,851+18%

190▼12Rockford, ILIL337,24257,176+8%

191▲13Brownsville, TXTX433,94656,819+26%

192▼17Erie, PAPA265,83256,478+5%

193▼12Iowa City, IAIA182,71155,795+8%

194▼1Appleton, WIWI249,87655,643+15%

195▼9Lynchburg, VAVA269,16955,520+9%

196▲5Santa Fe, NMNM156,90755,283+21%

197▼10Kingsport, TNTN314,83454,894+10%

198▼18Evansville, ININ273,78654,853+6%

199▼16Utica, NYNY285,61154,027+5%

200▼8Springfield, ILIL206,03352,467+8%

201▼1Lexington Park, MDMD211,17652,455+15%

202▲6Waco, TXTX308,80752,240+22%

203▼13Amherst, MAMA164,06552,034+6%

204▼10Beaumont, TXTX399,31051,749+7%

205▲2Kingston, NYNY183,33051,591+19%

206Hagerstown, MDMD315,28051,366+15%

207▼4Medford, OROR221,79551,141+13%

208▼3Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85050,634+13%

209▲12Auburn, ALAL208,01350,207+30%

210▼13Bloomington, ILIL171,41950,157+7%

211▼12Binghamton, NYNY243,18949,313+8%

212▼1Amarillo, TXTX276,23548,135+17%

213▼15Topeka, KSKS233,05248,034+4%

214▲1Visalia, CACA485,14647,878+20%

215▼19Lafayette, ININ228,46847,565+1%

216▼7Hilo, HIHI210,04347,001+11%

217▲26St. George, UTUT213,67045,891+40%

218▼5Tyler, TXTX252,54945,827+12%

219▲3The Villages, FLFL157,77245,603+22%

220▼4Traverse City, MIMI156,97245,567+15%

221▲6Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21245,296+23%

222▼20State College, PAPA157,39345,195−1%

223▼9Billings, MTMT193,60344,989+11%

224▼1Sebastian, FLFL172,79944,585+20%

225▼7Las Cruces, NMNM229,09144,390+13%

226▼6Concord, NHNH158,07844,101+14%

227▼1Bozeman, MTMT128,74043,990+19%

228▼9Johnson City, TNTN216,41643,853+13%

229▼17Bloomington, ININ165,23143,819+7%

230▼20Chico, CACA209,21143,158+4%

231▲9Panama City, FLFL231,17441,551+24%

232▼7Longview, TXTX297,31540,762+10%

233▼16Blacksburg, VAVA181,61640,541+3%

234▼2Warner Robins, GAGA208,09140,521+14%

235▼6Missoula, MTMT128,69840,435+11%

236▼12Charleston, WVWV200,17040,417+9%

237▲13Gainesville, GAGA226,56838,883+23%

238▼3Racine, WIWI198,91938,847+12%

239▼11Napa, CACA132,94938,806+6%

240▼9Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55338,649+7%

241▲19Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86438,419+28%

242Pittsfield, MAMA128,22438,388+17%

243▼7Lake Charles, LALA244,65538,265+12%

244▼14Lawrence, KSKS120,92038,154+5%

245▼12La Crosse, WIWI171,18237,973+7%

246▼5Morgantown, WVWV141,99537,052+12%

247▼1Eau Claire, WIWI176,64736,943+15%

248▼11Kahului, HIHI160,67436,915+9%

249▼5Monroe, LALA222,39036,714+13%

250▼11Oshkosh, WIWI174,21836,594+9%

251▲16Grand Junction, COCO162,84536,375+25%

252▼18Greenville, NCNC182,93636,358+3%

253▼4Kenosha, WIWI168,44835,991+14%

254▼7Ithaca, NYNY104,04735,958+13%

255▼17St. Cloud, MNMN205,85435,936+6%

256▼8Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36835,579+12%

257▼4Rapid City, SDSD156,93435,576+15%

258▲6Dover, DEDE194,78634,823+18%

259▼7Ames, IAIA128,09034,602+10%

260▼2Midland, TXTX193,13934,546+15%

261▲10Burlington, NCNC186,17734,376+21%

262▼17Waterloo, IAIA169,18933,664+4%

263▼9Bangor, MEME157,96733,620+9%

264▼2Bismarck, NDND139,75033,580+13%

265Torrington, CTCT114,69033,509–

266▼3Niles, MIMI152,44433,482+13%

267▲2Truckee, CACA101,91133,036+15%

268▲14Logan, UTUT160,88932,982+26%

269▲1Laredo, TXTX281,22432,979+15%

270▼14East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17932,905+8%

271▼6Joplin, MOMO208,79632,881+12%

272▼21Fort Smith, ARAR234,14032,690+4%

273▼12Corvallis, OROR97,72832,679+9%

274▼17Bowling Green, KYKY197,18032,580+7%

275▼16Jefferson City, MOMO152,71232,236+8%

276▲2Idaho Falls, IDID173,85132,165+21%

277▼11Saginaw, MIMI187,68831,982+10%

278▼23Florence, SCSC201,39231,222+1%

279▼6Pinehurst, NCNC110,61931,066+11%

280▼6Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01430,828+11%

281▼13Eureka, CACA131,64730,821+7%

282▼10Redding, CACA181,64830,633+9%

283▼6Abilene, TXTX185,42930,447+14%

284▲2Winchester, VAVA152,33230,347+22%

285▼6Pueblo, COCO169,27730,320+15%

286▼10Yakima, WAWA259,18530,258+13%

287▼2Jacksonville, NCNC217,17529,721+18%

288▼13Manhattan, KSKS136,12229,612+9%

289▲8Kalispell, MTMT115,42929,533+27%

290▼9Janesville, WIWI166,47229,358+13%

291▲2Heber, UTUT81,65529,337+20%

292▼9Augusta, MEME129,06729,219+13%

293▼13Jackson, TNTN184,56929,028+10%

294▼4Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97528,578+16%

295▲5Florence, ALAL156,60928,471+25%

296▼4Glens Falls, NYNY124,37328,237+15%

297▼3Chambersburg, PAPA160,65227,519+14%

298▼7Wausau, WIWI139,43227,298+11%

299▼1Houma, LALA199,66827,167+18%

300▼12Helena, MTMT97,15327,153+9%

301▲3Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66626,797+20%

302▼13Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15526,697+8%

303▼4Merced, CACA297,26026,697+17%

304▼20Elkhart, ININ208,77426,425+4%

305▼18Jackson, MIMI159,55226,381+6%

306Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,10226,239+21%

307▼11Muskegon, MIMI177,90126,126+11%

308▼13Terre Haute, ININ169,24125,867+8%

309▼4Monroe, MIMI156,00425,852+16%

310▼7Staunton, VAVA129,69225,629+14%

311▼9Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33225,223+12%

312▲8Key West, FLFL80,40624,960+20%

313▲11Sandusky, OHOH112,77724,680+20%

314▼13Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44824,476+7%

315▲13Lebanon, PAPA146,38024,194+18%

316▲26Wenatchee, WAWA128,41423,810+21%

317▼4Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65723,672+13%

318▼11Wheeling, WVWV134,08923,604+9%

319▼11Valdosta, GAGA153,27623,567+10%

320▲6St. Simons, GAGA118,52423,529+14%

321▼4Richmond, KYKY131,80623,519+13%

322▼12Decatur, ALAL160,32623,434+10%

323▼8Jonesboro, ARAR139,44023,289+12%

324▲10Whitewater, WIWI106,12723,213+14%

325▼16Yuba City, CACA187,47823,177+8%

326▲29Sherman, TXTX153,61323,154+25%

327▼8Yuma, AZAZ224,44923,144+11%

328▲7New Bern, NCNC127,35823,087+15%

329▼15Salisbury, MDMD131,87222,985+10%

330▲1Cheyenne, WYWY102,93822,953+12%

331▲20Holland, MIMI123,18822,824+22%

332▼10Sioux City, IAIA145,73822,824+11%

333▼8Sheboygan, WIWI118,04722,784+11%

334▼22Rifle, COCO80,09922,757+8%

335▲14Cookeville, TNTN152,47722,754+20%

336▼15Johnstown, PAPA128,96822,629+9%

337▼21Dothan, ALAL156,26622,613+8%

338▲7Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13722,537+17%

339▼3Albany, GAGA145,51022,435+12%

340▼10Dubuque, IAIA99,38122,362+9%

341▼23Grand Forks, NDND105,04622,350+7%

342▼19Jamestown, NYNY124,12622,167+8%

343▼11Alexandria, LALA147,95222,110+8%

344▼15Greenfield, MAMA70,69822,083+8%

345▼34Mankato, MNMN104,90722,025+3%

346▼13Midland, MIMI83,75421,908+7%

347▼8Ottawa, ILIL145,90221,848+10%

348▼10Tupelo, MSMS133,16721,735+9%

349▲7Barre, VTVT59,65221,316+17%

350▼9Altoona, PAPA119,54121,189+8%

351▼7Battle Creek, MIMI133,40821,057+8%

352Cleveland, TNTN134,05720,852+11%

353▼13Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48620,792+5%

354▲7Pottsville, PAPA145,08520,737+18%

355▼28Texarkana, TXTX146,81620,4910%

356▼13Edwards, COCO54,29120,430+4%

357▲7Brainerd, MNMN100,56220,422+16%

358▲1Durango, COCO56,89820,379+15%

359▼22Fairbanks, AKAK93,97220,340+2%

360▼14San Angelo, TXTX122,06520,310+5%

361▲2Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66620,250+15%

362▼4Hermitage, PAPA107,86020,110+13%

363▼9Lawton, OKOK127,59020,001+8%

364▲3Albany, OROR132,84319,848+15%

365▼8Keene, NHNH78,26919,827+10%

366▼16Williamsport, PAPA112,58719,803+5%

367▼14St. Joseph, MOMO119,17019,695+5%

368▲15Watertown, NYNY111,54019,597+23%

369▲5Vineland, NJNJ157,14819,503+15%

370▼2Wooster, OHOH116,75819,342+12%

371▼6Owensboro, KYKY113,96219,333+10%

372▼10Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21519,331+10%

373Port Angeles, WAWA78,20219,285+14%

374▲5Gettysburg, PAPA107,59419,282+18%

375▼28Columbus, ININ85,72919,2370%

376▼10Springfield, OHOH135,34018,937+9%

377Putnam, CTCT98,09618,711–

378▲11Hudson, NYNY60,16818,694+21%

379▼31Hammond, LALA141,34618,671−3%

380▼2Hot Springs, ARAR99,69518,522+13%

381▼21Muncie, ININ113,10618,479+4%

382▼12Lewiston, MEME116,48718,415+8%

383▲12Morehead City, NCNC70,46918,381+22%

384▼3Sunbury, PAPA107,78818,052+11%

385▲3Paducah, KYKY102,25918,034+16%

386▼11Massena, NYNY105,48818,014+7%

387▲18Michigan City, ININ111,29417,990+22%

388▼12Stillwater, OKOK83,88917,950+7%

389▼17El Centro, CACA181,41117,902+5%

390▲32Dalton, GAGA147,81917,863+29%

391▲10Pocatello, IDID91,59117,703+19%

392▲12Morristown, TNTN128,86717,572+19%

393▼9Corbin, KYKY150,04017,509+10%

394▼12Odessa, TXTX173,80117,405+8%

395▼18Corning, NYNY91,85517,385+4%

396▲1Weirton, WVWV112,46817,276+15%

397▼17Goldsboro, NCNC122,27817,204+5%

398▲22Rome, GAGA101,37817,203+23%

399▼14Watertown, WIWI86,50517,169+9%

400▼14Oxford, MSMS71,97217,169+10%

401▼30Decatur, ILIL99,30017,1290%

402▼15Seneca, SCSC83,77516,949+9%

403▲12Monticello, NYNY80,58616,897+19%

404▲12Sebring, FLFL111,12216,814+19%

405▲2Bay City, MIMI102,12316,659+13%

406▲6Laconia, NHNH65,14716,561+15%

407▼15Great Falls, MTMT85,02916,558+9%

408▼8Twin Falls, IDID123,90116,492+10%

409▼16Marquette, MIMI68,06416,462+9%

410▼1Sumter, SCSC105,06716,407+12%

411▼8Ukiah, CACA88,12216,373+10%

412▲18Statesboro, GAGA97,97716,347+23%

413▼44Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66916,347−5%

414▼24Beckley, WVWV109,94016,279+6%

415▼13Oxford, ALAL115,83416,207+9%

416▼20Roseburg, OROR111,95116,099+7%

417▲7Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91216,082+16%

418▼10Kapaa, HIHI73,40016,064+9%

419▼8Frankfort, KYKY77,87416,059+11%

420▼10Clarksburg, WVWV88,14215,916+10%

421▼3Elmira, NYNY80,41515,901+14%

422▲3Rutland, VTVT59,65315,898+16%

423▲53Jefferson, GAGA99,26515,891+42%

424▼33Stevens Point, WIWI71,94315,841+3%

425▲17Granbury, TXTX70,50115,833+25%

426▼28Breckenridge, COCO39,06915,781+5%

427▼14Adrian, MIMI97,77915,735+9%

428▼34Mansfield, OHOH124,89315,667+4%

429▲9Sevierville, TNTN101,34215,646+22%

430▼16Findlay, OHOH75,03415,574+8%

431▲1Jackson, WYWY36,58715,408+18%

432▼1Shelby, NCNC103,32515,301+16%

433▼34Kankakee, ILIL105,52515,226+2%

434▲5Casper, WYWY80,52615,176+18%

435▼29Greenwood, SCSC95,21515,128+3%

436▼9Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13815,109+12%

437▲7Brattleboro, VTVT45,20415,084+20%

438▼12Parkersburg, WVWV87,26415,029+10%

439▼20Boone, NCNC54,78614,956+7%

440▲3LaGrange, GAGA107,09714,821+17%

441▲4Farmington, NMNM120,34014,701+17%

442▼9Cumberland, MDMD93,64014,693+13%

443▼22Indiana, PAPA82,87814,671+5%

444▲20Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45914,393+22%

445▼11Bluefield, WVWV96,13814,264+9%

446▼23Minot, NDND75,69414,198+3%

447▼18Albertville, ALAL103,53714,129+6%

448▼13Waynesville, NCNC63,36914,047+8%

449▼9Longview, WAWA114,88513,910+8%

450▲16Show Low, AZAZ109,94613,885+20%

451Starkville, MSMS62,06313,871+13%

452▼16Lima, OHOH100,88113,732+6%

453▲21Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80813,695+22%

454▼17Warsaw, ININ80,89213,591+6%

455▼2Auburn, NYNY74,36513,529+11%

456▼28Oneonta, NYNY60,58913,504+1%

457▼11Quincy, ILIL74,14613,422+7%

458▼3Meridian, MSMS85,41913,396+10%

459▼12Manitowoc, WIWI81,71013,374+7%

460▼3Faribault, MNMN69,93913,207+9%

461▼44Hanford, CACA154,32713,136−7%

462▲7Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713,119+14%

463▼22Gadsden, ALAL103,88613,109+3%

464▲18Centralia, WAWA88,06213,097+22%

465▼15Victoria, TXTX99,86413,090+7%

466▼17Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15412,980+5%

467▼2Grants Pass, OROR87,86712,968+11%

468▼12Danville, VAVA101,13712,914+7%

469▲18Baraboo, WIWI66,65212,722+20%

470▼7Athens, OHOH63,19712,711+7%

471▼19Marion, ILIL67,22512,674+4%

472New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312,659+11%

473Port Townsend, WAWA33,97012,542+11%

474▼3Kearney, NENE57,96212,506+9%

475▲18Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24512,479+18%

476▲7Salem, OHOH99,37712,465+16%

477▲50Cullman, ALAL94,00912,453+39%

478▲12Athens, TXTX88,59512,423+17%

479▼19Russellville, ARAR84,93212,384+3%

480▲5Kerrville, TXTX54,03712,379+16%

481▼27Meadville, PAPA81,79212,359+1%

482▼1Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04112,316+14%

483▼13Walla Walla, WAWA62,36112,262+7%

484▲12Zanesville, OHOH87,01412,240+19%

485▼26Pullman, WAWA48,51212,231+2%

486▲2Lewiston, IDID65,45012,183+15%

487▼12Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45112,090+8%

488▼30Kokomo, ININ83,90412,0800%

489▼11Easton, MDMD38,23812,052+8%

490▲12DuBois, PAPA78,10011,905+20%

491▼30Laramie, WYWY38,55811,903−1%

492▼13Salina, KSKS59,12111,810+7%

493▼16Wilson, NCNC81,15011,799+6%

494▼8Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19311,716+10%

495▼4Moses Lake, WAWA105,72711,645+10%

496▲33Huntsville, TXTX83,84211,642+31%

497▲1Columbus, MSMS67,14411,552+13%

498▼50Carbondale, ILIL52,50111,475−7%

499▼32Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69111,427−1%

500▼8Newport, OROR50,63611,414+8%

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest college graduates?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 6,168,034 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by college graduates?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is college graduates measured?

Number of adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher (ACS B15003). The raw-count companion to the college-degree share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).