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).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

501Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06011,387+6%

502Bennington, VTVT36,63011,314+19%

503Cedar City, UTUT67,14111,273+31%

504Klamath Falls, OROR70,27411,229+11%

505Olean, NYNY75,39011,154+6%

506Coos Bay, OROR63,99211,091+16%

507Pikeville, KYKY89,12211,066+26%

508Ellensburg, WAWA48,80311,046+12%

509Lumberton, NCNC119,94110,997−8%

510Shelton, WAWA71,16510,993+26%

511Sandpoint, IDID54,42010,965+24%

512Orangeburg, SCSC83,17710,931−5%

513Bartlesville, OKOK54,03710,872+7%

514Grand Island, NENE78,07610,787+5%

515Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03510,745+17%

516Brigham City, UTUT70,40510,707+28%

517Talladega, ALAL91,76410,697+12%

518Petoskey, MIMI33,77510,561+25%

519Fairmont, WVWV55,58410,536+18%

520Hermiston, OROR93,72110,532+10%

521Taos, NMNM34,56410,482+31%

522Searcy, ARAR80,08510,477−1%

523Alamogordo, NMNM70,36810,424+25%

524Moscow, IDID41,84210,374+2%

525Mount Airy, NCNC72,28710,358+14%

526Brevard, NCNC34,21110,357+18%

527Laurel, MSMS82,28110,351−6%

528Lufkin, TXTX88,15410,322−1%

529Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00210,287+12%

530Aberdeen, WAWA78,14410,281+19%

531Winona, MNMN50,52310,280+4%

532Sonora, CACA53,16010,256+11%

533Forest City, NCNC65,74510,143+10%

534Shawnee, OKOK75,10210,048+7%

535Carson, NVNV58,57110,016+10%

536Thomasville, GAGA72,95810,003+1%

537Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2119,954+8%

538Batavia, NYNY58,4169,931+10%

539Rexburg, IDID69,3809,863+21%

540Tullahoma, TNTN69,3399,850+9%

541Los Alamos, NMNM19,4079,792+8%

542Somerset, PAPA72,0049,788+6%

543Branson, MOMO57,0019,780+19%

544Owosso, MIMI67,6819,729+14%

545Greeneville, TNTN73,8319,718+21%

546Danville, ILIL71,2599,591+18%

547Ruston, LALA48,3609,583+6%

548Hinesville, GAGA91,8709,564+9%

549Sanford, NCNC70,2589,538+12%

550Red Wing, MNMN48,1959,504+10%

551Chillicothe, OHOH76,4299,501+8%

552Marinette, WIWI65,5159,463+19%

553Warrensburg, MOMO56,6709,435+1%

554Hailey, IDID32,4369,413+36%

555Crossville, TNTN66,3009,405+17%

556Enid, OKOK61,7799,400−1%

557Juneau city and, AKAK31,6099,381+7%

558Richmond, ININ66,1699,274+3%

559Clovis, NMNM65,2709,263+8%

560Marietta, OHOH58,3899,259+15%

561Aberdeen, SDSD41,5839,238+4%

562Bemidji, MNMN47,0559,232+7%

563Rolla, MOMO45,2479,228+11%

564Portsmouth, OHOH71,3659,202+12%

565Montrose, COCO44,5919,172+23%

566Kingsland, GAGA60,1439,109+17%

567Tahlequah, OKOK49,1969,018+6%

568Albemarle, NCNC68,8309,018+17%

569Astoria, OROR40,9269,005+30%

570Marion, ININ66,5248,908+11%

571Houghton, MIMI40,0288,892+15%

572Rochelle, ILIL51,3998,758+13%

573Paris, TXTX63,3198,750+12%

574Sayre, PAPA59,6008,737+9%

575Clearlake, CACA67,7728,716+12%

576Hutchinson, KSKS61,5398,670+1%

577Red Bluff, CACA64,6658,610+12%

578Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4048,599+7%

579Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2198,585+47%

580Durant, OKOK51,3678,547+19%

581Cortland, NYNY45,8508,542+6%

582Cañon City, COCO50,0398,514+23%

583Athens, TNTN71,5908,508+16%

584Vicksburg, MSMS41,7598,478+18%

585Menomonie, WIWI46,2238,453+3%

586Lake City, FLFL74,0948,443+15%

587Alexandria, MNMN40,1208,443+15%

588Somerset, KYKY67,3848,434+10%

589Enterprise, ALAL56,9538,388+7%

590Mason City, IAIA49,7108,382+4%

591Platteville, WIWI52,4468,367+13%

592Muskogee, OKOK66,7088,334−8%

593Willmar, MNMN44,7208,302+18%

594Stephenville, TXTX43,9118,300+3%

595Brookings, SDSD37,6358,159+3%

596Danville, KYKY56,9858,156+11%

597Charleston, ILIL46,6078,153−5%

598Farmington, MOMO67,8098,147+23%

599Ashland, OHOH52,5238,138+4%

600North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2338,063+2%

601Cornelia, GAGA50,4168,053+26%

602Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0837,996+20%

603Gloversville, NYNY52,2167,960+13%

604Opelousas, LALA80,7657,918−2%

605Sterling, ILIL54,1217,910+7%

606Cody, WYWY31,1717,874+7%

607Amsterdam, NYNY50,0467,863+23%

608Effingham, ILIL44,7277,837+14%

609Palatka, FLFL77,7347,805+9%

610Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0257,790+3%

611Rice Lake, WIWI46,4847,777+17%

612Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2017,738+22%

613Lewisburg, PAPA42,3137,725−1%

614Carlsbad, NMNM62,5097,702+20%

615Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5277,691+15%

616Jasper, ININ44,0167,680+4%

617Tiffin, OHOH54,5227,652+18%

618Fremont, OHOH58,6557,649+13%

619Ada, OKOK38,5287,646+7%

620Norfolk, NENE49,2287,646+3%

621Martinsville, VAVA63,0917,634+1%

622Brenham, TXTX38,2887,633+15%

623Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4427,627−6%

624Calhoun, GAGA61,7017,593+23%

625Payson, AZAZ53,8017,566−1%

626Pittsburg, KSKS39,0087,519+8%

627Roswell, NMNM63,3647,512+3%

628Hastings, NENE40,5777,444+12%

629Dickinson, NDND39,1427,428+30%

630Burlington, IAIA44,0617,409+17%

631Murray, KYKY39,4217,371−6%

632Nogales, AZAZ50,0207,365+19%

633Henderson, KYKY57,1847,357+9%

634Gillette, WYWY48,1457,262+22%

635Winchester, TNTN45,5797,243+21%

636Clinton, IAIA46,0027,224+15%

637Pella, IAIA34,1927,200+6%

638Galesburg, ILIL47,7677,190+7%

639Owatonna, MNMN37,4647,168+8%

640Gaffney, SCSC58,2757,144+28%

641Cadillac, MIMI49,7197,135+14%

642Sheridan, WYWY33,2417,111+8%

643Oil City, PAPA49,3467,074−3%

644Riverton, WYWY39,4647,064+7%

645Sturgis, MIMI60,9687,021+7%

646Dublin, GAGA60,3516,995+18%

647Washington, NCNC44,6706,960−2%

648Hood River, OROR23,7206,936+26%

649Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186,912+5%

650Natchez, MSMS54,7226,901+5%

651McPherson, KSKS30,0646,891+23%

652Gainesville, TXTX44,4616,888+15%

653Sikeston, MOMO49,9786,884+8%

654Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4976,875+14%

655Hobbs, NMNM74,7496,870+12%

656Fort Payne, ALAL74,0856,863+2%

657Ozark, ALAL49,9126,862+12%

658Sidney, OHOH48,0656,853+9%

659Weatherford, OKOK39,0596,804+12%

660Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9096,797+14%

661Milledgeville, GAGA44,0296,768−1%

662Scottsbluff, NENE36,2726,763+19%

663Hays, KSKS29,0756,761+0%

664Marion, OHOH65,1156,758+13%

665New Iberia, LALA66,8466,735−5%

666Hillsdale, MIMI45,7386,695+13%

667Blackfoot, IDID51,1536,673+17%

668Picayune, MSMS59,3636,672+19%

669Muscatine, IAIA41,8536,671+8%

670Sparta, WIWI46,5726,661+0%

671Norwalk, OHOH58,2506,645+14%

672Glasgow, KYKY56,2246,628+14%

673Jacksonville, TXTX53,3376,568+10%

674Bedford, ININ45,5686,566+9%

675Del Rio, TXTX47,8356,549+15%

676Spearfish, SDSD29,4596,533+4%

677Palestine, TXTX59,8056,511+36%

678Plymouth, ININ46,5996,502+7%

679Ardmore, OKOK48,9106,468−1%

680Freeport, ILIL43,2206,461−2%

681Elko, NVNV56,6826,449+10%

682Las Vegas, NMNM30,3116,421+29%

683Austin, MNMN40,9716,399+6%

684Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0766,348−1%

685Corsicana, TXTX57,1816,347+16%

686Ontario, OROR60,0856,335+14%

687Silver City, NMNM27,2526,309+23%

688Greenville, MSMS40,4466,306+4%

689Tifton, GAGA51,2376,294+24%

690Mountain Home, ARAR42,9826,293+11%

691Seymour, ININ47,3706,262+17%

692Duncan, OKOK44,3106,251+13%

693Waycross, GAGA57,6706,248+15%

694Kinston, NCNC55,8376,243+2%

695Celina, OHOH42,7376,198+18%

696Angola, ININ34,7996,162+15%

697Columbus, NENE46,5836,155+1%

698New Castle, ININ49,1376,147+9%

699McAlester, OKOK43,3206,140+9%

700Shawano, WIWI45,7596,114+17%

701Huntingdon, PAPA43,0016,103+5%

702Big Rapids, MIMI42,3206,088−3%

703Alexander City, ALAL40,9536,068+12%

704Newberry, SCSC39,5616,053+20%

705Scottsboro, ALAL54,2816,046+0%

706Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3026,035+13%

707Auburn, ININ44,5356,031+15%

708Kendallville, ININ47,9376,028+23%

709Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835,993+14%

710Hannibal, MOMO38,9695,991+2%

711Williston, NDND41,7675,988+2%

712Gallup, NMNM68,1195,985+17%

713Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815,982+1%

714Marshalltown, IAIA39,8905,979+9%

715Marion, NCNC45,1985,958−2%

716Bradford, PAPA38,9845,943+7%

717Jacksonville, ILIL37,3815,936+8%

718Nantucket, MAMA14,7585,930+41%

719Shelbyville, TNTN55,2735,921+0%

720Greenville, OHOH51,5205,846+8%

721Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4285,773+20%

722Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5755,761+9%

723Ludington, MIMI29,0405,749+23%

724Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675,747−4%

725Emporia, KSKS34,8385,726−2%

726Lewisburg, TNTN38,0715,687+50%

727El Campo, TXTX42,0605,667+12%

728Pahrump, NVNV57,3365,663+30%

729Natchitoches, LALA36,0895,653+23%

730Escanaba, MIMI36,5825,636+11%

731Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0635,573+6%

732Warren, PAPA37,0385,571−1%

733Arkansas City, KSKS34,3825,569+6%

734Ponca City, OKOK43,4905,561−2%

735Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6555,517−3%

736Wilmington, OHOH42,3015,490−3%

737Brownwood, TXTX38,7115,467+4%

738North Platte, NENE33,9725,464+1%

739Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8385,457+5%

740Fremont, NENE38,0575,432+13%

741Troy, ALAL33,6885,428−5%

742Pierre, SDSD20,5885,427+6%

743Campbellsville, KYKY38,4075,423+12%

744Harrison, ARAR45,6545,406−3%

745Burley, IDID49,3085,405+18%

746Huntington, ININ37,2245,401+3%

747Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705,393+9%

748Coldwater, MIMI45,9935,389+19%

749Cleveland, MSMS28,2625,374+4%

750Bay City, TXTX36,4635,370+14%

751Alma, MIMI41,1905,357+15%

752Kirksville, MOMO29,8245,333+17%

753Crawfordsville, ININ38,9545,330−2%

754Paragould, ARAR47,4115,316+1%

755Sedalia, MOMO44,2545,316+2%

756Alamosa, COCO27,8965,315+20%

757Madisonville, KYKY45,1275,308+5%

758Española, NMNM39,8325,292+7%

759Dyersburg, TNTN36,3205,271+13%

760Urbana, OHOH38,8205,205+22%

761Hutchinson, MNMN36,6315,205+21%

762Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535,196+13%

763Greenwood, MSMS34,9125,190+17%

764Macomb, ILIL25,9165,175−12%

765Bonham, TXTX39,2655,168+17%

766McComb, MSMS52,6405,162−8%

767Greencastle, ININ37,8765,146+22%

768Marshall, MNMN25,6845,142+19%

769Yankton, SDSD23,6355,141+21%

770Fort Madison, IAIA32,3065,123+15%

771Ruidoso, NMNM19,8445,106+37%

772Bucyrus, OHOH41,8965,086+13%

773Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3195,051+29%

774Defiance, OHOH38,2925,018+5%

775Wabash, ININ30,7135,010+23%

776El Dorado, ARAR36,9264,944−12%

777Henderson, NCNC42,6384,906−7%

778West Plains, MOMO40,7984,898+3%

779Alice, TXTX45,3834,886−0%

780Lewistown, PAPA46,1274,840+13%

781Dixon, ILIL32,9144,835+3%

782Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8234,822−7%

783Martin, TNTN33,2614,796+12%

784Pontiac, ILIL35,0574,774+14%

785Ottumwa, IAIA35,2104,708−0%

786Moultrie, GAGA47,4384,691+15%

787Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1474,683+2%

788St. Marys, PAPA29,9264,664+10%

789Brookhaven, MSMS35,0124,658+26%

790Americus, GAGA33,3944,656+11%

791Clewiston, FLFL61,5464,638+36%

792Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9144,637+13%

793Rockingham, NCNC42,0414,633−15%

794Vincennes, ININ35,6524,615+14%

795La Grande, OROR25,9004,590+7%

796Okeechobee, FLFL42,6084,588+9%

797Madison, ININ33,2794,587+18%

798Mayfield, KYKY37,0504,586+11%

799Batesville, ARAR38,7854,577−2%

800Cambridge, MDMD33,6284,539−1%

801Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9044,538+19%

802Cedartown, GAGA45,5144,520+27%

803Douglas, GAGA52,8614,502+10%

804Paris, TNTN32,8964,502+9%

805Canton, ILIL32,9014,454−4%

806Corinth, MSMS34,5694,441−3%

807Morgan City, LALA46,5524,438+33%

808Grenada, MSMS30,2224,431+6%

809Selma, ALAL35,1404,402+3%

810Vidalia, GAGA36,1804,370+12%

811Ottawa, KSKS26,2994,366+26%

812New Ulm, MNMN25,5174,359+12%

813Bishop, CACA18,1584,337+25%

814Garden City, KSKS37,5054,312+13%

815Centralia, ILIL36,3824,308+1%

816Logansport, ININ37,8364,291+27%

817The Dalles, OROR26,3104,245+13%

818Crescent City, CACA26,4104,239+39%

819Brookings, OROR22,6214,234−4%

820Coshocton, OHOH37,1884,223+12%

821Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0774,216+2%

822Malvern, ARAR33,4514,215+14%

823Cambridge, OHOH38,3794,206+2%

824Taylorville, ILIL33,4434,198−1%

825Watertown, SDSD29,5624,195+9%

826Dodge City, KSKS33,9934,188+22%

827Mountain Home, IDID29,4654,186+19%

828DeRidder, LALA36,6734,183−8%

829Lincoln, ILIL27,1824,142+5%

830McMinnville, TNTN43,7174,106+7%

831Gallipolis, OHOH29,0724,065+13%

832Peru, ININ34,4874,045+18%

833Lebanon, MOMO36,9434,030+11%

834Elkins, WVWV26,8824,013+22%

835Alpena, MIMI28,8533,977+5%

836Kingsville, TXTX30,3153,970−4%

837Albert Lea, MNMN30,4403,959+7%

838Altus, OKOK24,7643,957+11%

839Bogalusa, LALA44,9373,952+6%

840Union City, TNTN30,0673,946+19%

841Mitchell, SDSD25,9133,909−6%

842Jamestown, NDND21,4143,897+12%

843Le Mars, IAIA25,6973,796+0%

844Laurinburg, NCNC33,3223,772+3%

845Vernal, UTUT38,2783,722+9%

846Wahpeton, NDND23,0193,710+9%

847Great Bend, KSKS24,7903,690−3%

848Safford, AZAZ40,1573,679+3%

849Greensburg, ININ26,5763,617+3%

850Plainview, TXTX36,7003,601−13%

851Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7913,595+1%

852Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8803,533+12%

853Beatrice, NENE21,7113,514+12%

854Frankfort, ININ33,3223,513+13%

855Blytheville, ARAR37,8283,508−17%

856Decatur, ININ36,6503,506+10%

857Evanston, WYWY23,4153,504+25%

858Fort Morgan, COCO30,3063,502+9%

859Maryville, MOMO20,1743,473+2%

860Big Spring, TXTX30,5043,472+5%

861Vermillion, SDSD15,0313,446−1%

862Washington, ININ34,2093,442+30%

863Van Wert, OHOH29,0133,430+2%

864Jesup, GAGA32,4813,385+33%

865Huron, SDSD19,6243,382+17%

866Carroll, IAIA20,3033,368+4%

867Russellville, ALAL32,4493,365+6%

868Marshall, MOMO23,2653,358−0%

869Fairmont, MNMN19,4403,329+9%

870Baker City, OROR16,6583,298+10%

871Monticello, ININ25,1643,294+18%

872Minden, LALA34,9483,293−18%

873Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9383,242−1%

874Camden, ARAR26,3633,212+23%

875Spencer, IAIA16,2023,155+18%

876Fallon, NVNV25,8513,149−0%

877Lexington, NENE26,2553,132+5%

878Moberly, MOMO24,5133,130+2%

879Uvalde, TXTX24,9633,079−6%

880Magnolia, ARAR21,8943,065+2%

881Sterling, COCO20,6543,039−7%

882Thomaston, GAGA28,5002,995+20%

883Beeville, TXTX32,5152,970+24%

884Bainbridge, GAGA29,4322,957+19%

885Newport, TNTN37,8892,946+0%

886Miami, OKOK30,4382,945−5%

887Susanville, CACA28,1172,924+4%

888Storm Lake, IAIA20,4492,901+12%

889Washington Court House, OHOH28,5522,864−4%

890Mexico, MOMO24,5282,862+14%

891Woodward, OKOK19,8272,832+6%

892Arcadia, FLFL37,0782,832−14%

893Toccoa, GAGA27,8542,820−11%

894Guymon, OKOK20,3222,784−15%

895Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992,777+11%

896Ketchikan, AKAK13,5492,735+11%

897Connersville, ININ23,5332,625+10%

898Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292,621+48%

899Franklin, KYKY20,7882,563+73%

900Price, UTUT20,6802,548+15%

901Clarksdale, MSMS19,8492,541+0%

902Worthington, MNMN22,3382,439+8%

903Deming, NMNM25,4072,409+19%

904Kennett, MOMO26,8552,404−12%

905Pampa, TXTX21,7862,385+2%

906Forrest City, ARAR21,8002,269+16%

907Borger, TXTX19,6332,240+4%

908Winnemucca, NVNV17,2672,170+3%

909Atchison, KSKS16,1722,149+2%

910Summerville, GAGA25,3002,110+27%

911Eufaula, ALAL26,8612,079−8%

912Cordele, GAGA19,2372,062+0%

913Andrews, TXTX18,9141,991+22%

914Elk City, OKOK22,1591,979−18%

915Raymondville, TXTX19,9711,835+47%

916Othello, WAWA21,4881,786+20%

917Dumas, TXTX21,8911,564−11%

918Sweetwater, TXTX14,1171,518+6%

919Vernon, TXTX12,4811,510+15%

920Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0991,509+21%

921Liberal, KSKS21,0731,433−0%

922Snyder, TXTX16,1621,429−21%

923Zapata, TXTX13,7531,228+26%

924Hereford, TXTX18,6261,226−7%

925Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138582−47%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES