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Most educated, Maryland cities

Maryland cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 206 cities in Maryland that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 206 is 43.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chestertown, MD, up 56 places to #59.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Bethesda, MDMD69,39787.1%+8.2 pts

02▲2Fulton, MDMD5,67785.0%–

03Potomac, MDMD45,90284.9%+8.5 pts

04▼2Chevy Chase, MDMD9,44583.8%+8.6 pts

05▲1South Kensington, MDMD8,14883.2%+14.4 pts

06▼1Travilah, MDMD11,72179.4%+4.9 pts

07North Potomac, MDMD23,92277.2%+1.8 pts

08▲3North Bethesda, MDMD49,67775.1%+11.4 pts

09Hampton, MDMD5,37274.9%+15.6 pts

10▲2Mays Chapel, MDMD16,06672.3%+11.4 pts

11▼1Darnestown, MDMD7,05172.3%+0.3 pts

12▼4Fairwood, MDMD7,52671.7%–

13▲1Annapolis Neck, MDMD12,03271.1%–

14▲5Towson, MDMD58,67969.3%+16.1 pts

15▼2Clarksburg, MDMD30,48769.0%+14.0 pts

16▲1Ellicott City, MDMD75,25768.8%+12.3 pts

17▲7Lutherville, MDMD6,57468.4%–

18▼2Four Corners, MDMD8,15068.4%–

19▲31Ashton-Sandy Spring, MDMD5,63066.1%+16.4 pts

20▼5Scaggsville, MDMD10,56466.0%–

21▼3Urbana, MDMD14,26066.0%–

22▼1Rockville, MDMD67,56365.6%+12.7 pts

23Forest Glen, MDMD6,84065.2%+15.7 pts

24▼2Olney, MDMD35,79765.0%+8.7 pts

25▲9Timonium, MDMD10,30465.0%–

26▲4Kemp Mill, MDMD13,04264.8%+11.6 pts

27▲6Crofton, MDMD29,54964.7%+13.5 pts

28Poolesville, MDMD5,94263.7%+19.4 pts

29▼2Columbia, MDMD104,33863.6%+4.5 pts

30▼4Ilchester, MDMD28,36462.9%–

31▲11Linganore, MDMD14,44462.7%–

32▲5Takoma Park, MDMD17,26061.7%+12.1 pts

33▼1Parole, MDMD17,22961.7%+15.6 pts

34▲4Silver Spring, MDMD81,46260.6%+12.1 pts

35▼4North Kensington, MDMD8,95460.4%+15.0 pts

36▼7Pikesville, MDMD33,52460.0%+5.4 pts

37▼17Brock Hall, MDMD13,61559.2%–

38▼13Cloverly, MDMD16,64659.0%+9.6 pts

39▲9Elkridge, MDMD26,28358.9%+15.2 pts

40▼5Severna Park, MDMD40,22858.6%+8.1 pts

41Middletown, MDMD5,05658.2%+18.2 pts

42▲1Arnold, MDMD24,30358.0%+9.7 pts

43▼4Colesville, MDMD14,51957.2%−2.1 pts

44▲1Garrison, MDMD9,46956.7%−0.1 pts

45▲4Cape St. Claire, MDMD9,23656.2%+16.5 pts

46▼6Lake Arbor, MDMD14,33555.9%+4.3 pts

47▲31Honeygo, MDMD12,25055.1%–

48▼2Wildewood, MDMD7,55254.9%–

49▲48Leonardtown, MDMD5,03354.7%+39.3 pts

50▼14Spring Ridge, MDMD5,92254.7%–

51▲1Catonsville, MDMD43,36854.7%+17.6 pts

52▲19Mount Airy, MDMD9,85754.6%+25.7 pts

53▲15Fallston, MDMD10,01353.9%+14.1 pts

54▲2Mitchellville, MDMD11,35953.8%+12.5 pts

55▼1Annapolis, MDMD40,63453.8%+15.1 pts

56▼12North Laurel, MDMD25,56353.5%+13.9 pts

57▲8Leisure World, MDMD8,88253.3%–

58▲2Redland, MDMD18,66553.2%+5.3 pts

59▲56Chestertown, MDMD5,65853.2%+24.6 pts

60▲3Odenton, MDMD45,00253.1%+22.7 pts

61▼4Westphalia, MDMD13,22852.9%–

62▲5Eldersburg, MDMD31,69552.9%+20.0 pts

63▼8College Park, MDMD35,41852.7%+11.9 pts

64▼13Cheverly, MDMD6,16452.6%+13.1 pts

65▼18Gaithersburg, MDMD71,11352.5%+6.0 pts

66▲10Savage, MDMD8,23951.8%–

67▼5Glenn Dale, MDMD13,77251.2%+8.7 pts

68▲2White Marsh, MDMD10,93250.8%+20.0 pts

69▲39Hyattsville, MDMD21,15850.7%+24.1 pts

70▼4Bowie, MDMD58,38350.4%+7.4 pts

71▼12Germantown, MDMD90,71950.4%+7.2 pts

72▲13Fort Meade, MDMD11,22550.2%+20.7 pts

73▼20Hillandale, MDMD5,06050.2%+8.9 pts

74▼5Green Valley, MDMD13,60249.7%+11.6 pts

75▲6Bel Air South, MDMD58,13749.4%+13.8 pts

76▲14Chesapeake Beach, MDMD6,46649.0%+27.4 pts

77▼4Damascus, MDMD17,64049.0%+5.7 pts

78▼3Bel Air North, MDMD31,30248.5%+10.8 pts

79▼21Burtonsville, MDMD10,20348.3%−2.2 pts

80▼19Cockeysville, MDMD23,96247.8%+0.9 pts

81▲3Laurel, MDMD30,25447.7%+11.5 pts

82▲13Accokeek, MDMD14,36247.4%+16.8 pts

83▼9Owings Mills, MDMD37,24547.1%+4.3 pts

84▼4Layhill, MDMD5,49746.4%–

85▲3Fairland, MDMD26,23146.4%−5.1 pts

86▲10Ballenger Creek, MDMD26,39046.4%+13.3 pts

87▲16Reisterstown, MDMD25,58246.2%+11.3 pts

88▼5Severn, MDMD58,40246.1%+19.5 pts

89▲39Springdale, MDMD5,22645.8%+13.2 pts

90▼8Largo, MDMD12,22945.6%+12.5 pts

91▼19Maryland City, MDMD19,18645.4%+25.5 pts

92▼15Greenbelt, MDMD24,94845.3%+0.4 pts

93Glenmont, MDMD17,20845.3%–

94▲15Marlboro, MDMD9,38244.4%–

95▲16Mayo, MDMD8,69444.0%+18.6 pts

96▲14California, MDMD13,13643.8%+10.8 pts

97▲17Walkersville, MDMD6,50143.7%+15.5 pts

98▼34Calverton, MDMD17,62443.5%−3.6 pts

99▼8White Oak, MDMD17,32943.4%−3.4 pts

100▼6Aspen Hill, MDMD53,27943.3%0.0 pts

101Frederick, MDMD92,05943.2%+13.3 pts

102▲14Bel Air, MDMD10,50743.0%+12.2 pts

103▼4Fort Washington, MDMD25,13443.0%+6.8 pts

104▼12Montgomery, MDMD34,11042.8%−6.9 pts

105▲1Havre de Grace, MDMD15,63042.5%+20.6 pts

106▼1Flower Hill, MDMD13,79442.5%–

107▼21Perry Hall, MDMD29,10542.1%+11.9 pts

108▲42Berlin, MDMD5,33541.9%+25.8 pts

109▲17Bensville, MDMD15,84841.8%–

110▲28Arbutus, MDMD22,50741.8%+18.8 pts

111▲35Ocean City, MDMD6,84041.7%+13.7 pts

112▼33Kettering, MDMD14,01441.6%+7.3 pts

113▲14Frostburg, MDMD6,97941.5%+11.4 pts

114▲11Edgewater, MDMD8,51941.1%–

115▼3Linthicum, MDMD11,31341.0%+15.1 pts

116▼29Abingdon, MDMD5,01941.0%–

117▼19Marlton, MDMD10,22240.9%+6.5 pts

118▼18Deale, MDMD5,33340.6%+22.6 pts

119▲13Ocean Pines, MDMD12,35140.4%+10.5 pts

120▼2Hampstead, MDMD6,28140.4%+14.4 pts

121▼14Carney, MDMD28,34340.3%+10.5 pts

122▼20South Laurel, MDMD29,27240.2%+7.5 pts

123▼19Stevensville, MDMD8,80240.1%+14.5 pts

124▼11Riverside, MDMD6,58539.5%+9.0 pts

125▼1Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, MDMD6,56739.1%+7.9 pts

126▲30Lexington Park, MDMD13,25239.1%+18.3 pts

127▼38Rosaryville, MDMD12,88338.9%+12.0 pts

128▼9Brandywine, MDMD12,16038.8%+22.4 pts

129▼12Wheaton, MDMD52,92638.7%–

130▲11West Ocean City, MDMD5,19838.2%+17.5 pts

131▲9Pasadena, MDMD34,30938.2%+7.0 pts

132▼10Easton, MDMD17,29338.0%+14.6 pts

133▲6Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30737.9%+19.0 pts

134▲15Manchester, MDMD5,42637.0%+22.0 pts

135▼14Fruitland, MDMD6,00736.7%+17.3 pts

136▲7Lake Shore, MDMD18,24936.4%+15.7 pts

137▲5Westminster, MDMD20,58936.3%+12.0 pts

138▼2Baltimore, MDMD569,99736.1%+17.0 pts

139▼19Randallstown, MDMD35,95735.9%+2.9 pts

140▼3Brunswick, MDMD9,38035.8%+24.6 pts

141▼8Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,37935.5%+8.4 pts

142▼7La Plata, MDMD12,13735.4%+13.5 pts

143▲23Overlea, MDMD13,03535.4%+17.1 pts

144▲3Waldorf, MDMD82,94334.7%+11.7 pts

145▼22Beltsville, MDMD19,17634.6%+1.3 pts

146▼2Lochearn, MDMD27,07434.2%+10.6 pts

147▲14Camp Springs, MDMD22,54433.8%+11.3 pts

148▲15Riverdale Park, MDMD7,34333.7%+11.0 pts

149▼4Clinton, MDMD38,37633.6%+11.9 pts

150▼21Glenarden, MDMD6,42233.5%+17.5 pts

151▲3Parkville, MDMD30,54933.2%+13.2 pts

152▲21Middle River, MDMD31,71232.3%+23.9 pts

153▼19Seabrook, MDMD18,31732.1%–

154▼3Joppatowne, MDMD14,23732.0%+12.3 pts

155▲3District Heights, MDMD5,93831.5%+18.3 pts

156▼3Milford Mill, MDMD30,82931.2%+6.7 pts

157▲14Riviera Beach, MDMD12,19231.1%+14.7 pts

158▼1Oxon Hill, MDMD17,89330.6%–

159▼11Bowleys Quarters, MDMD7,00630.4%+18.2 pts

160▼8Rossville, MDMD16,05930.4%+6.9 pts

161▲16Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,06330.4%+13.7 pts

162▼32Robinwood, MDMD8,04230.1%+2.9 pts

163▼3Adelphi, MDMD17,39530.0%−7.0 pts

164▼9Chesapeake Ranch Estates, MDMD9,24130.0%–

165▼6Summerfield, MDMD15,06529.7%–

166▼35Friendly, MDMD11,11929.7%+0.7 pts

167▲5Bryans Road, MDMD9,37129.3%+10.2 pts

168▼1Walker Mill, MDMD10,93128.3%+15.8 pts

169▲1Lanham, MDMD11,43327.6%–

170▼6Glen Burnie, MDMD72,59027.4%+16.7 pts

171▲3Thurmont, MDMD6,33727.0%+6.3 pts

172▲15Edgemere, MDMD9,06126.7%+17.5 pts

173▼11Salisbury, MDMD33,84525.7%+4.5 pts

174▲4Aberdeen, MDMD18,37425.6%+10.0 pts

175▲14Temple Hills, MDMD8,96925.5%+7.4 pts

176▲12Suitland, MDMD23,79325.2%–

177▼12New Carrollton, MDMD13,64424.2%−0.9 pts

178▼3Taneytown, MDMD8,25923.5%+12.3 pts

179▲12Ferndale, MDMD17,52923.2%+6.9 pts

180▲13Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45622.8%+7.7 pts

181▼2Cumberland, MDMD18,79922.7%+9.7 pts

182▼2Chillum, MDMD34,87122.6%+2.4 pts

183▼2Landover, MDMD24,51422.5%–

184▲1Edgewood, MDMD24,92222.2%+8.9 pts

185▼16Rosedale, MDMD20,00222.2%+11.2 pts

186▼2Elkton, MDMD16,67021.6%+5.3 pts

187▲3Forestville, MDMD10,49521.5%+5.2 pts

188▼12Halfway, MDMD10,84921.3%+6.8 pts

189▼21Peppermill, MDMD5,23820.9%–

190▲4Coral Hills, MDMD9,75620.9%+11.2 pts

191▲5Glassmanor, MDMD16,98120.8%–

192▲9Jessup, MDMD9,93120.7%+13.4 pts

193▼1Hagerstown, MDMD44,22820.5%+8.7 pts

194▼12Cambridge, MDMD13,45720.1%+9.7 pts

195▲5Essex, MDMD40,58019.9%+12.1 pts

196▲3Brooklyn Park, MDMD16,06719.8%+11.6 pts

197▼11Silver Hill, MDMD5,19317.3%–

198▼15Baltimore Highlands, MDMD8,20617.2%–

199▼4Bladensburg, MDMD9,67116.6%+3.1 pts

200▲3Dundalk, MDMD65,96915.7%+9.4 pts

201▲3Woodlawn CDP (Prince George's County), MDMD7,75015.2%−1.0 pts

202▼4East Riverdale, MDMD18,33615.1%+0.5 pts

203▼6Denton, MDMD5,07511.5%−5.8 pts

204▼2Lansdowne, MDMD7,87610.9%–

205Langley Park, MDMD21,50810.5%−2.2 pts

206Cresaptown, MDMD5,1215.2%–

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