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Most educated, Michigan cities

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27483.8%+16%

02East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66379.9%+13%

03Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44977.9%+24%

04Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23377.9%+12%

05Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73576.9%+13%

06Birmingham, MIMI21,92376.7%+14%

07Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09573.3%+23%

08Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49073.1%+6%

09Okemos, MIMI26,39672.7%+9%

10Forest Hills, MIMI28,69570.9%+31%

11Rochester, MIMI12,82470.0%+34%

12Houghton, MIMI8,56068.6%+51%

13Northville, MIMI6,01367.8%+26%

14East Lansing, MIMI49,35566.6%−5%

15Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79265.1%+27%

16Troy, MIMI88,73364.8%+30%

17Plymouth, MIMI9,16464.4%+58%

18Royal Oak, MIMI57,58364.1%+61%

19Novi, MIMI67,31964.1%+31%

20Farmington, MIMI11,40962.4%+30%

21Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53961.4%+30%

22Saline, MIMI9,00159.2%+47%

23Berkley, MIMI15,14558.8%+65%

24Ferndale, MIMI19,21257.9%+119%

25Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29157.6%+20%

26Haslett, MIMI18,55957.1%+20%

27St. Joseph, MIMI7,89355.3%+71%

28Rockford, MIMI6,31354.2%+94%

29Petoskey, MIMI5,77253.4%+72%

30Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19752.3%+65%

31Chelsea, MIMI5,42451.8%+27%

32Westwood, MIMI8,86751.0%+22%

33Milford, MIMI6,52049.6%+64%

34Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92549.6%+51%

35Brighton, MIMI7,90448.6%+57%

36Marquette, MIMI21,94448.0%+40%

37Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41748.0%+28%

38Portage, MIMI49,86247.9%+30%

39Traverse City, MIMI15,83247.4%+52%

40South Lyon, MIMI12,10747.2%+51%

41Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76646.9%+32%

42Wixom, MIMI17,31346.8%+23%

43Clawson, MIMI11,31245.8%+75%

44Midland, MIMI42,80644.6%+6%

45Waverly, MIMI23,57544.1%+28%

46Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88043.7%+7%

47Byron Center, MIMI7,40343.1%+22%

48Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92542.9%+6%

49Allendale, MIMI26,67942.6%+142%

50Marshall, MIMI6,80042.1%+41%

51Livonia, MIMI92,60341.9%+41%

52Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18341.6%+75%

53Holt, MIMI25,31640.7%+69%

54Southfield, MIMI76,11140.7%+11%

55Grandville, MIMI17,01840.6%+83%

56Fenton, MIMI11,77439.2%+75%

57Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87838.9%+52%

58Northview, MIMI15,26838.7%+50%

59Walker, MIMI25,88138.6%+75%

60Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68338.5%+18%

61Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39138.1%+60%

62Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85337.4%+51%

63Milan, MIMI5,97337.3%+86%

64Oak Park, MIMI29,07237.1%+36%

65Kentwood, MIMI54,77636.7%+17%

66Grand Haven, MIMI11,03836.7%+37%

67Mason, MIMI8,26436.6%+39%

68Hudsonville, MIMI7,96436.1%+68%

69Holland, MIMI35,37235.8%+33%

70Jenison, MIMI17,58235.1%+49%

71Dearborn, MIMI105,61134.6%+31%

72Freeland, MIMI7,55734.5%+48%

73Dundee, MIMI6,00834.4%+97%

74Madison Heights, MIMI28,29733.9%+83%

75Norton Shores, MIMI25,08833.3%+38%

76Walled Lake, MIMI7,32032.6%+28%

77Utica, MIMI5,11432.0%+75%

78Temperance, MIMI8,91431.3%+47%

79Howell, MIMI9,89631.2%+32%

80Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93131.1%+36%

81Allen Park, MIMI27,44531.0%+58%

82Shields, MIMI7,40230.8%+56%

83New Baltimore, MIMI12,12330.5%+34%

84Flushing, MIMI8,17530.3%+8%

85Lansing, MIMI113,88430.2%+43%

86Lambertville, MIMI9,95530.2%+26%

87St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87229.7%+64%

88Zeeland, MIMI5,63729.6%+35%

89Flat Rock, MIMI10,21829.5%+145%

90Ludington, MIMI7,63428.9%+60%

91Kingsford, MIMI5,09628.4%+52%

92Alma, MIMI9,30428.0%+38%

93Trenton, MIMI17,84927.5%+37%

94St. Clair, MIMI5,83327.4%+32%

95Woodhaven, MIMI12,50327.0%+34%

96Hazel Park, MIMI14,93727.0%+237%

97Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08327.0%+60%

98Ishpeming, MIMI6,20527.0%+61%

99Big Rapids, MIMI8,62326.9%−15%

100St. Johns, MIMI7,78026.5%+33%

101Hillsdale, MIMI8,00226.2%+63%

102Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.1%−7%

103Comstock Park, MIMI10,57726.0%+34%

104Tecumseh, MIMI8,60825.6%+21%

105Wyoming, MIMI78,58825.5%+50%

106Hastings, MIMI7,49025.3%+32%

107Richmond, MIMI5,92725.1%+83%

108Marysville, MIMI9,86824.6%+27%

109Davison, MIMI5,03924.1%+9%

110Cutlerville, MIMI18,78024.0%+78%

111Fair Plain, MIMI7,33023.8%+32%

112Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.8%+43%

113Manistee, MIMI6,15723.1%+32%

114Westland, MIMI82,33323.0%+43%

115Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46922.8%+24%

116Wyandotte, MIMI24,07222.7%+79%

117Fraser, MIMI14,49622.7%+56%

118New Haven, MIMI6,74922.7%+270%

119Cadillac, MIMI10,43822.1%+26%

120Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82722.0%+40%

121Adrian, MIMI20,19121.9%+9%

122Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.9%+27%

123Holly, MIMI5,90621.6%+81%

124Southgate, MIMI28,93121.5%+69%

125Riverview, MIMI11,94721.3%+21%

126Owosso, MIMI14,43721.1%+72%

127Warren, MIMI137,13821.0%+61%

128Eastwood, MIMI6,66920.6%+44%

129Gladstone, MIMI5,18920.5%−4%

130Monroe, MIMI20,07619.9%+19%

131Escanaba, MIMI12,25719.8%+2%

132Greenville, MIMI9,25619.7%+54%

133Bay City, MIMI31,86818.8%+47%

134Menominee, MIMI8,17518.7%+42%

135Charlotte, MIMI9,30518.2%−2%

136Port Huron, MIMI28,27318.1%+60%

137Detroit, MIMI649,09518.1%+65%

138Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41918.0%+33%

139Allegan, MIMI5,12717.9%+24%

140Hamtramck, MIMI27,26117.8%+55%

141Wayne, MIMI17,06517.5%+45%

142Albion, MIMI7,47417.5%+13%

143Highland Park, MIMI8,24817.3%+186%

144South Monroe, MIMI6,96017.1%+26%

145Niles, MIMI11,66517.0%+19%

146Belding, MIMI6,00016.8%+91%

147Burton, MIMI29,31316.8%+50%

148Center Line, MIMI8,50316.7%+173%

149Lapeer, MIMI9,20116.5%+87%

150Taylor, MIMI61,27916.4%+134%

151Romulus, MIMI24,54716.2%+101%

152Alpena, MIMI10,08816.2%+12%

153Jackson, MIMI31,02216.1%+23%

154Pontiac, MIMI62,07716.1%+56%

155Sturgis, MIMI10,90015.7%+15%

156Roseville, MIMI46,86315.5%+116%

157Muskegon, MIMI37,22415.5%+77%

158Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76915.2%+99%

159Eastpointe, MIMI33,81415.2%+35%

160Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21815.1%−7%

161Garden City, MIMI26,28015.1%+67%

162Flint, MIMI79,30614.2%+26%

163Three Rivers, MIMI7,91014.2%+46%

164Melvindale, MIMI12,32514.0%+139%

165Coldwater, MIMI14,21613.9%+25%

166Saginaw, MIMI42,86313.3%+27%

167Inkster, MIMI24,95913.1%+8%

168Dowagiac, MIMI5,72512.4%+3%

169Springfield, MIMI5,24611.9%+38%

170Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.5%+66%

171Buena Vista, MIMI5,79811.1%+46%

172Ionia, MIMI12,20810.0%+9%

173Bridgeport, MIMI6,8849.7%−13%

174Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7708.6%+92%

175Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.4%+78%

176Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8037.4%+77%

177River Rouge, MIMI6,8146.6%+19%

178St. Louis, MIMI7,4066.4%−51%

179Beecher, MIMI8,4125.2%+33%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES