RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Most educated, Michigan cities · 2010

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,66377.3%+6.2 pts

02Birmingham, MIMI21,92374.5%+7.4 pts

03Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27472.9%+0.5 pts

04Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23371.1%+1.8 pts

05Okemos, MIMI26,39671.1%+4.3 pts

06Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73570.9%+2.8 pts

07East Lansing, MIMI49,35568.2%−2.2 pts

08Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44967.7%+4.9 pts

09Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49065.8%−3.1 pts

10Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09561.6%+2.1 pts

11Northville, MIMI6,01359.0%+5.1 pts

12Forest Hills, MIMI28,69558.8%+4.7 pts

13Saline, MIMI9,00157.1%+16.7 pts

14Troy, MIMI88,73356.8%+6.8 pts

15Haslett, MIMI18,55956.3%+8.7 pts

16Rochester, MIMI12,82455.7%+3.6 pts

17Novi, MIMI67,31955.7%+6.5 pts

18Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79255.2%+4.0 pts

19Farmington, MIMI11,40954.1%+6.1 pts

20Plymouth, MIMI9,16452.6%+11.9 pts

21Houghton, MIMI8,56051.6%+6.0 pts

22Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29151.3%+3.4 pts

23Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53950.0%+2.7 pts

24Royal Oak, MIMI57,58347.7%+7.8 pts

25Chelsea, MIMI5,42446.7%+6.1 pts

26Berkley, MIMI15,14543.5%+7.9 pts

27Westwood, MIMI8,86743.3%+1.3 pts

28Midland, MIMI42,80642.9%+1.0 pts

29Rockford, MIMI6,31341.3%+13.4 pts

30Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88041.3%+0.5 pts

31Traverse City, MIMI15,83239.7%+8.5 pts

32St. Joseph, MIMI7,89339.4%+7.0 pts

33Marquette, MIMI21,94438.9%+4.7 pts

34Waverly, MIMI23,57538.8%+4.5 pts

35Southfield, MIMI76,11138.7%+2.1 pts

36Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92538.6%−1.7 pts

37Portage, MIMI49,86238.5%+1.7 pts

38Brighton, MIMI7,90438.0%+7.0 pts

39Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92537.9%+5.1 pts

40South Lyon, MIMI12,10737.7%+6.4 pts

41Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76636.8%+1.4 pts

42Wixom, MIMI17,31336.1%−2.1 pts

43Ferndale, MIMI19,21234.8%+8.4 pts

44Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39134.4%+10.6 pts

45Byron Center, MIMI7,40334.0%−1.1 pts

46Milford, MIMI6,52033.9%+3.7 pts

47Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41733.4%−4.0 pts

48Marshall, MIMI6,80033.4%+3.6 pts

49Livonia, MIMI92,60333.1%+3.5 pts

50Petoskey, MIMI5,77233.0%+2.0 pts

51Grandville, MIMI17,01832.7%+10.6 pts

52Clawson, MIMI11,31232.7%+6.5 pts

53Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68332.6%−0.1 pts

54Kentwood, MIMI54,77632.5%+1.0 pts

55Lambertville, MIMI9,95531.9%+8.0 pts

56Holland, MIMI35,37231.6%+4.7 pts

57Norton Shores, MIMI25,08830.9%+6.9 pts

58Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19730.8%−1.0 pts

59Holt, MIMI25,31630.6%+6.5 pts

60Dearborn, MIMI105,61130.5%+4.1 pts

61Northview, MIMI15,26830.1%+4.3 pts

62Walled Lake, MIMI7,32030.1%+4.6 pts

63Tecumseh, MIMI8,60830.0%+8.8 pts

64Grand Haven, MIMI11,03829.5%+2.6 pts

65Oak Park, MIMI29,07228.7%+1.4 pts

66Fenton, MIMI11,77428.2%+5.8 pts

67Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87828.1%+2.6 pts

68Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18327.7%+3.9 pts

69Allendale, MIMI26,67927.5%+9.9 pts

70Mason, MIMI8,26427.3%+1.0 pts

71Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.9%−1.0 pts

72Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85326.8%+2.0 pts

73St. Clair, MIMI5,83326.8%+6.0 pts

74Flushing, MIMI8,17526.7%−1.3 pts

75Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93126.7%+3.7 pts

76Milan, MIMI5,97326.6%+6.6 pts

77St. Johns, MIMI7,78025.9%+6.0 pts

78New Baltimore, MIMI12,12325.5%+2.8 pts

79Jenison, MIMI17,58225.3%+1.8 pts

80Riverview, MIMI11,94724.8%+7.2 pts

81Gladstone, MIMI5,18924.8%+3.5 pts

82Freeland, MIMI7,55724.3%+1.0 pts

83Walker, MIMI25,88124.2%+2.2 pts

84Zeeland, MIMI5,63724.2%+2.2 pts

85Lansing, MIMI113,88424.0%+2.8 pts

86Marysville, MIMI9,86823.9%+4.6 pts

87Temperance, MIMI8,91423.7%+2.4 pts

88Trenton, MIMI17,84923.2%+3.1 pts

89Allen Park, MIMI27,44523.0%+3.4 pts

90Hudsonville, MIMI7,96422.8%+1.4 pts

91Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08322.8%+5.8 pts

92Albion, MIMI7,47422.6%+7.1 pts

93Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46922.6%+4.1 pts

94St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87222.6%+4.5 pts

95Howell, MIMI9,89622.2%−1.4 pts

96Madison Heights, MIMI28,29722.1%+3.6 pts

97Big Rapids, MIMI8,62321.2%−10.5 pts

98Utica, MIMI5,11421.0%+2.7 pts

99Monroe, MIMI20,07620.5%+3.8 pts

100Ishpeming, MIMI6,20520.2%+3.5 pts

101Manistee, MIMI6,15720.0%+2.6 pts

102Alma, MIMI9,30419.9%−0.3 pts

103Fraser, MIMI14,49619.9%+5.3 pts

104Adrian, MIMI20,19119.4%−0.7 pts

105Davison, MIMI5,03919.2%−3.0 pts

106Alpena, MIMI10,08819.2%+4.7 pts

107Eastwood, MIMI6,66919.0%+4.7 pts

108Woodhaven, MIMI12,50318.9%−1.2 pts

109Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82718.8%+3.1 pts

110Wyoming, MIMI78,58818.7%+1.7 pts

111Escanaba, MIMI12,25718.4%−1.1 pts

112Battle Creek, MIMI52,02118.4%+1.2 pts

113Fair Plain, MIMI7,33018.3%+0.3 pts

114Ludington, MIMI7,63418.3%+0.2 pts

115Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66417.9%+1.2 pts

116Westland, MIMI82,33317.4%+1.3 pts

117Cutlerville, MIMI18,78017.4%+3.9 pts

118Hillsdale, MIMI8,00217.2%+1.2 pts

119Comstock Park, MIMI10,57717.2%−2.3 pts

120Bay City, MIMI31,86816.8%+4.0 pts

121Dundee, MIMI6,00816.6%−0.9 pts

122Southgate, MIMI28,93116.4%+3.7 pts

123Shields, MIMI7,40216.2%−3.6 pts

124Coldwater, MIMI14,21616.0%+4.9 pts

125Hastings, MIMI7,49016.0%−3.1 pts

126Holly, MIMI5,90616.0%+4.1 pts

127Lapeer, MIMI9,20115.9%+7.0 pts

128Flat Rock, MIMI10,21815.8%+3.8 pts

129Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41915.8%+2.3 pts

130Warren, MIMI137,13815.7%+2.7 pts

131Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21815.6%−0.7 pts

132South Monroe, MIMI6,96015.5%+2.0 pts

133Menominee, MIMI8,17515.2%+2.1 pts

134Charlotte, MIMI9,30515.2%−3.5 pts

135Richmond, MIMI5,92715.0%+1.3 pts

136Wyandotte, MIMI24,07214.4%+1.7 pts

137Sturgis, MIMI10,90014.4%+0.7 pts

138Center Line, MIMI8,50314.3%+8.1 pts

139Owosso, MIMI14,43714.1%+1.9 pts

140Cadillac, MIMI10,43814.1%−3.4 pts

141Allegan, MIMI5,12714.1%−0.3 pts

142Jackson, MIMI31,02213.9%+0.9 pts

143Port Huron, MIMI28,27313.8%+2.5 pts

144Burton, MIMI29,31313.8%+2.6 pts

145Niles, MIMI11,66513.6%−0.7 pts

146Kingsford, MIMI5,09613.3%−5.3 pts

147Wayne, MIMI17,06513.0%+0.9 pts

148Three Rivers, MIMI7,91012.9%+3.1 pts

149Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76912.5%+4.9 pts

150New Haven, MIMI6,74912.5%+6.3 pts

151Eastpointe, MIMI33,81412.2%+1.0 pts

152Greenville, MIMI9,25612.2%−0.6 pts

153Romulus, MIMI24,54711.9%+3.9 pts

154Detroit, MIMI649,09511.8%+0.8 pts

155Flint, MIMI79,30611.6%+0.3 pts

156Garden City, MIMI26,28011.6%+2.6 pts

157Inkster, MIMI24,95911.6%−0.5 pts

158Pontiac, MIMI62,07711.5%+1.1 pts

159Melvindale, MIMI12,32511.3%+5.4 pts

160Springfield, MIMI5,24611.2%+2.6 pts

161Bridgeport, MIMI6,88410.9%−0.4 pts

162Muskegon, MIMI37,22410.7%+1.9 pts

163Roseville, MIMI46,86310.6%+3.4 pts

164Hamtramck, MIMI27,2619.9%−1.5 pts

165Saginaw, MIMI42,8639.8%−0.6 pts

166Ionia, MIMI12,2089.6%+0.4 pts

167Dowagiac, MIMI5,7259.5%−2.5 pts

168Taylor, MIMI61,2799.4%+2.4 pts

169Belding, MIMI6,0009.4%+0.6 pts

170Hazel Park, MIMI14,9379.3%+1.3 pts

171Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5298.8%+1.8 pts

172Highland Park, MIMI8,2488.5%+2.5 pts

173Ecorse, MIMI8,8938.5%+3.8 pts

174St. Louis, MIMI7,4068.2%−4.6 pts

175Buena Vista, MIMI5,7988.0%+0.4 pts

176Beecher, MIMI8,4126.6%+2.6 pts

177Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8036.5%+2.3 pts

178River Rouge, MIMI6,8146.4%+0.9 pts

179Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7703.8%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS