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Most educated, Michigan cities · 2020

Michigan cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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, MIMI11,66378.7%+7.7 pts

02Birmingham, MIMI21,92377.3%+10.2 pts

03Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23377.3%+8.0 pts

04Huntington Woods, MIMI6,27477.1%+4.7 pts

05Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,73576.9%+8.8 pts

06Okemos, MIMI26,39675.8%+9.1 pts

07Beverly Hills, MIMI10,44974.5%+11.7 pts

08Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,49070.1%+1.2 pts

09East Lansing, MIMI49,35569.4%−1.0 pts

10Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,09568.5%+8.9 pts

11Forest Hills, MIMI28,69568.1%+14.0 pts

12Northville, MIMI6,01365.3%+11.4 pts

13Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,79263.6%+12.4 pts

14Troy, MIMI88,73362.6%+12.6 pts

15Rochester, MIMI12,82462.3%+10.2 pts

16Royal Oak, MIMI57,58359.5%+19.6 pts

17Plymouth, MIMI9,16459.1%+18.4 pts

18Novi, MIMI67,31959.0%+9.9 pts

19Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53958.9%+11.6 pts

20Farmington, MIMI11,40957.2%+9.2 pts

21Haslett, MIMI18,55956.8%+9.2 pts

22Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29155.2%+7.3 pts

23Saline, MIMI9,00155.1%+14.7 pts

24Berkley, MIMI15,14554.2%+18.6 pts

25Houghton, MIMI8,56053.5%+7.9 pts

26Ferndale, MIMI19,21252.9%+26.5 pts

27Westwood, MIMI8,86752.1%+10.2 pts

28St. Joseph, MIMI7,89351.4%+19.1 pts

29Chelsea, MIMI5,42450.3%+9.7 pts

30Lake Fenton, MIMI6,41749.6%+12.2 pts

31Milford, MIMI6,52048.4%+18.1 pts

32Marquette, MIMI21,94447.4%+13.2 pts

33Traverse City, MIMI15,83246.7%+15.5 pts

34Auburn Hills, MIMI25,92546.7%+13.9 pts

35South Lyon, MIMI12,10746.6%+15.3 pts

36Portage, MIMI49,86246.5%+9.7 pts

37Rockford, MIMI6,31346.3%+18.3 pts

38Frankenmuth, MIMI5,19746.3%+14.5 pts

39Wixom, MIMI17,31346.0%+7.9 pts

40Grand Blanc, MIMI7,88045.8%+5.0 pts

41Petoskey, MIMI5,77245.3%+14.3 pts

42Midland, MIMI42,80644.6%+2.8 pts

43Byron Center, MIMI7,40343.9%+8.7 pts

44Ypsilanti, MIMI19,76643.9%+8.5 pts

45Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,92543.7%+3.4 pts

46Waverly, MIMI23,57542.0%+7.7 pts

47Brighton, MIMI7,90441.5%+10.5 pts

48Clawson, MIMI11,31241.4%+15.3 pts

49Holt, MIMI25,31641.2%+17.1 pts

50Marshall, MIMI6,80039.2%+9.4 pts

51Southfield, MIMI76,11138.9%+2.2 pts

52Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18337.7%+13.9 pts

53Livonia, MIMI92,60337.4%+7.7 pts

54Allendale, MIMI26,67936.9%+19.3 pts

55Hudsonville, MIMI7,96436.4%+14.9 pts

56Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,39136.3%+12.5 pts

57Kalamazoo, MIMI72,68335.9%+3.2 pts

58Grand Haven, MIMI11,03835.5%+8.6 pts

59Grandville, MIMI17,01835.3%+13.1 pts

60Lambertville, MIMI9,95535.1%+11.1 pts

61Northview, MIMI15,26834.9%+9.1 pts

62Kentwood, MIMI54,77633.6%+2.1 pts

63Oak Park, MIMI29,07233.4%+6.2 pts

64Milan, MIMI5,97333.0%+13.0 pts

65Dearborn, MIMI105,61132.8%+6.4 pts

66Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,87832.7%+7.2 pts

67Mason, MIMI8,26432.5%+6.3 pts

68Holland, MIMI35,37232.5%+5.6 pts

69Walker, MIMI25,88132.2%+10.2 pts

70Flushing, MIMI8,17532.1%+4.0 pts

71Walled Lake, MIMI7,32031.6%+6.0 pts

72Norton Shores, MIMI25,08830.1%+6.1 pts

73Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93130.0%+7.1 pts

74Big Rapids, MIMI8,62329.5%−2.2 pts

75Zeeland, MIMI5,63729.3%+7.3 pts

76Grand Ledge, MIMI7,85328.9%+4.1 pts

77Temperance, MIMI8,91428.7%+7.3 pts

78Allen Park, MIMI27,44528.5%+8.9 pts

79Hillsdale, MIMI8,00228.3%+12.2 pts

80Fenton, MIMI11,77428.0%+5.6 pts

81Madison Heights, MIMI28,29728.0%+9.4 pts

82Dundee, MIMI6,00827.9%+10.4 pts

83Utica, MIMI5,11427.6%+9.2 pts

84Freeland, MIMI7,55727.4%+4.1 pts

85Ishpeming, MIMI6,20527.4%+10.7 pts

86Shields, MIMI7,40227.1%+7.3 pts

87New Haven, MIMI6,74926.8%+20.7 pts

88St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87226.5%+8.4 pts

89Lansing, MIMI113,88426.3%+5.2 pts

90Tecumseh, MIMI8,60826.2%+5.0 pts

91New Baltimore, MIMI12,12326.0%+3.3 pts

92Davison, MIMI5,03926.0%+3.9 pts

93Harper Woods, MIMI14,86026.0%−2.0 pts

94Howell, MIMI9,89625.9%+2.3 pts

95Jenison, MIMI17,58225.9%+2.4 pts

96St. Clair, MIMI5,83325.7%+5.0 pts

97Iron Mountain, MIMI7,46925.5%+7.0 pts

98Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,08325.1%+8.1 pts

99Hastings, MIMI7,49024.9%+5.7 pts

100Trenton, MIMI17,84924.8%+4.8 pts

101Woodhaven, MIMI12,50324.3%+4.2 pts

102Kingsford, MIMI5,09624.1%+5.4 pts

103St. Johns, MIMI7,78023.8%+3.9 pts

104Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,66423.6%+7.0 pts

105Comstock Park, MIMI10,57723.4%+3.9 pts

106Marysville, MIMI9,86823.3%+4.0 pts

107Fraser, MIMI14,49623.2%+8.6 pts

108Manistee, MIMI6,15723.0%+5.6 pts

109Westland, MIMI82,33322.7%+6.6 pts

110Wyoming, MIMI78,58822.4%+5.4 pts

111Alma, MIMI9,30422.2%+1.9 pts

112Eastwood, MIMI6,66921.9%+7.6 pts

113Riverview, MIMI11,94721.7%+4.0 pts

114Ludington, MIMI7,63421.4%+3.4 pts

115Battle Creek, MIMI52,02121.1%+3.9 pts

116Cutlerville, MIMI18,78020.4%+6.9 pts

117Southgate, MIMI28,93120.1%+7.4 pts

118Monroe, MIMI20,07620.1%+3.3 pts

119Albion, MIMI7,47419.9%+4.4 pts

120Holly, MIMI5,90619.7%+7.8 pts

121Cadillac, MIMI10,43819.3%+1.8 pts

122Greenville, MIMI9,25619.1%+6.3 pts

123Romulus, MIMI24,54719.1%+11.0 pts

124Warren, MIMI137,13819.0%+6.0 pts

125Adrian, MIMI20,19118.9%−1.3 pts

126Wyandotte, MIMI24,07218.7%+6.0 pts

127Escanaba, MIMI12,25718.0%−1.5 pts

128Menominee, MIMI8,17518.0%+4.9 pts

129Richmond, MIMI5,92717.6%+3.8 pts

130Swartz Creek, MIMI5,82717.5%+1.8 pts

131Alpena, MIMI10,08817.3%+2.8 pts

132Flat Rock, MIMI10,21817.3%+5.3 pts

133Port Huron, MIMI28,27316.9%+5.6 pts

134Fair Plain, MIMI7,33016.7%−1.3 pts

135Highland Park, MIMI8,24816.7%+10.6 pts

136Hazel Park, MIMI14,93716.6%+8.6 pts

137Eastpointe, MIMI33,81416.6%+5.3 pts

138Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,21816.4%+0.1 pts

139Detroit, MIMI649,09516.4%+5.4 pts

140Bay City, MIMI31,86816.2%+3.5 pts

141Burton, MIMI29,31316.1%+4.9 pts

142Jackson, MIMI31,02216.0%+3.0 pts

143Gladstone, MIMI5,18916.0%−5.3 pts

144Three Rivers, MIMI7,91015.9%+6.2 pts

145Charlotte, MIMI9,30515.5%−3.2 pts

146Houghton Lake, MIMI5,76915.1%+7.4 pts

147Owosso, MIMI14,43714.9%+2.6 pts

148Mount Clemens, MIMI15,41914.5%+1.0 pts

149Wayne, MIMI17,06514.4%+2.3 pts

150Allegan, MIMI5,12714.3%−0.1 pts

151Center Line, MIMI8,50314.2%+8.1 pts

152Roseville, MIMI46,86314.1%+6.9 pts

153Hamtramck, MIMI27,26113.7%+2.3 pts

154Garden City, MIMI26,28013.7%+4.6 pts

155Belding, MIMI6,00013.7%+4.9 pts

156Taylor, MIMI61,27913.7%+6.6 pts

157Pontiac, MIMI62,07713.5%+3.2 pts

158South Monroe, MIMI6,96013.5%−0.0 pts

159Muskegon, MIMI37,22413.4%+4.7 pts

160Saginaw, MIMI42,86312.9%+2.5 pts

161Niles, MIMI11,66512.9%−1.4 pts

162Lapeer, MIMI9,20112.6%+3.8 pts

163Melvindale, MIMI12,32512.3%+6.5 pts

164Flint, MIMI79,30612.3%+1.0 pts

165Bridgeport, MIMI6,88412.2%+1.0 pts

166Coldwater, MIMI14,21611.7%+0.5 pts

167Lincoln Park, MIMI38,52911.5%+4.6 pts

168Ionia, MIMI12,20811.2%+2.1 pts

169Springfield, MIMI5,24610.9%+2.3 pts

170Sturgis, MIMI10,90010.8%−2.9 pts

171Dowagiac, MIMI5,72510.8%−1.2 pts

172Ecorse, MIMI8,89310.6%+5.9 pts

173Inkster, MIMI24,95910.5%−1.6 pts

174St. Louis, MIMI7,4069.2%−3.7 pts

175River Rouge, MIMI6,8148.7%+3.2 pts

176Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7707.7%+3.2 pts

177Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8037.4%+3.2 pts

178Beecher, MIMI8,4126.6%+2.7 pts

179Buena Vista, MIMI5,7985.6%−2.0 pts

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