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Most educated, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Fox Chapel, PAPA5,13979.5%+7.9 pts

02Swarthmore, PAPA6,56177.1%+11.2 pts

03Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.5%+8.0 pts

04State College, PAPA40,84469.2%+1.0 pts

05Park Forest, PAPA8,62466.0%+4.5 pts

06Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19361.9%+1.2 pts

07Blue Bell, PAPA6,42461.7%+5.6 pts

08Fort Washington, PAPA6,27161.5%+10.5 pts

09Franklin Park, PAPA14,97860.0%+11.9 pts

10Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07059.2%+6.1 pts

11Spring House, PAPA5,13757.6%+14.6 pts

12Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.4%+10.2 pts

13Ardmore, PAPA13,90954.1%+14.1 pts

14Exton, PAPA6,77253.8%+17.3 pts

15Maple Glen, PAPA6,64351.8%+4.8 pts

16Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88050.8%+5.8 pts

17Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.8%+7.3 pts

18King of Prussia, PAPA25,85749.4%+7.9 pts

19Paoli, PAPA6,36246.4%+6.5 pts

20Forest Hills, PAPA6,11646.0%+8.2 pts

21Richboro, PAPA6,96345.6%+11.3 pts

22Camp Hill, PAPA8,19944.3%+7.3 pts

23Audubon, PAPA9,22942.8%+3.4 pts

24Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06942.8%+12.8 pts

25Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38842.3%−0.5 pts

26Doylestown, PAPA8,33041.9%+11.0 pts

27Hershey, PAPA14,24241.9%+9.1 pts

28Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50241.8%+4.9 pts

29Glenside, PAPA7,65940.7%+6.6 pts

30Wyomissing, PAPA11,28540.7%+1.3 pts

31Kulpsville, PAPA8,79940.3%+4.3 pts

32Media, PAPA5,92040.0%+9.3 pts

33Churchville, PAPA6,08439.4%+6.5 pts

34West Chester, PAPA19,59139.0%+7.3 pts

35Whitfield, PAPA5,22638.8%−6.4 pts

36Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21238.8%+5.5 pts

37Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77738.2%+1.2 pts

38Bethel Park, PAPA32,07437.8%+4.6 pts

39Lewisburg, PAPA5,22637.4%+3.2 pts

40Oakmont, PAPA6,57637.2%+4.5 pts

41Indiana, PAPA14,69736.2%+2.9 pts

42Oreland, PAPA5,95335.9%+8.7 pts

43Harleysville, PAPA9,09035.7%+7.0 pts

44Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45135.2%+6.3 pts

45Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53435.0%+7.2 pts

46Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33634.7%+10.8 pts

47Lansdowne, PAPA11,14134.6%+4.6 pts

48New Freedom, PAPA5,11634.3%+10.4 pts

49New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.9%+9.8 pts

50Lower Allen, PAPA7,64633.8%+1.6 pts

51Carlisle, PAPA22,69332.4%+4.9 pts

52Gettysburg, PAPA8,36532.3%+8.5 pts

53Horsham, PAPA16,00531.9%+4.7 pts

54Grove City, PAPA7,69430.8%+4.7 pts

55Millersville, PAPA9,28030.2%+1.3 pts

56Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12530.2%+7.1 pts

57Whitehall, PAPA14,52129.9%+0.6 pts

58Greensburg, PAPA14,46229.2%+8.3 pts

59East York, PAPA9,38829.1%+3.6 pts

60Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.9%+7.5 pts

61Shillington, PAPA5,54228.8%+5.4 pts

62Willow Street, PAPA9,64728.3%+6.9 pts

63Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35728.2%–

64Plum, PAPA26,22528.0%+5.1 pts

65Willow Grove, PAPA14,13127.9%+2.6 pts

66Crafton, PAPA5,79027.7%+5.9 pts

67Ambler, PAPA6,84027.6%+4.1 pts

68Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96127.4%+6.0 pts

69Dormont, PAPA7,81626.9%+5.7 pts

70Broomall, PAPA10,67926.7%+2.7 pts

71Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.3%+4.5 pts

72Progress, PAPA11,01726.3%+1.7 pts

73Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63226.2%+6.1 pts

74Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03726.1%+3.9 pts

75White Oak, PAPA7,28626.0%+6.2 pts

76Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.0%+4.3 pts

77Phoenixville, PAPA20,35625.8%+6.9 pts

78Hermitage, PAPA16,30825.4%+8.1 pts

79Schlusser, PAPA5,40225.4%−0.0 pts

80Kingston, PAPA13,46225.3%+2.0 pts

81Mountain Top, PAPA11,85025.2%–

82Swissvale, PAPA8,19724.8%+3.9 pts

83Emmaus, PAPA12,51424.6%+5.8 pts

84Lansdale, PAPA18,98624.6%+6.6 pts

85Ridley Park, PAPA7,25524.5%+4.5 pts

86Bellefonte, PAPA5,86224.2%+1.7 pts

87Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.2%+2.0 pts

88Lititz, PAPA9,68924.1%+5.3 pts

89Campbelltown, PAPA6,09224.1%+12.7 pts

90Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80924.1%−2.3 pts

91Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%+5.8 pts

92Bethlehem, PAPA79,64423.8%+3.7 pts

93Hatboro, PAPA8,59323.8%+5.0 pts

94Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00623.7%+9.7 pts

95Economy, PAPA9,09823.7%+6.8 pts

96Collegeville, PAPA5,28723.7%−8.3 pts

97Dunmore, PAPA14,24923.5%+4.6 pts

98Bellevue, PAPA7,88823.4%+3.7 pts

99West View, PAPA6,35523.3%+6.5 pts

100Huntingdon, PAPA6,86223.2%+5.9 pts

101East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.1%+6.0 pts

102Sanatoga, PAPA8,94922.9%+2.7 pts

103Shippensburg, PAPA5,61522.8%−1.0 pts

104Shiloh, PAPA11,24622.8%+4.2 pts

105Perkasie, PAPA9,31222.8%+0.7 pts

106Conshohocken, PAPA9,26622.7%+11.1 pts

107Yeadon, PAPA12,32022.5%−2.6 pts

108Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60222.4%−0.7 pts

109Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47022.3%+3.2 pts

110Brentwood, PAPA9,59722.1%+6.0 pts

111Downingtown, PAPA8,38421.9%+4.7 pts

112Fullerton, PAPA16,72421.8%+2.3 pts

113Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84721.6%+3.5 pts

114Swoyersville, PAPA5,15521.2%+9.4 pts

115Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.1%−1.4 pts

116Somerset, PAPA5,81520.9%+3.3 pts

117Middletown, PAPA7,62820.7%+6.4 pts

118Archbald, PAPA7,59820.7%+6.6 pts

119Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75320.3%+7.1 pts

120Kennett Square, PAPA6,89320.3%−0.4 pts

121Rutherford, PAPA6,89020.1%+8.3 pts

122Palmyra, PAPA7,76220.1%+6.0 pts

123Warren, PAPA9,04620.0%+4.1 pts

124Blakely, PAPA6,61119.9%+5.2 pts

125Folsom, PAPA8,67119.8%+8.9 pts

126Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47019.4%+5.8 pts

127Souderton, PAPA7,28819.3%+4.7 pts

128Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78319.2%+2.4 pts

129Moosic, PAPA5,98919.1%+11.1 pts

130Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16519.1%+1.4 pts

131New Holland, PAPA5,75418.9%+4.3 pts

132Lock Haven, PAPA8,50018.8%+2.8 pts

133Sayre, PAPA5,32818.7%+2.2 pts

134Morrisville, PAPA9,66518.6%+4.1 pts

135Franklin, PAPA5,89918.3%+4.6 pts

136Chambersburg, PAPA23,37617.9%+2.2 pts

137Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+2.6 pts

138Latrobe, PAPA7,82617.8%+2.9 pts

139Nazareth, PAPA6,09117.8%+3.9 pts

140Oxford, PAPA5,88717.7%+1.2 pts

141Baldwin, PAPA20,51617.6%+6.0 pts

142Carnegie, PAPA7,77717.4%+2.6 pts

143Erie, PAPA91,83817.4%+3.4 pts

144Coraopolis, PAPA5,28017.3%+3.6 pts

145Clearfield, PAPA5,75317.1%+3.6 pts

146Olyphant, PAPA5,39017.0%+5.7 pts

147Quakertown, PAPA9,23517.0%+3.0 pts

148Greenville, PAPA5,40616.9%+0.3 pts

149Mount Joy, PAPA8,31916.9%+4.2 pts

150Birdsboro, PAPA5,16116.8%+4.6 pts

151Old Forge, PAPA8,64016.7%+6.7 pts

152Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07316.6%−0.8 pts

153Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.5%+7.4 pts

154Williamsport, PAPA27,38416.3%+3.2 pts

155Bradford, PAPA7,44216.0%+1.0 pts

156New Kensington, PAPA11,75915.9%+1.3 pts

157South Williamsport, PAPA6,12415.8%+4.1 pts

158Ellwood City, PAPA7,36215.7%+3.2 pts

159Scranton, PAPA75,51415.6%+2.0 pts

160Monessen, PAPA6,65715.6%+6.1 pts

161Butler, PAPA12,87915.5%+4.5 pts

162Prospect Park, PAPA6,40915.5%+5.1 pts

163St. Marys, PAPA12,25315.5%+1.7 pts

164Allentown, PAPA126,04415.4%+0.1 pts

165Hanover, PAPA16,68415.1%+3.5 pts

166Easton, PAPA30,40214.9%+2.1 pts

167Dickson City, PAPA5,97614.9%+4.4 pts

168Sharon, PAPA12,64814.8%+2.8 pts

169West Mifflin, PAPA18,70714.7%+3.4 pts

170Red Lion, PAPA6,52314.7%+2.6 pts

171Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55814.6%+2.3 pts

172Norwood, PAPA5,92714.5%+5.8 pts

173Oil City, PAPA9,30114.5%+0.4 pts

174Woodlyn, PAPA9,73614.4%+5.0 pts

175Duryea, PAPA5,15714.3%+4.5 pts

176Harrisburg, PAPA50,52214.3%+0.3 pts

177Uniontown, PAPA9,43414.3%+2.1 pts

178Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25314.0%+3.6 pts

179Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.0%+1.8 pts

180Lancaster, PAPA58,36614.0%+0.5 pts

181Bridgeport, PAPA5,75813.9%+3.3 pts

182Milton, PAPA6,45713.9%+6.3 pts

183Titusville, PAPA5,11213.9%−0.7 pts

184Ephrata, PAPA13,64713.7%+0.9 pts

185Hellertown, PAPA6,13813.7%+2.2 pts

186Ambridge, PAPA6,94413.6%+4.6 pts

187Munhall, PAPA10,25313.5%+3.0 pts

188Levittown, PAPA50,92613.4%+1.4 pts

189Exeter, PAPA5,58713.4%+3.8 pts

190Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82713.3%+2.9 pts

191Norristown, PAPA35,91113.3%+0.5 pts

192Middletown, PAPA9,77613.3%+0.2 pts

193Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83513.1%+4.2 pts

194Canonsburg, PAPA9,52913.0%+4.3 pts

195Washington, PAPA13,37713.0%+0.9 pts

196Northampton, PAPA10,57013.0%+2.9 pts

197Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83212.9%+3.8 pts

198Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.8%+1.6 pts

199Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52312.8%−0.1 pts

200Jeannette, PAPA8,48912.8%+4.4 pts

201Connellsville, PAPA6,57412.8%+4.0 pts

202Catasauqua, PAPA6,59012.7%+3.7 pts

203West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.6%+3.6 pts

204DuBois, PAPA7,25412.6%−0.6 pts

205Waynesboro, PAPA11,19012.6%−0.6 pts

206Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.5%+0.6 pts

207Pottstown, PAPA23,32212.4%−0.3 pts

208Parkville, PAPA8,12812.3%+3.6 pts

209Weigelstown, PAPA15,48512.2%+1.8 pts

210Altoona, PAPA42,34712.1%+2.6 pts

211New Castle, PAPA21,17512.0%+3.4 pts

212Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.8%−0.2 pts

213Wilson, PAPA8,15911.7%+2.1 pts

214Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.5%+1.2 pts

215Pittston, PAPA7,71511.5%+2.3 pts

216Tyrone, PAPA5,22611.4%+2.9 pts

217Bangor, PAPA5,11811.3%+0.7 pts

218Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.3%+3.7 pts

219Corry, PAPA5,99311.0%+1.0 pts

220Nanticoke, PAPA10,71210.9%+1.2 pts

221Enola, PAPA6,53410.8%−2.4 pts

222York, PAPA45,34210.6%+0.7 pts

223McKeesport, PAPA16,90710.5%+3.7 pts

224Bristol, PAPA9,97010.5%+2.0 pts

225Darby, PAPA10,66610.4%+2.8 pts

226Plymouth, PAPA5,80110.4%+3.5 pts

227Coatesville, PAPA13,28310.1%+0.1 pts

228New Brighton, PAPA5,5039.9%+2.8 pts

229Clairton, PAPA5,8769.4%+2.2 pts

230Aliquippa, PAPA9,0029.1%+1.7 pts

231Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.0%−1.0 pts

232Steelton, PAPA6,3288.8%+0.5 pts

233Taylor, PAPA6,2328.8%−0.1 pts

234Croydon, PAPA9,6848.8%+2.9 pts

235Monaca, PAPA5,4568.7%+1.3 pts

236West York, PAPA5,1108.6%−0.6 pts

237Reading, PAPA95,8328.6%+0.1 pts

238Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.6%+0.2 pts

239Lebanon, PAPA26,4798.6%+0.4 pts

240Chester, PAPA33,9968.5%+0.9 pts

241Berwick, PAPA10,2978.5%+2.2 pts

242Columbia, PAPA10,3148.4%+0.9 pts

243McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6248.2%+1.1 pts

244Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.2%+0.0 pts

245Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.1%+1.0 pts

246Johnstown, PAPA17,6547.9%+0.7 pts

247Tamaqua, PAPA6,9297.4%+1.2 pts

248Shamokin, PAPA6,7646.9%+2.4 pts

249Lehighton, PAPA5,2326.6%−1.1 pts

250Sunbury, PAPA9,4956.1%−1.5 pts

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