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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%+11%

02Swarthmore, PAPA6,56177.1%+17%

03Chesterbrook, PAPA5,83974.5%+12%

04State College, PAPA40,84469.2%+1%

05Park Forest, PAPA8,62466.0%+7%

06Newtown Grant, PAPA6,19361.9%+2%

07Blue Bell, PAPA6,42461.7%+10%

08Fort Washington, PAPA6,27161.5%+21%

09Franklin Park, PAPA14,97860.0%+25%

10Penn Wynne, PAPA6,07059.2%+11%

11Spring House, PAPA5,13757.6%+34%

12Edinboro, PAPA5,79054.4%+23%

13Ardmore, PAPA13,90954.1%+35%

14Exton, PAPA6,77253.8%+48%

15Maple Glen, PAPA6,64351.8%+10%

16Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88050.8%+13%

17Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63350.8%+17%

18King of Prussia, PAPA25,85749.4%+19%

19Paoli, PAPA6,36246.4%+16%

20Forest Hills, PAPA6,11646.0%+22%

21Richboro, PAPA6,96345.6%+33%

22Camp Hill, PAPA8,19944.3%+20%

23Audubon, PAPA9,22942.8%+9%

24Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06942.8%+43%

25Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38842.3%−1%

26Doylestown, PAPA8,33041.9%+35%

27Hershey, PAPA14,24241.9%+28%

28Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50241.8%+13%

29Glenside, PAPA7,65940.7%+19%

30Wyomissing, PAPA11,28540.7%+3%

31Kulpsville, PAPA8,79940.3%+12%

32Media, PAPA5,92040.0%+30%

33Churchville, PAPA6,08439.4%+20%

34West Chester, PAPA19,59139.0%+23%

35Whitfield, PAPA5,22638.8%−14%

36Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,21238.8%+16%

37Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77738.2%+3%

38Bethel Park, PAPA32,07437.8%+14%

39Lewisburg, PAPA5,22637.4%+9%

40Oakmont, PAPA6,57637.2%+14%

41Indiana, PAPA14,69736.2%+9%

42Oreland, PAPA5,95335.9%+32%

43Harleysville, PAPA9,09035.7%+24%

44Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45135.2%+22%

45Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53435.0%+26%

46Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33634.7%+45%

47Lansdowne, PAPA11,14134.6%+15%

48New Freedom, PAPA5,11634.3%+44%

49New Cumberland, PAPA7,59033.9%+41%

50Lower Allen, PAPA7,64633.8%+5%

51Carlisle, PAPA22,69332.4%+18%

52Gettysburg, PAPA8,36532.3%+36%

53Horsham, PAPA16,00531.9%+17%

54Grove City, PAPA7,69430.8%+18%

55Millersville, PAPA9,28030.2%+5%

56Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,12530.2%+31%

57Whitehall, PAPA14,52129.9%+2%

58Greensburg, PAPA14,46229.2%+39%

59East York, PAPA9,38829.1%+14%

60Linglestown, PAPA6,95728.9%+35%

61Shillington, PAPA5,54228.8%+23%

62Willow Street, PAPA9,64728.3%+32%

63Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35728.2%–

64Plum, PAPA26,22528.0%+22%

65Willow Grove, PAPA14,13127.9%+10%

66Crafton, PAPA5,79027.7%+27%

67Ambler, PAPA6,84027.6%+17%

68Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96127.4%+28%

69Dormont, PAPA7,81626.9%+27%

70Broomall, PAPA10,67926.7%+11%

71Colonial Park, PAPA18,03226.3%+21%

72Progress, PAPA11,01726.3%+7%

73Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63226.2%+30%

74Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03726.1%+17%

75White Oak, PAPA7,28626.0%+31%

76Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.0%+20%

77Phoenixville, PAPA20,35625.8%+36%

78Hermitage, PAPA16,30825.4%+47%

79Schlusser, PAPA5,40225.4%−0%

80Kingston, PAPA13,46225.3%+9%

81Mountain Top, PAPA11,85025.2%–

82Swissvale, PAPA8,19724.8%+19%

83Emmaus, PAPA12,51424.6%+31%

84Lansdale, PAPA18,98624.6%+36%

85Ridley Park, PAPA7,25524.5%+23%

86Bellefonte, PAPA5,86224.2%+7%

87Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48824.2%+9%

88Lititz, PAPA9,68924.1%+28%

89Campbelltown, PAPA6,09224.1%+111%

90Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80924.1%−9%

91Meadville, PAPA12,23023.9%+32%

92Bethlehem, PAPA79,64423.8%+18%

93Hatboro, PAPA8,59323.8%+27%

94Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00623.7%+69%

95Economy, PAPA9,09823.7%+41%

96Collegeville, PAPA5,28723.7%−26%

97Dunmore, PAPA14,24923.5%+25%

98Bellevue, PAPA7,88823.4%+19%

99West View, PAPA6,35523.3%+39%

100Huntingdon, PAPA6,86223.2%+34%

101East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43823.1%+35%

102Sanatoga, PAPA8,94922.9%+13%

103Shippensburg, PAPA5,61522.8%−4%

104Shiloh, PAPA11,24622.8%+23%

105Perkasie, PAPA9,31222.8%+3%

106Conshohocken, PAPA9,26622.7%+96%

107Yeadon, PAPA12,32022.5%−10%

108Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60222.4%−3%

109Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47022.3%+17%

110Brentwood, PAPA9,59722.1%+37%

111Downingtown, PAPA8,38421.9%+27%

112Fullerton, PAPA16,72421.8%+12%

113Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84721.6%+19%

114Swoyersville, PAPA5,15521.2%+80%

115Brookhaven, PAPA8,36221.1%−6%

116Somerset, PAPA5,81520.9%+19%

117Middletown, PAPA7,62820.7%+45%

118Archbald, PAPA7,59820.7%+47%

119Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75320.3%+54%

120Kennett Square, PAPA6,89320.3%−2%

121Rutherford, PAPA6,89020.1%+71%

122Palmyra, PAPA7,76220.1%+43%

123Warren, PAPA9,04620.0%+26%

124Blakely, PAPA6,61119.9%+36%

125Folsom, PAPA8,67119.8%+82%

126Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47019.4%+42%

127Souderton, PAPA7,28819.3%+32%

128Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78319.2%+14%

129Moosic, PAPA5,98919.1%+140%

130Gilbertsville, PAPA6,16519.1%+8%

131New Holland, PAPA5,75418.9%+30%

132Lock Haven, PAPA8,50018.8%+17%

133Sayre, PAPA5,32818.7%+13%

134Morrisville, PAPA9,66518.6%+29%

135Franklin, PAPA5,89918.3%+33%

136Chambersburg, PAPA23,37617.9%+14%

137Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28117.9%+17%

138Latrobe, PAPA7,82617.8%+19%

139Nazareth, PAPA6,09117.8%+29%

140Oxford, PAPA5,88717.7%+8%

141Baldwin, PAPA20,51617.6%+52%

142Carnegie, PAPA7,77717.4%+18%

143Erie, PAPA91,83817.4%+24%

144Coraopolis, PAPA5,28017.3%+26%

145Clearfield, PAPA5,75317.1%+26%

146Olyphant, PAPA5,39017.0%+50%

147Quakertown, PAPA9,23517.0%+21%

148Greenville, PAPA5,40616.9%+2%

149Mount Joy, PAPA8,31916.9%+33%

150Birdsboro, PAPA5,16116.8%+37%

151Old Forge, PAPA8,64016.7%+67%

152Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07316.6%−4%

153Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.5%+82%

154Williamsport, PAPA27,38416.3%+24%

155Bradford, PAPA7,44216.0%+7%

156New Kensington, PAPA11,75915.9%+9%

157South Williamsport, PAPA6,12415.8%+35%

158Ellwood City, PAPA7,36215.7%+26%

159Scranton, PAPA75,51415.6%+15%

160Monessen, PAPA6,65715.6%+64%

161Butler, PAPA12,87915.5%+40%

162Prospect Park, PAPA6,40915.5%+49%

163St. Marys, PAPA12,25315.5%+13%

164Allentown, PAPA126,04415.4%+1%

165Hanover, PAPA16,68415.1%+30%

166Easton, PAPA30,40214.9%+17%

167Dickson City, PAPA5,97614.9%+41%

168Sharon, PAPA12,64814.8%+24%

169West Mifflin, PAPA18,70714.7%+30%

170Red Lion, PAPA6,52314.7%+21%

171Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55814.6%+18%

172Norwood, PAPA5,92714.5%+67%

173Oil City, PAPA9,30114.5%+3%

174Woodlyn, PAPA9,73614.4%+54%

175Duryea, PAPA5,15714.3%+46%

176Harrisburg, PAPA50,52214.3%+2%

177Uniontown, PAPA9,43414.3%+17%

178Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25314.0%+35%

179Pottsville, PAPA13,17014.0%+15%

180Lancaster, PAPA58,36614.0%+4%

181Bridgeport, PAPA5,75813.9%+32%

182Milton, PAPA6,45713.9%+83%

183Titusville, PAPA5,11213.9%−5%

184Ephrata, PAPA13,64713.7%+7%

185Hellertown, PAPA6,13813.7%+19%

186Ambridge, PAPA6,94413.6%+51%

187Munhall, PAPA10,25313.5%+28%

188Levittown, PAPA50,92613.4%+12%

189Exeter, PAPA5,58713.4%+40%

190Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82713.3%+27%

191Norristown, PAPA35,91113.3%+4%

192Middletown, PAPA9,77613.3%+2%

193Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83513.1%+48%

194Canonsburg, PAPA9,52913.0%+50%

195Washington, PAPA13,37713.0%+7%

196Northampton, PAPA10,57013.0%+29%

197Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83212.9%+43%

198Carbondale, PAPA8,73112.8%+14%

199Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52312.8%−1%

200Jeannette, PAPA8,48912.8%+52%

201Connellsville, PAPA6,57412.8%+45%

202Catasauqua, PAPA6,59012.7%+41%

203West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.6%+40%

204DuBois, PAPA7,25412.6%−4%

205Waynesboro, PAPA11,19012.6%−5%

206Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.5%+5%

207Pottstown, PAPA23,32212.4%−2%

208Parkville, PAPA8,12812.3%+41%

209Weigelstown, PAPA15,48512.2%+17%

210Altoona, PAPA42,34712.1%+28%

211New Castle, PAPA21,17512.0%+39%

212Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.8%−1%

213Wilson, PAPA8,15911.7%+22%

214Hazleton, PAPA30,28611.5%+12%

215Pittston, PAPA7,71511.5%+25%

216Tyrone, PAPA5,22611.4%+35%

217Bangor, PAPA5,11811.3%+6%

218Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57911.3%+48%

219Corry, PAPA5,99311.0%+10%

220Nanticoke, PAPA10,71210.9%+13%

221Enola, PAPA6,53410.8%−18%

222York, PAPA45,34210.6%+7%

223McKeesport, PAPA16,90710.5%+54%

224Bristol, PAPA9,97010.5%+24%

225Darby, PAPA10,66610.4%+38%

226Plymouth, PAPA5,80110.4%+51%

227Coatesville, PAPA13,28310.1%+1%

228New Brighton, PAPA5,5039.9%+40%

229Clairton, PAPA5,8769.4%+31%

230Aliquippa, PAPA9,0029.1%+23%

231Lewistown, PAPA8,3859.0%−10%

232Steelton, PAPA6,3288.8%+6%

233Taylor, PAPA6,2328.8%−1%

234Croydon, PAPA9,6848.8%+51%

235Monaca, PAPA5,4568.7%+18%

236West York, PAPA5,1108.6%−6%

237Reading, PAPA95,8328.6%+1%

238Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.6%+3%

239Lebanon, PAPA26,4798.6%+5%

240Chester, PAPA33,9968.5%+11%

241Berwick, PAPA10,2978.5%+35%

242Columbia, PAPA10,3148.4%+12%

243McKees Rocks, PAPA5,6248.2%+15%

244Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.2%+0%

245Duquesne, PAPA5,0198.1%+15%

246Johnstown, PAPA17,6547.9%+10%

247Tamaqua, PAPA6,9297.4%+20%

248Shamokin, PAPA6,7646.9%+53%

249Lehighton, PAPA5,2326.6%−14%

250Sunbury, PAPA9,4956.1%−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS