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Most educated, Wisconsin cities · 2000

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 139 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48970.9%+16%

02Fox Point, WIWI6,58367.3%+14%

03Elm Grove, WIWI6,35465.1%+19%

04Shorewood, WIWI13,47462.9%+17%

05Mequon, WIWI25,12059.6%+22%

06Middleton, WIWI23,11550.3%+19%

07Brookfield, WIWI41,44849.0%+17%

08Madison, WIWI286,23348.2%+15%

09Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64947.6%+24%

10Glendale, WIWI14,79542.9%+22%

11Fitchburg, WIWI34,61542.1%+12%

12Cedarburg, WIWI12,91641.9%+42%

13Oregon, WIWI12,01540.2%+93%

14Verona, WIWI16,82139.8%+30%

15Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93038.2%+72%

16River Falls, WIWI17,91638.1%+25%

17Hudson, WIWI15,01937.7%+27%

18Pewaukee, WIWI16,37537.2%–

19Delafield, WIWI7,31437.1%+10%

20New Berlin, WIWI39,95336.8%+28%

21Monona, WIWI8,66436.2%+24%

22McFarland, WIWI9,14535.6%+42%

23Greendale, WIWI14,42635.6%+20%

24Hales Corners, WIWI7,74035.0%+23%

25Platteville, WIWI11,81534.5%+9%

26Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22734.4%+65%

27Allouez, WIWI13,83834.0%–

28Waunakee, WIWI16,41132.3%+72%

29Hartland, WIWI10,74032.0%+30%

30Whitewater, WIWI16,03831.8%−9%

31Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28031.5%+53%

32Onalaska, WIWI20,29731.3%+17%

33Brown Deer, WIWI12,82131.2%+2%

34Windsor, WIWI10,08531.2%+49%

35Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11930.7%+46%

36Waukesha, WIWI70,87230.6%+21%

37Plover, WIWI14,27430.6%+21%

38Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29130.4%+53%

39De Pere, WIWI25,59030.1%+35%

40Pewaukee, WIWI8,21630.0%+65%

41Appleton, WIWI75,45229.7%+25%

42Germantown, WIWI21,05029.4%+35%

43Menomonie, WIWI16,66429.1%−4%

44Grafton, WIWI13,38929.1%+45%

45Franklin, WIWI36,68729.1%+22%

46Eau Claire, WIWI72,46528.9%+24%

47Stoughton, WIWI13,25627.7%+33%

48Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72527.5%+44%

49Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79827.2%+74%

50Altoona, WIWI9,37626.9%+109%

51Lake Mills, WIWI6,65526.8%+33%

52Port Washington, WIWI12,65826.5%+41%

53Neenah, WIWI27,63826.3%+28%

54Stevens Point, WIWI26,37726.1%+9%

55Sussex, WIWI12,77925.9%+90%

56Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39825.5%+41%

57Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81825.1%+17%

58Muskego, WIWI25,60225.0%+36%

59DeForest, WIWI13,09424.7%+16%

60Oak Creek, WIWI38,29624.4%+54%

61Mukwonago, WIWI8,54424.2%+51%

62Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38424.1%+66%

63La Crosse, WIWI50,78424.1%+12%

64Rothschild, WIWI5,62723.8%+73%

65Jackson, WIWI8,32223.1%+158%

66Oshkosh, WIWI67,46023.1%+18%

67Howard, WIWI22,23322.8%+73%

68Evansville, WIWI5,83722.4%+28%

69Dodgeville, WIWI5,07622.0%+39%

70Waupaca, WIWI6,35222.0%+73%

71West Bend, WIWI32,26822.0%+33%

72West Salem, WIWI5,28821.9%+22%

73Waterford, WIWI6,02521.6%+32%

74Wausau, WIWI40,18821.5%+24%

75Burlington, WIWI10,95121.2%+36%

76Marshfield, WIWI18,98021.1%+8%

77Holmen, WIWI12,10520.9%+42%

78Baraboo, WIWI13,22420.8%+24%

79Ashland, WIWI7,92720.4%+25%

80Greenfield, WIWI37,15920.2%+5%

81Rhinelander, WIWI8,24220.0%+46%

82Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38819.9%−7%

83Columbus, WIWI5,40019.8%+44%

84Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33819.6%+74%

85Ripon, WIWI7,73819.6%+0%

86Union Grove, WIWI5,37019.5%+23%

87Elkhorn, WIWI10,04519.4%+39%

88Plymouth, WIWI8,82119.4%+55%

89Green Bay, WIWI106,67519.3%+16%

90Superior, WIWI26,39719.2%+20%

91Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54119.0%+35%

92Edgerton, WIWI6,12119.0%+54%

93Janesville, WIWI66,92918.9%+22%

94Slinger, WIWI6,49518.9%+88%

95Delavan, WIWI9,22818.8%−1%

96Weston, WIWI15,93118.7%+15%

97Milton, WIWI6,02418.5%+32%

98Shawano, WIWI9,69318.5%+38%

99Milwaukee, WIWI562,40718.3%+24%

100Kenosha, WIWI99,23918.2%+50%

101Monroe, WIWI10,58117.6%+22%

102Menasha, WIWI18,38517.6%+54%

103New Richmond, WIWI10,98817.5%−8%

104Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91717.1%+1%

105Manitowoc, WIWI34,67117.1%+18%

106Rice Lake, WIWI8,88216.8%+7%

107Kimberly, WIWI7,55616.4%+145%

108Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29316.4%+25%

109West Allis, WIWI60,11916.4%+32%

110Richland Center, WIWI5,02016.2%+9%

111Watertown, WIWI22,70416.2%+17%

112Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54216.0%+9%

113Sheboygan, WIWI49,37615.9%+20%

114Berlin, WIWI5,58815.8%+55%

115Little Chute, WIWI11,80015.8%+59%

116Sparta, WIWI9,97415.8%+42%

117South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19115.7%+6%

118Racine, WIWI77,90815.6%+5%

119Hartford, WIWI16,00515.4%+54%

120Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65415.0%+21%

121Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68715.0%+10%

122Portage, WIWI9,95614.8%+11%

123Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40814.6%+3%

124New London, WIWI7,72614.4%+22%

125Antigo, WIWI8,06014.4%+51%

126Kaukauna, WIWI18,51714.2%+33%

127Merrill, WIWI9,38914.2%+12%

128Marinette, WIWI11,16813.8%+13%

129Two Rivers, WIWI11,22213.7%+22%

130St. Francis, WIWI8,95513.7%+21%

131Reedsburg, WIWI10,64113.6%+6%

132Cudahy, WIWI17,65513.6%+49%

133Beloit, WIWI36,64913.5%+19%

134Tomah, WIWI9,60013.2%−8%

135Jefferson, WIWI7,81412.9%+5%

136Waupun, WIWI11,15012.8%+45%

137Mayville, WIWI5,18412.4%+23%

138North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42511.5%+2%

139Sturtevant, WIWI6,85210.1%+47%

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