RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Most educated, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 69.7%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Colorado carries 4 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 925 is 25.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hailey, ID, up 60 places to #86.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49935.6%–

01Los Alamos, NMNM19,40769.7%+9.3 pts

02Boulder, COCO328,56064.2%+11.8 pts

03▲3Ithaca, NYNY104,04758.8%+11.3 pts

04▼1Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21458.7%+10.6 pts

05▲8Jackson, WYWY36,58757.2%+15.8 pts

06▲19Nantucket, MAMA14,75856.3%+17.9 pts

07▲7Heber, UTUT81,65555.9%+16.9 pts

08▼1San Jose, CACA1,984,47355.4%+15.6 pts

09▼5Laramie, WYWY38,55855.0%+10.9 pts

10▼1Bozeman, MTMT128,74054.3%+13.3 pts

11▼6Corvallis, OROR97,72854.2%+6.8 pts

12▼4Washington, DCDC6,465,72454.2%+12.1 pts

13▼1Charlottesville, VAVA228,59754.0%+15.4 pts

14▼3Breckenridge, COCO39,06953.9%+12.8 pts

15▲3Durham, NCNC625,48553.7%+14.3 pts

16▼6Lawrence, KSKS120,92053.2%+10.5 pts

17▲7Fort Collins, COCO377,29253.0%+13.4 pts

18▼2San Francisco, CACA4,630,04152.7%+14.1 pts

19▲1Boston, MAMA5,034,22151.9%+15.1 pts

20▲17Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21951.9%+13.5 pts

21▼2Amherst, MAMA164,06551.6%+13.7 pts

22▼5Iowa City, IAIA182,71151.5%+8.8 pts

23Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72051.2%+13.4 pts

24▼9Edwards, COCO54,29150.9%+8.3 pts

25Bridgeport, CTCT978,17950.8%–

26▲4Austin, TXTX2,620,94550.7%+14.0 pts

27Burlington, VTVT227,80350.5%+15.5 pts

28▼2Madison, WIWI709,68550.4%+14.6 pts

29▼7Pullman, WAWA48,51249.8%+5.7 pts

30▼2Ames, IAIA128,09049.3%+11.2 pts

31▲5Durango, COCO56,89849.3%+12.9 pts

32▲2Denver, COCO3,092,03749.1%+15.1 pts

33▼1Columbia, MOMO219,06248.3%+10.9 pts

34▼3Barnstable, MAMA233,53948.2%+14.6 pts

35▲3Barre, VTVT59,65248.1%+15.9 pts

36▲6Boone, NCNC54,78648.1%+14.8 pts

37▼4Bloomington, ILIL171,41947.2%+11.0 pts

38▲3Seattle, WAWA4,161,88347.0%+14.6 pts

39▲1Missoula, MTMT128,69846.6%+14.6 pts

40▼11State College, PAPA157,39346.2%+9.9 pts

41▲13Santa Fe, NMNM156,90746.1%+9.1 pts

42▲6Portland, MEME577,63546.0%+16.8 pts

43▼4Trenton, NJNJ399,28945.4%+11.5 pts

44▼23Vermillion, SDSD15,03145.4%+6.7 pts

45▼1Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29545.3%+12.5 pts

46▲3Bloomington, ININ165,23145.1%+10.1 pts

47▲3Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78144.0%+14.9 pts

48▲14Brattleboro, VTVT45,20444.0%+13.5 pts

49▲4Provo, UTUT773,42644.0%+12.9 pts

50▼3Santa Cruz, CACA258,85243.9%+9.8 pts

51▼6Port Townsend, WAWA33,97043.9%+15.5 pts

52▼1New York, NYNY20,112,44843.9%+13.9 pts

53▼1Athens, GAGA224,14843.8%+10.3 pts

54▼11Champaign, ILIL239,97943.7%+8.7 pts

55▲27Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24543.2%+15.5 pts

56▲12Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96643.2%+13.5 pts

57▲8San Diego, CACA3,282,24843.2%+13.6 pts

58▼2Rochester, MNMN231,18443.1%+14.4 pts

59▼24Moscow, IDID41,84243.0%+2.0 pts

60Huntsville, ALAL556,44442.9%+12.0 pts

61▲10Starkville, MSMS62,06342.8%+12.1 pts

62▲16Gainesville, FLFL359,03642.8%+9.3 pts

63Hartford, CTCT1,171,42642.7%–

64▼18Brookings, SDSD37,63542.5%+10.3 pts

65▲22Asheville, NCNC422,34542.5%+18.1 pts

66▼8Portland, OROR2,542,28242.4%+13.7 pts

67▼8Tallahassee, FLFL397,44242.4%+7.5 pts

68▼4Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45142.2%+11.7 pts

69▲6Lexington, KYKY535,17442.2%+12.3 pts

70▲6Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11842.1%+14.6 pts

71▲2Albany, NYNY915,83542.1%+13.0 pts

72New Haven, CTCT578,74142.0%–

73▼10Easton, MDMD38,23842.0%+14.2 pts

74▼8Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18242.0%+10.8 pts

75▲17Bennington, VTVT36,63041.8%+14.7 pts

76▼6Fargo, NDND269,52841.8%+12.5 pts

77▲3Colorado Springs, COCO781,79641.7%+10.0 pts

78▲57Petoskey, MIMI33,77541.6%+15.4 pts

79▼10Chicago, ILIL9,434,12341.6%+12.4 pts

80▲10Truckee, CACA101,91141.5%+15.4 pts

81▼2Manchester, NHNH433,41541.5%+11.4 pts

82▼15Lincoln, NENE352,08141.4%+9.5 pts

83▲12Lebanon, NHNH224,50041.4%+13.2 pts

84▲16Morgantown, WVWV141,99541.3%+14.6 pts

85▼24Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79541.3%+10.1 pts

86▲60Hailey, IDID32,43641.2%+4.1 pts

87▼15Juneau city and, AKAK31,60941.2%+5.2 pts

88▼3Richmond, VAVA1,389,33841.1%+12.6 pts

89▼34Oxford, MSMS71,97241.1%+15.4 pts

90▼16Pinehurst, NCNC110,61941.0%+14.2 pts

91▲7Nashville, TNTN2,197,41641.0%+16.0 pts

92▲44Hood River, OROR23,72041.0%+17.9 pts

93▼9Manhattan, KSKS136,12240.7%+9.2 pts

94▼11Greenfield, MAMA70,69840.6%+11.5 pts

95▲11Charleston, SCSC889,26340.5%+15.6 pts

96▲6Logan, UTUT160,88940.5%+10.6 pts

97▼20College Station, TXTX287,47640.4%+7.6 pts

98▲34Auburn, ALAL208,01340.4%+14.1 pts

99▼10Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36840.3%+10.4 pts

100▲14Naples, FLFL417,13140.3%+12.4 pts

101▼44Helena, MTMT97,15340.3%+10.3 pts

102▲49Bend, OROR266,37640.2%+18.2 pts

103▲9Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83040.0%+15.3 pts

104▲46Brevard, NCNC34,21140.0%+16.2 pts

105▲20Pittsfield, MAMA128,22440.0%+14.0 pts

106▼15Columbus, OHOH2,242,02839.9%+12.3 pts

107▼26Rifle, COCO80,09939.8%+7.6 pts

108San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36739.8%+13.1 pts

109▼15Des Moines, IAIA758,53939.8%+12.7 pts

110▼14Napa, CACA132,94939.8%+13.4 pts

111▼23Stillwater, OKOK83,88939.7%+5.5 pts

112▼19Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68239.7%+11.6 pts

113▼14Worcester, MAMA888,50239.7%+12.7 pts

114▼11Wilmington, NCNC492,77239.6%+15.3 pts

115▼5Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01039.4%+12.6 pts

116▼19Omaha, NENE1,009,83639.4%+12.2 pts

117▲37Hudson, NYNY60,16839.4%+16.8 pts

118Torrington, CTCT114,69039.4%–

119▲7Bellingham, WAWA236,39239.3%+12.1 pts

120▼11Dallas, TXTX8,477,15739.3%+10.8 pts

121▼14Traverse City, MIMI156,97239.3%+15.1 pts

122▼36Hays, KSKS29,07538.9%+9.7 pts

123▼8Concord, NHNH158,07838.9%+9.8 pts

124▼20Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69538.7%+12.9 pts

125▲2Key West, FLFL80,40638.6%+13.1 pts

126▲62Taos, NMNM34,56438.5%+12.7 pts

127▼10Lacey, WAWA304,26138.5%+8.7 pts

128▼27Santa Rosa, CACA486,44438.5%+9.9 pts

129▼10Honolulu, HIHI988,70338.5%+10.6 pts

130▼14Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37738.3%+11.4 pts

131▼10Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99238.2%+15.1 pts

132▲37Kingston, NYNY183,33038.2%+13.2 pts

133▼22Rochester, NYNY1,056,14938.2%+10.5 pts

134▲28North Port, FLFL948,15838.2%+13.8 pts

135▼12St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42138.2%+13.3 pts

136▼12Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44138.0%+11.8 pts

137▼4Rexburg, IDID69,38038.0%+17.3 pts

138▲1Bremerton, WAWA283,37437.9%+12.6 pts

139▼21Lansing, MIMI479,72237.8%+9.2 pts

140▼35Blacksburg, VAVA181,61637.7%+11.3 pts

141Slidell, LALA279,10837.7%+9.3 pts

142▼20Pierre, SDSD20,58837.5%+6.9 pts

143▲9Houghton, MIMI40,02837.5%+14.7 pts

144▼2Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52737.2%+14.3 pts

145▲52Kalispell, MTMT115,42937.2%+14.8 pts

146▼6Sacramento, CACA2,477,27437.1%+10.5 pts

147▼10Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85837.1%+12.3 pts

148▼4Ellensburg, WAWA48,80337.0%+10.8 pts

149▼20Santa Maria, CACA442,06536.8%+7.4 pts

150▼3Marquette, MIMI68,06436.8%+13.1 pts

151▲4Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68536.8%+10.0 pts

152▲24Boise City, IDID864,24336.8%+11.5 pts

153▼40Lafayette, ININ228,46836.8%+7.7 pts

154▲16Orlando, FLFL2,957,67236.7%+11.8 pts

155▲1Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63836.7%+12.0 pts

156▲11Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64536.7%+13.4 pts

157▲15Lexington Park, MDMD211,17636.7%+14.2 pts

158▲15Miami, FLFL6,391,07236.6%+12.7 pts

159▼16Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65736.6%+9.6 pts

160▼26Midland, MIMI83,75436.6%+7.3 pts

161▲30Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50036.4%+13.9 pts

162▲6Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37736.4%+11.6 pts

163▼18Bismarck, NDND139,75036.3%+11.0 pts

164▼44Carbondale, ILIL52,50136.3%+4.3 pts

165▼1Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65336.2%+13.0 pts

166▼38Ruston, LALA48,36036.2%+4.4 pts

167▼18Oxnard, CACA830,85136.1%+9.2 pts

168▼9Springfield, ILIL206,03336.1%+8.1 pts

169▼11Houston, TXTX7,904,62736.0%+9.6 pts

170▼39Cody, WYWY31,17136.0%+12.3 pts

171▼5Fayetteville, ARAR622,17735.9%+14.0 pts

172▼12Harrisburg, PAPA617,42735.8%+11.5 pts

173Norwich, CTCT284,01535.8%–

174▲7Savannah, GAGA438,31435.8%+12.7 pts

175▼4Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21335.8%+12.2 pts

176▼13Columbia, SCSC879,91835.6%+8.9 pts

177▼3Albuquerque, NMNM925,27935.6%+7.6 pts

178▼25Keene, NHNH78,26935.5%+8.9 pts

179▲7Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93835.4%+10.2 pts

180▲15The Villages, FLFL157,77235.3%+23.1 pts

181▼4Providence, RIRI1,708,16135.3%+11.7 pts

182▲54Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45935.3%+13.6 pts

183▲7Rutland, VTVT59,65335.3%+12.0 pts

184▲72St. George, UTUT213,67035.2%+14.3 pts

185▲2Syracuse, NYNY652,27335.1%+10.0 pts

186▼29Grand Forks, NDND105,04635.0%+10.5 pts

187▲6Akron, OHOH701,78035.0%+10.8 pts

188▲22Tampa, FLFL3,418,89535.0%+13.1 pts

189▲12Athens, OHOH63,19734.9%+9.2 pts

190▲14Crestview, FLFL315,09834.9%+12.2 pts

191▼53Mankato, MNMN104,90734.8%+7.2 pts

192▼13Ogden, UTUT672,78434.8%+10.0 pts

193▼13Anchorage, AKAK405,82134.6%+7.7 pts

194▼2Detroit, MIMI4,390,91334.6%+11.6 pts

195▲19Greenville, SCSC1,014,10134.6%+13.2 pts

196▲81Morehead City, NCNC70,46934.5%+14.7 pts

197▼32Oneonta, NYNY60,58934.4%+12.4 pts

198▼20Kearney, NENE57,96234.4%+5.4 pts

199▲66McPherson, KSKS30,06434.3%+12.1 pts

200▲15Palm Bay, FLFL663,98234.2%+10.7 pts

201▲4Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81334.1%+9.9 pts

202▼54Columbus, ININ85,72934.1%+12.1 pts

203▲9Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77534.1%+10.8 pts

204▼22Billings, MTMT193,60334.1%+8.4 pts

205▼44Stevens Point, WIWI71,94334.0%+10.7 pts

206▼6Eugene, OROR381,58434.0%+8.5 pts

207▲14Sebastian, FLFL172,79933.8%+10.7 pts

208▼14Greenville, NCNC182,93633.8%+7.4 pts

209Waterbury, CTCT463,34933.8%–

210▼2Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76633.8%+11.0 pts

211▼5Little Rock, ARAR777,60733.7%+9.6 pts

212▼13Daphne, ALAL267,76133.7%+10.6 pts

213▲18Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04733.7%+14.0 pts

214▼31La Crosse, WIWI171,18233.7%+11.0 pts

215▼12Laconia, NHNH65,14733.6%+10.3 pts

216▲3Allentown, PAPA887,61533.5%+11.8 pts

217▼10Dubuque, IAIA99,38133.4%+12.0 pts

218▲10New Orleans, LALA970,84933.3%+11.7 pts

219▼8Aberdeen, SDSD41,58333.3%+10.6 pts

220▲84Greeley, COCO378,42633.2%+11.5 pts

221▼5Eureka, CACA131,64733.1%+10.1 pts

222▲7Rapid City, SDSD156,93433.1%+9.8 pts

223▼38Fairbanks, AKAK93,97233.1%+6.0 pts

224Knoxville, TNTN968,13733.1%+10.9 pts

225▲1Cheyenne, WYWY102,93833.1%+9.6 pts

226▲21Louisville, KYKY1,402,50933.0%+11.8 pts

227▲24Seaford, DEDE277,14033.0%+16.4 pts

228▲27Granbury, TXTX70,50132.9%+12.5 pts

229▼99Spearfish, SDSD29,45932.9%+8.9 pts

230▼28Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28532.9%+7.9 pts

231▲4Dayton, OHOH826,55432.9%+9.3 pts

232Appleton, WIWI249,87632.8%+10.6 pts

233▲5Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91232.8%+12.7 pts

234▼25Winona, MNMN50,52332.7%+9.5 pts

235▼10Greensboro, NCNC805,94532.5%+8.9 pts

236▲40Lancaster, PAPA563,15932.4%+11.9 pts

237▲12Whitewater, WIWI106,12732.4%+10.6 pts

238▼4Rolla, MOMO45,24732.4%+11.3 pts

239▲74Grand Junction, COCO162,84532.3%+10.4 pts

240▼3Reno, NVNV578,73432.3%+9.8 pts

241▲29San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14032.3%+10.2 pts

242▲49Kirksville, MOMO29,82432.3%+6.2 pts

243▼25Spokane, WAWA608,01232.2%+8.0 pts

244▼17Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15532.2%+9.5 pts

245▲133Ruidoso, NMNM19,84432.2%+9.4 pts

246▲2Pittsburg, KSKS39,00832.2%+8.3 pts

247▼30Pella, IAIA34,19232.1%+13.2 pts

248▼25Jackson, MSMS609,84732.1%+8.0 pts

249▼74Stephenville, TXTX43,91132.1%+7.1 pts

250▲10Eau Claire, WIWI176,64731.9%+9.5 pts

251▲10Peoria, ILIL363,50531.9%+11.1 pts

252▲34Chico, CACA209,21131.9%+10.1 pts

253Augusta, MEME129,06731.9%+11.3 pts

254▼58Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15431.9%+8.6 pts

255▲33Chattanooga, TNTN594,53031.9%+12.5 pts

256▲26Duluth, MNMN281,21931.8%+11.3 pts

257▼24Bemidji, MNMN47,05531.8%+8.3 pts

258▼45Wichita, KSKS663,80931.8%+7.5 pts

259▲8Medford, OROR221,79531.7%+9.4 pts

260▼30Lubbock, TXTX368,43131.7%+9.2 pts

261▼17Idaho Falls, IDID173,85131.7%+7.9 pts

262▼16Las Cruces, NMNM229,09131.7%+9.4 pts

263▼11South Bend, ININ324,53831.7%+9.9 pts

264▼1Cedar City, UTUT67,14131.6%+7.9 pts

265▼7Lynchburg, VAVA269,16931.6%+12.6 pts

266▼2Port Angeles, WAWA78,20231.6%+10.8 pts

267▲73Bishop, CACA18,15831.5%+14.4 pts

268▲64Yankton, SDSD23,63531.4%+8.4 pts

269▼24Hilo, HIHI210,04331.4%+9.3 pts

270▼86Macomb, ILIL25,91631.4%+4.5 pts

271▲21Kerrville, TXTX54,03731.3%+8.0 pts

272▼29Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69131.3%+7.4 pts

273▲10Roanoke, VAVA316,54731.3%+10.3 pts

274▲10Cape Coral, FLFL875,60731.2%+10.1 pts

275▼77Murray, KYKY39,42131.2%+7.1 pts

276▼87Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07731.2%+9.8 pts

277▲23Kenosha, WIWI168,44831.2%+12.0 pts

278▲63Marshall, MNMN25,68431.1%+9.7 pts

279▼20Oshkosh, WIWI174,21831.1%+8.3 pts

280▼60Sheridan, WYWY33,24131.1%+8.7 pts

281▲41Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20631.1%+9.9 pts

282▼42Warner Robins, GAGA208,09131.1%+11.8 pts

283▼14Memphis, TNTN1,341,41231.1%+9.2 pts

284▼22Jefferson City, MOMO152,71231.1%+9.9 pts

285▲8Green Bay, WIWI336,75631.0%+10.9 pts

286▼64Montgomery, ALAL388,74731.0%+6.8 pts

287▼45Waterloo, IAIA169,18931.0%+8.7 pts

288▼3Kahului, HIHI160,67431.0%+8.5 pts

289▲18Niles, MIMI152,44430.9%+11.3 pts

290▼18Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01430.9%+8.3 pts

291▼37Baton Rouge, LALA888,69930.8%+8.3 pts

292▼21Springfield, MOMO500,69430.8%+9.5 pts

293▲26Midland, TXTX193,13930.7%+6.4 pts

294Brenham, TXTX38,28830.7%+11.7 pts

295▲66Silver City, NMNM27,25230.7%+10.1 pts

296▲30Pocatello, IDID91,59130.6%+5.7 pts

297▼2Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27330.6%+8.1 pts

298▲20Pensacola, FLFL544,94930.5%+9.0 pts

299▲44Statesboro, GAGA97,97730.4%+7.6 pts

300▼27Erie, PAPA265,83230.3%+9.4 pts

301▲2Toledo, OHOH599,37630.3%+8.6 pts

302▼34Ada, OKOK38,52830.3%+8.5 pts

303▲2Findlay, OHOH75,03430.3%+8.6 pts

304▼6Fort Wayne, ININ466,25830.3%+8.9 pts

305▲37Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55230.3%+9.1 pts

306▲6Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97530.2%+9.4 pts

307▼28Faribault, MNMN69,93930.2%+7.8 pts

308▼33Bangor, MEME157,96730.1%+9.8 pts

309▼52Topeka, KSKS233,05230.1%+6.5 pts

310▲27Monticello, NYNY80,58630.1%+13.4 pts

311▼33Kapaa, HIHI73,40030.1%+10.7 pts

312▼46Bartlesville, OKOK54,03730.1%+4.3 pts

313▼23Frankfort, KYKY77,87430.0%+9.6 pts

314▼33Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21530.0%+9.9 pts

315▼7Davenport, IAIA380,45230.0%+10.0 pts

316▲20Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86430.0%+10.9 pts

317▼30Binghamton, NYNY243,18929.9%+7.9 pts

318▲31Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72129.9%+10.4 pts

319▼45Walla Walla, WAWA62,36129.8%+6.5 pts

320Alexandria, MNMN40,12029.7%+12.4 pts

321▲18Glens Falls, NYNY124,37329.7%+10.8 pts

322▲1Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80829.7%+10.7 pts

323▲64Alamosa, COCO27,89629.6%+8.5 pts

324▼44Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85029.6%+8.9 pts

325▲25Winchester, VAVA152,33229.6%+11.3 pts

326▲90Dickinson, NDND39,14229.6%+8.2 pts

327▼88Menomonie, WIWI46,22329.6%+8.5 pts

328▲30Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08329.6%+11.1 pts

329▼32Waynesville, NCNC63,36929.5%+13.6 pts

330▼9Johnson City, TNTN216,41629.5%+11.0 pts

331▲4Augusta, GAGA641,23129.5%+9.2 pts

332▼26Kennewick, WAWA324,33429.4%+6.3 pts

333▼37Evansville, ININ273,78629.3%+10.0 pts

334▼23Springfield, MAMA464,33829.3%+8.8 pts

335▼18Richmond, KYKY131,80629.3%+11.9 pts

336▲57Sandusky, OHOH112,77729.2%+12.8 pts

337▼27Tahlequah, OKOK49,19629.2%+7.1 pts

338▼10Cortland, NYNY45,85029.1%+10.3 pts

339▼89Warrensburg, MOMO56,67029.1%+5.9 pts

340▼13Salina, KSKS59,12129.0%+9.1 pts

341▲47Deltona, FLFL746,93328.9%+10.9 pts

342▼18Vallejo, CACA455,37628.8%+7.4 pts

343▲113Vicksburg, MSMS41,75928.8%+8.0 pts

344▲73Astoria, OROR40,92628.7%+9.6 pts

345▲28Burlington, NCNC186,17728.7%+9.5 pts

346▲46Montrose, COCO44,59128.7%+10.1 pts

347▼58Minot, NDND75,69428.7%+7.6 pts

348▼34Seneca, SCSC83,77528.7%+10.5 pts

349▼47Newport, OROR50,63628.6%+7.9 pts

350▼16Sandpoint, IDID54,42028.6%+11.7 pts

351▼26Tyler, TXTX252,54928.6%+6.0 pts

352▼19Watertown, WIWI86,50528.5%+11.2 pts

353▲33Weatherford, OKOK39,05928.5%+8.1 pts

354▲2Racine, WIWI198,91928.4%+8.2 pts

355▼39Great Falls, MTMT85,02928.4%+6.9 pts

356▲27St. Simons, GAGA118,52428.4%+8.8 pts

357▼5Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04128.3%+11.1 pts

358▼3Brainerd, MNMN100,56228.3%+10.5 pts

359▼29St. Cloud, MNMN205,85428.3%+7.3 pts

360▼16Salinas, CACA433,72928.2%+5.7 pts

361▲35Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03528.2%+5.4 pts

362▲8Columbus, GAGA324,83028.2%+10.1 pts

363▼18Wausau, WIWI139,43228.1%+9.8 pts

364Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33228.1%+9.3 pts

365▼124Troy, ALAL33,68828.0%+9.6 pts

366▼57Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11828.0%+6.3 pts

367▼8Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49728.0%+11.3 pts

368▲3Cleveland, MSMS28,26228.0%+9.2 pts

369▼38Owatonna, MNMN37,46428.0%+7.8 pts

370▼24Red Wing, MNMN48,19527.9%+8.9 pts

371▲28Willmar, MNMN44,72027.9%+9.6 pts

372▼57Maryville, MOMO20,17427.9%+4.3 pts

373▼74Bowling Green, KYKY197,18027.8%+8.7 pts

374▲68Jefferson, GAGA99,26527.8%+16.1 pts

375▲2Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22627.8%+10.5 pts

376▼2Staunton, VAVA129,69227.8%+10.3 pts

377▲18Hastings, NENE40,57727.8%+9.1 pts

378▲23Wenatchee, WAWA128,41427.7%+7.7 pts

379▼28Reading, PAPA440,07227.7%+9.2 pts

380▲58Casper, WYWY80,52627.7%+7.6 pts

381▼33Clarksville, TNTN349,00127.7%+11.4 pts

382▲39Waco, TXTX308,80727.6%+9.5 pts

383▼8York, PAPA473,19727.6%+9.2 pts

384▼31Lafayette, LALA423,75827.6%+9.4 pts

385▲13Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13827.6%+9.8 pts

386▼26Salisbury, MDMD131,87227.6%+8.0 pts

387▲60Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20127.6%+11.2 pts

388▲34Spencer, IAIA16,20227.5%+11.3 pts

389▲135Las Vegas, NMNM30,31127.5%+7.2 pts

390▲4Dover, DEDE194,78627.5%+8.9 pts

391▼34Sheboygan, WIWI118,04727.5%+9.6 pts

392▲66Panama City, FLFL231,17427.5%+10.8 pts

393▼26Ketchikan, AKAK13,54927.4%+7.3 pts

394▼40East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17927.4%+6.9 pts

395▲33Baraboo, WIWI66,65227.3%+9.7 pts

396▲18Gainesville, GAGA226,56827.3%+8.6 pts

397▲39Elmira, NYNY80,41527.2%+8.6 pts

398▼8Fayetteville, NCNC395,41227.2%+8.9 pts

399▲54Fairmont, WVWV55,58427.2%+11.2 pts

400▼28Scranton, PAPA574,41827.2%+9.6 pts

401▲42Huron, SDSD19,62427.2%+8.9 pts

402▲7Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55127.1%+8.4 pts

403▲32Holland, MIMI123,18827.1%+11.3 pts

404▲47Scottsbluff, NENE36,27227.1%+9.8 pts

405▲2Charleston, WVWV200,17027.1%+8.6 pts

406▼37Salem, OROR445,81427.1%+6.3 pts

407▲18Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21227.0%+9.5 pts

408▼28Indiana, PAPA82,87827.0%+10.0 pts

409▲11Amarillo, TXTX276,23526.9%+6.2 pts

410▼26Abilene, TXTX185,42926.9%+7.1 pts

411▼64Charleston, ILIL46,60726.9%+6.1 pts

412▼46Utica, NYNY285,61126.8%+9.0 pts

413▲80Florence, ALAL156,60926.7%+9.9 pts

414▲12New Bern, NCNC127,35826.7%+8.9 pts

415▲15Brigham City, UTUT70,40526.7%+7.6 pts

416▼19Jonesboro, ARAR139,44026.6%+9.2 pts

417▲32Gulfport, MSMS431,32926.6%+9.3 pts

418▲84Ludington, MIMI29,04026.6%+10.8 pts

419▼15Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19326.6%+10.9 pts

420▼91Emporia, KSKS34,83826.6%+3.8 pts

421▼36Riverton, WYWY39,46426.5%+6.8 pts

422▼54Lewisburg, PAPA42,31326.5%+8.5 pts

423▲44Durant, OKOK51,36726.5%+8.6 pts

424▲55Watertown, NYNY111,54026.5%+10.4 pts

425▼34Corning, NYNY91,85526.3%+8.4 pts

426▼2Lewiston, IDID65,45026.3%+7.7 pts

427▼64Marion, ILIL67,22526.2%+9.1 pts

428▼46Muncie, ININ113,10626.2%+5.8 pts

429▼53Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93826.2%+6.4 pts

430▼51Baker City, OROR16,65826.1%+9.8 pts

431▼19Shreveport, LALA383,47426.1%+6.9 pts

432Putnam, CTCT98,09626.1%–

433▼25La Grande, OROR25,90026.1%+4.3 pts

434▼7Quincy, ILIL74,14626.1%+9.0 pts

435▼3Jacksonville, NCNC217,17526.0%+11.2 pts

436▼36Mobile, ALAL411,65826.0%+7.3 pts

437▲90Rome, GAGA101,37825.9%+10.1 pts

438▼49Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40425.9%+8.3 pts

439▼24El Paso, TXTX881,29125.9%+9.3 pts

440▼30Jamestown, NDND21,41425.9%+6.2 pts

441▲158Natchitoches, LALA36,08925.8%+7.4 pts

442▼3Janesville, WIWI166,47225.8%+9.1 pts

443▼142Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44225.8%+7.0 pts

444▲28Gettysburg, PAPA107,59425.8%+9.1 pts

445▼39Valdosta, GAGA153,27625.7%+8.2 pts

446▼81Jasper, ININ44,01625.7%+11.2 pts

447▼10Killeen, TXTX511,49725.7%+7.8 pts

448▲33Angola, ININ34,79925.6%+10.1 pts

449▲17Hermitage, PAPA107,86025.6%+8.3 pts

450▲9Pueblo, COCO169,27725.6%+7.3 pts

451▼3Platteville, WIWI52,44625.6%+8.4 pts

452▲40Columbus, MSMS67,14425.5%+6.6 pts

453▼72San Angelo, TXTX122,06525.5%+6.0 pts

454▼21Owensboro, KYKY113,96225.5%+9.3 pts

455▲8Hot Springs, ARAR99,69525.3%+7.4 pts

456▼22Massena, NYNY105,48825.3%+8.9 pts

457▼38Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57525.3%+9.3 pts

458▲4Canton, OHOH400,24625.3%+7.9 pts

459▲69Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88325.2%+7.8 pts

460▲31Effingham, ILIL44,72725.2%+11.3 pts

461▼48Ukiah, CACA88,12225.2%+4.9 pts

462▼8Jamestown, NYNY124,12625.1%+8.2 pts

463▲13Wooster, OHOH116,75825.1%+7.9 pts

464▼61Warsaw, ININ80,89225.1%+10.2 pts

465▲76Branson, MOMO57,00125.0%+10.1 pts

466▼16Rockford, ILIL337,24225.0%+6.2 pts

467▼15Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44824.9%+5.6 pts

468▲20Altus, OKOK24,76424.8%+6.4 pts

469▲48Clarksburg, WVWV88,14224.8%+9.9 pts

470▼29Williamsport, PAPA112,58724.8%+9.7 pts

471▲45Paducah, KYKY102,25924.7%+9.6 pts

472▲17Chambersburg, PAPA160,65224.7%+10.0 pts

473▲28Monroe, LALA222,39024.7%+5.9 pts

474▼1Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00224.7%+7.9 pts

475▲71Cornelia, GAGA50,41624.6%+8.8 pts

476▲19Tupelo, MSMS133,16724.6%+9.9 pts

477▲28Auburn, NYNY74,36524.6%+9.1 pts

478▲5Sonora, CACA53,16024.6%+8.5 pts

479▲111Ottawa, KSKS26,29924.6%+8.1 pts

480▼2Kingsland, GAGA60,14324.6%+8.6 pts

481▼17Arkansas City, KSKS34,38224.5%+6.3 pts

482Riverside, CACA4,769,00724.5%+8.2 pts

483▼14New Ulm, MNMN25,51724.5%+7.9 pts

484▲14Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13724.5%+11.7 pts

485▼56Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55324.5%+5.8 pts

486Altoona, PAPA119,54124.4%+10.5 pts

487▼125Williston, NDND41,76724.4%+7.9 pts

488▲12Saginaw, MIMI187,68824.4%+8.5 pts

489▼58Decatur, ILIL99,30024.4%+7.5 pts

490▼35Sioux City, IAIA145,73824.4%+5.7 pts

491▼89Milledgeville, GAGA44,02924.4%+8.2 pts

492▼74Spartanburg, SCSC407,65624.3%+7.0 pts

493▼25Wahpeton, NDND23,01924.3%+9.5 pts

494▲21Rochelle, ILIL51,39924.3%+7.3 pts

495▲45Lebanon, PAPA146,38024.3%+8.9 pts

496Joplin, MOMO208,79624.2%+8.5 pts

497▼36Lawton, OKOK127,59024.2%+5.4 pts

498▼14Hagerstown, MDMD315,28024.2%+9.6 pts

499▲35Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88024.1%+7.6 pts

500▼1Youngstown, OHOH423,67824.1%+8.0 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest bachelor's degree or higher?

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 69.7% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by bachelor's degree or higher?

Los Alamos, NM, Boulder, CO, Ithaca, NY, Ann Arbor, MI, Jackson, WY-ID.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).