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RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 418 SHOWN OF 918

Most educated, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
501Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20116.4%+14%
502Madison, ININ33,27916.4%+23%
503Jackson, TNTN184,56916.3%+32%
504Hammond, LALA141,34616.3%+26%
505Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.3%+19%
506Batavia, NYNY58,41616.3%+17%
507Spencer, IAIA16,20216.3%+12%
508Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.3%+20%
509Adrian, MIMI97,77916.3%+27%
510Riverside, CACA4,769,00716.3%+10%
511Jackson, MIMI159,55216.3%+26%
512Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%+27%
513Roswell, NMNM63,36416.2%+14%
514Owensboro, KYKY113,96216.2%+21%
515Clarksdale, MSMS19,84916.2%+10%
516Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.2%+21%
517Sonora, CACA53,16016.1%+9%
518North Platte, NENE33,97216.1%+14%
519Longview, TXTX297,31516.1%+15%
520Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.1%+23%
521Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.1%+26%
522Watertown, NYNY111,54016.0%+18%
523Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.0%+16%
524Washington, NCNC44,67016.0%+48%
525Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516.0%+29%
526Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0%+28%
527Norfolk, NENE49,22816.0%+36%
528Waynesville, NCNC63,36916.0%+25%
529Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.0%+19%
530Dothan, ALAL156,26616.0%+27%
531Carroll, IAIA20,30316.0%+42%
532Victoria, TXTX99,86415.9%+16%
533Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.9%+17%
534Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.9%+28%
535Ashland, OHOH52,52315.9%+22%
536Saginaw, MIMI187,68815.9%+23%
537Ludington, MIMI29,04015.9%+34%
538Albany, GAGA145,51015.9%+9%
539Holland, MIMI123,18815.8%+32%
540Cornelia, GAGA50,41615.8%+32%
541Sumter, SCSC105,06715.8%+6%
542Decatur, ALAL160,32615.8%+19%
543Rome, GAGA101,37815.8%+15%
544Marshall, MOMO23,26515.8%+33%
545Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315.8%+26%
546Columbus, NENE46,58315.8%+34%
547Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+25%
548The Dalles, OROR26,31015.7%+8%
549Gainesville, TXTX44,46115.7%+32%
550Alexandria, LALA147,95215.7%+12%
551Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%−0%
552Grand Island, NENE78,07615.7%+15%
553Freeport, ILIL43,22015.6%+15%
554Evanston, WYWY23,41515.6%+8%
555Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.6%+22%
556Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+14%
557Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5%+20%
558Angola, ININ34,79915.5%+24%
559Searcy, ARAR80,08515.5%+42%
560Elkhart, ININ208,77415.5%+9%
561Lake Charles, LALA244,65515.5%+16%
562Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.5%+20%
563Elk City, OKOK22,15915.5%+25%
564Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.5%+27%
565Manitowoc, WIWI81,71015.5%+28%
566Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.4%+3%
567Beatrice, NENE21,71115.4%+37%
568Española, NMNM39,83215.4%+50%
569Lebanon, PAPA146,38015.4%+31%
570Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.4%+31%
571Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.4%+9%
572Martin, TNTN33,26115.3%+49%
573Winchester, TNTN45,57915.3%+17%
574Hermiston, OROR93,72115.3%+16%
575Yakima, WAWA259,18515.3%+12%
576Woodward, OKOK19,82715.2%+17%
577Oxford, ALAL115,83415.2%+7%
578Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.2%+8%
579Nogales, AZAZ50,02015.2%+40%
580Paducah, KYKY102,25915.1%+29%
581Ardmore, OKOK48,91015.1%+13%
582Wilson, NCNC81,15015.1%+4%
583Williamsport, PAPA112,58715.1%+22%
584Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.1%+34%
585Marietta, OHOH58,38915.0%+14%
586Fremont, NENE38,05715.0%+11%
587Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+22%
588Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%+10%
589Burlington, IAIA44,06115.0%+23%
590Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815.0%+18%
591Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08115.0%+39%
592Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.0%+20%
593Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+25%
594Meridian, MSMS85,41915.0%+21%
595Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.9%+16%
596Plymouth, ININ46,59914.9%+22%
597Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.9%+21%
598Branson, MOMO57,00114.9%+5%
599Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+13%
600El Dorado, ARAR36,92614.9%+18%
601Springfield, OHOH135,34014.9%+22%
602Olean, NYNY75,39014.9%+16%
603Rice Lake, WIWI46,48414.9%+27%
604Warsaw, ININ80,89214.9%+3%
605Wahpeton, NDND23,01914.9%+18%
606Newberry, SCSC39,56114.8%+19%
607Sayre, PAPA59,60014.8%+15%
608Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66614.8%+20%
609Huntington, WVWV365,96514.8%+20%
610Greenwood, MSMS34,91214.8%+1%
611Chambersburg, PAPA160,65214.8%+19%
612Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.8%+10%
613Hannibal, MOMO38,96914.8%+26%
614Austin, MNMN40,97114.7%+14%
615Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.7%+22%
616LaGrange, GAGA107,09714.7%+26%
617Wheeling, WVWV134,08914.7%+21%
618Elko, NVNV56,68214.7%+10%
619Beaumont, TXTX399,31014.7%+7%
620Meadville, PAPA81,79214.7%+25%
621Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.7%+15%
622Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.7%+11%
623Lexington, NENE26,25514.7%+18%
624Cookeville, TNTN152,47714.6%+20%
625Cleveland, TNTN134,05714.6%+33%
626Tifton, GAGA51,23714.6%+16%
627Thomasville, GAGA72,95814.6%+27%
628Sterling, COCO20,65414.6%+3%
629Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+15%
630Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.6%+33%
631Hagerstown, MDMD315,28014.6%+26%
632Stockton, CACA823,81514.5%+10%
633Texarkana, TXTX146,81614.5%+18%
634Jasper, ININ44,01614.5%+33%
635Vincennes, ININ35,65214.4%+30%
636Clinton, IAIA46,00214.4%+11%
637Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.4%+9%
638Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+14%
639Monroe, MIMI156,00414.3%+36%
640El Campo, TXTX42,06014.3%+21%
641Borger, TXTX19,63314.3%+10%
642Danville, KYKY56,98514.3%+32%
643Garden City, KSKS37,50514.3%−1%
644Defiance, OHOH38,29214.3%+14%
645Huntington, ININ37,22414.2%+21%
646Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.2%+17%
647Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.2%+14%
648Warren, PAPA37,03814.2%+32%
649Bay City, MIMI102,12314.2%+29%
650Alexander City, ALAL40,95314.1%+23%
651Del Rio, TXTX47,83514.1%+8%
652Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.1%+21%
653Grants Pass, OROR87,86714.1%+17%
654Toccoa, GAGA27,85414.1%+7%
655Marion, ININ66,52414.1%+26%
656Modesto, CACA557,71914.1%+9%
657Bradford, PAPA38,98414.0%+15%
658Ozark, ALAL49,91214.0%+4%
659Plainview, TXTX36,70014.0%+13%
660Michigan City, ININ111,29414.0%+19%
661Natchez, MSMS54,72214.0%+13%
662Selma, ALAL35,14013.9%+14%
663Laredo, TXTX281,22413.9%+25%
664Albertville, ALAL103,53713.9%+21%
665Effingham, ILIL44,72713.9%+18%
666Muskegon, MIMI177,90113.9%+25%
667Altoona, PAPA119,54113.9%+33%
668Picayune, MSMS59,36313.9%+22%
669Payson, AZAZ53,80113.9%+43%
670Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48613.8%+22%
671Uvalde, TXTX24,96313.8%+2%
672Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.8%+26%
673Fort Smith, ARAR234,14013.8%+17%
674DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%+6%
675Wabash, ININ30,71313.7%+18%
676Richmond, ININ66,16913.7%+21%
677Owosso, MIMI67,68113.7%+33%
678Batesville, ARAR38,78513.7%+33%
679Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713.7%+15%
680Johnstown, PAPA128,96813.7%+27%
681Ocala, FLFL442,66013.7%+19%
682Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.7%+22%
683Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.7%+21%
684Hickory, NCNC376,89013.7%+20%
685Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%+34%
686Elkins, WVWV26,88213.6%+15%
687Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.6%+26%
688Liberal, KSKS21,07313.6%+17%
689Sebring, FLFL111,12213.6%+24%
690Farmington, NMNM120,34013.5%+10%
691Bakersfield, CACA927,06813.5%+2%
692Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+25%
693Worthington, MNMN22,33813.5%+22%
694Cañon City, COCO50,03913.5%+14%
695Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.5%+24%
696Fort Morgan, COCO30,30613.5%+15%
697Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.5%+18%
698Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90913.4%+37%
699Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.4%+17%
700Lima, OHOH100,88113.4%+18%
701Gadsden, ALAL103,88613.4%+32%
702Lock Haven, PAPA37,87013.4%+15%
703Dublin, GAGA60,35113.4%+24%
704Albany, OROR132,84313.4%+22%
705Brownsville, TXTX433,94613.4%+12%
706Kinston, NCNC55,83713.3%+16%
707Roseburg, OROR111,95113.3%+14%
708Longview, WAWA114,88513.3%+18%
709Hinesville, GAGA91,87013.3%+6%
710Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+19%
711Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713.2%+29%
712Paris, TXTX63,31913.2%+14%
713Sparta, WIWI46,57213.2%+22%
714Vernal, UTUT38,27813.2%+17%
715Alpena, MIMI28,85313.2%+15%
716Sweetwater, TXTX14,11713.2%+10%
717Dixon, ILIL32,91413.2%+12%
718Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613.2%+27%
719Yuba City, CACA187,47813.1%+4%
720Greencastle, ININ37,87613.1%+16%
721Laurel, MSMS82,28113.1%+12%
722Morristown, TNTN128,86713.1%+15%
723Oil City, PAPA49,34613.1%+21%
724Alma, MIMI41,19012.9%+19%
725McAllen, TXTX921,54912.9%+13%
726McAlester, OKOK43,32012.9%+25%
727Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%+9%
728Vidalia, GAGA36,18012.9%+16%
729Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.8%+26%
730Albert Lea, MNMN30,44012.8%+11%
731Cordele, GAGA19,23712.8%+28%
732Mountain Home, ARAR42,98212.8%+23%
733Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13712.8%+34%
734Sidney, OHOH48,06512.8%+14%
735Greeneville, TNTN73,83112.8%+24%
736Albemarle, NCNC68,83012.7%+36%
737Sturgis, MIMI60,96812.7%+17%
738Mexico, MOMO24,52812.7%+17%
739Bluefield, WVWV96,13812.7%+20%
740Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%+15%
741Celina, OHOH42,73712.7%+48%
742Pontiac, ILIL35,05712.6%+35%
743Bonham, TXTX39,26512.6%+12%
744Grenada, MSMS30,22212.6%+23%
745Shawano, WIWI45,75912.6%+43%
746Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.6%+26%
747Minden, LALA34,94812.6%+26%
748Mansfield, OHOH124,89312.6%+9%
749Mayfield, KYKY37,05012.6%+43%
750Fort Madison, IAIA32,30612.5%+17%
751Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65512.5%+18%
752Harrison, ARAR45,65412.5%+27%
753Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.5%+24%
754Bay City, TXTX36,46312.5%−1%
755Forest City, NCNC65,74512.5%+27%
756Danville, ILIL71,25912.5%+12%
757Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612.4%+10%
758Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.4%+7%
759Auburn, ININ44,53512.4%+26%
760Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%+26%
761Pampa, TXTX21,78612.4%+2%
762St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.3%+29%
763Houma, LALA199,66812.3%+27%
764Show Low, AZAZ109,94612.3%+23%
765Price, UTUT20,68012.3%−2%
766The Villages, FLFL157,77212.2%+56%
767Corsicana, TXTX57,18112.2%−4%
768Beeville, TXTX32,51512.2%−4%
769New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.2%+35%
770Miami, OKOK30,43812.2%+17%
771Marinette, WIWI65,51512.2%+24%
772Henderson, KYKY57,18412.2%+23%
773Othello, WAWA21,48812.2%−1%
774Centralia, ILIL36,38212.1%+26%
775Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.1%+4%
776Paris, TNTN32,89612.1%+42%
777Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79112.1%+9%
778Weirton, WVWV112,46812.1%+27%
779Athens, TXTX88,59512.1%+17%
780Clearlake, CACA67,77212.1%+13%
781Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.1%+19%
782Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.0%+28%
783Burley, IDID49,30812.0%+5%
784Hillsdale, MIMI45,73812.0%+6%
785Logansport, ININ37,83612.0%+34%
786Odessa, TXTX173,80112.0%+6%
787Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.0%+28%
788Cambridge, MDMD33,62812.0%+9%
789Gallup, NMNM68,11912.0%+8%
790Van Wert, OHOH29,01312.0%+28%
791Franklin, KYKY20,78811.9%+36%
792Beckley, WVWV109,94011.9%+19%
793McComb, MSMS52,64011.9%−1%
794Cullman, ALAL94,00911.9%+53%
795Fayetteville, TNTN36,85311.9%+30%
796Fremont, OHOH58,65511.9%+12%
797Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.9%+26%
798Yuma, AZAZ224,44911.8%−7%
799Safford, AZAZ40,15711.8%+5%
800Snyder, TXTX16,16211.8%+18%
801Camden, ARAR26,36311.8%+3%
802Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.8%+27%
803Hereford, TXTX18,62611.8%+7%
804Vineland, NJNJ157,14811.7%+8%
805Jefferson, GAGA99,26511.7%+30%
806Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%+9%
807Corinth, MSMS34,56911.7%+22%
808New Castle, ININ49,13711.7%+28%
809Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42811.7%+52%
810Hobbs, NMNM74,74911.6%+1%
811Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.6%+7%
812Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90411.6%+35%
813Jesup, GAGA32,48111.6%+21%
814Visalia, CACA485,14611.5%−3%
815Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.5%+30%
816Greensburg, ININ26,57611.5%+19%
817Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.5%+27%
818Seymour, ININ47,37011.5%+31%
819Lumberton, NCNC119,94111.4%+4%
820Canton, ILIL32,90111.4%+21%
821Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.4%+14%
822Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.4%+12%
823Sterling, ILIL54,12111.3%+15%
824Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.3%+23%
825Lebanon, MOMO36,94311.3%+42%
826Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.3%+7%
827Danville, VAVA101,13711.3%+15%
828Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.3%+10%
829North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.3%+29%
830Malvern, ARAR33,45111.2%+24%
831New Iberia, LALA66,84611.2%+24%
832Campbellsville, KYKY38,40711.1%+23%
833Shelbyville, TNTN55,27311.1%+6%
834DuBois, PAPA78,10011.1%+29%
835Dalton, GAGA147,81911.1%+8%
836Big Spring, TXTX30,50411.1%−6%
837Palestine, TXTX59,80511.1%+17%
838Kendallville, ININ47,93711.1%+38%
839Marion, OHOH65,11511.1%+12%
840Merced, CACA297,26011.0%−8%
841Dumas, TXTX21,89111.0%+3%
842Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.0%+28%
843Crescent City, CACA26,41011.0%+10%
844Waycross, GAGA57,67011.0%+18%
845Martinsville, VAVA63,09110.9%+25%
846Bogalusa, LALA44,93710.9%+27%
847Lake City, FLFL74,09410.9%−1%
848Norwalk, OHOH58,25010.9%+16%
849Lewistown, PAPA46,12710.9%+25%
850Ontario, OROR60,08510.9%−8%
851Paragould, ARAR47,41110.9%+20%
852West Plains, MOMO40,79810.9%+25%
853Somerset, PAPA72,00410.8%+22%
854Talladega, ALAL91,76410.8%+11%
855Salem, OHOH99,37710.8%+26%
856Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.7%+27%
857Pottsville, PAPA145,08510.7%+33%
858Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+13%
859Bedford, ININ45,56810.7%+14%
860Opelousas, LALA80,76510.7%+10%
861Susanville, CACA28,11710.7%−8%
862Decatur, ININ36,65010.7%−0%
863Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.6%+38%
864Coldwater, MIMI45,99310.6%+3%
865Calhoun, GAGA61,70110.6%+15%
866Madisonville, KYKY45,12710.6%+11%
867Urbana, OHOH38,82010.6%+8%
868Eufaula, ALAL26,86110.6%−8%
869Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.5%+13%
870Somerset, KYKY67,38410.5%+14%
871Monticello, ININ25,16410.5%−3%
872Corbin, KYKY150,04010.5%+18%
873Scottsboro, ALAL54,28110.4%+30%
874Deming, NMNM25,40710.4%−7%
875Sikeston, MOMO49,97810.4%+17%
876Peru, ININ34,48710.4%+7%
877Hanford, CACA154,32710.4%+16%
878El Centro, CACA181,41110.3%+6%
879Union City, TNTN30,06710.3%+21%
880Farmington, MOMO67,80910.2%+12%
881Alice, TXTX45,38310.2%+15%
882Glasgow, KYKY56,22410.2%+34%
883Frankfort, ININ33,32210.1%−8%
884Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.1%+29%
885Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510.1%+19%
886Athens, TNTN71,59010.1%+2%
887Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.1%+7%
888Greenville, OHOH51,52010.1%+15%
889Cambridge, OHOH38,37910.0%+9%
890Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1029.9%−4%
891Pikeville, KYKY89,1229.8%+29%
892Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.8%+20%
893Russellville, ALAL32,4499.7%+40%
894Washington, ININ34,2099.7%+27%
895Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969.7%+3%
896Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.6%+13%
897Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0999.5%+26%
898Douglas, GAGA52,8619.5%−8%
899Palatka, FLFL77,7349.4%+14%
900Morgan City, LALA46,5529.4%+13%
901McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.1%+13%
902Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239.1%+24%
903Kennett, MOMO26,8559.1%+13%
904Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.0%−3%
905Marion, NCNC45,1989.0%+11%
906Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088.9%−9%
907Zapata, TXTX13,7538.7%+26%
908Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148.7%+31%
909Clewiston, FLFL61,5468.6%−8%
910Arcadia, FLFL37,0788.4%+11%
911Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858.3%+16%
912Cedartown, GAGA45,5148.0%+18%
913Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1388.0%+16%
914Connersville, ININ23,5337.8%−3%
915Summerville, GAGA25,3007.7%+30%
916Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%−15%
917Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196.9%+3%
918Newport, TNTN37,8896.2%+13%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS