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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 (2023 ACS).

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YEAR19902000201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
501Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20116.4%+0%
502Madison, ININ33,27916.4%+0%
503Jackson, TNTN184,56916.3%+0%
504Hammond, LALA141,34616.3%+0%
505Orangeburg, SCSC83,17716.3%+0%
506Batavia, NYNY58,41616.3%+0%
507Spencer, IAIA16,20216.3%+0%
508Clarksville, TNTN349,00116.3%+0%
509Adrian, MIMI97,77916.3%+0%
510Riverside, CACA4,769,00716.3%+0%
511Jackson, MIMI159,55216.3%+0%
512Flint, MIMI401,09316.2%+0%
513Roswell, NMNM63,36416.2%+0%
514Owensboro, KYKY113,96216.2%+0%
515Clarksdale, MSMS19,84916.2%+0%
516Milledgeville, GAGA44,02916.2%+0%
517Sonora, CACA53,16016.1%+0%
518North Platte, NENE33,97216.1%+0%
519Longview, TXTX297,31516.1%+0%
520Fairmont, MNMN19,44016.1%+0%
521Youngstown, OHOH423,67816.1%+0%
522Watertown, NYNY111,54016.0%+0%
523Battle Creek, MIMI133,40816.0%+0%
524Washington, NCNC44,67016.0%+0%
525Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57516.0%+0%
526Fairmont, WVWV55,58416.0%+0%
527Norfolk, NENE49,22816.0%+0%
528Waynesville, NCNC63,36916.0%+0%
529Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.0%+0%
530Dothan, ALAL156,26616.0%+0%
531Carroll, IAIA20,30316.0%+0%
532Victoria, TXTX99,86415.9%+0%
533Laurinburg, NCNC33,32215.9%+0%
534Klamath Falls, OROR70,27415.9%+0%
535Ashland, OHOH52,52315.9%+0%
536Saginaw, MIMI187,68815.9%+0%
537Ludington, MIMI29,04015.9%+0%
538Albany, GAGA145,51015.9%+0%
539Holland, MIMI123,18815.8%+0%
540Cornelia, GAGA50,41615.8%+0%
541Sumter, SCSC105,06715.8%+0%
542Decatur, ALAL160,32615.8%+0%
543Rome, GAGA101,37815.8%+0%
544Marshall, MOMO23,26515.8%+0%
545Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19315.8%+0%
546Columbus, NENE46,58315.8%+0%
547Joplin, MOMO208,79615.7%+0%
548The Dalles, OROR26,31015.7%+0%
549Gainesville, TXTX44,46115.7%+0%
550Alexandria, LALA147,95215.7%+0%
551Gillette, WYWY48,14515.7%+0%
552Grand Island, NENE78,07615.7%+0%
553Freeport, ILIL43,22015.6%+0%
554Evanston, WYWY23,41515.6%+0%
555Twin Falls, IDID123,90115.6%+0%
556Shelton, WAWA71,16515.6%+0%
557Auburn, NYNY74,36515.5%+0%
558Angola, ININ34,79915.5%+0%
559Searcy, ARAR80,08515.5%+0%
560Elkhart, ININ208,77415.5%+0%
561Lake Charles, LALA244,65515.5%+0%
562Kingsport, TNTN314,83415.5%+0%
563Elk City, OKOK22,15915.5%+0%
564Shawnee, OKOK75,10215.5%+0%
565Manitowoc, WIWI81,71015.5%+0%
566Alamogordo, NMNM70,36815.4%+0%
567Beatrice, NENE21,71115.4%+0%
568Española, NMNM39,83215.4%+0%
569Lebanon, PAPA146,38015.4%+0%
570Hutchinson, MNMN36,63115.4%+0%
571Muskogee, OKOK66,70815.4%+0%
572Martin, TNTN33,26115.3%+0%
573Winchester, TNTN45,57915.3%+0%
574Hermiston, OROR93,72115.3%+0%
575Yakima, WAWA259,18515.3%+0%
576Woodward, OKOK19,82715.2%+0%
577Oxford, ALAL115,83415.2%+0%
578Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21115.2%+0%
579Nogales, AZAZ50,02015.2%+0%
580Paducah, KYKY102,25915.1%+0%
581Ardmore, OKOK48,91015.1%+0%
582Wilson, NCNC81,15015.1%+0%
583Williamsport, PAPA112,58715.1%+0%
584Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06315.1%+0%
585Marietta, OHOH58,38915.0%+0%
586Fremont, NENE38,05715.0%+0%
587Coos Bay, OROR63,99215.0%+0%
588Brownwood, TXTX38,71115.0%+0%
589Burlington, IAIA44,06115.0%+0%
590Goldsboro, NCNC122,27815.0%+0%
591Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08115.0%+0%
592Sedalia, MOMO44,25415.0%+0%
593Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.0%+0%
594Meridian, MSMS85,41915.0%+0%
595Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.9%+0%
596Plymouth, ININ46,59914.9%+0%
597Clarksburg, WVWV88,14214.9%+0%
598Branson, MOMO57,00114.9%+0%
599Parkersburg, WVWV87,26414.9%+0%
600El Dorado, ARAR36,92614.9%+0%
601Springfield, OHOH135,34014.9%+0%
602Olean, NYNY75,39014.9%+0%
603Rice Lake, WIWI46,48414.9%+0%
604Warsaw, ININ80,89214.9%+0%
605Wahpeton, NDND23,01914.9%+0%
606Newberry, SCSC39,56114.8%+0%
607Sayre, PAPA59,60014.8%+0%
608Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66614.8%+0%
609Huntington, WVWV365,96514.8%+0%
610Greenwood, MSMS34,91214.8%+0%
611Chambersburg, PAPA160,65214.8%+0%
612Jacksonville, NCNC217,17514.8%+0%
613Hannibal, MOMO38,96914.8%+0%
614Austin, MNMN40,97114.7%+0%
615Tupelo, MSMS133,16714.7%+0%
616LaGrange, GAGA107,09714.7%+0%
617Wheeling, WVWV134,08914.7%+0%
618Elko, NVNV56,68214.7%+0%
619Beaumont, TXTX399,31014.7%+0%
620Meadville, PAPA81,79214.7%+0%
621Crawfordsville, ININ38,95414.7%+0%
622Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.7%+0%
623Lexington, NENE26,25514.7%+0%
624Cookeville, TNTN152,47714.6%+0%
625Cleveland, TNTN134,05714.6%+0%
626Tifton, GAGA51,23714.6%+0%
627Thomasville, GAGA72,95814.6%+0%
628Sterling, COCO20,65414.6%+0%
629Galesburg, ILIL47,76714.6%+0%
630Ottumwa, IAIA35,21014.6%+0%
631Hagerstown, MDMD315,28014.6%+0%
632Stockton, CACA823,81514.5%+0%
633Texarkana, TXTX146,81614.5%+0%
634Jasper, ININ44,01614.5%+0%
635Vincennes, ININ35,65214.4%+0%
636Clinton, IAIA46,00214.4%+0%
637Blackfoot, IDID51,15314.4%+0%
638Lewiston, MEME116,48714.4%+0%
639Monroe, MIMI156,00414.3%+0%
640El Campo, TXTX42,06014.3%+0%
641Borger, TXTX19,63314.3%+0%
642Danville, KYKY56,98514.3%+0%
643Garden City, KSKS37,50514.3%+0%
644Defiance, OHOH38,29214.3%+0%
645Huntington, ININ37,22414.2%+0%
646Winnemucca, NVNV17,26714.2%+0%
647Lincoln, ILIL27,18214.2%+0%
648Warren, PAPA37,03814.2%+0%
649Bay City, MIMI102,12314.2%+0%
650Alexander City, ALAL40,95314.1%+0%
651Del Rio, TXTX47,83514.1%+0%
652Wilmington, OHOH42,30114.1%+0%
653Grants Pass, OROR87,86714.1%+0%
654Toccoa, GAGA27,85414.1%+0%
655Marion, ININ66,52414.1%+0%
656Modesto, CACA557,71914.1%+0%
657Bradford, PAPA38,98414.0%+0%
658Ozark, ALAL49,91214.0%+0%
659Plainview, TXTX36,70014.0%+0%
660Michigan City, ININ111,29414.0%+0%
661Natchez, MSMS54,72214.0%+0%
662Selma, ALAL35,14013.9%+0%
663Laredo, TXTX281,22413.9%+0%
664Albertville, ALAL103,53713.9%+0%
665Effingham, ILIL44,72713.9%+0%
666Muskegon, MIMI177,90113.9%+0%
667Altoona, PAPA119,54113.9%+0%
668Picayune, MSMS59,36313.9%+0%
669Payson, AZAZ53,80113.9%+0%
670Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48613.8%+0%
671Uvalde, TXTX24,96313.8%+0%
672Ottawa, ILIL145,90213.8%+0%
673Fort Smith, ARAR234,14013.8%+0%
674DeRidder, LALA36,67313.8%+0%
675Wabash, ININ30,71313.7%+0%
676Richmond, ININ66,16913.7%+0%
677Owosso, MIMI67,68113.7%+0%
678Batesville, ARAR38,78513.7%+0%
679Moses Lake, WAWA105,72713.7%+0%
680Johnstown, PAPA128,96813.7%+0%
681Ocala, FLFL442,66013.7%+0%
682Cadillac, MIMI49,71913.7%+0%
683Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14713.7%+0%
684Hickory, NCNC376,89013.7%+0%
685Crossville, TNTN66,30013.7%+0%
686Elkins, WVWV26,88213.6%+0%
687Amsterdam, NYNY50,04613.6%+0%
688Liberal, KSKS21,07313.6%+0%
689Sebring, FLFL111,12213.6%+0%
690Farmington, NMNM120,34013.5%+0%
691Bakersfield, CACA927,06813.5%+0%
692Sevierville, TNTN101,34213.5%+0%
693Worthington, MNMN22,33813.5%+0%
694Cañon City, COCO50,03913.5%+0%
695Carlsbad, NMNM62,50913.5%+0%
696Fort Morgan, COCO30,30613.5%+0%
697Gloversville, NYNY52,21613.5%+0%
698Wapakoneta, OHOH45,90913.4%+0%
699Cumberland, MDMD93,64013.4%+0%
700Lima, OHOH100,88113.4%+0%
701Gadsden, ALAL103,88613.4%+0%
702Lock Haven, PAPA37,87013.4%+0%
703Dublin, GAGA60,35113.4%+0%
704Albany, OROR132,84313.4%+0%
705Brownsville, TXTX433,94613.4%+0%
706Kinston, NCNC55,83713.3%+0%
707Roseburg, OROR111,95113.3%+0%
708Longview, WAWA114,88513.3%+0%
709Hinesville, GAGA91,87013.3%+0%
710Shelby, NCNC103,32513.3%+0%
711Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09713.2%+0%
712Paris, TXTX63,31913.2%+0%
713Sparta, WIWI46,57213.2%+0%
714Vernal, UTUT38,27813.2%+0%
715Alpena, MIMI28,85313.2%+0%
716Sweetwater, TXTX14,11713.2%+0%
717Dixon, ILIL32,91413.2%+0%
718Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,66613.2%+0%
719Yuba City, CACA187,47813.1%+0%
720Greencastle, ININ37,87613.1%+0%
721Laurel, MSMS82,28113.1%+0%
722Morristown, TNTN128,86713.1%+0%
723Oil City, PAPA49,34613.1%+0%
724Alma, MIMI41,19012.9%+0%
725McAllen, TXTX921,54912.9%+0%
726McAlester, OKOK43,32012.9%+0%
727Centralia, WAWA88,06212.9%+0%
728Vidalia, GAGA36,18012.9%+0%
729Sunbury, PAPA107,78812.8%+0%
730Albert Lea, MNMN30,44012.8%+0%
731Cordele, GAGA19,23712.8%+0%
732Mountain Home, ARAR42,98212.8%+0%
733Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13712.8%+0%
734Sidney, OHOH48,06512.8%+0%
735Greeneville, TNTN73,83112.8%+0%
736Albemarle, NCNC68,83012.7%+0%
737Sturgis, MIMI60,96812.7%+0%
738Mexico, MOMO24,52812.7%+0%
739Bluefield, WVWV96,13812.7%+0%
740Aberdeen, WAWA78,14412.7%+0%
741Celina, OHOH42,73712.7%+0%
742Pontiac, ILIL35,05712.6%+0%
743Bonham, TXTX39,26512.6%+0%
744Grenada, MSMS30,22212.6%+0%
745Shawano, WIWI45,75912.6%+0%
746Zanesville, OHOH87,01412.6%+0%
747Minden, LALA34,94812.6%+0%
748Mansfield, OHOH124,89312.6%+0%
749Mayfield, KYKY37,05012.6%+0%
750Fort Madison, IAIA32,30612.5%+0%
751Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65512.5%+0%
752Harrison, ARAR45,65412.5%+0%
753Tiffin, OHOH54,52212.5%+0%
754Bay City, TXTX36,46312.5%+0%
755Forest City, NCNC65,74512.5%+0%
756Danville, ILIL71,25912.5%+0%
757Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07612.4%+0%
758Brookhaven, MSMS35,01212.4%+0%
759Auburn, ININ44,53512.4%+0%
760Andrews, TXTX18,91412.4%+0%
761Pampa, TXTX21,78612.4%+0%
762St. Marys, PAPA29,92612.3%+0%
763Houma, LALA199,66812.3%+0%
764Show Low, AZAZ109,94612.3%+0%
765Price, UTUT20,68012.3%+0%
766The Villages, FLFL157,77212.2%+0%
767Corsicana, TXTX57,18112.2%+0%
768Beeville, TXTX32,51512.2%+0%
769New Philadelphia, OHOH92,37312.2%+0%
770Miami, OKOK30,43812.2%+0%
771Marinette, WIWI65,51512.2%+0%
772Henderson, KYKY57,18412.2%+0%
773Othello, WAWA21,48812.2%+0%
774Centralia, ILIL36,38212.1%+0%
775Bainbridge, GAGA29,43212.1%+0%
776Paris, TNTN32,89612.1%+0%
777Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79112.1%+0%
778Weirton, WVWV112,46812.1%+0%
779Athens, TXTX88,59512.1%+0%
780Clearlake, CACA67,77212.1%+0%
781Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59912.1%+0%
782Mount Airy, NCNC72,28712.0%+0%
783Burley, IDID49,30812.0%+0%
784Hillsdale, MIMI45,73812.0%+0%
785Logansport, ININ37,83612.0%+0%
786Odessa, TXTX173,80112.0%+0%
787Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.0%+0%
788Cambridge, MDMD33,62812.0%+0%
789Gallup, NMNM68,11912.0%+0%
790Van Wert, OHOH29,01312.0%+0%
791Franklin, KYKY20,78811.9%+0%
792Beckley, WVWV109,94011.9%+0%
793McComb, MSMS52,64011.9%+0%
794Cullman, ALAL94,00911.9%+0%
795Fayetteville, TNTN36,85311.9%+0%
796Fremont, OHOH58,65511.9%+0%
797Huntingdon, PAPA43,00111.9%+0%
798Yuma, AZAZ224,44911.8%+0%
799Safford, AZAZ40,15711.8%+0%
800Snyder, TXTX16,16211.8%+0%
801Camden, ARAR26,36311.8%+0%
802Gaffney, SCSC58,27511.8%+0%
803Hereford, TXTX18,62611.8%+0%
804Vineland, NJNJ157,14811.7%+0%
805Jefferson, GAGA99,26511.7%+0%
806Moberly, MOMO24,51311.7%+0%
807Corinth, MSMS34,56911.7%+0%
808New Castle, ININ49,13711.7%+0%
809Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42811.7%+0%
810Hobbs, NMNM74,74911.6%+0%
811Gallipolis, OHOH29,07211.6%+0%
812Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,90411.6%+0%
813Jesup, GAGA32,48111.6%+0%
814Visalia, CACA485,14611.5%+0%
815Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30211.5%+0%
816Greensburg, ININ26,57611.5%+0%
817Thomaston, GAGA28,50011.5%+0%
818Seymour, ININ47,37011.5%+0%
819Lumberton, NCNC119,94111.4%+0%
820Canton, ILIL32,90111.4%+0%
821Moultrie, GAGA47,43811.4%+0%
822Jacksonville, TXTX53,33711.4%+0%
823Sterling, ILIL54,12111.3%+0%
824Chillicothe, OHOH76,42911.3%+0%
825Lebanon, MOMO36,94311.3%+0%
826Blytheville, ARAR37,82811.3%+0%
827Danville, VAVA101,13711.3%+0%
828Red Bluff, CACA64,66511.3%+0%
829North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,23311.3%+0%
830Malvern, ARAR33,45111.2%+0%
831New Iberia, LALA66,84611.2%+0%
832Campbellsville, KYKY38,40711.1%+0%
833Shelbyville, TNTN55,27311.1%+0%
834DuBois, PAPA78,10011.1%+0%
835Dalton, GAGA147,81911.1%+0%
836Big Spring, TXTX30,50411.1%+0%
837Palestine, TXTX59,80511.1%+0%
838Kendallville, ININ47,93711.1%+0%
839Marion, OHOH65,11511.1%+0%
840Merced, CACA297,26011.0%+0%
841Dumas, TXTX21,89111.0%+0%
842Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02511.0%+0%
843Crescent City, CACA26,41011.0%+0%
844Waycross, GAGA57,67011.0%+0%
845Martinsville, VAVA63,09110.9%+0%
846Bogalusa, LALA44,93710.9%+0%
847Lake City, FLFL74,09410.9%+0%
848Norwalk, OHOH58,25010.9%+0%
849Lewistown, PAPA46,12710.9%+0%
850Ontario, OROR60,08510.9%+0%
851Paragould, ARAR47,41110.9%+0%
852West Plains, MOMO40,79810.9%+0%
853Somerset, PAPA72,00410.8%+0%
854Talladega, ALAL91,76410.8%+0%
855Salem, OHOH99,37710.8%+0%
856Washington Court House, OHOH28,55210.7%+0%
857Pottsville, PAPA145,08510.7%+0%
858Henderson, NCNC42,63810.7%+0%
859Bedford, ININ45,56810.7%+0%
860Opelousas, LALA80,76510.7%+0%
861Susanville, CACA28,11710.7%+0%
862Decatur, ININ36,65010.7%+0%
863Lewisburg, TNTN38,07110.6%+0%
864Coldwater, MIMI45,99310.6%+0%
865Calhoun, GAGA61,70110.6%+0%
866Madisonville, KYKY45,12710.6%+0%
867Urbana, OHOH38,82010.6%+0%
868Eufaula, ALAL26,86110.6%+0%
869Taylorville, ILIL33,44310.5%+0%
870Somerset, KYKY67,38410.5%+0%
871Monticello, ININ25,16410.5%+0%
872Corbin, KYKY150,04010.5%+0%
873Scottsboro, ALAL54,28110.4%+0%
874Deming, NMNM25,40710.4%+0%
875Sikeston, MOMO49,97810.4%+0%
876Peru, ININ34,48710.4%+0%
877Hanford, CACA154,32710.4%+0%
878El Centro, CACA181,41110.3%+0%
879Union City, TNTN30,06710.3%+0%
880Farmington, MOMO67,80910.2%+0%
881Alice, TXTX45,38310.2%+0%
882Glasgow, KYKY56,22410.2%+0%
883Frankfort, ININ33,32210.1%+0%
884Rockingham, NCNC42,04110.1%+0%
885Portsmouth, OHOH71,36510.1%+0%
886Athens, TNTN71,59010.1%+0%
887Pahrump, NVNV57,33610.1%+0%
888Greenville, OHOH51,52010.1%+0%
889Cambridge, OHOH38,37910.0%+0%
890Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1029.9%+0%
891Pikeville, KYKY89,1229.8%+0%
892Coshocton, OHOH37,1889.8%+0%
893Russellville, ALAL32,4499.7%+0%
894Washington, ININ34,2099.7%+0%
895Bucyrus, OHOH41,8969.7%+0%
896Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.6%+0%
897Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0999.5%+0%
898Douglas, GAGA52,8619.5%+0%
899Palatka, FLFL77,7349.4%+0%
900Morgan City, LALA46,5529.4%+0%
901McMinnville, TNTN43,7179.1%+0%
902Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8239.1%+0%
903Kennett, MOMO26,8559.1%+0%
904Middlesborough, KYKY22,8299.0%+0%
905Marion, NCNC45,1989.0%+0%
906Okeechobee, FLFL42,6088.9%+0%
907Zapata, TXTX13,7538.7%+0%
908Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9148.7%+0%
909Clewiston, FLFL61,5468.6%+0%
910Arcadia, FLFL37,0788.4%+0%
911Fort Payne, ALAL74,0858.3%+0%
912Cedartown, GAGA45,5148.0%+0%
913Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1388.0%+0%
914Connersville, ININ23,5337.8%+0%
915Summerville, GAGA25,3007.7%+0%
916Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%+0%
917Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3196.9%+0%
918Newport, TNTN37,8896.2%+0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES