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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Most educated, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). Los Alamos, NM leads at 67.6%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Colorado carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28132.9%–
01Los Alamos, NMNM19,40767.6%+7.1 pts
02Boulder, COCO328,56063.0%+10.6 pts
03Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21456.7%+8.6 pts
04Laramie, WYWY38,55855.3%+11.2 pts
05Corvallis, OROR97,72853.3%+5.9 pts
06Ithaca, NYNY104,04753.1%+5.6 pts
07San Jose, CACA1,984,47352.4%+12.6 pts
08Washington, DCDC6,465,72451.6%+9.5 pts
09Bozeman, MTMT128,74051.6%+10.6 pts
10Lawrence, KSKS120,92051.2%+8.6 pts
11Breckenridge, COCO39,06951.0%+9.9 pts
12Charlottesville, VAVA228,59750.7%+12.2 pts
13Jackson, WYWY36,58750.5%+9.1 pts
14Heber, UTUT81,65550.5%+11.5 pts
15Edwards, COCO54,29150.5%+7.9 pts
16San Francisco, CACA4,630,04150.4%+11.9 pts
17Iowa City, IAIA182,71150.1%+7.5 pts
18Durham, NCNC625,48549.3%+10.0 pts
19Amherst, MAMA164,06548.9%+11.0 pts
20Boston, MAMA5,034,22148.9%+12.1 pts
21Vermillion, SDSD15,03148.9%+10.3 pts
22Pullman, WAWA48,51248.2%+4.2 pts
23Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72047.8%+10.0 pts
24Fort Collins, COCO377,29247.7%+8.2 pts
25Nantucket, MAMA14,75847.5%+9.1 pts
26Madison, WIWI709,68547.5%+11.6 pts
27Burlington, VTVT227,80346.5%+11.5 pts
28Ames, IAIA128,09046.3%+8.1 pts
29State College, PAPA157,39345.8%+9.5 pts
30Austin, TXTX2,620,94545.6%+8.9 pts
31Barnstable, MAMA233,53945.0%+11.4 pts
32Columbia, MOMO219,06244.7%+7.4 pts
33Bloomington, ILIL171,41944.6%+8.4 pts
34Denver, COCO3,092,03744.5%+10.5 pts
35Moscow, IDID41,84244.4%+3.4 pts
36Durango, COCO56,89844.0%+7.7 pts
37Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21944.0%+5.7 pts
38Barre, VTVT59,65243.7%+11.5 pts
39Trenton, NJNJ399,28943.5%+9.6 pts
40Missoula, MTMT128,69843.4%+11.4 pts
41Seattle, WAWA4,161,88343.3%+10.9 pts
42Boone, NCNC54,78642.7%+9.5 pts
43Champaign, ILIL239,97942.6%+7.6 pts
44Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,29542.6%+9.8 pts
45Port Townsend, WAWA33,97042.5%+14.1 pts
46Brookings, SDSD37,63542.2%+10.1 pts
47Santa Cruz, CACA258,85241.8%+7.6 pts
48Portland, MEME577,63541.2%+12.0 pts
49Bloomington, ININ165,23141.2%+6.3 pts
50Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78141.2%+12.1 pts
51New York, NYNY20,112,44841.1%+11.2 pts
52Athens, GAGA224,14840.9%+7.4 pts
53Provo, UTUT773,42640.7%+9.7 pts
54Santa Fe, NMNM156,90740.7%+3.8 pts
55Oxford, MSMS71,97240.7%+15.0 pts
56Rochester, MNMN231,18440.5%+11.8 pts
57Helena, MTMT97,15340.4%+10.4 pts
58Portland, OROR2,542,28240.2%+11.4 pts
59Tallahassee, FLFL397,44240.0%+5.2 pts
60Huntsville, ALAL556,44439.8%+8.9 pts
61Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79539.8%+8.6 pts
62Brattleboro, VTVT45,20439.7%+9.2 pts
63Easton, MDMD38,23839.7%+11.9 pts
64Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45139.6%+9.2 pts
65San Diego, CACA3,282,24839.5%+9.9 pts
66Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18239.3%+8.1 pts
67Lincoln, NENE352,08139.3%+7.3 pts
68Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96639.3%+9.6 pts
69Chicago, ILIL9,434,12339.2%+10.1 pts
70Fargo, NDND269,52839.1%+9.7 pts
71Starkville, MSMS62,06338.9%+8.2 pts
72Juneau city and, AKAK31,60938.8%+2.8 pts
73Albany, NYNY915,83538.7%+9.6 pts
74Pinehurst, NCNC110,61938.7%+11.9 pts
75Lexington, KYKY535,17438.7%+8.9 pts
76Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11838.7%+11.1 pts
77College Station, TXTX287,47638.7%+5.9 pts
78Gainesville, FLFL359,03638.6%+5.1 pts
79Manchester, NHNH433,41538.6%+8.5 pts
80Colorado Springs, COCO781,79638.6%+6.9 pts
81Rifle, COCO80,09938.4%+6.1 pts
82Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,24538.3%+10.7 pts
83Greenfield, MAMA70,69838.3%+9.2 pts
84Manhattan, KSKS136,12238.1%+6.5 pts
85Richmond, VAVA1,389,33838.0%+9.5 pts
86Hays, KSKS29,07538.0%+8.8 pts
87Asheville, NCNC422,34538.0%+13.6 pts
88Stillwater, OKOK83,88937.8%+3.6 pts
89Flagstaff, AZAZ144,36837.6%+7.7 pts
90Truckee, CACA101,91137.6%+11.5 pts
91Columbus, OHOH2,242,02837.6%+9.9 pts
92Bennington, VTVT36,63037.5%+10.4 pts
93Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68237.4%+9.4 pts
94Des Moines, IAIA758,53937.4%+10.3 pts
95Lebanon, NHNH224,50037.4%+9.1 pts
96Napa, CACA132,94937.2%+10.8 pts
97Omaha, NENE1,009,83637.2%+10.0 pts
98Nashville, TNTN2,197,41637.1%+12.1 pts
99Worcester, MAMA888,50237.1%+10.1 pts
100Morgantown, WVWV141,99537.0%+10.2 pts
101Santa Rosa, CACA486,44436.4%+7.9 pts
102Logan, UTUT160,88936.4%+6.6 pts
103Wilmington, NCNC492,77236.2%+11.8 pts
104Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69536.2%+10.5 pts
105Blacksburg, VAVA181,61636.1%+9.7 pts
106Charleston, SCSC889,26336.1%+11.3 pts
107Traverse City, MIMI156,97236.1%+12.0 pts
108San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36736.1%+9.4 pts
109Dallas, TXTX8,477,15736.0%+7.5 pts
110Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01036.0%+9.2 pts
111Rochester, NYNY1,056,14936.0%+8.2 pts
112Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83036.0%+11.2 pts
113Lafayette, ININ228,46835.9%+6.8 pts
114Naples, FLFL417,13135.9%+8.0 pts
115Concord, NHNH158,07835.8%+6.7 pts
116Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,37735.8%+8.8 pts
117Lacey, WAWA304,26135.7%+5.9 pts
118Lansing, MIMI479,72235.7%+7.1 pts
119Honolulu, HIHI988,70335.7%+7.8 pts
120Carbondale, ILIL52,50135.5%+3.6 pts
121Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,99235.5%+12.4 pts
122Pierre, SDSD20,58835.5%+4.9 pts
123St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42135.4%+10.6 pts
124Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44135.4%+9.2 pts
125Pittsfield, MAMA128,22435.3%+9.4 pts
126Bellingham, WAWA236,39235.3%+8.1 pts
127Key West, FLFL80,40635.3%+9.8 pts
128Ruston, LALA48,36035.2%+3.4 pts
129Santa Maria, CACA442,06535.0%+5.5 pts
130Spearfish, SDSD29,45935.0%+10.9 pts
131Cody, WYWY31,17134.9%+11.2 pts
132Auburn, ALAL208,01334.8%+8.5 pts
133Rexburg, IDID69,38034.8%+14.1 pts
134Midland, MIMI83,75434.8%+5.5 pts
135Petoskey, MIMI33,77534.7%+8.6 pts
136Hood River, OROR23,72034.7%+11.7 pts
137Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85834.6%+9.8 pts
138Mankato, MNMN104,90734.5%+6.9 pts
139Bremerton, WAWA283,37434.4%+9.1 pts
140Sacramento, CACA2,477,27434.3%+7.7 pts
141Slidell, LALA279,10834.3%+6.0 pts
142Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52734.1%+11.3 pts
143Oak Harbor, WAWA85,65734.1%+7.1 pts
144Ellensburg, WAWA48,80334.1%+7.9 pts
145Bismarck, NDND139,75034.0%+8.7 pts
146Hailey, IDID32,43634.0%−3.2 pts
147Marquette, MIMI68,06434.0%+10.2 pts
148Columbus, ININ85,72933.9%+11.9 pts
149Oxnard, CACA830,85133.9%+6.9 pts
150Brevard, NCNC34,21133.8%+10.1 pts
151Bend, OROR266,37633.8%+11.8 pts
152Houghton, MIMI40,02833.7%+11.0 pts
153Keene, NHNH78,26933.7%+7.1 pts
154Hudson, NYNY60,16833.7%+11.1 pts
155Tucson, AZAZ1,074,68533.6%+6.9 pts
156Sioux Falls, SDSD314,63833.6%+8.9 pts
157Grand Forks, NDND105,04633.5%+9.0 pts
158Houston, TXTX7,904,62733.5%+7.1 pts
159Springfield, ILIL206,03333.5%+5.5 pts
160Harrisburg, PAPA617,42733.5%+9.2 pts
161Stevens Point, WIWI71,94333.4%+10.1 pts
162North Port, FLFL948,15833.4%+9.0 pts
163Columbia, SCSC879,91833.4%+6.6 pts
164Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65333.4%+10.2 pts
165Oneonta, NYNY60,58933.4%+11.3 pts
166Fayetteville, ARAR622,17733.3%+11.4 pts
167Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,64533.2%+9.8 pts
168Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,37733.2%+8.3 pts
169Kingston, NYNY183,33033.2%+8.2 pts
170Orlando, FLFL2,957,67233.0%+8.1 pts
171Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21333.0%+9.5 pts
172Lexington Park, MDMD211,17633.0%+10.5 pts
173Miami, FLFL6,391,07233.0%+9.0 pts
174Albuquerque, NMNM925,27933.0%+5.0 pts
175Stephenville, TXTX43,91133.0%+8.0 pts
176Boise City, IDID864,24333.0%+7.7 pts
177Providence, RIRI1,708,16132.9%+9.3 pts
178Kearney, NENE57,96232.9%+3.9 pts
179Ogden, UTUT672,78432.8%+8.0 pts
180Anchorage, AKAK405,82132.6%+5.7 pts
181Savannah, GAGA438,31432.5%+9.4 pts
182Billings, MTMT193,60332.4%+6.7 pts
183La Crosse, WIWI171,18232.4%+9.7 pts
184Macomb, ILIL25,91632.4%+5.5 pts
185Fairbanks, AKAK93,97232.3%+5.3 pts
186Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,93832.3%+7.2 pts
187Syracuse, NYNY652,27332.3%+7.2 pts
188Taos, NMNM34,56432.3%+6.4 pts
189Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07732.2%+10.9 pts
190Rutland, VTVT59,65332.2%+9.0 pts
191Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50032.1%+9.6 pts
192Detroit, MIMI4,390,91332.1%+9.1 pts
193Akron, OHOH701,78032.1%+7.9 pts
194Greenville, NCNC182,93632.1%+5.7 pts
195The Villages, FLFL157,77232.0%+19.8 pts
196Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15432.0%+8.7 pts
197Kalispell, MTMT115,42932.0%+9.6 pts
198Murray, KYKY39,42132.0%+7.9 pts
199Daphne, ALAL267,76131.9%+8.8 pts
200Eugene, OROR381,58431.9%+6.4 pts
201Athens, OHOH63,19731.8%+6.1 pts
202Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,28531.8%+6.8 pts
203Laconia, NHNH65,14731.7%+8.4 pts
204Crestview, FLFL315,09831.6%+8.9 pts
205Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81331.6%+7.4 pts
206Little Rock, ARAR777,60731.4%+7.2 pts
207Dubuque, IAIA99,38131.4%+10.0 pts
208Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76631.3%+8.6 pts
209Winona, MNMN50,52331.3%+8.0 pts
210Tampa, FLFL3,418,89531.2%+9.3 pts
211Aberdeen, SDSD41,58331.2%+8.4 pts
212Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77531.1%+7.8 pts
213Wichita, KSKS663,80931.1%+6.7 pts
214Greenville, SCSC1,014,10130.9%+9.5 pts
215Palm Bay, FLFL663,98230.9%+7.4 pts
216Eureka, CACA131,64730.9%+7.9 pts
217Pella, IAIA34,19230.8%+11.9 pts
218Spokane, WAWA608,01230.7%+6.6 pts
219Allentown, PAPA887,61530.7%+9.0 pts
220Sheridan, WYWY33,24130.6%+8.3 pts
221Sebastian, FLFL172,79930.6%+7.5 pts
222Montgomery, ALAL388,74730.6%+6.3 pts
223Jackson, MSMS609,84730.4%+6.3 pts
224Knoxville, TNTN968,13730.4%+8.2 pts
225Greensboro, NCNC805,94530.3%+6.7 pts
226Cheyenne, WYWY102,93830.2%+6.8 pts
227Harrisonburg, VAVA140,15530.2%+7.5 pts
228New Orleans, LALA970,84930.1%+8.5 pts
229Rapid City, SDSD156,93430.1%+6.8 pts
230Lubbock, TXTX368,43130.1%+7.6 pts
231Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04730.0%+10.4 pts
232Appleton, WIWI249,87630.0%+7.8 pts
233Bemidji, MNMN47,05529.9%+6.4 pts
234Rolla, MOMO45,24729.9%+8.9 pts
235Dayton, OHOH826,55429.9%+6.4 pts
236Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45929.8%+8.2 pts
237Reno, NVNV578,73429.8%+7.2 pts
238Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91229.7%+9.7 pts
239Menomonie, WIWI46,22329.7%+8.6 pts
240Warner Robins, GAGA208,09129.7%+10.4 pts
241Troy, ALAL33,68829.6%+11.2 pts
242Waterloo, IAIA169,18929.6%+7.3 pts
243Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69129.5%+5.6 pts
244Idaho Falls, IDID173,85129.5%+5.8 pts
245Hilo, HIHI210,04329.5%+7.4 pts
246Las Cruces, NMNM229,09129.5%+7.2 pts
247Louisville, KYKY1,402,50929.5%+8.3 pts
248Pittsburg, KSKS39,00829.5%+5.6 pts
249Whitewater, WIWI106,12729.5%+7.7 pts
250Warrensburg, MOMO56,67029.5%+6.3 pts
251Seaford, DEDE277,14029.4%+12.8 pts
252South Bend, ININ324,53829.3%+7.6 pts
253Augusta, MEME129,06729.3%+8.7 pts
254Baton Rouge, LALA888,69929.3%+6.8 pts
255Granbury, TXTX70,50129.3%+8.8 pts
256St. George, UTUT213,67029.2%+8.2 pts
257Topeka, KSKS233,05229.1%+5.5 pts
258Lynchburg, VAVA269,16929.1%+10.1 pts
259Oshkosh, WIWI174,21829.0%+6.2 pts
260Eau Claire, WIWI176,64729.0%+6.5 pts
261Peoria, ILIL363,50529.0%+8.1 pts
262Jefferson City, MOMO152,71228.9%+7.8 pts
263Cedar City, UTUT67,14128.9%+5.1 pts
264Port Angeles, WAWA78,20228.8%+8.1 pts
265McPherson, KSKS30,06428.8%+6.6 pts
266Bartlesville, OKOK54,03728.8%+3.0 pts
267Medford, OROR221,79528.8%+6.5 pts
268Ada, OKOK38,52828.8%+7.0 pts
269Memphis, TNTN1,341,41228.8%+6.9 pts
270San Antonio, TXTX2,813,14028.8%+6.7 pts
271Springfield, MOMO500,69428.8%+7.5 pts
272Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01428.7%+6.1 pts
273Erie, PAPA265,83228.7%+7.8 pts
274Walla Walla, WAWA62,36128.6%+5.3 pts
275Bangor, MEME157,96728.6%+8.3 pts
276Lancaster, PAPA563,15928.6%+8.0 pts
277Morehead City, NCNC70,46928.5%+8.7 pts
278Kapaa, HIHI73,40028.5%+9.1 pts
279Faribault, MNMN69,93928.5%+6.1 pts
280Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85028.5%+7.8 pts
281Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,21528.5%+8.4 pts
282Duluth, MNMN281,21928.5%+8.0 pts
283Roanoke, VAVA316,54728.5%+7.5 pts
284Cape Coral, FLFL875,60728.5%+7.4 pts
285Kahului, HIHI160,67428.3%+5.9 pts
286Chico, CACA209,21128.3%+6.5 pts
287Binghamton, NYNY243,18928.3%+6.2 pts
288Chattanooga, TNTN594,53028.3%+8.8 pts
289Minot, NDND75,69428.3%+7.2 pts
290Frankfort, KYKY77,87428.2%+7.7 pts
291Kirksville, MOMO29,82428.2%+2.1 pts
292Kerrville, TXTX54,03728.2%+4.9 pts
293Green Bay, WIWI336,75628.1%+7.9 pts
294Brenham, TXTX38,28828.1%+9.1 pts
295Tulsa, OKOK1,069,27328.1%+5.6 pts
296Evansville, ININ273,78628.0%+8.6 pts
297Waynesville, NCNC63,36927.8%+11.9 pts
298Fort Wayne, ININ466,25827.8%+6.4 pts
299Bowling Green, KYKY197,18027.8%+8.6 pts
300Kenosha, WIWI168,44827.8%+8.6 pts
301Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44227.7%+9.0 pts
302Newport, OROR50,63627.7%+7.0 pts
303Toledo, OHOH599,37627.7%+6.0 pts
304Greeley, COCO378,42627.6%+5.9 pts
305Findlay, OHOH75,03427.6%+5.9 pts
306Kennewick, WAWA324,33427.6%+4.5 pts
307Niles, MIMI152,44427.6%+7.9 pts
308Davenport, IAIA380,45227.6%+7.6 pts
309Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11827.5%+5.8 pts
310Tahlequah, OKOK49,19627.5%+5.4 pts
311Springfield, MAMA464,33827.4%+7.0 pts
312Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97527.4%+6.7 pts
313Grand Junction, COCO162,84527.4%+5.4 pts
314Seneca, SCSC83,77527.4%+9.2 pts
315Maryville, MOMO20,17427.4%+3.8 pts
316Great Falls, MTMT85,02927.3%+5.8 pts
317Richmond, KYKY131,80627.2%+9.8 pts
318Pensacola, FLFL544,94927.2%+5.7 pts
319Midland, TXTX193,13927.2%+2.9 pts
320Alexandria, MNMN40,12027.2%+9.8 pts
321Johnson City, TNTN216,41627.2%+8.6 pts
322Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20627.1%+5.9 pts
323Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,80827.1%+8.1 pts
324Vallejo, CACA455,37627.1%+5.7 pts
325Tyler, TXTX252,54927.0%+4.5 pts
326Pocatello, IDID91,59127.0%+2.0 pts
327Salina, KSKS59,12126.9%+7.0 pts
328Cortland, NYNY45,85026.9%+8.1 pts
329Emporia, KSKS34,83826.9%+4.1 pts
330St. Cloud, MNMN205,85426.8%+5.8 pts
331Owatonna, MNMN37,46426.8%+6.7 pts
332Yankton, SDSD23,63526.7%+3.6 pts
333Watertown, WIWI86,50526.7%+9.3 pts
334Sandpoint, IDID54,42026.6%+9.8 pts
335Augusta, GAGA641,23126.6%+6.4 pts
336Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,86426.6%+7.5 pts
337Monticello, NYNY80,58626.6%+9.9 pts
338Guymon, OKOK20,32226.4%+8.7 pts
339Glens Falls, NYNY124,37326.4%+7.6 pts
340Bishop, CACA18,15826.4%+9.2 pts
341Marshall, MNMN25,68426.4%+4.9 pts
342Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55226.3%+5.2 pts
343Statesboro, GAGA97,97726.3%+3.4 pts
344Salinas, CACA433,72926.2%+3.7 pts
345Wausau, WIWI139,43226.2%+7.9 pts
346Red Wing, MNMN48,19526.2%+7.1 pts
347Charleston, ILIL46,60726.1%+5.3 pts
348Clarksville, TNTN349,00126.1%+9.8 pts
349Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72126.1%+6.5 pts
350Winchester, VAVA152,33226.0%+7.6 pts
351Reading, PAPA440,07225.9%+7.4 pts
352Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04125.9%+8.7 pts
353Lafayette, LALA423,75825.9%+7.7 pts
354East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17925.8%+5.3 pts
355Brainerd, MNMN100,56225.8%+8.0 pts
356Racine, WIWI198,91925.8%+5.5 pts
357Sheboygan, WIWI118,04725.7%+7.8 pts
358Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08325.7%+7.2 pts
359Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49725.7%+9.0 pts
360Salisbury, MDMD131,87225.6%+6.1 pts
361Silver City, NMNM27,25225.6%+5.1 pts
362Williston, NDND41,76725.6%+9.1 pts
363Marion, ILIL67,22525.6%+8.4 pts
364Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,33225.6%+6.8 pts
365Jasper, ININ44,01625.5%+11.1 pts
366Utica, NYNY285,61125.5%+7.8 pts
367Ketchikan, AKAK13,54925.5%+5.3 pts
368Lewisburg, PAPA42,31325.4%+7.4 pts
369Salem, OROR445,81425.4%+4.6 pts
370Columbus, GAGA324,83025.4%+7.3 pts
371Cleveland, MSMS28,26225.4%+6.6 pts
372Scranton, PAPA574,41825.4%+7.8 pts
373Burlington, NCNC186,17725.3%+6.1 pts
374Staunton, VAVA129,69225.3%+7.8 pts
375York, PAPA473,19725.2%+6.8 pts
376Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93825.2%+5.4 pts
377Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22625.2%+7.8 pts
378Ruidoso, NMNM19,84425.1%+2.3 pts
379Baker City, OROR16,65825.0%+8.6 pts
380Indiana, PAPA82,87825.0%+8.0 pts
381San Angelo, TXTX122,06524.9%+5.4 pts
382Muncie, ININ113,10624.9%+4.5 pts
383St. Simons, GAGA118,52424.9%+5.3 pts
384Abilene, TXTX185,42924.8%+5.0 pts
385Riverton, WYWY39,46424.8%+5.1 pts
386Weatherford, OKOK39,05924.7%+4.3 pts
387Alamosa, COCO27,89624.7%+3.5 pts
388Deltona, FLFL746,93324.6%+6.6 pts
389Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40424.6%+7.0 pts
390Fayetteville, NCNC395,41224.6%+6.3 pts
391Corning, NYNY91,85524.6%+6.7 pts
392Montrose, COCO44,59124.6%+5.9 pts
393Sandusky, OHOH112,77724.6%+8.1 pts
394Dover, DEDE194,78624.5%+5.9 pts
395Hastings, NENE40,57724.5%+5.8 pts
396Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03524.4%+1.7 pts
397Jonesboro, ARAR139,44024.4%+7.0 pts
398Plattsburgh, NYNY78,13824.4%+6.6 pts
399Willmar, MNMN44,72024.4%+6.1 pts
400Mobile, ALAL411,65824.4%+5.7 pts
401Wenatchee, WAWA128,41424.3%+4.3 pts
402Milledgeville, GAGA44,02924.3%+8.2 pts
403Warsaw, ININ80,89224.3%+9.5 pts
404Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19324.3%+8.6 pts
405Kingsville, TXTX30,31524.3%+3.9 pts
406Valdosta, GAGA153,27624.3%+6.8 pts
407Charleston, WVWV200,17024.2%+5.7 pts
408La Grande, OROR25,90024.2%+2.4 pts
409Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55124.2%+5.4 pts
410Jamestown, NDND21,41424.1%+4.5 pts
411Mitchell, SDSD25,91324.1%+5.3 pts
412Shreveport, LALA383,47424.1%+4.9 pts
413Ukiah, CACA88,12224.0%+3.8 pts
414Gainesville, GAGA226,56824.0%+5.3 pts
415El Paso, TXTX881,29124.0%+7.4 pts
416Dickinson, NDND39,14224.0%+2.6 pts
417Astoria, OROR40,92624.0%+4.8 pts
418Spartanburg, SCSC407,65624.0%+6.7 pts
419Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57524.0%+7.9 pts
420Amarillo, TXTX276,23523.9%+3.2 pts
421Waco, TXTX308,80723.9%+5.8 pts
422Spencer, IAIA16,20223.9%+7.6 pts
423Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66923.9%+7.0 pts
424Lewiston, IDID65,45023.9%+5.3 pts
425Punta Gorda, FLFL217,21223.8%+6.3 pts
426New Bern, NCNC127,35823.8%+5.9 pts
427Quincy, ILIL74,14623.8%+6.8 pts
428Baraboo, WIWI66,65223.8%+6.2 pts
429Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55323.6%+5.0 pts
430Brigham City, UTUT70,40523.6%+4.5 pts
431Decatur, ILIL99,30023.6%+6.7 pts
432Jacksonville, NCNC217,17523.6%+8.8 pts
433Owensboro, KYKY113,96223.6%+7.4 pts
434Massena, NYNY105,48823.6%+7.1 pts
435Holland, MIMI123,18823.6%+7.7 pts
436Elmira, NYNY80,41523.6%+5.0 pts
437Killeen, TXTX511,49723.5%+5.6 pts
438Casper, WYWY80,52623.5%+3.5 pts
439Janesville, WIWI166,47223.5%+6.8 pts
440Brookings, OROR22,62123.5%+7.0 pts
441Williamsport, PAPA112,58723.5%+8.4 pts
442Jefferson, GAGA99,26523.5%+11.7 pts
443Huron, SDSD19,62423.5%+5.1 pts
444Carroll, IAIA20,30323.4%+7.5 pts
445Norfolk, NENE49,22823.4%+7.4 pts
446Enid, OKOK61,77923.3%+3.8 pts
447Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20123.3%+6.9 pts
448Platteville, WIWI52,44623.2%+6.0 pts
449Gulfport, MSMS431,32923.2%+5.8 pts
450Rockford, ILIL337,24223.2%+4.4 pts
451Scottsbluff, NENE36,27223.1%+5.8 pts
452Wichita Falls, TXTX149,44823.1%+3.8 pts
453Fairmont, WVWV55,58423.1%+7.1 pts
454Jamestown, NYNY124,12623.1%+6.1 pts
455Sioux City, IAIA145,73823.0%+4.4 pts
456Vicksburg, MSMS41,75923.0%+2.2 pts
457Big Rapids, MIMI42,32022.9%+3.8 pts
458Panama City, FLFL231,17422.9%+6.3 pts
459Pueblo, COCO169,27722.9%+4.6 pts
460Carson, NVNV58,57122.9%+4.4 pts
461Lawton, OKOK127,59022.8%+4.0 pts
462Canton, OHOH400,24622.8%+5.5 pts
463Hot Springs, ARAR99,69522.8%+4.8 pts
464Arkansas City, KSKS34,38222.7%+4.5 pts
465Lewiston, MEME116,48722.7%+8.4 pts
466Hermitage, PAPA107,86022.7%+5.4 pts
467Durant, OKOK51,36722.6%+4.8 pts
468Wahpeton, NDND23,01922.6%+7.8 pts
469New Ulm, MNMN25,51722.6%+6.1 pts
470Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,08122.6%+7.6 pts
471Greenwood, SCSC95,21522.6%+5.4 pts
472Gettysburg, PAPA107,59422.6%+5.9 pts
473Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00222.6%+5.8 pts
474Austin, MNMN40,97122.6%+7.8 pts
475Marshall, MOMO23,26522.5%+6.8 pts
476Wooster, OHOH116,75822.5%+5.4 pts
477Jackson, MIMI159,55222.5%+6.3 pts
478Kingsland, GAGA60,14322.5%+6.5 pts
479Watertown, NYNY111,54022.5%+6.4 pts
480Mason City, IAIA49,71022.5%+3.3 pts
481Angola, ININ34,79922.5%+6.9 pts
482Riverside, CACA4,769,00722.4%+6.1 pts
483Sonora, CACA53,16022.3%+6.2 pts
484Hagerstown, MDMD315,28022.3%+7.8 pts
485Le Mars, IAIA25,69722.3%+3.0 pts
486Altoona, PAPA119,54122.3%+8.4 pts
487Hannibal, MOMO38,96922.3%+7.5 pts
488Altus, OKOK24,76422.2%+3.8 pts
489Chambersburg, PAPA160,65222.2%+7.5 pts
490Kingsport, TNTN314,83422.2%+6.7 pts
491Effingham, ILIL44,72722.2%+8.3 pts
492Columbus, MSMS67,14422.2%+3.3 pts
493Florence, ALAL156,60922.2%+5.4 pts
494Redding, CACA181,64822.1%+5.5 pts
495Tupelo, MSMS133,16722.1%+7.4 pts
496Joplin, MOMO208,79622.1%+6.4 pts
497Florence, SCSC201,39222.1%+5.2 pts
498Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13722.1%+9.3 pts
499Youngstown, OHOH423,67822.1%+6.0 pts
500Saginaw, MIMI187,68822.1%+6.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

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

Los Alamos, NM ranks #1 with 67.6% (2020 Decennial Census).

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

Los Alamos, NM, Boulder, CO, Ann Arbor, MI, Laramie, WY, Corvallis, OR.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is bachelor's degree or higher measured?

Share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.