Census ACS 5-Year · 387 metros

Most Educated US Metros

The most educated US metros are anchored by major universities, technology companies, and federal employment centers. The Washington DC, Boston, San Jose, and San Francisco metros consistently lead, with over 50% of adults holding bachelor's degrees or higher, well above the national average of around 35%. Educational attainment correlates strongly with metro-level income, and the cluster of educated workers drives ongoing concentration of knowledge-economy jobs.

Key Findings

1Boulder, CO leads with a bachelor's degree rate of 63.9%, followed by Ithaca, NY (59.2%) and Ann Arbor, MI (58.1%).
2The gap between #1 Boulder, CO and #387 Hanford, CA (13.9%) is 50.0 percentage points.
3The national median across all states is 30.6% (Midland, TX at the midpoint).
4The top 10 states are: Boulder, CO, Ithaca, NY, Ann Arbor, MI, San Jose, CA, Corvallis, OR, Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV, Bozeman, MT, San Francisco, CA, Durham, NC, Charlottesville, VA.

Full Ranking: Most Educated US Metros

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#	Metro	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Yuma, AZ	16.7%	$60,417	207,685
2	Yuba City, CA	19.2%	$74,762	182,050
3	Youngstown, OH	23.5%	$55,357	428,430
4	York, PA	27.2%	$82,238	459,312
5	Yakima, WA	18.9%	$68,015	256,605
6	Worcester, MA	39.0%	$93,561	861,664
7	Winston, NC	29.6%	$64,282	683,637
8	Winchester, VA-WV	28.1%	$82,413	144,676
9	Wilmington, NC	38.5%	$73,687	440,578
10	Williamsport, PA	24.8%	$64,412	113,570
11	Wildwood, FL	35.1%	$73,297	137,536
12	Wichita, KS	31.5%	$68,930	648,935
13	Wichita Falls, TX	24.8%	$63,618	148,978
14	Wheeling, WV-OH	22.9%	$58,705	138,015
15	Wenatchee, WA	27.3%	$79,007	123,251
16	Weirton, WV-OH	20.7%	$57,149	115,566
17	Wausau, WI	27.3%	$76,185	138,067
18	Watertown, NY	25.7%	$64,978	116,130
19	Waterloo, IA	30.5%	$68,916	168,163
20	Waterbury, CT	33.8%	$86,365	452,303
21	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	53.8%	$123,896	6,263,796
22	Warner Robins, GA	31.1%	$78,702	195,171
23	Walla Walla, WA	30.1%	$72,212	62,102
24	Waco, TX	26.4%	$63,880	299,217
25	Visalia, CA	15.8%	$69,489	475,774
26	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	35.1%	$80,533	1,782,590
27	Vineland, NJ	17.9%	$64,499	152,915
28	Victoria, TX	19.6%	$69,618	98,377
29	Vallejo, CA	28.4%	$99,994	450,824
30	Valdosta, GA	24.5%	$54,581	149,139
31	Utica, NY	26.7%	$68,830	289,577
32	Urban Honolulu, HI	37.7%	$104,264	1,003,666
33	Tyler, TX	27.7%	$71,923	238,014
34	Twin Falls, ID	21.0%	$66,473	116,909
35	Tuscaloosa, AL	28.6%	$59,975	275,217
36	Tulsa, OK	29.8%	$67,823	1,026,209
37	Tucson, AZ	35.9%	$67,929	1,049,947
38	Trenton, NJ	44.9%	$96,333	383,286
39	Traverse City, MI	38.5%	$77,495	154,657
40	Topeka, KS	30.1%	$68,160	232,724
41	Toledo, OH	29.6%	$63,749	602,977
42	Texarkana, TX-AR	19.9%	$55,046	146,868
43	Terre Haute, IN	22.0%	$55,380	168,850
44	Tampa, FL	34.0%	$71,254	3,240,469
45	Tallahassee, FL	40.9%	$63,078	388,298
46	Syracuse, NY	34.2%	$73,558	657,128
47	Sumter, SC	23.2%	$55,990	104,853
48	Stockton, CA	21.6%	$88,531	787,416
49	Staunton, VA	26.2%	$70,949	126,052
50	State College, PA	46.5%	$72,748	158,041
51	St. Louis, MO-IL	37.6%	$78,225	2,809,414
52	St. Joseph, MO-KS	22.9%	$62,900	120,609
53	St. George, UT	33.3%	$76,411	189,827
54	St. Cloud, MN	27.7%	$75,670	200,816
55	Springfield, OH	18.5%	$60,846	135,445
56	Springfield, MO	29.9%	$61,488	481,671
57	Springfield, MA	28.9%	$70,535	462,853
58	Springfield, IL	34.6%	$74,580	207,386
59	Spokane, WA	31.2%	$72,836	591,793
60	Spartanburg, SC	24.8%	$62,440	365,086
61	South Bend, IN-MI	30.7%	$65,385	324,180
62	Slidell, LA	36.6%	$79,277	269,331
63	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	35.7%	$81,418	293,107
64	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	23.9%	$72,027	144,007
65	Sierra Vista, AZ	27.7%	$58,970	125,458
66	Shreveport, LA	25.2%	$54,635	389,004
67	Sherman, TX	23.7%	$70,455	139,988
68	Sheboygan, WI	27.3%	$71,898	117,783
69	Sebring, FL	19.7%	$55,581	103,808
70	Sebastian, FL	33.4%	$71,049	163,856
71	Seattle, WA	46.3%	$112,594	4,021,467
72	Scranton, PA	26.8%	$63,656	567,887
73	Savannah, GA	34.9%	$74,632	412,089
74	Santa Rosa, CA	37.8%	$102,840	485,642
75	Santa Maria, CA	35.9%	$95,977	443,975
76	Santa Fe, NM	44.2%	$74,689	155,175
77	Santa Cruz, CA	43.6%	$109,266	266,021
78	Sandusky, OH	28.1%	$70,687	115,099
79	San Luis Obispo, CA	39.2%	$93,398	281,486
80	San Jose, CA	54.8%	$157,444	1,969,353
81	San Francisco, CA	52.4%	$133,780	4,653,593
82	San Diego, CA	42.1%	$102,285	3,282,782
83	San Antonio, TX	31.9%	$74,297	2,612,802
84	San Angelo, TX	25.1%	$66,037	120,830
85	Salt Lake City, UT	37.8%	$95,045	1,261,337
86	Salisbury, MD	26.7%	$69,592	128,802
87	Salinas, CA	27.9%	$94,486	435,834
88	Salem, OR	26.9%	$76,010	435,085
89	Saginaw, MI	23.4%	$58,347	189,210
90	Sacramento, CA	36.3%	$93,986	2,406,563
91	Rome, GA	24.9%	$62,540	98,985
92	Rocky Mount, NC	20.0%	$57,437	144,228
93	Rockford, IL	24.4%	$66,571	336,605
94	Rochester, NY	37.8%	$74,438	1,058,875
95	Rochester, MN	42.3%	$89,675	227,252
96	Roanoke, VA	30.6%	$67,447	314,661
97	Riverside, CA	24.1%	$86,031	4,637,725
98	Richmond, VA	40.2%	$84,405	1,327,321
99	Reno, NV	31.4%	$84,684	556,539
100	Redding, CA	23.3%	$71,931	181,554
101	Reading, PA	27.2%	$77,684	429,989
102	Rapid City, SD	32.5%	$71,985	151,064
103	Raleigh, NC	50.2%	$96,066	1,449,594
104	Racine, WI	28.0%	$75,331	196,888
105	Punta Gorda, FL	25.3%	$66,154	195,083
106	Pueblo, CO	25.0%	$62,250	168,726
107	Provo, UT	43.4%	$96,745	695,895
108	Providence, RI-MA	35.0%	$85,646	1,673,807
109	Prescott Valley, AZ	29.6%	$66,106	241,656
110	Portland, OR-WA	42.1%	$94,573	2,510,529
111	Portland, ME	44.6%	$88,602	557,764
112	Port St. Lucie, FL	29.1%	$72,506	506,701
113	Pocatello, ID	30.2%	$64,080	88,457
114	Pittsfield, MA	38.3%	$72,565	128,047
115	Pittsburgh, PA	37.4%	$73,942	2,443,921
116	Pinehurst, NC	40.9%	$82,837	102,840
117	Phoenix, AZ	34.6%	$84,703	4,941,206
118	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	41.5%	$89,273	6,241,882
119	Peoria, IL	31.6%	$70,872	365,773
120	Pensacola, FL	29.7%	$73,588	516,994
121	Parkersburg, WV	22.6%	$56,029	88,960
122	Panama City, FL	26.1%	$67,834	206,627
123	Palm Bay, FL	33.5%	$75,817	620,533
124	Paducah, KY-IL	23.8%	$62,286	102,924
125	Oxnard, CA	35.7%	$107,327	838,259
126	Owensboro, KY	24.7%	$65,656	112,322
127	Oshkosh, WI	31.0%	$72,873	171,357
128	Orlando, FL	35.8%	$75,611	2,721,022
129	Omaha, NE-IA	39.1%	$83,023	972,840
130	Olympia, WA	37.2%	$93,985	296,640
131	Oklahoma City, OK	33.4%	$70,499	1,445,122
132	Ogden, UT	34.2%	$98,361	645,510
133	Odessa, TX	16.6%	$71,031	163,206
134	Ocala, FL	22.4%	$58,535	387,697
135	Norwich, CT	34.6%	$84,185	279,025
136	North Port, FL	37.2%	$78,278	865,031
137	Niles, MI	30.2%	$63,152	153,411
138	New York, NY-NJ	43.5%	$97,334	19,756,722
139	New Orleans, LA	33.0%	$62,271	988,763
140	New Haven, CT	41.1%	$86,266	566,803
141	Nashville, TN	39.9%	$82,499	2,043,713
142	Naples, FL	39.5%	$86,173	387,681
143	Napa, CA	38.5%	$108,970	136,070
144	Myrtle Beach, SC	26.6%	$64,623	368,937
145	Muskegon, MI	21.4%	$63,495	175,378
146	Muncie, IN	25.7%	$56,932	112,109
147	Mount Vernon, WA	29.1%	$85,474	130,407
148	Morristown, TN	20.5%	$58,130	120,765
149	Morgantown, WV	39.5%	$62,394	140,724
150	Montgomery, AL	30.4%	$62,746	385,159
151	Monroe, MI	23.4%	$75,272	155,001
152	Monroe, LA	23.9%	$49,203	224,705
153	Modesto, CA	19.1%	$79,661	552,250
154	Mobile, AL	25.2%	$58,119	413,162
155	Missoula, MT	45.1%	$70,888	124,435
156	Minot, ND	28.8%	$79,195	76,773
157	Minneapolis, MN-WI	44.9%	$98,180	3,693,351
158	Milwaukee, WI	38.8%	$76,404	1,566,361
159	Midland, TX	30.6%	$93,442	176,726
160	Midland, MI	36.3%	$77,538	83,641
161	Michigan City, IN	21.7%	$70,452	112,141
162	Miami, FL	35.6%	$73,481	6,138,876
163	Merced, CA	14.8%	$65,044	285,597
164	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30.7%	$64,743	1,341,606
165	Medford, OR	30.6%	$71,443	222,563
166	McAllen, TX	20.3%	$52,281	880,921
167	Mansfield, OH	17.9%	$57,649	125,138
168	Mankato, MN	34.9%	$74,722	103,736
169	Manhattan, KS	39.0%	$64,096	133,413
170	Manchester, NH	40.6%	$100,436	424,732
171	Madison, WI	49.3%	$86,827	683,967
172	Macon, GA	24.2%	$58,127	234,040
173	Lynchburg, VA	30.9%	$67,782	262,716
174	Lubbock, TX	31.3%	$62,288	354,782
175	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	32.1%	$71,737	1,361,847
176	Los Angeles, CA	37.4%	$93,525	13,012,469
177	Longview, WA	17.0%	$72,932	111,539
178	Longview, TX	20.8%	$65,210	288,921
179	Logan, UT-ID	38.3%	$77,520	151,746
180	Little Rock, AR	32.9%	$65,309	753,605
181	Lincoln, NE	40.6%	$73,095	341,309
182	Lima, OH	19.9%	$62,001	101,685
183	Lexington, KY	41.1%	$70,717	517,378
184	Lexington Park, MD	35.2%	$123,577	208,163
185	Lewiston, ME	23.4%	$67,298	112,323
186	Lewiston, ID-WA	25.9%	$70,694	64,901
187	Lebanon, PA	24.0%	$76,350	143,592
188	Lawton, OK	24.0%	$59,060	127,174
189	Lawrence, KS	52.0%	$68,756	119,547
190	Las Vegas, NV	27.3%	$73,845	2,293,764
191	Las Cruces, NM	31.4%	$55,663	221,665
192	Laredo, TX	20.9%	$62,506	267,731
193	Lansing, MI	37.3%	$70,886	470,434
194	Lancaster, PA	31.0%	$83,703	555,151
195	Lakeland, FL	22.6%	$63,644	760,961
196	Lake Havasu City, AZ	14.9%	$55,799	217,420
197	Lake Charles, LA	23.2%	$67,010	245,973
198	Lafayette, LA	27.0%	$60,910	410,883
199	Lafayette, IN	35.4%	$59,895	225,019
200	La Crosse, WI-MN	33.0%	$71,009	169,945
201	Kokomo, IN	20.0%	$62,496	83,610
202	Knoxville, TN	31.9%	$69,734	919,553
203	Kiryas Joel, NY	35.6%	$96,912	700,984
204	Kingston, NY	37.1%	$81,804	182,109
205	Kingsport, TN-VA	23.8%	$55,948	309,580
206	Killeen, TX	25.4%	$67,203	485,850
207	Kenosha, WI	30.8%	$79,412	168,413
208	Kennewick, WA	29.3%	$85,881	307,900
209	Kansas City, MO-KS	39.2%	$81,927	2,202,006
210	Kankakee, IL	20.4%	$68,325	106,833
211	Kalamazoo, MI	40.8%	$70,525	261,437
212	Kahului, HI	30.1%	$95,049	164,675
213	Joplin, MO-KS	24.0%	$60,146	202,258
214	Jonesboro, AR	25.0%	$55,478	134,837
215	Johnstown, PA	23.0%	$56,292	132,355
216	Johnson City, TN	28.7%	$56,096	208,934
217	Jefferson City, MO	30.7%	$72,425	150,147
218	Janesville, WI	25.7%	$74,390	163,944
219	Jacksonville, NC	26.1%	$64,568	208,537
220	Jacksonville, FL	35.1%	$77,013	1,645,707
221	Jackson, TN	22.6%	$58,740	180,844
222	Jackson, MS	31.6%	$60,489	615,908
223	Jackson, MI	23.0%	$65,004	160,187
224	Ithaca, NY	59.2%	$73,012	102,879
225	Iowa City, IA	50.3%	$74,142	177,420
226	Indianapolis, IN	37.8%	$77,065	2,106,327
227	Idaho Falls, ID	30.9%	$77,300	161,944
228	Huntsville, AL	42.4%	$83,529	504,712
229	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	23.0%	$58,483	372,801
230	Houston, TX	35.4%	$80,458	7,274,714
231	Houma, LA	19.0%	$64,269	204,032
232	Hot Springs, AR	26.2%	$55,409	100,062
233	Homosassa Springs, FL	20.4%	$55,355	158,693
234	Hinesville, GA	18.3%	$60,329	84,338
235	Hilton Head Island, SC	42.2%	$81,015	222,781
236	Hickory, NC	21.4%	$60,255	366,972
237	Helena, MT	40.0%	$74,040	92,391
238	Hattiesburg, MS	29.7%	$59,008	154,567
239	Hartford, CT	42.1%	$92,823	1,144,012
240	Harrisonburg, VA	31.0%	$72,145	136,231
241	Harrisburg, PA	35.4%	$79,281	597,894
242	Hanford, CA	13.9%	$68,750	152,830
243	Hammond, LA	22.2%	$57,256	135,218
244	Hagerstown, MD-WV	23.5%	$75,473	298,525
245	Gulfport, MS	24.7%	$61,266	418,452
246	Greenville, SC	33.7%	$69,016	945,301
247	Greenville, NC	33.9%	$58,851	172,279
248	Greensboro, NC	31.4%	$63,083	779,894
249	Green Bay, WI	29.9%	$77,459	329,375
250	Greeley, CO	32.0%	$93,287	340,711
251	Great Falls, MT	28.7%	$66,203	84,601
252	Grants Pass, OR	19.7%	$59,097	88,069
253	Grand Rapids, MI	35.4%	$80,296	1,154,320
254	Grand Junction, CO	30.6%	$71,485	157,316
255	Grand Island, NE	20.9%	$67,397	76,619
256	Grand Forks, ND-MN	34.2%	$68,653	103,669
257	Goldsboro, NC	21.3%	$58,082	117,606
258	Glens Falls, NY	28.2%	$74,953	126,443
259	Gettysburg, PA	24.8%	$81,071	105,183
260	Gainesville, GA	26.7%	$77,430	208,395
261	Gainesville, FL	40.9%	$58,946	344,521
262	Gadsden, AL	17.5%	$53,070	103,208
263	Fresno, CA	22.9%	$71,897	1,170,942
264	Fort Wayne, IN	29.7%	$69,378	451,440
265	Fort Smith, AR-OK	21.4%	$56,717	228,916
266	Fort Collins, CO	51.7%	$91,364	363,561
267	Fond du Lac, WI	22.6%	$73,154	104,053
268	Florence, SC	22.4%	$53,874	199,675
269	Florence, AL	24.4%	$58,049	152,685
270	Flint, MI	22.8%	$60,673	404,087
271	Flagstaff, AZ	39.6%	$69,748	144,643
272	Fayetteville, NC	26.4%	$58,909	389,851
273	Fayetteville, AR	35.0%	$77,979	563,436
274	Farmington, NM	16.6%	$53,020	121,178
275	Fargo, ND-MN	42.2%	$75,523	254,914
276	Fairbanks, AK	33.7%	$84,722	95,555
277	Evansville, IN	28.9%	$67,671	269,721
278	Eugene, OR	33.4%	$69,311	382,628
279	Erie, PA	29.6%	$61,476	269,544
280	Enid, OK	22.3%	$67,302	62,322
281	Elmira, NY	26.9%	$63,469	82,805
282	Elkhart, IN	19.7%	$65,617	206,868
283	Elizabethtown, KY	23.3%	$67,630	126,480
284	El Paso, TX	25.3%	$58,800	869,606
285	El Centro, CA	16.1%	$56,393	179,319
286	Eau Claire, WI	30.9%	$72,513	172,886
287	Eagle Pass, TX	15.3%	$51,270	57,770
288	Durham, NC	52.3%	$81,017	594,291
289	Duluth, MN-WI	30.8%	$71,067	280,710
290	Dubuque, IA	32.9%	$75,919	98,948
291	Dover, DE	26.7%	$72,872	185,043
292	Dothan, AL	20.9%	$56,772	151,804
293	Detroit, MI	34.1%	$75,123	4,367,620
294	Des Moines, IA	39.1%	$84,209	720,331
295	Denver, CO	48.4%	$102,339	2,977,085
296	Deltona, FL	27.8%	$67,599	689,939
297	Decatur, IL	24.1%	$62,449	102,591
298	Decatur, AL	21.6%	$63,987	156,924
299	Dayton, OH	32.0%	$69,752	813,608
300	Davenport, IA-IL	29.4%	$71,925	381,864
301	Daphne, AL	32.8%	$75,019	239,945
302	Dalton, GA	17.7%	$65,715	143,400
303	Dallas, TX	38.5%	$87,155	7,807,555
304	Crestview, FL	34.2%	$79,150	294,127
305	Corvallis, OR	54.4%	$76,011	96,359
306	Corpus Christi, TX	23.0%	$65,801	446,797
307	Columbus, OH	39.4%	$79,847	2,151,847
308	Columbus, IN	35.4%	$80,365	82,881
309	Columbus, GA-AL	26.9%	$57,762	326,136
310	Columbia, SC	35.0%	$66,146	839,868
311	Columbia, MO	47.5%	$69,463	212,850
312	Colorado Springs, CO	41.0%	$87,180	760,782
313	College Station, TX	39.1%	$59,691	273,280
314	Coeur d'Alene, ID	28.8%	$77,034	177,736
315	Cleveland, TN	23.2%	$63,490	127,445
316	Cleveland, OH	33.4%	$68,507	2,171,978
317	Clarksville, TN-KY	28.0%	$66,210	328,626
318	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	36.9%	$79,490	2,255,257
319	Chico, CA	31.7%	$68,574	209,470
320	Chicago, IL-IN	40.9%	$88,850	9,359,555
321	Cheyenne, WY	32.0%	$77,884	100,661
322	Chattanooga, TN-GA	31.3%	$68,666	569,333
323	Charlottesville, VA	52.2%	$90,552	222,937
324	Charlotte, NC-SC	39.0%	$80,201	2,712,818
325	Charleston, WV	26.9%	$58,089	207,456
326	Charleston, SC	40.0%	$82,272	817,756
327	Champaign, IL	43.5%	$64,558	236,196
328	Chambersburg, PA	24.0%	$74,946	156,626
329	Cedar Rapids, IA	32.8%	$77,084	275,960
330	Casper, WY	27.4%	$71,247	79,735
331	Carson City, NV	24.5%	$71,809	58,364
332	Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	30.4%	$67,267	97,813
333	Cape Coral, FL	30.8%	$73,099	792,692
334	Canton, OH	24.2%	$65,666	400,495
335	Burlington, VT	49.1%	$90,911	226,603
336	Burlington, NC	27.7%	$64,445	174,286
337	Buffalo, NY	35.1%	$70,572	1,161,385
338	Brunswick, GA	26.2%	$64,819	114,345
339	Brownsville, TX	20.6%	$51,334	423,192
340	Bridgeport, CT	50.5%	$111,656	947,528
341	Bremerton, WA	36.5%	$98,546	276,581
342	Bozeman, MT	53.1%	$87,454	122,194
343	Bowling Green, KY	27.8%	$62,437	183,194
344	Boulder, CO	63.9%	$102,772	328,317
345	Boston, MA-NH	51.2%	$112,484	4,917,661
346	Boise City, ID	36.6%	$82,694	790,640
347	Bloomington, IN	44.0%	$62,949	161,256
348	Bloomington, IL	46.9%	$78,329	170,882
349	Blacksburg, VA	35.9%	$64,627	181,605
350	Bismarck, ND	36.1%	$83,982	134,286
351	Birmingham, AL	33.2%	$69,627	1,181,432
352	Binghamton, NY	29.5%	$63,347	245,844
353	Billings, MT	33.5%	$74,599	187,269
354	Bend, OR	39.1%	$85,509	253,650
355	Bellingham, WA	38.1%	$80,989	228,432
356	Beckley, WV	19.7%	$52,345	113,653
357	Beaumont, TX	19.3%	$65,245	396,058
358	Bay City, MI	21.4%	$60,523	103,235
359	Battle Creek, MI	22.2%	$60,385	133,846
360	Baton Rouge, LA	30.0%	$68,910	871,379
361	Barnstable Town, MA	47.4%	$94,452	230,073
362	Bangor, ME	30.5%	$63,248	153,571
363	Baltimore, MD	43.3%	$97,300	2,839,409
364	Bakersfield, CA	18.6%	$67,660	910,433
365	Austin, TX	49.9%	$97,638	2,357,497
366	Augusta, GA-SC	28.8%	$66,628	618,022
367	Auburn, AL	39.4%	$58,991	196,614
368	Atlantic City, NJ	32.9%	$80,600	369,940
369	Atlanta, GA	41.5%	$86,338	6,176,937
370	Athens, GA	43.5%	$62,897	218,190
371	Asheville, NC	41.2%	$69,236	410,817
372	Appleton, WI	32.1%	$83,919	244,163
373	Anniston, AL	20.5%	$55,826	116,141
374	Ann Arbor, MI	58.1%	$87,156	368,394
375	Anchorage, AK	34.0%	$95,918	399,746
376	Amherst Town, MA	51.1%	$86,391	156,595
377	Ames, IA	46.8%	$71,090	125,261
378	Amarillo, TX	25.6%	$66,571	270,207
379	Altoona, PA	24.1%	$60,594	121,854
380	Allentown, PA-NJ	32.7%	$82,602	866,764
381	Alexandria, LA	20.9%	$56,492	150,593
382	Albuquerque, NM	35.0%	$67,995	918,567
383	Albany, OR	20.8%	$73,396	129,794
384	Albany, NY	40.9%	$86,072	902,372
385	Albany, GA	23.0%	$54,219	146,768
386	Akron, OH	34.5%	$71,312	699,508
387	Abilene, TX	26.2%	$66,464	178,244

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Boulder, CO has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 63.9%, according to latest Census ACS data. Ithaca, NY and Ann Arbor, MI round out the top three.

Hanford, CA has the lowest bachelor's degree rate at 13.9%. Merced, CA is second-lowest at 14.8%.

The median across all 387 states is 30.6%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates