Census ACS 2023 · 87 cities

Most Educated Cities in Missouri

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In Missouri, Clayton city has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 83.8%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 87 major cities in Missouri.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Wildwood city	68.2%	$157,750	35,168
2	West Plains city	17.7%	$39,897	12,341
3	Wentzville city	39.4%	$111,409	45,734
4	Webster Groves city	68.8%	$110,716	23,771
5	Webb City city	28.0%	$61,502	13,139
6	Washington city	31.1%	$78,510	14,948
7	Warrensburg city	35.9%	$57,232	19,437
8	University City city	64.2%	$76,466	34,655
9	Union city	25.6%	$71,760	12,560
10	Troy city	13.1%	$75,777	13,467
11	Town and Country city	75.9%	$237,083	11,605
12	St. Peters city	39.7%	$89,827	58,200
13	St. Louis city	40.2%	$55,279	293,109
14	St. Joseph city	22.7%	$55,578	71,542
15	St. Charles city	44.2%	$85,522	71,048
16	St. Ann city	18.2%	$52,059	12,865
17	Springfield city	30.3%	$45,984	169,432
18	Spanish Lake Cdp	13.2%	$51,125	18,183
19	Smithville city	29.7%	$99,925	10,552
20	Sikeston city	24.8%	$53,203	16,231
21	Sedalia city	17.0%	$50,668	21,869
22	Rolla city	35.5%	$42,518	20,144
23	Republic city	27.5%	$64,364	19,233
24	Raytown city	22.8%	$67,227	29,593
25	Raymore city	37.0%	$103,158	23,849
26	Poplar Bluff city	16.0%	$42,035	16,243
27	Ozark city	33.0%	$69,372	21,953
28	Overland city	26.0%	$57,755	15,762
29	Old Jamestown Cdp	39.5%	$107,250	21,121
30	Oakville Cdp	43.9%	$103,125	35,166
31	O'Fallon city	42.4%	$107,203	92,697
32	Nixa city	34.8%	$80,491	24,131
33	Neosho city	24.1%	$55,159	12,857
34	Moberly city	15.6%	$43,231	13,634
35	Mexico city	15.5%	$48,873	11,487
36	Mehlville Cdp	30.5%	$65,395	29,089
37	Maryville city	30.7%	$48,099	10,556
38	Maryland Heights city	51.0%	$86,485	27,981
39	Marshall city	30.6%	$54,815	13,699
40	Manchester city	62.1%	$92,839	18,189
41	Liberty city	39.9%	$95,425	30,446
42	Lemay Cdp	19.1%	$59,026	16,431
43	Lee's Summit city	48.7%	$104,989	102,583
44	Lebanon city	17.9%	$42,157	15,157
45	Lake St. Louis city	49.5%	$123,427	17,538
46	Kirkwood city	66.2%	$117,439	29,302
47	Kirksville city	37.9%	$48,063	17,493
48	Kennett city	15.0%	$53,164	10,236
49	Kearney city	34.0%	$102,523	10,696
50	Kansas City city	37.8%	$67,449	508,233
51	Joplin city	26.4%	$51,154	52,218
52	Jennings city	9.9%	$37,356	12,900
53	Jefferson City city	36.9%	$67,205	42,565
54	Jackson city	35.7%	$80,435	15,532
55	Independence city	20.9%	$59,480	121,944
56	Hazelwood city	28.8%	$55,930	25,214
57	Harrisonville city	15.9%	$60,727	10,002
58	Hannibal city	22.3%	$54,071	16,825
59	Grandview city	24.0%	$53,431	25,821
60	Grain Valley city	27.8%	$87,266	15,967
61	Gladstone city	31.3%	$72,134	27,069
62	Fulton city	24.3%	$55,015	12,611
63	Fort Leonard Wood Cdp	29.2%	$68,629	15,317
64	Florissant city	22.7%	$66,344	51,915
65	Festus city	21.6%	$70,085	12,965
66	Ferguson city	21.7%	$46,106	18,350
67	Farmington city	14.8%	$49,882	17,999
68	Excelsior Springs city	16.3%	$74,056	10,502
69	Eureka city	50.9%	$108,947	12,371
70	Dardenne Prairie city	52.5%	$155,585	13,137
71	Creve Coeur city	66.7%	$119,454	18,643
72	Crestwood city	56.7%	$115,512	12,298
73	Concord Cdp	42.0%	$84,389	18,028
74	Columbia city	56.5%	$64,488	127,200
75	Clayton city	83.8%	$128,898	17,282
76	Chesterfield city	72.4%	$133,380	49,591
77	Carthage city	23.0%	$50,849	15,513
78	Cape Girardeau city	36.6%	$54,870	40,047
79	Bridgeton city	36.2%	$73,320	11,372
80	Branson city	29.4%	$54,961	12,760
81	Bolivar city	25.5%	$44,603	10,996
82	Blue Springs city	34.6%	$84,075	59,416
83	Belton city	25.7%	$70,525	24,618
84	Bellefontaine Neighbors city	18.6%	$48,354	10,562
85	Ballwin city	65.1%	$121,170	30,835
86	Arnold city	24.0%	$75,194	20,884
87	Affton Cdp	35.0%	$77,337	20,035

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clayton city is the #1 ranked city in Missouri by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 83.8% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Missouri has 87 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Missouri.