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PERCENT RANKING, 2000

Metros Ranked by Percent of Population 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education
Rank Metro Number of People 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education Total Population 25 and Over Percent of Population 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education
1. McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 102,952 304,670 33.79%
2. Laredo, TX 29,873 101,182 29.52%
3. Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX 54,954 187,064 29.38%
4. Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA 47,161 204,888 23.02%
5. Merced, CA 25,184 116,725 21.58%
6. El Paso, TX 83,821 391,540 21.41%
7. Salinas, CA 46,033 244,128 18.86%
8. Fresno, CA 97,227 530,370 18.33%
9. Las Cruces, NM 18,186 99,893 18.21%
10. Yuma, AZ 16,953 97,680 17.36%
11. Yakima, WA 22,301 130,747 17.06%
12. Houma, LA 19,476 119,162 16.34%
13. Los Angeles--Long Beach, CA 955,932 5,882,948 16.25%
14. Bakersfield, CA 57,706 383,667 15.04%
15. Miami, FL 219,066 1,491,789 14.68%
16. Modesto, CA 36,135 264,578 13.66%
17. Lafayette, LA 32,082 234,965 13.65%
18. Jersey City, NJ 55,229 408,799 13.51%
19. Stockton--Lodi, CA 44,400 333,572 13.31%
20. Danville, VA 10,123 76,316 13.26%
21. Corpus Christi, TX 29,292 231,399 12.66%
22. Yuba City, CA 10,598 84,289 12.57%
23. Odessa--Midland, TX 17,540 142,764 12.29%
24. Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA 41,069 336,062 12.22%
25. Vineland--Millville--Bridgeton, NJ 10,903 96,899 11.25%
26. Victoria, TX 5,823 51,985 11.20%
27. New York, NY 689,368 6,154,523 11.20%
28. Houston, TX 284,994 2,544,552 11.20%
29. San Antonio, TX 107,838 977,822 11.03%
30. Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC 25,286 230,937 10.95%
31. Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA 26,903 246,729 10.90%
32. Rocky Mount, NC 9,984 93,270 10.70%
33. Orange County, CA 191,242 1,813,456 10.55%
34. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 201,253 1,919,297 10.49%
35. Ventura, CA 49,085 471,756 10.40%
36. San Angelo, TX 6,568 63,430 10.35%
37. Yolo, CA 9,587 95,423 10.05%
38. Greeley, CO 10,459 106,245 9.84%
39. Santa Cruz--Watsonville, CA 16,018 164,999 9.71%
40. Fort Smith, AR--OK 12,934 133,346 9.70%
41. Sumter, SC 6,137 64,144 9.57%
42. Florence, SC 7,738 80,904 9.56%
43. Jonesboro, AR 4,764 50,725 9.39%
44. Lynchburg, VA 13,521 144,024 9.39%
45. Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH 19,878 212,766 9.34%
46. Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA 10,685 114,996 9.29%
47. Dallas, TX 202,686 2,184,609 9.28%
48. Lancaster, PA 28,031 302,503 9.27%
49. Waco, TX 11,525 125,961 9.15%
50. Decatur, AL 8,796 96,225 9.14%
51. Alexandria, LA 7,286 79,811 9.13%
52. Lewiston--Auburn, ME 6,248 69,560 8.98%
53. Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC 55,436 630,167 8.80%
54. Salem, OR 18,757 217,040 8.64%
55. Lubbock, TX 12,196 141,363 8.63%
56. Gadsden, AL 6,023 69,829 8.63%
57. Pine Bluff, AR 4,574 53,132 8.61%
58. Lake Charles, LA 9,850 114,563 8.60%
59. Florence, AL 8,214 96,278 8.53%
60. Providence--Warwick--Pawtucket, RI 53,644 635,489 8.44%
61. Elkhart--Goshen, IN 9,521 112,908 8.43%
62. Anniston, AL 6,158 74,015 8.32%
63. San Francisco, CA 104,197 1,269,784 8.21%
64. Wausau, WI 6,712 81,925 8.19%
65. Goldsboro, NC 5,946 72,894 8.16%
66. Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL 26,554 326,208 8.14%
67. Bismarck, ND 4,972 61,156 8.13%
68. Chicago, IL 426,687 5,269,878 8.10%
69. Dothan, AL 7,290 90,061 8.09%
70. Naples, FL 14,918 185,357 8.05%
71. Sioux City, IA--NE 6,197 77,035 8.04%
72. San Jose, CA 89,390 1,113,058 8.03%
73. Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR 15,481 193,455 8.00%
74. Johnstown, PA 12,981 162,736 7.98%
75. Jackson, TN 5,371 67,569 7.95%
76. San Diego, CA 140,733 1,773,327 7.94%
77. Bryan--College Station, TX 5,547 70,708 7.84%
78. Brazoria, TX 11,929 152,244 7.84%
79. Knoxville, TN 36,264 463,341 7.83%
80. Chattanooga, TN--GA 24,248 311,791 7.78%
81. Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR 6,573 84,557 7.77%
82. Columbus, GA--AL 13,105 168,800 7.76%
83. Albany, GA 5,634 73,060 7.71%
84. Reading, PA 19,103 248,864 7.68%
85. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 156,723 2,054,059 7.63%
86. Greenville, NC 6,007 79,040 7.60%
87. Bergen--Passaic, NJ 71,416 939,870 7.60%
88. Tyler, TX 8,351 111,020 7.52%
89. Kankakee, IL 4,940 65,844 7.50%
90. St. Cloud, MN 7,352 98,308 7.48%
91. New Orleans, LA 63,120 850,631 7.42%
92. Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX 18,263 246,237 7.42%
93. Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC 61,631 833,142 7.40%
94. Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC 22,033 301,745 7.30%
95. Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 77,566 1,063,960 7.29%
96. Honolulu, HI 42,087 579,998 7.26%
97. Lexington, KY 21,855 304,749 7.17%
98. Austin--San Marcos, TX 55,048 768,147 7.17%
99. Pueblo, CO 6,561 92,080 7.13%
100. Vallejo--Fairfield--Napa, CA 23,382 330,426 7.08%
101. Newark, NJ 95,741 1,353,905 7.07%
102. Wichita Falls, TX 6,026 86,469 6.97%
103. Dubuque, IA 3,986 57,236 6.96%
104. Oakland, CA 109,317 1,579,357 6.92%
105. Athens, GA 5,884 85,196 6.91%
106. Amarillo, TX 9,160 135,055 6.78%
107. Galveston--Texas City, TX 10,903 161,503 6.75%
108. Owensboro, KY 4,029 59,745 6.74%
109. Longview--Marshall, TX 8,893 132,113 6.73%
110. Charleston, WV 11,784 175,442 6.72%
111. Asheville, NC 10,534 157,058 6.71%
112. Flagstaff, AZ--UT 4,681 69,818 6.70%
113. Santa Rosa, CA 20,542 306,564 6.70%
114. Macon, GA 13,549 202,641 6.69%
115. Roanoke, VA 10,937 164,642 6.64%
116. Las Vegas, NV--AZ 68,532 1,032,981 6.63%
117. Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY 7,933 120,167 6.60%
118. Utica--Rome, NY 13,313 202,301 6.58%
119. Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC 64,442 983,882 6.55%
120. Cumberland, MD--WV 4,559 69,648 6.55%
121. Charlottesville, VA 6,600 100,960 6.54%
122. Grand Forks, ND--MN 3,756 57,569 6.52%
123. Monroe, LA 5,754 88,430 6.51%
124. Springfield, MA 25,242 389,030 6.49%
125. Tuscaloosa, AL 6,418 99,039 6.48%
126. Abilene, TX 4,872 75,496 6.45%
127. Sherman--Denison, TX 4,669 72,382 6.45%
128. Wheeling, WV--OH 6,822 106,586 6.40%
129. Dover, DE 5,063 79,249 6.39%
130. York, PA 16,534 259,040 6.38%
131. Memphis, TN--AR--MS 45,151 707,456 6.38%
132. Tucson, AZ 34,722 546,200 6.36%
133. Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV 5,923 93,176 6.36%
134. Hagerstown, MD 5,702 90,371 6.31%
135. Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA 27,323 434,373 6.29%
136. Hattiesburg, MS 4,090 65,381 6.26%
137. Nashville, TN 49,374 800,302 6.17%
138. Albuquerque, NM 27,959 456,076 6.13%
139. St. Joseph, MO 4,071 66,430 6.13%
140. New Haven--Bridgeport--Stamford--Waterbury--Danbury, CT 70,274 1,148,013 6.12%
141. Joplin, MO 6,140 100,417 6.11%
142. Ocala, FL 11,414 187,187 6.10%
143. Shreveport--Bossier City, LA 15,090 247,935 6.09%
144. Green Bay, WI 8,754 144,172 6.07%
145. Mobile, AL 20,919 346,132 6.04%
146. Charleston--North Charleston, SC 20,897 346,710 6.03%
147. Killeen--Temple, TX 10,765 179,194 6.01%
148. Montgomery, AL 12,685 212,108 5.98%
149. Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS 13,752 230,827 5.96%
150. Atlantic--Cape May, NJ 14,335 241,424 5.94%
151. Birmingham, AL 35,897 605,146 5.93%
152. Santa Fe, NM 5,969 100,692 5.93%
153. Rockford, IL 14,237 241,181 5.90%
154. Chico--Paradise, CA 7,469 126,736 5.89%
155. Trenton, NJ 13,598 231,139 5.88%
156. Jackson, MS 15,956 271,945 5.87%
157. Eau Claire, WI 5,367 91,620 5.86%
158. Sheboygan, WI 4,335 74,561 5.81%
159. Auburn--Opelika, AL 3,600 62,170 5.79%
160. Louisville, KY--IN 39,459 682,172 5.78%
161. Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL 13,471 232,915 5.78%
162. Sacramento, CA 59,793 1,043,416 5.73%
163. St. Louis, MO--IL 96,840 1,692,997 5.72%
164. Boston--Worcester--Lawrence--Lowell--Brockton, MA--NH 231,567 4,068,400 5.69%
165. Benton Harbor, MI 6,065 106,690 5.68%
166. Savannah, GA 10,512 185,311 5.67%
167. Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH 5,868 103,467 5.67%
168. Hartford, CT 43,918 775,147 5.67%
169. Reno, NV 12,562 221,837 5.66%
170. Jamestown, NY 5,155 91,261 5.65%
171. Myrtle Beach, SC 7,642 136,551 5.60%
172. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 24,118 434,889 5.55%
173. Gary, IN 22,398 404,682 5.53%
174. Huntsville, AL 12,365 223,845 5.52%
175. Richmond--Petersburg, VA 36,283 657,222 5.52%
176. West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL 44,985 817,899 5.50%
177. Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY 10,640 194,380 5.47%
178. Atlanta, GA 143,021 2,630,798 5.44%
179. Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC 41,480 763,470 5.43%
180. Fort Lauderdale, FL 61,183 1,126,502 5.43%
181. Mansfield, OH 6,382 117,563 5.43%
182. Baltimore, MD 91,557 1,691,080 5.41%
183. Enid, OK 2,054 38,067 5.40%
184. Kokomo, IN 3,630 67,469 5.38%
185. Baton Rouge, LA 19,333 361,429 5.35%
186. Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ 42,037 789,443 5.32%
187. Williamsport, PA 4,225 80,500 5.25%
188. Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 88,605 1,694,489 5.23%
189. Newburgh, NY--PA 12,744 244,341 5.22%
190. Peoria--Pekin, IL 11,774 228,109 5.16%
191. Racine, WI 6,310 122,356 5.16%
192. Bangor, ME 4,885 95,505 5.11%
193. Orlando, FL 55,316 1,083,496 5.11%
194. Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN 54,049 1,060,594 5.10%
195. Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA 21,771 427,256 5.10%
196. Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV 164,525 3,255,062 5.05%
197. Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 39,647 784,829 5.05%
198. Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI 13,246 262,841 5.04%
199. Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 3,950 78,401 5.04%
200. Elmira, NY 3,055 60,796 5.03%
201. Denver, CO 69,064 1,378,147 5.01%
202. Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 16,393 327,672 5.00%
203. Panama City, FL 4,970 99,771 4.98%
204. Muncie, IN 3,592 72,444 4.96%
205. Dutchess County, NY 9,054 183,725 4.93%
206. San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA 7,836 159,196 4.92%
207. Columbia, SC 16,763 340,786 4.92%
208. Oklahoma City, OK 33,558 684,005 4.91%
209. Sharon, PA 3,975 81,499 4.88%
210. Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI 32,558 669,331 4.86%
211. Detroit, MI 141,205 2,907,352 4.86%
212. Jacksonville, NC 3,643 75,286 4.84%
213. Binghamton, NY 8,066 166,764 4.84%
214. Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL 11,350 235,197 4.83%
215. Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 18,129 376,034 4.82%
216. Terre Haute, IN 4,593 95,428 4.81%
217. Philadelphia, PA--NJ 161,405 3,360,541 4.80%
218. Nassau--Suffolk, NY 88,814 1,851,094 4.80%
219. Glens Falls, NY 4,043 84,321 4.79%
220. Altoona, PA 4,228 88,366 4.78%
221. Fayetteville, NC 8,389 176,714 4.75%
222. Pensacola, FL 12,687 267,876 4.74%
223. Milwaukee--Waukesha, WI 45,858 968,307 4.74%
224. Springfield, MO 9,853 208,235 4.73%
225. Wichita, KS 16,036 341,423 4.70%
226. Burlington, VT 5,961 126,932 4.70%
227. Tulsa, OK 24,130 514,373 4.69%
228. La Crosse, WI--MN 3,665 78,326 4.68%
229. South Bend, IN 7,751 166,060 4.67%
230. Pittsfield, MA 4,319 93,339 4.63%
231. New London--Norwich, CT 8,047 173,910 4.63%
232. Daytona Beach, FL 16,448 355,841 4.62%
233. Boise City, ID 12,207 265,281 4.60%
234. Kenosha, WI 4,370 95,038 4.60%
235. Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 4,784 104,248 4.59%
236. Janesville--Beloit, WI 4,518 98,770 4.57%
237. Grand Junction, CO 3,492 76,358 4.57%
238. Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI 10,427 229,381 4.55%
239. Lafayette, IN 4,580 101,655 4.51%
240. Rochester, NY 32,208 715,476 4.50%
241. Hamilton--Middletown, OH 9,311 207,213 4.49%
242. Tallahassee, FL 7,460 166,469 4.48%
243. Pittsburgh, PA 73,394 1,643,114 4.47%
244. Wilmington, NC 7,155 160,276 4.46%
245. Sioux Falls, SD 4,811 108,493 4.43%
246. Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC 43,490 981,300 4.43%
247. Youngstown--Warren, OH 17,762 403,869 4.40%
248. Fort Wayne, IN 13,836 316,575 4.37%
249. Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 19,521 449,591 4.34%
250. Decatur, IL 3,256 75,195 4.33%
251. Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 54,049 1,253,714 4.31%
252. Dayton--Springfield, OH 26,440 620,576 4.26%
253. Cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH 64,016 1,504,031 4.26%
254. Lima, OH 4,240 99,762 4.25%
255. Canton--Massillon, OH 11,563 272,431 4.24%
256. Syracuse, NY 19,868 471,490 4.21%
257. Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 24,488 584,792 4.19%
258. Redding, CA 4,482 107,272 4.18%
259. Jacksonville, FL 29,630 715,155 4.14%
260. Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI 11,761 284,052 4.14%
261. Indianapolis, IN 43,008 1,039,892 4.14%
262. Erie, PA 7,444 180,106 4.13%
263. Great Falls, MT 2,158 52,333 4.12%
264. Lawton, OK 2,766 67,220 4.11%
265. Monmouth--Ocean, NJ 31,713 771,412 4.11%
266. Punta Gorda, FL 4,633 113,071 4.10%
267. Medford--Ashland, OR 4,943 121,155 4.08%
268. Wilmington--Newark, DE--MD 15,251 380,619 4.01%
269. Rapid City, SD 2,209 55,535 3.98%
270. Billings, MT 3,325 84,233 3.95%
271. Flint, MI 10,917 277,660 3.93%
272. Omaha, NE--IA 17,724 451,736 3.92%
273. Bellingham, WA 4,032 102,787 3.92%
274. State College, PA 2,884 74,785 3.86%
275. Kansas City, MO--KS 44,148 1,154,262 3.82%
276. Topeka, KS 4,255 111,709 3.81%
277. Rochester, MN 3,033 80,277 3.78%
278. Toledo, OH 14,687 389,460 3.77%
279. Duluth--Superior, MN--WI 6,020 161,454 3.73%
280. Gainesville, FL 4,592 123,524 3.72%
281. Fort Walton Beach, FL 4,176 112,429 3.71%
282. Des Moines, IA 10,472 295,697 3.54%
283. Jackson, MI 3,665 104,880 3.49%
284. Springfield, IL 4,678 134,918 3.47%
285. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 64,178 1,903,346 3.37%
286. Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT 25,138 746,141 3.37%
287. Tacoma, WA 14,874 442,665 3.36%
288. Columbus, OH 32,825 983,765 3.34%
289. Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL 11,314 339,738 3.33%
290. Columbia, MO 2,570 77,919 3.30%
291. Eugene--Springfield, OR 6,852 210,601 3.25%
292. Lansing--East Lansing, MI 8,737 271,817 3.21%
293. Seattle--Bellevue--Everett, WA 51,605 1,624,849 3.18%
294. Portland, ME 5,685 181,276 3.14%
295. Champaign--Urbana, IL 3,149 100,559 3.13%
296. Anchorage, AK 4,913 159,931 3.07%
297. Akron, OH 13,982 456,718 3.06%
298. Cheyenne, WY 1,605 53,041 3.03%
299. Bloomington--Normal, IL 2,631 87,220 3.02%
300. Boulder--Longmont, CO 5,582 186,126 3.00%
301. Madison, WI 7,932 269,998 2.94%
302. Spokane, WA 7,779 266,829 2.92%
303. Lincoln, NE 4,419 152,747 2.89%
304. Pocatello, ID 1,232 43,285 2.85%
305. Bloomington, IN 1,854 65,489 2.83%
306. Casper, WY 1,202 42,656 2.82%
307. Iowa City, IA 1,752 62,859 2.79%
308. Cedar Rapids, IA 3,413 123,896 2.75%
309. Olympia, WA 3,671 135,686 2.71%
310. Corvallis, OR 1,222 45,758 2.67%
311. Ann Arbor, MI 9,547 363,106 2.63%
312. Provo--Orem, UT 4,234 166,240 2.55%
313. Missoula, MT 1,499 59,298 2.53%
314. Fort Collins--Loveland, CO 3,647 156,426 2.33%
315. Colorado Springs, CO 7,417 320,420 2.31%
316. Lawrence, KS 1,198 53,257 2.25%
317. Bremerton, WA 3,242 148,704 2.18%
318. Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA 3,304 165,115 2.00%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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