United States

PERCENT RANKING, 2000

Metros Ranked by Percent of Population 25 and Over With a College or Professional Degree
Rank Metro Number of People 25 and Over With a College or Professional Degree Total Population 25 and Over Percent of Population 25 and Over With a College or Professional Degree
1. Boulder--Longmont, CO 108,138 186,126 58.10%
2. Iowa City, IA 34,592 62,859 55.03%
3. Corvallis, OR 24,972 45,758 54.57%
4. San Francisco, CA 633,681 1,269,784 49.90%
5. Madison, WI 133,771 269,998 49.55%
6. Gainesville, FL 59,681 123,524 48.32%
7. San Jose, CA 532,687 1,113,058 47.86%
8. Lawrence, KS 25,300 53,257 47.51%
9. Washington, DC--MD--VA--WV 1,524,727 3,255,062 46.84%
10. Fort Collins--Loveland, CO 73,062 156,426 46.71%
11. Columbia, MO 36,155 77,919 46.40%
12. Raleigh--Durham--Chapel Hill, NC 350,619 763,470 45.92%
13. Santa Fe, NM 46,099 100,692 45.78%
14. Champaign--Urbana, IL 45,413 100,559 45.16%
15. Charlottesville, VA 45,374 100,960 44.94%
16. Rochester, MN 35,932 80,277 44.76%
17. Bloomington, IN 29,143 65,489 44.50%
18. Tallahassee, FL 73,566 166,469 44.19%
19. Seattle--Bellevue--Everett, WA 711,968 1,624,849 43.82%
20. Burlington, VT 55,563 126,932 43.77%
21. Ann Arbor, MI 158,723 363,106 43.71%
22. Middlesex--Somerset--Hunterdon, NJ 339,745 789,443 43.04%
23. Barnstable--Yarmouth, MA 70,255 165,115 42.55%
24. Portland, ME 76,920 181,276 42.43%
25. Austin--San Marcos, TX 323,596 768,147 42.13%
26. Oakland, CA 664,892 1,579,357 42.10%
27. Bloomington--Normal, IL 36,606 87,220 41.97%
28. Santa Cruz--Watsonville, CA 68,523 164,999 41.53%
29. Bryan--College Station, TX 29,342 70,708 41.50%
30. Lincoln, NE 62,983 152,747 41.23%
31. Colorado Springs, CO 131,926 320,420 41.17%
32. Provo--Orem, UT 68,381 166,240 41.13%
33. Boston--Worcester--Lawrence--Lowell--Brockton, MA--NH 1,672,312 4,068,400 41.10%
34. State College, PA 30,702 74,785 41.05%
35. Minneapolis--St. Paul, MN--WI 778,773 1,903,346 40.92%
36. Denver, CO 562,812 1,378,147 40.84%
37. Yolo, CA 38,307 95,423 40.14%
38. New Haven--Bridgeport--Stamford--Waterbury--Danbury, CT 458,658 1,148,013 39.95%
39. Trenton, NJ 90,899 231,139 39.33%
40. Nassau--Suffolk, NY 718,761 1,851,094 38.83%
41. Fargo--Moorhead, ND--MN 40,478 104,248 38.83%
42. Orange County, CA 700,440 1,813,456 38.62%
43. Albany--Schenectady--Troy, NY 223,232 584,792 38.17%
44. Athens, GA 32,418 85,196 38.05%
45. Olympia, WA 51,247 135,686 37.77%
46. Atlanta, GA 993,499 2,630,798 37.76%
47. Missoula, MT 22,351 59,298 37.69%
48. Hartford, CT 291,158 775,147 37.56%
49. Santa Rosa, CA 114,791 306,564 37.44%
50. Bergen--Passaic, NJ 350,594 939,870 37.30%
51. Rochester, NY 265,791 715,476 37.15%
52. San Diego, CA 658,184 1,773,327 37.12%
53. Santa Barbara--Santa Maria--Lompoc, CA 91,555 246,729 37.11%
54. Columbia, SC 126,272 340,786 37.05%
55. Cedar Rapids, IA 45,747 123,896 36.92%
56. Anchorage, AK 58,879 159,931 36.82%
57. Bismarck, ND 22,508 61,156 36.80%
58. Dutchess County, NY 67,565 183,725 36.78%
59. Huntsville, AL 82,285 223,845 36.76%
60. Lansing--East Lansing, MI 99,152 271,817 36.48%
61. Newark, NJ 493,681 1,353,905 36.46%
62. Des Moines, IA 106,657 295,697 36.07%
63. San Luis Obispo--Atascadero--Paso Robles, CA 56,990 159,196 35.80%
64. Portland--Vancouver, OR--WA 448,386 1,253,714 35.76%
65. Chicago, IL 1,883,481 5,269,878 35.74%
66. Honolulu, HI 207,241 579,998 35.73%
67. Flagstaff, AZ--UT 24,721 69,818 35.41%
68. Dallas, TX 773,361 2,184,609 35.40%
69. Spokane, WA 93,685 266,829 35.11%
70. La Crosse, WI--MN 27,466 78,326 35.07%
71. Sacramento, CA 364,015 1,043,416 34.89%
72. Ventura, CA 164,477 471,756 34.86%
73. Columbus, OH 342,365 983,765 34.80%
74. Springfield, IL 46,853 134,918 34.73%
75. Omaha, NE--IA 156,612 451,736 34.67%
76. Baltimore, MD 584,851 1,691,080 34.58%
77. Auburn--Opelika, AL 21,471 62,170 34.54%
78. New York, NY 2,124,228 6,154,523 34.51%
79. Lexington, KY 105,148 304,749 34.50%
80. Jackson, MS 93,771 271,945 34.48%
81. Richmond--Petersburg, VA 226,390 657,222 34.45%
82. Bellingham, WA 35,383 102,787 34.42%
83. Bremerton, WA 51,122 148,704 34.38%
84. West Palm Beach--Boca Raton, FL 280,912 817,899 34.35%
85. Albuquerque, NM 156,593 456,076 34.33%
86. Kansas City, MO--KS 396,243 1,154,262 34.33%
87. Salt Lake City--Ogden, UT 255,092 746,141 34.19%
88. Wilmington--Newark, DE--MD 130,118 380,619 34.19%
89. Greenville, NC 26,825 79,040 33.94%
90. Sioux Falls, SD 36,809 108,493 33.93%
91. Syracuse, NY 159,485 471,490 33.83%
92. New London--Norwich, CT 58,690 173,910 33.75%
93. Milwaukee--Waukesha, WI 326,625 968,307 33.73%
94. Naples, FL 62,504 185,357 33.72%
95. Monmouth--Ocean, NJ 258,643 771,412 33.53%
96. Wilmington, NC 53,688 160,276 33.50%
97. Tucson, AZ 182,795 546,200 33.47%
98. Philadelphia, PA--NJ 1,122,885 3,360,541 33.41%
99. Lafayette, IN 33,909 101,655 33.36%
100. Grand Forks, ND--MN 19,179 57,569 33.31%
101. Boise City, ID 88,337 265,281 33.30%
102. Fort Walton Beach, FL 37,320 112,429 33.19%
103. Charlotte--Gastonia--Rock Hill, NC--SC 326,490 983,882 33.18%
104. Pittsfield, MA 30,855 93,339 33.06%
105. Rapid City, SD 18,269 55,535 32.90%
106. Eugene--Springfield, OR 69,106 210,601 32.81%
107. Buffalo--Niagara Falls, NY 257,478 784,829 32.81%
108. Springfield, MA 127,139 389,030 32.68%
109. Orlando, FL 354,020 1,083,496 32.67%
110. Cheyenne, WY 17,306 53,041 32.63%
111. Melbourne--Titusville--Palm Bay, FL 110,415 339,738 32.50%
112. Pocatello, ID 13,962 43,285 32.26%
113. Richland--Kennewick--Pasco, WA 37,025 114,996 32.20%
114. Binghamton, NY 53,511 166,764 32.09%
115. Fort Lauderdale, FL 360,915 1,126,502 32.04%
116. Charleston--North Charleston, SC 111,068 346,710 32.03%
117. Houston, TX 814,360 2,544,552 32.00%
118. Phoenix--Mesa, AZ 657,014 2,054,059 31.99%
119. Nashville, TN 255,620 800,302 31.94%
120. Billings, MT 26,892 84,233 31.93%
121. Indianapolis, IN 330,591 1,039,892 31.79%
122. Eau Claire, WI 28,971 91,620 31.62%
123. St. Louis, MO--IL 533,579 1,692,997 31.52%
124. Providence--Warwick--Pawtucket, RI 199,771 635,489 31.44%
125. Asheville, NC 49,339 157,058 31.41%
126. Cincinnati, OH--KY--IN 332,991 1,060,594 31.40%
127. Green Bay, WI 45,229 144,172 31.37%
128. Vallejo--Fairfield--Napa, CA 103,508 330,426 31.33%
129. Los Angeles--Long Beach, CA 1,829,633 5,882,948 31.10%
130. Fort Worth--Arlington, TX 330,148 1,063,960 31.03%
131. Pittsburgh, PA 507,465 1,643,114 30.88%
132. Kalamazoo--Battle Creek, MI 87,488 284,052 30.80%
133. Sarasota--Bradenton, FL 138,359 449,591 30.77%
134. Reno, NV 68,246 221,837 30.76%
135. Norfolk--Virginia Beach--Newport News, VA--NC 300,533 981,300 30.63%
136. Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI 204,551 669,331 30.56%
137. Jacksonville, FL 217,537 715,155 30.42%
138. Appleton--Oshkosh--Neenah, WI 69,538 229,381 30.32%
139. Waterloo--Cedar Falls, IA 23,738 78,401 30.28%
140. Birmingham, AL 183,166 605,146 30.27%
141. Topeka, KS 33,692 111,709 30.16%
142. Hattiesburg, MS 19,706 65,381 30.14%
143. Wichita, KS 102,663 341,423 30.07%
144. Tulsa, OK 154,575 514,373 30.05%
145. Newburgh, NY--PA 73,258 244,341 29.98%
146. Tyler, TX 33,252 111,020 29.95%
147. Pensacola, FL 80,111 267,876 29.91%
148. Montgomery, AL 63,214 212,108 29.80%
149. Oklahoma City, OK 203,616 684,005 29.77%
150. Hamilton--Middletown, OH 61,405 207,213 29.63%
151. Roanoke, VA 48,744 164,642 29.61%
152. Chico--Paradise, CA 37,498 126,736 29.59%
153. Duluth--Superior, MN--WI 47,654 161,454 29.52%
154. Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR 110,920 376,034 29.50%
155. Tuscaloosa, AL 29,169 99,039 29.45%
156. Akron, OH 134,504 456,718 29.45%
157. South Bend, IN 48,861 166,060 29.42%
158. Detroit, MI 853,289 2,907,352 29.35%
159. Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC 242,772 833,142 29.14%
160. Dayton--Springfield, OH 180,357 620,576 29.06%
161. Casper, WY 12,385 42,656 29.03%
162. Cleveland--Lorain--Elyria, OH 436,606 1,504,031 29.03%
163. Tampa--St. Petersburg--Clearwater, FL 491,852 1,694,489 29.03%
164. Galveston--Texas City, TX 46,871 161,503 29.02%
165. Grand Junction, CO 22,145 76,358 29.00%
166. Greeley, CO 30,797 106,245 28.99%
167. Salinas, CA 70,750 244,128 28.98%
168. Lubbock, TX 40,924 141,363 28.95%
169. Toledo, OH 112,406 389,460 28.86%
170. Knoxville, TN 133,408 463,341 28.79%
171. Jersey City, NJ 117,458 408,799 28.73%
172. Tacoma, WA 126,910 442,665 28.67%
173. Fayetteville, NC 50,220 176,714 28.42%
174. Harrisburg--Lebanon--Carlisle, PA 121,394 427,256 28.41%
175. San Antonio, TX 277,796 977,822 28.41%
176. Savannah, GA 52,577 185,311 28.37%
177. Peoria--Pekin, IL 64,581 228,109 28.31%
178. Great Falls, MT 14,777 52,333 28.24%
179. St. Cloud, MN 27,682 98,308 28.16%
180. Bangor, ME 26,865 95,505 28.13%
181. Allentown--Bethlehem--Easton, PA 122,007 434,373 28.09%
182. Medford--Ashland, OR 33,997 121,155 28.06%
183. Louisville, KY--IN 190,817 682,172 27.97%
184. Miami, FL 417,282 1,491,789 27.97%
185. Abilene, TX 21,115 75,496 27.97%
186. Memphis, TN--AR--MS 197,650 707,456 27.94%
187. Baton Rouge, LA 100,803 361,429 27.89%
188. Las Cruces, NM 27,662 99,893 27.69%
189. Racine, WI 33,805 122,356 27.63%
190. Glens Falls, NY 23,290 84,321 27.62%
191. Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC 173,740 630,167 27.57%
192. Wausau, WI 22,537 81,925 27.51%
193. Augusta--Aiken, GA--SC 82,989 301,745 27.50%
194. Salem, OR 59,608 217,040 27.46%
195. Davenport--Moline--Rock Island, IA--IL 64,562 235,197 27.45%
196. Elmira, NY 16,661 60,796 27.40%
197. Benton Harbor, MI 29,174 106,690 27.34%
198. Utica--Rome, NY 55,255 202,301 27.31%
199. Amarillo, TX 36,686 135,055 27.16%
200. Fort Myers--Cape Coral, FL 88,840 327,672 27.11%
201. Springfield, MO 56,424 208,235 27.10%
202. Fort Wayne, IN 85,225 316,575 26.92%
203. Dubuque, IA 15,382 57,236 26.87%
204. Kenosha, WI 25,396 95,038 26.72%
205. New Orleans, LA 227,262 850,631 26.72%
206. Killeen--Temple, TX 47,749 179,194 26.65%
207. Brazoria, TX 40,414 152,244 26.55%
208. Fort Pierce--Port St. Lucie, FL 61,825 232,915 26.54%
209. Fayetteville--Springdale--Rogers, AR 51,160 193,455 26.45%
210. Jamestown, NY 24,089 91,261 26.40%
211. Erie, PA 47,360 180,106 26.30%
212. Waco, TX 32,998 125,961 26.20%
213. Pueblo, CO 24,083 92,080 26.15%
214. Saginaw--Bay City--Midland, MI 68,129 262,841 25.92%
215. Redding, CA 27,724 107,272 25.84%
216. Daytona Beach, FL 91,894 355,841 25.82%
217. Myrtle Beach, SC 35,097 136,551 25.70%
218. Monroe, LA 22,602 88,430 25.56%
219. Panama City, FL 25,373 99,771 25.43%
220. Charleston, WV 44,585 175,442 25.41%
221. Wichita Falls, TX 21,942 86,469 25.38%
222. Chattanooga, TN--GA 79,101 311,791 25.37%
223. Mobile, AL 87,769 346,132 25.36%
224. Evansville--Henderson, IN--KY 49,248 194,380 25.34%
225. Dover, DE 19,940 79,249 25.16%
226. Biloxi--Gulfport--Pascagoula, MS 57,962 230,827 25.11%
227. Atlantic--Cape May, NJ 60,604 241,424 25.10%
228. Muncie, IN 18,165 72,444 25.07%
229. Lancaster, PA 75,673 302,503 25.02%
230. Lynchburg, VA 35,871 144,024 24.91%
231. Jackson, TN 16,822 67,569 24.90%
232. Sherman--Denison, TX 18,004 72,382 24.87%
233. Rockford, IL 59,943 241,181 24.85%
234. Sheboygan, WI 18,507 74,561 24.82%
235. Columbus, GA--AL 41,767 168,800 24.74%
236. Florence, SC 20,009 80,904 24.73%
237. Lawton, OK 16,590 67,220 24.68%
238. Macon, GA 49,932 202,641 24.64%
239. San Angelo, TX 15,579 63,430 24.56%
240. Jonesboro, AR 12,417 50,725 24.48%
241. Enid, OK 9,294 38,067 24.41%
242. Jackson, MI 25,473 104,880 24.29%
243. Flint, MI 67,166 277,660 24.19%
244. Reading, PA 60,186 248,864 24.18%
245. Terre Haute, IN 23,012 95,428 24.11%
246. Odessa--Midland, TX 34,425 142,764 24.11%
247. York, PA 62,439 259,040 24.10%
248. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 104,015 434,889 23.92%
249. Clarksville--Hopkinsville, TN--KY 28,732 120,167 23.91%
250. Dothan, AL 21,461 90,061 23.83%
251. Sioux City, IA--NE 18,320 77,035 23.78%
252. Riverside--San Bernardino, CA 450,664 1,919,297 23.48%
253. Punta Gorda, FL 26,510 113,071 23.45%
254. Janesville--Beloit, WI 23,098 98,770 23.39%
255. Shreveport--Bossier City, LA 57,977 247,935 23.38%
256. Corpus Christi, TX 54,026 231,399 23.35%
257. Fresno, CA 122,701 530,370 23.13%
258. Kokomo, IN 15,608 67,469 23.13%
259. Gary, IN 93,466 404,682 23.10%
260. Williamsport, PA 18,529 80,500 23.02%
261. Sumter, SC 14,742 64,144 22.98%
262. Longview--Marshall, TX 30,234 132,113 22.88%
263. Jacksonville, NC 17,218 75,286 22.87%
264. Goldsboro, NC 16,579 72,894 22.74%
265. Sharon, PA 18,495 81,499 22.69%
266. Owensboro, KY 13,508 59,745 22.61%
267. Albany, GA 16,460 73,060 22.53%
268. Victoria, TX 11,699 51,985 22.50%
269. Canton--Massillon, OH 61,266 272,431 22.49%
270. Decatur, IL 16,885 75,195 22.45%
271. Las Vegas, NV--AZ 229,573 1,032,981 22.22%
272. Stockton--Lodi, CA 73,865 333,572 22.14%
273. Yuba City, CA 18,644 84,289 22.12%
274. Johnson City--Kingsport--Bristol, TN--VA 73,158 336,062 21.77%
275. Parkersburg--Marietta, WV--OH 22,490 103,467 21.74%
276. El Paso, TX 84,564 391,540 21.60%
277. Joplin, MO 21,522 100,417 21.43%
278. Lima, OH 21,350 99,762 21.40%
279. Florence, AL 20,541 96,278 21.34%
280. Kankakee, IL 13,975 65,844 21.22%
281. St. Joseph, MO 14,059 66,430 21.16%
282. Decatur, AL 20,267 96,225 21.06%
283. Lewiston--Auburn, ME 14,631 69,560 21.03%
284. Lake Charles, LA 24,049 114,563 20.99%
285. Lafayette, LA 49,252 234,965 20.96%
286. Lakeland--Winter Haven, FL 67,631 326,208 20.73%
287. Modesto, CA 54,713 264,578 20.68%
288. Yakima, WA 26,797 130,747 20.50%
289. Wheeling, WV--OH 21,677 106,586 20.34%
290. Anniston, AL 15,030 74,015 20.31%
291. Hagerstown, MD 18,290 90,371 20.24%
292. Cumberland, MD--WV 14,078 69,648 20.21%
293. Alexandria, LA 16,126 79,811 20.21%
294. Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC 46,593 230,937 20.18%
295. Gadsden, AL 14,046 69,829 20.11%
296. Youngstown--Warren, OH 81,039 403,869 20.07%
297. Ocala, FL 37,558 187,187 20.06%
298. Elkhart--Goshen, IN 22,585 112,908 20.00%
299. Beaumont--Port Arthur, TX 49,155 246,237 19.96%
300. Bakersfield, CA 76,566 383,667 19.96%
301. Texarkana, TX--Texarkana, AR 16,764 84,557 19.83%
302. Altoona, PA 17,398 88,366 19.69%
303. Rocky Mount, NC 18,325 93,270 19.65%
304. Fort Smith, AR--OK 26,183 133,346 19.64%
305. Huntington--Ashland, WV--KY--OH 41,019 212,766 19.28%
306. Laredo, TX 19,336 101,182 19.11%
307. Pine Bluff, AR 10,068 53,132 18.95%
308. Johnstown, PA 29,721 162,736 18.26%
309. Steubenville--Weirton, OH--WV 16,958 93,176 18.20%
310. Merced, CA 20,945 116,725 17.94%
311. Mansfield, OH 20,984 117,563 17.85%
312. Visalia--Tulare--Porterville, CA 36,486 204,888 17.81%
313. Brownsville--Harlingen--San Benito, TX 32,999 187,064 17.64%
314. Yuma, AZ 16,349 97,680 16.74%
315. Danville, VA 12,703 76,316 16.65%
316. Vineland--Millville--Bridgeton, NJ 15,985 96,899 16.50%
317. McAllen--Edinburg--Mission, TX 48,043 304,670 15.77%
318. Houma, LA 18,090 119,162 15.18%

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

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