Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Arkansas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 24.31%. Among all Arkansas cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Bentonville city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (51.03%), followed by Fayetteville city (50.88%), and Little Rock city (44.11%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Arkansas cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Bentonville city
Fayetteville city
Little Rock city
Maumelle city
Conway city
Hot Springs Village CDP
Bella Vista city
Bryant city
Centerton city
Arkadelphia city
Ranking of Arkansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bentonville city 51.03
2 Fayetteville city 50.88
3 Little Rock city 44.11
4 Maumelle city 43.39
5 Conway city 41.35
6 Hot Springs Village CDP 37.95
7 Bella Vista city 36.21
8 Bryant city 36.15
9 Centerton city 35.44
10 Arkadelphia city 34.02
11 Sherwood city 33.88
12 Rogers city 31.88
13 Jonesboro city 31.78
14 Searcy city 30.78
15 North Little Rock city 29.57
16 Russellville city 28.31
17 Benton city 27.14
18 Marion city 25.88
19 Cabot city 25.82
20 Siloam Springs city 24.67
21 Fort Smith city 24.22
22 Hot Springs city 22.67
23 Jacksonville city 22.36
24 Magnolia city 22.20
25 Batesville city 22.02
26 Springdale city 21.60
27 Mountain Home city 21.40
28 Pine Bluff city 21.33
29 Harrison city 20.81
30 Van Buren city 20.56
31 El Dorado city 19.01
32 Texarkana city 18.70
33 Paragould city 17.70
34 Blytheville city 16.43
35 Camden city 14.98
36 West Memphis city 14.54
37 Malvern city 14.32
38 Forrest City city 11.21