Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 Massachusetts (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.19%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Revere city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (38.13%), followed by Webster CDP (36.92%), and Southbridge Town city (36.32%).

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

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Revere city
Webster CDP
Southbridge Town city
Chicopee city
Everett city
South Yarmouth CDP
Gardner city
New Bedford city
North Adams city
Palmer Town city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Revere city 38.13
2 Webster CDP 36.92
3 Southbridge Town city 36.32
4 Chicopee city 35.52
5 Everett city 34.40
6 South Yarmouth CDP 34.39
7 Gardner city 34.33
8 New Bedford city 34.26
9 North Adams city 34.19
9 Palmer Town city 34.19
10 Saugus CDP 34.02
11 Fall River city 33.60
12 Brockton city 33.45
13 Springfield city 32.87
14 Fitchburg city 32.47
15 Taunton city 32.45
16 Lowell city 32.08
17 Attleboro city 31.87
18 Lawrence city 31.86
19 Holyoke city 31.73
20 Lynn city 31.19
21 Peabody city 30.93
22 Haverhill city 30.48
23 Milford CDP 30.30
24 Bridgewater Town city 30.12
25 Pittsfield city 29.97
26 Agawam Town city 29.71
27 Somerset CDP 29.09
28 Holbrook CDP 29.00
29 Chelsea city 28.98
30 Leominster city 28.89
31 Abington CDP 28.67
32 West Springfield Town city 28.46
33 Greenfield city 28.44
34 Methuen Town city 28.37
35 Worcester city 28.31
36 Winthrop Town city 27.45
37 Gloucester city 26.87
38 Westfield city 26.84
39 Easthampton Town city 26.76
40 Marlborough city 26.59
41 Amesbury Town city 26.45
42 Randolph Town city 26.36
43 Barnstable Town city 25.66
44 Woburn city 25.19
45 Weymouth Town city 25.16
46 Stoneham CDP 25.00
47 Malden city 24.81
48 Wilmington CDP 24.41
49 Danvers CDP 23.60
50 Braintree Town city 23.50
51 Hudson CDP 22.59
52 North Attleborough Town city 22.40
53 Hull CDP 21.98
54 Salem city 21.92
55 Quincy city 21.89
56 Beverly city 21.87
57 Medford city 20.92
58 Framingham city 20.55
59 Wakefield CDP 20.35
60 Dedham CDP 20.05
61 Waltham city 18.86
62 Norwood CDP 18.77
63 Boston city 18.51
64 Burlington CDP 18.37
65 Nantucket CDP 18.36
66 Lynnfield CDP 17.96
67 Franklin Town city 17.43
68 Maynard CDP 16.63
69 Melrose city 16.04
70 Milton CDP 15.50
71 Watertown Town city 14.58
72 Swampscott CDP 14.55
73 Reading CDP 14.41
74 Northampton city 13.72
75 Somerville city 13.17
76 Newburyport city 12.61
77 Amherst Town city 12.07
78 Arlington CDP 10.67
79 Winchester CDP 10.54
80 Longmeadow CDP 10.52
81 Belmont CDP 9.45
82 Marblehead CDP 8.10
83 Needham CDP 7.16
84 Newton city 7.02
85 Cambridge city 6.14
86 Brookline CDP 5.64
87 Lexington CDP 5.29
88 Wellesley CDP 4.77