Ranking of Michigan 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 Michigan (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 28.47%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Ionia city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (50.09%), followed by Cutlerville CDP (41.87%), and Muskegon Heights city (40.21%).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

Ionia city

Cutlerville CDP

Muskegon Heights city

Lincoln Park city

Adrian city

Coldwater city

Taylor city

Muskegon city

Flat Rock city

Mount Clemens city

Ranking of Michigan 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	Ionia city	50.09
2	Cutlerville CDP	41.87
3	Muskegon Heights city	40.21
4	Lincoln Park city	40.06
5	Adrian city	39.66
6	Coldwater city	39.33
7	Taylor city	39.14
8	Muskegon city	38.04
9	Flat Rock city	37.93
10	Mount Clemens city	37.45
11	Sturgis city	37.44
12	Garden City city	37.25
13	Wayne city	37.24
14	Alpena city	36.94
15	Cadillac city	36.93
16	Owosso city	36.83
17	Flint city	36.42
18	Niles city	36.34
19	Inkster city	36.33
20	Jackson city	36.32
21	Roseville city	36.06
22	Port Huron city	35.95
23	Pontiac city	35.38
24	Hazel Park city	35.30
25	Romulus city	35.26
26	Saginaw city	35.25
27	Burton city	35.21
28	Bay City city	35.19
29	Southgate city	35.14
30	Battle Creek city	34.78
31	Riverview city	34.69
32	Eastpointe city	34.64
33	Woodhaven city	34.10
34	Trenton city	33.56
35	Warren city	33.51
36	Hamtramck city	33.35
37	Detroit city	33.24
38	Melvindale city	32.88
39	Wyandotte city	32.84
40	Monroe city	32.19
41	Escanaba city	32.11
42	Westland city	32.00
43	Dearborn Heights city	31.33
44	Wyoming city	31.05
45	Fraser city	30.56
46	Harper Woods city	30.35
47	Jenison CDP	29.91
48	Comstock Park CDP	29.50
49	St. Clair Shores city	29.30
50	Walker city	28.55
51	Madison Heights city	28.17
52	Fenton city	27.82
53	Sterling Heights city	27.68
54	Holland city	27.31
55	Howell city	26.99
56	Sault Ste. Marie city	26.91
57	Northview CDP	26.77
58	Allen Park city	26.26
59	Grand Haven city	25.94
60	Lansing city	25.64
61	Kentwood city	24.27
62	Norton Shores city	24.17
63	Lambertville CDP	23.74
64	New Baltimore city	23.25
65	Midland city	22.86
66	Allendale CDP	22.38
67	Dearborn city	22.32
68	Grand Rapids city	22.22
69	Grandville city	22.17
70	Kalamazoo city	22.04
71	Livonia city	21.68
72	Holt CDP	21.34
73	Marquette city	20.86
74	Clawson city	20.76
75	Auburn Hills city	20.40
76	Mount Pleasant city	20.07
77	Oak Park city	19.96
78	Southfield city	19.09
79	Waverly CDP	19.07
80	South Lyon city	18.87
81	Portage city	18.78
82	Traverse City city	16.30
83	Wixom city	15.57
84	Ypsilanti city	15.13
85	Rochester Hills city	14.88
86	Berkley city	14.61
87	Farmington Hills city	14.04
88	Novi city	13.60
89	Royal Oak city	13.59
90	Ferndale city	13.21
91	Troy city	13.14
92	Haslett CDP	12.98
93	Farmington city	12.05
94	East Lansing city	10.67
95	Rochester city	10.33
96	Grosse Pointe Woods city	9.46
97	Grosse Pointe Park city	8.71
98	Okemos CDP	8.13
99	Ann Arbor city	7.56
100	Forest Hills CDP	7.54
101	Birmingham city	7.10
102	Beverly Hills village	6.03
103	East Grand Rapids city	5.57
104	Grosse Pointe Farms city	5.47