Ranking of Pennsylvania 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)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Pennsylvania (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 33.80%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, St. Marys city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (52.38%), followed by Lebanon city (48.46%), and Chester city (48.38%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Pennsylvania cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania cities and places (with a population of 10K+).
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Marys city | 52.38 |
| 2 | Lebanon city | 48.46 |
| 3 | Chester city | 48.38 |
| 4 | Altoona city | 47.79 |
| 5 | New Castle city | 47.42 |
| 6 | Berwick borough | 47.09 |
| 7 | Waynesboro borough | 45.74 |
| 8 | Weigelstown CDP | 45.47 |
| 9 | Meadville city | 45.07 |
| 10 | Columbia borough | 44.54 |
| 11 | Hanover borough | 43.22 |
| 12 | Washington city | 43.17 |
| 13 | Johnstown city | 43.13 |
| 14 | Darby borough | 42.94 |
| 15 | Northampton borough | 42.87 |
| 16 | York city | 41.90 |
| 17 | New Kensington city | 41.74 |
| 18 | Chambersburg borough | 41.63 |
| 19 | Levittown CDP | 41.39 |
| 20 | Sharon city | 41.18 |
| 21 | McKeesport city | 41.07 |
| 22 | Fullerton CDP | 40.95 |
| 23 | Pottstown borough | 40.73 |
| 24 | Pottsville city | 40.25 |
| 25 | Coatesville city | 40.05 |
| 26 | Wilkes-Barre city | 39.94 |
| 27 | Nanticoke city | 39.89 |
| 28 | Butler city | 39.77 |
| 29 | Scranton city | 39.75 |
| 30 | Woodlyn CDP | 39.67 |
| 31 | West Mifflin borough | 39.46 |
| 32 | Ephrata borough | 39.42 |
| 33 | Munhall borough | 38.93 |
| 34 | Erie city | 38.58 |
| 35 | Hazleton city | 38.32 |
| 36 | Bloomsburg town | 37.68 |
| 37 | Shiloh CDP | 37.35 |
| 38 | Reading city | 36.82 |
| 39 | Easton city | 36.75 |
| 40 | Emmaus borough | 36.66 |
| 41 | Progress CDP | 36.58 |
| 42 | Colonial Park CDP | 36.53 |
| 43 | Allentown city | 36.52 |
| 44 | Elizabethtown borough | 35.80 |
| 45 | Norristown borough | 35.71 |
| 46 | Williamsport city | 35.52 |
| 47 | Hermitage city | 34.75 |
| 48 | Baldwin borough | 34.67 |
| 49 | Harrisburg city | 33.28 |
| 50 | Lancaster city | 33.22 |
| 51 | Kingston borough | 31.57 |
| 52 | Philadelphia city | 31.37 |
| 53 | Yeadon borough | 31.30 |
| 54 | Bethlehem city | 31.27 |
| 55 | Dunmore borough | 31.21 |
| 56 | Lower Burrell city | 31.09 |
| 57 | Carlisle borough | 31.01 |
| 58 | Broomall CDP | 27.85 |
| 59 | Greensburg city | 27.76 |
| 60 | Lansdale borough | 27.58 |
| 61 | Roslyn CDP | 26.78 |
| 62 | Plum borough | 26.26 |
| 63 | Whitehall borough | 25.63 |
| 64 | Horsham CDP | 25.45 |
| 65 | Lansdowne borough | 25.06 |
| 66 | Willow Grove CDP | 24.99 |
| 67 | Pittsburgh city | 24.71 |
| 68 | Monroeville municipality | 24.16 |
| 69 | Indiana borough | 24.14 |
| 70 | Phoenixville borough | 24.03 |
| 71 | Drexel Hill CDP | 23.88 |
| 72 | Jefferson Hills borough | 23.48 |
| 73 | Mountain Top CDP | 23.12 |
| 74 | Wilkinsburg borough | 22.42 |
| 75 | Bethel Park municipality | 22.11 |
| 76 | Montgomeryville CDP | 21.89 |
| 77 | West Chester borough | 21.58 |
| 78 | Murrysville municipality | 20.91 |
| 79 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 20.54 |
| 80 | Wyomissing borough | 20.32 |
| 81 | Allison Park CDP | 18.55 |
| 82 | Hershey CDP | 15.33 |
| 83 | King of Prussia CDP | 14.39 |
| 84 | Ardmore CDP | 13.44 |
| 85 | State College borough | 13.27 |
| 86 | Franklin Park borough | 7.71 |