Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 24.45%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Yeadon borough had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (36.53%), followed by West Mifflin borough (34.22%), and Wilkinsburg borough (33.24%).
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 | Yeadon borough | 36.53 |
| 2 | West Mifflin borough | 34.22 |
| 3 | Wilkinsburg borough | 33.24 |
| 4 | Northampton borough | 33.14 |
| 5 | New Kensington city | 33.04 |
| 6 | McKeesport city | 32.78 |
| 7 | Plum borough | 32.60 |
| 8 | Shiloh CDP | 32.28 |
| 9 | Lower Burrell city | 31.72 |
| 10 | Waynesboro borough | 31.39 |
| 11 | Lansdowne borough | 31.33 |
| 12 | Kingston borough | 30.93 |
| 13 | Mountain Top CDP | 30.89 |
| 13 | Munhall borough | 30.89 |
| 14 | Colonial Park CDP | 30.62 |
| 15 | Weigelstown CDP | 30.59 |
| 16 | Greensburg city | 30.52 |
| 17 | Butler city | 30.44 |
| 18 | Darby borough | 29.81 |
| 19 | Willow Grove CDP | 29.01 |
| 20 | Whitehall borough | 28.83 |
| 21 | Monroeville municipality | 28.66 |
| 22 | Drexel Hill CDP | 28.59 |
| 23 | Baldwin borough | 28.17 |
| 24 | Johnstown city | 28.09 |
| 25 | Pottstown borough | 28.08 |
| 26 | Fullerton CDP | 28.05 |
| 27 | Elizabethtown borough | 27.20 |
| 28 | Sharon city | 27.03 |
| 29 | Wilkes-Barre city | 26.97 |
| 29 | Williamsport city | 26.97 |
| 30 | Levittown CDP | 26.90 |
| 31 | Allentown city | 26.80 |
| 32 | Pottsville city | 26.78 |
| 33 | Harrisburg city | 26.70 |
| 34 | Coatesville city | 26.57 |
| 35 | Emmaus borough | 26.48 |
| 36 | New Castle city | 26.45 |
| 37 | Dunmore borough | 26.40 |
| 38 | Washington city | 26.34 |
| 39 | Hershey CDP | 26.18 |
| 40 | Erie city | 26.15 |
| 41 | Nanticoke city | 25.64 |
| 42 | Bethlehem city | 25.43 |
| 43 | Bethel Park municipality | 25.32 |
| 44 | Hanover borough | 25.19 |
| 45 | Norristown borough | 25.18 |
| 46 | Roslyn CDP | 25.11 |
| 47 | Jefferson Hills borough | 25.02 |
| 48 | Ephrata borough | 24.99 |
| 49 | Altoona city | 24.93 |
| 50 | Scranton city | 24.87 |
| 51 | Hazleton city | 24.08 |
| 52 | Broomall CDP | 23.95 |
| 53 | Reading city | 23.88 |
| 54 | Lancaster city | 23.84 |
| 55 | Allison Park CDP | 23.73 |
| 56 | Lansdale borough | 23.55 |
| 57 | Hermitage city | 23.44 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh city | 23.08 |
| 59 | Progress CDP | 22.82 |
| 60 | Meadville city | 22.80 |
| 61 | Phoenixville borough | 22.68 |
| 62 | Chester city | 22.66 |
| 62 | Philadelphia city | 22.66 |
| 63 | Wyomissing borough | 22.59 |
| 64 | York city | 22.20 |
| 65 | Berwick borough | 21.62 |
| 66 | Montgomeryville CDP | 21.61 |
| 67 | Bloomsburg town | 21.51 |
| 68 | Lebanon city | 21.34 |
| 69 | Easton city | 21.31 |
| 70 | Murrysville municipality | 21.24 |
| 71 | Columbia borough | 21.21 |
| 72 | St. Marys city | 21.20 |
| 73 | Carlisle borough | 21.16 |
| 74 | Horsham CDP | 21.10 |
| 75 | Carnot-Moon CDP | 21.08 |
| 76 | Chambersburg borough | 20.62 |
| 77 | Woodlyn CDP | 19.15 |
| 78 | King of Prussia CDP | 18.99 |
| 79 | Indiana borough | 18.05 |
| 80 | Franklin Park borough | 16.85 |
| 81 | West Chester borough | 16.70 |
| 82 | State College borough | 15.26 |
| 83 | Ardmore CDP | 12.88 |