Ranking of US 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 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 33.67%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Bethesda CDP, MD had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (87.91%), followed by Brookline CDP, MA (84.36%), and Palo Alto city, CA (82.66%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places (with a population of 50K+), and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places (with a population of 50K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Bethesda CDP, MD
Brookline CDP, MA
Palo Alto city, CA
Cupertino city, CA
Hoboken city, NJ
Newton city, MA
Cambridge city, MA
Chapel Hill town, NC
Ann Arbor city, MI
Davis city, CA
Ranking of US 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 or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bethesda CDP, MD 87.91
2 Brookline CDP, MA 84.36
3 Palo Alto city, CA 82.66
4 Cupertino city, CA 80.94
5 Hoboken city, NJ 80.30
6 Newton city, MA 80.20
7 Cambridge city, MA 79.98
8 Chapel Hill town, NC 78.47
9 Ann Arbor city, MI 77.24
10 Davis city, CA 77.10
11 Boulder city, CO 76.78
12 Arlington CDP, VA 76.30
13 Sammamish city, WA 75.96
14 Carmel city, IN 73.49
15 Berkeley city, CA 73.41
16 Redmond city, WA 73.05
17 Mountain View city, CA 72.05
17 Oak Park village, IL 72.05
18 Edina city, MN 71.89
19 Dunwoody city, GA 71.31
20 Reston CDP, VA 71.18
21 North Bethesda CDP, MD 70.82
22 Naperville city, IL 70.72
23 Alpharetta city, GA 70.53
24 San Ramon city, CA 70.28
25 Bellevue city, WA 70.04
26 Walnut Creek city, CA 69.96
27 Cary town, NC 69.51
28 Brookhaven city, GA 69.45
29 Catalina Foothills CDP, AZ 69.17
30 Johns Creek city, GA 69.11
31 Irvine city, CA 68.65
31 Ellicott City CDP, MD 68.65
32 Evanston city, IL 68.26
33 Sandy Springs city, GA 67.86
34 Santa Monica city, CA 67.83
35 Newport Beach city, CA 67.82
36 Dublin city, CA 67.61
37 Towson CDP, MD 66.87
38 Sunnyvale city, CA 66.79
39 Fishers city, IN 66.41
40 Pleasanton city, CA 66.27
41 Weston city, FL 66.08
42 Somerville city, MA 65.90
43 Seattle city, WA 65.88
44 Frisco city, TX 65.58
45 West Hartford CDP, CT 65.56
46 Rockville city, MD 65.31
47 Mount Pleasant town, SC 65.28
48 Alexandria city, VA 65.18
49 Highlands Ranch CDP, CO 64.75
50 Redondo Beach city, CA 64.68
51 Eden Prairie city, MN 64.60
52 Wheaton city, IL 64.46
53 Apex town, NC 64.44
54 Franklin city, TN 64.35
55 The Woodlands CDP, TX 64.27
56 Plymouth city, MN 63.87
57 Bozeman city, MT 63.79
58 Encinitas city, CA 63.58
59 Flower Mound town, TX 63.29
60 Santa Clara city, CA 63.24
61 Madison city, AL 63.11
62 Columbia CDP, MD 62.84
63 Troy city, MI 62.40
64 Woodbury city, MN 62.31
65 Kirkland city, WA 62.07
66 Roswell city, GA 61.91
67 Overland Park city, KS 61.67
68 Washington city, DC 61.40
69 Ames city, IA 61.36
70 Minnetonka city, MN 61.34
71 Sugar Land city, TX 60.26
72 Centennial city, CO 60.25
73 Scottsdale city, AZ 60.20
73 Novi city, MI 60.20
74 Fremont city, CA 60.14
75 Royal Oak city, MI 60.13
76 Rochester Hills city, MI 59.99
77 Iowa City city, IA 59.79
78 Downers Grove village, IL 59.76
79 Corvallis city, OR 59.64
80 Arlington Heights village, IL 59.53
81 San Francisco city, CA 59.52
82 Carlsbad city, CA 59.47
83 Auburn city, AL 59.42
84 Alameda city, CA 59.36
85 Bloomington city, IN 59.29
86 Collierville town, TN 59.10
87 East Honolulu CDP, HI 58.86
88 Hoover city, AL 58.62
89 Silver Spring CDP, MD 58.58
90 Madison city, WI 58.46
91 Boca Raton city, FL 58.32
92 San Mateo city, CA 58.21
93 Plano city, TX 58.15
94 College Station city, TX 58.04
95 Centreville CDP, VA 57.99
96 Broomfield city, CO 57.77
97 Fort Collins city, CO 56.63
98 Santa Cruz city, CA 56.59
99 Farmington Hills city, MI 56.58
100 Lenexa city, KS 56.53
101 Portland city, ME 56.49
102 Aliso Viejo city, CA 56.23
103 Laguna Niguel city, CA 55.93
104 Smyrna city, GA 55.84
105 Lawrence city, KS 55.77
106 Medford city, MA 55.74
107 Charleston city, SC 55.66
108 Atlanta city, GA 55.64
109 Palm Beach Gardens city, FL 55.57
110 Arcadia city, CA 55.54
110 Waltham city, MA 55.54
111 Huntersville town, NC 55.46
112 Austin city, TX 55.12
113 Edmond city, OK 54.73
114 Maple Grove city, MN 54.70
115 Allen city, TX 54.59
116 Doral city, FL 54.39
117 Horizon West CDP, FL 54.20
118 Richardson city, TX 53.88
119 Diamond Bar city, CA 53.81
120 Columbia city, MO 53.80
121 West Des Moines city, IA 53.70
122 Yorba Linda city, CA 53.58
123 Milpitas city, CA 53.56
124 Pasadena city, CA 53.39
125 Gaithersburg city, MD 53.35
126 White Plains city, NY 52.98
127 Manhattan city, KS 52.81
128 Durham city, NC 52.77
129 Grapevine city, TX 52.74
130 Minneapolis city, MN 52.65
131 Eagan city, MN 52.62
132 Denver city, CO 52.53
133 Redwood City city, CA 52.51
133 Greenville city, SC 52.51
134 Parker town, CO 52.50
135 Raleigh city, NC 52.40
136 Torrance city, CA 52.31
136 Stamford city, CT 52.31
136 Normal town, IL 52.31
137 Boston city, MA 52.14
138 Castle Rock town, CO 51.96
139 Portland city, OR 51.93
140 Champaign city, IL 51.90
141 Folsom city, CA 51.75
142 Shoreline city, WA 51.55
143 Ankeny city, IA 51.50
144 Cedar Park city, TX 51.48
145 Flagstaff city, AZ 51.40
146 McKinney city, TX 51.32
147 Millcreek city, UT 51.25
148 San Clemente city, CA 51.15
149 Shawnee city, KS 51.13
150 Jersey City city, NJ 51.08
151 Bentonville city, AR 51.03
152 Mission Viejo city, CA 50.92
153 Fayetteville city, AR 50.88
154 Asheville city, NC 50.80
155 Framingham city, MA 50.65
156 Santa Barbara city, CA 50.53
157 San Rafael city, CA 50.44
158 Jupiter town, FL 50.37
159 Missoula city, MT 50.35
160 Schaumburg village, IL 50.28
161 Palatine village, IL 50.22
162 Olathe city, KS 50.21
163 Chino Hills city, CA 49.99
164 Noblesville city, IN 49.90
165 Salt Lake City city, UT 49.81
166 Miami Beach city, FL 49.63
167 Lakewood city, OH 49.57
168 Skokie village, IL 49.36
169 League City city, TX 49.31
170 Tallahassee city, FL 49.23
171 Thousand Oaks city, CA 49.20
172 Gainesville city, FL 48.97
173 Cypress city, CA 48.90
174 Bowie city, MD 48.81
175 Lakeville city, MN 48.73
176 Lake Forest city, CA 48.68
177 Pearland city, TX 48.67
178 Rochester city, MN 48.66
179 Germantown CDP, MD 48.65
180 Lee's Summit city, MO 48.52
181 Hoffman Estates village, IL 48.37
182 Rocklin city, CA 47.81
183 San Diego city, CA 47.60
184 Tempe city, AZ 47.55
185 Bloomington city, IL 47.42
186 Lehi city, UT 47.34
187 Oakland city, CA 47.25
188 Mount Prospect village, IL 47.12
189 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 47.10
190 Beaverton city, OR 47.04
191 New Rochelle city, NY 46.74
192 Bend city, OR 46.59
193 Tigard city, OR 46.57
194 Novato city, CA 46.49
195 Livermore city, CA 46.42
196 Bellingham city, WA 46.37
197 Gilbert town, AZ 46.36
198 Olympia city, WA 46.31
199 Milford city (balance), CT 46.18
200 Wellington village, FL 46.06
201 Georgetown city, TX 45.89
202 Charlotte city, NC 45.74
203 Pittsburgh city, PA 45.69
204 Quincy city, MA 45.64
205 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 45.61
206 Chandler city, AZ 45.59
207 Tustin city, CA 45.50
208 Bel Air South CDP, MD 45.46
209 San Jose city, CA 45.39
210 Leander city, TX 45.38
211 Arvada city, CO 45.36
212 Wesley Chapel CDP, FL 45.26
213 Huntington Beach city, CA 45.19
214 Marietta city, GA 45.16
215 Plantation city, FL 45.07
216 Apple Valley city, MN 45.02
217 Richland city, WA 45.00
218 Alafaya CDP, FL 44.97
219 Marana town, AZ 44.92
220 Longmont city, CO 44.91
220 Norman city, OK 44.91
221 South Jordan city, UT 44.81
222 Huntsville city, AL 44.77
223 Columbia city, SC 44.71
224 Sandy city, UT 44.58
225 Roseville city, CA 44.37
226 Provo city, UT 44.31
227 Norwalk city, CT 44.30
228 Kendall CDP, FL 44.28
229 Missouri City city, TX 44.15
230 Little Rock city, AR 44.11
231 Albany city, NY 44.06
232 Burbank city, CA 43.97
233 Redlands city, CA 43.95
234 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 43.90
235 Eugene city, OR 43.85
236 Lakewood city, CO 43.69
237 Boise City city, ID 43.68
238 Wilmington city, NC 43.59
239 Fullerton city, CA 43.45
240 Bloomington city, MN 43.39
241 Aspen Hill CDP, MD 43.32
242 O'Fallon city, MO 43.28
243 Richmond city, VA 43.09
244 Glendale city, CA 42.99
245 Malden city, MA 42.97
246 Orland Park village, IL 42.93
247 The Villages CDP, FL 42.84
248 Santa Fe city, NM 42.75
249 Castro Valley CDP, CA 42.69
250 Hillsboro city, OR 42.67
251 Fountain Valley city, CA 42.62
252 Severn CDP, MD 42.35
253 Camarillo city, CA 42.34
254 Costa Mesa city, CA 42.17
254 Columbus city, IN 42.17
255 Orem city, UT 42.14
256 St. Charles city, MO 42.07
256 Round Rock city, TX 42.07
257 St. Paul city, MN 41.91
258 Union City city, CA 41.83
259 Tampa city, FL 41.77
260 Fargo city, ND 41.76
261 Chicago city, IL 41.67
262 Waukesha city, WI 41.55
263 Murfreesboro city, TN 41.43
264 Eastvale city, CA 41.41
265 Conway city, AR 41.35
266 Carrollton city, TX 41.24
267 Queen Creek town, AZ 41.23
268 Frederick city, MD 41.06
269 Meridian city, ID 40.90
270 San Marcos city, CA 40.87
271 Placentia city, CA 40.72
272 Weymouth Town city, MA 40.70
273 Westminster city, CO 40.56
274 Delray Beach city, FL 40.50
275 Duluth city, MN 40.42
276 Denton city, TX 40.36
277 Petaluma city, CA 40.32
278 Mansfield city, TX 40.27
279 Johnson City city, TN 40.20
280 Colorado Springs city, CO 40.18
281 Concord city, NC 40.15
282 Lincoln city, NE 40.14
283 Orlando city, FL 40.08
284 Pensacola city, FL 40.07
285 Nashua city, NH 40.02
286 Bonita Springs city, FL 39.97
287 St. Peters city, MO 39.91
288 Atascocita CDP, TX 39.71
289 Hendersonville city, TN 39.65
290 Cincinnati city, OH 39.64
291 Chico city, CA 39.62
292 New York city, NY 39.59
293 Davie town, FL 39.48
293 Greensboro city, NC 39.48
294 Irving city, TX 39.44
295 Lafayette city, LA 39.36
296 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 39.28
297 New Orleans city, LA 39.10
298 Des Plaines city, IL 39.07
299 Orange city, CA 38.95
300 Glendora city, CA 38.94
301 Greenville city, NC 38.93
302 Herriman city, UT 38.91
303 Coral Springs city, FL 38.88
304 St. Petersburg city, FL 38.79
305 Grand Rapids city, MI 38.78
306 Southfield city, MI 38.77
307 Omaha city, NE 38.71
308 Palm Desert city, CA 38.65
309 Virginia Beach city, VA 38.62
310 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 38.61
311 Loveland city, CO 38.57
312 South Fulton city, GA 38.56
312 Kettering city, OH 38.56
313 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 38.41
314 South San Francisco city, CA 38.37
315 Bayonne city, NJ 38.34
316 Burnsville city, MN 38.33
317 Sarasota city, FL 38.31
318 Lynchburg city, VA 38.28
319 Livonia city, MI 38.27
320 Bolingbrook village, IL 38.25
321 Metairie CDP, LA 38.24
322 Pflugerville city, TX 38.10
323 St. Louis city, MO 38.01
324 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 37.95
325 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 37.88
326 Grand Forks city, ND 37.87
326 Columbus city, OH 37.87
327 La Mesa city, CA 37.77
328 Daly City city, CA 37.76
329 Irondequoit CDP, NY 37.74
330 Tinley Park village, IL 37.72
331 Santa Clarita city, CA 37.71
332 Tuscaloosa city, AL 37.61
333 Bismarck city, ND 37.52
334 Brentwood city, CA 37.51
335 Alhambra city, CA 37.45
336 Albuquerque city, NM 37.40
337 Murray city, UT 37.28
338 Logan city, UT 37.26
339 Kalamazoo city, MI 37.21
340 Elk Grove city, CA 37.14
341 Wheaton CDP, MD 37.04
342 Peoria city, IL 37.02
343 Wylie city, TX 36.81
344 West Palm Beach city, FL 36.78
345 Anchorage municipality, AK 36.77
346 Concord city, CA 36.74
347 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 36.63
348 Billings city, MT 36.61
349 Temecula city, CA 36.59
350 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 36.54
350 New Braunfels city, TX 36.54
351 Kansas City city, MO 36.53
352 New Haven city, CT 36.47
353 Las Cruces city, NM 36.44
354 Coconut Creek city, FL 36.23
354 Bartlett city, TN 36.23
355 Los Angeles city, CA 36.17
356 Sioux Falls city, SD 35.99
357 The Hammocks CDP, FL 35.86
358 Rowlett city, TX 35.68
359 Kentwood city, MI 35.63
360 Dallas city, TX 35.56
361 Reno city, NV 35.53
362 Chesapeake city, VA 35.49
363 Pembroke Pines city, FL 35.48
364 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 35.47
365 North Richland Hills city, TX 35.28
366 Layton city, UT 35.27
367 Napa city, CA 35.23
368 Baton Rouge city, LA 35.18
368 Renton city, WA 35.18
369 Euless city, TX 35.16
370 Sacramento city, CA 35.13
371 Blaine city, MN 35.00
372 Appleton city, WI 34.92
373 Peabody city, MA 34.88
374 Peoria city, AZ 34.85
375 Henderson city, NV 34.83
375 San Marcos city, TX 34.83
376 Aurora city, IL 34.79
376 Levittown CDP, NY 34.79
377 Rapid City city, SD 34.78
378 Houston city, TX 34.72
379 Clovis city, CA 34.69
380 Winston-Salem city, NC 34.58
381 Simi Valley city, CA 34.55
381 Harrisonburg city, VA 34.55
382 La Crosse city, WI 34.54
383 Lewisville city, TX 34.50
384 West New York town, NJ 34.49
385 Grand Junction city, CO 34.45
386 Yonkers city, NY 34.44
387 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 34.42
388 Springfield city, IL 34.37
389 Santa Rosa city, CA 34.35
390 Baltimore city, MD 34.21
390 Lakewood CDP, NJ 34.21
391 Dearborn city, MI 34.17
392 Carmichael CDP, CA 34.16
393 Danbury city, CT 34.14
394 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 34.12
395 Broken Arrow city, OK 33.94
396 Cranston city, RI 33.90
397 Lubbock city, TX 33.86
398 Upland city, CA 33.80
399 Toms River CDP, NJ 33.76
400 Clifton city, NJ 33.65
401 Eau Claire city, WI 33.60
402 Monterey Park city, CA 33.56
403 Knoxville city, TN 33.40
404 Goodyear city, AZ 33.36
404 High Point city, NC 33.36
405 Providence city, RI 33.30
406 Bellevue city, NE 33.22
407 Warwick city, RI 33.21
408 Dubuque city, IA 33.20
409 Miami city, FL 33.08
410 Brandon CDP, FL 33.05
411 Montgomery city, AL 33.01
412 Oceanside city, CA 32.89
412 Lacey city, WA 32.89
413 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 32.88
414 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 32.83
414 Cedar Rapids city, IA 32.83
415 Long Beach city, CA 32.82
416 Blue Springs city, MO 32.78
417 Rock Hill city, SC 32.77
418 Waldorf CDP, MD 32.67
419 Enterprise CDP, NV 32.66
420 Philadelphia city, PA 32.52
421 Spokane city, WA 32.42
422 Tulsa city, OK 32.37
423 Oklahoma City city, OK 32.34
424 Worcester city, MA 32.25
425 Bethlehem city, PA 32.23
426 San Leandro city, CA 32.17
427 Lakewood city, CA 32.12
427 Dale City CDP, VA 32.12
428 Tamiami CDP, FL 32.11
429 Clearwater city, FL 32.09
430 Mount Vernon city, NY 32.08
431 Oak Lawn village, IL 32.06
432 Chattanooga city, TN 31.98
433 Richmond city, CA 31.97
434 Manchester city, NH 31.89
435 Rogers city, AR 31.88
436 Greenwood city, IN 31.80
436 Norfolk city, VA 31.80
437 Jonesboro city, AR 31.78
438 Arlington city, TX 31.73
439 Aloha CDP, OR 31.71
440 Riverview CDP, FL 31.66
441 Apopka city, FL 31.62
442 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 31.61
443 Cheyenne city, WY 31.53
444 Brooklyn Park city, MN 31.52
445 McAllen city, TX 31.45
446 Rio Rancho city, NM 31.43
447 Buena Park city, CA 31.42
448 Tacoma city, WA 31.30
449 Aurora city, CO 31.29
450 Sunrise city, FL 31.13
451 Suffolk city, VA 30.99
452 Melbourne city, FL 30.98
452 Fort Worth city, TX 30.98
453 Midland city, TX 30.94
454 Hayward city, CA 30.91
455 Pocatello city, ID 30.87
456 Murrieta city, CA 30.85
457 Troy city, NY 30.75
458 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 30.67
459 Surprise city, AZ 30.65
460 Phoenix city, AZ 30.58
461 Wilmington city, DE 30.56
462 Savannah city, GA 30.54
463 Vancouver city, WA 30.52
464 Wichita city, KS 30.48
465 Bowling Green city, KY 30.42
466 West Covina city, CA 30.41
466 Conroe city, TX 30.41
467 Galveston city, TX 30.39
468 West Sacramento city, CA 30.36
469 Chula Vista city, CA 30.31
470 Fort Myers city, FL 30.23
471 Mobile city, AL 30.21
471 Santee city, CA 30.21
472 Tyler city, TX 30.19
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