Ranking of US 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 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 26.49%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Paterson city, NJ had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (43.32%), followed by Hamilton city, OH (42.55%), and Youngstown city, OH (41.90%).

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.

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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Paterson city, NJ
Hamilton city, OH
Youngstown city, OH
Dundalk CDP, MD
Levittown CDP, PA
Anderson city, IN
Hammond city, IN
Middletown city, OH
Kokomo city, IN
Springfield city, OH
Ranking of US 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 or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Paterson city, NJ 43.32
2 Hamilton city, OH 42.55
3 Youngstown city, OH 41.90
4 Dundalk CDP, MD 41.80
5 Levittown CDP, PA 41.39
6 Anderson city, IN 41.30
7 Hammond city, IN 41.18
8 Middletown city, OH 40.99
9 Kokomo city, IN 39.76
9 Springfield city, OH 39.76
10 Scranton city, PA 39.75
11 Taylor city, MI 39.14
12 Gary city, IN 38.95
13 Erie city, PA 38.58
14 Canton city, OH 38.19
15 Revere city, MA 38.13
16 East Hartford CDP, CT 38.11
17 Elizabeth city, NJ 38.00
18 St. Joseph city, MO 37.66
19 Trenton city, NJ 37.53
20 Decatur city, IL 37.40
21 Newark city, NJ 37.39
22 Elkhart city, IN 37.36
23 Lauderhill city, FL 37.14
24 Independence city, MO 37.13
25 Miami Gardens city, FL 37.12
26 Cape Coral city, FL 37.07
27 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 37.03
27 Passaic city, NJ 37.03
28 Reading city, PA 36.82
29 Port Arthur city, TX 36.63
30 Waterbury city, CT 36.56
31 Allentown city, PA 36.52
32 Enid city, OK 36.51
33 Wilmington city, DE 36.42
33 Flint city, MI 36.42
34 Cicero town, IL 36.15
35 East Orange city, NJ 36.03
36 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 35.81
37 Deltona city, FL 35.59
38 Chicopee city, MA 35.52
39 New Britain city, CT 35.51
40 Plainfield city, NJ 35.44
41 Meriden city, CT 35.40
42 Pontiac city, MI 35.38
43 Camden city, NJ 35.30
44 Parma city, OH 35.26
45 Lorain city, OH 35.16
46 Margate city, FL 35.15
47 West Haven city, CT 35.14
48 Indio city, CA 35.04
49 North Miami city, FL 35.02
50 Hesperia city, CA 34.93
50 Rocky Mount city, NC 34.93
51 Battle Creek city, MI 34.78
52 Terre Haute city, IN 34.77
53 West Valley City city, UT 34.71
54 Evansville city, IN 34.55
55 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 34.54
56 West Allis city, WI 34.40
57 Elyria city, OH 34.31
58 New Bedford city, MA 34.26
59 Roanoke city, VA 34.19
60 Florissant city, MO 34.14
61 Janesville city, WI 33.96
62 Rialto city, CA 33.92
63 Muncie city, IN 33.82
64 Owensboro city, KY 33.80
65 Valdosta city, GA 33.79
66 Hartford city, CT 33.70
67 Lafayette city, IN 33.63
67 Oshkosh city, WI 33.63
68 Waterloo city, IA 33.62
69 Texas City city, TX 33.61
70 Fall River city, MA 33.60
71 Akron city, OH 33.59
72 Warren city, MI 33.51
73 Hialeah city, FL 33.48
74 Brockton city, MA 33.45
75 Racine city, WI 33.42
76 Pawtucket city, RI 33.34
77 Cleveland city, OH 33.30
78 Caldwell city, ID 33.28
79 Detroit city, MI 33.24
79 Hempstead village, NY 33.24
80 Pine Hills CDP, FL 33.22
80 Lancaster city, PA 33.22
81 Perris city, CA 33.02
82 South Whittier CDP, CA 32.99
83 Perth Amboy city, NJ 32.96
84 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 32.95
84 Toledo city, OH 32.95
85 Vineland city, NJ 32.93
86 Springfield city, MA 32.87
87 Union City city, NJ 32.79
88 Council Bluffs city, IA 32.72
89 Sioux City city, IA 32.68
90 Poinciana CDP, FL 32.64
91 Miramar city, FL 32.62
92 Lakeland city, FL 32.61
93 Toms River CDP, NJ 32.52
94 Mishawaka city, IN 32.48
95 Casa Grande city, AZ 32.47
96 Taunton city, MA 32.45
97 Palm Coast city, FL 32.43
98 Bridgeport city, CT 32.35
99 Bristol city, CT 32.34
100 Spring Hill CDP, FL 32.22
101 Coon Rapids city, MN 32.21
102 Delano city, CA 32.18
103 Kingsport city, TN 32.17
104 Wichita Falls city, TX 32.10
105 Jackson city, TN 32.09
106 Kansas City city, KS 32.08
106 Lowell city, MA 32.08
107 Joplin city, MO 32.03
108 Westland city, MI 32.00
109 North Las Vegas city, NV 31.88
110 Lawrence city, MA 31.86
110 Smyrna town, TN 31.86
111 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 31.85
112 Port St. Lucie city, FL 31.82
113 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 31.79
114 Clifton city, NJ 31.77
114 Pasadena city, TX 31.77
115 Topeka city, KS 31.75
116 Portsmouth city, VA 31.73
117 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 31.71
118 Utica city, NY 31.70
119 Daytona Beach city, FL 31.69
120 Dubuque city, IA 31.68
121 Great Falls city, MT 31.64
122 San Jacinto city, CA 31.61
123 Pico Rivera city, CA 31.59
123 Sanford city, FL 31.59
124 San Bernardino city, CA 31.56
125 Lawton city, OK 31.54
126 Tulare city, CA 31.47
127 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 31.43
128 Largo city, FL 31.39
129 Davenport city, IA 31.38
130 Philadelphia city, PA 31.37
131 Dearborn Heights city, MI 31.33
132 Green Bay city, WI 31.31
133 Bethlehem city, PA 31.27
134 Bradenton city, FL 31.24
135 Bossier City city, LA 31.21
135 Marysville city, WA 31.21
136 Shreveport city, LA 31.19
136 Lynn city, MA 31.19
137 Palm Bay city, FL 31.06
138 Wyoming city, MI 31.05
139 Hemet city, CA 31.02
140 Greenwood city, IN 30.97
141 Manteca city, CA 30.93
141 Peabody city, MA 30.93
141 Memphis city, TN 30.93
142 Maricopa city, AZ 30.91
143 Paradise CDP, NV 30.88
143 Milwaukee city, WI 30.88
144 Pueblo city, CO 30.82
145 Colton city, CA 30.81
146 Rockford city, IL 30.71
147 Macon-Bibb County, GA 30.70
148 Nampa city, ID 30.64
149 Waukegan city, IL 30.61
150 Providence city, RI 30.55
151 Ocala city, FL 30.48
151 Haverhill city, MA 30.48
152 Bayonne city, NJ 30.46
153 Grand Island city, NE 30.45
154 Gulfport city, MS 30.44
155 Lake Charles city, LA 30.43
156 Jonesboro city, AR 30.42
157 St. Cloud city, FL 30.31
158 Dayton city, OH 30.30
159 Mobile city, AL 30.26
160 New Haven city, CT 30.22
161 Berwyn city, IL 30.20
161 Abilene city, TX 30.20
162 Fort Myers city, FL 30.13
163 Warner Robins city, GA 30.09
163 Schenectady city, NY 30.09
164 Stockton city, CA 30.05
165 Albany city, GA 30.03
166 Rogers city, AR 29.96
167 Apple Valley town, CA 29.95
167 Pinellas Park city, FL 29.95
168 South Bend city, IN 29.86
169 Lancaster city, CA 29.84
170 North Port city, FL 29.83
171 Victoria city, TX 29.81
172 Beaumont city, TX 29.78
173 North Little Rock city, AR 29.74
174 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 29.70
175 Mesquite city, TX 29.69
176 Midwest City city, OK 29.66
177 Jurupa Valley city, CA 29.65
178 Pembroke Pines city, FL 29.60
179 Des Moines city, IA 29.56
180 Spring CDP, TX 29.49
181 Compton city, CA 29.48
182 Baldwin Park city, CA 29.38
183 Florin CDP, CA 29.37
184 Palmdale city, CA 29.36
184 Taylorsville city, UT 29.36
185 Decatur city, AL 29.31
186 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 29.30
186 St. Clair Shores city, MI 29.30
187 Deerfield Beach city, FL 29.24
187 Kissimmee city, FL 29.24
187 Southaven city, MS 29.24
187 Levittown CDP, NY 29.24
188 Dothan city, AL 29.23
189 Modesto city, CA 29.21
190 Odessa city, TX 29.15
191 Fontana city, CA 29.14
192 Hampton city, VA 29.13
193 Commerce City city, CO 29.09
194 Moreno Valley city, CA 29.03
194 Moore city, OK 29.03
195 Corpus Christi city, TX 29.01
196 Tamarac city, FL 28.97
197 Jacksonville city, NC 28.92
198 Kenosha city, WI 28.91
199 Fort Wayne city, IN 28.88
199 Springfield city, MO 28.88
200 Whittier city, CA 28.86
201 Newport News city, VA 28.85
202 Paramount city, CA 28.78
203 Waldorf CDP, MD 28.77
203 Manchester city, NH 28.77
204 Ogden city, UT 28.73
205 Norwalk city, CA 28.72
206 El Cajon city, CA 28.70
207 Jacksonville city, FL 28.66
208 Victorville city, CA 28.65
209 West Jordan city, UT 28.62
210 Spokane Valley city, WA 28.60
211 Boynton Beach city, FL 28.58
212 Springfield city, OR 28.56
213 Joliet city, IL 28.54
214 North Charleston city, SC 28.53
214 San Angelo city, TX 28.53
215 Glendale city, AZ 28.50
216 Harlingen city, TX 28.49
217 Pompano Beach city, FL 28.47
218 Bartlett city, TN 28.44
219 Country Club CDP, FL 28.41
220 Methuen Town city, MA 28.37
221 Auburn city, WA 28.34
222 Worcester city, MA 28.31
223 Fort Smith city, AR 28.30
224 Longview city, TX 28.27
225 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 28.26
226 Brentwood CDP, NY 28.24
227 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 28.22
228 National City city, CA 28.21
229 Avondale city, AZ 28.20
230 El Monte city, CA 28.18
230 Clearwater city, FL 28.18
231 Birmingham city, AL 28.12
231 Baltimore city, MD 28.12
232 Baytown city, TX 28.10
233 Port Orange city, FL 27.97
234 Springdale city, AR 27.96
235 Hollywood city, FL 27.92
236 Syracuse city, NY 27.91
236 Bryan city, TX 27.91
237 Kenner city, LA 27.81
238 Warwick city, RI 27.72
239 Gastonia city, NC 27.69
240 Sterling Heights city, MI 27.68
241 Lake Elsinore city, CA 27.64
242 Riverside city, CA 27.63
243 Melbourne city, FL 27.58
244 Cranston city, RI 27.56
244 Knoxville city, TN 27.56
245 Pharr city, TX 27.52
246 Twin Falls city, ID 27.46
247 Tamiami CDP, FL 27.44
248 Antioch city, CA 27.41
249 Amarillo city, TX 27.40
250 Las Vegas city, NV 27.36
251 Yucaipa city, CA 27.34
251 Stonecrest city, GA 27.34
252 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 27.32
253 Cathedral City city, CA 27.31
254 Buffalo city, NY 27.18
254 La Crosse city, WI 27.18
255 Lynwood city, CA 27.11
256 Tuscaloosa city, AL 27.09
256 Gresham city, OR 27.09
256 Casper city, WY 27.09
257 Blue Springs city, MO 27.01
257 Spring Valley CDP, NV 27.01
258 Troy city, NY 26.99
259 Kannapolis city, NC 26.94
259 Rapid City city, SD 26.94
260 Clarksville city, TN 26.93
261 Savannah city, GA 26.89
262 Menifee city, CA 26.80
262 Blaine city, MN 26.80
263 Baton Rouge city, LA 26.78
264 Columbus city, GA 26.77
264 Medford city, OR 26.77
265 West New York town, NJ 26.76
266 Brandon CDP, FL 26.75
267 New Brunswick city, NJ 26.72
268 Sunrise city, FL 26.69
269 Thornton city, CO 26.66
270 Grand Prairie city, TX 26.60
271 Springfield city, IL 26.59
272 Everett city, WA 26.58
273 Carson City, NV 26.51
274 Highland city, CA 26.48
274 West Covina city, CA 26.48
274 Harrisonburg city, VA 26.48
274 Lakewood city, WA 26.48
275 Buckeye city, AZ 26.46
275 Ontario city, CA 26.46
275 Suffolk city, VA 26.46
276 Riverview CDP, FL 26.44
277 Eau Claire city, WI 26.39
278 Waco city, TX 26.38
279 Chattanooga city, TN 26.37
280 New Braunfels city, TX 26.33
281 Sparks city, NV 26.32
282 Idaho Falls city, ID 26.30
283 Yakima city, WA 26.29
284 Montebello city, CA 26.27
285 Metairie CDP, LA 26.26
286 Wichita city, KS 26.23
286 Kennewick city, WA 26.23
287 Danbury city, CT 26.22
287 Lafayette city, LA 26.22
287 Billings city, MT 26.22
288 Pittsburg city, CA 26.21
289 Lakewood CDP, NJ 26.19
290 Columbus city, IN 26.17
291 Kent city, WA 26.16
292 Killeen city, TX 26.15
293 Rochester city, NY 26.03
294 Yuma city, AZ 26.02
295 Greeley city, CO 25.97
295 Sarasota city, FL 25.97
296 South Gate city, CA 25.95
297 Tinley Park village, IL 25.90
298 Montgomery city, AL 25.81
299 Oak Lawn village, IL 25.80
300 Bellflower city, CA 25.78
301 Miami city, FL 25.77
302 Watsonville city, CA 25.75
302 Appleton city, WI 25.75
303 Cedar Rapids city, IA 25.73
303 Federal Way city, WA 25.73
304 Porterville city, CA 25.68
305 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 25.67
306 Rosemead city, CA 25.66
307 Lansing city, MI 25.64
308 Burlington city, NC 25.59
309 Lodi city, CA 25.58
310 Bowling Green city, KY 25.55
311 Covina city, CA 25.54
312 Woodland city, CA 25.53
313 Hayward city, CA 25.52
314 San Antonio city, TX 25.49
315 Coconut Creek city, FL 25.48
316 Oxnard city, CA 25.42
317 Mount Vernon city, NY 25.39
318 Westchester CDP, FL 25.37
319 Tulsa city, OK 25.34
320 Huntington Park city, CA 25.33
321 Tacoma city, WA 25.29
322 Downey city, CA 25.28
323 Tracy city, CA 25.27
324 San Marcos city, TX 25.24
325 Surprise city, AZ 25.18
326 Weymouth Town city, MA 25.16
327 Apopka city, FL 25.15
328 Bakersfield city, CA 25.14
329 Conway city, AR 25.13
330 The Hammocks CDP, FL 25.11
331 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 25.07
332 Fayetteville city, NC 25.04
333 Beaumont city, CA 25.03
334 Winston-Salem city, NC 24.90
335 Kansas City city, MO 24.88
336 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 24.84
336 Galveston city, TX 24.84
337 Malden city, MA 24.81
338 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 24.79
339 Peoria city, IL 24.78
340 Jackson city, MS 24.77
341 Citrus Heights city, CA 24.76
342 Vallejo city, CA 24.75
342 Columbus city, OH 24.75
343 Lubbock city, TX 24.74
344 South Hill CDP, WA 24.72
345 Pittsburgh city, PA 24.71
345 Pasco city, WA 24.71
346 Aurora city, CO 24.69
347 Visalia city, CA 24.62
347 Summerville town, SC 24.62
348 Sioux Falls city, SD 24.60
349 Oklahoma City city, OK 24.59
350 Pocatello city, ID 24.55
351 Garden Grove city, CA 24.53
351 Fort Worth city, TX 24.53
352 Nashua city, NH 24.50
353 South Fulton city, GA 24.48
354 Merced city, CA 24.45
354 Turlock city, CA 24.45
355 St. Cloud city, MN 24.44
356 St. Louis city, MO 24.43
356 Garland city, TX 24.43
356 Vancouver city, WA 24.43
357 Cheyenne city, WY 24.40
358 Pomona city, CA 24.38
358 St. Petersburg city, FL 24.38
358 Yonkers city, NY 24.38
359 Westminster city, CA 24.36
359 Temple city, TX 24.36
360 Hanford city, CA 24.34
361 Grand Junction city, CO 24.31
362 Edinburg city, TX 24.30
363 Kentwood city, MI 24.27
363 Henderson city, NV 24.27
364 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 24.23
364 Brownsville city, TX 24.23
365 Vacaville city, CA 24.22
366 Corona city, CA 24.21
367 Redding city, CA 24.19
368 Hawthorne city, CA 24.17
369 The Villages CDP, FL 24.16
369 Bellevue city, NE 24.16
370 Coral Springs city, FL 24.14
370 Pflugerville city, TX 24.14
371 Mesa city, AZ 24.08
371 Elgin city, IL 24.08
371 Norfolk city, VA 24.08
372 Enterprise CDP, NV 24.07
373 Loveland city, CO 24.05
373 Layton city, UT 24.05
374 Conroe city, TX 23.99
375 Cincinnati city, OH 23.97
376 Aloha CDP, OR 23.95
377 Bolingbrook village, IL 23.93
378 Irondequoit CDP, NY 23.90
379 Santa Ana city, CA 23.85
379 Yuba City city, CA 23.85
380 Vista city, CA 23.81
380 Rio Rancho city, NM 23.81
381 Lynchburg city, VA 23.79
382 Anchorage municipality, AK 23.71
383 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 23.69
384 Milford city (balance), CT 23.65
385 Homestead city, FL 23.64
386 High Point city, NC 23.63
387 New York city, NY 23.62
388 Broken Arrow city, OK 23.55
389 Chesapeake city, VA 23.52
390 Arlington city, TX 23.48
391 Laredo city, TX 23.47
392 Tampa city, FL 23.43
393 Midland city, TX 23.41
394 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 23.38
395 Rancho Cordova city, CA 23.37
396 San Leandro city, CA 23.29
396 Santee city, CA 23.29
397 Dale City CDP, VA 23.28
398 Albany city, OR 23.27
399 O'Fallon city, MO 23.26
400 Orland Park village, IL 23.25
401 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 23.19
401 Orlando city, FL 23.19
402 Salem city, OR 23.18
403 Salinas city, CA 23.13
403 Bismarck city, ND 23.13
403 El Paso city, TX 23.13
404 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 23.11
405 Renton city, WA 23.10
406 Brooklyn Park city, MN 23.03
406 Rock Hill city, SC 23.03
407 Monterey Park city, CA 23.00
408 Fairfield city, CA 22.97
409 Inglewood city, CA 22.96
410 Buena Park city, CA 22.95
411 Chino city, CA 22.94
411 Gardena city, CA 22.94
412 Phoenix city, AZ 22.92
412 La Habra city, CA 22.92
413 DeSoto city, TX 22.81
414 Tucson city, AZ 22.79
415 Anaheim city, CA 22.74
415 Delray Beach city, FL 22.74
416 Reno city, NV 22.70
417 Johnson City city, TN 22.69
418 Arvada city, CO 22.63
419 Peoria city, AZ 22.62