Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 64,656,741. Among all US cities and places, New York city, NY had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (1,236,519), followed by Los Angeles city, CA (639,177), and Chicago city, IL (437,161).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
New York city, NY
Los Angeles city, CA
Chicago city, IL
Houston city, TX
Phoenix city, AZ
San Antonio city, TX
San Diego city, CA
Philadelphia city, PA
Jacksonville city, FL
Dallas city, TX
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 New York city, NY 1236519
2 Los Angeles city, CA 639177
3 Chicago city, IL 437161
4 Houston city, TX 348816
5 Phoenix city, AZ 310109
6 San Antonio city, TX 282630
7 San Diego city, CA 254196
8 Philadelphia city, PA 248140
9 Jacksonville city, FL 201110
10 Dallas city, TX 189460
11 San Jose city, CA 167537
12 Columbus city, OH 164323
13 Fort Worth city, TX 160125
14 Charlotte city, NC 157909
15 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 153021
16 Detroit city, MI 139939
17 Austin city, TX 139497
18 Las Vegas city, NV 139203
19 Oklahoma City city, OK 135133
20 El Paso city, TX 134310
21 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 131020
22 Portland city, OR 127522
23 Mesa city, AZ 123535
24 Albuquerque city, NM 123374
25 San Francisco city, CA 123258
26 Tucson city, AZ 119571
27 Memphis city, TN 117898
28 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 116541
29 Denver city, CO 110652
30 Virginia Beach city, VA 110200
31 Sacramento city, CA 110159
32 Colorado Springs city, CO 110146
33 Fresno city, CA 109574
34 Seattle city, WA 109166
35 Milwaukee city, WI 102491
36 Kansas City city, MO 101551
37 Baltimore city, MD 99620
38 Long Beach city, CA 96563
39 Omaha city, NE 95187
40 Tulsa city, OK 82054
41 Boston city, MA 81809
42 Wichita city, KS 81145
43 Bakersfield city, CA 80145
44 Aurora city, CO 78569
45 Henderson city, NV 78114
46 Cleveland city, OH 77429
47 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 75928
48 Raleigh city, NC 75297
49 Arlington city, TX 74773
50 Washington city, DC 74761
51 New Orleans city, LA 73181
52 Oakland city, CA 69196
53 Corpus Christi city, TX 68768
54 Miami city, FL 67979
55 Minneapolis city, MN 67922
56 Anchorage municipality, AK 65086
57 Anaheim city, CA 64887
58 Atlanta city, GA 64503
59 Toledo city, OH 62317
60 Orlando city, FL 60696
61 Tampa city, FL 60587
62 Riverside city, CA 60148
63 Chula Vista city, CA 59793
64 Spokane city, WA 59689
65 St. Petersburg city, FL 58971
66 Stockton city, CA 58661
67 St. Louis city, MO 58568
68 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 58334
69 Chandler city, AZ 57916
70 Chesapeake city, VA 57351
71 Lincoln city, NE 57333
72 Reno city, NV 56702
73 Greensboro city, NC 56320
74 Gilbert town, AZ 55252
75 Fort Wayne city, IN 54793
76 Buffalo city, NY 53727
77 Enterprise CDP, NV 53281
78 North Las Vegas city, NV 53043
79 Santa Clarita city, CA 52656
80 Spring Valley CDP, NV 51700
81 Tacoma city, WA 51352
82 Glendale city, AZ 51117
83 Fayetteville city, NC 51067
84 St. Paul city, MN 50587
85 Cincinnati city, OH 50268
86 Boise City city, ID 50160
87 Norfolk city, VA 49426
88 Modesto city, CA 49247
89 Pittsburgh city, PA 48290
90 Port St. Lucie city, FL 48044
91 Garland city, TX 47715
92 Scottsdale city, AZ 47647
93 Cape Coral city, FL 47346
94 Newark city, NJ 47191
95 Vancouver city, WA 47052
96 Huntington Beach city, CA 46770
97 Winston-Salem city, NC 46330
98 Peoria city, AZ 45789
99 Columbus city, GA 45434
100 Santa Ana city, CA 44749
101 Plano city, TX 44348
102 Lubbock city, TX 43899
103 Birmingham city, AL 43519
104 Amarillo city, TX 43124
105 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 42588
106 Paradise CDP, NV 42458
107 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 42085
108 Santa Rosa city, CA 42063
109 Akron city, OH 41722
110 Newport News city, VA 41555
111 Oceanside city, CA 41426
112 Huntsville city, AL 41315
113 Elk Grove city, CA 41276
114 Durham city, NC 41194
115 Des Moines city, IA 41146
116 Salem city, OR 40690
117 Sioux Falls city, SD 40502
118 Moreno Valley city, CA 40447
119 Killeen city, TX 39168
120 Eugene city, OR 38950
121 Irvine city, CA 38772
122 Richmond city, VA 38715
123 Rochester city, NY 38523
124 Madison city, WI 38508
125 Chattanooga city, TN 38332
126 Shreveport city, LA 38230
127 Montgomery city, AL 37877
128 Clarksville city, TN 37778
129 Laredo city, TX 37364
130 Mobile city, AL 37191
131 Fontana city, CA 36899
132 Surprise city, AZ 36605
133 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 36305
134 Roseville city, CA 36040
135 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 35652
136 San Bernardino city, CA 35635
137 Grand Prairie city, TX 35588
138 Hialeah city, FL 35513
139 Little Rock city, AR 35349
140 Glendale city, CA 35234
141 Yonkers city, NY 35203
142 Grand Rapids city, MI 35157
143 Lancaster city, CA 35147
144 Baton Rouge city, LA 35119
145 Irving city, TX 35099
146 Pembroke Pines city, FL 35083
147 Springfield city, MO 35042
148 Knoxville city, TN 35015
149 Tempe city, AZ 34658
150 Ontario city, CA 34195
151 Jersey City city, NJ 34085
152 Worcester city, MA 33639
153 McKinney city, TX 33527
154 Oxnard city, CA 33475
155 Jackson city, MS 33465
156 Corona city, CA 33276
157 Hollywood city, FL 33274
158 Visalia city, CA 33217
159 Garden Grove city, CA 33173
160 Hampton city, VA 33103
161 Salt Lake City city, UT 32907
162 Warren city, MI 32733
163 Cedar Rapids city, IA 32396
164 Simi Valley city, CA 32244
165 Escondido city, CA 32210
166 Overland Park city, KS 31921
167 Lakewood city, CO 31623
168 Dayton city, OH 31503
169 Spring Hill CDP, FL 31492
170 Vallejo city, CA 31418
171 Rockford city, IL 31317
172 Palmdale city, CA 31149
173 Macon-Bibb County, GA 30918
174 Hayward city, CA 30709
175 Palm Bay city, FL 30640
176 Savannah city, GA 30319
177 Mesquite city, TX 30249
178 Kent city, WA 29775
179 Spokane Valley city, WA 29732
180 Victorville city, CA 29201
181 Vacaville city, CA 29137
182 Joliet city, IL 29112
183 Concord city, CA 29056
184 Kansas City city, KS 29019
185 Tallahassee city, FL 28813
186 Metairie CDP, LA 28749
187 Fremont city, CA 28729
188 Orange city, CA 28670
189 Gresham city, OR 28625
190 Thornton city, CO 28593
191 Fairfield city, CA 28519
192 Aurora city, IL 28494
193 Clovis city, CA 28382
194 Sterling Heights city, MI 28292
195 Pueblo city, CO 28197
196 Torrance city, CA 28148
197 Pomona city, CA 28060
198 Thousand Oaks city, CA 28037
199 Independence city, MO 28016
200 Antioch city, CA 28004
201 Everett city, WA 27966
202 Fullerton city, CA 27933
203 Broken Arrow city, OK 27808
204 Menifee city, CA 27796
205 Murfreesboro city, TN 27788
206 Miramar city, FL 27642
207 Murrieta city, CA 27607
208 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 27576
209 West Valley City city, UT 27309
210 Coral Springs city, FL 27144
211 Redding city, CA 27079
212 Rio Rancho city, NM 27037
213 Citrus Heights city, CA 26978
214 Lansing city, MI 26742
215 Burbank city, CA 26696
216 Fargo city, ND 26679
217 Temecula city, CA 26668
218 Meridian city, ID 26645
219 Denton city, TX 26368
220 Fort Collins city, CO 26158
221 Clearwater city, FL 26107
222 Topeka city, KS 26099
223 West Jordan city, UT 26008
224 Springfield city, MA 25961
225 Brandon CDP, FL 25877
226 Evansville city, IN 25810
227 Frisco city, TX 25755
228 Carrollton city, TX 25569
229 Billings city, MT 25561
230 St. George city, UT 25319
231 Brownsville city, TX 25210
232 Olathe city, KS 25194
233 Westminster city, CO 25139
234 Round Rock city, TX 25007
235 Sparks city, NV 24865
236 Midland city, TX 24748
237 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 24745
238 Portsmouth city, VA 24626
239 Charleston city, SC 24553
240 Syracuse city, NY 24469
241 Livonia city, MI 24435
242 Goodyear city, AZ 24401
243 Arvada city, CO 24368
244 Pearland city, TX 24360
245 North Charleston city, SC 24345
246 Bridgeport city, CT 24271
247 Deltona city, FL 24095
248 Springfield city, IL 24033
249 Inglewood city, CA 24022
250 Abilene city, TX 23928
251 Tyler city, TX 23905
252 Waco city, TX 23665
253 Lewisville city, TX 23616
253 Renton city, WA 23616
254 Downey city, CA 23555
255 West Palm Beach city, FL 23535
256 Lakeland city, FL 23509
257 Wilmington city, NC 23446
258 Pasadena city, TX 23433
259 Davenport city, IA 23393
260 El Cajon city, CA 23336
261 The Villages CDP, FL 23327
262 Providence city, RI 23265
263 Sunrise city, FL 23083
264 Palm Coast city, FL 22995
265 Manchester city, NH 22962
266 Salinas city, CA 22847
267 Nampa city, ID 22793
268 Federal Way city, WA 22759
269 West Covina city, CA 22753
270 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 22670
271 Odessa city, TX 22574
272 Bend city, OR 22570
273 Chico city, CA 22569
274 Beaumont city, TX 22564
275 Pompano Beach city, FL 22542
276 McAllen city, TX 22535
277 Pasadena city, CA 22521
278 Costa Mesa city, CA 22357
279 Riverview CDP, FL 22296
280 Daly City city, CA 22116
281 Norman city, OK 22097
282 League City city, TX 22024
283 Green Bay city, WI 21995
284 Rochester city, MN 21976
285 Elgin city, IL 21973
286 High Point city, NC 21954
287 Hillsboro city, OR 21938
288 Buckeye city, AZ 21927
289 Cary town, NC 21719
290 Largo city, FL 21713
291 Kenosha city, WI 21704
292 Peoria city, IL 21617
293 Westland city, MI 21340
294 Richmond city, CA 21290
295 San Angelo city, TX 21286
296 Lakewood city, CA 21271
297 Carson city, CA 21247
298 Las Cruces city, NM 21233
299 Yuma city, AZ 21224
300 Tracy city, CA 21221
301 South Fulton city, GA 21211
302 Davie town, FL 21197
303 Suffolk city, VA 21157
304 Chino city, CA 21140
305 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 21098
306 Medford city, OR 21055
307 Alexandria city, VA 21018
308 Hemet city, CA 20963
309 Beaverton city, OR 20946
310 Carlsbad city, CA 20944
311 Paterson city, NJ 20873
312 Sandy city, UT 20849
313 Miami Gardens city, FL 20815
314 Allentown city, PA 20814
315 Greeley city, CO 20800
316 Melbourne city, FL 20559
317 Lee's Summit city, MO 20542
318 Lafayette city, LA 20476
319 Wichita Falls city, TX 20455
320 Columbia city, SC 20376
321 Gainesville city, FL 20370
322 Vista city, CA 20316
323 Richardson city, TX 20267
324 Waterbury city, CT 20249
325 Bloomington city, MN 20163
326 Manteca city, CA 20151
327 Carmichael CDP, CA 20124
328 Lawton city, OK 20082
329 Mission Viejo city, CA 19953
330 Norwalk city, CA 19921
331 Livermore city, CA 19812
332 Longmont city, CO 19712
333 Parma city, OH 19691
334 Elizabeth city, NJ 19654
335 Flint city, MI 19607
336 Rancho Cordova city, CA 19597
337 Marysville city, WA 19555
338 Southfield city, MI 19526
339 Warwick city, RI 19500
340 Hesperia city, CA 19441
341 Arlington CDP, VA 19373
342 Longview city, TX 19334
343 Sunnyvale city, CA 19317
344 Deerfield Beach city, FL 19158
345 Upland city, CA 19125
346 Auburn city, WA 19088
347 Roanoke city, VA 19083
348 Plantation city, FL 18984
349 Brooklyn Park city, MN 18913
350 San Leandro city, CA 18855
351 Avondale city, AZ 18840
352 South Bend city, IN 18821
353 Kennewick city, WA 18777
354 North Port city, FL 18733
355 Whittier city, CA 18722
356 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 18721
357 Orem city, UT 18630
358 Concord city, NC 18609
359 Loveland city, CO 18488
360 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 18464
361 Allen city, TX 18432
362 Apple Valley town, CA 18359
363 Ogden city, UT 18294
364 Brockton city, MA 18287
365 Buena Park city, CA 18286
366 Bellevue city, WA 18284
367 Duluth city, MN 18233
368 Boynton Beach city, FL 18229
369 Temple city, TX 18222
370 Rialto city, CA 18153
371 Lake Forest city, CA 18133
372 Yakima city, WA 18105
373 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 18100
374 Bellingham city, WA 17977
375 Toms River CDP, NJ 17976
376 Hartford city, CT 17928
377 Fort Smith city, AR 17907
378 O'Fallon city, MO 17882
379 Gastonia city, NC 17872
380 Centennial city, CO 17870
381 Dearborn city, MI 17800
382 Nashua city, NH 17768
383 Kissimmee city, FL 17684
384 Naperville city, IL 17610
385 Waldorf CDP, MD 17597
386 Asheville city, NC 17548
387 Baytown city, TX 17533
388 Racine city, WI 17471
389 The Woodlands CDP, TX 17468
390 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 17463
391 Alafaya CDP, FL 17445
392 Fall River city, MA 17441
393 Tamarac city, FL 17430
394 San Marcos city, CA 17426
395 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 17425
396 Atascocita CDP, TX 17421
397 Bellflower city, CA 17412
398 Springfield city, OR 17395
399 Lowell city, MA 17368
400 Jurupa Valley city, CA 17367
401 Cheyenne city, WY 17331
402 Stamford city, CT 17314
403 South Jordan city, UT 17251
404 Lake Charles city, LA 17230
405 Columbia city, MO 17194
406 Westminster city, CA 17130
407 Camarillo city, CA 17124
408 Napa city, CA 17112
409 Bismarck city, ND 17092
410 Indio city, CA 17085
411 Hawthorne city, CA 16986
412 Layton city, UT 16985
413 Quincy city, MA 16980
414 St. Clair Shores city, MI 16976
415 Kendall CDP, FL 16955
416 New Bedford city, MA 16878
417 Santa Maria city, CA 16855
418 Conroe city, TX 16854
419 Wyoming city, MI 16815
420 Lakewood city, WA 16807
421 Gulfport city, MS 16748
422 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 16747
423 Lynn city, MA 16730
424 Sioux City city, IA 16684
425 La Mesa city, CA 16667
426 Cranston city, RI 16655
427 Rock Hill city, SC 16636
428 Santa Clara city, CA 16634
429 Sugar Land city, TX 16631
430 Edmond city, OK 16613
431 Rapid City city, SD 16609
432 New Braunfels city, TX 16607
433 Warner Robins city, GA 16592
434 Highlands Ranch CDP, CO 16586
435 Coon Rapids city, MN 16558
436 Port Orange city, FL 16547
437 North Richland Hills city, TX 16531
438 Daytona Beach city, FL 16423
439 Erie city, PA 16388
440 South Hill CDP, WA 16369
441 Boca Raton city, FL 16357
442 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 16348
443 Santa Barbara city, CA 16334
444 Provo city, UT 16292
445 San Mateo city, CA 16291
446 Santa Fe city, NM 16251
447 Appleton city, WI 16239
448 Pittsburg city, CA 16237
449 Merced city, CA 16218
450 Edinburg city, TX 16071
451 Santee city, CA 16068
452 Canton city, OH 15970
453 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 15946
454 Casper city, WY 15904
455 Carson City, NV 15888
456 Hoover city, AL 15887
457 Dothan city, AL 15808
458 New Haven city, CT 15713
459 Mansfield city, TX 15631
460 Kirkland city, WA 15599
461 Decatur city, IL 15568
462 Chino Hills city, CA 15561
463 Yuba City city, CA 15541
464 Albany city, NY 15504
465 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 15498
466 Rocklin city, CA 15487
467 Farmington Hills city, MI 15456
468 Rowlett city, TX 15429
469 Lorain city, OH 15414
470 Alhambra city, CA 15401
471 Pine Hills CDP, FL 15392
472 Folsom city, CA 15365
473 Germantown CDP, MD 15320
474 Greenville city, NC 15278
475 Albany city, OR 15232
476 Eau Claire city, WI 15194
477 Brentwood city, CA 15173
478 Janesville city, WI 15131
479 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 15121
480 Waterloo city, IA 15056
481 El Monte city, CA 15040
482 Waukegan city, IL 15006
483 Fort Myers city, FL 14974
484 DeSoto city, TX 14914
485 Blaine city, MN 14913
486 Waukesha city, WI 14859
487 Newport Beach city, CA 14846
488 Miami Beach city, FL 14837
489 West Allis city, WI 14836
490 Turlock city, CA 14823
491 Schaumburg village, IL 14785
492 Castro Valley CDP, CA 14779
492 Grand Junction city, CO 14779
493 Petaluma city, CA 14763
494 Compton city, CA 14729
495 Gary city, IN 14712
496 St. Charles city, MO 14674
497 La Habra city, CA 14662
498 Norwalk city, CT 14645