Rating

Educated Population

Scale56-100

Higher values are better.

About This Ranking

Goal

Highlight places where residents tend to have higher levels of completed education.

Sources

4 sources

2020-2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level percentage of resident adults age 25+ with at least a regular high school diploma or GED/alternative credential, including college attendance and every postsecondary degree, with its published 90% margin and numerator and denominator counts and margins.
What it tells us: Shows one inclusive adult-resident attainment threshold in the exact Census place; it does not measure current K-12 schools, graduation outcomes, district quality, literacy, job-market opportunity, or individual social fit.

2020-2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level percentage of resident adults age 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, its published 90% margin, and count estimates and margins for the numerator and age-25-plus resident universe.
What it tells us: Shows one credential-attainment threshold among adult residents of the exact Census place; it does not measure intelligence, skills without a bachelor's credential, school quality, job-market opportunity, or individual social fit.

2020-2024 estimates; released January 29, 2026

Data: Direct place-level percentage of resident adults age 25+ whose highest completed credential is a master's, professional degree beyond a bachelor's, or doctorate degree, with its published 90% margin and numerator and denominator counts and margins.
What it tells us: Shows one highest-credential threshold among adult residents of the exact Census place; it excludes bachelor's-only attainment and does not measure intelligence, non-degree skills, school quality, job-market opportunity, or individual social fit.

2024 ACS technical documentation

Data: Official guidance for interpreting 90% margins of error and the limitations of approximating uncertainty for ratios and derived combinations.
What it tells us: Supports the conservative score-confidence safeguard; the multivariate envelope is not presented as a formal simultaneous confidence interval.

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