Educational attainment of workers aged 18-35 years old, 2011
| 100 Largest Metro Areas in 2011 | Rank(1=highest % with BA+) | Percent with BA degree or more | Percent HS dropouts | Rank (1= lowest % HS dropouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC/MD/VA | 1 | 45.3% | 7.8% | 45 |
| Boston, MA-NH | 2 | 45.2% | 5.8% | 13 |
| Madison, WI | 3 | 43.0% | 2.6% | 2 |
| San Jose, CA | 4 | 42.0% | 6.8% | 24 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Vallejo, CA | 5 | 40.3% | 7.5% | 37 |
| New York-Northeastern NJ | 6 | 40.1% | 8.8% | 60 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | 38.4% | 3.9% | 3 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | 8 | 38.2% | 5.1% | 7 |
| Seattle-Everett, WA | 9 | 36.9% | 6.3% | 19 |
| Raleigh-Durham, NC | 10 | 36.9% | 10.3% | 77 |
| Austin, TX | 11 | 36.0% | 9.7% | 74 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 12 | 35.7% | 4.6% | 6 |
| Chicago, IL | 13 | 35.3% | 8.7% | 59 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 14 | 35.0% | 5.8% | 12 |
| Hartford-Bristol-Middleton- New Britain, CT | 15 | 34.5% | 9.4% | 69 |
| Philadelphia, PA/NJ | 16 | 34.0% | 6.3% | 18 |
| Denver-Boulder, CO | 17 | 33.9% | 8.9% | 61 |
| Baltimore, MD | 18 | 33.2% | 6.9% | 27 |
| Columbus, OH | 19 | 32.6% | 7.1% | 30 |
| Rochester, NY | 20 | 32.4% | 6.8% | 25 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 21 | 32.3% | 5.8% | 11 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 22 | 31.5% | 7.4% | 34 |
| Atlanta, GA | 23 | 31.3% | 11.9% | 86 |
| Nashville, TN | 24 | 31.2% | 7.0% | 29 |
| Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | 25 | 31.1% | 7.6% | 43 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 26 | 30.6% | 7.9% | 47 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 27 | 30.5% | 11.6% | 83 |
| Richmond-Petersburg, VA | 28 | 30.3% | 8.9% | 62 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 29 | 30.0% | 9.5% | 71 |
| Wilmington, DE/NJ/MD | 30 | 29.9% | 6.5% | 21 |
| Charleston-N.Charleston,SC | 31 | 29.6% | 6.9% | 26 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 32 | 29.5% | 6.1% | 16 |
| Portland, OR-WA | 33 | 29.3% | 7.5% | 41 |
| Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH/KY/IN | 34 | 29.0% | 7.7% | 44 |
| Omaha, NE/IA | 35 | 29.0% | 8.3% | 52 |
| Birmingham, AL | 36 | 28.6% | 9.1% | 64 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA | 37 | 27.8% | 11.6% | 84 |
| San Diego, CA | 38 | 27.4% | 7.4% | 35 |
| Syracuse, NY | 39 | 27.2% | 8.3% | 51 |
| Cleveland, OH | 40 | 26.9% | 7.3% | 32 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA/NJ | 41 | 26.8% | 7.3% | 33 |
| Honolulu, HI | 42 | 26.7% | 2.5% | 1 |
| Akron, OH | 43 | 26.7% | 5.5% | 9 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood-Pompano Beach, FL | 44 | 26.7% | 6.0% | 15 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 45 | 26.6% | 7.5% | 38 |
| Little Rock--North Little Rock, AR | 46 | 26.6% | 7.5% | 36 |
| Knoxville, TN | 47 | 26.5% | 4.5% | 5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 48 | 26.2% | 13.3% | 91 |
| Providence-Fall River-Pawtucket, MA/RI | 49 | 26.0% | 8.3% | 53 |
| Memphis, TN/AR/MS | 50 | 25.9% | 8.7% | 57 |
| Louisville, KY/IN | 51 | 25.5% | 7.5% | 39 |
| Boise City, ID | 52 | 25.0% | 7.6% | 42 |
| Tulsa, OK | 53 | 24.8% | 10.5% | 78 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 54 | 24.7% | 10.7% | 80 |
| Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC | 55 | 24.6% | 12.8% | 89 |
| Detroit, MI | 56 | 24.3% | 8.0% | 48 |
| Columbia, SC | 57 | 24.3% | 6.5% | 20 |
| Miami-Hialeah, FL | 58 | 24.1% | 9.6% | 72 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon--Carlisle, PA | 59 | 24.0% | 7.8% | 46 |
| Houston-Brazoria, TX | 60 | 23.9% | 15.0% | 95 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 61 | 23.9% | 8.7% | 56 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 62 | 23.8% | 11.9% | 87 |
| New Orleans, LA | 63 | 23.8% | 10.0% | 76 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 64 | 23.5% | 9.7% | 73 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 65 | 23.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 66 | 23.1% | 8.9% | 63 |
| San Antonio, TX | 67 | 23.0% | 9.2% | 66 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson SC | 68 | 22.9% | 9.9% | 75 |
| Mobile, AL | 69 | 22.8% | 7.5% | 40 |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA | 70 | 22.8% | 6.7% | 23 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 71 | 22.6% | 8.6% | 54 |
| Toledo, OH/MI | 72 | 22.5% | 6.1% | 17 |
| Orlando, FL | 73 | 22.4% | 8.7% | 58 |
| Wichita, KS | 74 | 22.2% | 10.7% | 79 |
| Norfolk-VA Beach--Newport News, VA | 75 | 22.1% | 5.4% | 8 |
| Springfield-Holyoke-Chicopee, MA | 76 | 21.4% | 9.4% | 70 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT | 77 | 21.4% | 7.3% | 31 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL | 78 | 21.3% | 13.4% | 92 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 79 | 21.3% | 5.9% | 14 |
| Sacramento, CA | 80 | 21.2% | 6.7% | 22 |
| Dayton-Springfield, OH | 81 | 20.8% | 8.6% | 55 |
| Tucson, AZ | 82 | 20.7% | 9.2% | 67 |
| Lancaster, PA | 83 | 20.4% | 14.0% | 94 |
| Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC | 84 | 19.5% | 9.1% | 65 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA | 85 | 19.4% | 4.4% | 4 |
| Daytona Beach, FL | 86 | 19.3% | 9.2% | 68 |
| Ventura-Oxnard-Simi Valley, CA | 87 | 19.1% | 15.5% | 97 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 88 | 17.6% | 11.7% | 85 |
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL | 89 | 17.6% | 12.8% | 90 |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Cocoa-Palm Bay, FL | 90 | 17.3% | 8.2% | 50 |
| El Paso, TX | 91 | 17.2% | 8.1% | 49 |
| Tacoma, WA | 92 | 16.7% | 6.9% | 28 |
| Stockton, CA | 93 | 16.0% | 13.6% | 93 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr-Mission, TX | 94 | 16.0% | 18.5% | 100 |
| Lakeland-Winterhaven, FL | 95 | 15.6% | 16.7% | 98 |
| Sarasota, FL | 96 | 14.6% | 11.9% | 88 |
| Modesto, CA | 97 | 13.5% | 11.0% | 82 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino,CA | 98 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 81 |
| Fresno, CA | 99 | 12.8% | 17.2% | 99 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 100 | 12.2% | 15.2% | 96 |
Note: Blue indicates Fourth District MSAs
Source: Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 1- year estimates, 2011.