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Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Greenwood Village, CO had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 54 cities in 2021, at 77.8%. Fort Lupton, CO had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 41.1% and the figure for Colorado was 42.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.8Greenwood Village, CO
Lowest13.3Fort Lupton, CO
Median41.154 cities
Colorado42.8History

All cities, 2021

Greenwood Village, CO: 77.8 %Greenwood Village, CO77.8Superior, CO: 77.2 %Superior, CO77.2Boulder, CO: 76.8 %Boulder, CO76.8Timnath, CO: 72.1 %Timnath, CO72.1Castle Pines, CO: 70.8 %Castle Pines, CO70.8Lone Tree, CO: 69.6 %Lone Tree, CO69.6Louisville, CO: 67.4 %Louisville, CO67.4Erie, CO: 64.7 %Erie, CO64.7Lafayette, CO: 61.5 %Lafayette, CO61.5Centennial, CO: 60.3 %Centennial, CO60.3Durango, CO: 58.1 %Durango, CO58.1Broomfield, CO: 57.8 %Broomfield, CO57.8Fort Collins, CO: 56.6 %Fort Collins, CO56.6Steamboat Springs, CO: 55.6 %Steamboat Springs, CO55.6Golden, CO: 55.6 %Golden, CO55.6Littleton, CO: 55.4 %Littleton, CO55.4Monument, CO: 53.5 %Monument, CO53.5Denver, CO: 52.5 %Denver, CO52.5Parker, CO: 52.5 %Parker, CO52.5Castle Rock, CO: 52 %Castle Rock, CO52Windsor, CO: 48.5 %Windsor, CO48.5Arvada, CO: 45.4 %Arvada, CO45.4Longmont, CO: 44.9 %Longmont, CO44.9Englewood, CO: 44.4 %Englewood, CO44.4Lakewood, CO: 43.7 %Lakewood, CO43.7Severance, CO: 41.6 %Severance, CO41.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 41.2 %Wheat Ridge, CO41.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 41 %Glenwood Springs, CO41Westminster, CO: 40.6 %Westminster, CO40.6Colorado Springs, CO: 40.2 %Colorado Springs, CO40.2Wellington, CO: 40 %Wellington, CO40Berthoud, CO: 38.7 %Berthoud, CO38.7Loveland, CO: 38.6 %Loveland, CO38.6Johnstown, CO: 37.8 %Johnstown, CO37.8Frederick, CO: 36 %Frederick, CO36Grand Junction, CO: 34.5 %Grand Junction, CO34.5Aurora, CO: 31.3 %Aurora, CO31.3Fountain, CO: 30.7 %Fountain, CO30.7Thornton, CO: 29.5 %Thornton, CO29.5Montrose, CO: 29.2 %Montrose, CO29.2Firestone, CO: 28.8 %Firestone, CO28.8Fruita, CO: 28.1 %Fruita, CO28.1Greeley, CO: 26.1 %Greeley, CO26.1Commerce City, CO: 25.2 %Commerce City, CO25.2Cañon City, CO: 24 %Cañon City, CO24Brighton, CO: 22.4 %Brighton, CO22.4Northglenn, CO: 22.1 %Northglenn, CO22.1Pueblo, CO: 21.2 %Pueblo, CO21.2Evans, CO: 21 %Evans, CO21Sterling, CO: 17.1 %Sterling, CO17.1Fort Morgan, CO: 16.4 %Fort Morgan, CO16.4Rifle, CO: 16.1 %Rifle, CO16.1Federal Heights, CO: 13.7 %Federal Heights, CO13.7Fort Lupton, CO: 13.3 %Fort Lupton, CO13.3Greenwood Village, CO: 77.8 %Greenwood Village, CO77.8Superior, CO: 77.2 %Superior, CO77.2Boulder, CO: 76.8 %Boulder, CO76.8Timnath, CO: 72.1 %Timnath, CO72.1Castle Pines, CO: 70.8 %Castle Pines, CO70.8Lone Tree, CO: 69.6 %Lone Tree, CO69.6Louisville, CO: 67.4 %Louisville, CO67.4Erie, CO: 64.7 %Erie, CO64.7Lafayette, CO: 61.5 %Lafayette, CO61.5Centennial, CO: 60.3 %Centennial, CO60.3Durango, CO: 58.1 %Durango, CO58.1Broomfield, CO: 57.8 %Broomfield, CO57.8Fort Collins, CO: 56.6 %Fort Collins, CO56.6Steamboat Springs, CO: 55.6 %Steamboat Springs, CO55.6Golden, CO: 55.6 %Golden, CO55.6Littleton, CO: 55.4 %Littleton, CO55.4Monument, CO: 53.5 %Monument, CO53.5Denver, CO: 52.5 %Denver, CO52.5Parker, CO: 52.5 %Parker, CO52.5Castle Rock, CO: 52 %Castle Rock, CO52Windsor, CO: 48.5 %Windsor, CO48.5Arvada, CO: 45.4 %Arvada, CO45.4Longmont, CO: 44.9 %Longmont, CO44.9Englewood, CO: 44.4 %Englewood, CO44.4Lakewood, CO: 43.7 %Lakewood, CO43.7Severance, CO: 41.6 %Severance, CO41.6Wheat Ridge, CO: 41.2 %Wheat Ridge, CO41.2Glenwood Springs, CO: 41 %Glenwood Springs, CO41Westminster, CO: 40.6 %Westminster, CO40.6Colorado Springs, CO: 40.2 %Colorado Springs, CO40.2Wellington, CO: 40 %Wellington, CO40Berthoud, CO: 38.7 %Berthoud, CO38.7Loveland, CO: 38.6 %Loveland, CO38.6Johnstown, CO: 37.8 %Johnstown, CO37.8Frederick, CO: 36 %Frederick, CO36Grand Junction, CO: 34.5 %Grand Junction, CO34.5Aurora, CO: 31.3 %Aurora, CO31.3Fountain, CO: 30.7 %Fountain, CO30.7Thornton, CO: 29.5 %Thornton, CO29.5Montrose, CO: 29.2 %Montrose, CO29.2Firestone, CO: 28.8 %Firestone, CO28.8Fruita, CO: 28.1 %Fruita, CO28.1Greeley, CO: 26.1 %Greeley, CO26.1Commerce City, CO: 25.2 %Commerce City, CO25.2Cañon City, CO: 24 %Cañon City, CO24Brighton, CO: 22.4 %Brighton, CO22.4Northglenn, CO: 22.1 %Northglenn, CO22.1Pueblo, CO: 21.2 %Pueblo, CO21.2Evans, CO: 21 %Evans, CO21Sterling, CO: 17.1 %Sterling, CO17.1Fort Morgan, CO: 16.4 %Fort Morgan, CO16.4Rifle, CO: 16.1 %Rifle, CO16.1Federal Heights, CO: 13.7 %Federal Heights, CO13.7Fort Lupton, CO: 13.3 %Fort Lupton, CO13.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Greenwood Village, CO77.8
2Superior, CO77.2
3Boulder, CO76.8
4Timnath, CO72.1
5Castle Pines, CO70.8
6Lone Tree, CO69.6
7Louisville, CO67.4
8Erie, CO64.7
9Lafayette, CO61.5
10Centennial, CO60.3
11Durango, CO58.1
12Broomfield, CO57.8
13Fort Collins, CO56.6
14Steamboat Springs, CO55.6
15Golden, CO55.6
16Littleton, CO55.4
17Monument, CO53.5
18Denver, CO52.5
19Parker, CO52.5
20Castle Rock, CO52
21Windsor, CO48.5
22Arvada, CO45.4
23Longmont, CO44.9
24Englewood, CO44.4
25Lakewood, CO43.7
26Severance, CO41.6
27Wheat Ridge, CO41.2
28Glenwood Springs, CO41
29Westminster, CO40.6
30Colorado Springs, CO40.2
31Wellington, CO40
32Berthoud, CO38.7
33Loveland, CO38.6
34Johnstown, CO37.8
35Frederick, CO36
36Grand Junction, CO34.5
37Aurora, CO31.3
38Fountain, CO30.7
39Thornton, CO29.5
40Montrose, CO29.2
41Firestone, CO28.8
42Fruita, CO28.1
43Greeley, CO26.1
44Commerce City, CO25.2
45Cañon City, CO24
46Brighton, CO22.4
47Northglenn, CO22.1
48Pueblo, CO21.2
49Evans, CO21
50Sterling, CO17.1
51Fort Morgan, CO16.4
52Rifle, CO16.1
53Federal Heights, CO13.7
54Fort Lupton, CO13.3

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Colorado by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Greenwood Village, CO, with 77.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fort Lupton, CO, with 13.3% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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