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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 2022, at 78%. Fort Lupton, CO had the lowest, at 11.1%. The median was 42.7% and the figure for Colorado was 43.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78Greenwood Village, CO
Lowest11.1Fort Lupton, CO
Median42.754 cities
Colorado43.7History

All cities, 2022

Greenwood Village, CO: 78 %Greenwood Village, CO78Boulder, CO: 76.6 %Boulder, CO76.6Superior, CO: 76.3 %Superior, CO76.3Timnath, CO: 75.3 %Timnath, CO75.3Lone Tree, CO: 71.3 %Lone Tree, CO71.3Castle Pines, CO: 69.4 %Castle Pines, CO69.4Louisville, CO: 65.9 %Louisville, CO65.9Erie, CO: 65 %Erie, CO65Lafayette, CO: 63.1 %Lafayette, CO63.1Centennial, CO: 61.3 %Centennial, CO61.3Durango, CO: 58.7 %Durango, CO58.7Broomfield, CO: 58.4 %Broomfield, CO58.4Fort Collins, CO: 58.3 %Fort Collins, CO58.3Littleton, CO: 56 %Littleton, CO56Golden, CO: 54.7 %Golden, CO54.7Monument, CO: 54.6 %Monument, CO54.6Denver, CO: 54.3 %Denver, CO54.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 54.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO54.2Castle Rock, CO: 53.6 %Castle Rock, CO53.6Parker, CO: 53.5 %Parker, CO53.5Windsor, CO: 50.9 %Windsor, CO50.9Arvada, CO: 47.6 %Arvada, CO47.6Longmont, CO: 46 %Longmont, CO46Lakewood, CO: 44.4 %Lakewood, CO44.4Englewood, CO: 44.3 %Englewood, CO44.3Severance, CO: 43.6 %Severance, CO43.6Wellington, CO: 43.3 %Wellington, CO43.3Westminster, CO: 42.2 %Westminster, CO42.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 41.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO41.9Colorado Springs, CO: 41.1 %Colorado Springs, CO41.1Loveland, CO: 39.5 %Loveland, CO39.5Berthoud, CO: 39.5 %Berthoud, CO39.5Glenwood Springs, CO: 38.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO38.6Johnstown, CO: 37.9 %Johnstown, CO37.9Frederick, CO: 36.3 %Frederick, CO36.3Grand Junction, CO: 35.2 %Grand Junction, CO35.2Aurora, CO: 31.9 %Aurora, CO31.9Montrose, CO: 31.7 %Montrose, CO31.7Fountain, CO: 31.1 %Fountain, CO31.1Firestone, CO: 30.9 %Firestone, CO30.9Thornton, CO: 30.7 %Thornton, CO30.7Fruita, CO: 30.7 %Fruita, CO30.7Greeley, CO: 26.8 %Greeley, CO26.8Cañon City, CO: 24.9 %Cañon City, CO24.9Commerce City, CO: 24.5 %Commerce City, CO24.5Northglenn, CO: 23.9 %Northglenn, CO23.9Brighton, CO: 22 %Brighton, CO22Pueblo, CO: 21.8 %Pueblo, CO21.8Evans, CO: 18.3 %Evans, CO18.3Fort Morgan, CO: 18.2 %Fort Morgan, CO18.2Rifle, CO: 16.4 %Rifle, CO16.4Sterling, CO: 15.6 %Sterling, CO15.6Federal Heights, CO: 13.5 %Federal Heights, CO13.5Fort Lupton, CO: 11.1 %Fort Lupton, CO11.1Greenwood Village, CO: 78 %Greenwood Village, CO78Boulder, CO: 76.6 %Boulder, CO76.6Superior, CO: 76.3 %Superior, CO76.3Timnath, CO: 75.3 %Timnath, CO75.3Lone Tree, CO: 71.3 %Lone Tree, CO71.3Castle Pines, CO: 69.4 %Castle Pines, CO69.4Louisville, CO: 65.9 %Louisville, CO65.9Erie, CO: 65 %Erie, CO65Lafayette, CO: 63.1 %Lafayette, CO63.1Centennial, CO: 61.3 %Centennial, CO61.3Durango, CO: 58.7 %Durango, CO58.7Broomfield, CO: 58.4 %Broomfield, CO58.4Fort Collins, CO: 58.3 %Fort Collins, CO58.3Littleton, CO: 56 %Littleton, CO56Golden, CO: 54.7 %Golden, CO54.7Monument, CO: 54.6 %Monument, CO54.6Denver, CO: 54.3 %Denver, CO54.3Steamboat Springs, CO: 54.2 %Steamboat Springs, CO54.2Castle Rock, CO: 53.6 %Castle Rock, CO53.6Parker, CO: 53.5 %Parker, CO53.5Windsor, CO: 50.9 %Windsor, CO50.9Arvada, CO: 47.6 %Arvada, CO47.6Longmont, CO: 46 %Longmont, CO46Lakewood, CO: 44.4 %Lakewood, CO44.4Englewood, CO: 44.3 %Englewood, CO44.3Severance, CO: 43.6 %Severance, CO43.6Wellington, CO: 43.3 %Wellington, CO43.3Westminster, CO: 42.2 %Westminster, CO42.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 41.9 %Wheat Ridge, CO41.9Colorado Springs, CO: 41.1 %Colorado Springs, CO41.1Loveland, CO: 39.5 %Loveland, CO39.5Berthoud, CO: 39.5 %Berthoud, CO39.5Glenwood Springs, CO: 38.6 %Glenwood Springs, CO38.6Johnstown, CO: 37.9 %Johnstown, CO37.9Frederick, CO: 36.3 %Frederick, CO36.3Grand Junction, CO: 35.2 %Grand Junction, CO35.2Aurora, CO: 31.9 %Aurora, CO31.9Montrose, CO: 31.7 %Montrose, CO31.7Fountain, CO: 31.1 %Fountain, CO31.1Firestone, CO: 30.9 %Firestone, CO30.9Thornton, CO: 30.7 %Thornton, CO30.7Fruita, CO: 30.7 %Fruita, CO30.7Greeley, CO: 26.8 %Greeley, CO26.8Cañon City, CO: 24.9 %Cañon City, CO24.9Commerce City, CO: 24.5 %Commerce City, CO24.5Northglenn, CO: 23.9 %Northglenn, CO23.9Brighton, CO: 22 %Brighton, CO22Pueblo, CO: 21.8 %Pueblo, CO21.8Evans, CO: 18.3 %Evans, CO18.3Fort Morgan, CO: 18.2 %Fort Morgan, CO18.2Rifle, CO: 16.4 %Rifle, CO16.4Sterling, CO: 15.6 %Sterling, CO15.6Federal Heights, CO: 13.5 %Federal Heights, CO13.5Fort Lupton, CO: 11.1 %Fort Lupton, CO11.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greenwood Village, CO78+0.1 pts
2Boulder, CO76.6-0.2 pts
3Superior, CO76.3-0.9 pts
4Timnath, CO75.3+3.2 pts
5Lone Tree, CO71.3+1.6 pts
6Castle Pines, CO69.4-1.4 pts
7Louisville, CO65.9-1.6 pts
8Erie, CO65+0.4 pts
9Lafayette, CO63.1+1.6 pts
10Centennial, CO61.3+1 pts
11Durango, CO58.7+0.7 pts
12Broomfield, CO58.4+0.6 pts
13Fort Collins, CO58.3+1.7 pts
14Littleton, CO56+0.6 pts
15Golden, CO54.7-0.9 pts
16Monument, CO54.6+1.1 pts
17Denver, CO54.3+1.7 pts
18Steamboat Springs, CO54.2-1.4 pts
19Castle Rock, CO53.6+1.6 pts
20Parker, CO53.5+1 pts
21Windsor, CO50.9+2.4 pts
22Arvada, CO47.6+2.2 pts
23Longmont, CO46+1.1 pts
24Lakewood, CO44.4+0.7 pts
25Englewood, CO44.3-0.1 pts
26Severance, CO43.6+2.1 pts
27Wellington, CO43.3+3.3 pts
28Westminster, CO42.2+1.6 pts
29Wheat Ridge, CO41.9+0.7 pts
30Colorado Springs, CO41.1+0.9 pts
31Loveland, CO39.5+1 pts
32Berthoud, CO39.5+0.8 pts
33Glenwood Springs, CO38.6-2.4 pts
34Johnstown, CO37.9+0.1 pts
35Frederick, CO36.3+0.3 pts
36Grand Junction, CO35.2+0.8 pts
37Aurora, CO31.9+0.6 pts
38Montrose, CO31.7+2.4 pts
39Fountain, CO31.1+0.4 pts
40Firestone, CO30.9+2 pts
41Thornton, CO30.7+1.3 pts
42Fruita, CO30.7+2.6 pts
43Greeley, CO26.8+0.7 pts
44Cañon City, CO24.9+0.9 pts
45Commerce City, CO24.5-0.7 pts
46Northglenn, CO23.9+1.8 pts
47Brighton, CO22-0.3 pts
48Pueblo, CO21.8+0.6 pts
49Evans, CO18.3-2.7 pts
50Fort Morgan, CO18.2+1.8 pts
51Rifle, CO16.4+0.3 pts
52Sterling, CO15.6-1.5 pts
53Federal Heights, CO13.5-0.2 pts
54Fort Lupton, CO11.1-2.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/colorado-cities?period=2022.

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Greenwood Village, CO, with 78% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fort Lupton, CO, with 11.1% in 2022.

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