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Cities in Missouri by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Clayton, MO had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 81 cities in 2024, at 84.9%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 10.8%. The median was 31.4% and the figure for Missouri was 32.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.9Clayton, MO
Lowest10.8Jennings, MO
Median31.481 cities
Missouri32.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Clayton, MO: 84.9 %Clayton, MO84.9Town and Country, MO: 75.9 %Town and Country, MO75.9Chesterfield, MO: 72.5 %Chesterfield, MO72.5Creve Coeur, MO: 70.1 %Creve Coeur, MO70.1Webster Groves, MO: 68.8 %Webster Groves, MO68.8Wildwood, MO: 68.8 %Wildwood, MO68.8Kirkwood, MO: 67.9 %Kirkwood, MO67.9Ballwin, MO: 65.2 %Ballwin, MO65.2University City, MO: 64.9 %University City, MO64.9Manchester, MO: 62.4 %Manchester, MO62.4Ellisville, MO: 59.4 %Ellisville, MO59.4Crestwood, MO: 56.8 %Crestwood, MO56.8Columbia, MO: 56.7 %Columbia, MO56.7Dardenne Prairie, MO: 55.1 %Dardenne Prairie, MO55.1Eureka, MO: 52.5 %Eureka, MO52.5Lake St. Louis, MO: 51.7 %Lake St. Louis, MO51.7Maryland Heights, MO: 51.2 %Maryland Heights, MO51.2Lee's Summit, MO: 48.8 %Lee's Summit, MO48.8O'Fallon, MO: 43.3 %O'Fallon, MO43.3St. Charles, MO: 43.3 %St. Charles, MO43.3St. Louis, MO: 41.1 %St. Louis, MO41.1Kirksville, MO: 40.3 %Kirksville, MO40.3Liberty, MO: 39.6 %Liberty, MO39.6Wentzville, MO: 39.6 %Wentzville, MO39.6St. Peters, MO: 39.2 %St. Peters, MO39.2Jefferson City, MO: 38.7 %Jefferson City, MO38.7Kansas City, MO: 38.4 %Kansas City, MO38.4Warrensburg, MO: 37.8 %Warrensburg, MO37.8Kearney, MO: 36.8 %Kearney, MO36.8Nixa, MO: 36.7 %Nixa, MO36.7Raymore, MO: 36.2 %Raymore, MO36.2Bridgeton, MO: 36 %Bridgeton, MO36Jackson, MO: 35.8 %Jackson, MO35.8Maryville, MO: 35.6 %Maryville, MO35.6Rolla, MO: 35.6 %Rolla, MO35.6Blue Springs, MO: 35 %Blue Springs, MO35Cape Girardeau, MO: 34.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO34.9Smithville, MO: 32.4 %Smithville, MO32.4Washington, MO: 32.3 %Washington, MO32.3Gladstone, MO: 31.7 %Gladstone, MO31.7Clayton, MO: 84.9 %Clayton, MO84.9Town and Country, MO: 75.9 %Town and Country, MO75.9Chesterfield, MO: 72.5 %Chesterfield, MO72.5Creve Coeur, MO: 70.1 %Creve Coeur, MO70.1Webster Groves, MO: 68.8 %Webster Groves, MO68.8Wildwood, MO: 68.8 %Wildwood, MO68.8Kirkwood, MO: 67.9 %Kirkwood, MO67.9Ballwin, MO: 65.2 %Ballwin, MO65.2University City, MO: 64.9 %University City, MO64.9Manchester, MO: 62.4 %Manchester, MO62.4Ellisville, MO: 59.4 %Ellisville, MO59.4Crestwood, MO: 56.8 %Crestwood, MO56.8Columbia, MO: 56.7 %Columbia, MO56.7Dardenne Prairie, MO: 55.1 %Dardenne Prairie, MO55.1Eureka, MO: 52.5 %Eureka, MO52.5Lake St. Louis, MO: 51.7 %Lake St. Louis, MO51.7Maryland Heights, MO: 51.2 %Maryland Heights, MO51.2Lee's Summit, MO: 48.8 %Lee's Summit, MO48.8O'Fallon, MO: 43.3 %O'Fallon, MO43.3St. Charles, MO: 43.3 %St. Charles, MO43.3St. Louis, MO: 41.1 %St. Louis, MO41.1Kirksville, MO: 40.3 %Kirksville, MO40.3Liberty, MO: 39.6 %Liberty, MO39.6Wentzville, MO: 39.6 %Wentzville, MO39.6St. Peters, MO: 39.2 %St. Peters, MO39.2Jefferson City, MO: 38.7 %Jefferson City, MO38.7Kansas City, MO: 38.4 %Kansas City, MO38.4Warrensburg, MO: 37.8 %Warrensburg, MO37.8Kearney, MO: 36.8 %Kearney, MO36.8Nixa, MO: 36.7 %Nixa, MO36.7Raymore, MO: 36.2 %Raymore, MO36.2Bridgeton, MO: 36 %Bridgeton, MO36Jackson, MO: 35.8 %Jackson, MO35.8Maryville, MO: 35.6 %Maryville, MO35.6Rolla, MO: 35.6 %Rolla, MO35.6Blue Springs, MO: 35 %Blue Springs, MO35Cape Girardeau, MO: 34.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO34.9Smithville, MO: 32.4 %Smithville, MO32.4Washington, MO: 32.3 %Washington, MO32.3Gladstone, MO: 31.7 %Gladstone, MO31.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clayton, MO84.9+1.1 pts
2Town and Country, MO75.9+0.1 pts
3Chesterfield, MO72.5+0.1 pts
4Creve Coeur, MO70.1+3.3 pts
5Webster Groves, MO68.80 pts
6Wildwood, MO68.8+0.6 pts
7Kirkwood, MO67.9+1.7 pts
8Ballwin, MO65.20 pts
9University City, MO64.9+0.7 pts
10Manchester, MO62.4+0.3 pts
11Ellisville, MO59.4+3.4 pts
12Crestwood, MO56.8+0.1 pts
13Columbia, MO56.7+0.3 pts
14Dardenne Prairie, MO55.1+2.5 pts
15Eureka, MO52.5+1.6 pts
16Lake St. Louis, MO51.7+2.2 pts
17Maryland Heights, MO51.2+0.2 pts
18Lee's Summit, MO48.8+0.1 pts
19O'Fallon, MO43.3+0.9 pts
20St. Charles, MO43.3-0.9 pts
21St. Louis, MO41.1+1 pts
22Kirksville, MO40.3+2.4 pts
23Liberty, MO39.6-0.3 pts
23Wentzville, MO39.6+0.3 pts
25St. Peters, MO39.2-0.5 pts
26Jefferson City, MO38.7+1.8 pts
27Kansas City, MO38.4+0.6 pts
28Warrensburg, MO37.8+1.9 pts
29Kearney, MO36.8+2.9 pts
30Nixa, MO36.7+1.9 pts
31Raymore, MO36.2-0.8 pts
32Bridgeton, MO36-0.1 pts
33Jackson, MO35.8+0.1 pts
34Maryville, MO35.6+5 pts
34Rolla, MO35.6+0.1 pts
36Blue Springs, MO35+0.4 pts
37Cape Girardeau, MO34.9-1.7 pts
38Smithville, MO32.4+2.7 pts
39Washington, MO32.3+1.2 pts
40Gladstone, MO31.7+0.4 pts
41Springfield, MO31.4+1.1 pts
42Ozark, MO30.8-2.3 pts
43Overland, MO29.6+3.6 pts
44Hazelwood, MO28.90 pts
45Bolivar, MO27.9+2.3 pts
46Branson, MO27.7-1.7 pts
47Sikeston, MO27.5+2.8 pts
48Grain Valley, MO27.4-0.4 pts
49Webb City, MO26.7-1.4 pts
50Joplin, MO26.7+0.3 pts
51Republic, MO26.3-1.2 pts
52Belton, MO25.6-0.1 pts
53Grandview, MO25.5+1.5 pts
54Marshall, MO25.4-5.2 pts
55Arnold, MO25.4+1.4 pts
56Festus, MO24.4+2.8 pts
57Union, MO23.7-1.9 pts
58St. Joseph, MO23+0.3 pts
59Florissant, MO22.5-0.3 pts
60Carthage, MO22.1-0.9 pts
61Raytown, MO22-0.7 pts
62Independence, MO21.9+1 pts
63Neosho, MO21.7-2.4 pts
64Fulton, MO21.7-2.6 pts
65Ferguson, MO21.3-0.4 pts
66St. Ann, MO20.4+2.2 pts
67Hannibal, MO19.6-2.8 pts
68Lebanon, MO18.2+0.4 pts
69Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO17.8-0.9 pts
70Excelsior Springs, MO17.6+1.2 pts
71Mexico, MO17.2+1.7 pts
72West Plains, MO17.1-0.6 pts
73Sedalia, MO16.3-0.7 pts
74Farmington, MO16.3+1.5 pts
75Moberly, MO16.3+0.6 pts
76Kennett, MO15.6+0.6 pts
77Harrisonville, MO15-0.9 pts
78Troy, MO14.7+1.6 pts
79Poplar Bluff, MO14.4-1.5 pts
80Monett, MO12.8+0.7 pts
81Jennings, MO10.8+0.9 pts

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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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Missouri by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Missouri by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities. 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 Missouri by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities.

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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 Missouri by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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