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

Clayton, MO had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 81 cities in 2022, at 80.5%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 30% and the figure for Missouri was 31.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.5Clayton, MO
Lowest9.4Jennings, MO
Median3081 cities
Missouri31.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Clayton, MO: 80.5 %Clayton, MO80.5Town and Country, MO: 73.4 %Town and Country, MO73.4Chesterfield, MO: 71.8 %Chesterfield, MO71.8Webster Groves, MO: 68.2 %Webster Groves, MO68.2Wildwood, MO: 67.5 %Wildwood, MO67.5Creve Coeur, MO: 67.2 %Creve Coeur, MO67.2Kirkwood, MO: 64.6 %Kirkwood, MO64.6Ballwin, MO: 63.6 %Ballwin, MO63.6University City, MO: 62.7 %University City, MO62.7Manchester, MO: 60.3 %Manchester, MO60.3Crestwood, MO: 56.6 %Crestwood, MO56.6Columbia, MO: 55.3 %Columbia, MO55.3Ellisville, MO: 54.4 %Ellisville, MO54.4Dardenne Prairie, MO: 52.9 %Dardenne Prairie, MO52.9Lake St. Louis, MO: 49.7 %Lake St. Louis, MO49.7Eureka, MO: 49.3 %Eureka, MO49.3Maryland Heights, MO: 48.9 %Maryland Heights, MO48.9Lee's Summit, MO: 48.7 %Lee's Summit, MO48.7St. Charles, MO: 44 %St. Charles, MO44O'Fallon, MO: 42.4 %O'Fallon, MO42.4Wentzville, MO: 41.5 %Wentzville, MO41.5St. Louis, MO: 38.6 %St. Louis, MO38.6Warrensburg, MO: 38.4 %Warrensburg, MO38.4Liberty, MO: 38.3 %Liberty, MO38.3St. Peters, MO: 38.1 %St. Peters, MO38.1Kirksville, MO: 37.7 %Kirksville, MO37.7Jackson, MO: 37.2 %Jackson, MO37.2Kansas City, MO: 37.1 %Kansas City, MO37.1Rolla, MO: 36.7 %Rolla, MO36.7Cape Girardeau, MO: 35.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO35.9Jefferson City, MO: 35.3 %Jefferson City, MO35.3Bridgeton, MO: 35.1 %Bridgeton, MO35.1Kearney, MO: 35 %Kearney, MO35Ozark, MO: 34.7 %Ozark, MO34.7Raymore, MO: 34.4 %Raymore, MO34.4Blue Springs, MO: 33.8 %Blue Springs, MO33.8Nixa, MO: 33.4 %Nixa, MO33.4Maryville, MO: 32.6 %Maryville, MO32.6Gladstone, MO: 31.6 %Gladstone, MO31.6Hazelwood, MO: 30.2 %Hazelwood, MO30.2Clayton, MO: 80.5 %Clayton, MO80.5Town and Country, MO: 73.4 %Town and Country, MO73.4Chesterfield, MO: 71.8 %Chesterfield, MO71.8Webster Groves, MO: 68.2 %Webster Groves, MO68.2Wildwood, MO: 67.5 %Wildwood, MO67.5Creve Coeur, MO: 67.2 %Creve Coeur, MO67.2Kirkwood, MO: 64.6 %Kirkwood, MO64.6Ballwin, MO: 63.6 %Ballwin, MO63.6University City, MO: 62.7 %University City, MO62.7Manchester, MO: 60.3 %Manchester, MO60.3Crestwood, MO: 56.6 %Crestwood, MO56.6Columbia, MO: 55.3 %Columbia, MO55.3Ellisville, MO: 54.4 %Ellisville, MO54.4Dardenne Prairie, MO: 52.9 %Dardenne Prairie, MO52.9Lake St. Louis, MO: 49.7 %Lake St. Louis, MO49.7Eureka, MO: 49.3 %Eureka, MO49.3Maryland Heights, MO: 48.9 %Maryland Heights, MO48.9Lee's Summit, MO: 48.7 %Lee's Summit, MO48.7St. Charles, MO: 44 %St. Charles, MO44O'Fallon, MO: 42.4 %O'Fallon, MO42.4Wentzville, MO: 41.5 %Wentzville, MO41.5St. Louis, MO: 38.6 %St. Louis, MO38.6Warrensburg, MO: 38.4 %Warrensburg, MO38.4Liberty, MO: 38.3 %Liberty, MO38.3St. Peters, MO: 38.1 %St. Peters, MO38.1Kirksville, MO: 37.7 %Kirksville, MO37.7Jackson, MO: 37.2 %Jackson, MO37.2Kansas City, MO: 37.1 %Kansas City, MO37.1Rolla, MO: 36.7 %Rolla, MO36.7Cape Girardeau, MO: 35.9 %Cape Girardeau, MO35.9Jefferson City, MO: 35.3 %Jefferson City, MO35.3Bridgeton, MO: 35.1 %Bridgeton, MO35.1Kearney, MO: 35 %Kearney, MO35Ozark, MO: 34.7 %Ozark, MO34.7Raymore, MO: 34.4 %Raymore, MO34.4Blue Springs, MO: 33.8 %Blue Springs, MO33.8Nixa, MO: 33.4 %Nixa, MO33.4Maryville, MO: 32.6 %Maryville, MO32.6Gladstone, MO: 31.6 %Gladstone, MO31.6Hazelwood, MO: 30.2 %Hazelwood, MO30.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clayton, MO80.5+1.1 pts
2Town and Country, MO73.4-2.2 pts
3Chesterfield, MO71.8+1.4 pts
4Webster Groves, MO68.2-0.7 pts
5Wildwood, MO67.5+1 pts
6Creve Coeur, MO67.20 pts
7Kirkwood, MO64.6-0.3 pts
8Ballwin, MO63.6+0.9 pts
9University City, MO62.7+1.5 pts
10Manchester, MO60.3+0.8 pts
11Crestwood, MO56.6+0.9 pts
12Columbia, MO55.3+1.5 pts
13Ellisville, MO54.4-1 pts
14Dardenne Prairie, MO52.9-1.7 pts
15Lake St. Louis, MO49.7+0.8 pts
16Eureka, MO49.3+1.4 pts
17Maryland Heights, MO48.9-2.4 pts
18Lee's Summit, MO48.7+0.2 pts
19St. Charles, MO44+1.9 pts
20O'Fallon, MO42.4-0.9 pts
21Wentzville, MO41.5+1.5 pts
22St. Louis, MO38.6+0.6 pts
23Warrensburg, MO38.4-0.5 pts
24Liberty, MO38.3+0.1 pts
25St. Peters, MO38.1-1.8 pts
26Kirksville, MO37.7+1.7 pts
27Jackson, MO37.2+1.3 pts
28Kansas City, MO37.1+0.6 pts
29Rolla, MO36.7-0.9 pts
30Cape Girardeau, MO35.90 pts
31Jefferson City, MO35.3+1 pts
32Bridgeton, MO35.1+3.6 pts
33Kearney, MO35+0.8 pts
34Ozark, MO34.7-1.3 pts
35Raymore, MO34.4+0.6 pts
36Blue Springs, MO33.8+1 pts
37Nixa, MO33.4-0.1 pts
38Maryville, MO32.6-2.4 pts
39Gladstone, MO31.6+0.7 pts
40Hazelwood, MO30.2-2.8 pts
41Springfield, MO30+0.3 pts
42Marshall, MO29.2+0.8 pts
43Grain Valley, MO28+1.8 pts
44Washington, MO27.7-0.2 pts
45Smithville, MO26.9-1.3 pts
45Webb City, MO26.9+1.3 pts
47Branson, MO26.8+4.9 pts
48Republic, MO26.7+1.4 pts
49Joplin, MO25.7+0.6 pts
50Belton, MO25.5+1.2 pts
51Neosho, MO25.2+1 pts
52Bolivar, MO24.7-1.3 pts
53Fulton, MO24.2+2.2 pts
54Sikeston, MO23.8-1.5 pts
55Grandview, MO23.5+2.3 pts
56Overland, MO23.4+0.1 pts
57Arnold, MO23.2-0.3 pts
58Florissant, MO23.1+1 pts
59Raytown, MO22.8+1 pts
59St. Joseph, MO22.8+1 pts
61Hannibal, MO22.4+0.2 pts
62Festus, MO22.3-0.2 pts
63Carthage, MO22.2+3.1 pts
64Ferguson, MO22.1+1.9 pts
65West Plains, MO21.8-0.2 pts
66Union, MO20.9-1.1 pts
67Independence, MO19.5-0.4 pts
68Harrisonville, MO18.1+0.9 pts
69Kennett, MO17.7-2.9 pts
70Excelsior Springs, MO17.6+1.1 pts
71Lebanon, MO17.4+0.3 pts
72Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO17.4+0.7 pts
73Sedalia, MO17+1.1 pts
74St. Ann, MO16.1+1.4 pts
75Moberly, MO15.8-2.3 pts
76Mexico, MO15.4+1.3 pts
77Farmington, MO15.2+0.7 pts
78Monett, MO13.3-0.5 pts
79Poplar Bluff, MO13.2+1.4 pts
80Troy, MO12.7-2.8 pts
81Jennings, MO9.4+1.8 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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Clayton, MO, with 80.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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