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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 2023, at 83.8%. Jennings, MO had the lowest, at 9.9%. The median was 30.6% and the figure for Missouri was 31.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.8Clayton, MO
Lowest9.9Jennings, MO
Median30.681 cities
Missouri31.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Clayton, MO: 83.8 %Clayton, MO83.8Town and Country, MO: 75.9 %Town and Country, MO75.9Chesterfield, MO: 72.4 %Chesterfield, MO72.4Webster Groves, MO: 68.8 %Webster Groves, MO68.8Wildwood, MO: 68.2 %Wildwood, MO68.2Creve Coeur, MO: 66.7 %Creve Coeur, MO66.7Kirkwood, MO: 66.2 %Kirkwood, MO66.2Ballwin, MO: 65.2 %Ballwin, MO65.2University City, MO: 64.2 %University City, MO64.2Manchester, MO: 62.1 %Manchester, MO62.1Crestwood, MO: 56.7 %Crestwood, MO56.7Columbia, MO: 56.5 %Columbia, MO56.5Ellisville, MO: 56 %Ellisville, MO56Dardenne Prairie, MO: 52.5 %Dardenne Prairie, MO52.5Maryland Heights, MO: 51 %Maryland Heights, MO51Eureka, MO: 50.9 %Eureka, MO50.9Lake St. Louis, MO: 49.5 %Lake St. Louis, MO49.5Lee's Summit, MO: 48.7 %Lee's Summit, MO48.7St. Charles, MO: 44.2 %St. Charles, MO44.2O'Fallon, MO: 42.4 %O'Fallon, MO42.4St. Louis, MO: 40.2 %St. Louis, MO40.2Liberty, MO: 39.9 %Liberty, MO39.9St. Peters, MO: 39.7 %St. Peters, MO39.7Wentzville, MO: 39.4 %Wentzville, MO39.4Kirksville, MO: 37.9 %Kirksville, MO37.9Kansas City, MO: 37.8 %Kansas City, MO37.8Raymore, MO: 37 %Raymore, MO37Jefferson City, MO: 36.9 %Jefferson City, MO36.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 36.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO36.6Bridgeton, MO: 36.2 %Bridgeton, MO36.2Warrensburg, MO: 36 %Warrensburg, MO36Jackson, MO: 35.7 %Jackson, MO35.7Rolla, MO: 35.5 %Rolla, MO35.5Nixa, MO: 34.8 %Nixa, MO34.8Blue Springs, MO: 34.6 %Blue Springs, MO34.6Kearney, MO: 34 %Kearney, MO34Ozark, MO: 33 %Ozark, MO33Gladstone, MO: 31.3 %Gladstone, MO31.3Washington, MO: 31.1 %Washington, MO31.1Maryville, MO: 30.7 %Maryville, MO30.7Clayton, MO: 83.8 %Clayton, MO83.8Town and Country, MO: 75.9 %Town and Country, MO75.9Chesterfield, MO: 72.4 %Chesterfield, MO72.4Webster Groves, MO: 68.8 %Webster Groves, MO68.8Wildwood, MO: 68.2 %Wildwood, MO68.2Creve Coeur, MO: 66.7 %Creve Coeur, MO66.7Kirkwood, MO: 66.2 %Kirkwood, MO66.2Ballwin, MO: 65.2 %Ballwin, MO65.2University City, MO: 64.2 %University City, MO64.2Manchester, MO: 62.1 %Manchester, MO62.1Crestwood, MO: 56.7 %Crestwood, MO56.7Columbia, MO: 56.5 %Columbia, MO56.5Ellisville, MO: 56 %Ellisville, MO56Dardenne Prairie, MO: 52.5 %Dardenne Prairie, MO52.5Maryland Heights, MO: 51 %Maryland Heights, MO51Eureka, MO: 50.9 %Eureka, MO50.9Lake St. Louis, MO: 49.5 %Lake St. Louis, MO49.5Lee's Summit, MO: 48.7 %Lee's Summit, MO48.7St. Charles, MO: 44.2 %St. Charles, MO44.2O'Fallon, MO: 42.4 %O'Fallon, MO42.4St. Louis, MO: 40.2 %St. Louis, MO40.2Liberty, MO: 39.9 %Liberty, MO39.9St. Peters, MO: 39.7 %St. Peters, MO39.7Wentzville, MO: 39.4 %Wentzville, MO39.4Kirksville, MO: 37.9 %Kirksville, MO37.9Kansas City, MO: 37.8 %Kansas City, MO37.8Raymore, MO: 37 %Raymore, MO37Jefferson City, MO: 36.9 %Jefferson City, MO36.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 36.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO36.6Bridgeton, MO: 36.2 %Bridgeton, MO36.2Warrensburg, MO: 36 %Warrensburg, MO36Jackson, MO: 35.7 %Jackson, MO35.7Rolla, MO: 35.5 %Rolla, MO35.5Nixa, MO: 34.8 %Nixa, MO34.8Blue Springs, MO: 34.6 %Blue Springs, MO34.6Kearney, MO: 34 %Kearney, MO34Ozark, MO: 33 %Ozark, MO33Gladstone, MO: 31.3 %Gladstone, MO31.3Washington, MO: 31.1 %Washington, MO31.1Maryville, MO: 30.7 %Maryville, MO30.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clayton, MO83.8+3.3 pts
2Town and Country, MO75.9+2.5 pts
3Chesterfield, MO72.4+0.6 pts
4Webster Groves, MO68.8+0.6 pts
5Wildwood, MO68.2+0.7 pts
6Creve Coeur, MO66.7-0.5 pts
7Kirkwood, MO66.2+1.6 pts
8Ballwin, MO65.2+1.6 pts
9University City, MO64.2+1.5 pts
10Manchester, MO62.1+1.9 pts
11Crestwood, MO56.7+0.1 pts
12Columbia, MO56.5+1.2 pts
13Ellisville, MO56+1.6 pts
14Dardenne Prairie, MO52.5-0.4 pts
15Maryland Heights, MO51+2.1 pts
16Eureka, MO50.9+1.6 pts
17Lake St. Louis, MO49.5-0.2 pts
18Lee's Summit, MO48.7-0 pts
19St. Charles, MO44.2+0.2 pts
20O'Fallon, MO42.40 pts
21St. Louis, MO40.2+1.6 pts
22Liberty, MO39.9+1.6 pts
23St. Peters, MO39.7+1.5 pts
24Wentzville, MO39.4-2.1 pts
25Kirksville, MO37.9+0.3 pts
26Kansas City, MO37.8+0.7 pts
27Raymore, MO37+2.5 pts
28Jefferson City, MO36.9+1.6 pts
29Cape Girardeau, MO36.6+0.6 pts
30Bridgeton, MO36.2+1.1 pts
31Warrensburg, MO36-2.5 pts
32Jackson, MO35.7-1.6 pts
33Rolla, MO35.5-1.2 pts
34Nixa, MO34.8+1.4 pts
35Blue Springs, MO34.6+0.9 pts
36Kearney, MO34-1 pts
37Ozark, MO33-1.7 pts
38Gladstone, MO31.3-0.3 pts
39Washington, MO31.1+3.4 pts
40Maryville, MO30.7-1.9 pts
41Marshall, MO30.6+1.5 pts
42Springfield, MO30.3+0.4 pts
43Smithville, MO29.7+2.8 pts
44Branson, MO29.4+2.6 pts
45Hazelwood, MO28.8-1.4 pts
46Webb City, MO28+1.1 pts
47Grain Valley, MO27.8-0.2 pts
48Republic, MO27.5+0.7 pts
49Joplin, MO26.4+0.6 pts
50Overland, MO26+2.6 pts
51Belton, MO25.7+0.2 pts
52Union, MO25.6+4.7 pts
53Bolivar, MO25.6+0.8 pts
54Sikeston, MO24.8+1 pts
55Fulton, MO24.3+0.1 pts
56Neosho, MO24.1-1.1 pts
57Grandview, MO24+0.6 pts
58Arnold, MO24+0.8 pts
59Carthage, MO23+0.9 pts
60Raytown, MO22.8-0 pts
61Florissant, MO22.7-0.4 pts
62St. Joseph, MO22.7-0.1 pts
63Hannibal, MO22.3-0.1 pts
64Ferguson, MO21.7-0.4 pts
65Festus, MO21.6-0.7 pts
66Independence, MO20.9+1.4 pts
67Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO18.6+1.2 pts
68St. Ann, MO18.2+2.1 pts
69Lebanon, MO17.9+0.5 pts
70West Plains, MO17.7-4.1 pts
71Sedalia, MO170 pts
72Excelsior Springs, MO16.3-1.3 pts
73Poplar Bluff, MO16+2.8 pts
74Harrisonville, MO15.9-2.3 pts
75Moberly, MO15.6-0.2 pts
76Mexico, MO15.5+0.1 pts
77Kennett, MO15-2.7 pts
78Farmington, MO14.8-0.4 pts
79Troy, MO13.1+0.3 pts
80Monett, MO12.2-1.2 pts
81Jennings, MO9.9+0.6 pts

Other periods

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/missouri-cities?period=2023.

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