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Cities in Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

Bentonville, AR had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 39 cities in 2024, at 22.6%. West Memphis, AR had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 9.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.6Bentonville, AR
Lowest3West Memphis, AR
Median9.239 cities
Arkansas9.5History

All cities, 2024

Bentonville, AR: 22.6 %Bentonville, AR22.6Fayetteville, AR: 22.1 %Fayetteville, AR22.1Maumelle, AR: 21.9 %Maumelle, AR21.9Conway, AR: 18.9 %Conway, AR18.9Little Rock, AR: 18.8 %Little Rock, AR18.8Searcy, AR: 15.8 %Searcy, AR15.8Bella Vista, AR: 13.4 %Bella Vista, AR13.4Sherwood, AR: 13.3 %Sherwood, AR13.3Jonesboro, AR: 13.1 %Jonesboro, AR13.1Centerton, AR: 12.5 %Centerton, AR12.5Rogers, AR: 11.9 %Rogers, AR11.9North Little Rock, AR: 11.8 %North Little Rock, AR11.8Farmington, AR: 11.2 %Farmington, AR11.2Marion, AR: 11.1 %Marion, AR11.1Bryant, AR: 10.5 %Bryant, AR10.5Benton, AR: 10.3 %Benton, AR10.3Russellville, AR: 10.3 %Russellville, AR10.3Fort Smith, AR: 9.9 %Fort Smith, AR9.9Batesville, AR: 9.3 %Batesville, AR9.3Hot Springs, AR: 9.2 %Hot Springs, AR9.2Springdale, AR: 9 %Springdale, AR9Blytheville, AR: 8.8 %Blytheville, AR8.8Lowell, AR: 8.5 %Lowell, AR8.5Siloam Springs, AR: 8.4 %Siloam Springs, AR8.4Cabot, AR: 8.4 %Cabot, AR8.4El Dorado, AR: 8.4 %El Dorado, AR8.4Jacksonville, AR: 8.2 %Jacksonville, AR8.2Pea Ridge, AR: 7.3 %Pea Ridge, AR7.3Magnolia, AR: 7.2 %Magnolia, AR7.2Paragould, AR: 6.4 %Paragould, AR6.4Camden, AR: 6.3 %Camden, AR6.3Pine Bluff, AR: 5.8 %Pine Bluff, AR5.8Texarkana, AR: 5.7 %Texarkana, AR5.7Van Buren, AR: 5.7 %Van Buren, AR5.7Forrest City, AR: 5.3 %Forrest City, AR5.3Malvern, AR: 5.2 %Malvern, AR5.2Mountain Home, AR: 4.8 %Mountain Home, AR4.8Harrison, AR: 4.4 %Harrison, AR4.4West Memphis, AR: 3 %West Memphis, AR3Bentonville, AR: 22.6 %Bentonville, AR22.6Fayetteville, AR: 22.1 %Fayetteville, AR22.1Maumelle, AR: 21.9 %Maumelle, AR21.9Conway, AR: 18.9 %Conway, AR18.9Little Rock, AR: 18.8 %Little Rock, AR18.8Searcy, AR: 15.8 %Searcy, AR15.8Bella Vista, AR: 13.4 %Bella Vista, AR13.4Sherwood, AR: 13.3 %Sherwood, AR13.3Jonesboro, AR: 13.1 %Jonesboro, AR13.1Centerton, AR: 12.5 %Centerton, AR12.5Rogers, AR: 11.9 %Rogers, AR11.9North Little Rock, AR: 11.8 %North Little Rock, AR11.8Farmington, AR: 11.2 %Farmington, AR11.2Marion, AR: 11.1 %Marion, AR11.1Bryant, AR: 10.5 %Bryant, AR10.5Benton, AR: 10.3 %Benton, AR10.3Russellville, AR: 10.3 %Russellville, AR10.3Fort Smith, AR: 9.9 %Fort Smith, AR9.9Batesville, AR: 9.3 %Batesville, AR9.3Hot Springs, AR: 9.2 %Hot Springs, AR9.2Springdale, AR: 9 %Springdale, AR9Blytheville, AR: 8.8 %Blytheville, AR8.8Lowell, AR: 8.5 %Lowell, AR8.5Siloam Springs, AR: 8.4 %Siloam Springs, AR8.4Cabot, AR: 8.4 %Cabot, AR8.4El Dorado, AR: 8.4 %El Dorado, AR8.4Jacksonville, AR: 8.2 %Jacksonville, AR8.2Pea Ridge, AR: 7.3 %Pea Ridge, AR7.3Magnolia, AR: 7.2 %Magnolia, AR7.2Paragould, AR: 6.4 %Paragould, AR6.4Camden, AR: 6.3 %Camden, AR6.3Pine Bluff, AR: 5.8 %Pine Bluff, AR5.8Texarkana, AR: 5.7 %Texarkana, AR5.7Van Buren, AR: 5.7 %Van Buren, AR5.7Forrest City, AR: 5.3 %Forrest City, AR5.3Malvern, AR: 5.2 %Malvern, AR5.2Mountain Home, AR: 4.8 %Mountain Home, AR4.8Harrison, AR: 4.4 %Harrison, AR4.4West Memphis, AR: 3 %West Memphis, AR3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bentonville, AR22.6-0.6 pts
2Fayetteville, AR22.10 pts
3Maumelle, AR21.9-0.5 pts
4Conway, AR18.9+1.5 pts
5Little Rock, AR18.8-0.2 pts
6Searcy, AR15.8-0.6 pts
7Bella Vista, AR13.4+1.6 pts
8Sherwood, AR13.3+1.3 pts
9Jonesboro, AR13.1+0.7 pts
10Centerton, AR12.5-0.3 pts
11Rogers, AR11.9+1 pts
12North Little Rock, AR11.8+0.1 pts
13Farmington, AR11.2+1.5 pts
14Marion, AR11.1+0.8 pts
15Bryant, AR10.5-1.4 pts
16Benton, AR10.3+0.6 pts
17Russellville, AR10.3-1.4 pts
18Fort Smith, AR9.9-0.2 pts
19Batesville, AR9.3+0.8 pts
20Hot Springs, AR9.2-0.6 pts
21Springdale, AR9+0.4 pts
22Blytheville, AR8.8+1.9 pts
23Lowell, AR8.5+0.1 pts
24Siloam Springs, AR8.4+0.8 pts
25Cabot, AR8.4+0.6 pts
26El Dorado, AR8.4+0.8 pts
27Jacksonville, AR8.2+0.3 pts
28Pea Ridge, AR7.3+2.1 pts
29Magnolia, AR7.2+1.2 pts
30Paragould, AR6.4-0.1 pts
31Camden, AR6.3-0.4 pts
32Pine Bluff, AR5.8-0.4 pts
33Texarkana, AR5.7-0.6 pts
34Van Buren, AR5.7+0.3 pts
35Forrest City, AR5.3+0.8 pts
36Malvern, AR5.2+2 pts
37Mountain Home, AR4.80 pts
38Harrison, AR4.4-0.8 pts
39West Memphis, AR3-0 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 Arkansas by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/arkansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Bentonville, AR, with 22.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Memphis, AR, with 3% in 2024.

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