Cities in Michigan by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

East Grand Rapids, MI had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 90 cities in 2024, at 99.1%. Hamtramck, MI had the lowest, at 65.9%. The median was 91.6% and the figure for Michigan was 92.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.1East Grand Rapids, MI

Lowest65.9Hamtramck, MI

Median91.690 cities

Michigan92.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	East Grand Rapids, MI	99.1	-0.2 pts
2	Beverly Hills, MI	98.8	+0.1 pts
2	Birmingham, MI	98.8	-0 pts
4	Berkley, MI	98.6	-0.3 pts
5	East Lansing, MI	98.4	0 pts
6	Rochester, MI	98.1	-0.2 pts
7	Ann Arbor, MI	97.9	+0.3 pts
8	Fenton, MI	97.8	+0.6 pts
9	Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	97.5	+0.1 pts
10	Royal Oak, MI	97.1	+0.6 pts
11	Midland, MI	97.1	+0.5 pts
12	Rochester Hills, MI	97	+0.6 pts
13	South Lyon, MI	97	-0.4 pts
14	Traverse City, MI	96.9	+1.2 pts
15	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	96.8	-1.5 pts
16	Portage, MI	96.7	-0.1 pts
17	Novi, MI	96.6	-0.1 pts
18	Grand Haven, MI	96.6	+0.3 pts
19	Clawson, MI	96.4	-0.3 pts
20	Trenton, MI	96.4	+0.6 pts
21	Farmington, MI	96.3	+0.4 pts
22	Ferndale, MI	96.3	+0.2 pts
23	Wixom, MI	96.1	-1.7 pts
24	Farmington Hills, MI	96	+0.3 pts
25	Walker, MI	95.9	-0.3 pts
26	Marquette, MI	95.7	+0.4 pts
27	Norton Shores, MI	95.7	+0.3 pts
28	Livonia, MI	95.6	+0.5 pts
29	Grandville, MI	95.4	-0.4 pts
30	St. Clair Shores, MI	95	-0.1 pts
31	Troy, MI	95	-0.8 pts
32	Southfield, MI	94.7	+0.3 pts
33	Oak Park, MI	94.4	+1.2 pts
34	Ypsilanti, MI	94.2	+0.5 pts
35	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	93.9	0 pts
36	Mount Pleasant, MI	93.4	+0.4 pts
37	New Baltimore, MI	93.3	+1.5 pts
38	Auburn Hills, MI	93.2	-0.1 pts
39	Woodhaven, MI	92.9	-1.2 pts
40	Allen Park, MI	92.9	-0.8 pts
41	Riverview, MI	92.5	-1.3 pts
42	Wyandotte, MI	92.3	+0.9 pts
43	Flat Rock, MI	92	+0.7 pts
44	Harper Woods, MI	91.8	-1.6 pts
45	Alpena, MI	91.6	-1.3 pts
46	Garden City, MI	91.6	+0.8 pts
47	Owosso, MI	91.5	+1.3 pts
48	Fraser, MI	91.4	+0.5 pts
49	Holland, MI	91.2	+0.2 pts
50	Kalamazoo, MI	91.1	+1.1 pts
51	Westland, MI	90.6	+0.9 pts
52	Madison Heights, MI	90.4	+1 pts
53	Burton, MI	90.3	+0.8 pts
54	Romulus, MI	90.3	+1.7 pts
55	Battle Creek, MI	90.3	+0.2 pts
56	Lansing, MI	90.1	+0.2 pts
57	Roseville, MI	90.1	+0.3 pts
58	Escanaba, MI	89.6	+1.6 pts
59	Grand Rapids, MI	89.5	+0.5 pts
60	Kentwood, MI	89.4	-0.2 pts
61	Wayne, MI	89.3	+1.3 pts
62	Eastpointe, MI	89.1	+0.4 pts
63	Hazel Park, MI	89	-1.1 pts
64	Niles, MI	89	-1.5 pts
65	Dearborn Heights, MI	89	+0.2 pts
66	Coldwater, MI	88.9	+1.8 pts
66	Monroe, MI	88.9	-1 pts
68	Bay City, MI	88.9	+0.3 pts
69	Southgate, MI	88.9	-0.6 pts
70	Cadillac, MI	88.7	+0.2 pts
71	Adrian, MI	88.6	-0.2 pts
72	Jackson, MI	88.6	+0.1 pts
73	Mount Clemens, MI	88.4	-0.1 pts
74	Wyoming, MI	88.2	+0.1 pts
75	Port Huron, MI	88	-1 pts
76	Muskegon, MI	87.5	+0.1 pts
77	Sterling Heights, MI	86.9	-0.6 pts
78	Taylor, MI	86.6	-0.2 pts
79	Warren, MI	86.1	-0.2 pts
80	Saginaw, MI	85.2	+2 pts
81	Flint, MI	84.5	+1.1 pts
82	Dearborn, MI	84.1	+0.1 pts
83	Inkster, MI	84	+1.3 pts
84	Ionia, MI	83.8	-2.4 pts
85	Detroit, MI	83.3	-0.1 pts
86	Sturgis, MI	83.2	+2.1 pts
87	Pontiac, MI	82.1	+0.5 pts
88	Lincoln Park, MI	81.5	+0.1 pts
89	Melvindale, MI	71.7	+1.3 pts
90	Hamtramck, MI	65.9	-0.9 pts

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school diploma, GED 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 Michigan by high school graduate or higher, 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 high school diploma, GED 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 Michigan by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/michigan-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 high school diploma, GED 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 Michigan by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/michigan-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 high school diploma, GED 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 Michigan by high school graduate or higher, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/michigan-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 Michigan by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/michigan-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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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Hamtramck, MI, with 65.9% in 2024.

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