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Originally Posted by Docere
Doesn't Seattle have the highest percentage of college graduates of US major cities? San Francisco, DC and Boston are obviously up there as well.
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Per this link (
https://www.luminafoundation.org/new...on-2016?home=1), the following 2014 data is given:
Metro-Area Highlights
Of the 25 most populous metropolitan regions in the continental U.S., the top 10 metros ranked by degree attainment are:
Washington D.C./Arlington-Alexandria, Va.—55.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.—55.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.—54.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.—52.0%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.—49.5 %
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo.—49.0 %
New York, N.Y./Newark-Jersey City, N.J.—47.0%
Pittsburgh, Pa.—46.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md.—46.0%
San Diego-Carlsbad, Calif.—45.3%
The top 5 state numbers are as follows:
Massachusetts—55.4%
Colorado—54.2%
Connecticut—53.2%
Minnesota—52.9%
Washington—51.6%