Bachelor's degree or higher: zip codes ranked in Maryland
Share of adults 25 and older with at least a four-year college degree. These lists rank zip codes in Maryland with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Most college-educated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | College grads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20816 | Bethesda | 88.5% |
| 2 | 20818 | Cabin John | 86.4% |
| 3 | 20854 | Potomac | 85.7% |
| 4 | 20817 | Bethesda | 85.6% |
| 5 | 20814 | Bethesda | 84.7% |
| 6 | 20815 | Chevy Chase | 84.7% |
| 7 | 20759 | Fulton | 83.7% |
| 8 | 21210 | Baltimore | 83.6% |
| 9 | 21029 | Clarksville | 81.4% |
| 10 | 20861 | Ashton | 77.4% |
| 11 | 21738 | Glenwood | 76.2% |
| 12 | 21737 | Glenelg | 75.8% |
| 13 | 20777 | Highland | 75.2% |
| 14 | 20852 | Rockville | 74.8% |
| 15 | 20895 | Kensington | 74.3% |
| 16 | 21131 | Phoenix | 73.9% |
| 17 | 20910 | Silver Spring | 73.6% |
| 18 | 21204 | Towson | 73.1% |
| 19 | 21042 | Ellicott City | 72.9% |
| 20 | 21036 | Dayton | 71.3% |
| 21 | 20878 | Gaithersburg | 70.3% |
| 22 | 21093 | Lutherville Timonium | 69.7% |
| 23 | 20871 | Clarksburg | 68.1% |
| 24 | 21044 | Columbia | 67.9% |
| 25 | 20850 | Rockville | 67.5% |
| 26 | 21654 | Oxford | 67.2% |
| 27 | 20855 | Derwood | 66.8% |
| 28 | 21794 | West Friendship | 66.1% |
| 29 | 20833 | Brookeville | 64.8% |
| 30 | 21104 | Marriottsville | 64.4% |
| 31 | 21231 | Baltimore | 64.3% |
| 32 | 21043 | Ellicott City | 64.2% |
| 33 | 21120 | Parkton | 64.2% |
| 34 | 20832 | Olney | 63.8% |
| 35 | 21111 | Monkton | 63.7% |
| 36 | 21163 | Woodstock | 63.3% |
| 37 | 21114 | Crofton | 63% |
| 38 | 21211 | Baltimore | 62.5% |
| 39 | 21046 | Columbia | 61.7% |
| 40 | 21774 | New Market | 61.6% |
| 41 | 21054 | Gambrills | 61.2% |
| 42 | 21401 | Annapolis | 61.1% |
| 43 | 21209 | Baltimore | 60.7% |
| 44 | 21146 | Severna Park | 60.2% |
| 45 | 21075 | Elkridge | 59.9% |
| 46 | 20882 | Gaithersburg | 59.6% |
| 47 | 20841 | Boyds | 59.6% |
| 48 | 21230 | Baltimore | 58.8% |
| 49 | 21286 | Towson | 58.8% |
| 50 | 21409 | Annapolis | 58.8% |
| 51 | 20720 | Bowie | 58.7% |
| 52 | 20901 | Silver Spring | 58.6% |
| 53 | 20721 | Bowie | 58.4% |
| 54 | 20723 | Laurel | 57.8% |
| 55 | 21035 | Davidsonville | 57.8% |
| 56 | 21754 | Ijamsville | 57.7% |
| 57 | 21076 | Hanover | 57.5% |
| 58 | 21012 | Arnold | 57.5% |
| 59 | 21704 | Frederick | 57.4% |
| 60 | 20837 | Poolesville | 57.1% |
| 61 | 20860 | Sandy Spring | 57% |
| 62 | 20905 | Silver Spring | 56.9% |
| 63 | 21212 | Baltimore | 56.8% |
| 64 | 21045 | Columbia | 56.6% |
| 65 | 21403 | Annapolis | 56.4% |
| 66 | 21152 | Sparks Glencoe | 56.4% |
| 67 | 21013 | Baldwin | 56% |
| 68 | 21108 | Millersville | 55.3% |
| 69 | 21005 | Aberdeen Proving Ground | 55.2% |
| 70 | 21047 | Fallston | 55% |
| 71 | 21128 | Perry Hall | 54.8% |
| 72 | 21770 | Monrovia | 54.8% |
| 73 | 21136 | Reisterstown | 54.6% |
| 74 | 21113 | Odenton | 54.5% |
| 75 | 21057 | Glen Arm | 54% |
| 76 | 21015 | Bel Air | 53.4% |
| 77 | 21710 | Adamstown | 53.1% |
| 78 | 21784 | Sykesville | 53% |
| 79 | 20769 | Glenn Dale | 52.9% |
| 80 | 21663 | Saint Michaels | 52.8% |
| 81 | 21228 | Catonsville | 52.5% |
| 82 | 20876 | Germantown | 52% |
| 83 | 20842 | Dickerson | 52% |
| 84 | 21030 | Cockeysville | 51.8% |
| 85 | 20912 | Takoma Park | 51.7% |
| 86 | 21797 | Woodbine | 51.5% |
| 87 | 21032 | Crownsville | 51.2% |
| 88 | 21117 | Owings Mills | 50.8% |
| 89 | 21773 | Myersville | 50.8% |
| 90 | 20904 | Silver Spring | 50.3% |
| 91 | 21208 | Pikesville | 50.3% |
| 92 | 20853 | Rockville | 50.2% |
| 93 | 20619 | California | 50.2% |
| 94 | 20755 | Fort George G Meade | 50.2% |
| 95 | 21701 | Frederick | 50.1% |
| 96 | 20740 | College Park | 50.1% |
| 97 | 20754 | Dunkirk | 49.9% |
| 98 | 20778 | West River | 49.9% |
| 99 | 21028 | Churchville | 49.6% |
| 100 | 21140 | Riva | 49.3% |
Least college-educated zip codes
| # | Zip | City | College grads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21890 | Westover | 2.3% |
| 2 | 21746 | Hagerstown | 2.5% |
| 3 | 21636 | Goldsboro | 8% |
| 4 | 21767 | Maugansville | 9.4% |
| 5 | 21659 | Rhodesdale | 10.4% |
| 6 | 21555 | Oldtown | 11.9% |
| 7 | 21750 | Hancock | 11.9% |
| 8 | 21632 | Federalsburg | 11.9% |
| 9 | 21521 | Barton | 12.1% |
| 10 | 21917 | Colora | 12.1% |
| 11 | 21649 | Marydel | 12.9% |
| 12 | 21639 | Greensboro | 13.5% |
| 13 | 21640 | Henderson | 13.9% |
| 14 | 21562 | Westernport | 13.9% |
| 15 | 21643 | Hurlock | 14% |
| 16 | 21856 | Quantico | 14.3% |
| 17 | 21838 | Marion Station | 14.8% |
| 18 | 21222 | Dundalk | 14.9% |
| 19 | 21850 | Pittsville | 15.6% |
| 20 | 21223 | Baltimore | 15.6% |
| 21 | 21225 | Brooklyn | 15.9% |
| 22 | 21918 | Conowingo | 16.1% |
| 23 | 20618 | Bushwood | 16.6% |
| 24 | 21205 | Baltimore | 16.6% |
| 25 | 21539 | Lonaconing | 16.8% |
| 26 | 21531 | Friendsville | 16.8% |
| 27 | 21250 | Baltimore | 17.1% |
| 28 | 21216 | Baltimore | 17.2% |
| 29 | 21660 | Ridgely | 17.3% |
| 30 | 21629 | Denton | 17.3% |
| 31 | 21545 | Mount Savage | 17.9% |
| 32 | 21213 | Baltimore | 17.9% |
| 33 | 21651 | Millington | 18% |
| 34 | 21837 | Mardela Springs | 18% |
| 35 | 20710 | Bladensburg | 18.1% |
| 36 | 21668 | Sudlersville | 18.2% |
| 37 | 21536 | Grantsville | 18.4% |
| 38 | 21871 | Westover | 18.9% |
| 39 | 20664 | Newburg | 18.9% |
| 40 | 21557 | Rawlings | 19.5% |
| 41 | 21502 | Cumberland | 19.9% |
| 42 | 21722 | Clear Spring | 20% |
| 43 | 20783 | Hyattsville | 20% |
| 44 | 20611 | Bel Alton | 20.1% |
| 45 | 21903 | Perryville | 20.1% |
| 46 | 20784 | Hyattsville | 20.7% |
| 47 | 21740 | Hagerstown | 20.7% |
| 48 | 21657 | Queen Anne | 20.9% |
| 49 | 20662 | Nanjemoy | 21% |
| 50 | 21221 | Essex | 21% |
| 51 | 21530 | Flintstone | 21.2% |
| 52 | 21874 | Willards | 21.2% |
| 53 | 21915 | Chesapeake City | 21.2% |
| 54 | 21719 | Cascade | 21.3% |
| 55 | 21623 | Church Hill | 21.6% |
| 56 | 20622 | Charlotte Hall | 21.7% |
| 57 | 21613 | Cambridge | 21.7% |
| 58 | 21787 | Taneytown | 22.2% |
| 59 | 21920 | Elk Mills | 22.4% |
| 60 | 21160 | Whiteford | 22.5% |
| 61 | 21851 | Pocomoke City | 22.5% |
| 62 | 21783 | Smithsburg | 22.7% |
| 63 | 21034 | Darlington | 22.8% |
| 64 | 21040 | Edgewood | 22.8% |
| 65 | 21875 | Delmar | 23% |
| 66 | 20743 | Capitol Heights | 23.3% |
| 67 | 20737 | Riverdale | 23.4% |
| 68 | 21217 | Baltimore | 23.4% |
| 69 | 21631 | East New Market | 23.8% |
| 70 | 21229 | Baltimore | 23.9% |
| 71 | 21655 | Preston | 24% |
| 72 | 20640 | Indian Head | 24.2% |
| 73 | 21863 | Snow Hill | 24.3% |
| 74 | 21733 | Fairplay | 24.4% |
| 75 | 21252 | Towson | 24.4% |
| 76 | 20685 | Saint Leonard | 24.4% |
| 77 | 21780 | Sabillasville | 24.7% |
| 78 | 20620 | Callaway | 24.9% |
| 79 | 21061 | Glen Burnie | 25% |
| 80 | 21911 | Rising Sun | 25.2% |
| 81 | 21912 | Warwick | 25.3% |
| 82 | 21817 | Crisfield | 25.6% |
| 83 | 21625 | Cordova | 25.9% |
| 84 | 21782 | Sharpsburg | 26% |
| 85 | 21219 | Sparrows Point | 26% |
| 86 | 20747 | District Heights | 26% |
| 87 | 21215 | Baltimore | 26% |
| 88 | 21727 | Emmitsburg | 26.1% |
| 89 | 20746 | Suitland | 26.1% |
| 90 | 20722 | Brentwood | 26.2% |
| 91 | 21237 | Rosedale | 26.5% |
| 92 | 21791 | Union Bridge | 26.7% |
| 93 | 20903 | Silver Spring | 27.2% |
| 94 | 21849 | Parsonsburg | 27.4% |
| 95 | 21853 | Princess Anne | 27.5% |
| 96 | 20659 | Mechanicsville | 27.5% |
| 97 | 21206 | Baltimore | 27.5% |
| 98 | 21550 | Oakland | 27.6% |
| 99 | 21795 | Williamsport | 27.7% |
| 100 | 21678 | Worton | 27.9% |
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