The brainpower of America's largest cities
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America's smartest cities | 10 brainiest big cities |
Medium-sized brain centers | Small brain centers | The bottom 10
| Rank | City | State | Rating | Adults | Not a HS Grad | HS Grad | Some college, No degree | Associate degree | Bachelor's degree | Graduate or professional degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle | Wash. | 56.36 | 409582 | 10.53% | 15.26% | 20.56% | 6.44% | 29.89% | 17.31% |
| 2 | San Francisco | Calif. | 52.09 | 595805 | 18.81% | 13.87% | 16.77% | 5.57% | 28.56% | 16.42% |
| 3 | Austin | Texas | 50.03 | 401137 | 16.58% | 17.03% | 21.06% | 4.96% | 25.70% | 14.66% |
| 4 | Colorado Springs | Colo. | 49.61 | 228576 | 9.10% | 22.11% | 26.22% | 9.01% | 21.33% | 12.23% |
| 5 | Minneapolis | Minn. | 48.52 | 243409 | 15.05% | 20.74% | 21.23% | 5.58% | 24.33% | 13.07% |
| 6 | Charlotte | N.C. | 47.93 | 352546 | 15.06% | 19.98% | 22.10% | 6.44% | 25.97% | 10.46% |
| 7 | San Diego | Calif. | 47.9 | 779242 | 17.20% | 16.98% | 23.29% | 7.52% | 21.65% | 13.35% |
| 8 | Washington | D.C. | 47.39 | 384535 | 22.17% | 20.59% | 15.42% | 2.76% | 18.07% | 21.00% |
| 9 | Portland | Ore. | 46.31 | 363851 | 14.33% | 22.25% | 24.96% | 5.84% | 21.25% | 11.37% |
| 10 | Albuquerque | N.M. | 46.11 | 291485 | 14.08% | 24.09% | 24.19% | 5.86% | 18.38% | 13.40% |
SOURCE: Bizjournals.com analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data
