Most college-educated in Maine

Maine counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Maine by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Cumberland County leads at 52.2%.

Among cities & places, Littlejohn Island leads at 88.4%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Cumberland County	52.2%
2	Sagadahoc County	41.1%
3	Lincoln County	40.0%
4	Hancock County	39.2%
5	Knox County	39.1%
6	Waldo County	34.8%
7	York County	34.6%
8	Kennebec County	30.9%
9	Penobscot County	30.5%
10	Franklin County	29.9%
11	Washington County	24.9%
12	Androscoggin County	23.4%
13	Oxford County	22.5%
14	Aroostook County	22.4%
15	Piscataquis County	21.8%
16	Somerset County	20.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Littlejohn Island	88.4%
2	Castine	86.2%
3	Falmouth Foreside	80.5%
4	Orono	68.0%
5	Cumberland Center	67.7%
6	Camden	66.5%
7	Falmouth	64.8%
8	Yarmouth	64.2%
9	Kittery Point	63.9%
10	Northeast Harbor	63.4%
11	Cousins Island	62.4%
12	Lubec	60.5%
13	Portland	59.2%
14	Kennebunkport	55.3%
15	Freeport	54.2%
16	Kennebunk	52.3%
17	Cape Neddick	52.1%
18	Bowdoinham	51.5%
19	Bar Harbor	51.5%
20	Hampden	51.4%
21	Gorham	51.1%
22	West Kennebunk	50.7%
23	Blue Hill	50.2%
24	Veazie	49.6%
25	Brunswick	49.6%
26	Dunstan	49.5%
27	South Portland	49.3%
28	Belfast	48.2%
29	Oak Hill	47.9%
30	Farmingdale	46.9%
31	Winterport	46.8%
32	Bethel	46.7%
33	Hallowell	46.4%
34	Topsham	46.3%
35	Kittery	44.8%
36	South Eliot	44.8%
37	Kingfield	44.2%
38	Damariscotta	43.8%
39	Bridgton	43.4%
40	Boothbay Harbor	42.9%
41	Old Orchard Beach	42.4%
42	Searsport	42.1%
43	Casco	41.9%
44	Ellsworth	41.1%
45	Saco	40.5%
46	South Berwick	40.3%
47	Westbrook	39.8%
48	Bath	39.6%
49	Wiscasset	39.2%
50	Gray	38.7%
51	Old Town	38.3%
52	Eastport	37.9%
53	Farmington	37.9%
54	Newcastle	37.0%
55	Bangor	36.3%
56	York Harbor	36.0%
57	Rockland	35.6%
58	Berwick	34.5%
59	Winthrop	34.4%
60	Naples	33.9%
61	North Windham	33.5%
62	Fort Kent	33.5%
63	Milbridge	33.2%
64	South Windham	33.0%
65	Waterville	32.2%
66	Richmond	31.2%
67	Dover-Foxcroft	30.9%
68	Brewer	30.5%
69	Biddeford	30.4%
70	Patten	29.5%
71	Gardiner	29.0%
72	Auburn	28.9%
73	Caribou	28.6%
74	Standish	28.1%
75	Augusta	28.0%
76	Southwest Harbor	27.9%
77	Thomaston	27.2%
78	Sabattus	26.9%
79	Presque Isle	26.8%
80	Winslow	26.5%
81	Calais	26.1%
82	Dixfield	25.9%
83	Winter Harbor	25.6%
84	Oxford	25.6%
85	Houlton	25.4%
86	Wilton	24.6%
87	Lisbon	24.6%
88	Chisholm	24.4%
89	Greenville	24.2%
90	Lisbon Falls	24.0%
91	North Berwick	23.7%
92	Washburn	23.7%
93	Sanford	23.6%
94	Mapleton	23.5%
95	Milo	23.4%
96	Fort Fairfield	23.2%
97	Norridgewock	23.2%
98	Waldoboro	23.2%
99	East Millinocket	22.5%
100	Bucksport	22.4%

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