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Millennials are the most educated generation in American history. Today, over a third of Americans ages 25 to 34 have college degrees. But that figure can differ depending on location.
A new Brookings Institution report aims to find the US cities with the most educated young people. Analyzing the 100 largest metros, the researchers found the locations with the highest percentages of millennial college graduates in 2015.
The top 10 cities where the most educated millennials live are below:
- Boston, Massachusetts — 58% of millennials are college graduates
- Madison, Wisconsin — 58%
- San Jose, California — 55%
- San Francisco, California — 55%
- Washington, DC — 54%
- Hartford, Connecticut — 50%
- New York, New York — 47%
- Raleigh, North Carolina — 47%
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota — 47%
- Denver, Colorado — 46%
Read more about where millennial college graduates are located by Leanna Garfield at Business Insider