Which cities have the highest number of educated people in their workforce? Forbes.com recently ranked America’s smartest cities, scoring 380 metro areas. The criteria they used in the rankings include the growth rate in the number of residents with at least a bachelor’s degree (from 2000 to 2013); percentage point increase in the share of the population that is college-educated over that time span; and the share of educated people in the population in 2013. 
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H.
Share of population that is college-educated (2013): 44.8%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 32.2% - Pittsburgh
Share of population that is college-educated: 32.2%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 37.3% - San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif.
Share of population that is college-educated: 46.7%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 32.9% - Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.
Share of population that is college-educated: 30.6%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 92.7% - Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Share of population that is college-educated: 48.7%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 44.9% - Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Md.
Share of population that is college-educated: 36.8%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 40.8% - Raleigh, N.C.
Share of population that is college-educated: 43.7%
Percentage increase in college-educated since 2000: 78.7%
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Source: America’ Smartest Cities 11/17/2014
