5 Most Illiterate Cities in America

2. Buffalo

Population Enrolled in High School: 26,767

Population Enrolled in College: 46,250

Population Holding a Bachelor’s Degree: 173,647

Buffalo is a city in New York which classifies as one of the 25 most illiterate cities in America. Less than half of the students in the city’s public schools can read at the grade level and many adults are even unable to read more than plain text.