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Fewest graduate degrees, Washington cities · 1990

Washington cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 153 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Finley, WAWA5,6341.0%−32%

02Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0741.0%−57%

03Black Diamond, WAWA6,9781.3%−82%

04Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111.3%+5%

05Burlington, WAWA11,3561.5%−61%

06Five Corners, WAWA21,1941.6%−62%

07Hoquiam, WAWA8,7101.6%−53%

08Pacific, WAWA7,0561.7%−33%

09Frederickson, WAWA25,3831.8%−3%

10Fife, WAWA11,0611.8%−32%

11Union Gap, WAWA6,6171.8%−51%

12Midland, WAWA9,0501.9%−24%

13Washougal, WAWA18,0281.9%−67%

14Elk Plain, WAWA14,2762.0%−48%

15Pasco, WAWA82,8482.0%−49%

16Arlington, WAWA22,0312.1%−27%

17Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4542.2%−36%

18Toppenish, WAWA8,6352.2%−17%

19Monroe, WAWA20,0252.2%−54%

20Sultan, WAWA7,2302.2%+48%

21Quincy, WAWA8,5102.3%−58%

22SeaTac, WAWA34,5782.5%−35%

23Kelso, WAWA12,8012.6%−47%

24Minnehaha, WAWA11,4822.7%−60%

25Marysville, WAWA77,6862.8%−47%

26Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3082.8%+29%

27Rochester, WAWA5,8342.8%−35%

28Port Orchard, WAWA19,8392.9%−33%

29Bremerton, WAWA45,4823.0%−31%

30Duvall, WAWA9,4403.1%−64%

31Waller, WAWA7,6833.1%−37%

32Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5363.1%−52%

33Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6403.1%−55%

34Auburn, WAWA86,3013.2%−28%

35Clarkston, WAWA7,1893.2%−21%

36Battle Ground, WAWA23,5133.3%−43%

37Yelm, WAWA12,0433.4%−45%

38Stanwood, WAWA9,4213.5%−33%

39Connell, WAWA5,0803.5%−11%

40Summit, WAWA8,7913.5%−42%

41Grandview, WAWA12,0623.5%−27%

42North Bend, WAWA8,7583.5%−64%

43Buckley, WAWA5,6883.5%+120%

44Shelton, WAWA10,9213.6%+5%

45Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0913.6%−27%

46Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0833.7%−25%

47East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4143.7%−42%

48Lakeland North, WAWA15,9503.7%−36%

49Tukwila, WAWA22,0033.7%−11%

50Othello, WAWA9,2373.7%−24%

51Sunnyside, WAWA16,4303.8%+2%

52Kent, WAWA134,8713.8%−40%

53Spanaway, WAWA34,0193.9%+74%

54Ridgefield, WAWA16,1323.9%−26%

55Anacortes, WAWA18,0804.0%−51%

56Everett, WAWA113,5674.0%−27%

57Parkwood, WAWA6,8734.0%−17%

58Renton, WAWA104,9754.0%−37%

59Chehalis, WAWA7,7644.1%−52%

60Lynnwood, WAWA42,1324.1%−41%

61Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1394.1%+21%

62Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884.1%−4%

63Lakeland South, WAWA13,1004.3%−38%

64Centralia, WAWA19,3754.3%−5%

65Enumclaw, WAWA13,1724.3%−3%

66Longview, WAWA38,3624.3%−15%

67East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5824.3%−35%

68Ferndale, WAWA17,5594.3%−27%

69Deer Park, WAWA5,3704.4%−25%

70Orting, WAWA8,8844.4%+31%

71Moses Lake, WAWA27,4694.4%−23%

72Sequim, WAWA8,2154.4%−48%

73Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1934.5%−31%

74DuPont, WAWA9,7784.5%−73%

75Des Moines, WAWA33,0324.5%−31%

76Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384.5%−27%

77Port Angeles, WAWA20,1464.6%−39%

78West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4444.6%−23%

79Omak, WAWA5,1854.7%−35%

80Snohomish, WAWA10,7194.7%−33%

81Blaine, WAWA6,4754.7%−48%

82Tracyton, WAWA6,1374.7%−26%

83South Hill, WAWA68,0254.7%−41%

84Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8844.8%−57%

85Wenatchee, WAWA35,5474.8%−44%

86Parkland, WAWA38,7424.8%+4%

87Colville, WAWA5,1164.9%−16%

88Burien, WAWA51,8594.9%−15%

89Tacoma, WAWA229,8165.0%−27%

90Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4305.1%−7%

91Vancouver, WAWA199,6985.1%−31%

92Walla Walla, WAWA34,0585.1%−37%

93Puyallup, WAWA42,6825.2%−30%

94Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.3%−22%

95Sumner, WAWA10,8715.3%+22%

96Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1675.3%+12%

97Silverdale, WAWA20,6855.3%−46%

98Woodland, WAWA6,6115.3%+50%

99Manchester, WAWA5,9565.5%−34%

100Lynden, WAWA16,8815.6%−35%

101Yakima, WAWA97,4585.6%−5%

102Milton, WAWA8,9115.7%+83%

103Kennewick, WAWA88,3665.7%−23%

104Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0175.7%−40%

105Selah, WAWA8,6786.1%−28%

106Birch Bay, WAWA10,8376.3%+14%

107Poulsbo, WAWA12,7496.3%−38%

108Felida, WAWA10,8416.5%−50%

109Artondale, WAWA14,0736.7%−55%

110Martha Lake, WAWA22,6346.7%−15%

111Bothell, WAWA52,1996.8%−27%

112Brier, WAWA6,5976.8%−16%

113Lakewood, WAWA62,7556.8%−19%

114Camas, WAWA27,7496.8%−45%

115Spokane, WAWA230,7836.8%−26%

116Port Townsend, WAWA10,6786.9%−45%

117Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8927.0%−11%

118Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0417.0%−2%

119Federal Way, WAWA99,7297.1%−2%

120Lacey, WAWA58,8337.5%−24%

121Prosser, WAWA6,6547.6%+27%

122Mukilteo, WAWA21,2398.2%−39%

123Kenmore, WAWA24,2498.6%−40%

124Kirkland, WAWA97,4108.9%−38%

125College Place, WAWA9,9238.9%−30%

126Bellingham, WAWA96,3959.1%−18%

127Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6309.3%−9%

128Tumwater, WAWA28,0109.4%−24%

129Maple Valley, WAWA28,4829.6%+22%

130Ellensburg, WAWA21,3089.6%−23%

131University Place, WAWA35,4799.8%−20%

132Mill Creek, WAWA20,90210.1%−40%

133Issaquah, WAWA39,42310.3%−28%

134Lake Shore, WAWA6,97810.5%−23%

135Edmonds, WAWA42,74810.5%−13%

136West Richland, WAWA19,25710.7%+20%

137Country Homes, WAWA6,19811.2%+4%

138Steilacoom, WAWA6,64811.4%−25%

139Redmond, WAWA82,50611.7%−31%

140Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02912.0%−1%

141Woodinville, WAWA14,54812.0%−9%

142Olympia, WAWA56,72412.3%−18%

143Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08412.6%−9%

144Fircrest, WAWA6,95912.7%−9%

145Richland, WAWA65,25812.9%−22%

146Seattle, WAWA784,77713.3%−23%

147Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67413.6%−31%

148Cheney, WAWA12,65013.9%+6%

149Bellevue, WAWA154,19314.2%−27%

150Normandy Park, WAWA6,60915.0%−9%

151Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19115.8%−25%

152Mercer Island, WAWA25,42224.0%−24%

153Pullman, WAWA33,75636.2%+9%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES