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Fewest graduate degrees, Washington cities · 2010

Washington cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 192 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111.0%−18%

02Connell, WAWA5,0801.4%−63%

03Quincy, WAWA8,5101.5%−72%

04Deer Park, WAWA5,3701.7%−70%

05Rochester, WAWA5,8342.2%−49%

06Shelton, WAWA10,9212.2%−34%

07Union Gap, WAWA6,6172.2%−40%

08Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0742.5%+2%

09Pacific, WAWA7,0562.5%−1%

10Toppenish, WAWA8,6352.8%+5%

11Clarkston, WAWA7,1892.9%−30%

12Parkwood, WAWA6,8733.0%−38%

13Clover Creek, WAWA7,3453.1%–

14Parkland, WAWA38,7423.2%−32%

15Finley, WAWA5,6343.2%+112%

16Spanaway, WAWA34,0193.2%+43%

17Bangor Base, WAWA6,1123.3%–

18Kelso, WAWA12,8013.3%−32%

19Midland, WAWA9,0503.3%+31%

20Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.4%−10%

21Orting, WAWA8,8843.6%+8%

22Grandview, WAWA12,0623.7%−23%

23Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3083.7%+72%

24Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4543.8%+10%

25Sultan, WAWA7,2304.0%+163%

26Burlington, WAWA11,3564.2%+7%

27Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.2%−15%

28Pasco, WAWA82,8484.4%+14%

29Buckley, WAWA5,6884.5%+179%

30White Center, WAWA14,8864.5%+26%

31Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884.5%+4%

32Sunnyside, WAWA16,4304.5%+22%

33SeaTac, WAWA34,5784.6%+16%

34Frederickson, WAWA25,3834.7%+152%

35Centralia, WAWA19,3754.7%+6%

36Battle Ground, WAWA23,5134.7%−19%

37Fife, WAWA11,0614.8%+77%

38Sequim, WAWA8,2154.8%−44%

39Everett, WAWA113,5674.8%−12%

40Hoquiam, WAWA8,7104.8%+37%

41Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3144.9%–

42Black Diamond, WAWA6,9784.9%−31%

43Marysville, WAWA77,6865.0%−4%

44Lakeland North, WAWA15,9505.0%−14%

45Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0915.1%+2%

46Tukwila, WAWA22,0035.1%+23%

47Port Orchard, WAWA19,8395.3%+20%

48Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4055.3%–

49Omak, WAWA5,1855.4%−25%

50Monroe, WAWA20,0255.4%+15%

51Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.4%−20%

52Longview, WAWA38,3625.5%+8%

53Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6385.5%−12%

54East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.5%−13%

55Othello, WAWA9,2375.8%+17%

56Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0415.8%−18%

57Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325.9%−14%

58Yelm, WAWA12,0435.9%−5%

59Graham, WAWA35,0795.9%+141%

60Tracyton, WAWA6,1376.0%−6%

61Kent, WAWA134,8716.0%−5%

62Selah, WAWA8,6786.0%−29%

63Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1836.1%−20%

64Snohomish, WAWA10,7196.1%−13%

65Lynden, WAWA16,8816.1%−29%

66Auburn, WAWA86,3016.2%+41%

67Five Corners, WAWA21,1946.3%+44%

68Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2376.5%–

69Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.5%−5%

70Waller, WAWA7,6836.5%+34%

71Des Moines, WAWA33,0326.5%−0%

72Orchards, WAWA29,4386.7%+75%

73Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0836.7%+37%

74Enumclaw, WAWA13,1726.7%+53%

75Summit View, WAWA8,4806.7%–

76Milton, WAWA8,9116.7%+118%

77North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3376.8%–

78Moses Lake, WAWA27,4696.8%+19%

79Federal Way, WAWA99,7296.9%−3%

80West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4447.0%+15%

81Arlington, WAWA22,0317.0%+145%

82Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1397.0%+106%

83Ferndale, WAWA17,5597.1%+19%

84Prosser, WAWA6,6547.1%+19%

85Summit, WAWA8,7917.1%+18%

86Bremerton, WAWA45,4827.1%+64%

87Colville, WAWA5,1167.3%+26%

88Minnehaha, WAWA11,4827.3%+9%

89Hobart, WAWA6,5527.4%−2%

90Sumner, WAWA10,8717.4%+71%

91Yakima, WAWA97,4587.5%+26%

92Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1937.5%+16%

93Mead, WAWA6,8937.5%–

94Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8907.6%–

95Stanwood, WAWA9,4217.6%+49%

96Wenatchee, WAWA35,5477.7%−10%

97Lakewood, WAWA62,7557.8%−7%

98Birch Bay, WAWA10,8377.8%+42%

99Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8928.0%+2%

100North Bend, WAWA8,7588.0%−19%

101Kennewick, WAWA88,3668.0%+9%

102Washougal, WAWA18,0288.0%+38%

103Woodland, WAWA6,6118.0%+126%

104Tacoma, WAWA229,8168.1%+18%

105Burien, WAWA51,8598.1%+41%

106Vancouver, WAWA199,6988.2%+10%

107Renton, WAWA104,9758.2%+28%

108West Richland, WAWA19,2578.3%−6%

109Silverdale, WAWA20,6858.4%−14%

110South Hill, WAWA68,0258.5%+5%

111Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7988.5%–

112Martha Lake, WAWA22,6348.5%+8%

113Chehalis, WAWA7,7648.6%+2%

114Puyallup, WAWA42,6828.8%+19%

115Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1678.8%+85%

116Covington, WAWA21,4968.8%+70%

117Edgewood, WAWA13,5489.1%+11%

118Lacey, WAWA58,8339.2%−7%

119College Place, WAWA9,9239.2%−27%

120Port Angeles, WAWA20,1469.3%+23%

121Manchester, WAWA5,9569.3%+12%

122Walla Walla, WAWA34,0589.5%+17%

123Bothell West, WAWA22,0299.6%–

124Eastmont, WAWA23,7219.7%–

125Hockinson, WAWA6,1509.8%+17%

126Ridgefield, WAWA16,1329.9%+86%

127Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4309.9%+83%

128North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33910.2%–

129Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88410.2%−8%

130East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58210.5%+59%

131Brier, WAWA6,59710.7%+32%

132Barberton, WAWA8,66810.7%+50%

133Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85610.8%–

134Spokane, WAWA230,78310.9%+19%

135Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01711.0%+16%

136Maltby, WAWA10,91011.7%+83%

137Silver Firs, WAWA22,30611.8%–

138Anacortes, WAWA18,08012.1%+50%

139Tumwater, WAWA28,01012.2%−2%

140Woodinville, WAWA14,54812.7%−4%

141Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67412.8%−35%

142Poulsbo, WAWA12,74912.8%+25%

143Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45313.0%–

144Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26613.1%+74%

145Fircrest, WAWA6,95913.1%−6%

146Country Homes, WAWA6,19813.2%+23%

147Picnic Point, WAWA10,26113.4%–

148Camas, WAWA27,74913.5%+10%

149Bellingham, WAWA96,39513.6%+21%

150Lake Shore, WAWA6,97813.6%+0%

151Maple Valley, WAWA28,48213.8%+75%

152University Place, WAWA35,47914.2%+15%

153Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02914.4%+18%

154Shoreline, WAWA66,54214.4%+26%

155Bothell, WAWA52,19915.3%+64%

156Mount Vista, WAWA10,76415.3%+23%

157Cheney, WAWA12,65015.4%+17%

158Mill Creek, WAWA20,90215.6%−6%

159Edmonds, WAWA42,74815.8%+31%

160Bothell East, WAWA14,57815.9%–

161Steilacoom, WAWA6,64815.9%+5%

162Ellensburg, WAWA21,30816.3%+29%

163Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64016.3%+135%

164Blaine, WAWA6,47516.4%+82%

165Duvall, WAWA9,44016.4%+91%

166Kenmore, WAWA24,24916.7%+17%

167Artondale, WAWA14,07316.9%+14%

168Mukilteo, WAWA21,23917.1%+28%

169Felida, WAWA10,84117.2%+32%

170Richland, WAWA65,25817.3%+5%

171Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08417.3%+25%

172Maplewood, WAWA5,80317.4%–

173Newcastle, WAWA13,12817.7%+16%

174Wollochet, WAWA6,68917.7%–

175Normandy Park, WAWA6,60917.8%+8%

176Port Townsend, WAWA10,67817.8%+43%

177Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63018.3%+80%

178DuPont, WAWA9,77818.6%+11%

179Olympia, WAWA56,72418.9%+26%

180Kirkland, WAWA97,41019.8%+38%

181Issaquah, WAWA39,42320.8%+46%

182Seattle, WAWA784,77721.9%+27%

183Vashon, WAWA9,93422.7%+16%

184Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51822.8%+42%

185Bellevue, WAWA154,19323.0%+18%

186Redmond, WAWA82,50623.7%+40%

187Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19123.8%+13%

188Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04725.6%+39%

189Sammamish, WAWA66,11026.4%+29%

190Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69128.6%+12%

191Pullman, WAWA33,75633.7%+1%

192Mercer Island, WAWA25,42237.4%+18%

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