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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 (2010 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%−0.2 pts

02Connell, WAWA5,0801.4%−2.5 pts

03Quincy, WAWA8,5101.5%−3.9 pts

04Deer Park, WAWA5,3701.7%−4.1 pts

05Rochester, WAWA5,8342.2%−2.1 pts

06Shelton, WAWA10,9212.2%−1.2 pts

07Union Gap, WAWA6,6172.2%−1.5 pts

08Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0742.5%+0.1 pts

09Pacific, WAWA7,0562.5%−0.0 pts

10Toppenish, WAWA8,6352.8%+0.1 pts

11Clarkston, WAWA7,1892.9%−1.2 pts

12Parkwood, WAWA6,8733.0%−1.8 pts

13Clover Creek, WAWA7,3453.1%–

14Parkland, WAWA38,7423.2%−1.5 pts

15Finley, WAWA5,6343.2%+1.7 pts

16Spanaway, WAWA34,0193.2%+0.9 pts

17Bangor Base, WAWA6,1123.3%–

18Kelso, WAWA12,8013.3%−1.6 pts

19Midland, WAWA9,0503.3%+0.8 pts

20Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.4%−0.4 pts

21Orting, WAWA8,8843.6%+0.3 pts

22Grandview, WAWA12,0623.7%−1.1 pts

23Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3083.7%+1.6 pts

24Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4543.8%+0.4 pts

25Sultan, WAWA7,2304.0%+2.5 pts

26Burlington, WAWA11,3564.2%+0.3 pts

27Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.2%−0.7 pts

28Pasco, WAWA82,8484.4%+0.6 pts

29Buckley, WAWA5,6884.5%+2.9 pts

30White Center, WAWA14,8864.5%+0.9 pts

31Aberdeen, WAWA17,0884.5%+0.2 pts

32Sunnyside, WAWA16,4304.5%+0.8 pts

33SeaTac, WAWA34,5784.6%+0.6 pts

34Frederickson, WAWA25,3834.7%+2.8 pts

35Centralia, WAWA19,3754.7%+0.3 pts

36Battle Ground, WAWA23,5134.7%−1.1 pts

37Fife, WAWA11,0614.8%+2.1 pts

38Sequim, WAWA8,2154.8%−3.7 pts

39Everett, WAWA113,5674.8%−0.7 pts

40Hoquiam, WAWA8,7104.8%+1.3 pts

41Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3144.9%–

42Black Diamond, WAWA6,9784.9%−2.2 pts

43Marysville, WAWA77,6865.0%−0.2 pts

44Lakeland North, WAWA15,9505.0%−0.8 pts

45Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0915.1%+0.1 pts

46Tukwila, WAWA22,0035.1%+1.0 pts

47Port Orchard, WAWA19,8395.3%+0.9 pts

48Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4055.3%–

49Omak, WAWA5,1855.4%−1.8 pts

50Monroe, WAWA20,0255.4%+0.7 pts

51Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.4%−1.4 pts

52Longview, WAWA38,3625.5%+0.4 pts

53Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6385.5%−0.7 pts

54East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.5%−0.8 pts

55Othello, WAWA9,2375.8%+0.9 pts

56Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0415.8%−1.3 pts

57Lynnwood, WAWA42,1325.9%−1.0 pts

58Yelm, WAWA12,0435.9%−0.3 pts

59Graham, WAWA35,0795.9%+3.5 pts

60Tracyton, WAWA6,1376.0%−0.4 pts

61Kent, WAWA134,8716.0%−0.3 pts

62Selah, WAWA8,6786.0%−2.4 pts

63Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1836.1%−1.5 pts

64Snohomish, WAWA10,7196.1%−0.9 pts

65Lynden, WAWA16,8816.1%−2.5 pts

66Auburn, WAWA86,3016.2%+1.8 pts

67Five Corners, WAWA21,1946.3%+1.9 pts

68Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2376.5%–

69Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.5%−0.3 pts

70Waller, WAWA7,6836.5%+1.6 pts

71Des Moines, WAWA33,0326.5%−0.0 pts

72Orchards, WAWA29,4386.7%+2.9 pts

73Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0836.7%+1.8 pts

74Enumclaw, WAWA13,1726.7%+2.3 pts

75Summit View, WAWA8,4806.7%–

76Milton, WAWA8,9116.7%+3.6 pts

77North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3376.8%–

78Moses Lake, WAWA27,4696.8%+1.1 pts

79Federal Way, WAWA99,7296.9%−0.2 pts

80West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4447.0%+0.9 pts

81Arlington, WAWA22,0317.0%+4.1 pts

82Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1397.0%+3.6 pts

83Ferndale, WAWA17,5597.1%+1.2 pts

84Prosser, WAWA6,6547.1%+1.1 pts

85Summit, WAWA8,7917.1%+1.1 pts

86Bremerton, WAWA45,4827.1%+2.8 pts

87Colville, WAWA5,1167.3%+1.5 pts

88Minnehaha, WAWA11,4827.3%+0.6 pts

89Hobart, WAWA6,5527.4%−0.1 pts

90Sumner, WAWA10,8717.4%+3.1 pts

91Yakima, WAWA97,4587.5%+1.6 pts

92Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1937.5%+1.1 pts

93Mead, WAWA6,8937.5%–

94Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8907.6%–

95Stanwood, WAWA9,4217.6%+2.5 pts

96Wenatchee, WAWA35,5477.7%−0.9 pts

97Lakewood, WAWA62,7557.8%−0.6 pts

98Birch Bay, WAWA10,8377.8%+2.3 pts

99Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8928.0%+0.2 pts

100North Bend, WAWA8,7588.0%−1.9 pts

101Kennewick, WAWA88,3668.0%+0.6 pts

102Washougal, WAWA18,0288.0%+2.2 pts

103Woodland, WAWA6,6118.0%+4.5 pts

104Tacoma, WAWA229,8168.1%+1.2 pts

105Burien, WAWA51,8598.1%+2.4 pts

106Vancouver, WAWA199,6988.2%+0.8 pts

107Renton, WAWA104,9758.2%+1.8 pts

108West Richland, WAWA19,2578.3%−0.5 pts

109Silverdale, WAWA20,6858.4%−1.4 pts

110South Hill, WAWA68,0258.5%+0.4 pts

111Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7988.5%–

112Martha Lake, WAWA22,6348.5%+0.6 pts

113Chehalis, WAWA7,7648.6%+0.1 pts

114Puyallup, WAWA42,6828.8%+1.4 pts

115Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1678.8%+4.0 pts

116Covington, WAWA21,4968.8%+3.6 pts

117Edgewood, WAWA13,5489.1%+0.9 pts

118Lacey, WAWA58,8339.2%−0.7 pts

119College Place, WAWA9,9239.2%−3.4 pts

120Port Angeles, WAWA20,1469.3%+1.8 pts

121Manchester, WAWA5,9569.3%+1.0 pts

122Walla Walla, WAWA34,0589.5%+1.4 pts

123Bothell West, WAWA22,0299.6%–

124Eastmont, WAWA23,7219.7%–

125Hockinson, WAWA6,1509.8%+1.4 pts

126Ridgefield, WAWA16,1329.9%+4.6 pts

127Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4309.9%+4.5 pts

128North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33910.2%–

129Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88410.2%−0.8 pts

130East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58210.5%+3.9 pts

131Brier, WAWA6,59710.7%+2.6 pts

132Barberton, WAWA8,66810.7%+3.6 pts

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

134Spokane, WAWA230,78310.9%+1.7 pts

135Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01711.0%+1.5 pts

136Maltby, WAWA10,91011.7%+5.3 pts

137Silver Firs, WAWA22,30611.8%–

138Anacortes, WAWA18,08012.1%+4.0 pts

139Tumwater, WAWA28,01012.2%−0.2 pts

140Woodinville, WAWA14,54812.7%−0.6 pts

141Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67412.8%−7.0 pts

142Poulsbo, WAWA12,74912.8%+2.6 pts

143Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45313.0%–

144Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26613.1%+5.6 pts

145Fircrest, WAWA6,95913.1%−0.8 pts

146Country Homes, WAWA6,19813.2%+2.4 pts

147Picnic Point, WAWA10,26113.4%–

148Camas, WAWA27,74913.5%+1.2 pts

149Bellingham, WAWA96,39513.6%+2.4 pts

150Lake Shore, WAWA6,97813.6%+0.0 pts

151Maple Valley, WAWA28,48213.8%+5.9 pts

152University Place, WAWA35,47914.2%+1.9 pts

153Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02914.4%+2.2 pts

154Shoreline, WAWA66,54214.4%+3.0 pts

155Bothell, WAWA52,19915.3%+6.0 pts

156Mount Vista, WAWA10,76415.3%+2.9 pts

157Cheney, WAWA12,65015.4%+2.3 pts

158Mill Creek, WAWA20,90215.6%−1.1 pts

159Edmonds, WAWA42,74815.8%+3.7 pts

160Bothell East, WAWA14,57815.9%–

161Steilacoom, WAWA6,64815.9%+0.7 pts

162Ellensburg, WAWA21,30816.3%+3.7 pts

163Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64016.3%+9.4 pts

164Blaine, WAWA6,47516.4%+7.4 pts

165Duvall, WAWA9,44016.4%+7.8 pts

166Kenmore, WAWA24,24916.7%+2.5 pts

167Artondale, WAWA14,07316.9%+2.0 pts

168Mukilteo, WAWA21,23917.1%+3.7 pts

169Felida, WAWA10,84117.2%+4.2 pts

170Richland, WAWA65,25817.3%+0.8 pts

171Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08417.3%+3.5 pts

172Maplewood, WAWA5,80317.4%–

173Newcastle, WAWA13,12817.7%+2.5 pts

174Wollochet, WAWA6,68917.7%–

175Normandy Park, WAWA6,60917.8%+1.3 pts

176Port Townsend, WAWA10,67817.8%+5.4 pts

177Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63018.3%+8.2 pts

178DuPont, WAWA9,77818.6%+1.8 pts

179Olympia, WAWA56,72418.9%+3.9 pts

180Kirkland, WAWA97,41019.8%+5.4 pts

181Issaquah, WAWA39,42320.8%+6.5 pts

182Seattle, WAWA784,77721.9%+4.6 pts

183Vashon, WAWA9,93422.7%+3.2 pts

184Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51822.8%+6.7 pts

185Bellevue, WAWA154,19323.0%+3.6 pts

186Redmond, WAWA82,50623.7%+6.7 pts

187Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19123.8%+2.7 pts

188Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04725.6%+7.2 pts

189Sammamish, WAWA66,11026.4%+5.9 pts

190Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69128.6%+3.0 pts

191Pullman, WAWA33,75633.7%+0.4 pts

192Mercer Island, WAWA25,42237.4%+5.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS