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Fewest graduate degrees, Washington cities · 2020

Washington cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Union Gap, WAWA6,6170.9%−76%

02Grandview, WAWA12,0621.5%−69%

03Toppenish, WAWA8,6351.9%−29%

04Connell, WAWA5,0802.0%−48%

05Quincy, WAWA8,5102.2%−59%

06Tracyton, WAWA6,1372.4%−62%

07Kelso, WAWA12,8012.4%−51%

08Shelton, WAWA10,9213.0%−13%

09Elk Plain, WAWA14,2763.4%−9%

10Sunnyside, WAWA16,4303.6%−4%

11Midland, WAWA9,0503.7%+44%

12Clarkston, WAWA7,1893.8%−8%

13Airway Heights, WAWA11,8113.9%+226%

14Spanaway, WAWA34,0194.0%+80%

15Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8924.1%−48%

16Clover Creek, WAWA7,3454.1%–

17Woodland, WAWA6,6114.2%+19%

18Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0744.4%+82%

19Summit View, WAWA8,4804.5%–

20Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3084.5%+111%

21Sultan, WAWA7,2304.6%+202%

22Yelm, WAWA12,0434.7%−24%

23Woods Creek, WAWA6,9434.8%−2%

24SeaTac, WAWA34,5784.9%+23%

25Parkland, WAWA38,7425.0%+7%

26Chehalis, WAWA7,7645.1%−39%

27Rochester, WAWA5,8345.2%+21%

28Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3145.2%–

29Centralia, WAWA19,3755.2%+17%

30Ephrata, WAWA8,8345.2%−23%

31Othello, WAWA9,2375.3%+8%

32Longview, WAWA38,3625.4%+7%

33Hoquiam, WAWA8,7105.4%+53%

34Orting, WAWA8,8845.4%+62%

35East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4145.4%−15%

36Monroe, WAWA20,0255.4%+15%

37Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5365.5%−14%

38Marysville, WAWA77,6865.6%+8%

39Burlington, WAWA11,3565.6%+43%

40Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1835.9%−22%

41Fife, WAWA11,0615.9%+119%

42Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1675.9%+25%

43Frederickson, WAWA25,3836.0%+220%

44Parkwood, WAWA6,8736.0%+25%

45Prosser, WAWA6,6546.1%+2%

46Moses Lake, WAWA27,4696.1%+6%

47Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1396.2%+82%

48Sumner, WAWA10,8716.2%+43%

49Orchards, WAWA29,4386.3%+64%

50Aberdeen, WAWA17,0886.3%+47%

51Deer Park, WAWA5,3706.3%+9%

52Graham, WAWA35,0796.4%+160%

53Lynden, WAWA16,8816.4%−25%

54Five Corners, WAWA21,1946.5%+49%

55Lakeland South, WAWA13,1006.5%−5%

56West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,4446.5%+8%

57Omak, WAWA5,1856.6%−8%

58Milton, WAWA8,9116.8%+120%

59Summit, WAWA8,7917.0%+16%

60Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,4547.0%+106%

61North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,3377.1%–

62Bangor Base, WAWA6,1127.1%–

63Pasco, WAWA82,8487.2%+87%

64Snohomish, WAWA10,7197.2%+4%

65Yakima, WAWA97,4587.4%+25%

66Everett, WAWA113,5677.4%+36%

67White Center, WAWA14,8867.4%+109%

68Kent, WAWA134,8717.4%+19%

69Covington, WAWA21,4967.5%+45%

70Spokane Valley, WAWA108,4057.5%–

71Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0917.6%+52%

72Waller, WAWA7,6837.6%+55%

73Enumclaw, WAWA13,1727.7%+75%

74Buckley, WAWA5,6887.7%+383%

75Finley, WAWA5,6347.7%+421%

76Lakewood, WAWA62,7557.8%−7%

77Tukwila, WAWA22,0037.8%+87%

78Battle Ground, WAWA23,5137.9%+35%

79Bremerton, WAWA45,4827.9%+82%

80Stanwood, WAWA9,4217.9%+55%

81Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2378.1%–

82Auburn, WAWA86,3018.1%+85%

83Burien, WAWA51,8598.3%+43%

84Lakeland North, WAWA15,9508.4%+44%

85Colville, WAWA5,1168.4%+44%

86Lynnwood, WAWA42,1328.5%+25%

87Arlington, WAWA22,0318.6%+200%

88East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5828.6%+31%

89Federal Way, WAWA99,7298.7%+21%

90Pacific, WAWA7,0568.7%+246%

91Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1938.8%+36%

92Wenatchee, WAWA35,5478.9%+4%

93Manchester, WAWA5,9569.0%+8%

94Puyallup, WAWA42,6829.0%+21%

95Port Orchard, WAWA19,8399.1%+107%

96Des Moines, WAWA33,0329.2%+41%

97Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0839.2%+88%

98South Hill, WAWA68,0259.4%+17%

99North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3399.4%–

100Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6389.6%+54%

101Silverdale, WAWA20,6859.7%−1%

102Kennewick, WAWA88,3669.8%+32%

103Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8909.8%–

104Selah, WAWA8,6789.8%+16%

105Birch Bay, WAWA10,83710.2%+86%

106Washougal, WAWA18,02810.4%+78%

107Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26610.4%+38%

108Vancouver, WAWA199,69810.6%+43%

109Edgewood, WAWA13,54810.6%+29%

110Lacey, WAWA58,83310.6%+8%

111Port Angeles, WAWA20,14610.6%+41%

112Hobart, WAWA6,55210.8%+42%

113Lake Shore, WAWA6,97810.9%−20%

114Renton, WAWA104,97511.1%+73%

115Barberton, WAWA8,66811.1%+55%

116Tacoma, WAWA229,81611.1%+62%

117Ferndale, WAWA17,55911.2%+89%

118Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43011.3%+108%

119Walla Walla, WAWA34,05811.4%+40%

120Suncrest, WAWA5,34511.7%–

121Picnic Point, WAWA10,26111.9%–

122Eastmont, WAWA23,72112.0%–

123Spokane, WAWA230,78312.0%+30%

124Silver Firs, WAWA22,30612.1%–

125Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79812.3%–

126Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01712.4%+31%

127Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02912.6%+4%

128Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04112.8%+80%

129Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85612.9%–

130Minnehaha, WAWA11,48213.1%+96%

131Maltby, WAWA10,91013.1%+106%

132Martha Lake, WAWA22,63413.2%+68%

133Ridgefield, WAWA16,13213.3%+150%

134Mead, WAWA6,89313.4%–

135Camano, WAWA17,30313.5%+92%

136Country Homes, WAWA6,19813.6%+26%

137Sequim, WAWA8,21513.7%+62%

138Tehaleh, WAWA9,56113.9%–

139Normandy Park, WAWA6,60914.0%−16%

140Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88414.0%+27%

141Black Diamond, WAWA6,97814.0%+97%

142Blaine, WAWA6,47514.2%+57%

143Tumwater, WAWA28,01014.4%+16%

144Maple Valley, WAWA28,48215.3%+95%

145Fircrest, WAWA6,95915.4%+10%

146University Place, WAWA35,47915.6%+27%

147West Richland, WAWA19,25715.9%+79%

148Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08415.9%+15%

149Steilacoom, WAWA6,64816.1%+5%

150Edmonds, WAWA42,74816.2%+34%

151Hockinson, WAWA6,15016.5%+98%

152Anacortes, WAWA18,08016.5%+105%

153Poulsbo, WAWA12,74916.8%+64%

154College Place, WAWA9,92316.9%+33%

155Mill Creek, WAWA20,90217.2%+3%

156Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67417.6%−11%

157Mount Vista, WAWA10,76417.7%+43%

158Brier, WAWA6,59717.9%+122%

159Maplewood, WAWA5,80318.0%–

160Richland, WAWA65,25818.1%+10%

161Bellingham, WAWA96,39518.2%+63%

162Duvall, WAWA9,44018.3%+113%

163Shoreline, WAWA66,54218.5%+62%

164Ellensburg, WAWA21,30818.7%+49%

165Bothell West, WAWA22,02919.1%–

166Cheney, WAWA12,65019.3%+47%

167Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63019.4%+90%

168Bothell, WAWA52,19919.6%+110%

169Olympia, WAWA56,72419.6%+31%

170North Bend, WAWA8,75819.8%+101%

171Camas, WAWA27,74921.6%+75%

172Woodinville, WAWA14,54821.7%+64%

173Artondale, WAWA14,07321.8%+47%

174Mukilteo, WAWA21,23922.7%+70%

175Kirkland, WAWA97,41023.1%+61%

176Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45323.4%–

177Felida, WAWA10,84123.6%+82%

178Kenmore, WAWA24,24923.9%+68%

179Vashon, WAWA9,93424.2%+24%

180Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51825.4%+57%

181Port Townsend, WAWA10,67826.2%+111%

182Issaquah, WAWA39,42326.6%+86%

183Bothell East, WAWA14,57826.7%–

184Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64027.0%+288%

185Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19127.2%+29%

186Wollochet, WAWA6,68927.4%–

187DuPont, WAWA9,77827.7%+65%

188Seattle, WAWA784,77728.0%+62%

189Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04733.0%+79%

190Bellevue, WAWA154,19333.3%+71%

191Sammamish, WAWA66,11033.5%+63%

192Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69133.6%+31%

193Redmond, WAWA82,50634.4%+103%

194Pullman, WAWA33,75634.9%+5%

195Newcastle, WAWA13,12835.9%+136%

196Mercer Island, WAWA25,42237.9%+20%

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