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Least educated, Washington cities

Washington cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Union Gap, WAWA6,6174.4%−25%

02Grandview, WAWA12,0627.3%−31%

03Toppenish, WAWA8,6359.5%+35%

04Sunnyside, WAWA16,4309.8%−10%

05Connell, WAWA5,08010.1%−22%

06Othello, WAWA9,23711.8%−1%

07Kelso, WAWA12,80112.5%+21%

08Woodland, WAWA6,61113.6%+13%

09Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07414.3%+34%

10Deer Park, WAWA5,37014.6%+9%

11Aberdeen, WAWA17,08815.2%+28%

12West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44416.2%−4%

13Spanaway, WAWA34,01916.6%+48%

14Longview, WAWA38,36216.8%+15%

15Ephrata, WAWA8,83416.8%−20%

16Clarkston, WAWA7,18916.9%+29%

17Airway Heights, WAWA11,81117.0%+137%

18Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45417.3%+50%

19Elk Plain, WAWA14,27617.5%+22%

20Parkland, WAWA38,74217.5%+18%

21Rochester, WAWA5,83417.5%+120%

22Shelton, WAWA10,92118.1%+37%

23Quincy, WAWA8,51018.5%+46%

24Hoquiam, WAWA8,71018.6%+104%

25Midland, WAWA9,05019.1%+140%

26Centralia, WAWA19,37519.4%+64%

27East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41419.8%+13%

28Frederickson, WAWA25,38320.0%+41%

29Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30820.1%+115%

30Burlington, WAWA11,35620.5%+75%

31Summit, WAWA8,79120.6%+12%

32Yakima, WAWA97,45820.8%+30%

33Arlington, WAWA22,03120.8%+8%

34Finley, WAWA5,63420.9%+253%

35Summit View, WAWA8,48021.1%–

36Moses Lake, WAWA27,46921.4%+31%

37Pasco, WAWA82,84821.4%+102%

38Milton, WAWA8,91122.1%+53%

39Clover Creek, WAWA7,34522.3%–

40Pacific, WAWA7,05622.6%+148%

41Parkwood, WAWA6,87322.7%+46%

42Omak, WAWA5,18522.7%+60%

43Buckley, WAWA5,68823.1%+149%

44Lakewood, WAWA62,75523.2%+6%

45Prosser, WAWA6,65423.3%+44%

46Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89223.4%+37%

47Graham, WAWA35,07923.8%+75%

48Orting, WAWA8,88424.0%+98%

49Stanwood, WAWA9,42124.3%+34%

50Marysville, WAWA77,68624.3%+28%

51Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16724.4%+43%

52Orchards, WAWA29,43824.7%+76%

53Colville, WAWA5,11625.1%+60%

54Tukwila, WAWA22,00325.3%+45%

55Selah, WAWA8,67825.5%+9%

56Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31425.6%–

57Auburn, WAWA86,30125.6%+64%

58Five Corners, WAWA21,19425.7%+63%

59Bangor Base, WAWA6,11225.8%–

60Kennewick, WAWA88,36626.2%+19%

61Sumner, WAWA10,87126.3%+34%

62SeaTac, WAWA34,57826.4%+72%

63Lakeland North, WAWA15,95026.4%+11%

64Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40526.5%–

65Suncrest, WAWA5,34526.6%–

66Battle Ground, WAWA23,51326.7%+62%

67Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23727.2%–

68Chehalis, WAWA7,76427.3%+63%

69Enumclaw, WAWA13,17227.3%+46%

70Yelm, WAWA12,04327.4%+55%

71North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33727.4%–

72Walla Walla, WAWA34,05827.6%+28%

73Fife, WAWA11,06127.9%+146%

74Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19327.9%+50%

75Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04128.2%+19%

76Lakeland South, WAWA13,10028.2%+12%

77Waller, WAWA7,68328.4%+98%

78Bremerton, WAWA45,48228.5%+93%

79Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53628.5%+25%

80Everett, WAWA113,56728.8%+56%

81Wenatchee, WAWA35,54728.8%+23%

82Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08328.9%+29%

83Washougal, WAWA18,02828.9%+80%

84Mead, WAWA6,89328.9%–

85Puyallup, WAWA42,68229.4%+29%

86Kent, WAWA134,87129.8%+24%

87Monroe, WAWA20,02530.0%+57%

88Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13930.2%+80%

89Port Angeles, WAWA20,14630.3%+60%

90Minnehaha, WAWA11,48230.6%+74%

91Country Homes, WAWA6,19830.7%−1%

92Federal Way, WAWA99,72930.8%+17%

93Blaine, WAWA6,47531.9%+47%

94Birch Bay, WAWA10,83732.0%+75%

95Vancouver, WAWA199,69832.3%+49%

96Manchester, WAWA5,95632.4%+43%

97South Hill, WAWA68,02532.9%+40%

98Lynden, WAWA16,88133.1%+23%

99Burien, WAWA51,85933.2%+56%

100Des Moines, WAWA33,03233.4%+46%

101Tracyton, WAWA6,13733.6%+38%

102Edgewood, WAWA13,54833.6%+32%

103Spokane, WAWA230,78333.9%+34%

104Lacey, WAWA58,83334.1%+27%

105Sequim, WAWA8,21534.2%+79%

106Snohomish, WAWA10,71934.4%+51%

107Tacoma, WAWA229,81634.5%+73%

108Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18334.6%+33%

109Lynnwood, WAWA42,13234.9%+56%

110Port Orchard, WAWA19,83934.9%+141%

111Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09135.0%+73%

112Camano, WAWA17,30335.3%+38%

113Sultan, WAWA7,23035.4%+295%

114College Place, WAWA9,92335.4%+8%

115Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88435.7%+46%

116White Center, WAWA14,88635.9%+169%

117Woods Creek, WAWA6,94336.0%+96%

118Silverdale, WAWA20,68536.3%+19%

119Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01736.4%+33%

120Ferndale, WAWA17,55936.9%+97%

121Barberton, WAWA8,66837.3%+41%

122Covington, WAWA21,49637.3%+51%

123Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89037.3%–

124Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63837.6%+58%

125Cheney, WAWA12,65038.0%−10%

126Mount Vista, WAWA10,76438.7%+10%

127Ridgefield, WAWA16,13238.9%+89%

128Lake Shore, WAWA6,97839.2%+22%

129West Richland, WAWA19,25739.4%+35%

130Hockinson, WAWA6,15039.4%+32%

131Renton, WAWA104,97539.5%+42%

132Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26639.7%+42%

133Eastmont, WAWA23,72140.5%–

134Ellensburg, WAWA21,30841.4%+29%

135Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79842.1%–

136University Place, WAWA35,47942.1%+24%

137Picnic Point, WAWA10,26142.5%–

138Tumwater, WAWA28,01042.9%+29%

139Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43043.0%+76%

140East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58243.3%+74%

141North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33943.8%–

142Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67446.5%+9%

143Richland, WAWA65,25846.6%+20%

144Anacortes, WAWA18,08047.2%+70%

145Maltby, WAWA10,91047.3%+62%

146Steilacoom, WAWA6,64847.8%+31%

147Hobart, WAWA6,55247.9%+46%

148Bellingham, WAWA96,39548.5%+47%

149Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02948.7%+14%

150Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08449.1%+5%

151Poulsbo, WAWA12,74949.2%+67%

152Vashon, WAWA9,93450.1%+3%

153Maple Valley, WAWA28,48250.2%+58%

154Martha Lake, WAWA22,63450.3%+82%

155Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85650.3%–

156Brier, WAWA6,59750.6%+57%

157Fircrest, WAWA6,95950.8%+53%

158Olympia, WAWA56,72451.8%+28%

159Silver Firs, WAWA22,30651.9%–

160Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63052.1%+68%

161Shoreline, WAWA66,54252.8%+41%

162Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.2%+61%

163DuPont, WAWA9,77853.6%+25%

164Maplewood, WAWA5,80353.6%–

165Edmonds, WAWA42,74854.0%+48%

166Felida, WAWA10,84154.0%+45%

167Black Diamond, WAWA6,97854.7%+151%

168Camas, WAWA27,74954.8%+76%

169Artondale, WAWA14,07355.4%+39%

170Wollochet, WAWA6,68955.8%–

171Mill Creek, WAWA20,90256.0%+17%

172Bothell West, WAWA22,02956.2%–

173Mukilteo, WAWA21,23956.3%+32%

174Tehaleh, WAWA9,56156.8%–

175Duvall, WAWA9,44059.3%+46%

176Bothell, WAWA52,19959.8%+55%

177Normandy Park, WAWA6,60960.0%+28%

178Pullman, WAWA33,75661.4%−6%

179Kenmore, WAWA24,24961.8%+49%

180North Bend, WAWA8,75863.3%+67%

181Bothell East, WAWA14,57865.9%–

182Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19166.0%+29%

183Kirkland, WAWA97,41066.3%+40%

184Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45367.6%–

185Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51867.8%+28%

186Seattle, WAWA784,77768.4%+45%

187Newcastle, WAWA13,12868.5%+26%

188Woodinville, WAWA14,54870.4%+65%

189Issaquah, WAWA39,42370.5%+46%

190Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64071.0%+163%

191Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04771.7%+34%

192Bellevue, WAWA154,19372.1%+33%

193Redmond, WAWA82,50675.3%+42%

194Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69176.4%+27%

195Sammamish, WAWA66,11077.1%+25%

196Mercer Island, WAWA25,42281.4%+18%

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