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Least educated, Washington cities · 2000

Washington cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 174 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Union Gap, WAWA6,6175.8%−0.9 pts

02Finley, WAWA5,6345.9%+1.7 pts

03Toppenish, WAWA8,6357.1%−0.3 pts

04Airway Heights, WAWA11,8117.2%+2.6 pts

05Rochester, WAWA5,8348.0%−0.6 pts

06Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%−1.5 pts

07Sultan, WAWA7,2308.9%+1.8 pts

08Hoquiam, WAWA8,7109.1%−1.3 pts

09Pacific, WAWA7,0569.1%−6.5 pts

10Buckley, WAWA5,6889.3%+1.8 pts

11Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3089.3%+0.4 pts

12Kelso, WAWA12,80110.3%+1.7 pts

13Pasco, WAWA82,84810.6%+1.8 pts

14Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07410.6%+5.0 pts

15Grandview, WAWA12,06210.6%−0.8 pts

16Sunnyside, WAWA16,43010.9%+0.7 pts

17Spanaway, WAWA34,01911.2%−1.9 pts

18Fife, WAWA11,06111.3%−1.9 pts

19Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45411.6%+1.6 pts

20Burlington, WAWA11,35611.7%+4.4 pts

21Centralia, WAWA19,37511.8%+1.1 pts

22Aberdeen, WAWA17,08811.8%−0.6 pts

23Othello, WAWA9,23711.9%−0.9 pts

24Woodland, WAWA6,61112.0%−0.7 pts

25Orting, WAWA8,88412.1%−2.3 pts

26Quincy, WAWA8,51012.7%+1.2 pts

27Connell, WAWA5,08012.9%−1.7 pts

28Clarkston, WAWA7,18913.1%+3.9 pts

29Shelton, WAWA10,92113.2%+0.3 pts

30White Center, WAWA14,88613.3%–

31Deer Park, WAWA5,37013.4%+0.7 pts

32Graham, WAWA35,07913.6%–

33Orchards, WAWA29,43814.1%–

34Frederickson, WAWA25,38314.1%+5.7 pts

35Omak, WAWA5,18514.2%−0.1 pts

36Elk Plain, WAWA14,27614.3%+5.5 pts

37Waller, WAWA7,68314.3%+0.5 pts

38Milton, WAWA8,91114.5%−4.9 pts

39Port Orchard, WAWA19,83914.5%+2.4 pts

40Longview, WAWA38,36214.6%+1.6 pts

41Bremerton, WAWA45,48214.8%+2.1 pts

42Parkland, WAWA38,74214.9%+0.1 pts

43SeaTac, WAWA34,57815.3%+1.2 pts

44Parkwood, WAWA6,87315.5%−1.0 pts

45Auburn, WAWA86,30115.6%+2.7 pts

46Colville, WAWA5,11615.7%+0.7 pts

47Five Corners, WAWA21,19415.7%+7.4 pts

48Yakima, WAWA97,45816.0%−0.5 pts

49Washougal, WAWA18,02816.0%+10.0 pts

50Prosser, WAWA6,65416.2%−1.3 pts

51Moses Lake, WAWA27,46916.3%+1.8 pts

52Battle Ground, WAWA23,51316.5%+5.3 pts

53West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44416.8%+5.7 pts

54Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13916.8%+3.8 pts

55Chehalis, WAWA7,76416.8%+2.2 pts

56Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16717.0%+0.3 pts

57Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89217.1%−2.5 pts

58Tukwila, WAWA22,00317.5%−1.8 pts

59East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41417.6%+4.1 pts

60Minnehaha, WAWA11,48217.6%+3.6 pts

61Yelm, WAWA12,04317.7%+7.6 pts

62Stanwood, WAWA9,42118.1%+4.8 pts

63Birch Bay, WAWA10,83718.3%−0.2 pts

64Woods Creek, WAWA6,94318.4%–

65Summit, WAWA8,79118.5%+1.6 pts

66Everett, WAWA113,56718.5%+4.3 pts

67Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19318.6%+1.0 pts

68Enumclaw, WAWA13,17218.7%+3.7 pts

69Ferndale, WAWA17,55918.8%+5.7 pts

70Port Angeles, WAWA20,14618.9%+4.5 pts

71Marysville, WAWA77,68619.0%+8.0 pts

72Monroe, WAWA20,02519.1%+10.6 pts

73Sequim, WAWA8,21519.1%+4.3 pts

74Arlington, WAWA22,03119.3%+10.4 pts

75Sumner, WAWA10,87119.6%+3.5 pts

76Tacoma, WAWA229,81620.0%+4.2 pts

77Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09120.3%+4.6 pts

78Ridgefield, WAWA16,13220.5%+8.9 pts

79Ephrata, WAWA8,83421.1%+4.3 pts

80Burien, WAWA51,85921.2%+0.3 pts

81Walla Walla, WAWA34,05821.6%+5.3 pts

82Vancouver, WAWA199,69821.7%+6.7 pts

83Blaine, WAWA6,47521.7%+7.0 pts

84Lakewood, WAWA62,75521.8%+1.2 pts

85Black Diamond, WAWA6,97821.8%+14.6 pts

86Kennewick, WAWA88,36622.1%+2.4 pts

87Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08322.3%+4.9 pts

88Lynnwood, WAWA42,13222.4%+3.9 pts

89Manchester, WAWA5,95622.7%+7.8 pts

90Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53622.7%+3.3 pts

91Snohomish, WAWA10,71922.8%+4.3 pts

92Puyallup, WAWA42,68222.8%+5.1 pts

93Des Moines, WAWA33,03222.9%+3.0 pts

94Wenatchee, WAWA35,54723.4%+6.3 pts

95Selah, WAWA8,67823.5%+5.9 pts

96South Hill, WAWA68,02523.5%+4.3 pts

97Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04123.7%+1.4 pts

98Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63823.7%+3.1 pts

99Lakeland North, WAWA15,95023.7%+3.7 pts

100Kent, WAWA134,87124.0%+3.0 pts

101Tracyton, WAWA6,13724.3%+4.6 pts

102Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43024.4%+5.1 pts

103Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88424.5%+8.9 pts

104Covington, WAWA21,49624.8%–

105East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58224.8%+6.0 pts

106Lakeland South, WAWA13,10025.2%+6.5 pts

107Edgewood, WAWA13,54825.4%–

108Spokane, WAWA230,78325.4%+4.3 pts

109Camano, WAWA17,30325.6%–

110Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18326.0%–

111Federal Way, WAWA99,72926.2%−0.4 pts

112Barberton, WAWA8,66826.4%–

113Lacey, WAWA58,83326.9%+2.8 pts

114Lynden, WAWA16,88126.9%+12.3 pts

115Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64027.0%+13.6 pts

116Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01727.3%+6.0 pts

117Martha Lake, WAWA22,63427.6%+1.4 pts

118Anacortes, WAWA18,08027.8%+12.7 pts

119Renton, WAWA104,97527.8%+6.1 pts

120Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26628.0%–

121West Richland, WAWA19,25729.1%+2.2 pts

122Maltby, WAWA10,91029.1%–

123Poulsbo, WAWA12,74929.5%+9.2 pts

124Hockinson, WAWA6,15030.0%–

125Silverdale, WAWA20,68530.5%+4.6 pts

126Country Homes, WAWA6,19830.9%+1.6 pts

127Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63030.9%+3.9 pts

128Camas, WAWA27,74931.1%+13.9 pts

129Maple Valley, WAWA28,48231.7%+2.9 pts

130Ellensburg, WAWA21,30832.0%+2.2 pts

131Lake Shore, WAWA6,97832.1%+5.2 pts

132Brier, WAWA6,59732.2%+3.2 pts

133College Place, WAWA9,92332.7%+5.5 pts

134Hobart, WAWA6,55232.8%–

135Bellingham, WAWA96,39533.0%+4.9 pts

136Port Townsend, WAWA10,67833.1%+5.4 pts

137Tumwater, WAWA28,01033.2%+9.2 pts

138Fircrest, WAWA6,95933.2%−1.6 pts

139University Place, WAWA35,47933.9%+2.9 pts

140Mount Vista, WAWA10,76435.1%–

141Edmonds, WAWA42,74836.4%+5.4 pts

142Steilacoom, WAWA6,64836.5%+4.9 pts

143Felida, WAWA10,84137.2%+16.2 pts

144Shoreline, WAWA66,54237.3%–

145North Bend, WAWA8,75837.8%+24.0 pts

146Bothell, WAWA52,19938.6%+11.4 pts

147Richland, WAWA65,25838.9%+4.2 pts

148Artondale, WAWA14,07339.8%+14.4 pts

149Olympia, WAWA56,72440.3%+7.2 pts

150Duvall, WAWA9,44040.5%+23.7 pts

151Kenmore, WAWA24,24941.5%+9.0 pts

152Cheney, WAWA12,65042.3%+5.0 pts

153Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67442.7%+7.6 pts

154Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02942.7%+13.4 pts

155Mukilteo, WAWA21,23942.7%+14.3 pts

156Woodinville, WAWA14,54842.8%+0.9 pts

157DuPont, WAWA9,77842.9%+29.8 pts

158Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08446.8%+15.4 pts

159Normandy Park, WAWA6,60946.8%+3.8 pts

160Seattle, WAWA784,77747.2%+9.3 pts

161Kirkland, WAWA97,41047.4%+10.8 pts

162Mill Creek, WAWA20,90247.7%+6.2 pts

163Issaquah, WAWA39,42348.3%+15.6 pts

164Vashon, WAWA9,93448.8%–

165Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19151.1%+7.0 pts

166Redmond, WAWA82,50652.9%+11.9 pts

167Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51853.2%–

168Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04753.4%–

169Bellevue, WAWA154,19354.1%+8.5 pts

170Newcastle, WAWA13,12854.4%–

171Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69160.1%–

172Sammamish, WAWA66,11061.5%–

173Pullman, WAWA33,75665.3%−0.5 pts

174Mercer Island, WAWA25,42269.1%+8.8 pts

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