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Least educated, Washington cities · 2010

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Union Gap, WAWA6,6174.6%−1.2 pts

02Grandview, WAWA12,0625.6%−5.1 pts

03Rochester, WAWA5,8346.6%−1.3 pts

04Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.8%−0.2 pts

05Quincy, WAWA8,5107.8%−4.9 pts

06Connell, WAWA5,0808.0%−4.9 pts

07Airway Heights, WAWA11,8118.1%+0.9 pts

08Sunnyside, WAWA16,4308.6%−2.3 pts

09Kelso, WAWA12,8019.7%−0.6 pts

10Pacific, WAWA7,0569.9%+0.8 pts

11Omak, WAWA5,18510.5%−3.7 pts

12Finley, WAWA5,63410.8%+4.8 pts

13Midland, WAWA9,05010.8%+2.9 pts

14Clover Creek, WAWA7,34511.0%–

15Spanaway, WAWA34,01911.5%+0.3 pts

16White Center, WAWA14,88611.8%−1.6 pts

17Othello, WAWA9,23711.9%+0.0 pts

18Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30812.1%+2.8 pts

19Parkland, WAWA38,74212.2%−2.7 pts

20Elk Plain, WAWA14,27612.3%−2.0 pts

21Buckley, WAWA5,68812.7%+3.4 pts

22Clarkston, WAWA7,18912.8%−0.3 pts

23Centralia, WAWA19,37513.0%+1.2 pts

24Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07413.2%+2.6 pts

25Hoquiam, WAWA8,71013.3%+4.2 pts

26Deer Park, WAWA5,37013.6%+0.2 pts

27Aberdeen, WAWA17,08813.7%+1.8 pts

28Shelton, WAWA10,92113.7%+0.5 pts

29Woodland, WAWA6,61113.7%+1.7 pts

30Parkwood, WAWA6,87314.0%−1.5 pts

31Pasco, WAWA82,84814.3%+3.7 pts

32Burlington, WAWA11,35614.7%+2.9 pts

33West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414.7%−2.0 pts

34SeaTac, WAWA34,57815.3%+0.0 pts

35Bangor Base, WAWA6,11215.6%–

36Orting, WAWA8,88415.8%+3.7 pts

37North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33716.0%–

38Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45416.3%+4.7 pts

39East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41416.4%−1.1 pts

40Battle Ground, WAWA23,51316.5%−0.0 pts

41Longview, WAWA38,36216.7%+2.1 pts

42Ephrata, WAWA8,83417.0%−4.1 pts

43Frederickson, WAWA25,38317.3%+3.2 pts

44Marysville, WAWA77,68617.6%−1.5 pts

45Yelm, WAWA12,04317.6%−0.1 pts

46Sequim, WAWA8,21517.6%−1.5 pts

47Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.1%+1.1 pts

48Graham, WAWA35,07918.1%+4.6 pts

49Tukwila, WAWA22,00318.3%+0.8 pts

50Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19318.4%−0.2 pts

51Monroe, WAWA20,02518.9%−0.2 pts

52Yakima, WAWA97,45819.1%+3.1 pts

53Fife, WAWA11,06119.1%+7.7 pts

54Five Corners, WAWA21,19419.3%+3.5 pts

55Bremerton, WAWA45,48219.5%+4.7 pts

56Tracyton, WAWA6,13719.5%−4.8 pts

57Orchards, WAWA29,43819.5%+5.4 pts

58Milton, WAWA8,91119.7%+5.2 pts

59Summit, WAWA8,79119.7%+1.3 pts

60Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.8%+3.0 pts

61Enumclaw, WAWA13,17220.1%+1.3 pts

62Port Orchard, WAWA19,83920.1%+5.6 pts

63Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40520.1%–

64Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04120.2%−3.5 pts

65Lakeland North, WAWA15,95020.2%−3.5 pts

66Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89220.2%+3.2 pts

67Arlington, WAWA22,03120.3%+1.0 pts

68Prosser, WAWA6,65420.4%+4.2 pts

69Everett, WAWA113,56720.4%+1.9 pts

70Sumner, WAWA10,87120.4%+0.8 pts

71Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23720.4%–

72Moses Lake, WAWA27,46920.7%+4.3 pts

73Selah, WAWA8,67820.7%−2.8 pts

74Woods Creek, WAWA6,94321.0%+2.6 pts

75Snohomish, WAWA10,71921.2%−1.6 pts

76Stanwood, WAWA9,42121.2%+3.1 pts

77Walla Walla, WAWA34,05821.3%−0.3 pts

78Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13921.5%+4.7 pts

79Kennewick, WAWA88,36621.5%−0.7 pts

80Des Moines, WAWA33,03221.5%−1.4 pts

81Sultan, WAWA7,23021.8%+12.8 pts

82Auburn, WAWA86,30121.8%+6.2 pts

83Summit View, WAWA8,48022.0%–

84Wenatchee, WAWA35,54722.0%−1.4 pts

85Waller, WAWA7,68322.3%+8.0 pts

86Lakeland South, WAWA13,10022.5%−2.6 pts

87Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.8%+1.0 pts

88Minnehaha, WAWA11,48223.0%+5.4 pts

89Lynden, WAWA16,88123.0%−3.9 pts

90Black Diamond, WAWA6,97823.4%+1.5 pts

91Puyallup, WAWA42,68223.4%+0.6 pts

92Vancouver, WAWA199,69823.4%+1.7 pts

93Manchester, WAWA5,95623.4%+0.7 pts

94Port Angeles, WAWA20,14623.7%+4.8 pts

95Tacoma, WAWA229,81623.7%+3.7 pts

96Kent, WAWA134,87123.8%−0.2 pts

97Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88424.1%−0.4 pts

98Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09124.2%+3.9 pts

99Covington, WAWA21,49624.5%−0.2 pts

100Washougal, WAWA18,02824.6%+8.6 pts

101Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.8%+2.4 pts

102Colville, WAWA5,11624.8%+9.1 pts

103Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31425.1%–

104Burien, WAWA51,85925.3%+4.1 pts

105Birch Bay, WAWA10,83725.3%+7.0 pts

106South Hill, WAWA68,02525.7%+2.2 pts

107Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63826.0%+2.3 pts

108Federal Way, WAWA99,72926.1%−0.0 pts

109College Place, WAWA9,92326.4%−6.3 pts

110Mead, WAWA6,89326.4%–

111Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89026.6%–

112Lynnwood, WAWA42,13226.7%+4.3 pts

113Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18326.9%+0.8 pts

114Silverdale, WAWA20,68527.3%−3.1 pts

115Spokane, WAWA230,78328.2%+2.9 pts

116Lacey, WAWA58,83328.4%+1.5 pts

117Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43028.7%+4.3 pts

118Edgewood, WAWA13,54828.7%+3.3 pts

119Hobart, WAWA6,55228.8%−4.1 pts

120Ferndale, WAWA17,55929.0%+10.3 pts

121Hockinson, WAWA6,15029.7%−0.3 pts

122Ridgefield, WAWA16,13229.9%+9.4 pts

123Renton, WAWA104,97530.6%+2.7 pts

124Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01731.6%+4.3 pts

125Lake Shore, WAWA6,97832.0%−0.1 pts

126Eastmont, WAWA23,72132.0%–

127Barberton, WAWA8,66832.0%+5.6 pts

128Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79832.2%–

129Country Homes, WAWA6,19832.2%+1.3 pts

130North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33932.4%–

131Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26632.8%+4.8 pts

132Anacortes, WAWA18,08033.0%+5.2 pts

133West Richland, WAWA19,25733.3%+4.2 pts

134Bothell West, WAWA22,02933.4%–

135Tumwater, WAWA28,01033.7%+0.5 pts

136Martha Lake, WAWA22,63434.1%+6.5 pts

137East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58234.2%+9.3 pts

138University Place, WAWA35,47934.5%+0.7 pts

139Picnic Point, WAWA10,26135.3%–

140Brier, WAWA6,59735.5%+3.3 pts

141Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67436.3%−6.3 pts

142Fircrest, WAWA6,95936.7%+3.4 pts

143Steilacoom, WAWA6,64836.8%+0.3 pts

144Poulsbo, WAWA12,74937.1%+7.6 pts

145Blaine, WAWA6,47537.1%+15.4 pts

146Bellingham, WAWA96,39537.4%+4.4 pts

147North Bend, WAWA8,75838.6%+0.8 pts

148Port Townsend, WAWA10,67839.3%+6.3 pts

149Richland, WAWA65,25839.5%+0.5 pts

150Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85640.6%–

151Cheney, WAWA12,65040.6%−1.6 pts

152Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.2%+6.1 pts

153Ellensburg, WAWA21,30841.3%+9.2 pts

154Camas, WAWA27,74941.4%+10.2 pts

155Maltby, WAWA10,91041.7%+12.6 pts

156Maple Valley, WAWA28,48242.2%+10.5 pts

157Silver Firs, WAWA22,30642.6%–

158Shoreline, WAWA66,54242.8%+5.5 pts

159Edmonds, WAWA42,74843.0%+6.5 pts

160Bothell, WAWA52,19943.4%+4.8 pts

161Duvall, WAWA9,44043.8%+3.3 pts

162Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63044.2%+13.2 pts

163Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45344.2%–

164Normandy Park, WAWA6,60944.4%−2.4 pts

165Felida, WAWA10,84144.5%+7.2 pts

166Olympia, WAWA56,72444.5%+4.2 pts

167Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.6%–

168DuPont, WAWA9,77844.8%+1.9 pts

169Artondale, WAWA14,07345.4%+5.6 pts

170Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02946.0%+3.4 pts

171Mill Creek, WAWA20,90246.1%−1.6 pts

172Woodinville, WAWA14,54846.3%+3.5 pts

173Kenmore, WAWA24,24946.6%+5.1 pts

174Mukilteo, WAWA21,23948.2%+5.5 pts

175Wollochet, WAWA6,68948.5%–

176Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08448.8%+2.0 pts

177Bothell East, WAWA14,57850.4%–

178Seattle, WAWA784,77755.1%+7.9 pts

179Kirkland, WAWA97,41055.8%+8.4 pts

180Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19156.2%+5.1 pts

181Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64057.3%+30.2 pts

182Vashon, WAWA9,93457.6%+8.7 pts

183Redmond, WAWA82,50659.5%+6.6 pts

184Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51860.6%+7.4 pts

185Bellevue, WAWA154,19360.7%+6.6 pts

186Issaquah, WAWA39,42361.5%+13.2 pts

187Newcastle, WAWA13,12863.3%+8.9 pts

188Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69163.4%+3.3 pts

189Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04764.2%+10.8 pts

190Pullman, WAWA33,75665.8%+0.5 pts

191Sammamish, WAWA66,11069.3%+7.9 pts

192Mercer Island, WAWA25,42276.3%+7.2 pts

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