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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 (2023 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%−21%

02Grandview, WAWA12,0625.6%−47%

03Rochester, WAWA5,8346.6%−17%

04Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.8%−3%

05Quincy, WAWA8,5107.8%−39%

06Connell, WAWA5,0808.0%−38%

07Airway Heights, WAWA11,8118.1%+12%

08Sunnyside, WAWA16,4308.6%−21%

09Kelso, WAWA12,8019.7%−6%

10Pacific, WAWA7,0569.9%+9%

11Omak, WAWA5,18510.5%−26%

12Finley, WAWA5,63410.8%+81%

13Midland, WAWA9,05010.8%+36%

14Clover Creek, WAWA7,34511.0%–

15Spanaway, WAWA34,01911.5%+2%

16White Center, WAWA14,88611.8%−12%

17Othello, WAWA9,23711.9%+0%

18Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30812.1%+30%

19Parkland, WAWA38,74212.2%−18%

20Elk Plain, WAWA14,27612.3%−14%

21Buckley, WAWA5,68812.7%+37%

22Clarkston, WAWA7,18912.8%−2%

23Centralia, WAWA19,37513.0%+10%

24Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07413.2%+24%

25Hoquiam, WAWA8,71013.3%+46%

26Deer Park, WAWA5,37013.6%+2%

27Aberdeen, WAWA17,08813.7%+15%

28Shelton, WAWA10,92113.7%+4%

29Woodland, WAWA6,61113.7%+14%

30Parkwood, WAWA6,87314.0%−10%

31Pasco, WAWA82,84814.3%+35%

32Burlington, WAWA11,35614.7%+25%

33West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414.7%−12%

34SeaTac, WAWA34,57815.3%+0%

35Bangor Base, WAWA6,11215.6%–

36Orting, WAWA8,88415.8%+30%

37North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33716.0%–

38Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45416.3%+40%

39East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41416.4%−7%

40Battle Ground, WAWA23,51316.5%−0%

41Longview, WAWA38,36216.7%+14%

42Ephrata, WAWA8,83417.0%−19%

43Frederickson, WAWA25,38317.3%+22%

44Marysville, WAWA77,68617.6%−8%

45Yelm, WAWA12,04317.6%−0%

46Sequim, WAWA8,21517.6%−8%

47Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.1%+6%

48Graham, WAWA35,07918.1%+34%

49Tukwila, WAWA22,00318.3%+5%

50Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19318.4%−1%

51Monroe, WAWA20,02518.9%−1%

52Yakima, WAWA97,45819.1%+19%

53Fife, WAWA11,06119.1%+68%

54Five Corners, WAWA21,19419.3%+22%

55Bremerton, WAWA45,48219.5%+32%

56Tracyton, WAWA6,13719.5%−20%

57Orchards, WAWA29,43819.5%+39%

58Milton, WAWA8,91119.7%+36%

59Summit, WAWA8,79119.7%+7%

60Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.8%+18%

61Enumclaw, WAWA13,17220.1%+7%

62Port Orchard, WAWA19,83920.1%+39%

63Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40520.1%–

64Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04120.2%−15%

65Lakeland North, WAWA15,95020.2%−15%

66Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89220.2%+19%

67Arlington, WAWA22,03120.3%+5%

68Prosser, WAWA6,65420.4%+26%

69Everett, WAWA113,56720.4%+10%

70Sumner, WAWA10,87120.4%+4%

71Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23720.4%–

72Moses Lake, WAWA27,46920.7%+27%

73Selah, WAWA8,67820.7%−12%

74Woods Creek, WAWA6,94321.0%+14%

75Snohomish, WAWA10,71921.2%−7%

76Stanwood, WAWA9,42121.2%+17%

77Walla Walla, WAWA34,05821.3%−1%

78Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13921.5%+28%

79Kennewick, WAWA88,36621.5%−3%

80Des Moines, WAWA33,03221.5%−6%

81Sultan, WAWA7,23021.8%+143%

82Auburn, WAWA86,30121.8%+40%

83Summit View, WAWA8,48022.0%–

84Wenatchee, WAWA35,54722.0%−6%

85Waller, WAWA7,68322.3%+56%

86Lakeland South, WAWA13,10022.5%−10%

87Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.8%+4%

88Minnehaha, WAWA11,48223.0%+31%

89Lynden, WAWA16,88123.0%−14%

90Black Diamond, WAWA6,97823.4%+7%

91Puyallup, WAWA42,68223.4%+3%

92Vancouver, WAWA199,69823.4%+8%

93Manchester, WAWA5,95623.4%+3%

94Port Angeles, WAWA20,14623.7%+26%

95Tacoma, WAWA229,81623.7%+19%

96Kent, WAWA134,87123.8%−1%

97Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88424.1%−2%

98Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09124.2%+19%

99Covington, WAWA21,49624.5%−1%

100Washougal, WAWA18,02824.6%+53%

101Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.8%+11%

102Colville, WAWA5,11624.8%+58%

103Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31425.1%–

104Burien, WAWA51,85925.3%+19%

105Birch Bay, WAWA10,83725.3%+38%

106South Hill, WAWA68,02525.7%+9%

107Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63826.0%+10%

108Federal Way, WAWA99,72926.1%−0%

109College Place, WAWA9,92326.4%−19%

110Mead, WAWA6,89326.4%–

111Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89026.6%–

112Lynnwood, WAWA42,13226.7%+19%

113Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18326.9%+3%

114Silverdale, WAWA20,68527.3%−10%

115Spokane, WAWA230,78328.2%+11%

116Lacey, WAWA58,83328.4%+6%

117Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43028.7%+18%

118Edgewood, WAWA13,54828.7%+13%

119Hobart, WAWA6,55228.8%−12%

120Ferndale, WAWA17,55929.0%+55%

121Hockinson, WAWA6,15029.7%−1%

122Ridgefield, WAWA16,13229.9%+46%

123Renton, WAWA104,97530.6%+10%

124Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01731.6%+16%

125Lake Shore, WAWA6,97832.0%−0%

126Eastmont, WAWA23,72132.0%–

127Barberton, WAWA8,66832.0%+21%

128Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79832.2%–

129Country Homes, WAWA6,19832.2%+4%

130North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33932.4%–

131Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26632.8%+17%

132Anacortes, WAWA18,08033.0%+19%

133West Richland, WAWA19,25733.3%+14%

134Bothell West, WAWA22,02933.4%–

135Tumwater, WAWA28,01033.7%+1%

136Martha Lake, WAWA22,63434.1%+24%

137East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58234.2%+38%

138University Place, WAWA35,47934.5%+2%

139Picnic Point, WAWA10,26135.3%–

140Brier, WAWA6,59735.5%+10%

141Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67436.3%−15%

142Fircrest, WAWA6,95936.7%+10%

143Steilacoom, WAWA6,64836.8%+1%

144Poulsbo, WAWA12,74937.1%+26%

145Blaine, WAWA6,47537.1%+71%

146Bellingham, WAWA96,39537.4%+13%

147North Bend, WAWA8,75838.6%+2%

148Port Townsend, WAWA10,67839.3%+19%

149Richland, WAWA65,25839.5%+1%

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

151Cheney, WAWA12,65040.6%−4%

152Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.2%+18%

153Ellensburg, WAWA21,30841.3%+29%

154Camas, WAWA27,74941.4%+33%

155Maltby, WAWA10,91041.7%+43%

156Maple Valley, WAWA28,48242.2%+33%

157Silver Firs, WAWA22,30642.6%–

158Shoreline, WAWA66,54242.8%+15%

159Edmonds, WAWA42,74843.0%+18%

160Bothell, WAWA52,19943.4%+12%

161Duvall, WAWA9,44043.8%+8%

162Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63044.2%+43%

163Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45344.2%–

164Normandy Park, WAWA6,60944.4%−5%

165Felida, WAWA10,84144.5%+19%

166Olympia, WAWA56,72444.5%+10%

167Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.6%–

168DuPont, WAWA9,77844.8%+4%

169Artondale, WAWA14,07345.4%+14%

170Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02946.0%+8%

171Mill Creek, WAWA20,90246.1%−3%

172Woodinville, WAWA14,54846.3%+8%

173Kenmore, WAWA24,24946.6%+12%

174Mukilteo, WAWA21,23948.2%+13%

175Wollochet, WAWA6,68948.5%–

176Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08448.8%+4%

177Bothell East, WAWA14,57850.4%–

178Seattle, WAWA784,77755.1%+17%

179Kirkland, WAWA97,41055.8%+18%

180Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19156.2%+10%

181Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64057.3%+112%

182Vashon, WAWA9,93457.6%+18%

183Redmond, WAWA82,50659.5%+13%

184Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51860.6%+14%

185Bellevue, WAWA154,19360.7%+12%

186Issaquah, WAWA39,42361.5%+27%

187Newcastle, WAWA13,12863.3%+16%

188Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69163.4%+6%

189Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04764.2%+20%

190Pullman, WAWA33,75665.8%+1%

191Sammamish, WAWA66,11069.3%+13%

192Mercer Island, WAWA25,42276.3%+10%

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