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Least educated, Washington cities · 2020

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

01Grandview, WAWA12,0625.3%−51%

02Sunnyside, WAWA16,4306.1%−44%

03Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.5%−7%

04Union Gap, WAWA6,6176.8%+17%

05Connell, WAWA5,0806.9%−47%

06Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%+0%

07Omak, WAWA5,18510.7%−25%

08Kelso, WAWA12,80111.1%+8%

09Othello, WAWA9,23712.0%+0%

10Spanaway, WAWA34,01912.2%+9%

11Airway Heights, WAWA11,81112.2%+70%

12Shelton, WAWA10,92112.9%−2%

13Elk Plain, WAWA14,27614.3%+0%

14Longview, WAWA38,36215.1%+3%

15Woodland, WAWA6,61115.3%+27%

16Centralia, WAWA19,37515.8%+34%

17Clarkston, WAWA7,18916.0%+22%

18Quincy, WAWA8,51016.0%+26%

19Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07416.0%+51%

20Sultan, WAWA7,23016.2%+81%

21Parkland, WAWA38,74216.6%+12%

22Deer Park, WAWA5,37016.7%+25%

23Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30816.9%+80%

24Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89216.9%−1%

25Orting, WAWA8,88417.2%+42%

26Hoquiam, WAWA8,71017.6%+94%

27Aberdeen, WAWA17,08817.6%+49%

28Finley, WAWA5,63418.0%+204%

29Clover Creek, WAWA7,34518.5%–

30Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.5%+9%

31West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44418.8%+12%

32Summit View, WAWA8,48018.9%–

33Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.0%+13%

34Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45419.0%+64%

35Frederickson, WAWA25,38319.2%+36%

36Yakima, WAWA97,45819.3%+20%

37Graham, WAWA35,07919.3%+42%

38Woods Creek, WAWA6,94319.4%+5%

39Arlington, WAWA22,03119.5%+1%

40Pasco, WAWA82,84819.8%+87%

41Ephrata, WAWA8,83420.1%−5%

42Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31420.2%–

43Pacific, WAWA7,05620.2%+121%

44Marysville, WAWA77,68620.2%+6%

45East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41420.6%+17%

46Monroe, WAWA20,02520.7%+8%

47Yelm, WAWA12,04320.7%+17%

48Stanwood, WAWA9,42120.8%+15%

49Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53620.9%−8%

50Parkwood, WAWA6,87321.2%+36%

51Rochester, WAWA5,83421.3%+167%

52Summit, WAWA8,79121.5%+17%

53SeaTac, WAWA34,57821.8%+43%

54Milton, WAWA8,91121.9%+51%

55Orchards, WAWA29,43822.1%+57%

56Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.2%+2%

57Five Corners, WAWA21,19422.4%+42%

58Prosser, WAWA6,65422.5%+39%

59Moses Lake, WAWA27,46922.6%+38%

60Burlington, WAWA11,35622.7%+93%

61Colville, WAWA5,11622.7%+44%

62Lakeland South, WAWA13,10023.1%−8%

63Everett, WAWA113,56723.7%+28%

64Tukwila, WAWA22,00324.1%+38%

65Battle Ground, WAWA23,51324.3%+47%

66Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19324.4%+31%

67Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.4%+9%

68Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40524.6%–

69Bangor Base, WAWA6,11225.0%–

70Lynden, WAWA16,88125.2%−7%

71Snohomish, WAWA10,71925.2%+11%

72Buckley, WAWA5,68825.3%+173%

73Wenatchee, WAWA35,54725.3%+8%

74Bremerton, WAWA45,48225.6%+73%

75Walla Walla, WAWA34,05825.8%+19%

76Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13926.0%+55%

77White Center, WAWA14,88626.2%+96%

78Enumclaw, WAWA13,17226.4%+41%

79Fife, WAWA11,06126.5%+134%

80Waller, WAWA7,68326.5%+85%

81Kennewick, WAWA88,36626.6%+20%

82Sumner, WAWA10,87126.7%+36%

83Puyallup, WAWA42,68226.8%+17%

84Auburn, WAWA86,30126.8%+71%

85Birch Bay, WAWA10,83726.8%+47%

86North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33727.1%–

87Kent, WAWA134,87127.1%+13%

88Tracyton, WAWA6,13727.3%+12%

89Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18327.3%+5%

90Manchester, WAWA5,95627.6%+22%

91Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09127.8%+37%

92Port Orchard, WAWA19,83927.9%+92%

93Burien, WAWA51,85927.9%+31%

94Selah, WAWA8,67828.1%+20%

95Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23728.3%–

96South Hill, WAWA68,02528.7%+22%

97Suncrest, WAWA5,34528.7%–

98Sequim, WAWA8,21528.8%+51%

99Port Angeles, WAWA20,14628.8%+53%

100Des Moines, WAWA33,03228.9%+27%

101Lakeland North, WAWA15,95029.0%+22%

102Covington, WAWA21,49629.0%+17%

103Lynnwood, WAWA42,13229.2%+31%

104Federal Way, WAWA99,72929.4%+12%

105Washougal, WAWA18,02829.4%+83%

106Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89029.8%–

107Vancouver, WAWA199,69830.0%+38%

108Minnehaha, WAWA11,48230.0%+70%

109Tacoma, WAWA229,81630.2%+51%

110Edgewood, WAWA13,54831.3%+23%

111Spokane, WAWA230,78331.9%+26%

112Ferndale, WAWA17,55932.1%+71%

113Mead, WAWA6,89332.2%–

114Lacey, WAWA58,83332.2%+20%

115Silverdale, WAWA20,68532.5%+7%

116Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63832.6%+38%

117Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04132.9%+39%

118Barberton, WAWA8,66833.6%+27%

119Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88434.0%+38%

120Ridgefield, WAWA16,13234.6%+68%

121Picnic Point, WAWA10,26134.8%–

122Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26634.9%+25%

123Renton, WAWA104,97535.0%+26%

124Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01735.1%+29%

125North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33935.6%–

126Camano, WAWA17,30335.6%+39%

127Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79835.8%–

128Country Homes, WAWA6,19835.9%+16%

129College Place, WAWA9,92336.7%+12%

130Tumwater, WAWA28,01036.7%+11%

131Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43037.4%+54%

132East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58237.6%+51%

133Blaine, WAWA6,47538.3%+76%

134Lake Shore, WAWA6,97838.9%+21%

135Hockinson, WAWA6,15039.5%+32%

136Poulsbo, WAWA12,74939.6%+34%

137Hobart, WAWA6,55241.0%+25%

138Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.0%+17%

139Eastmont, WAWA23,72141.3%–

140Silver Firs, WAWA22,30641.7%–

141West Richland, WAWA19,25742.0%+44%

142University Place, WAWA35,47942.0%+24%

143Brier, WAWA6,59742.3%+31%

144Fircrest, WAWA6,95942.5%+28%

145Ellensburg, WAWA21,30842.8%+34%

146Anacortes, WAWA18,08042.9%+54%

147Steilacoom, WAWA6,64842.9%+17%

148Black Diamond, WAWA6,97842.9%+96%

149Martha Lake, WAWA22,63442.9%+56%

150Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67443.2%+1%

151Maple Valley, WAWA28,48243.3%+37%

152Richland, WAWA65,25843.5%+12%

153Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85644.0%–

154Maltby, WAWA10,91044.3%+52%

155Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.7%–

156Tehaleh, WAWA9,56144.7%–

157Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02945.1%+6%

158Bellingham, WAWA96,39545.4%+37%

159Olympia, WAWA56,72446.0%+14%

160Cheney, WAWA12,65047.6%+13%

161Wollochet, WAWA6,68947.9%–

162Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63048.2%+56%

163Edmonds, WAWA42,74848.9%+34%

164North Bend, WAWA8,75849.2%+30%

165Mukilteo, WAWA21,23949.8%+17%

166Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08449.9%+7%

167Mill Creek, WAWA20,90249.9%+5%

168Artondale, WAWA14,07349.9%+25%

169Shoreline, WAWA66,54251.1%+37%

170Camas, WAWA27,74951.4%+65%

171Normandy Park, WAWA6,60952.0%+11%

172Bothell West, WAWA22,02952.7%–

173Bothell, WAWA52,19953.2%+38%

174Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.8%+63%

175Vashon, WAWA9,93453.9%+10%

176Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45357.1%–

177Kenmore, WAWA24,24957.1%+38%

178Duvall, WAWA9,44058.1%+43%

179Woodinville, WAWA14,54858.7%+37%

180DuPont, WAWA9,77860.7%+41%

181Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19160.8%+19%

182Bothell East, WAWA14,57862.1%–

183Kirkland, WAWA97,41062.3%+31%

184Pullman, WAWA33,75662.6%−4%

185Felida, WAWA10,84163.0%+69%

186Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51863.7%+20%

187Seattle, WAWA784,77765.0%+38%

188Issaquah, WAWA39,42366.7%+38%

189Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64069.1%+155%

190Bellevue, WAWA154,19369.1%+28%

191Redmond, WAWA82,50671.8%+36%

192Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04772.4%+36%

193Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69172.9%+21%

194Newcastle, WAWA13,12873.7%+36%

195Sammamish, WAWA66,11075.1%+22%

196Mercer Island, WAWA25,42276.2%+10%

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