RANKING · 2024 ACS · 94 SHOWN OF 94

Most college graduates, Arizona cities

Arizona cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 94 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481365,624+16%

02Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006120,094+1%

03Mesa, AZAZ513,656113,936+19%

04Tucson, AZAZ548,371111,236+13%

05Chandler, AZAZ278,74892,143+18%

06Gilbert, AZAZ287,28586,160+24%

07Tempe, AZAZ190,57159,286+5%

08Peoria, AZAZ200,88150,272+24%

09Glendale, AZAZ260,57239,682+14%

10Surprise, AZAZ175,30432,832+18%

11Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59329,359+9%

12Goodyear, AZAZ125,35927,319+49%

13Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05922,265+18%

14Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08521,786+14%

15Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26020,861+13%

16Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77020,260+64%

17Marana, AZAZ65,52319,048+25%

18Buckeye, AZAZ125,44517,249+77%

19San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,18916,700+12%

20Prescott, AZAZ48,42014,900+14%

21Yuma, AZAZ105,22713,105+10%

22Avondale, AZAZ100,98312,596+20%

23Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90710,913+18%

24Maricopa, AZAZ78,36210,382+34%

25Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62510,109−3%

26Sahuarita, AZAZ37,69410,006+19%

27Green Valley, AZAZ22,1149,599+10%

28Sun City, AZAZ37,4869,509+0%

29Sun City West, AZAZ27,4259,462+11%

30Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7539,024+32%

31Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4238,974+22%

32Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3588,617+23%

33Anthem, AZAZ22,5848,017+10%

34Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8667,358+9%

35Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2517,325−10%

36Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0856,377+3%

37Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725,858+2%

38Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9245,444−5%

39Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3535,417+3%

40Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9875,151+48%

41Kingman, AZAZ35,8294,945+18%

42Vail, AZAZ16,3154,791+30%

43Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1074,747+18%

44New River, AZAZ18,2404,387−6%

45Sedona, AZAZ9,6194,228−6%

46Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,808+14%

47Florence, AZAZ25,2223,710+42%

48El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,527+9%

49Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3303,479+2%

50Payson, AZAZ16,6933,259+1%

51Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6753,178+17%

52Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3563,103+16%

53Show Low, AZAZ12,4712,932+33%

54Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0172,927+27%

55Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7092,827+46%

56Williamson, AZAZ6,3102,790+34%

57Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5662,706+6%

58Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3052,460+27%

59Verde, AZAZ11,9302,444+33%

60Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8322,441+52%

61Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1362,347+5%

62Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1602,329−25%

63Nogales, AZAZ19,4952,287+20%

64Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5122,272+15%

65Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,236−5%

66San Luis, AZAZ42,0302,153+28%

67Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281,954+37%

68Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5811,803+24%

69Eloy, AZAZ19,9671,742+50%

70Catalina, AZAZ6,4891,701+12%

71Coolidge, AZAZ19,9591,515+30%

72Doney Park, AZAZ6,2531,502−2%

73Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5591,466+7%

74Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1151,426+27%

75Page, AZAZ7,1471,404+83%

76Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7151,401−11%

77Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,319−4%

78Safford, AZAZ10,2791,098+12%

79Somerton, AZAZ14,9341,072−27%

80Snowflake, AZAZ6,9021,057+46%

81Benson, AZAZ5,5321,010+7%

82Globe, AZAZ7,1911,009−22%

83Tuba City, AZAZ7,9601,001−5%

84Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,448936−7%

85Arizona City, AZAZ9,543889−19%

86New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993843+19%

87Youngtown, AZAZ7,039726+3%

88Thatcher, AZAZ5,690714+5%

89Winslow, AZAZ8,464600+6%

90Tolleson, AZAZ9,224554+19%

91Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277534+25%

92Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093395+59%

93Three Points, AZAZ5,254366−1%

94Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567343−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES