RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 94 SHOWN OF 94

Most college graduates, Arizona cities · 2020

Arizona cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 94 is 3,340.

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01Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,481314,793–

02Scottsdale, AZAZ243,006118,338–

03Tucson, AZAZ548,37198,627–

04Mesa, AZAZ513,65695,649–

05Chandler, AZAZ278,74878,047–

06Gilbert, AZAZ287,28569,269–

07Tempe, AZAZ190,57156,459–

08Peoria, AZAZ200,88140,403–

09Glendale, AZAZ260,57234,737–

10Surprise, AZAZ175,30427,842–

11Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59326,957–

12Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08519,061–

13Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05918,892–

14Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26018,500–

15Goodyear, AZAZ125,35918,275–

16Marana, AZAZ65,52315,249–

17San Tan Valley, AZAZ109,18914,907–

18Prescott, AZAZ48,42013,081–

19Queen Creek, AZAZ89,77012,353–

20Yuma, AZAZ105,22711,954–

21Avondale, AZAZ100,98310,499–

22Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62510,408–

23Buckeye, AZAZ125,4459,723–

24Sun City, AZAZ37,4869,478–

25Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9079,274–

26Green Valley, AZAZ22,1148,706–

27Sun City West, AZAZ27,4258,496–

28Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6948,388–

29Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,2518,144–

30Maricopa, AZAZ78,3627,727–

31Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4237,362–

32Anthem, AZAZ22,5847,313–

33Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3587,032–

34Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536,857–

35Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,8666,729–

36Saddlebrooke, AZAZ13,0856,200–

37Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6725,731–

38Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,9245,723–

39Tucson Mountains, AZAZ11,3535,243–

40New River, AZAZ18,2404,673–

41Sedona, AZAZ9,6194,519–

42Kingman, AZAZ35,8294,202–

43Gold Canyon, AZAZ13,1074,012–

44Vail, AZAZ16,3153,678–

45Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873,471–

46Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,3303,426–

47Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8963,340–

48El Mirage, AZAZ35,8203,234–

49Payson, AZAZ16,6933,234–

50Cave Creek, AZAZ5,1603,107–

51Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6752,708–

52Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZAZ6,3562,673–

53Florence, AZAZ25,2222,616–

54Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5662,544–

55Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,7272,357–

56Rio Rico, AZAZ22,0172,300–

57Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1362,235–

58Show Low, AZAZ12,4712,208–

59Williamson, AZAZ6,3102,080–

60Rincon Valley, AZAZ6,5121,978–

61Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7091,939–

62Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3051,932–

63Nogales, AZAZ19,4951,913–

64Verde, AZAZ11,9301,839–

65San Luis, AZAZ42,0301,684–

66Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8321,603–

67Fort Mohave, AZAZ15,7151,576–

68Doney Park, AZAZ6,2531,536–

69Catalina, AZAZ6,4891,513–

70Somerton, AZAZ14,9341,465–

71Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5811,450–

72Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281,424–

73Douglas, AZAZ16,0381,375–

74Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5591,366–

75Globe, AZAZ7,1911,289–

76Coolidge, AZAZ19,9591,164–

77Eloy, AZAZ19,9671,162–

78Citrus Park, AZAZ5,1151,120–

79Arizona City, AZAZ9,5431,099–

80Tuba City, AZAZ7,9601,053–

81Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4481,003–

82Safford, AZAZ10,279977–

83Benson, AZAZ5,532946–

84Page, AZAZ7,147766–

85Snowflake, AZAZ6,902725–

86New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,993709–

87Youngtown, AZAZ7,039703–

88Thatcher, AZAZ5,690680–

89Winslow, AZAZ8,464564–

90Tolleson, AZAZ9,224466–

91Avra Valley, AZAZ6,277428–

92Golden Valley, AZAZ8,567386–

93Three Points, AZAZ5,254369–

94Guadalupe, AZAZ5,093248–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS